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[Alex109222]

What do you folks think?

[DatOneFanboy]

i hope he has special powers, like the maker gave him an unique gift or something like that, in every background like when Duncan envokes the right of  anaudnaduandaud to recruit you to grey  wardens 

Modifié par DatOneFanboy, 28 juin 2013 - 03:48 .

[Alex109222]

DatOneFanboy wrote...

i hope he has special powers, like the maker gave him an unique gift or something like that, in every background like when Duncan envokes the right of  anaudnaduandaud to recruit you to grey  wardens 

Hope so, I loved the origin stories, gave so much replay value which I loved

[ElitePinecone]

Devs have said they are aiming to include backgrounds (not 'origins' as they were in Origins), but they won't necessarily be playable.

The leaked survey (as far as they can be believed) outlined a backstory to how the Inquisitor formed the Inquisition, sorta. There's a huge destructive event, probably in Orlais, and arising from that is our character to lead a force to bring order back to the world.

If I had to guess, there'll be a small playable section before we're the Inquisitor, and forming the organisation happens in the game (towards the start) rather than being something that happened before we started playing. I don't think we'll "start" as the Inquisitor.

[azarhal]

Dragon Age 2 was all about the Champion of Kirkwall, but you didn't get the title until the end of Act 2. In DAO, you didn't lead anything until everyone was dead. I really doubt we start the game as the Inquisitor, although the Inquisition might already exist. Leading something doesn't mean you created it or are a founding member.

Considering all the meaning of lead, BioWare might even be sneaky here..

[stuboy52]

Since the inquisition originally became the seekers and templars after the Nevarran accord, we can assume the game will start with you not as the inquisitor. However probably early on the veil or huge event occurs which prompts Cassassdra and the seekers to find someone (your character, perhaps for a special reason). After which it is seen important that you rebuild the inquisition by recruiting factions(templars, mages), or you own dirty dozen team (maybe both).

To answer your question; no you will not start as the inquisitor in my mind.

[Wulfram]

A relevant, if somewhat cryptic post from Mary Kirby a while ago

http://social.biowar...3874/1#14774012

The Inquisition is a sufficiently critical part of the plot that we named the entire game after it. You can probably assume that your relationship to it will factor significantly into the story. The start of the game will help you to establish how and why you are involved in the plot, yes.

[stuboy52]

Wulfram wrote...

A relevant, if somewhat cryptic post from Mary Kirby a while ago

http://social.biowar...3874/1#14774012

The Inquisition is a sufficiently critical part of the plot that we named the entire game after it. You can probably assume that your relationship to it will factor significantly into the story. The start of the game will help you to establish how and why you are involved in the plot, yes.

Good find, so yes supports basically what i was saying, that there is some special reason that your character is chosen early on to lead the inquisition. Ofcourse what ever that is may depend on your choice of background, or like with mass effect instead of background it will be a early event throws you into the spotlight.

[Cheylus]

The links between the templars, the chantry, the seekers, the circle, the different collective of mages are already complex... But it's one of the most exciting part of the game. It smells like political forces, conflicts of interests, diplomacy, compromises and war. Good stuff. 

Adding the "inquisition" into this great recipe and defining it look like a great challenge! Good luck to BioWare

[HurricaneGinger]

Wulfram wrote...

A relevant, if somewhat cryptic post from Mary Kirby a while ago

http://social.biowar...3874/1#14774012

The Inquisition is a sufficiently critical part of the plot that we named the entire game after it. You can probably assume that your relationship to it will factor significantly into the story. The start of the game will help you to establish how and why you are involved in the plot, yes.

That sounds awesome. I'd like to see how it's played out!

[Eveangaline]

It would be a bit unusual to start as an inquisitor without any backstory..but on the other hand, without starting it seems a bit odd that you would run the organization. With the gray wardens you could be in charge because all the rest died, and with da2 there were time jumps to allow you to move up during that time.

[ElitePinecone]

Eveangaline wrote...

It would be a bit unusual to start as an inquisitor without any backstory..but on the other hand, without starting it seems a bit odd that you would run the organization. With the gray wardens you could be in charge because all the rest died, and with da2 there were time jumps to allow you to move up during that time.

I think the idea is that when we start the Inquisition there virtually is no organisation - it's the player and their (at that point, small?) party, and probably Cassandra. Much of the game seems to be building up the Inquisition's influence and forces in Thedas. 

There's a lingering question over authority - we don't really know why *our particular character* is appointed (?) Inquisitor, or somehow rises to that position - but I'd guess it's by virtue of just being in the right place at the right time after the event at the start of the game, or somehow being instrumental in assisting a major NPC (like, again, Cassandra or Leliana) in their initial investigations. If we're the first and only actual Inquisitor in the entire organisation, everyone who we subsequently "recruit" is automatically a subordinate, so running the organisation becomes just a matter of being around the longest. 

I definitely get the sense that the organisation will start small after some introductory backstory to explain what's going on in the world, and the player-character's ability to "run" or lead the Inquisition comes about because we're literally the ones to run around Thedas setting it up piece by piece, army by army, etc.

(Plus, it's a trope in videogames that everyone defers to the player character even if other NPCs technically outrank us, or realistically shouldn't be listening to our orders, there's usually some handwaving about the protagonist's magical leadership abilities or some aura of greatness.)

[Amycus89]

ElitePinecone wrote...

Devs have said they are aiming to include backgrounds (not 'origins' as they were in Origins), but they won't necessarily be playable. 

So, the "origin" stories this time will pretty much be the same thing as the ones in ME? ("war hero", etc). Hopefully they will at least play a larger part in the story this time around. I don't want another attempt on a Dragon Effect game after DA2...

[Mykel54]

There will likely be some kind of introduction before joining the inquisition. You can´t just push a group in the face of the player without a previous build up of what the organization is about. For example, in ME1 Shepard gets to know very quickly what are the Spectres, yet he doesn´t join them until the Eden Prime mission is finished. You can expect something like that.

[freche]

There was a story to become a Warden?... Must have missed that part.

[Maria Caliban]

Alex109222 wrote...

What do you folks think?

David has suggested that we might be able to pick a background, but there won't be playable origins.

Mykel54 wrote...

There will likely be some kind of introduction before joining the inquisition. You can´t just push a group in the face of the player without a previous build up of what the organization is about.

Yes, you can.

That BioWare is inordinately fond of a specific story sequence doesn't mean that sequence is necessary.

Modifié par Maria Caliban, 28 juin 2013 - 07:26 .

[Chanda]

I would like to see a cutscene showing our protagonist and his/her background story, based on what we choose, leading up to where we begin the game. So we can't play our background origins as we could in DA Origins, but we can at least see it.

[Alex109222]

Chanda wrote...

I would like to see a cutscene showing our protagonist and his/her background story, based on what we choose, leading up to where we begin the game. So we can't play our background origins as we could in DA Origins, but we can at least see it.

Hopefully they will lead to different paths in the game depending on whcih you choose.
For instance I loved playing the origin stories but ended up dreading ostagar

[Tarek]

like origin story plox with over reaching consequences

[LobselVith8]

Alex109222 wrote...

What do you folks think?

I'm wondering if the player can define what kind of organization the Inquisition is.

[ElitePinecone]

LobselVith8 wrote...

Alex109222 wrote...

What do you folks think?

I'm wondering if the player can define what kind of organization the Inquisition is.

It sounds as though we can, at least in terms of how it solves the big issues in Thedas, and to a certain extent the methods or approaches it uses.

(The survey mentioned sending armies, using spies, diplomacy or making personal connections and friends)

Still a lot that we don't know, though.

[bEVEsthda]

We will see. Won't we?

[garrusfan1]

I think the devs said they will have backrounds that will effect some things but you won't have a backround story that you play like in DAO

[Angrywolves]

I agre. There won't be an origins. There will be some event and someone, probably the leader of the chantry will pick your character to deal with the crisis.

[Thomas Andresen]

Wulfram wrote...

A relevant, if somewhat cryptic post from Mary Kirby a while ago

http://social.biowar...3874/1#14774012

The Inquisition is a sufficiently critical part of the plot that we named the entire game after it. You can probably assume that your relationship to it will factor significantly into the story. The start of the game will help you to establish how and why you are involved in the plot, yes.

While I don't hold many expectations about the specifics of the game, this is sort of something I'd take for granted.

Edit: And no, I don't think I'd be disappointed if the game didn't start like this, because I expect that however the game plays out, I'll enjoy it.

Modifié par Thomas Andresen, 29 juin 2013 - 11:10 .