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[Drew Hawke]

 Hello everyone,

I have a simple question whit which I find the answer elludes me. 
I love dragon age, I've read the books and comics and have played the games. 

However cannon keeps being an issue, and I was wondering how we are suppose to approach this. 

I know some of the books are suppose to be their own thing seperate from the games and if my game cannon doesn't match up I don't cont them. 
Then with some of the stories not matching up in save imports; mostly between origins and awakening.
so with dragon age 3 coming out and it somehow not using save imports I'm wondering if we are just suppose to abandon everything up till da3 or how are we suppose to bring this all together. 

I only worry because this can make or break a series for me. I would love to hear others opinions on this matter.

thank you,
TheEllimist:)

Modifié par Drew Hawke, 28 octobre 2012 - 02:33 .

[David Gaider]

First off, it's "canon". A cannon is a weapon that fires cannonballs, while a canon is a collected body of written work. This often gets confused with canon being something that is established between games, as in the "real" story that overrides whatever choices you made in the last one. They are not the same thing.

The novels and comics contribute to Dragon Age canon. As I just mentioned in another thread, the events depicted may also happen in your personal version of the story-- but only if they work in context. Anything introduced from those stories into future games would need to be done on the assumption someone didn't read them, so you're not required to. They exist as independent tales, perhaps exploring choices in the game which you may not have taken.

If you're not interested in learning more about what might have been, then feel free to ignore them. Our feelings will not be hurt. We will, however, continue to write such ancillary stories... and, if they exist in the future and not the past, they will continue to have to choose a particular version of events since they cannot alter themselves to suit your choices in the game. All such versions are equally valid, and do not dictate the "right" way to play your game.

[David Gaider]

Icesong wrote...
There's no confusion and they are the same thing. Words evolve and have multiple meanings that can change depending on the context. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that though for some reason I have to.

I know the difference. You don't need to explain it to me. Not everyone else is aware there is a difference, however, as one can tell just from reading the posts that pop up on the topic. So you are incorrect in saying "there's no confusion" just as you're incorrect in saying "they are the same thing". They are the same word, but they do not have the same meaning.