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[Luke Barrett]

Perhaps once this patch is out for a bit I can see exactly what import issues are remaining and pitch a modification to chargen2 (thats what the creation screen is called) to allow flags for these extra changes. I can't promise anything though - import issues require insane amounts of testing time to make sure it doesn't break anything else.

[LyndseyCousland]

Ah, I see. How frustrating. D:
Thank you all the same.

[tristax78]

Wait...so I'm just getting around to playing (currently in the beginning of Act 2). I've been looking forward to the Nathanial quest a lot. He lived in my Awakenings game but I did leave him at the keep (fully upgraded). I also let the Architect live. Since I left him at the keep does this mean that DA2 assumes he died and the quest won't trigger?

Is this bug 100% across the board? I'm going to be so bummed if that's the case.

[Matt 2108]

tristax78 wrote...

Wait...so I'm just getting around to playing (currently in the beginning of Act 2). I've been looking forward to the Nathanial quest a lot. He lived in my Awakenings game but I did leave him at the keep (fully upgraded). I also let the Architect live. Since I left him at the keep does this mean that DA2 assumes he died and the quest won't trigger?

Is this bug 100% across the board? I'm going to be so bummed if that's the case.

Yes.  The problem is that Awakening doesn't take upgrading the keep into account, and automatically flags everyone you didn't bring to the Dragonbone Wastes as dead, no matter what the epilogue says.

[Ednoria]

Wow! Thanks for the update, and I'm looking forward to the changes. And may I say again, getting information like this, even if it's not what we want to hear, does a heck of a lot to keep the frustration down. Thanks.

[DaBigDragon]

No answer for Bodahn's merchant bag not being usable in Hawke's Estate?

Anyone?

[Matt 2108]

DaBigDragon wrote...

No answer for Bodahn's merchant bag not being usable in Hawke's Estate?

Anyone?

Agreed, this would be nice to have.

[xi ShadowWolf x]

Thanks for the update ^w^

[trekkieb47]

Will I be able to get the supplier achievement if I saved before I got the last two items I needed but previously bought a stack of 2 spindleweeds in the Emporium in Year 3?

[Rob Bartel]

Alright, another update. Mike got swept up with some other duties so instead you get me.

As I hinted at in yesterday's post, there's a whole other portion of the upcoming patch I haven't even touched on yet. Based on your feedback and that of a crack squad of our inhouse QA and design specialists, we decided to pursue a major combat balance pass as a part of this patch. A handful of these are outright bug fixes but the bulk are actually subtle enhancements that really improve the feel and flow of combat and character progression, making your tactical/strategic decisions more important and your characters more responsive.

No doubt some aspects of this balance pass will prove controversial but the feedback we received from our in-house and external testers has been extremely positive. The game feels more tense, engaging, and fun as a result of these changes going in. Once again, the patch notes will cover this in greater detail but here's a summary of what you can expect:

• General Improvements - We've slowed the initial pace of enemies at the start of combat, allowing tactical positioning to play a more useful and important role. They also generally gain more health as the game progresses, they're less likely to explode into puddles of blood and gore all the time and their basic attacks are less likely to cause interruptions. Likewise, party members now resume their previous actions once interrupted so you don't have to micromanage them as much and ask them to swig that potion more than once. That said, silence effects and disruptions to stealth have been beefed up a little, making those rarer sorts of interruptions play a more critical role. Enemy commanders are also a little smarter, throwing stun grenades while encouraging their troops to concentrate on a single target. And elemental resistances actually cap out at 95% now, meaning no one can be fully immune to a given damage type.
• Warriors - Overall, warriors were a little more powerful than we wanted them to be, making combat a bit of a cakewalk for these players. The bulk of this had to do with how frequently various abilities were applying the Stagger effect so a lot of our efforts were focused on scaling that frequency back a little (we also reduced other classes' ability to take advantage of the Stagger effect as well). The costs and effectiveness of a few abilities were also tweaked and we increased the effectiveness of some of the threat generation abilities. The effectiveness of abilities like Berzerk were also made more effective.
• Rogues - Rogues, on the other hand, were still a little weaker than we wanted. They'll now regenerate stamina more quickly while performing basic attacks, we've increased the damage of some abilities, and we've made it easier for them to disorient their opponents and reduce their threat levels. We did lengthen some of the cooldowns, however.
• Mages - Mages were a bit of a mixed bag and it was very easy for them to unintentionally evolve into glass cannons - powerful but finicky and fragile. Part of this was due to disparity between their different ability chains and upgrade paths, for instance, with some being obviously underpowered and others over-powered. We wanted to make them a little more forgiving and easier to play while also achieving a more even balance between the different upgrade paths. We juggled the damage and duration of a bunch of offensive abilities up and down to achieve that balance while also making their defensive abilities a little more powerful.

Finally, some updates of what to expect next week. Thanks to the Sony Europe team pushing really hard on the patch, it looks like they'll actually be the first across the finish line. They expect the patch to launch sometime on Monday, May 30th. Microsoft has also been hard at work, and they are expecting the X360 Title Update to launch on Tuesday, May 31.

PC, Mac, and Sony North America remain unconfirmed at this time but we'll keep you posted as we learn more.

Thanks again, everyone, and enjoy your weekend!
Rob

[Victia]

Thanks Rob - all good news :-D

[TheRevelator]

Coolio

[stragonar]

I wasn't expecting to see gameplay balance come into this patch at all. It's nice to see the main goal here is to improve the game however possible and not just fix bugs. That is a definately a redeeming quality of work my opinion.

[AuriDUL]

...we increased the effectiveness of some of the threat generation abilities.

I have found my tank in DAO to be quite better than in DA2 so I'm looking forward to this change.

Microsoft has also been hard at work, and they are expecting the X360 Title Update to launch on Tuesday, May 31.

Thanks for the ETA ;-)

[Yuqi]

Finally, fingers crossed the import fixes will work from origins..Thanks for the work guys, and to the crack force ;D

[Nightshade IX]

Even though dragon age 2 is disappointing to me, the support for this game is much better than what it was for Origins. Kudos for that.

One little question; are there any fixes for the talents cleanse, dispel magic or healing aura in this patch? Thanks.

[AreleX]

trying not to rage before i see all the patch notes

trying very hard

[DOYOURLABS]

Wait they are weakening warrior? IMO it was the weakest class I've played so far. Might have just been how I spec'd it though.

[Matt 2108]

I don't see how reducing the frequency of the stagger effect weakens warriors... sounds like they didn't like Chain Lightning exploding everybody.

[lmoggy]

finally i can get the supplier achievement, the last one i need until new dlc

[MasterSamson88]

Rob Bartel wrote...

[*]Audio Balance - We weren't happy with how loud combat audio was in comparison to exploration and dialog so our audio team did some fine-tuning on that.

[*]Audio Balance huh? I always did kind of notice that the combat audio was rather loud. Thanks for the fix.

[WeRtheBrox]

Here's an issue that annoys me that I haven't seen addressed:  the equipment rating system.  In a word, it's worthless.  Example:  I picked up a ring after a fight that had the same qualities as another ring in my inventory -- in a side-by-side comparison, they were word-for-word exactly the same -- except one was rated 1 star and the other 3.  WTH?

Any chance this will be addressed in this or a future patch?

[LyndseyCousland]

Those improvements sound rather promising actually, on the whole. :hmm: