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[tiberius_adamantine]

Sith Grey Warden wrote...

So you're forcing the player to pick a side right from the start? I don't think that would work well as any new players would have little idea about what has shaped two sides. A small amount of information could not catch them up sufficiently, I think, but perhaps the initial choice of a side could be after the first act, which would be spent trying to survive/help others/whatever while caught between both sides?

Other than that, this looks like a great idea.

Not right off the start. My hope is that they have an general idea in the introduction with some time to learn more about the sides. So yeah, you will be given time to make an informed choice. I also appreciate the compliment from you and the others who approve the general idea. Hopefully I'll give the developers at least a little to think about.

[DRTJR]

Their is also Kal'Hirol which lord Helmi had forces return and retake it after awakening

[Jedi Master of Orion]

I really can't see every nation and people in Thedas putting aside their old hatreds just to pick a side in the mages vs templars conflict. Most of them don't care as much about that as their other historical issues. The Dalish would never side with the Tevinter Imperium. Ferelden has no great love for them either, none of the Andrastian nations do. And the Magisters certainly don't care about rebel mages in the rest of the world. I also don't see why the dwarves would especially care much how the surfacers treat magic users as long as they can trade with somebody . If the entire Chantry itself went to war I have a hard time seeing the conflict simply being divided by nation states. The Chantry has a presence in every country except Tevinter and the Divine doesn't have a way to directly control any of them except Kirkwall.

[Sajuro]

You forgot to include the part where you get to the final boss only to find that Gary Oak has killed him already, because he's Gary ****ing Oak

[tiberius_adamantine]

Jedi Master of Orion wrote...

I really can't see every nation and people in Thedas putting aside their old hatreds just to pick a side in the mages vs templars conflict. Most of them don't care as much about that as their other historical issues. The Dalish would never side with the Tevinter Imperium. Ferelden has no great love for them either, none of the Andrastian nations do. And the Magisters certainly don't care about rebel mages in the rest of the world. I also don't see why the dwarves would especially care much how the surfacers treat magic users as long as they can trade with somebody . If the entire Chantry itself went to war I have a hard time seeing the conflict simply being divided by nation states. The Chantry has a presence in every country except Tevinter and the Divine doesn't have a way to directly control any of them except Kirkwall.

I really don't see why this is hard to imagine. You already know that the world is on the brink of war and that the mage-templar conflict seems to be at the heart of it.  History has proven that even people who don't necessarily see eye to eye can cooperate to fight a common enemy. The other nations that support the Renegade may not think to highly of Tevinter but would allow the help like the U.S and Britain did with the Soviet Union during WW2 to oppose Hitler. Tevinter would support the Renegade for much of the same reasons that the U.S would support an attempt at a new democracy in a country. Orlais and the Divine go hand in hand, especially with a previous Emperor trying to use it as a means of extending his borders. Nevarra seems the same way with one of the Pentaghast family being a seeker for the chantry. Ferelden has already proven its disdain for Orlais and shown a distance from the Chantry in its willingness to harbor mages outside of Chantry control even before the rebellions. The Free Marches have a very different and independant way of doing things and given the events of DA2 seem more likely to support their independance and resent foreign involvement. A few cities, like Starkhaven, might end up supporting the Chantry but I don't believe that they would as a whole. The dwarves are acting more as suppliers so their role seems reasonable too.

[MadMoskus]

tiberius_adamantine wrote...

I'm not sure where you got that idea but you will have a choice is supporting either the Chantry or the Rebellion. Quest areas will be likely repeated but who you are fighting for will be your choice.

Thank the Maker!

[tiberius_adamantine]

I wonder if there is any way to get Bioware's attention with this.

[Aislinn Shea]

You are putting too much emphasis on the war between the mages and the chantry. This is Dragon Age, where we are seeing the rise once again of the dragons once thought to be extinct. The attempts to bring back the 'old gods', the rise in intelligent darkspawn, and a whole lot more dragons will be seen in DA3. As with all past story lines, you have the differences between beliefs, but a common goal of survival; against the blight, against the mother/architect, against warring mages and templars, and now against a darkspawn magistrate. The story will revolve around each side bending in one way or another, to fight the threat of either the old gods or dragons.

[tiberius_adamantine]

Aislinn Shea wrote...

You are putting too much emphasis on the war between the mages and the chantry. This is Dragon Age, where we are seeing the rise once again of the dragons once thought to be extinct. The attempts to bring back the 'old gods', the rise in intelligent darkspawn, and a whole lot more dragons will be seen in DA3. As with all past story lines, you have the differences between beliefs, but a common goal of survival; against the blight, against the mother/architect, against warring mages and templars, and now against a darkspawn magistrate. The story will revolve around each side bending in one way or another, to fight the threat of either the old gods or dragons.

I don't feel that there is too much emphasis on the war as an intercontinental war would take a lot of focus. The old gods are almost all dead, the blight is over, the architect may or may not be around, and the war between mages and templars has been brewing for a very long time. The Chantry is unlikely to relinquish its power and control and the mages are tired of being oppressed by it. A more likely scenario, in the worst case, would be that they agree to a truce but fight the new threat independantly.