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The problem is the Frostbite engine itself. It's full of system resource mismanagment issues and as is very GPU unfriendly like Nub said.

 

While EA and Bioware will not admit it, Bioware was pushed by EA to use it for DA:I. Simply because EA wants to push Frostbite as the go to engine for video game development.

 

Except that so far Frostbite has been used entirely in house. I suspect EA is doing it this way because they think it gives them an edge, for better or worse.

 

 

But, Epic has pretty much won this war because the Unreal 4 engine is now free to download and use. Future updates to the engine will be free as well. The only time you owe Epic a cent is:  The 5% royalty starts after the first $3,000 of revenue per product per quarter. Pay no royalty for film projects, contracting and consulting projects such as architecture, simulation and visualization.

 

Which is pretty similar to the very successful model Unity has been using for years. It's probably where all the available engines will be eventually.



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took sera to the hissing wastes today. found a creepy journal by a mage that had turned into a demon we killed. sera had a good comment, something like "you're not going to find good books in a **** place."

 

made me wonder what kind of books sera would like! 


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No idea. I don't have the game anymore. I traded it in for the complete LA Noire edition.

 

BC you cray. I played LA Noire when it came out, it wasn't bad, poor ending though.

 

Still didn't get the new patch..... it's for PC, right?

 

Well I downloaded a new DAI patch today, extra storage and other issues fixed or so I'm lead to believe. I haven't looked at it yet. I just finished Alien Isolation, oh man was that game f*ckin A! :D



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So... The armour tinter is cool, but why isn't it in Haven? Or did I miss something?



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Oh you baby. This is why Esri is the badass commander. :P She makes the hard decisions!


You make my renegade heart proud. Cookie for you! *gives cookie*
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books in a **** place."

 

made me wonder what kind of books sera would like! 

 

Do you think she liked this one? She calls it stupid, but...

 

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FYI, it's probably for the best you didn't go for Thane.

That's all I'm saying. :whistle:

What u taking about, brah?

Thane is clearly the best option. Dump garrus and go for the green, ks! :wizard:
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Except that so far Frostbite has been used entirely in house. I suspect EA is doing it this way because they think it gives them an edge, for better or worse.

 

 

 

Which is pretty similar to the very successful model Unity has been using for years. It's probably where all the available engines will be eventually.

Hence the entire reason it was pushed for DA: I. A popular franchise by a popular developer. 

 

I hope the whole thing becomes a industry wide practice. The Unity is a good engine. I have screwed around with it and worked on a couple games. But, I prefer Unreal Engine 4. Also, Epic is still a pretty big name in the industry, so, it's bound to draw more users. 

 

 

 

Stick with Garrus. Your reasoning behind it will give the romance more impact as you play though the game. 



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What u taking about, brah?
Thane is clearly the best option. Dump garrus and go for the green, ks! :wizard:

green is good
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I read Sera's diary, and it had said something about her reading andraste books like the Lord Inquisitor, but she crossed it out. I guess her best friend, Adaar, is having some kind of affected on her. Even though I already thought she believed in Andraste, but I guess she just was curious in learning more about her. 



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I read Sera's diary, and it had said something about her reading andraste books like the Lord Inquisitor, but she crossed it out. I guess her best friend, Adaar, is having some kind of affected on her. Even though I already thought she believed in Andraste, but I guess she just was curious in learning more about her. 

 

She does believe, but she's kind of casual Andrastian.. kind of like when people casually say they believe in God etc.. 

 

But when met the actual reality of it all, she dislikes the topic of faith. Or so I gathered. If you push the issue, she thinks you're crazy. She doesn't like the seriousness... of mostly anything.



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Hrrmm I see that but I don't think she's a casual believer at least in that kind of "oh yeah I believe what's on TV." She doesn't want to talk about it because she's not a philosopher or a preacher, so how else is she gonna talk about it? I think that's where a lot of her insecurity comes from. She actually wants to talk about that kind of stuff, but she doesn't want to sound stupid or be condescended to, or deal with people who are blowheads, lmao. So she doesn't, but she really wants to and it spills out when she's anxious or exited.
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It's funny. I romanced Alistair, Zevran, Anders and even rivalmanced Fenris with females in DA games, but I find myself completely uninterested in any of the straight romances available to a FemShep. Garrus is just a friend to me, the humans are dull and Thane... He's interesting enough but he's not Liara...

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Hrrmm I see that but I don't think she's a casual believer at least in that kind of "oh yeah I believe what's on TV." She doesn't want to talk about it because she's not a philosopher or a preacher, so how else is she gonna talk about it? I think that's where a lot of her insecurity comes from. She actually wants to talk about that kind of stuff, but she doesn't want to sound stupid or be condescended to, or deal with people who are blowheads, lmao. So she doesn't, but she really wants to and it spills out when she's anxious or exited.

 

Oh, I don't mean it that way. I think she's sincere. 

 

As for not talking about it though, I think it's a little more than insecurity. Like once you reach Skyhold, she disapproves if you make the Inquisition for Faith, and calls you a loony later if you push the Faith issue. Hehe



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I like Garrus's a lot but that's about it for dudes. (I actually like Kaiden a lot but his romance is snore).

I'm not a fan of Liara so for f/f all I really like is Samantha, and her romance has like 3 scenes.

IMO dragon age romances are just more enjoyable overall than mass effect ones, shrug
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I romanced Liara in ME1, but  because of the import bug on pc, I didn't carry it though ME2 and ME3. I so romanced Jack in ME2 and carried it on in ME3. Truth be told, even if I bothered fixing the import issue before starting ME2, I would have still romanced Jack. Might romance Tali in ME2 after my current ME1 playthrough is finished. 


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Oh, I don't mean it that way. I think she's sincere. 

 

As for not talking about it though, I think it's a little more than insecurity. Like once you reach Skyhold, she disapproves if you make the Inquisition for Faith, and calls you a loony later if you push the Faith issue. Hehe

 

Oh yeah, it's definitely more complex. I mean, Sera is never gonna be gung ho about religious instituations or listen to someone preaching without first asking herself what they want and what their motives are. She's cynical and grounded, but I also think that Sera actually fights her own curiosity about things like Andraste because they conflict with how she views herself.



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Sera/Blackwall friendship makes me cry like some sort of feels fountain, I swear
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Sera/Blackwall friendship makes me cry like some sort of feels fountain, I swear

 

+1 x 100000 nods i feel u


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Jack was the only one I sort of emotionally invested in. The others were kind of cool, but didn't click like that. I guess DAO and DAI has accomplished this, but not DA2. 



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Oh yeah, it's definitely more complex. I mean, Sera is never gonna be gung ho about religious instituations or listen to someone preaching without first asking herself what they want and what their motives are. She's cynical and grounded, but I also think that Sera actually fights her own curiosity about things like Andraste because they conflict with how she views herself.

 

Yeah, she views herself in a secular and worldly way.. like trying to say she just wants to go back to having fun. But she does have these other thoughts as well. I'm just not sure to what extent that's why she joined the Inquisition. I think at the end of the day, she joins it for the worldly reasons. Not the religious ones. To restore order and get back to having fun and daily life. 



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Casual believers are like that. Sera probably doesn't want people to try and discuss things like that with her, so she calls them crazy to make them go away. Some people have their own personal view on things, and when others come around to prove that view wrong… that really mess up everything that you'd probably held dear to you. I can kind of see Sera approaching things that way, because she has her own personal view on Andraste.  



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Well...

 

How about this ? Sera believe in Andraste..but not the Maker ? 

 

I say this..because the talk when ya get Skyhold and she freak out about corny and say 'butt must be real' and ask her if she believe she say 'In Andraste ? of course!' ......I think if she was ya know chantry Stuff..she wouldve said the Maker......but then...could be just mee wishing outloud  :lol:



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What u taking about, brah?

Thane is clearly the best option. Dump garrus and go for the green, ks! :wizard:

Never ! 

 

GO FOR GARRUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He got ya Bacccccccck..and he got reaaaaach  :lol:


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Well...

 

How about this ? Sera believe in Andraste..but not the Maker ? 

 

I say this..because the talk when ya get Skyhold and she freak out about corny and say 'butt must be real' and ask her if she believe she say 'In Andraste ? of course!' ......I think if she was ya know chantry Stuff..she wouldve said the Maker......but then...could be just mee wishing outloud  :lol:

 

I hadn't considered that. Maybe you're right.

 

OTOH, I think her reaction is normal, when you see something confirming the supernatural. Or seemingly confirming it. It's one thing to believe, but to "know".. that freaks people out. To know the Golden City is real is harder than to believe it..