Bioware will be releasing new DLC soon, and the changes seem to close to what we are hearing about the direction of DA2. Along with Awakenings this DLC might be preparing us for the general shift of gameplay experience to be expected in DA2 I believe:
http://www.1up.com/d...ory?cId=3180558
While the DLC was never named (nor was the name of the dungeon), the
focus of this new content is entirely combat based encouraging players
to use their tactics against hordes of enemies.
Does the new DLC foreshadow the direction of DA2?
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 06:40
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I think you're just looking for excuses to complain.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 06:53
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Where does he complain?Saibh wrote...
I think you're just looking for excuses to complain.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 06:56
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2papercuts wrote...
Where does he complain?Saibh wrote...
I think you're just looking for excuses to complain.
He may not be doing that per say in this thread, but in all of the other threads, where he says the exact same thing over and over, it could be argued that he does.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 07:01
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A couple of weeks ago the latest DLC was Leliana's Song. Was that the new direction?
What Kordaris did in other threads shouldn't be relevant in this one, Grommash.
What Kordaris did in other threads shouldn't be relevant in this one, Grommash.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 07:04
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AlanC9 wrote...
A couple of weeks ago the latest DLC was Leliana's Song. Was that the new direction?
What Kordaris did in other threads shouldn't be relevant in this one, Grommash.
Fair enough.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 07:04
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AlanC9 wrote...
A couple of weeks ago the latest DLC was Leliana's Song. Was that the new direction?
In terms of being a self-contained episode told through a third-person framing narrration, yes.
Leliana's Song is, I think, the most encouraging hint about DA2 that we've seen.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 07:09
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It depends what you mean by foreshadowing. On the one hand, Bioware clearly told us from the beginning that there would be different types of DLC for different tastes, and a non-story, combat DLC following the narration-heavy Leliana's Song fulfills that statement pretty well.
On the other hand, we know now clearly that DA2 is story-heavy, with the narrative choices not only playing their own role, but influencing the artistic style and combat as well; if anything, DA2 is going to focus on story over and above other elements. We know that the framing device and narrator's opinions will affect other aspects of the game. That's pretty much the exact opposite of a game that lacks story. So the DLC is definately not foreshadowing that Bioware doesn't care about story anymore.
However, it could foreshadow in a different way. The fact that it says that it is about using your tactics to get through hordes of enemies suggests that the tactical style of combat is still something that Bioware cares about and is interested in improving. So the DLC largely combats the idea that Bioware is giving up on tactical gameplay.
On the other hand, we know now clearly that DA2 is story-heavy, with the narrative choices not only playing their own role, but influencing the artistic style and combat as well; if anything, DA2 is going to focus on story over and above other elements. We know that the framing device and narrator's opinions will affect other aspects of the game. That's pretty much the exact opposite of a game that lacks story. So the DLC is definately not foreshadowing that Bioware doesn't care about story anymore.
However, it could foreshadow in a different way. The fact that it says that it is about using your tactics to get through hordes of enemies suggests that the tactical style of combat is still something that Bioware cares about and is interested in improving. So the DLC largely combats the idea that Bioware is giving up on tactical gameplay.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 07:11
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AlanC9 wrote...
What Kordaris did in other threads shouldn't be relevant in this one, Grommash.
Maybe not, but from reading his/her posts in other threads it's fairly obvious what his/her motivations are for posting this one.
Modifié par Bugzehat, 25 juillet 2010 - 07:43 .
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 07:19
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Kordaris is an unappeasable troll, and this post hoc reasoning is abundantly false.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 10:46
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I wish he would just commit himself to hating the game and do so elsewhere. If he's so set on not buying the game and never changing his mind on the matter, why does he keep posting and looking for agreement? Kinda sad really.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 10:50
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That is incorrect. Dragon Age 2 reduces significantly the available storyline compared to Dragon Age 1 by forcing the player to play one character, with predetermined backstory, family origins, and race.Lord_Saulot wrote...
On the other hand, we know now clearly that DA2 is story-heavy.
Modifié par Kordaris, 25 juillet 2010 - 10:50 .
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 10:50
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Because he gets attention here and daddy never gave him any.StreetlightEagle wrote...
I wish he would just commit himself to hating the game and do so elsewhere. If he's so set on not buying the game and never changing his mind on the matter, why does he keep posting and looking for agreement? Kinda sad really.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 10:50
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Lord_Saulot wrote...
On the other hand, we know now clearly that DA2 is story-heavy, with the narrative choices not only playing their own role, but influencing the artistic style and combat as well; if anything, DA2 is going to focus on story over and above other elements. We know that the framing device and narrator's opinions will affect other aspects of the game. That's pretty much the exact opposite of a game that lacks story. So the DLC is definately not foreshadowing that Bioware doesn't care about story anymore.
That says it all right there, I think.
This new DLC doesn't sound like it's to my tastes, but that doesn't reflect on DA2. The Darkspawn Chronicles DLC wasn't to my tastes either. From what I read, that also featured little story. On the other hand, the most recent DLC, Leliana's Song, was primarily story.
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Posté 25 juillet 2010 - 11:06
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Bugzehat wrote...
Maybe not, but from reading his/her posts in other threads it's fairly obvious what his/her motivations are for posting this one.
Oh, absolutely. But the posts themselves should be our only concern. What goes on in Kordaris' mind is his problem.
This is a pretty ludicrous topic, really. One might as well say that Darkspawn Chronicles was the future of DA.
