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[Tishina]

I'd say neither are boring, combat in DA2 is really fast and dynamic. It's actually the only Dragon Age game where I really enjoy playing a mage in combat, because their moves are more dynamic and they're not so rooted in place. Even warriors are very fast fighters in DA2, two-handed warriors in particular are surprisingly lightweight compared to how heavy they feel in DAO and DAI.

 

As for Bethany versus Carver.... ideally you should do a playthrough of each because they're both lovely characters and really worth knowing, their relationships with Hawke are very different, but both very touching. But if you only intend to do one playthrough of DA2 ever, I'd recommend keeping Bethany. She's an.... easier character to get along with than Carver, even at her worse she'll still the sweetest. Carver is more complicated, his relationship with Hawke is very rocky and emotionally exhausting at points, and while I personally love him to bits, I can see why people would find him frustrating too. (And, uh, no spoilers, but don't take Bethany into the Deep Roads, when the time comes. She'll be happier that way.)

 

[edit] Ah so you've already played with Carver once, so definitely go for Bethany this time. It's worth getting to know both of them.

I actually like Carver's character, but...the voice for Carver grates horribly on my nerves for some reason. Dunno why, but I'm not sure I could play through with him, at least not actively in my party. It's too bad, too, because as you say, he's a very complicated character.

[Tishina]

Of course there are still unrealistic bodies... and it still lacks variety, but yes, I was mainly thinking about the companions and advisors. Even if we are far from the cloned NPCs of Witcher 1 (all the old women for example had the same "skin", you could meet 4 clones in the same street, haha, but at least they didn't have the body of sexy young girls).

 

They could have done like in SWTOR and enable the choice of body shape (even if for SWTOR men the differences were too exagerated between the different shapes, but for the women I think it was quite fine, if I remember well)

Actually, a lot of guys liked the wide variety of body types in SWtOR. I'd like to have seen the choices be a little broader for women in SWtOR, but yes, I'd dearly love to have had a choice in DAI; it would have made some other things much more palatable for me. I suspect their reasoning for forcing a single body type on everyone was to simplify the cut scenes.

 

However, you do realize that a lot of Cullen's soldiers appear to be clones of one guy too?

[Vanalia]

Actually, a lot of guys liked the wide variety of body types in SWtOR. I'd like to have seen the choices be a little broader for women in SWtOR, but yes, I'd dearly love to have had a choice in DAI; it would have made some other things much more palatable for me. I suspect their reasoning for forcing a single body type on everyone was to simplify the cut scenes.

 

However, you do realize that a lot of Cullen's soldiers appear to be clones of one guy too?

 

Attack of the clones! 

 

Hmm I wanted to create my own "Grand Admiral Thrawn" in SWTOR but I couldn't find the right body for him.

[wiccame]

I've seen those mods. I thought about trying the one that lets you recruit Cullen, but I thought it might break one I already had, plus she had it locked so you had to side with the Templars for it to work (I understood her reasoning, but my Suranas weren't going there, lol.) I really want to play my Surana-Leliana WS for the same reason, but that particular playthrough is still in the future (I need to finish off AT LEAST Volya and Reska first, lol.)

 

There were any number of NPCs in DAO with different body shapes, including comfortably well rounded older women. I actually feel DAI severely lacks diversity in women's body shapes within races, except for some very minimal variety among the female companions and advisors, and there's not a single female NPC who could be described as even slightly plump or broad shouldered. I'm also not sure anyone can describe the female dwarf's torpedo boobs as realistic, lol.

There is a cheat built into the mod where you can add him via console regardless of whether you chose to side with templars, I had to use it as I could never go the templar route either. It leads to at least one freaked out convo (with Jowan,if you recruit him) and a serious hit in approval with Morrigan, but to have him out in my group and the tent scene....so worth it

[wiccame]

It's from the first part after you meet Niall. You pop around different little islands up and down rat holes, but sometimes through mirrors. The demon at the center was some desire demon, and the Black City loomed in the sky.

 

But, yeah, I'm sure you're right that they're supposed to be elvhen. Hmm... so long as one of them leads to Solas...

What was the quote?  We thought the biggest threat to Thedas was Corypheus? I can't think of a single bigger threat than a desperate elvhen god trying to correct his past mistakes...

That and now the Eluvians, fingers crossed this could be a very interesting DLC. My Briena is ready...        

[R2s Muse]

What was the quote? We thought the biggest threat to Thedas was Corypheus? I can't think of a single bigger threat than a desperate elvhen god trying to correct his past mistakes...
That and now the Eluvians, fingers crossed this could be a very interesting DLC. My Briena is ready...

:shrug: I honestly can't bring myself to believe that he's the threat. It could be a consequence of what he wants to do, but ... bah. Time will tell. Of course, BW WOULD go that route and pull my heart physically out of my chest and smash it again. my body is not ready for that.

[wiccame]

:shrug: I honestly can't bring myself to believe that he's the threat. It could be a consequence of what he wants to do, but ... bah. Time will tell. Of course, BW WOULD go that route and pull out my heart physically out of my chest and smash it again. my body is not ready for that.   

Oh yeah I don't believe he would intentionally be a threat but, as you say, a consequence of his actions, certainly.  I really wouldn't mind if he is as long as we get the chance to help him find a safer way to do what he feels he needs to do at the very least, right at the last minute or something dramatic. Of course there has to be a riding off into the sunset moment for a Solas romancer or I will be terribly upset. 

[R2s Muse]

Oh yeah I don't believe he would intentionally be a threat but, as you say, a consequence of his actions, certainly.  I really wouldn't mind if he is as long as we get the chance to help him find a safer way to do what he feels he needs to do at the very least, right at the last minute or something dramatic. Of course there has to be a riding off into the sunset moment for a Solas romancer or I will be terribly upset.

Soooo much this.

[Tarlonniel]

The panel starts at 4:30pm PST, folks. Prepare yourselves. *gets out tiny "Solas plz" flag*

[R2s Muse]

The panel starts at 4:30pm PST, folks. Prepare yourselves. *gets out tiny "Solas plz" flag*

:R2 tries to unfurl her "Solavellan closure or bust" banner, but instead collapses under Feelsuh™ and just whispers "Please":

[Tishina]

Attack of the clones! 

 

Hmm I wanted to create my own "Grand Admiral Thrawn" in SWTOR but I couldn't find the right body for him.

I never tried to recreate an actual character, but a friend of mine and I did several  PTs with male/female twins, which started by accident on our first joint PT. We decided he would create a JK and I would run a JC without discussing anything about appearance or race and discovered we'd both created Mirielan with the exact same skin shade, eye color, tallest body shape, same tattoos...and bald. So it became a running gag that all of our PCs were twins. I think one of my favorite PTs was when we ran twin Chiss agents, but I had already completed the agent story once on my own. I let him go first at the end of act I and then I did it, and walked away with the ship and the keys and everything without a fight, and he's on his headset going "What the f*** just happened? Did you just bluff him?"

 

There is a cheat built into the mod where you can add him via console regardless of whether you chose to side with templars, I had to use it as I could never go the templar route either. It leads to at least one freaked out convo (with Jowan,if you recruit him) and a serious hit in approval with Morrigan, but to have him out in my group and the tent scene....so worth it

I knew there was one, but at the time, I assumed "console" meant the cheat wasn't available to PC players and didn't find out I could have used them until I was mostly played out. I've seen youtube video of both the stolen kiss scene that someone modded for the origin and then the tent later, and I thought both were really well done. I tend to use mods very lightly, though because they aren't always compatible and I'm lazy, lol.

[Ariella]

:shrug: I honestly can't bring myself to believe that he's the threat. It could be a consequence of what he wants to do, but ... bah. Time will tell. Of course, BW WOULD go that route and pull my heart physically out of my chest and smash it again. my body is not ready for that.

Could be worse. Could be Cullen is actually an evil possessed mastermind since that little tower incident, and HE'S been playing everyone for the last ten years while working to bring back the Forgotten Ones.

He's not of course.

I think I'm going to start running now.

[riverbanks]

Could be worse. Could be Cullen is actually an evil possessed mastermind since that little tower incident, and HE'S been playing everyone for the last ten years while working to bring back the Forgotten Ones.

 

Now that's a plot twist I like.

 

DLC where secretly evil mastermind Cullen sees right through Envy posing as the Inquisitor but pretends to believe it, romances Envy!Quizz as usual, then in the end reveals himself and Envy for what they are, and together they take down all the elven gods and the ancient magisters and conquer the world for themselves. Come on, BW.

[Ariella]

Now that's a plot twist I like.

DLC where secretly evil mastermind Cullen sees right through Envy posing as the Inquisitor but pretends to believe it, romances Envy!Quizz as usual, then in the end reveals himself and Envy for what they are, and together they take down all the elven gods and the ancient magisters and conquer the world for themselves. Come on, BW.

Of course there's also the fact that of all the characters thus far (except Loghain) Flemeth's interfered twice in his life. At one removed. He'd be dead at the Tower or maybe corrupted by red lyrium and Meredith...

[R2s Muse]

Could be worse. Could be Cullen is actually an evil possessed mastermind since that little tower incident, and HE'S been playing everyone for the last ten years while working to bring back the Forgotten Ones.
He's not of course.
I think I'm going to start running now.

This would actually be a little bit awesome. We speculated about him being the Big Bad a few times before the game came out. Guess Solas got the more interesting "oh sh!t, I've accidentally been sleeping with the instigator" storyline. But Cullen going bad would be deliciously horrible. (says the unrepentant fan of bad Agent Ward on Agents of SHIELD )

[Ariella]

This would actually be a little bit awesome. We speculated about him being the Big Bad a few times before the game came out. Guess Solas got the more interesting "oh sh!t, I've accidentally been sleeping with the instigator" storyline. But Cullen going bad would be deliciously horrible. (says the unrepentant fan of bad Agent Ward on Agents of SHIELD )

Lol...

Suddenly I'm having this image of post credits Solas going all crazy John Garrett. Carving weird writing on things, saying creepy stuff...

Wait, is that any different than usual?

[Rascoth]

Could be worse. Could be Cullen is actually an evil possessed mastermind since that little tower incident, and HE'S been playing everyone for the last ten years while working to bring back the Forgotten Ones.

He's not of course.

I think I'm going to start running now.

Damn, I'm out of likes.

 

That's crazy idea  But as I noticed recently most of your posts contain crazy ideas. I approve.

 

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Spoiler

 

[Marika Haliwell]

Lol...

Suddenly I'm having this image of post credits Solas going all crazy John Garrett. Carving weird writing on things, saying creepy stuff...

Wait, is that any different than usual?

I'm afraid of you!

[Ariella]

Damn, I'm out of likes.
 
That's crazy idea  But as I noticed recently most of your posts contain crazy ideas. I approve.
 
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Spoiler

 

(Grins and bows)

This is what I do in someone else's toybox... you should see what I do with my own

I'm afraid of you!

I'm going to take that as a complement?

[Lynas]

 

Did you see this ? omg !   More cullen content !

[riverbanks]

 

Did you see this ? omg !   More cullen content !

 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

It's beautiful! It's everything I wanted! Consequences for the Inquisition growing too powerful! The qunari threat finally amounting to a real threat! Politicians and the Chantry challenging the Inquisitor! The Inquisitor losing her cool kid act and finally snapping under pressure! The glowy hand that was supposed to be killing you actually threatening your life! Cullen on a horse! Yeeeeeeeees!

[R2s Muse]

Hmm, I can't watch that version; it says private. But the Spanish version is still available. 

 

EDIT: Weird. It works, just not for sharing; edit again: looks like they literally just took it down moments after I watched it. :sob:

 

holysh!t!~! SOLAS!!! More Cullen!!!  

 

Sept 8!! Gah, could it come out at a more inauspicious time for me ?!!? grrr.

[BevH]

For me, the video doesn't work. 

[skylark]

Nooooo I'm freaking out I need to seeeeee!!! It says it's been made private

[Lynas]

Yea it's private now  

 

Alala too bad ^^ maybe it will be back tonight