I guess my dark fandom secret would be that I'm pretty much done with DAO. Not because I don't like it but I feel like I have played it more than enough. I have only 3 finished playthroughs but over 20 wardens for sure. Some just so I could replay origin part and they got never past Ostagar XD
Other would be my how many characters I dislike but I already told about that while ago 
Oh my deep dark secret... which will surprise no one 
... I only bought DA2 because I learned I could play a male and enjoy a romantic subplot with another guy. Before that I did not own my own console and mostly played shooters with friends on their consoles. I hesitated before buying DAO because I watched YT of Zevran, knowing he would be my only option, and his accent sounded fake, but an online friend encouraged me to go for it, that he would grow on me. She was right, but I was always bitterly sad I couldn't romance Alistair.
Romances aside, I played DA2 first so I just enjoy that 'style' of game more. Also going from voiced to unvoiced was really hard.
I am sure some people will make fun of me, but the way I see it is, my hard-earned money, I can use it to buy whatever I want 
I've waited 30 years to get to do this, so nyah Also have Skyrim and Dragon's Dogma for similar reasons, but haven't played Skyrim much because omgosh sooo looong and my character is a blank slate with no personality. But I am definitely gonna re-buy it for PC once I buy my new computer, so here come the mods!!!
Anyway, now that you know why I buy games, you can see why I'm so depressed about DAI lol
Although... speaking of DAI, I had a DAI dream last night I was playing the game, but then suddenly I was part of the game, meaning I was my character. I can't remember what the first part of the game was like, but I think I started off in an elven village (since I'm an elf) and there was some disaster that I had to save them from. Then Lola appeared at my side (yes, WTF, I know xD) and started encouraging me to do better. Then I was sort of out of the game again and realized I'd played this much, about an hour's worth, and still hadn't gotten a chance to create my character. Suddenly I was surrounded by other DAI players, all of us wandering around looking for the CC. Then I woke up.
Bizarre
Not counting the popular characters I dislike, I can only think of two Presumably Unpopular DA Fandom Opinions I have right now and they're both on topic:
1. I'd heard so much bad buzz about DA2 that the only reason I ended up playing was because I also heard Cullen had a bigger role in it than in DAO. Glad I did (although I still prefer DAO... this thread seems to be about half and half on which is better? EDIT: Or maybe just the fact that there are a decent number of people who prefer DA2 in the Cullen fandom makes it seem almost equal, in comparison to the rest of the DA fandom).
2. I wish Greg had been a little nicer to Jessica. :\ I guess it would seem pretty off to someone who hasn't been following the greater DAI Marketing Enigma but in that context, and considering that it seems to have spent a good stretch of time in the hands of a third party contractor, the Cullen video delay isn't really a huge deal.
Still haven't had time to sit down and enjoy p. 3000! Looking forward to that tonight if I'm lucky.
I think Greg is being pretty nice. I also don't understand why the heck the video is taking so long. I realize some sound issues happened, but... Eh. It's been a long time.
I think Greg is being pretty nice. I also don't understand why the heck the video is taking so long. I realize some sound issues happened, but... Eh. It's been a long time.
Well the marketing for this entire game has just been ridonkulous.
Hopefully I won't upset anyone with this post. If so, I apologize in advance.
I had been a big fan of Bioware since Baldur's Gate. I was very active on the forums and got a nice trip to their offices. However, I'm pretty old school in my tastes, and highly disliked the combat in the ME series as well as DA2. Also deeply dislike the dialog wheel and a voice acted PC often makes me grind my teeth with...let's say more dislike. I stopped playing DA2 in the middle of Act 1, and decided I was just no longer part of BioWare's target audience.
I'm back because DA : I may indicate that I was wrong. I still have some concerns, and I think I'm on the very edge if the target audience, but I'm starting to have great hope that I will enjoy it.
For whatever that's worth. Heh.
Soooo so glad they give you a choice on your quizzys voice. Lady Hawke's voice left me with a perpetual 
face, and some of the things Hawke says....*shudders* I had to reload so many conversations because no.hawke...no. So canon Hawke for me is sarcastic dude hawke because he doesnt make me want to roll my eyes as much.....i hope DA:I will allow me to make my Inquisitor feel like my own. It looks amazing and what ive heard and seen so far has me really really excited to get back to Thedas. Gimme it BioWare. I am ready. As for DA2 as a whole i think i may have liked it more had Origins not been so epic and a little more free by comparison? Although i didnt really rage about it i would have just meh'd and forgot about it had i not played origins first? Its an ok game but i wouldnt be obsessing over inquisition had DA2 been the only game to go by
Well the Cullen video was filmed ages ago (before summer I think?) and it seems like Greg was under impression that it'd be posted fairly soon. I guess everyone is just frustrated it's not out yet, although I understand the audio issues and that you sometimes have to wait for great things
Well the Cullen video was filmed ages ago (before summer I think?) and it seems like Greg was under impression that it'd be posted fairly soon. I guess everyone is just frustrated it's not out yet, although I understand the audio issues and that you sometimes have to wait for great things
Watch the video be out two months after Inquisition comes out.
Lola's Blackwall in a bikini just showed up in a Blackwall "interview"
Lol, that bikini picture is awesome
Watch the video be out two months after Inquisition comes out.
Shh! Don't give Bioware ideas! 
I think Greg is being pretty nice. I also don't understand why the heck the video is taking so long. I realize some sound issues happened, but... Eh. It's been a long time.
Saving the best for last I guess.....
I am sure some people will make fun of me, but the way I see it is, my hard-earned money, I can use it to buy whatever I want
I hate that anyone feels they have to even partly apologize for what they like or don't like in games, as long as they aren't criticizing what someone else likes. I've already admitted I never played DA2, but that doesn't mean I don't understand the attraction for those who do like it. My reasons were: I got hooked on DAO when DAI was already well under development and DAI sounds much more like my kind of game than DA2; I wasn't wild about being limited to a single origin (and human is my least favorite, personally) since I knew I'd only PT 3 or 4 times at most before it got boring for me; I prefer to avoid games where a religious conflict is the major element of the story. That said, if I'd started DAO when it first came out, I'd probably have played DA2 and enjoyed it because I think there are some very well written and fascinating characters, though I might never have actually completed a PT. But even if I actually hated the game, that would be my PERSONAL opinion of the game. No one should have to apologize for what they like or not.
Lol, that video was great! Hope you didn't get your butt kicked by your brother for getting beard hair over his shirt lol.
I have half a cold.......only one side of my nose is running, one eye is streaming, one ear all muffled and one half of a headache, it feels really weird lol
I've only ever played DAO, DA2, ME2 & 3. I think that gives me the advantage in that I don't have an awful lot of experience in which to look back upon older games and compare them to newer ones. I loved DAO & DA2, I never really compared them to each other so I felt able to appreciate them both for what they were. I've more than had my monies worth from both 
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I disappear for a few days to be sociable in meatspace, and you guys just rocket along I have a lot of glorious catching up to do!
Let's see...dark fandom secrets...
1) I prefer DA2 Anders+Justice to Awakening Anders. I think the transition could've been handled better, but DA2 Anders provokes such powerful emotional reactions. He's a fascinating character, and I adore him even if I want to throttle him most of the time.
2) I pick on Cullen a lot in-game, and at least one of my Inquisitors will continue the trend in DA:I. Poor noodlehead...he's just too easy to tease 
Cullen, I get that the world is in peril, and I will TOTALLY take care of that as soon as I get that Fade-touched Obsidian. #AssQuisitor
Omg,this is hilarious!
Cullen, I get that the world is in peril, and I will TOTALLY take care of that as soon as I get that Fade-touched Obsidian. #AssQuisitor
Omg,this is hilarious!
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so AssQuisitor finally managed to ****** off Cullen as well? Is there an achievement for that?
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Cullen likes me. He would prefer that I advance the plot rather than hunt for masterwork crafting items, though.
Dark fandom secret:
I picked up Mass Effect after I figured out I could romance aliens. XD
I am DONE with DAO for a long time. I completed over 9 PTs, not counting the dozens of other Wardens that simply didn't make it past Ostagar. After my PS3 issue, I lost them ALL...I just recreated them in the CC and now they're all sitting in their Origins. As much as I love DAO, I have played it way too much.
Same with DA2.
And now for the final, and darkest secret...*drumroll*
I dislike Alistair.
OK, Lorien... I have to post this... it's priceless!
Aha!So this is where Cullen is from... #randommapIfound #sorrynotsorry pic.twitter.com/RlEw6QiKaB
OK, Lorien... I have to post this... it's priceless!
UserAha!So this is where Cullen is from... #randommapIfound #sorrynotsorry pic.twitter.com/RlEw6QiKaB
I need to go there!
My deepest, darkest gaming secret is I am annoyingly positive and only ever hone in on the good things. unless a game is completely unplayable, chances are I will enjoy it. It's very sad, and has caused friction over the years between me and hubs. I refer to him as a negative nelly, and hissy-fit harry....
And... that map is awesome... i am now searching for property there
Trolls? Someone was commenting that as we get close to game launch, we'll see a lot more of that. And if these are fanfics with Cullen, there seem to be some people with real issues with his inclusion, sigh.
Edit: really tired, I meant to add, I'm sorry people are doing that to you, but I hope they don't stop you from writing.
Well it's funny. They like that he's in it, but don't like what I do with 'my' main character lol. I don't really care that they don't like it. It's kind of funny. Don't like it, then don't read it. Don't bicker to me that you want me to rewrite my chapters lol. Cause it ain't gonna happen. Oh btw, this is my fic that there's the comments on. I just find that it's weird it's been up all this time and apparently I'm suppose to change it all of a sudden, because according to that person I'm chasing away readers. Even if I was...too bad I don't write to get readers and seconded of all, they have no way of knowing how many views my stories get a month, I do. And according to my account, I'm doing just fine TY very much lol
Oh well, I guess at least that person likes Cullen too lol
I am DONE with DAO for a long time. I completed over 9 PTs, not counting the dozens of other Wardens that simply didn't make it past Ostagar.
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And now for the final, and darkest secret...*drumroll*
I dislike Alistair.
I think I've complete 10 PTs (5 elves, did I mention I like the non-humans?), plus others that I quit anywhere between Ostagar and the Landsmeet. I'm not someone who jumps games every month, which leaves me at loose ends until DAI comes out, so I'm still playing (another elf, big surprise). I lost my MMORPG gaming partner-for happy reasons-for at least a year or two, and I currently need something I can pause or exit at any moment. There's enough variety in who you can be that it's still fun. I'm still finding new bits to laugh at that I'd never heard before.
I find Alistair particularly annoying when I'm playing a male warden. He's a sweet romance (I'm with Wynne, a little too sweet), but even then, I don't entirely like him until the end when he's finally gotten some confidence and asserts himself.
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