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[TeganJ]

 
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My own headcanon is that Papa Trevelyan is both ridiculously pious and subscribes to the totalitarian school of parenting. For a Mage, he's basically disowned them, while for a non-Mage, you'll either join the Chantry or become a Templar (in-so losing your inheritance) or be struck out of the will (thus losing your inheritance anyway), something that doesn't bother him since you're not the eldest and the immediate heir?
 
Kind of a tool, no?

This is kind of my feeling on the Treveylan backstory. As a mage, I figure the family would've cut ties once she went to the Circle, so even with her family at the peace conference she wouldn't have felt any connection with them and having them die in the explosion wouldn't be a personal loss but more part of the greater tragedy of everyone but the PC dying.

For the warrior or rogues, I figure they haven't reached the decision point where they would have to decide between Chantry/Templars or being disowned, but that it was getting close. So that way I can decide how much the PC agreed with this life plan set out for them.

[CENIC]

And now for a really unpopular opinion:

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We're now three games into the series and two protagonists removed from the the Warden, it's really time some people let go of the character. Yes, they were awesome, but complaining about them not coming back in every game and comparing them to Hawke/Inquisitor, has really started to make me hate the character slightly.

It kind of reminds me of the Doctor Who fandom and those who piled hate on Matt Smith for replacing David Tennant, as well as those who now refuse to watch Peter Capaldi for the crime of not being Matt Smith.

Personally, I just prefer to let the new guy settle into the chair and let them wow me, rather than dislike them for not being someone else?

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Given how many people - even here on the BSN - were/are still unaware that Dragon Age is not a triology focused on a single hero, I wonder if popular culture or maybe even something human in us is drawn to a single protagonist (or the number 3 LOL)
I get the feeling that a lot of people wanted/expected the Warden to be fantasy Commander Shepard, while I was aware from the start that the Dragon Age series wasn't meant to be that, and part of the reason I became interested in the series is because it isn't.

...that being said, I was EXTREMELY salty over the cancelation of the Exalted March expansion for DA2 that would have wrapped up Hawke's personal arc, doubly so because the name implies it would have involved Sebastian as well and his story is also unfinished.

[Char]

I want to see EVERYONE. It'll be a slightly strange reunion where very few of the characters actually know each other, and they've all been called together by a mysterious outside force who wants to see them all get drunk and party like it's the Dragon Age

[Hellion Rex]

Cameron is virile. Confirmed.

[Damate]

For some of the more vocal detractors on other threads, sadly this does seem to be the case.

Of course, the Cullen thread is friendly enough to discuss things without erupting into a flame war at the drop of a hat, so you make a good point!


To be honest, I wish that Hawke's story had remained a sidequel as it was originally meant to be, that would have come between Origins and Inquisition, which would have been the true "second" game in the series, similar to how Assassin's Creed had numerous games comprising the AC2 arc, before starting with AC3.

Part of the reason Hawke's story is less grand than the Warden and the Inquisitor's is because it's meant to be the interbellum period between two major conflicts, setting up the stage for what is to follow. It's a story that needed to be told, because it has to set up everything that follows.

DA2 is like Back to the Future 2. It's not the best in the series, with it's highly complicated plot involving the future, an alternate history and retreading some of the first movie, but it needed to happen so we could end with Doc in 1885, setting the stage for the sci-fi western awesomeness that is Back to the Future 3.

Lol, yeah, I think it's safe to openly express opinions in this thread. If it wasn't I wouldn't be here

And I think you are spot on in your assessment of Hawkes story being better received all around had it been an expansion as originally intended (apparently?). That's how I tend to look at it and I appreciate it much more that way.

Also I love you for using "interbellum" In your post. +15 Approval Damate

[neonmoth]

Hi guys, do we know yet the link to the stream? Sorry, I am in a rush and cannot check the previous pages :/

[alwayshungry]

Hi guys, do we know yet the link to the stream? Sorry, I am in a rush and cannot check the previous pages :/

http://www.twitch.tv/raptr

[neonmoth]

http://www.twitch.tv/raptr

Thank you

[Tishina]

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Was Harding kind of flirting with the Inquisitor?

[Panda]

 

Scout Harding is prettiest Dwarf I have seen.

[Tishina]

 

Scout Harding is prettiest Dwarf I have seen.

Yes, she is. Though the way they describe her makes me wonder if she wasn't recruited out of the Cadash/Carta.

[Damate]

Scout Harding is prettiest Dwarf I have seen.

RIGHT?! I can't wait to make a fem dwarf eventually

[Sifr]

...that being said, I was EXTREMELY salty over the cancelation of the Exalted March expansion for DA2 that would have wrapped up Hawke's personal arc, doubly so because the name implies it would have involved Sebastian as well and his story is also unfinished.

 

Yeah, while Hawke went from refugee, to Champion of Kirkwall and potentially even Viscount, Sebastian spent those seven years sitting around in the Chantry twiddling his thumbs up his butt! And people accuse Hawke of not being a very pro-active hero!

 

Both characters needed the Exalted Marches to give them closure for both their stories, Hawke's to provide some closure after what went down at the Gallows, while Sebastian needed to actually have a plot to begin with that wasn't him umming and erring about retaking Starkhaven.

 

It's why I don't find his threat to return with an army to raze Kirkwall that intimidating because he's had seven years to raise an army! Instead, all he's done is succeeded in raising my eyebrow with that threat? Hawke should have quipped, "Seriously, you and what army?!

 

I like Sebastian, but he was seriously wasted in the game.

 

And I think you are spot on in your assessment of Hawkes story being better received all around had it been an expansion as originally intended (apparently?). That's how I tend to look at it and I appreciate it much more that way.

Also I love you for using "interbellum" In your post. +15 Approval Damate

 

Yeah, DA2 was apparently meant to be a sidequel originally, but EA wanted to call it DA2?

 

Well, who doesn't love a bit of latin?!

[Sifr]

 

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Scout Harding is prettiest Dwarf I have seen.

 

Someone needs to grab Cullen by the scruff of his pauldrons, drag him to Harding, point to her and say;

 

"Are you honestly telling me this little bundle of murder doesn't get your bronto stirring! E'gads man, are you blind! Even when Andraste was being burnt at the stake, she wasn't this unbelievably HOT!"

 

[R2s Muse]

 

Cameron is virile. Confirmed.

 

Um. OK. Guess I must have missed something *veery* interesting at the start of the stream.   

[R2s Muse]

Someone needs to grab Cullen by the scruff of his pauldrons, drag him to Harding, point to her and say;

 

"Are you honestly telling me this little bundle of murder doesn't get your bronto stirring! E'gads man, are you blind! Even when Andraste was being burnt at the stake, she wasn't this unbelievably HOT!"

 

 

(sorry, not sharing )

[Tishina]

 

(sorry, not sharing )

True, but I'm one of those who wanted to romance him with a dwarf... Ah, well.

[R2s Muse]

...why are we putting "unpopular" opinions on spoiler tags? Is it really so offensive to people to read an opinion they don't agree with? I can understand if the subject possibly discussed abuse/anxiety/phobia triggers or something but just... A potentially unpopular opinion? I may not agree with you but I certainly respect your right to a completely different perspective than mine!
 

I'm not sure, either. Particularly since if we start using spoiler tags for non-spoiler reasons it becomes confusing and kinda annoying. I'd suggest spoiler tags for spoilers. Otherwise, let's just discuss. Or not if it's a problematic conversation.

[R2s Muse]

"over 300 operations on the War Table" OK... tell me I'm not the only one that thought something... different.

[Tishina]

I'm not sure, either. Particularly since if we start using spoiler tags for non-spoiler reasons it becomes confusing and kinda annoying. I'd suggest spoiler tags for spoilers. Otherwise, let's just discuss. Or not if it's a problematic conversation.

Well, part of what I was implying might be considered spoilery by a broad definition. And earlier I spoilered one for length but IDed it that way (I think).

[Panda]

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Lol the Dragon vs Giant fight. Reminded me a lot of Skyrim! And giants are huge and strong, scary!

 

[Tishina]

"over 300 operations on the War Table" OK... tell me I'm not the only one that thought something... different.

No, that table seems to have inspired a lot of art and stories that make that line funnier.

[Panda]

I'm starting to warm dwarves in this game now too. Oh no. I have already too many Inquisitors!

[Tishina]

I'm starting to warm dwarves in this game now too. Oh no. I have already too many Inquisitors!

There can never be too many dwarves!