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[DragonAgeLegend]

Anyone else find it strange that Dragon Age has gone down the "spellbook" road. I always play a mage and seeing a mage using a spellbook in the earlier gameplay looks really... underwhelming. It's so cheesy and definitely not suited to be something in Dragon Age.

 

It's like seeing mages ride broomsticks or using wands (There was even an Easter egg teasing this!). It doesn't fit well with how the game is meant to be portrayed, as a dark fantasy. It'll also make the mages look inexperienced and basic, I want my mage to stand out, not to be reading a book whenever he wants to cast a spell. So please Mike, Mark, David and the rest of you guys, reconsider this?

 

EDIT:I think the animation is what bugged me the most. Seeing it floating around is what makes it look out of place, If the mage were to hold it while casting the spell then I would be more for it rather than against. 

[David Gaider]

I'm confused. What's the assumption, here? Because there was an enemy spellcaster in the video with a floating book, that meant it was both a spellbook and that all casters would use spellbooks? Wouldn't it be better to ask if that was the case, rather than assume it was the case and rail against its supposed inclusion?

[David Gaider]

Is it a spellbook, and do all casters use spellbooks?

 

No, and no.

[David Gaider]

Then what is the point of the book for this type of enemy spellcaster, if you don't mind my asking?

 

You'll find out, though I promise you the answer is not very complicated.

 

Dragon Age already has the concept of grimoires (Flemeth had one, if you'll recall), but they're not required for spellcasting and the mage in the demo was not using one. It's not something which will come up.