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[mousestalker]

It's pretty plain that while DA2 has its advocates, on the whole it is less well-regarded than DAO. Many bhave offered suggestions as to why that is. Many have firm opinions on the matter and have hitherto been unafraid to state them without regard to properiety or the facts of the matter.

There is a simple correlation that determines the quality of games. The correlation is based upon sound statistical methodology and is nigh incontravertible. This is not opinion. It is fact.

DAO had a minimum of twelve halla. DA2 had none. DAO was considered one of the better games of its year. DA2 received more muted plaudits.

The conclusion to be drawn is obvious. THe more halla a game has, the better it is received. Admittedly the sample size is small. But the distinction is there.

What Bioware needs to do to hedge their bets and increase the odds of any future DA games being well received is to radically and dramatically increase the number of halla in game. Two herds of twenty each should do the trick.

[batlin]

It all makes sense now. Halla are to Dragon Age what pirates are to global warming!

Modifié par batlin, 07 juin 2012 - 07:10 .

[David Gaider]

Hmm. I'll need to file this suggestion under "More Cowbell!", I guess.

[Sacred_Fantasy]

@OP, I'm having problem understanding your post.

Are you talking about this halla?

[mousestalker]

Yes, that is a halla. They were gathered in a pen in the Dalish elves encampment and scattered throughout the Brecilian forest in DAO.

[ianvillan]

Does this mean when politicians deny Global Warming they are secretly denying the existance of pirates.

[syllogi]

Increasing the number of cats and female dwarves in all of your games (this includes SWTOR, the ME franchise, and even C&C) will also lead to higher review scores.

[brushyourteeth]

The load screen to the Dragon Age: Legends game on facebook shows a character riding a halla.
That's all I'm sayin' 
Of course a griffon or 50 would be nice too. But not as much fun to yell.

Anyway, I'd like to salute you on your objective scientific conclusions. Who says logic and fantasy don't mix?

[Zanallen]

Nononono, the real reason DAO sold better than DA2 was the inclusion of Rangers and Shapeshifters in the first game. Without those two specializations, sales plummeted. This is a fact.

[thats1evildude]

I actually miss the halla. I thought they were hella cute.

David Gaider wrote...

Hmm. I'll need to file this suggestion under "More Cowbell!", I guess.

Guess what? I got a fever and the only prescription is more halla.

Modifié par thats1evildude, 07 juin 2012 - 08:10 .

[Apollo Starflare]

syllogi wrote...

Increasing the number of cats and female dwarves in all of your games (this includes SWTOR, the ME franchise, and even C&C) will also lead to higher review scores.

It is known.

[brushyourteeth]

Apollo Starflare wrote...

syllogi wrote...

Increasing the number of cats and female dwarves in all of your games (this includes SWTOR, the ME franchise, and even C&C) will also lead to higher review scores.

It is known.

*nods*
It is known.

[Gamercat]

Did we see any nugs in DA2? I think not.......

[LolaLei]

David Gaider wrote...

Hmm. I'll need to file this suggestion under "More Cowbell!", I guess.

Maybe you could tie cow bells to all the Halla.

Or just replace all the Halla with Christopher Walken, I'd be down with that!

[hussey 92]

Halla apearance = good

celebrity cameo = bad

[LolaLei]

hussey 92 wrote...

Halla apearance = good

celebrity cameo = bad

Pfft, Elves love Christopher Walken, he's easier to look after!

[wsandista]

This has to be the dumbest thing I've read all day. I mean a few wanna-be deer would not have made DA2 any better.

It was obviously the absence of nugs that caused DA2 all of it's problems.

[robertthebard]

wsandista wrote...

This has to be the dumbest thing I've read all day. I mean a few wanna-be deer would not have made DA2 any better.

It was obviously the absence of nugs that caused DA2 all of it's problems.

I don't know, a lot of people didn't like Schmooples much, at least they made a mod to mute him/her/it.  But I don't recall any remove the halla mods.  I think the OP may be on to something.

[Aroihkin]

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[FieryDove]

wsandista wrote...

This has to be the dumbest thing I've read all day. I mean a few wanna-be deer would not have made DA2 any better.

It was obviously the absence of nugs that caused DA2 all of it's problems.

The halla were present in DA2. The term Halla head - New Elves, at least half of them were halla heads so there were more halla present in DA2 than DAO ...from a certain point of view.

The absence of nug is Varric's fault. He doesn't like them so no mention is made. There may have been 100's running around and...we will never know the truth. sigh

[RinpocheSchnozberry]

The fact that I missed this thread is further evidence of the end times. This is an excellent thread, and a fine observation.

I cannot see a halla without imagining one of the beasts yodelling a welcome.

[thats1evildude]

FieryDove wrote...

The absence of nug is Varric's fault. He doesn't like them so no mention is made. There may have been 100's running around and...we will never know the truth. sigh

Actually, there's a reason for the lack of nugs in Kirkwall: they were declared vermin and exterminated 400 years ago out of fear that they carried Blight sickness. The mass slaughter of the nugs was called the Battle of the Squealing Plains.

You might think I'm joking, but it pops up on one of the loading screens.

Modifié par thats1evildude, 13 juin 2012 - 08:27 .