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[BioFan (Official)]

I know the DA crew is small right now, but it seems like hiring someone

 

 

I know the DA team is a skeleton crew right now while they're in (we guess) pre-production, but hiring someone to hit Patrick with a foam bat every time he puts an apostrophe in a name might be a worthwhile investment. I assume this used to be David Gaider's job .

 

(I mean, I'm sure Mike could do it, but probably he has other stuff to be getting on with.)

 

My guess is that it's the core team of lead writing folks. Once they know what they're going to be doing with the story, they'll likely bring on folks to build the game, design art, cast voices, etc. 

[Heimdall]

My guess is that it's the core team of lead writing folks. Once they know what they're going to be doing with the story, they'll likely bring on folks to build the game, design art, cast voices, etc. 

I think the artists come on pretty early too, the level designers need concept art to work from before they can start building.

[Reznore57]

My guess is that it's the core team of lead writing folks. Once they know what they're going to be doing with the story, they'll likely bring on folks to build the game, design art, cast voices, etc. 

 

Possible they'll stay in pre production until Andromeda is finished and then they'll move some people from Andromeda to DA mainly and others to new IP.

[BioFan (Official)]

I think the artists come on pretty early too, the level designers need concept art to work from before they can start building.

 

Yeah I think they come in once some locations/characters and things are solidified. Though we may or may not even be there yet *shrugs*. 

[Heimdall]

Yeah I think they come in once some locations/characters and things are solidified. Though we may or may not even be there yet *shrugs*.

If they've been working on it since Trespasser was done, I imagine they at least have them doing some preliminary mock ups of what they do have nailed down. They've probably determined, for example, whether Minrathous will be a place we can go yet and have some work being done on that.

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

If they've been working on it since Trespasser was done, I imagine they at least have them doing some preliminary mock ups of what they do have nailed down. They've probably determined, for example, whether Minrathous will be a place we can go yet and have some work being done on that.

Well, I just got both extremely excited and sick to my stomach. lol

[Hrungr]

User

So we've had two male qunari party members in DAO and DAI. Any chance of a strong female qunari next?

 

Spoiler

 

Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

Definitely a chance. We like doing character types we haven't done before, and that would be a biggie in hypothetical future game.

[Hrungr]

Now I kinda wonder if they'll bring Rasaan in for the next game...

 

[Hrungr]

Dragon Age ‏@dragonage

Cole gets +10 for problem solving: http://bit.ly/1UhK0r8  #FanQuisitionFriday

 

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

Now I kinda wonder if they'll bring Rasaan in for the next game...

 

They'll have to improve qunari hair to do so. So, win/win all around?

 

 

 

Dragon Age ‏@dragonage

Cole gets +10 for problem solving: http://bit.ly/1UhK0r8  #FanQuisitionFriday

 

 

I agree. Cole handled that magnificently.

[BioFan (Official)]

 

They'll have to improve qunari hair to do so. So, win/win all around?

 

I certainly hope so! Hair was a big source of critique for DAI. 

 

Otherwise....



 

[Hrungr]

Jo Berry ‏@Joanna_Berry

Made progress on Calpernia's robes tonight. Coming along!

 

[ladyofpayne]

 

User

So we've had two male qunari party members in DAO and DAI. Any chance of a strong female qunari next?

 

Spoiler

 

Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

Definitely a chance. We like doing character types we haven't done before, and that would be a biggie in hypothetical future game.

 

Of all factionf of Thedas we don't have Chevalier companion only.

[Andraste_Reborn]

Of all factionf of Thedas we don't have Chevalier companion only.

 

That's not really true. Just off the top of my head: we haven't had a Tal'Vashoth who's a Tal'Vashoth from the start of the game, a Fog Warrior, an Ash Warrior (with a hound!), a Rivani Seer, a Nevarran dragon hunter or Mortalitasi, an Avvar, a Chasind, a person from the Anderfels who actually lived there and talks about it, a dwarf from Kal'Sharok or the Tevinter Ambassadoria.

 

Which is not to say I don't want to see a Chevalier companion, if it makes sense for the story, but there are many other groups and factions that also aren't represented yet.

[nightscrawl]

If they've been working on it since Trespasser was done, I imagine they at least have them doing some preliminary mock ups of what they do have nailed down. They've probably determined, for example, whether Minrathous will be a place we can go yet and have some work being done on that.

Well, I just got both extremely excited and sick to my stomach. lol

 
Ditto.

[vertigomez]

User
So we've had two male qunari party members in DAO and DAI. Any chance of a strong female qunari next?
 

Spoiler

 
Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

Definitely a chance. We like doing character types we haven't done before, and that would be a biggie in hypothetical future game.

Now I kinda wonder if they'll bring Rasaan in for the next game...
 

I'm hoping for Shokrakar.

[Hrungr]

BioWare ‏@bioware

Not our usual kind of Easter egg.

 

https://twitter.com/...134924668837889

[Hrungr]

User

@BioMarkDarrah what kinds of scenes do you like writing the most as a writer?

 

Mark Darrah ‏@BioMarkDarrah

not actually a writer. I like to make @PatrickWeekes not use the letter T

 

Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

I very much dislike such heavy excision, as words come slowly in said fashion.

 

Muppet Camel Express ‏@mel_f_lem

oh bravo, sir.

 

John Epler @ Home ‏@eplerjc

now do 'e'.

 

Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

John, you giant hurtful bag of *****.

 

Muppet Camel Express ‏@mel_f_lem

now do it without the three act structure or the hero's journey

 

[ladyofpayne]

That's not really true. Just off the top of my head: we haven't had a Tal'Vashoth who's a Tal'Vashoth from the start of the game, a Fog Warrior, an Ash Warrior (with a hound!), a Rivani Seer, a Nevarran dragon hunter or Mortalitasi, an Avvar, a Chasind, a person from the Anderfels who actually lived there and talks about it, a dwarf from Kal'Sharok or the Tevinter Ambassadoria.

 

Which is not to say I don't want to see a Chevalier companion, if it makes sense for the story, but there are many other groups and factions that also aren't represented yet.

Those factions are local and have no reason to interfere in incoming "humans-elves" conflict.

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

Those factions are local and have no reason to interfere in incoming "humans-elves" conflict.

1) There's not necessarily going to be a "humans-elves" conflict.

 

2) Most of those factions Andraste_Reborn mentioned are human, so they'd actually be half the conflict.

 

3) Chevaliers have some vested interest that's greater than the others', how???

[Andraste_Reborn]

Those factions are local and have no reason to interfere in incoming "humans-elves" conflict.

 

The next game won't just deal with a conflict between humans and elves. We're probably going to Tevinter, and the war with the Qunari might be heating up. A Tal'Vashoth, Fog Warrior or Ambassadoria dwarf would certainly have a view on that conflict, and the Anderfells are right next door to Tevinter. I agree that Ash Warriors and Avvar and Rivani and so on are less likely possibilities, but I was just listing examples of groups that haven't been represented as companions yet.

 

And how are Orlesian Chevaliers not a local faction, just like most of the groups I mentioned?

[Gold Dragon]

Yet one of the Judgments places an Avaar clan in Tevinter borders, so....

[Elhanan]

Tis obvious; Shale and her mate Feynriel have united much of Tevinter in a war against fowl corruption in the land....

[Hrungr]

Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

2000-ish words, many of them non-sucky, I think! Later will do pass to hit my characters' emotions more explicitly, as I always botch that.

 

Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

Down-side of game writing: used to great cinematics and VO, so I tend to write lines in novel and assume that VO, staging will sell them.

 

Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

Then people go, "I had no idea your char was sad here," and I'm like, "But can't you imagine how she sounded when she said she ohhh right."

 

Patrick Weekes ‏@PatrickWeekes

/hashtag writing-in-multiple-mediums-problems

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

So, that's the most upfront admission he's writing a new videogame character we've gotten so far, right?