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[In Exile]

Archereon wrote...
Or, nearly as bad, the signature weapon could be achieved through some sort of loyalty mission, and force our companions into cookie cutter builds, further beating that dead, rotting thing in the corner that was the concept of party based games.

DA:O does that anyway with any one particular build. Super-elite weapons that are absolutely the best gear you can get are standard fare for an RPG.

ETA:

We've been told we can equip companions with different weapons, so I don't think signature weapon means we're locked into a particular weapon.

Modifié par In Exile, 30 novembre 2010 - 04:49 .

[Atakuma]

relhart wrote...

Offtopic: But is that Noodles from Gorillaz (your avatar) ?  Yes, my brain latches onto odd peripheral things and doesn't stop poking me.

Indeed it is.

[Apollo Starflare]

Yeah, quote from the interview with the guy that was obviously either uninformed or purposefully giving vague and unclear answers and got carried away. He couldn't even remember Bianca's name (the crossbow in question).

The fact is there is no reason to think Bianca will be any different to Asala or any other unique companion item from Origins. There is, however, every reason to hope that she does have good stats or upgrades over time as it would be awesome to have Varric using his signature weapon throughout (unlike Sten's Asala which quickly grew obsolete, and those of us who chose to equip him with it anyway as it made sense got a worse Sten).

Jumping to conclusions is bad for your health, especially when the conclusion you are jumping to has already been denied by devs elsewhere.

[wwwwowwww]

**** and moan, **** and moan just another day on the forum it is

[Nerivant]

wwwwowwww wrote...

**** and moan, **** and moan just another day on the forum it is

When you're this constructive, you should be making housing for people who can't afford it.

[Gandalf-the-Fabulous]

Atakuma wrote...

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...

Whatever, you can stay ignorant if you want but every interview I see and every piece of evidence that I get all point to a conclusion that I have suspected for a long time.

And that is the very definition of confirmation bias.

And that is the very definition of ignorance? If Bioware were to show me something, anything that was to proove my original predictions to be false then I would be overjoyed however they havent, hell a lot of what they have shown already has confirmed a lot of my predictions, you wont be able to customise your companions armour? Hell I could have told you that when they showed the first pics of Bethany.

[Nerivant]

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...

Atakuma wrote...

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...

Whatever, you can stay ignorant if you want but every interview I see and every piece of evidence that I get all point to a conclusion that I have suspected for a long time.

And that is the very definition of confirmation bias.

And that is the very definition of ignorance? If Bioware were to show me something, anything that was to proove my original predictions to be false then I would be overjoyed however they havent, hell a lot of what they have shown already has confirmed a lot of my predictions, you wont be able to customise your companions armour? Hell I could have told you that when they showed the first pics of Bethany.

Man, by denying that you're affected by confirmation bias, you confirmed to everybody that you're affected by confirmation bias.

Amazing.

[Gandalf-the-Fabulous]

Nerivant wrote...

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...

Atakuma wrote...

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...

Whatever, you can stay ignorant if you want but every interview I see and every piece of evidence that I get all point to a conclusion that I have suspected for a long time.

And that is the very definition of confirmation bias.

And that is the very definition of ignorance? If Bioware were to show me something, anything that was to proove my original predictions to be false then I would be overjoyed however they havent, hell a lot of what they have shown already has confirmed a lot of my predictions, you wont be able to customise your companions armour? Hell I could have told you that when they showed the first pics of Bethany.

Man, by denying that you're affected by confirmation bias, you confirmed to everybody that you're affected by confirmation bias.

Amazing.

And by posting that post you have just confirmed to everyone that you are an idiot?

But really what are you trying to say, that you can equip companions with different armour sets?

[Nerivant]

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...
And by posting that post you have just confirmed to everyone that you are an idiot?

But really what are you trying to say, that you can equip companions with different armour sets?

I'm saying you are affected by confirmation bias and are unable to see so. I think I made that pretty clear.

What part of my post didn't you understand.

[David Gaider]

Wittand25 wrote...
Podcast Nr. 5 confirmed that we will be able to choose the weapons our companions use, as well as necklaces,rings and belts. The armor the companions wear can also be customized to some extend.

This is the case, and hasn't changed.

[Gandalf-the-Fabulous]

Nerivant wrote...

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...
And by posting that post you have just confirmed to everyone that you are an idiot?

But really what are you trying to say, that you can equip companions with different armour sets?

I'm saying you are affected by confirmation bias and are unable to see so. I think I made that pretty clear.

What part of my post didn't you understand.

But if I was effected by confirmation bias that would mean that what I believe to be confirmed is actually wrong, so tell me, can you equip companions with different armour sets?

[Ziggeh]

Gandalf-the-Fabulous wrote...

But if I was effected by confirmation bias that would mean that what I believe to be confirmed is actually wrong, so tell me, can you equip companions with different armour sets?

No it wouldn't and in some cases, yes, you can.

[DragonRageGT]

Based on the interview, (Thanks Archereon for the link), Mage fan players can have a taste of that playing Arcania - The worst rpg ever!

I really want to see what the RPG codex review on DA2 will be like but I can only hope it's nothing like this.

"Arcania: Gothic 4 – Theatre of the Absurd"

(Mind you that Gothic is my #1 favorite series, but only those from Piranha Bytes)

Modifié par RageGT, 30 novembre 2010 - 05:26 .

[wwwwowwww]

Nerivant wrote...

wwwwowwww wrote...

**** and moan, **** and moan just another day on the forum it is

When you're this constructive, you should be making housing for people who can't afford it.

That's actually funny, but I ask what does being constructive have to do with anything? It's not like any of us will have those magic words to sway the opinions of the doomsayers and people who thrive on misery so the complain constantly to create more of it.

What's been confirmed? From what I understand the companions inventory upgrades as they go up in level, upgrading the inventory is not the same as choosing and swapping it out which is more than likely what the real complaint here is. Honestly I don't see it as that big of a deal, the game is about Hawke, not the companions, ea. one of them has a look given to them that is unique to their personality and  I like that their gear upgrades as they go up in level thus allowing them to maintain their individuality throughout the game.

[StingingVelvet]

It's simple a case of them caring more about character design and art style than gameplay. It is without question better for gameplay to have all their equipment be customizable, there is no argument otherwise that makes sense. They chose design over gameplay.

[StingingVelvet]

wwwwowwww wrote...

**** and moan, **** and moan just another day on the forum it is

The alternative being no one cares about the game enough to bother?

[David Gaider]

StingingVelvet wrote...
It's simple a case of them caring more about character design and art style than gameplay. It is without question better for gameplay to have all their equipment be customizable, there is no argument otherwise that makes sense. They chose design over gameplay.

That is a gross oversimplification-- but I guess since it supports your opinion that really doesn't matter, does it?

[Dhiro]

It's kinda scary the way Dinosaur Gaider knows one opinion >:

[StingingVelvet]

David Gaider wrote...

StingingVelvet wrote...
It's simple a case of them caring more about character design and art style than gameplay. It is without question better for gameplay to have all their equipment be customizable, there is no argument otherwise that makes sense. They chose design over gameplay.

That is a gross oversimplification-- but I guess since it supports your opinion that really doesn't matter, does it?

You seem to think everyone has an agenda when they speak against decisions you guys have made but that is not the case.  I call it like I see it, positive or negative.  When I hear something awesome like the comments about non-linear narrative I read in Gamepro I say "hey that sounds awesome."  When I like the look of something I say I like the look of it, like Varric, Isabella and the location concept art.

When something seems lame I say "hey that's lame."  Removing the ability to customize companions, something we have always had in party-based RPGs, is lame.  Since I can't think of any gameplay reason to do so I assume it is a visual thing.

[wwwwowwww]

[quote]StingingVelvet wrote...
It's simple a case of them caring more about character design and art style than gameplay. It is without question better for gameplay to have all their equipment be customizable, there is no argument otherwise that makes sense. They chose design over gameplay.[/quote]


[/quote]

It is all opinion and not one that I share. These characters are unique and what they wear represents their personality and who they are, realistically they wouldn't change that just to suit the "leader" of the group, would you? Take Origins for instance, I much preffered the outfit Morrigan started with but it took forever to get an upgraded version of it and for a time I had to put her into something else that in no way represented her, yeah it was better rated gear but it took away from the game some for me because it wasn't her to me anymore.

Only thing I really care about customizing is the main character that I control, but again it's just my belief and my opinion.

[David Gaider]

StingingVelvet wrote...
You seem to think everyone has an
agenda when they speak against decisions you guys have made but that is
not the case.  I call it like I see it, positive or negative.  When I
hear something awesome like the comments about non-linear narrative I
read in Gamepro I say "hey that sounds awesome."  When I like the look
of something I say I like the look of it, like Varric, Isabella and the
location concept art.

When something seems lame I say "hey that's
lame."  Removing the ability to customize companions, something we have
always had in party-based RPGs, is lame.  Since I can't think of any
gameplay reason to do so I assume it is a visual thing.

So you can't think of a reason-- so therefore it's "without question" and "there is no argument"? These seem to be things you say as well, as if they're indisputible. Sorry, but I know an agenda when I smell one.

[Dave of Canada]

StingingVelvet wrote...

You seem to think everyone has an agenda when they speak against decisions you guys have made but that is not the case.  I call it like I see it, positive or negative.  When I hear something awesome like the comments about non-linear narrative I read in Gamepro I say "hey that sounds awesome."  When I like the look of something I say I like the look of it, like Varric, Isabella and the location concept art.

"there is no argument otherwise that makes sense." isn't really calling it as you see it, it's sharing your opinion as if it were fact. There have been countless arguments about it, there are dozens of opinions about it and it isn't as simple as saying "gameplay > everything".

[Ziggeh]

StingingVelvet wrote...

When something seems lame I say "hey that's lame."  Removing the ability to customize companions, something we have always had in party-based RPGs, is lame.  Since I can't think of any gameplay reason to do so I assume it is a visual thing.

Depends what we're calling "gameplay". I think that visuals are part of "gameplay" because they alter how I think about the characters and that's a large part of the game that I'm playing. If you mean just the bit were you hit the dudes with the swords and the dudes fall down, then no, there probably isn't a gameplay reason, but it's quite a bit more complex than not liking the cut of their visual jibs should they do otherwise.

[Leonia]

David Gaider wrote...

So you can't think of a reason-- so therefore it's "without question" and "there is no argument"? These seem to be things you say as well, as if they're indisputible. Sorry, but I know an agenda when I smell one.

That's the smell of beef bauginon (gah can't spell it) being prepared in the Varric thread. And it is glorious.

Sorry, I tend to go off-topic when peoples' tempers seem to flare up on the forums. 'Tis my coping mechanism.

Modifié par leonia42, 30 novembre 2010 - 05:56 .

[StingingVelvet]

David Gaider wrote...

So you can't think of a reason-- so therefore it's "without question" and "there is no argument"? These seem to be things you say as well, as if they're indisputible. Sorry, but I know an agenda when I smell one.

I didn't realize we were still in the dark ages of the internet where I needed to clarify that everything I write is my opinion.  There is no argument that makes sense TO ME.  I PERSONALLY and in MY OWN MIND cannot fathom how removing clothing options for your party is beneficial to gameplay.

Is that better?

What agenda would I have, anyway?  I have bought every single Bioware game other than the sonic one on the gameboy.  I can show you a picture if you want, big-boxes and all.  I have no anti-Bioware agenda, I just get concerned when I read things I don't like and I get happy when I read things I do like, same as any human I expect.