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[mondotomhead]

So I had NO IDEA what I was doing in this game and instead of asking alot of dumb questions on this forum I bought "The Book".   I've restarted the games and so many things make sense now.   I've found lots of items I missed the first time and was stronger because of it.  Also, it explains how to give gifts and make potions.  Also, and I had no clue about this one, the approval ratings from your party!.   I am now in a romance with Morrigan-hahahaha.   I totally suggest to get this stradegy guide since it makes Dragon Age so much more fun to play.

[Bathead]

I usually get a strategy guide for just about every game I get, this is no exception. I find it quite useful.

[ToJKa1]

I figure stuff out myself, but when i do need help i use the online wiki's, they're free and pretty comprehensive. Here's the Dragon Age one: http://dragonage.wik...Dragon_Age_Wiki

[deathwing200]

If it's your first RPG ever, then buying a strategy guide is justified. Otherwise, it's a waste of money. These so called guides wouldn't know min-maxing if it smacked them in the face.

[Cybercat999]

Not really, I actually never check manuals. First I want to explore the game on my own, and even then these kinds of games are so alike in mechanics that when you "beat" one you have pretty good idea what to do in the next one.

When I want more info on particular matter I check forums and Wiki.



I seriously miss the feeling I had with my first MMO. Took me a week to get to level 7 (out of 220) and I was completely clueless about everything. But it was such amazing new word that left me breathless and when I managed to kill my first..... rat I think it was.... I was so proud of myself I actually started jumping up and down irl. It was better "first experience" than sex.

[KariTR]

I don't even read manuals, never have. A game is as good or bad as it's learning curve for me; if I am struggling despite an in game guide then I consider that the developer's fault not mine for not creating a more intuitive system in the first place. I will certainly not reward incompetance by giving more money for an additional guide.



Plus I am explorer type gamer, I like discovering things for myself and to use one of your examples, had great fun experimenting with gifts in my first playthrough. I still have a scrap of paper here with notes like "Lel likes shoes, Ali likes Runestones??" (the latter puzzled me ).



Also, there is so much content in the game, I figure (perhaps wrongly) that a strategy guide would ruin replayability. I absolutely love the fact that on my 3rd playthrough I was still learning new things as well as being able to perfect things I'd learned in earlier playthroughs.

[underhill.mr]

also..considering that there are many good, free guides online (gamefaqs.com is a good source), I fali to see the point of paying for one

[Dieover]

Buying the strategy guides help the developers in the long run to show your appreciation and supports. I also wanna praise the OP for her wise and thoughtful decision

Modifié par Dieover, 21 décembre 2009 - 01:48 .

[J.O.G]

Cybercat999 wrote...
 It was better "first experience" than sex.

Maybe you should've bought a strategy guide?

[Cybercat999]

J.O.G wrote...

Cybercat999 wrote...
 It was better "first experience" than sex.

Maybe you should've bought a strategy guide?

Maybe he should have.

[J.O.G]

Cybercat999 wrote...

J.O.G wrote...

Cybercat999 wrote...
 It was better "first experience" than sex.

Maybe you should've bought a strategy guide?

Maybe he should have.

Oh come on, you can't expect us guys to do all the work, we already have to make up those witty pick-up lines.

[Brother Pain]

I actually bought the strategy guide for DO:A (which is my first), but my excuse is that I went on vacation a few days after getting the game and found it in a bookstore in New York. The guide has been slightly useful as a shortcut to getting certain information, but there's nothing in it that can't be gleaned off GameFAQs or the forums here. Gave me something to read on the long planetrip home though

Will I buy a strategy guide for another game? Not likely.

[jennamarae]

I bought one because I was horribly stuck in the Fade and completely forgot to look for a wiki first. I've looked at it twice, so it was a definite waste of money for me.

[B33ker]

I bought the hardcover version to get the 70+ extra pages of history and lore of the game.

[Whailor]

Never brought any strategy guides for anything. Why? Easy to figure things out. Details, yes, them you may have to find out with following run throughs but general stuff, easy to figure out. My gaming is usually following this model:



1. I play the game first time by doing the main storyline, several (but not all) side quests and then finish the game - general stuff, I still miss a lot of detail;

2. I play again, this time I focus on sidequests and stories and do a lot of those before I complete the main story and the game;

3. Assuming the game is interesting enough, on 3rd try I really go into nitpicking mode to find out every possible detail - all side quests, all details, different results, how I can combine them and so on. Real detailed stuff



But strategy guides? Walkthroughs? Hints? Why would I ever need to get those...

[mondotomhead]

I know you can look up stuff when you're stuck or ask on forums and Wiki. But there are parts of the game that aren't that obvious. How do you know what you don't know? I'm nowhere near an acomplished gamer like some of you are so I kinda needed the help.

[mondotomhead]

I know you can look up stuff when you're stuck or ask on forums and Wiki. But there are parts of the game that aren't that obvious. How do you know what you don't know? I'm nowhere near an acomplished gamer like some of you are so I kinda needed the help.

[DragonRageGT]

I used a online guide when I played BG, long ago... sure, it did helped me find things I would never find otherwise but in a sense, it ruined the game for me. I knew that when I played BG2 without any help or guide, at least in the first playthrough, with eventual help from official forum if I were really stuck at some particular point. It was a whole new experience.



So, yeah, I may get a guide as they do help find some hidden stuff, provide detailed walkthrough and stuff but never ever again before my first full run through the game to savor it! Which didn't prevent me from coming to these forums and get as much help as I could with the pause&tactic on Dragon Age, since I thought I could play it like any other great RPG of different gameplay style, with no pausing at all...on Hard...there are great tatics threads out there!

[Grumpy Old Wizard]

I never buy strategy guides. You can find all the walkthrough help or character build help you need online. And strategy guides often deal with older game builds and are outdated when the game comes out.

[Bio Addict]

I bought it after my first run through just to help with getting alternate endings.

[ModForFun]

I would nevr buy a guide, its way to easy to search google for the answers that are ofent far more detailed then whats provided in prima guides.

[jennamarae]

mondotomhead wrote...

I'm nowhere near an acomplished gamer like some of you are so I kinda needed the help.

Neither am I. What I like about going through the game without reading everything in the strategy guide is that I've played through to the end 5 times and part way through with probably 10 others that I abandoned or started over for various reasons and I'm still finding new things in-game that I didn't know about. No two play throughs have been identical for me. I love the replayability this game has for me since I keep discovering new things. If I read every bit of that strategy guide I bought, it just wouldn't have the same feel to me anymore. But if I get stuck and can't figure something out I find the spot in the guide that specifically deals with what I'm stuck on, or the page on wiki, and find the solution.

[Sibelius1]

Cybercat999 wrote...

I was so proud of myself I actually started jumping up and down irl. It was better "first experience" than sex.

Oh dear, thats pretty sad.

[Sibelius1]

Evainelithe wrote...

I bought the collector's edition of the strategy guide for the fantasy art. The descriptions of the quests were often incorrect or vague and you'd be better off just using google for that.

Ties in with the in game combat information then