Zanallen wrote...
Eh, there is really no discernible difference between a squad, party, group, whatever. They all mean the same thing. Any preference for one term or the other is strictly your own.
Not in Dragon Age. You certainly are not in a squad in Dragon Age. That's like calling armour (in any fictional setting) clothing. It's function is different. Squads function as a group of military soilders, while a party functions as a group of adventuring knights, warriors, mages, etc. You can have military in a fantasy setting, obviously, but they're not soilders. Armour functions as protection from weapons, while clothing functions as protection from sunlight, other people's eyes, criminal's weapons (you aren't supposed to hurt others wearing clothing, in civilisation).
They're terms, so you should try to use the correct terminology.