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[sylvanaerie]

LDS Darth Revan wrote...

arcelonious wrote...

While I wouldn't mind seeing a former companion return as a companion in DA:I, I'm hoping that all of the companions in the next game are new (i.e., either have to yet make an appearance, or they were minor characters that were expanded into companions).

This.

Bolded for emphasis.  I want all new people for DA3, or at most, a person who hasn't been a companion, if they fit the scenario,  like Cullen or Cassandra.  I am hoping Leliana will be there just for cameo or even a major quest line giver at most, not as a companion or HELLZ NO! as a LI.  Because if she's there cheating on my boy...grrrrr.  I never romanced him, but I felt badly for those who did Zevran's romance only to have a bug spoil their playthroughs.  I haven't liked how they implemented any 'returning favorites' (yes, I still remember that promise that wasn't lived up to for Awakenings).  Frankly, if Thedas is that fekking big, why does it make sense we keep seeing the same old people over and over and over again?

New companions for a new protagonist!

[NedPepper]

BigEvil wrote...

I don't want any previous companions returning as companions. Having them as important NPCs or quest-givers is fine, but it just doesn't seem right having the Warden's or Hawke's companions joining the new protagonists party.

It makes the world seem smaller, if each new protagonist is running into too many of the characters the previous ones worked with.

I get that line of thought, but I think giving us one wouldn't hurt.  And if I only could pick one, I go with Shale.  Shale seems to find herself in the center of a lot of things she doesn't really care about.  I find that interesting.  And Shale is just genuinely an awesome character.  The golem.  Not a rogue, or warrior, or mage.  Just a big honking, bird hating tanked out rock thing.  The rest of our old companions, they should at least utilize them as plot characters.  Leliana, Morrigan, Alistar, Varric.

Anyway, one works fine.  And we'll go with all new companions.  Although I find Cullen boring.  And not really new.  You know he's going to be a complete Fenris.  Mages are evil, blah, blah, blah, Uldred tortured me, whine, whine, whine.  But Meredith went crazy, and I'm so conflicted, sigh, sigh, sigh.  I'm soooo haunted.

[wright1978]

Not really a fan of returning old companions when there's a new protaganist in play. Prefer NPC's like cassandra or cullen to get elevated to companion status than bringing back old companion, especially companions that are potential LI of previous protaganists.

[BrowncoatN7]

 NO, NOT CULLEN!  At least let us kill him if we want to free the Circle.

I don't really want any old companions to return as companions. As NPCs, sure (wouldn't want to sabotage Isabela's hat-trick, now) but since we're playing as a new character I want new companions.

[Kidd]

1. Cole (new)
2. Cole (new)
3. Cole (new)
4. Cole (new)
5. Cole (new)
6. Cole (new)
7. Cole (new)
8. Cole (returning)
9. Cole (returning)
10. Cole (returning)

'slong as I get Cole, I'll be happy. Would love to run in with more of the Asunder gang and Fiona, but Cole is priority #1 ^^

[AnacondaDarce]

I think having my warden and my hawke back as companions would be pretty cool. The only problem with that would be the VA for my warden, if it didn't sound like, what i think, my warden sounds like there would be a problem. I'd like Isabela and shale back too.

[Blessed Silence]

Don't want Morrigan ... what if she was killed in your DLC?

All I want to come back is Sebastian. Sooo much was left unanswered, but I won't get my hopes up after not receiving what we were supposed to in regards to more of his story etc.

[Rovay]

Blessed Silence wrote...

Don't want Morrigan ... what if she was killed in your DLC?

All I want to come back is Sebastian. Sooo much was left unanswered, but I won't get my hopes up after not receiving what we were supposed to in regards to more of his story etc.

I think the devs already said that you didn't kill Morrigan, you just managed to wound her. But yeah, I'd rather she play an important NPC role than a companion.

[Lenimph]

Didn't the leaked survey have a male Kossith? So that would be 8 new companions

[Terrorize69]

Logically you would assume there is a 99% chance Leliana will return.

The 1% chance being it's BW.

[Aulis Vaara]

I would still prefer a female Kossith to be present.

[Kail Ashton]

I suuuuuuuuppose it's reasonable to assume the last 3 would be returning characters, should 10 be the actual number (which it better be, i like large casts and options! replay value bioware! c'mon!)

My ideal 3 leftovers would be:
1-Varric
2- Isabella
3- Fin from the witch hunt DLC, MOAR YURI LOWENTHAL RAWRZ!

Acceptable alternatives:
1- Alistair (i don't know how, but i can dream *sob*)
2- Fenris (optional deaths don't count apparently)
3- Nate Howe (you owe us after that lame character swap with...uh...that dlc guy in DA2 )
4- Oghren
5- Sten
6- Carver/Bethany Hawke
7- Time/alternate reality Traveling Garrus from mass effect series

[Terrorize69]

In a dream world...

1) Merril
2) Tali
3) Kasumi

*cough*

[DarkKnightHolmes]

How about 0 old. 10 new.

[The Teyrn of Whatever]

1. Morrigan
2. Varric
3. Leliana

Runner-ups:
- Sigrun
- Oghren
- Wynne
- Isabela

[Alessa]

KiddDaBeauty wrote...

1. Cole (new)
2. Cole (new)
3. Cole (new)
4. Cole (new)
5. Cole (new)
6. Cole (new)
7. Cole (new)
8. Cole (returning)
9. Cole (returning)
10. Cole (returning)

'slong as I get Cole, I'll be happy. Would love to run in with more of the Asunder gang and Fiona, but Cole is priority #1 ^^

That would be a nice crew. 

By the way ... I would love to have him in my team, too. 

[The Teyrn of Whatever]

Kail Ashton wrote...

I suuuuuuuuppose it's reasonable to assume the last 3 would be returning characters, should 10 be the actual number (which it better be, i like large casts and options! replay value bioware! c'mon!)

My ideal 3 leftovers would be:
1-Varric
2- Isabella
3- Fin from the witch hunt DLC, MOAR YURI LOWENTHAL RAWRZ!

Acceptable alternatives:
1- Alistair (i don't know how, but i can dream *sob*)
2- Fenris (optional deaths don't count apparently)
3- Nate Howe (you owe us after that lame character swap with...uh...that dlc guy in DA2 )
4- Oghren
5- Sten
6- Carver/Bethany Hawke
7- Time/alternate reality Traveling Garrus from mass effect series

Nate Howe can be executed in DA:O-A, making him unsuitable for anything other a glorified cameo.

[Asch Lavigne]

I really don't want too many companions. Like ME2 had way too many for me. Plus more characters means more people arguing about mages and templars and quite frankly I had enough of that in 2.

[M-Taylor]

I'd rather we have completely new ones, unless the old ones genuinally fit and makes sense.

For example, Awakenings.. sure, Oghren was fun if it made sense. But in one of my playthroughs, he died. In another, he was meant to have become a great general and loving family guy. Frankly, he didn't make too much sense. The first example of a poorly implemented old companion being put in a scenario that makes no sense purely because he's 'old'.

Anders is the next big offender. The story would've made just as much sense, probably more, if his role was given to some unnamed apostate. He was quite clearly only implemented, again like Oghren, simply because he was an old companion. Wasn't a fan of it, and this is coming from someone that loved his romance. I love his character, but I will happily admit his presence in the story made hardly any sense.

Isabela was okay, possibly even good.

Merril was okay.

So we have 2 examples of what not to do and what should be done. Plus, truth be told, I think all of the DA2 characters stories were kinda told and over. The only exception might be Sebastion and the Hawke sibling. Everyone else, they got what they wanted.

Fenris got his freedom. Aveline got her happy family. Merril got closure on the mirror. Varric got his big story. Anders got the war. All of their stories are over and completed. Isabela got her ship, or a new outlook on life. It would be a shame to drag them into some (possibly) unrelated event just for the benefit of fans going 'OMG I KNOW HIM/HER'.

And another reason not to do it, it's abit unrealistic. In DA2, it seriously felt like I took half of Fereldan with me. I mean, it's meant to be a huge world yet I, the playing character, seems to keep running into old faces.. to me, it seems just a tad unrealistic.

So yeah, I think I'd be mainly against it. The only characters that really makes sense in returning are the Hawke sibling and Sebastion. Everyone else, they got their happily ever after one way or another, it would be detrimental to their character development if Bioware over uses them.

Modifié par M-Taylor, 09 octobre 2012 - 05:55 .

[DarkKnightHolmes]

M-Taylor wrote...

For example, Awakenings.. sure, Oghren was fun if it made sense. But in one of my playthroughs, he died.

I don't remember Oghren being killable in Origins.

[Cathey]

I'd quite like Tallis to be a companion (and LI maybe?) - just 1 piece of DLC isn't enough game time for that character imo. She deserves a full game companion slot.

Other than that i'd like all companions to be completely new. Or if old party members come back, i'd like them to be non-li ones like Varric. Basically old LI's (even if not an LI in DA3) would cause a lot of complaints of people who want to know why they are with this new hero and not with the warden/hawke. I'm not saying they shouldn't appear as characters in the game at all, just a non-party role might be better.

I think it would be quite nice to have a completely new party (+ Tallis).

Modifié par Cathey, 09 octobre 2012 - 05:51 .

[M-Taylor]

DarkKnightHolmes wrote...

M-Taylor wrote...

For example, Awakenings.. sure, Oghren was fun if it made sense. But in one of my playthroughs, he died.

I don't remember Oghren being killable in Origins.

Get low enough approval and he tries to walk out, during which you can kill him.

Modifié par M-Taylor, 09 octobre 2012 - 05:54 .

[Rpgfantasyplayer]

From one of the other threads (one of the please don't bring back...threads) it was stated by Gaider that the characters are already set.

Modifié par Rpgfantasyplayer, 09 octobre 2012 - 07:12 .

[Shevy]

I don't want old companions to come back. One major NPC of the previous games being elevated to companion status would be acceptable (likely Cassandra). Bringing back too many old characters make the world seem tiny and unpopulated.
A female Kossith warrior is my wish, but I doubt that they'll include a female as campanion. So the hopes are up towards getting a female dwarf.