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[Drako Telkia]

Seb Hanlon wrote...

I want one of these. Last time I missed out on the collectors' edition DAO strat guide; the one with all the devs' signatures on the flyleaf... this time around I need to be faster!

And for the people saying that you can look up all the walkthroughs and info you need on the internet, sure, but there's something to be said for holding a hardbound book in your hands and looking at the pretty pictures.

I agree man all da way.

[Bryzon]

Seb Hanlon wrote...

I want one of these. Last time I missed out on the collectors' edition DAO strat guide; the one with all the devs' signatures on the flyleaf... this time around I need to be faster!

And for the people saying that you can look up all the walkthroughs and info you need on the internet, sure, but there's something to be said for holding a hardbound book in your hands and looking at the pretty pictures.

^+1

[bsbcaer]

Seb Hanlon wrote...

I want one of these. Last time I missed out on the collectors' edition DAO strat guide; the one with all the devs' signatures on the flyleaf... this time around I need to be faster!

And for the people saying that you can look up all the walkthroughs and info you need on the internet, sure, but there's something to be said for holding a hardbound book in your hands and looking at the pretty pictures.

Couldn't you have just picked up a non-collector's edition DAO guide and, I don't know, take it to work and have guys in the office sign it like a yearbook?

[Drako Telkia]

Flamyo man Flamyo.

[Withidread]

Tempting...

I'm on the fence though, I'm already building a new PC so I can push the graphics to the limits....

...and getting the signature edition..... overnighted....

Do I really need to spend another $40 on this?

[marshalleck]

Seb Hanlon wrote...

And for the people saying that you can look up all the walkthroughs and info you need on the internet, sure, but there's something to be said for holding a hardbound book in your hands and looking at the pretty pictures.

Well how often does that happen? It's not like "puzzles" in games are challenging. Even the bridge puzzle in DAO took about 30 seconds if you a) paid attention and can remember details from the previous few minutes, or are willing to break out a notepad and pencil. 

Modifié par marshalleck, 14 janvier 2011 - 03:29 .

[Malanek]

The best strategy guides will, as always, be written by players. They're not afraid to say "This is useless, don't put any points into it." Also, players who write things tend to do intense testing, whereas sometimes these guides don't even go under the hood, and actually result in inaccurate information.

[marquiseondore]

Seb Hanlon wrote...

And for the people saying that you can look up all the walkthroughs and info you need on the internet, sure, but there's something to be said for holding a hardbound book in your hands and looking at the pretty pictures.

 

This 10xs over.  I buy walkthroughs for the maps and artwork.  I HATE trying to decipher a written description for a location from an internet walkthrough.  

[Maria Caliban]

Atakuma wrote...

If I can't figure something out, I just use the internet.

And 'the internet' gets it from the strategy guide.

[marshalleck]

Malanek999 wrote...

The best strategy guides will, as always, be written by players. They're not afraid to say "This is useless, don't put any points into it."

Hello, mage Shapeshifter spec.

[marshalleck]

Maria Caliban wrote...

Atakuma wrote...

If I can't figure something out, I just use the internet.

And 'the internet' gets it from the strategy guide.

Hah, no. 

[Onyx Jaguar]

that specialization was useless

[Malanek]

Maria Caliban wrote...

Atakuma wrote...

If I can't figure something out, I just use the internet.

And 'the internet' gets it from the strategy guide.

No. That is really unfair on the players who put a huge amount of effort into it.

[Onyx Jaguar]

back in my day you had to call 1-800 hotlines in order for tips and tricks

[Drako Telkia]

hated those dang hotlines.

[HiroVoid]

I remember back when we actually had cheat-code books for sale.

[Andraste_Reborn]

I bought the first one for the artwork and collector value. My game store gives a discount if you buy the strategy guide and the game together so I'll probably pick this one up, too.



I actually use it more than I thought I would; saves me hitting alt-tab if I want to check which merchant sells unlimited trap triggers or something.

[Bryzon]

marshalleck wrote...

Seb Hanlon wrote...

And for the people saying that you can look up all the walkthroughs and info you need on the internet, sure, but there's something to be said for holding a hardbound book in your hands and looking at the pretty pictures.

Well how often does that happen? It's not like "puzzles" in games are challenging. Even the bridge puzzle in DAO took about 30 seconds if you a) paid attention and can remember details from the previous few minutes, or are willing to break out a notepad and pencil. 

I will take that as an attack on me because I said I struggled with that puzzle. For you to put the word puzzle in quotation means you are a)Arrogant and b)view yourself as someone of greater mind and intellect. We get it, you play DAO on Nightmare and laugh at those who don't. You find no challenge in modern RPG's. We get it. You're a gaming god. But maybe there is a deeper reasoning behind your "You are nubs" mentatlity? Are you compensating for something?

[Maria Caliban]

marshalleck wrote...

Maria Caliban wrote...

Atakuma wrote...

If I can't figure something out, I just use the internet.

And 'the internet' gets it from the strategy guide.

Hah, no. 

Hah, yes. :happy:

How do I know this? Because 90% of what's in the DA:O strategy guide is in the wiki and that information gets c+p'ed into things like IGN.com's walkthrough.

Malanek999 wrote...

No. That is really unfair on the players who put a huge amount of effort into it.

It's unfair to say that people who write walkthroughs used the official strategy guide? Whatever.

Modifié par Maria Caliban, 14 janvier 2011 - 03:41 .

[Onyx Jaguar]

back in my day a group of us had to figure out how to actually trigger the travelers achievement since no guide described it correctly

[Inzhuna]

Awesome! Ordered.

[Super_Cat]

Seb Hanlon wrote...

And for the people saying that you can look up all the walkthroughs and info you need on the internet, sure, but there's something to be said for holding a hardbound book in your hands and looking at the pretty pictures.

I agree.

This looks pretty cool, definently gonna pick one up.

[Onyx Jaguar]

damnit this makes me want to hunt down all the SG's I've missed but they get ****ing expensive after awhile

[Aoba]

Onyx Jaguar wrote...

that specialization was useless

I don't know, it was kinda fun running around faster as a spider, which is mainly why I chose that spec. After finding out there was a "Haste" option for my mage to make everyone run faster (even if the attack damage suffered a wee bit), I said, "HELL YEAH!" You don't know how much I enjoyed moving at a faster pace, especially when tackling the Fade and the Deep Roads. That is why I make sure Haste is the first thing points are put into. What sucks a bit, though, is where I have to tackle the Fade and I'm not a mage... crikey, it just goes on forever! *cries big, sobby tears*

Now, when I'm not rolling a mage when going for the Deep Roads, at least, I drag Morrigan along. If you want to move faster than you ever thought possible (and you're also a mage), bring Morrigan and Wynne along and make sure Haste is active for your Warden as well as the other two gals. OMG, I've never laughed so friggin' hard!  My next run to complete before DA2 comes out will be as a mage and I'm going to bring Wynne, Morrigan, and Zevran along for most of it. This'll give a whole new meaning to the term "speedrun," aye?  

Modifié par ACWolfe, 14 janvier 2011 - 04:02 .

[MrDizazta]

It is very tempting. Maybe after I get paid this week I will see how much I have to pay for this.

Modifié par MrDizaztar, 14 janvier 2011 - 04:01 .