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[shadowpiranha]

All this talk of the Free Marches makes me think maybe Hawke met Nathaniel. Wasn't he there during the Blight?



Still, and on topic, I don't know that retreating out of the country is actually retreating so much as it is...well, running away. Which I totally understand, under some circumstances, not so much under others. So we'll see.

[Hulk Hsieh]

" Over the course of the game's 10-year timeline, players' actions and choices will determine Hawke's history, relationships, and regrets..."



Regrets.... it seems to be up close and personal. I like it.

[Lurklen]

I don't know why everyones jumping on this coward bandwagon, if I lived in Lothering I woulda gotten the hell outta there too. In fact as the Warden I did, it was a hopless situation and I had other things to do. I don't know why all those refugees stayed there so long, it wasn't like they had an army to defend them.

And as for Hawke well the five facts thing says he lived in Lothering, from that I can only guess at the time he either wasn't a soldier or was something akin to a town guard. Otherwise he probably would have been at the battle of Ostagar. Of course that's assumeing he ran off BEFORE the attack at Lothering, the facts say he's a surviver maybe he just made it through the battle and said I'm going somewhere safer than this. Don't forget at the time the kingdom was in the middle of a civil war and an invasion from monsters. To the average joe it probably looked like the people "in charge" weren't going to get their act together in time. Hell from what I remember as the Warden 90% of the time people were telling me it was hopless.

[NatOreN]

Lurklen wrote...

I don't know why everyones jumping on this coward bandwagon, if I lived in Lothering I woulda gotten the hell outta there too. In fact as the Warden I did, it was a hopless situation and I had other things to do. I don't know why all those refugees stayed there so long, it wasn't like they had an army to defend them.

I completely agree with that. I don't understand the logic behind calling him a coward. In case people didn't notice, Lothering wasn't exactly teeming with soldiers, their only protection being a handful of Templars. So, obviously, any battle would have been lost before it began.
In my opinion, Hawke was the only one, or at least one in a few, with any real sense. Getting out of there, be it before or during the attack, was the first thing any sensible person should have done.

Modifié par Saivar, 09 juillet 2010 - 11:07 .

[MaxQuartiroli]

Hulk Hsieh wrote...

" Over the course of the game's 10-year timeline, players' actions and choices will determine Hawke's history, relationships, and regrets..."

Regrets.... it seems to be up close and personal. I like it.

Yes this is one of the most interesting news... maybe we'll have to take difficult decisions where you won't have  well defined good/evil options but all the options have some bad consequence that you have to face later in the game.. something like The Witcher's style

[Lurklen]

MaxQuartiroli wrote...

Hulk Hsieh wrote...

" Over the course of the game's 10-year timeline, players' actions and choices will determine Hawke's history, relationships, and regrets..."

Regrets.... it seems to be up close and personal. I like it.

Yes this is one of the most interesting news... maybe we'll have to take difficult decisions where you won't have  well defined good/evil options but all the options have some bad consequence that you have to face later in the game.. something like The Witcher's style

 Yeah it sounds like the whole game is going to be taking place on a bigger scale, what with the talk of feeling like a general fighting like a spartan and all that. I wonder if maybe the person you let live or the village you don't will come back to haunt you not just as a small quest but as an army years down the road. A lot can happen in ten years.

[jcvette315]

So........what about my dude from DAO 1 and Awakening? And morrigan, and my dog....WHAT ABOUT MY DOGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[L0ckd0wn325]

I like to see the actions of my consequences in-game, whereas most games give you a short cut scene briefly describing what happened after.

[elfdwarf]

low dialogue

[Aurelet]

AlexXIV wrote...

Behindyounow wrote...

AlexXIV wrote...

Warheadz wrote...

I'm actually quite happy that he ran... If Hawker is going to have some kind of pre-set personality, i want it to be a sensible one, not wishy washy "Let's save the world!" one.

Why would he have fought the Blight? Plenty of jobs elsewhere.

Yeah why would he become Champion of Kirkwall and not just keep running? Cowards don't make great heroes.

Maybe he ran because he only cares about his skin, and not the lives of others? If thats how it is, I dont see him becoming a champion that out of the question.

And anyway, Cowards can make good heroes, and they can make some awesome villains.

I don't mind if they made it for you to choose if your character is a coward or couraged, hero or villain. But if you get such a thing predefined it sucks. In DA:O your hero could be either, it was your choice.

"However, rather than stay and fight the darkspawn menace, Hawke flees Ferelden and heads north"

It wasn't Lothering he was fleeing.  Lothering was all ready gone at that point.  He fled Ferelden

[MaxQuartiroli]

jcvette315 wrote...

So........what about my dude from DAO 1 and Awakening? And morrigan, and my dog....WHAT ABOUT MY DOGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mmm..... fade?

Modifié par MaxQuartiroli, 09 juillet 2010 - 11:19 .

[Niten Ryu]

Coward options is great because that's what I would have done with my 2nd character if I could have chosen that option in Dragon Age. Flee, loot everything that you can carry and let someone else worry about the blight. No regrets and no remorse.

[PaulSX]

sounds good to me, hope to see more update on the combat mechanics

[jcvette315]

MaxQuartiroli wrote...

jcvette315 wrote...

So........what about my dude from DAO 1 and Awakening? And morrigan, and my dog....WHAT ABOUT MY DOGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mmm..... fade?

F the fade, I was hoping I could domesticate a dragon then go find where the hell Morrigan went in DA 2. Cuz at the end of DAO it leaves it wide open for the sequel, of which Awakening did not close (cuz it sucked). My warden commander was legit, and I MISS MY DOG!!

[Lurklen]

Aurelet wrote...

"However, rather than stay and fight the darkspawn menace, Hawke flees Ferelden and heads north"

It wasn't Lothering he was fleeing.  Lothering was all ready gone at that point.  He fled Ferelden

 That supports what I was thinking, if he was at Lothering when it fell and survived than I'm not surprised he left the country. 
 And then the blight catches up with him in Kirkwell(spillover from Ferelden) and He rises to the occasion... or not. They did say you get to choose his past and regrets.

[jennamarae]

Looks like I won't be pre-ordering this after-all... I'm beyond disappointed that Hawke is voiced, and if I want a cinematic experience I'll watch a movie or play Final Fantasy XIII. I may still buy it, I may not. Won't know till the reviews come in and I can find out if the VO is the same as ME and ME2. That's the one part I hated about ME. I liked the games, hated that the VO was rarely what the option said it was or said in a way that made sense given the conversation. If it's the same in DA2 as it is in ME and ME2, I'll likely have to pass on it. It sucks the role-playing right out of the game and completely breaks immersion for me. Sucks for me because I was looking forward to DA2.

[jcvette315]

In ME 3 Shepard is gonna find a relay that send him back in time, and we find out that the Warden Commander didn't actually kill the Archdemon, that huge blast was the Normandy's cannon blowing it to pieces. After the commencement ceremony at the end of DAO, the gray warden goes outside to meet Shepard and the Normandy crew and at which point we find out Miranda is Morrigan who went forward in time and got plastic surgery to make her face look different (a biotic is basically a mage, and they have similar body types) and changed her voice. THEN Shepard and the Warden get in a huge time-war over Miranda/Morrgian which turns into the sequel of both games, Dragon Effect 4: The Battle for the Brunette Broad. IT ALL TIES TOGETHER! (Revan and the Exile from KOTOR will make it in there somehow too, the ME citadel and KOTOR's Telosian Citadel look way too much alike, coincidence? I THINK NOT)

[Heavenblade]

Why stick around in Ferelden when your home is being abandoned to a horde of monsters and a civil war is brewing?

[MDarwin]

*3. Hawke didn't just survive the blight...he escaped it.
As the Grey Warden from Dragon Age: Origins was fighting darkspawn, Hawke was

living in Lothering. Fans will remember that the small village was raided and

destroyed (an event that occurred off-screen in Origins), and Hawke was one

of the survivors. However, rather than stay and fight the darkspawn menace,

Hawke flees Ferelden and heads north.*

Now I remember this Hawke!   He/She is the Bandit I didn't kill! <_< What a *Bastard*! Got to replay that one, get Shale and let Shale sqish him/her! Then DA2 can not happen! <_< Or can it still happen?

Modifié par MDarwin, 09 juillet 2010 - 11:38 .

[elfdwarf]

left ferelden

only conclusion spy or coward

your choices

[Cypher0020]

On that note...anyone else irked that Lothering was just taken over off screen? Srsly...wtf..... you get some lines from npc's that 'oh dear...hear about lothering...yeah...that sucks'



So... I'm going with the premise that the Templars/Chantry know that the place is screwed and order everyone out?



That'd make more sense that ran like a dog with a tail between your legs....

[Avilan II]

elfdwarf wrote...

left ferelden
only conclusion spy or coward
your choices

Not to start an IRL discussion, but of course all refugees are cowards and traitors. [/sarcasm]

[stevej713]

I feel as if the unification of the Free Marches will become part of the story. It seems that every nation in Thedas has some sort of political instability, which is awesome.

[YuniSticksitDeep]

   When asked if there would romance they replied it was too soon to even discuss this.

   Let's see, One of the single   longest  threads predating Dragons Age Origins, (not the abort_on  which followed it) was about the romance aspect. 

   How very hard would it have been for Bioware to simply say, (about Romance) we know you like it, (punk kids notwithstanding) and OF COURSE it will be a meaningful part of DA2?,   but no....what we DO get is an "art shot" of a pencil thin "guy"?  who better be a mage "cuz he sure ain't swing no sword" with those arms.

   I Personally am disappointed if this stands,   first no "hot Girl on Girl action in ME2, then the fun that (I avoided!!!) in Awakenings and mmmmm Darkwhatever (Kill those guys you liked!!!!!) dlc and now THIS!!!!!

   Did someone from some rival company get hired to destroy Bioware's Reputation???  and where is Minsc to Save me now?  I miss the space hamster too. 

   Does fox news fill every one with such fear???  I am SO greatful that at least, I can keep replaying DA:O forever with (Nexus mods!!!) and they can't take that away from me.....I can ONLY HOPE that Bioware will read the "Core" fan Base and NOT abandon us Further. 

Please note I am legally blind and not from the US and this is my first time with the English language so I appologize in advance for any grammatical/syntax/spelling errors.   

[RogueWriter3201]

A bit late to the Party in reading the "Five Facts" Article, damn Job, however, it's just gotten me even more excited about the prospects that awat in DA2. Just the idea of not only getting the Full Cinematic Experience via the Voice Over, but the idea that your Character is not some "Great Hero" right off the Bat, but rather someone who is Flawed, maybe even someone who let others Die to save his own life. When the Story "Really" starts it will be up to us to decide How or even If Hawke redeems Him/Herself. The Storytelling and RP opportunities there Blow me Away.

On top of all that, the "10-Year-Span" just leave so much to happen. For instance, in Baldur's Gate, such a long time passed over the course of the Character's Story that relationship wise you were not only able to meet a LI, but foster the relationship, watch it grow, *Really* watch the person grow and mature through the Romance, and even be there when she tells you, "Oh, by the by, I'm pregnant." But not in that less than Joyful "Morrigan" way. With this, we might even get a portion of the Story where Hawke has a Family, and not just companions.

It seems like with DA2 we're really going to get a sense of "Living" Hawke's Life; had DA been a continuous Trilogy ala Mass Effect it would have been the same; now, however, we get that Epic Timeline feel in a stand-alone Title, which is Awesome to me because than people who come to Live through and Love thier respective Hawke character won't have to wait Years for Development to find out, "What happens Next," Bonus. Man, I really want to play this game. Now! Don't you hate it when you need a Time Machine but none are around...(grumbles)