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[rasloveszev]

What's the purpose? Why couldn't  it just span four years?

[tybert7]

They needed an excuse to extend the same environments for as long as possible, so they stuck you in the city for a longer period of time.

Contrast that to something like dragon age origins or baldurs gate 2 where you were criss crossing fereldon or the forgotten realms, there was less need to extend the years to keep you busy because you were globe trotting and having an actual adventure rather than "existing" in a city and doing the sort of stuff you see on days of our lives in kirkwall

[themikefest]

Why don't you post this in the DA2 forum?

And the time is 10 years

[Heimdall]

Why not seven?

[Sentinel358]

Why not is the real question

[Marakov7]

Seven is considered by some people to be the number of completion...

[Spectre slayer]

The plans for DAI started after DAO ended, but before they went further along they had specific story to tell that lasted a specific amount of time to further their story arc along which was what DA2 was and to further fill the gaps they wrote the comics which take place in 9:38 dragon, the novel asunder which takes place in 9:40 dragon and than the interrogation of Varic after that.

We're moving forward along their story arc, and DA2 just happened to a bridge that they needed cross to continue but unfortunately it was extremely rushed by EA, if they actually had time it could've been a great game.

[Maiden Crowe]

Sentinel358 wrote...

Why not is the real question

No think why seems to be the right question. I mean nothing really changes, nobody seems to age and Kirkwall doesn't really change to show the passage of time, the entire game could have conceivably have taken place over the span of 2 years for all it mattered.

[wolfhowwl]

An even better question: Why didn't you post this in the DA2 forum?

[Br3admax]

themikefest wrote...

Why don't you post this in the DA2 forum?

And the time is 10 years

[Orian Tabris]

themikefest wrote...

Why don't you post this in the DA2 forum?

And the time is 10 years

This.

Varric's story spans seven years, but the whole of DA2 spans 10 years.

[Danny Boy 7]

I'm guessing in part to make the transition from refugee to champion more realistic for people who would scrutinize that sort of thing. I mean in the absence of some major event ala the Blight there probably isn't a lot of opportunities for advancement in Thedas, so anything they do get will likely take some time.

Plus ten years sounds better than four.

They might also be trying to distance themselves from the Blight so that major events aren't happening one after another after another.

[KiwiQuiche]

Why did people stand in the exact same spot for seven years is the real question.

[rasloveszev]

Danny Boy 7 wrote...

I'm guessing in part to make the transition from refugee to champion more realistic for people who would scrutinize that sort of thing. I mean in the absence of some major event ala the Blight there probably isn't a lot of opportunities for advancement in Thedas, so anything they do get will likely take some time.

Plus ten years sounds better than four.

They might also be trying to distance themselves from the Blight so that major events aren't happening one after another after another.

But nothing happens! 

[Iron Fist]

KiwiQuiche wrote...

Why did people stand in the exact same spot for seven years is the real question.

Why no female dwarves appeared is the REALLY real question. 

[KiwiQuiche]

MevenSelas wrote...

KiwiQuiche wrote...

Why did people stand in the exact same spot for seven years is the real question.

Why no female dwarves appeared is the REALLY real question. 

That always angered me >:I They were cute.

[Nightdragon8]

rasloveszev wrote...

What's the purpose? Why couldn't  it just span four years?

why not 10? why not 40? why noy a thousand years. because they can and thats what they wanted. I'm sure its going to get reconed later

[Iron Fist]

Nightdragon8 wrote...

rasloveszev wrote...

What's the purpose? Why couldn't  it just span four years?

why not 10? why not 40? why noy a thousand years. because they can and thats what they wanted. I'm sure its going to get reconed later

Well, of course.

Varric is already in the process of revising his story for Cassandra. Hawke didn't exist apparently. It was all a lie cooked up by the Dwarven Merchants Guild. 

Modifié par MevenSelas, 31 janvier 2014 - 07:03 .

[Maria Caliban]

I assume there was a timeline written up before Dragon Age: Origins came out and they just followed it in DA II despite it causing some issues with the writing.

[Nefla]

What I want to know is: why doesn't anything change in 7 years? Not even people's clothes. Why is the passage of time not shown in any way? Why have a timeskip if nothing changes?

[draken-heart]

Nefla wrote...

What I want to know is: why doesn't anything change in 7 years? Not even people's clothes. Why is the passage of time not shown in any way? Why have a timeskip if nothing changes?

Life goes on, and the cothes are the fashion of Thedas, so they would likely have multiples of the same clothes, and would likely still be living in the same areas.

[philippe willaume]

rasloveszev wrote...

Danny Boy 7 wrote...

I'm guessing in part to make the transition from refugee to champion more realistic for people who would scrutinize that sort of thing. I mean in the absence of some major event ala the Blight there probably isn't a lot of opportunities for advancement in Thedas, so anything they do get will likely take some time.

Plus ten years sounds better than four.

They might also be trying to distance themselves from the Blight so that major events aren't happening one after another after another.

But nothing happens! 

and so what?
so if hawwk don't wash, don't pee or crap, have a sandwitch on the go for dinner and sleeps 3 hours a day, The whole story could be wrapped in a month. :lol:

10 years is what they thougfh would work for their story line.  it is comming from someone that is telling a story.
so he fast forward to the intersting bits. 

and beside you have the possibility to flog DLC for the missing time. 

phil

Modifié par philippe willaume, 31 janvier 2014 - 10:51 .

[Grieving Natashina]

Nefla wrote...

What I want to know is: why doesn't anything change in 7 years? Not even people's clothes. Why is the passage of time not shown in any way? Why have a timeskip if nothing changes?

I've got a couple of opinons about that.

1) Prior to the industrial age, long distance travel was usually impractical and dangerous.  Many people never left where they grew up.  Fashions in an environment like that usually don't evolve, especially among merchant/middle class and the poor.  There is a lot of poor in Kirkwall.

2) It was a rushed game.  Trying to show any direct changes of time was probably not feasible, given the pretty short development cycle.

I think it's a mix of both, but that's just me.

Now, if I may ask in general, how does this relate to Inquisition at all?  Do you think there will be major time skips in DA:I?

Modifié par Starsyn, 31 janvier 2014 - 11:08 .

[Anvos]

Honestly it takes seven years because the plot falls apart if during those in between time skip years Hawke/you was/were actually able to use their/your wealth and influence to effect Kirkwall and cause changes.

Modifié par Anvos, 31 janvier 2014 - 12:12 .

[Tinxa]

Orian Tabris wrote...

themikefest wrote...

Why don't you post this in the DA2 forum?

And the time is 10 years

This.

Varric's story spans seven years, but the whole of DA2 spans 10 years.

I always thought that saying the game spanned 10 years is a bit misleading. Year 10 is just cutscenes of Varric and Cassandra. You actually only played through 7 years.

It's "technically" true that DA2 spanned 10 years I suppose, but I know I expected to actually PLAY through the whole 10 years before DA2 came out.