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[LobselVith8]

DinoSteve wrote...

Merril's stupidy will eventually get her killed anyway.

Merrill wasn't stupid, so I don't see that happening to her. She was intelligent enough to discern if Keran was possessed by a demon, she handled blood magic proficiently for several years, and she sought to reconstruct ancient elven technology through elven lore she gathered and information she extrapolated from the shard. I respected Merrill being proactive about the plight of the People.

[wright1978]

The Woldan wrote...

Pheonix57 wrote...

Oh dear lord I hope they don't redesign her. So what if she looks a bit masculine? Aveline had a square jaw but I still thought she was beautiful.

Oh dear lord I hope you are right, not every women needs to look like a Leliana or Morrigan clone.I absolutely hope she keeps her unique look and short hair in DA3.

Same here.

[Blackrising]

I prefer my Cassandra short-haired and badass, thank you very much.
The movie made her look like every other anime girl out there and it just...it didn't fit. I'd love for her to be a companion in DA:I just the way she was in DA2.

[In Exile]

I personally prefer Cassandra's original long hair.

[Herr Uhl]

In Exile wrote...

I personally prefer Cassandra's original long hair.

The backslick from the concepts?

[In Exile]

Herr Uhl wrote...
The backslick from the concepts?

Yes. My impression of her was someone far more in control than what we ended up with.

[LobselVith8]

esper wrote...

quetemeto wrote...

Dark Korsar wrote...

I immediately kill Cassandra and Cullen, as soon as possible

that's probably the first thing i'll do as well 

I will be satisfied if I can just tell them to go away. No need for the bloodthirst. 

I think that would be good enough for me. I think companions should be optional. I doubt pro-templar or pro-Chantry companions would follow someone who went against their ethical and moral views, and vice versa.

[Giant ambush beetle]

Meh, in the concept art she looks like a slightly older Morrigan.

[Blackrising]

In Exile wrote...

Herr Uhl wrote...
The backslick from the concepts?

Yes. My impression of her was someone far more in control than what we ended up with.

True, she looked far softer in DA2 than in that piece of concept art.
I don't regard that as a bad thing, though. Concept-Cassandra looks like she'll pull a whip on me any moment.

[SafetyShattered]

Please don't change her. I thought she looked just fine in DA2.

[David Gaider]

LobselVith8 wrote...
I think that would be good enough for me. I think companions should be optional.

As always, some companions will be optional and some will not.

I doubt pro-templar or pro-Chantry companions would follow someone who went against their ethical and moral views, and vice versa.

I'd warn against leaping to conclusions about the context of what you will and will not be doing, and how potential companions might or might not be associating with you. It won't stop you, as it never has, but you're undoubtedly building yourself up to disappointment.

[LobselVith8]

David Gaider wrote...

LobselVith8 wrote...

I think that would be good enough for me. I think companions should be optional.

As always, some companions will be optional and some will not.

That is disappointing to hear.

David Gaider wrote...

LobselVith8 wrote...

I doubt pro-templar or pro-Chantry companions would follow someone who went against their ethical and moral views, and vice versa.

I'd warn against leaping to conclusions about the context of what you will and will not be doing, and how potential companions might or might not be associating with you. It won't stop you, as it never has, but you're undoubtedly building yourself up to disappointment. 

I'd say most of the discussion in this specific forum focuses on hypothetical discussion, as opposed to leaping to conclusions. The example of a pro-templar or pro-Chantry companion was simply an example of how I don't think that a companion would work with a protagonist who went against their moral or ethical code. I suppose I could have used the example of Fenris: I genuinely don't see why Fenris would associate with a pro-slavery Hawke, who not only explicitly endorsed slavery, but kept Orana as a slave.

Just my opinion, of course. You're welcome to disagree with me, as always.

[David Gaider]

LobselVith8 wrote...
I'd say most of the discussion in this specific forum focuses on hypothetical discussion, as opposed to leaping to conclusions.

That sounds fine. I get the impression sometimes from threads like this that such things are expectations and not hypothetical discussions.

The example of a pro-templar or pro-Chantry companion was simply an example of how I don't think that a companion would work with a protagonist who went against their moral or ethical code.

Depending on what you're allowed to express in-game, as well as the context of your relationship with that companion, certainly.

I suppose I could have used the example of Fenris: I genuinely don't see why Fenris would associate with a pro-slavery Hawke, who not only explicitly endorsed slavery, but kept Orana as a slave.

It caused a big rivalry jump (perhaps the biggest, I forget), but I don't think it would be a deal-breaker for him as you seem to. But so be it.

[Ghost]

Would be a perfect a companion.

[Iakus]

David Gaider wrote...

LobselVith8 wrote...
I'd say most of the discussion in this specific forum focuses on hypothetical discussion, as opposed to leaping to conclusions.

That sounds fine. I get the impression sometimes from threads like this that such things are expectations and not hypothetical discussions.

To be honest, we kinda do have certain expectations.

We are largely assuming the game will take place primarilly in Orlais, for example.  And that we'll be dealing with the mage-templar war  I don't htink any of this has been officially confirmed, though it's pretty heavilly implied in certain sources.

From there we make certain inferred leaps.  "If we're involved in the war, we get to take a side, if we get to take a side, our companions will get to take a side" and so on

[Travie]

A whole ton of characters in DA2 had design problems, here's hoping that most of those problems go away with the new engine.

No more squishyface Alistar, no more anemic Zevran, no more cruddy darkspawn... the list goes on.

Again, fingers crossed!

[LobselVith8]

iakus wrote...

To be honest, we kinda do have certain expectations.

We are largely assuming the game will take place primarilly in Orlais, for example.  And that we'll be dealing with the mage-templar war  I don't htink any of this has been officially confirmed, though it's pretty heavilly implied in certain sources.

From there we make certain inferred leaps.  "If we're involved in the war, we get to take a side, if we get to take a side, our companions will get to take a side" and so on 

Well, there has been mention of Orlais (including Mike Laidlaw's line about "some place French"), so people are discussing how Orlais might be like if the protagonist travels there (which seems to be a strong possibility, given what the developers have said so far). Some have also discussed the possibility of visiting Kal-Sharok, since a few fans have pointed out that Kal-Sharok is located underneath Orlais. Not to mention the Nexus Golem's line: "The Stone lives beneath Orlais".

The news about a possible civil war in Orlais has also given people some things to discuss, a few ideas to shoot around, and what may happen (such as the possibility of the protagonist being able to assist one side against the other in the possible civil war in Orlais), although I'm more interested in how the elves are doing in the occupied Dales (under Orlesian rule).

At least one of the pieces of information released mentioned mages and templars vying for control over different parts of Thedas (although this could turn out to be inaccurate), so some people assume the Mage-Templar War (or whatever it might be officially called) will play some role in the narrative (in addition to the conclusion of Dragon Age II addressing that mages and templars rebelled from the Chantry).

Given the different schisms, it's natural to think that, hypothetically, some companions would have certain views that go one way or another, and conflict with other companions or the protagonist (like Fenris and Anders having opposing views on mages, for instance).

[goose2989]

HJF4 wrote...

I thought Cassandra in DA2 looked great, and not "manly" (whatever that's supposed to mean). There's not only one way to look like a woman...

Stick with the DAII Cassandra

[Evil_Jashinist]

Oh come on Cassandra was stunning in DA2! I could stare at her all bloody day her face is so damn esthetically pleasing to me.

But I'm kinda indifferent to having her as a companion. I think it would make more sense if she was an important NPC but then again, we don't know enough about the setting and story to really make an accurate assumption here.

[Sylvius the Mad]

David Gaider wrote...

Depending on what you're allowed to express in-game, as well as the context of your relationship with that companion, certainly.

What we're allowed to express in the game doesn't limit what our characters can be.

[Sylvius the Mad]

Oh, and didn't Cassandra have silver or grey hair in one of the early trailers?

[SilentK]

I really liked Cassandra in DAII, she was beautiful in the game . If she shows up again that is what I will be looking for.

Modifié par SilentK, 25 janvier 2013 - 12:29 .

[Spedfrom]

Cassandra is fine as she looked in DA2. Her voice and accent are also very unique and easily distinguishable.
I don't think BioWare would change how a character looks just because a fan on the forum has a very specific preference, anyway.

[Giant ambush beetle]

Spedfrom wrote...
I don't think BioWare would change how a character looks just because a fan on the forum has a very specific preference, anyway.

ME2 -> ME3 Ashley.