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[Dasher1010]

Like if you're the inquisitor it's pretty obvious that your job is to bring the Circle adn Templars back under Chantry control. I think that kind of means that the PC worships Andraste

Modifié par Dasher1010, 23 octobre 2012 - 06:02 .

[David Gaider]

Okay, so. Without going into specifics on the plot of DA3, because I can't do that, I will say the following:

You aren't going to be forced to serve the Chantry or even think it's a good thing. You aren't forced to express belief in the Maker. I said previously we would try to allow options to actively express doubt, if that's your thing, so long as it works in context. You of course will also have the option to do the opposite.

Ultimately, the ability to determine the personality and/or feelings on your own character is one of the fundamental strengths of an RPG, and one that DA is sticking with. Yes, it must also work within the context of the setting and the plot-- you can't do anything-- but that's always been the case with any game, and in the case of DA3 it is not required that you be forced into a certain set of beliefs in order to make it work.

[David Gaider]

EntropicAngel wrote...
Read up (or on the previous page), dragon. Gaider said we would not have to.

What I said should also come with a caveat, of course: some people (like Lobselvith) make a habit out of seeing connections that aren't made explicit. A perceived tone in the way Leliana said something in DA2 meant she was "rabidly anti-mage", or their character merely using the word "Maker" in the same way one of us might say "Oh God!" meant they were being forced to become religious zealots.

As much as we intend to provide choice and give the player freedom to determine their personality/beliefs, I have no doubt that such people will continue to see such connections and rage about them-- and we're not going to go to the heroic lengths it would require to make sure those connections can't be perceived as such. So expect this to happen, regardless of what we say or write.

[David Gaider]

Xilizhra wrote...
And he's changed his mind.

Indeed. My original comment on the "Oh God" thing was with regards to the Maker-related combat bark that I've seen get mentioned, which I don't even particularly care about. Insofar as the comment regarding Merrill and the player's mother, that I can see. It's something we can certainly watch for, but not something I would panic over. If that's all it takes for people to declare that Hawke is a devout Andrastian, then what I said earlier still holds-- there will be something that people will no doubt similarly read into and interpret to mean they are having religion "forced down their throats". We'll watch for it even so.