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[rapscallioness]

Lol! No, the concept of "girlish glee" is bigger than any one gender. It's a certain giddy feeling you get abt something way down inside.

[whogotsalami]

Wiedzmin182009 wrote...

DA III = Free Marches, Orlais, Ferelden and Nevarra.

So there is a strong possibility of visiting southern Tevinter. Cool
Solus and Perivantium are in range. Silent Plains are also included (the greatest battle in Thedas history, which ended the 1st Blight).

Modifié par whogotsalami, 24 janvier 2013 - 12:44 .

[Ilidan_DA]

Image from my personal project.

Modifié par Wiedzmin182009, 25 janvier 2013 - 04:01 .

[daft inquisitor]

Commander Kurt wrote...
Men can't be filled with girlish glee from time to time? But to be frank, I'm very much a lady. It's just, I played a lot of starcraft a few years back and it got sooooo much easier when I had a male/neutral avatar/nick, then it just kinda stuck. Sorry to cause confusion.

This makes a few of your posts I've seen elsewhere make more sense, I'll say that much. 

rapscallioness wrote...

Lol! No, the concept of "girlish glee" is bigger than any one gender. It's a certain giddy feeling you get abt something way down inside.

Fenris makes me squee, and I go fanboy like crazy over him, but that doesn't mean he fills me with girlish glee. There is a distinction there. :innocent:

@Weidz: Is that a confirmed area map for DA3, or just basing it on what has been said so far?

Modifié par ShadowDragoonFTW, 24 janvier 2013 - 11:25 .

[Commander Kurt]

ShadowDragoonFTW wrote...

Commander Kurt wrote...
Men can't be filled with girlish glee from time to time? But to be frank, I'm very much a lady. It's just, I played a lot of starcraft a few years back and it got sooooo much easier when I had a male/neutral avatar/nick, then it just kinda stuck. Sorry to cause confusion.

This makes a few of your posts I've seen elsewhere make more sense, I'll say that much. 

rapscallioness wrote...

Lol! No, the concept of "girlish glee" is bigger than any one gender. It's a certain giddy feeling you get abt something way down inside.

Fenris makes me squee, and I go fanboy like crazy over him, but that doesn't mean he fills me with girlish glee. There is a distinction there. :innocent:

@Weidz: Is that a confirmed area map for DA3, or just basing it on what has been said so far?

Ha! Guess I give off vibes that are part "all man" and part "gurly girl", which, come to think of it, doesn't really sound that attractive. 

Sooo, maps. I know that the areas in-game are supposedly massive, but has it been confirmed that the world map will be this big?? It's huge. If that's the case, forget about horses; we'll need griffons...

[ElitePinecone]

I think the idea is that, like in Origins and practically every other game ever, moving on the world map doesn't actually represent weeks or months of real-world travel. Having to accurately depict the passage of time and link it to the ongoing story sounds like a bit of a nightmare, really

As for the map sizes, there was a quote floating around that one particular "level" in DA3 was roughly equivalent to a fair chunk (or was it all?) of DA2's maps, though that doesn't really tell us what sort of level it is, or the content involved. A huge hub is quite different to a big open-world combat area, for example. I'm most interested by the potential for exploration, and hiding sidequests or other content in areas that actually require a bit of legwork to reach.

[daft inquisitor]

 @Kurt: I'm told most guys dig girls that act like guys sometimes, so... *shrug* could work for you.  (As an aside, I had an ex that acted more like a frat boy than anything. She was very appealing, but that side of her I didn't particularly care for...)

But, as for the topic at hand!

I know a lot of TRPGs track in-game time when you move between zones (Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, and a few other track days of the week and months, occasionally even year). I would love to see that affect something in game, but honestly, it never does (short of seasonal random battles).

The quote was that, "one of DA3's maps is equivalent in size to all of DA2's", IIRC. But that can also be taken a multitude of ways. I'm honestly hoping that, if it is a multi-nation game, they have an entire open-world setting for each nation, then divide them by ride-throughs. Kind of like Assassin's Creed 1. You could go to Ochre, and the entire city and surrounding areas were fully explorable. If you wanted to go to a different city, you went through a "travel hub", and wound up in the other nation, with a similar setup.

It could be fun for Dragon Age 3 to be like that. Have more explorable, but still have boundaries. We shall see, we shall see.

Modifié par ShadowDragoonFTW, 24 janvier 2013 - 03:31 .

[DragonMage95]

 I'm so excited for Dragon Age 3. I have a feeling that when it comes out i'll be as excited as this guy, www.youtube.com/watch 

[nightscrawl]

Please don't post hi-res images like that. 12mb is ridiculous for a forum post. If you REALLY need, post a smaller one and link to the hi-res.

And how do you know the scope of DA3 anyway, or even of Exalted Marches, for that matter?

[Fast Jimmy]

nightscrawl wrote...

Please don't post hi-res images like that. 12mb is ridiculous for a forum post. If you REALLY need, post a smaller one and link to the hi-res.

And how do you know the scope of DA3 anyway, or even of Exalted Marches, for that matter?

It was part of a convention presentation a few months back, the same one where they talked about the companion armor customization concept for the first time.

The quote went along the lines of "DA:O took place in an area this size: (outline Ferelden). DA2 took place in an area this size: (outline the tiny size of Kirkwall, to the laughter of many). We're hoping with the next Dragon Age project, we can take the scope to HERE: (outline of all of the Free Marches, Ferelden, Orlais, Nerara... basically, the green circle you see above)."

[Commander Kurt]

@Dragon;

Yeah, I'm scraping by...  But the cities were like in skyrim then, but bigger? Sounds ambitious, but neat.

I liked how it works in DA:O when you see the party snailing across the map. Instant travel between areas is practical for sure, but I find it lacks charm.

ElitePinecone wrote...

I think the idea is that, like in Origins and practically every other game ever, moving on the world map doesn't actually represent weeks or months of real-world travel. Having to accurately depict the passage of time and link it to the ongoing story sounds like a bit of a nightmare, really

As for the map sizes, there was a quote floating around that one particular "level" in DA3 was roughly equivalent to a fair chunk (or was it all?) of DA2's maps, though that doesn't really tell us what sort of level it is, or the content involved. A huge hub is quite different to a big open-world combat area, for example. I'm most interested by the potential for exploration, and hiding sidequests or other content in areas that actually require a bit of legwork to reach.

I know LOTS of RPG elitists who would love that, actually. 

Yeah, that was the quote I was remembering. And I agree it makes a difference, but still. It sounds awesome, really, but I too really hope that all that space is put to good use and not just put in place because bigger is better.

Did I mention that it sounds awesome..? The possibilities, man, just think of the possibilities...

[ElitePinecone]

Fast Jimmy wrote...

nightscrawl wrote...

And how do you know the scope of DA3 anyway, or even of Exalted Marches, for that matter?

It was part of a convention presentation a few months back, the same one where they talked about the companion armor customization concept for the first time.

The quote went along the lines of "DA:O took place in an area this size: (outline Ferelden). DA2 took place in an area this size: (outline the tiny size of Kirkwall, to the laughter of many). We're hoping with the next Dragon Age project, we can take the scope to HERE: (outline of all of the Free Marches, Ferelden, Orlais, Nerara... basically, the green circle you see above)."

It might be a good idea to cut back on gigantic images, you're right.

For Exalted March, the devs were wearing T-shirts at some convention back in 2011 that had words with missing letters.

The words ended up speling out "Exalted March", "Est watch [the forum filter doesn't like this name]", "Starkhaven" and "Wildervale" - the last three are all locations near Kirkwall in the Free Marches, which makes sense for an expansion to DA2.

Mike (or it might've been Mark) has previously said that they're going to fold the plot of the expansion into DA3 in some respects, and the hints about DA3's scope do extend as far as the Free Marches. 

(Now that I look back, the Starkhaven shirt also features Sebastian's Andrastre symbol, which might be more evidence in favour of that DA3 environment concept art being a Starkhaven/vael location instead of a different Chantry or Andrastrian one. Who knows.)

[ElitePinecone]

edit: double post, oops

Modifié par ElitePinecone, 25 janvier 2013 - 01:45 .

[Ilidan_DA]

My map was based on video from New York Comic Con 2011 (Creative Director of Dragon Age, Mike Laidlaw has shown it).

Modifié par Wiedzmin182009, 25 janvier 2013 - 04:02 .

[serenai]

John Epler @eplerjc
Asked a writer to make a conversation longer. I feel like I'm betraying my own people.

John Epler @eplerjc
I'm the main Cine Design point of contact for three #DA3 plots. They're like my children - I don't wanna give any of them up.

Jos Hendriks @Sjosz
One of the artists in my room is playing with LEGO to "better visualize the layout". Serious business.

Modifié par serenai, 25 janvier 2013 - 09:09 .

[smallwhippet]

serenai wrote...

John Epler @eplerjc
Asked a writer to make a conversation longer. I feel like I'm betraying my own people.

John Epler @eplerjc
I'm the main Cine Design point of contact for three #DA3 plots. They're like my children - I don't wanna give any of them up.

Yes, I saw these, and the one about wanting to clone himself so that he could work on all three at once! The enthusiasm we're seeing is fantastically encouraging.

I gather from another tweet that Mike Laidlaw is going to be at PAX East. Would that be too early for any sort of revelation?

[daft inquisitor]

Isn't PAX East usually in mid-April? If so, then that's perfect timing for some new DA3 news to be coming, considering that stuff is supposed to start coming when the World Of Thedas book releases in April.

Modifié par ShadowDragoonFTW, 25 janvier 2013 - 01:08 .

[Kidd]

Wiedzmin182009 wrote...

Golden and Black city.

Andraste. The Maker spoke.

Maferath and Andraste and Alamarri tribes.

Exalted Marches.

Shartan and Andraste  - thx elfdwarf

Maferath Betrayal.

Andraste dead and Archon Hessarian.

Andraste: Bride of the Maker.

Is there a thread where this picture is being discussed? I'm really curious about some of the symbols here. Especially the crown and the flame.

[ElitePinecone]

ShadowDragoonFTW wrote...

Isn't PAX East usually in mid-April? If so, then that's perfect timing for some new DA3 news to be coming, considering that stuff is supposed to start coming when the World Of Thedas book releases in April.

<edit: oops, that PAX date is wrong...>

To my mind a large potential influence on DA3's reveal timeframe is whether or not it's a next-gen console game - which we don't really know yet. 

If it is, then it's possible the details (and even things like screenshots or gameplay footage) are going to be tied into Microsoft's and Sony's own launch plans for their consoles, since it looks like there are all sorts of NDAs and embargos involved. Rumours point to a late March announcement date for those consoles, which could then allow BW to start talking about DA3 - if it is, indeed, a next-gen title. If DA3 is intended as a *launch* title for the consoles, then I'd guess the truncated marketing time (we're down to six or seven months between proper announcement and launch, if it's late March) would be compensated for by the free marketing that goes with a console launch's hype train. Maybe?

If it's not, then there's some other marketing strategy involved that's all in the hands of Bioware's/EA's (inscrutable) marketing teams. I've given up trying to work out what they'll do next, or indeed even why they're doing it.

Modifié par ElitePinecone, 26 janvier 2013 - 05:18 .

[ChandlerL]

Wiedzmin182009 wrote...

Image from my personal project.

Thanks for this-- I'd been looking for a map of Thedas where I could actually read the city/town names. Was having trouble finding a high enough resolution until now, so cheers mate.

[GithCheater]

Actually, PAX East is a few days before GDC

PAX East is March 22-24 while GDC is March 25-29.

Would Bioware likely have a preference for announcing something at GDC instead of PAX East?

I am going to PAX East with my kids, and am hoping to have something to nerdgasm about related to DAI.

[Ilidan_DA]

New informations from my DA blog.

Blair Brown wrote...

Sweet mocap props #DA3

https://pbs.twimg.co...A2_Ph.jpg:large

Modifié par Wiedzmin182009, 26 janvier 2013 - 01:58 .

[bondari reloads.]

At least you are trying to keep track of it, ElitePinecone. Same goes to you, Wiedzmin.
Honestly if I had to wait until spring without the occasional snippets of irrevelant info brought together by forumites I'd even buy that damn Derp Horse comic just to get my fix.

[MilaBanilla]

Wiedzmin182009 wrote...

New informations from my DA blog.

Blair Brown wrote...

Sweet mocap props #DA3

https://pbs.twimg.co...A2_Ph.jpg:large

Just a wild guess but are those suppose to be daggers, a long-sword and  a mage staff(sort of) ?

[Steppenwolf]

I would bet on it.