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[Heimdall]

To be honest, I'm a little annoyed they didn't come up with something new for the Warrior specs.

Now I'm trying to figure which suits my planned Inquisitor as a character and I keep coming up with champion... which just feels sort of plain.

[Former_Fiend]

Reavers, at least, are very distinctive when they're in combat.

[Maria Caliban]

There aren't any physical distinctive traits to either Templars or Reavers, why would people treat you differently? Unless you straight up tell it to them, they will ahve no way of knowing what you are. That is also one of the reasons that a mage doesn't need unique dialogue paths for every conversation in the game.

If you're the leader of the Inquisition, people are probably going to talk about your ability to cast fireballs, your ability to suppress magic, or your inclination to dine on the flesh of your enemies to heal yourself.

Word travels.

[EmperorSahlertz]

If you're the leader of the Inquisition, people are probably going to talk about your ability to cast fireballs, your ability to suppress magic, or your inclination to dine on the flesh of your enemies to heal yourself.

Word travels.

Doubtful. Chances are any who witnesses the Inquisitor doing his thing, is either his ally or going to wound up dead soon. Add to that the fact that even a mundane Inquisitor would probably end up with rumors about him being a mage, a demon, and Abomination and all sorts of other things. Because that is how word travels with primitive and unreliable news sources.

So I don't think we should get our hopes all up in the chaffy for the specializations to be an integral part of the story. It might get mentioned once or twice, and even get some unique story aspects too, but nothing grand.

[Maria Caliban]

And why wouldn't your allies talk about you being a spirit healer, templar, or assassin?

Yes, in the real world, people will react to things that aren't true or completely misunderstand aspects of you. Is that really what you want in a game? Instead of people reacting to a specialization, other characters just hold random beliefs about your character that aren't true and react to that.

I can't help but see reacting to PC choices and specialization as being a better use of zots.

[EmperorSahlertz]

There is a significant difference between player choice and what specialization he happened to pick. Obivously people who used to live in the town you recently burned down should react to that, but why would they react to you being a Templar? It is all about context, and there are disappearingly few situations where Farmer Insignificantus of House Nowhere should hold any intimate knowledge about your Inquisitor. You companions on the other hand might bring up some fo the specializations, while others doesn't seem to lend themselves as great story elements.

 

However even these mentions would be of a limited nature, since as mentioned, not all of the specializations make for good story elements. There are obviously much more meat on the bone storywise on something like Necromancer or Reaver, than on Champion or Artificer, so the storylines cannot be huge expansive things.

 

You MAY get unique dialogue options in certain situations based on your spec, but in that case YOU are the one bringing it up in the conversation or event, and not the person or event bringing it on you.

[Inquisitor Julianos]

Reavers, at least, are very distinctive when they're in combat.

"SOULS TASTE LIKE CHOCOLATE!" <-- Reaver Warcry

[Exaltation]

So..,devs..?

[metalfenix]

I'm curious about Reavers too. Reavers, like blood mages, use their own health to fuel their skills. They seem to have discarded blood magic because probably we won't have health regen after battle, so I don't know what is the logic behind reaver now.

[Exaltation]

The waiting ... 

[Exaltation]

Nothing?

[king jacky]

well said 

[Exaltation]

No reply..

[Maria Caliban]

They've supposedly said that people will react to your specialization.

Let's hope the Reaver specialization has some meat to it this time!

That we can really savor the flavor.

[Exaltation]

To add - also Spirit Warrior and Tevinter Fugitive were ignored.

Makes it seem like using Magic is fine as long it's not a Mage using it lol.

[Former_Fiend]

At least Fenris' powers were acknowledged by the other party members.

[Shelondias]

The templar Otto recognizes if you're a templar or not in DAO.
Just putting that out there.

[Feybrad]

The templar Otto recognizes if you're a templar or not in DAO.
Just putting that out there.

 

He does? I can't recall himr eactly differently to my dwarven Warrior with Templar Spec or my elven Mage.

[Shelondias]

He does? I can't recall himr eactly differently to my dwarven Warrior with Templar Spec or my elven Mage.

You can reply, (if you have a magic sensing class it seems), that you feel something off about the alienage too.
He'll claim you're a templar.
Tried it a couple weeks ago with a dwarf that didnt go templar- the option wasn't even available.

So it isn't much, but it's something at least.

[Dayze]

There aren't any physical distinctive traits to either Templars or Reavers, why would people treat you differently? Unless you straight up tell it to them, they will ahve no way of knowing what you are. That is also one of the reasons that a mage doesn't need unique dialogue paths for every conversation in the game.

Some one with mystical abilities might be able to sense a difference in templars....possibly lyrium dealers could see the physical affects of lyrium on your body.

 

That being said; by and large being a templar isn't something most will be able to "see".  Sans armor anyways.

 

Reavers on the other hand are supposed to give off some kind of scary aura/vibe of psychotic evil kind of deal, at basically all times....

[SgtSteel91]

 

Reavers on the other hand are supposed to give off some kind of scary aura/vibe of psychotic evil kind of deal, at basically all times....

 

Guess someone forgot to turn off their Aura of Pain 

[Xerxes52]

They've supposedly said that people will react to your specialization.

Let's hope the Reaver specialization has some meat to it this time!

That we can really savor the flavor.

I'm sure those peasants you saved will be really happy when they see you rip open some mage's throat and suck her dry while radiating shockwaves of pure spiritual agony.
 

 
*Peasants start screaming and run*
 
"Wait! I'm the good guy!"

[SgtSteel91]

I wonder how they are going to portray Reavers this time. Are you going to actually eat people or are you going to drain their life energy?

[Xerxes52]

I wonder how they are going to portray Reavers this time. Are you going to actually eat people or are you going to drain their life energy?

Mouthful of Carotid Artery FTW.

[CapivaRasgor]

Well I'll be very disappointed if the Reaver spec is ignored story wise. Especially after all that talk of how dragons are important to the world and how people with dragon blood have a greatness in them that we had on the comics.