Tooneyman wrote...
schalafi wrote...
I played a rogue in Origins, and I remember only a few times my class was mentioned. One was when I failed to open a locked chest, or disarm a trap, and if I had Lilliana with me she would offer to handle it for me. Of course since we were both at low levels, neither one of us could do it. The other times my class was briefly mentioned was with Oghren, when I asked if I could learn to be a Berserker, and with Alistair when I asked if I could learn to be Templar. It wasn't much of an acknowlegement of my being a rogue, but it was something. I never played a mage, but I suppose the same type of thing would happen if I asked to be an assassin, or whatever wasn't included in my class.
Yeah, I do remember thoughs moments, but I'm refering to NPCs outside of your party. It would feel more real if the world around you acknowledge what your hawke is!
Sorry I had to stop reading here.
How is it more real? Is it easier to tell the difference between a warrior and a mage? Probably so. Would it be cool to generate some reactions from NPC's for Warriors and mages? Yeah I think so. I don't think you need people to be shaking because so and so is a warrior in heavy armor, maybe a tad stand offish or short in convo. perhaps avoid them all together or just acknowledge their armor and weapon.
Would any of this work for a Rogue? NO
Why? Because if you can recognize a Rogue right off the bat then he's not really a good rogue and should be dead or in jail by now. One of the biggest benifits to playing a rogue is there ability to blend in and to go unnoticed, to put people at ease and not appear as much of a threat.
If I'm playing a rogue and I'm walking about town and NPC's all start hiding their purses, putting hands in pockets and guarding their coin purses, well then I need to change professions.