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[Saibh]

Atakuma wrote...

This isn't new information why are people so upset. is it the way the guy talked or something?

Maybe I never heard it explicitly laid out, but I didn't know that ME2's system of levelling skills had been implemented. I also have to be suspicious about why they've decided to go mum on decision imports when we knew we could before.

[Nerivant]

Saibh wrote...
I think this is the first time I've actually felt pessimistic about DA2. Great. Tch.

I'm not sure what I feel at this point.

I think that whatever portion of my being that determines how much evil I can do in one act has unfurled like a flower of death, filling me with an insatiable urge to rend and tear flesh in order to quench the bloodlust I feel after reading that interview.

Or I haven't eaten in twelve hours.

I'm going to go see what I have in the fridge.

[andar91]

Saibh wrote...

Maria Caliban wrote...

I had a fireball, but now that I've gone up a level I have… a slightly larger fireball!

What a huge improvement from Origins where the strength of one's spell was determined by stats and each level gave you a different spell.

Enjoy your nerf bat, mages.

I am really hating that. Look, it's exactly like Mass Effect 2's crappy system!

I think this is the first time I've actually felt pessimistic about DA2. Great. Tch.

I don't really know anything about ME2's system, but I don't necessarily think the upgrades are going to ruin spells.  The devs have already said that each upgrade will be roughly the equivalent of a new spell.  Whether they actually deliver on this promise remains to be seen, but I don't have a problem with the concept as long as they do it well.  Not to mention all of the spells that weren't that useful or ones that can probably be upgraded anyway (instead of getting a new spell-such as Paralyze to Mass Paralyze; it's the same effect but it affects an area.

Modifié par andar91, 30 novembre 2010 - 01:35 .

[Nerivant]

Maria Caliban wrote...

Nerivant wrote...

What if they interviewed someone claiming to work for BioWare? It explains everything.

"This week on XBoX Achievements, we've pulled this random homeless man off the street and given him a sandwich in exchange for this interview."

It's the same way they hire.

Ouch. I'm sorry about that XBox Achievements.




No I'm not.

[TJPags]

Yea - and we should continue to trust the marketing????



This was scary...

[Atakuma]

Saibh wrote...

Atakuma wrote...

This isn't new information why are people so upset. is it the way the guy talked or something?

Maybe I never heard it explicitly laid out, but I didn't know that ME2's system of levelling skills had been implemented. I also have to be suspicious about why they've decided to go mum on decision imports when we knew we could before.

They said you could upgrade abilities if you chose to, but it was not a linear thing like ME2

Modifié par Atakuma, 30 novembre 2010 - 01:34 .

[Crimson Invictus]

I'd use a picture of Corporal Jones but I doubt many would get it.

Maria Caliban wrote...
Enjoy your nerf bat, mages.

Taking out the spells people never used anyway is hardly a nerf, more of a step towards WoW.

[Blacklash93]

You choose to upgrade existing spells or aquire new ones. You probably don't have to bother with upgrades at all if the podcast 5 pics are anything to go by.

Modifié par Blacklash93, 30 novembre 2010 - 01:38 .

[Ziggeh]

TJPags wrote...

Yea - and we should continue to trust the marketing????

Did we start? It's marketing...

[Atakuma]

Blacklash93 wrote...

You choose to upgrade existing spells or aquire new ones. You probably don't have to bother with upgrades at all if the old inventory pics are anything to go by.

^This

[jhawke]

but this is terrible marketing.

or else not very effective marketing...........

Modifié par jhawke, 30 novembre 2010 - 01:37 .

[Saibh]

Blacklash93 wrote...

You choose to upgrade existing spells or aquire new ones. You probably don't have to bother with upgrades at all if the podcast 4 pics are anything to go by.

Really? Then why...?

Awesomebutton marketing at its finest! Well, I was misled, at least. Still, I'm suspicious about the "we're not saying you can import" thing.

[jhawke]

Gurrock wrote...

Nerivant wrote...

Maria Caliban wrote...

Nerivant wrote...

What if they interviewed someone claiming to work for BioWare? It explains everything.

"This week on XBoX Achievements, we've pulled this random homeless man off the street and given him a sandwich in exchange for this interview."

It's the same way they hire.

Ouch. I'm sorry about that XBox Achievements.




No I'm not.

 http://www.ea.com/bl...t-brand-manager

so this guy is real??

yah.......way to promote your brand.........

imagine if Donald Trump gave an interview about one of his properties and couldn't even remember the name of the building...........

Modifié par jhawke, 30 novembre 2010 - 01:40 .

[Nerivant]

jhawke wrote...

Gurrock wrote...

http://www.ea.com/bl...t-brand-manager

so this guy is real??

yah.......way to promote your brand.........

imagine if Donald Trump gave an interview about one of his properties and couldn't even remember the name of the building...........

I'm not sure if this is more or less scary than the homelss person idea.

[Maverick827]

We've known that you would up upgrading spells for a while now. We've already seen what Isabela's small Swashbuckler talent tree looks like; if each class has a tree reasonably larger and more complex, then it is a definite upgrade over the Origins system.

My guess is they interviewed a guy and asked him all sorts of questions he was not ready nor briefed to answer; that is to say, he was not sure what was and was not already released, so he played it safe. I will eat the hat I do not own if our Origins choices end up not transferring.

[Atakuma]

This guy was clearly not prepped by PR. He didn't make a single button=awesome comment.

[andar91]

Saibh wrote...

Blacklash93 wrote...

You choose to upgrade existing spells or aquire new ones. You probably don't have to bother with upgrades at all if the podcast 4 pics are anything to go by.

Really? Then why...?

Awesomebutton marketing at its finest! Well, I was misled, at least. Still, I'm suspicious about the "we're not saying you can import" thing.

They've said over and over again that you can import your saves.  I think what he was probably getting at is that the differences in DA2 based on your choices in DA:O are not necessarily huge.  Maybe a few conversations will change and characters (like, say, speaking to the ruler of Ferelden and it being either Alistair or Anora or whatever), but the overall plot is probably going to go no matter what since it's a new story.  Which is actually what I expected.  It's like the changes due to choices in Origins are seasonings on food-they lend flavor to the experience but you're still eating the same dish at the end of the day.

[Blacklash93]

The whole point of the new talent trees are to give you more choice in how you develop your character. They don't want linear skill development anymore.

Forcing things like spell upgrades down players' throats seems a bit counterproductive to that goal, IMO.

Modifié par Blacklash93, 30 novembre 2010 - 01:44 .

[Anarya]

Quick! Someone activate the Mikesignal!

[Elrena]

Where's UpsettingShorts? He has a summon Mike ability, doesn't he?

Modifié par Elrena, 30 novembre 2010 - 01:43 .

[TJPags]

Saibh wrote...

Atakuma wrote...

This isn't new information why are people so upset. is it the way the guy talked or something?

Maybe I never heard it explicitly laid out, but I didn't know that ME2's system of levelling skills had been implemented. I also have to be suspicious about why they've decided to go mum on decision imports when we knew we could before.

No, it's not new information.  In fact, it's less information than we'd previously been given.  I mean, holding back the name of the town Hawke flees from (Lothering)??  We've known that for quite some time.  Won't say if decisions even carry over?   We've been told some will.  Yet he confirms Isabela is a romance option, something Gaider seemed to be playing coy on just yesterday.

And not once did he say "pushbuttonsomethingawesomehappens".

This was just - extremely odd, and glaring in its inconsistency with other interviews and press releases, etc.

[Atakuma]

Blacklash93 wrote...

The whole point of the new talent trees are to give you more choice in how you develop your character. They don't want linear trees anymore.

Forcing things like spell upgrades down players' throats seems a bit contradictory to that goal to me.

But... they aren't forcing you.

[Nerivant]

Elrena wrote...

Where's UpsettingShorts? He has a summon Mike ability, doesn't he?

I know the spell, but I don't have the reagents! MAKER SAVE US.

[Blacklash93]

Atakuma wrote...

Blacklash93 wrote...

The whole point of the new talent trees are to give you more choice in how you develop your character. They don't want linear trees anymore.

Forcing things like spell upgrades down players' throats seems a bit contradictory to that goal to me.

But... they aren't forcing you.

That's what I'm saying. That's why I think they wouldn't do it.

Modifié par Blacklash93, 30 novembre 2010 - 01:45 .