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[alwayshungry]

 

Just got home. Long day. Spent the majority of my time today hanging out at the BioWare Base. I will use this space to write my impressions from today, which are centered around the single-player demo as well as the Inquisition HQ companion app. I did not get to play the MP demo because a) the line was insane and b ) I was too busy attending panels, so I won't be talking about that right now, but I do plan to actually check it out tomorrow.

 

Also, some of the information I included below is most likely already known by now, but I will be spitting out everything I learned today that I think may still be unknown to some.

 

Without further ado, here goes:

 

1) Inquisition HQ:-

 

• This is going to be the official companion app for DA:I's MP.
• The app will support Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 8, in addition to the inclusion of browser support. That means if you're a nonbeliever and don't have a smartphone in 2014, you will still be able to access the HQ from your everyday web browser.
• We were shown a rough build of the app that was running off live code. I can say it is beautifully well designed, easy to use, and fun to just look at.
• There are plans to add features to the app post-launch, unlike ME3's HQ app.
• Also unlike ME3's N7 HQ, Inquisition HQ was developed internally by BioWare. ME3's app was apparently outsourced which might explain the lack of extended support and limited functionality.
• The app is not meant to be used together with the game (i.e. as a second-screen experience), but simply as a means of accessing your MP profile outside of the actual game.

2) Single-player Demo:-

 

• This is the same demo that premiered at Gamescom. No difference as far as content goes.
• The version we saw was running on a PC natively at 2560x1440, with a framerate in the 45-60 range (personal estimate, but it definitely was higher than 30fps). In other words, it was ****** fantastically gorgeous.
• There is a total of 10 fully explorable areas in the game world, each of which will have some relevance to the ongoing story (to varying degrees).
• They dropped a hint that the game will span beyond just Orlais and Ferelden, though without giving any specifics.
• The 'Jump' feature was originally not part of the formula; it was added later on once they realized the complexity of the maps they were building. There are apparently instances where jumping may be necessary to progress.
• Setting up camp in locations you visit will have a significant impact on your collective power.
• When choosing between crucial story decisions, you will be given textual context so that you know exactly where each decision leads before selecting one.
• The developer playing the demo opened a loot box that contained a Dalish Hunter Bow with pretty decent stats. I was thinking to myself, "GIVE IT TO SERA!", except Sera wasn't part of the party.
• Throwing a jar of bees at a group of unsuspecting opponents is a truly wonderful sight to behold.

I think that's it. Maybe. Possibly. As I said, this is stuff I heard at the panels. I do not claim it to be absolutely accurate, nor do I claim that it won't change at some point. Tomorrow I will be playing the MP demo and will more than likely have some more thoughts to share.

 

Until then, have at it.

 

[LolaLei]

Well, in 3 months time you need to let us know how accurate or not your drea, was!

 

Problem is, I can't remember most of it lol!

[Dirgegun]

I had a dream the other day that we were all recruits in Cullen's army and he was training us, and there was a lot of meta/fourth wall breaking stuff going on... and Cullen had become a completely arrogant pillock because he'd been in all three games and wouldn't stop talking about himself. 

[Asperath]

I had a dream the other day that we were all recruits in Cullen's army and he was training us, and there was a lot of meta/fourth wall breaking stuff going on... and Cullen had become a completely arrogant pillock because he'd been in all three games and wouldn't stop talking about himself. 

 

Did he have a constant swag of us hitting on him too?

[LolaLei]

Hm, well that makes things easier from a video making standpoint! All I need to do is cover multiplayer, the Inquisition HQ and the little tidbits the devs have been revealing this weekend. Bonus!

[Panda]

Does someone have screenshot of Cullen's face's side profile (looking left) that I could use for my edit? As console player I really have shortage of screenshots XD

[LolaLei]

Does someone have screenshot of Cullen's face's side profile (looking left) that I could use for my edit? As console player I really have shortage of screenshots XD

 

In DA2?

[Panda]

In DA2?

 

Yea I guess that'd be nicest ^^

[LolaLei]

Yea I guess that'd be nicest ^^

 

Lemme check my stock pile, LOL!

[LolaLei]

Panda: Ok, here's some. Lemme know if you need more of them:

 

[Panda]

Panda: Ok, here's some. Lemme know if you need more of them:

 

 

Thanks!

[loominousfish]

This explains the hole in his ceiling. Qunari romance confirmed? 

 

@loominousfish I thought they read your fic when I saw this on twitter

 

I'm not gonna lie, when I saw the tweets I started clapping my hands and grinning like a madwoman.   MY HEADCANON IS SORT OF CANON.

[LolaLei]

I'm not gonna lie, when I saw the tweets I started clapping my hands and grinning like a madwoman.   MY HEADCANON IS SORT OF CANON.

 

You wrote a fanfic about it???

[LolaLei]

Now I know he lives in the tower I wanna study that bedroom picture of him again.

 

... Do you think he'll stay living up there, even once we're in a relationship with him? Unless the tower has a bunch of rooms in it, so it's like a little apartment, rather than just a bedroom?

[Tishina]

Now I know he lives in the tower I wanna study that bedroom picture of him again.

 

... Do you think he'll stay living up there, even once we're in a relationship with him? Unless the tower has a bunch of rooms in it, so it's like a little apartment, rather than just a bedroom?

I took a closer look at both it and Skyhold. You can see something rising above the hole in the ceiling (and they mention jumping down to his door), so he isn't in the highest tower, and whatever it is looks close by. When I look at Skyhold, there's a tower on the far left that seems to have an adjacent building/tower just inside the wall. I think that may be a possibility. There's also a section at the back that could have adjacent towers, it's hard to see. Of course, I wonder if the Inquisitor lives in one of the tallest towers if someone's Inquisitor regularly jumps down from the battlements to visit?

[LolaLei]

I took a closer look at both it and Skyhold. You can see something rising above the hole in the ceiling (and they mention jumping down to his door), so he isn't in the highest tower, and whatever it is looks close by. When I look at Skyhold, there's a tower on the far left that seems to have an adjacent building/tower just inside the wall. I think that may be a possibility. There's also a section at the back that could have adjacent towers, it's hard to see. Of course, I wonder if the Inquisitor lives in one of the tallest towers if someone's Inquisitor regularly jumps down from the battlements to visit?

 

Makes sense for the Inquisitor to have his/her room in the tallest tower so that we can see everything and get the best view. Do you have a screenshot of the Skyhold?

[Asperath]

Now I know he lives in the tower I wanna study that bedroom picture of him again.

 

... Do you think he'll stay living up there, even once we're in a relationship with him? Unless the tower has a bunch of rooms in it, so it's like a little apartment, rather than just a bedroom?

 

I will be surprised if he moves in with the quizzy. I do think he'll probably spend nights with her but I think for the appearance of being "professional" he'd keep his own quarters as well... be interesting to find out for sure!

[Tishina]

Makes sense for the Inquisitor to have his/her room in the tallest tower so that we can see everything and get the best view. Do you have a screenshot of the Skyhold?

I can take one, but I'm not sure how to link it onto here, let me try...

[Asperath]

Here's one from ebgames: -

 

 

(at least that's what came up as Skyhold on my google search)

[LolaLei]

Ah! Here we go!:

 

[Tishina]

Oh, thanks! Actually, look to the far left in the front. There's a tower there with an adjacent one inside the curtain wall.

 

Edit: and yes, I wonder if the really tall one in the back is the Inquisitor's.

[LolaLei]

That being said, the big tower might be Cullen's one, and we're jumping from the battlement beside in to a door that we can't actually see in this shot next to it? ... Unless we're up on his roof Ass Creed style? Which doesn't sound likely.

[LolaLei]

Oh, thanks! Actually, look to the far left in the front. There's a tower there with an adjacent one inside the curtain wall.

 

I see it, there's a little part that sticks out inside the Skyhold walls itself.

[LolaLei]

Edit: and yes, I wonder if the really tall one in the back is the Inquisitor's.

 

It better be if I'm the only sod that can fix this mess, LOL!

[Tishina]

I see it, there's a little part that sticks out inside the Skyhold walls itself.

In the photo of Cullen in the room with the bed, you can see something rising above it that looks adjacent to his room through the hole in the ceiling. I was trying to spot something in the Skyhold photo that might match.

 

Edit: Sorry, I'm being vague. Whatever we can see through the hole in his ceiling looks too close to be that tall tower in the back if he's in the ruined tower in the front near the gate?