This is only for CONFIRMED information, or at least info with VERY strong likelihood (as well as explaining a few bits and bobs).
Not everything is sourced. I apologize for that, but I've lost track of some of it. Anything with a direct source will have a number in brackets like this [1]. That corresponds to the source list at the bottom of the post. Thanks!
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Recent Updates (July 11): Voice Actors for Solas and Sera
Recent Updates (July 8): RAPTR Interview & Josephine character page
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General Information
The name of the game is Dragon Age: Inquisition. [1]
It will run on the Frostbite 3 Engine.
Release Dates: [1]
October 7, 2014: USA
October 9, 2014: Australia
October 10, 2014: Europe & New Zealand
Platforms: X-Box 360, X-Box One, PS3, PS4, and PC. [1]
The PC version will support using a controller or mouse/keyboard.[5]
DRM: You will need to connect to the internet the first time in order to register/activate your game in order to play it. But you will not require a permanent internet connection beyond that. [forum]
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Pre-Order Information
Pre-orders are available now.
* Standard Edition Pre-Orders include the "Flames of the Inquisition" set, which includes special armor, weapons, and mount for the Inquisitor. [1]
* Deluxe Edition includes Flames of the Inquisition, and more: a unique throne, two unique mounts, the soundtrack, and a few other bits. [1]
* The Collector's Edition includes all Standard and Deluxe items, as well as a large quantity of physical objects, such as a cloth map, tarot cards, coins, and more. (For details, see this forum post by ElitePinecone)
* There is extra content (currently unannounced) for the X-Box One Inquisitor's Edition. That content will be available as a seperate DLC purchase for all platforms.[twitter]
NOTE: The Deluxe content (throne, mounts, etc) will be available as a seperate DLC purchase. This is especially useful for some users, since some countries don't offer the Deluxe version normally.[twitter]
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Save Game Importing
The Dragon Age Keep is a web-interface that will allow you to create your own world state by making all the decisions for everything from Dragon Age:Origins through Dragon Age 2: Mark of the Assassin, and everything in between. This will be tied in to your Bioware Account, so no matter what system you play on, you can import the saves.
It is unknown at this point if you will be able to actually import from the old games, or if you will have to create them from scratch within the Keep.
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Locations
We will be travelling through Orlais (including the Dales) and Ferelden.
The visitable areas will be much larger, encouraging a sense of exploration with a sort-of "open world" feel. (Although it's not one big continuous map, such as Skyrim).
One area, The Hinterlands, is described as being a "medium-sized" area. And it is larger than the ENTIRETY of Dragon Age: Origins combined![5]
Specific Confirmed Locations (via Facebook):
* The Fade
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Dialogue System
There are three possible "wheels" that you can encounter during the game:[forum]
The Tone Wheel is the "standard" option that you see most often in DA2. You are selected dialogue for the purpose of conversation and exposition. Your character's choices reflect his overall attitude and demeanor. The tones from DA2 (Diplomatic, Sarcastic, and Aggressive) have been replaced with Noble, Clever, and Direct.
The Action Wheel is for making a hard-line choice between two (or more) options. It is not tone-based (such as the Accept/Deny quest options in DA2), and all options are "neutral" in terms of tone. To avoid confusion, each option will tell you explicitly the intent of the selected option.
The Reaction Wheel is for reacting emotionally to a situation. Instead of choosing your tone, you choose an emotional reaction (such as "Sad", "Enraged", "Confused", etc.). The "Stoic" option is always available for a reaction-neutral response.
Conversation will also be more dynamic, allowing you to just walk away mid-conversation.[5]
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Multiplayer/Online Components
There will be SOME form of online or multiplayer aspect to the game. Beyond that, though, no details have been announced.
It could be full-on multiplayer, or it could just be uploading selfies of your Inquisitor to the Forums. No clue yet.
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Protagonist: "The Inquisitor"
You can choose your gender as always, and can choose between Human (Noble if not a mage), Dalish Elf, Surface Dwarf, and Vashoth Qunari.
There will be two voices for each gender (one American, one British) for you to choose from when creating your character.[twitter]
You will NOT be forced to serve the Chantry or express belief in the Maker. The inquisition is a completely separate organization that does not work for or with the Chantry.
The Inquisitor is NOT the so-called "Old God Baby" from Dragon Age: Origins.
There are approximately 200 different spells/talents to choose from, far more than previous games.[5]
Inquisitor Voice Actors: [raptr]
British Male: Harry Hadden-Paton
American Male: Jon Curry
British Female: Alix Wilton Regan
American Female: Sumalee Montano
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Classes
The three main classes are back, and each have three possible specializations. According to the website, they are:
Warrior
* Champion - Defender/Tank focus[1]
* Templar (details unknown)
* Reaver (details unknown)
Rogue
* Artificer - Trap/Advanced Preparation focus[1]
* Assassin (details unknown)
* Tempest (details unknown)
Mage
* Knight Enchanter - Melee Magic focus (magic swords and armor)[1]
* Necromancer (details unknown)
* Rift Mage (details unknown)
Unlike in the previous games, you will only get to pick ONE specialization[twitter]. This obviously makes that selection more important, as it only happens once. Talk at various panels seemed to indicate that the specialization is more than just a new set of skills, but will actually impact the way certain quests or dialogue are handled.
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Combat
Combat will be far more tactical, placing emphasis on elements such as positioning, elevation, chokepoints, and preparation, with a strong focus on teamwork.
There will be no level scaling. This means that you may encounter areas or enemies that are too difficult, and you'll have to come back to them when you are stronger.[5]
The standard difficulty options will be back as before (Casual/Normal/Hard/Nightmare), but Normal will be slightly more challenging than before. [twitter]
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Mounts
You will be able to summon your mount while exploring to speed up travel times.
Available Mounts:
Horse
Red Hart (Digital Deluxe Edition)
Bog "Unicorn" (Digital Deluxe Edition)
"Lizard-like Creatures" [5]
Something like a cross between a nug and a water buffalo [video]
A variety of exotic beasts [5]
While you are mounted, your companions disappear. They reappear when you dismount. [twitter]
There will be no party banter while mounted for this reason. It's unknown if this will cause you to miss banter opportunities, or if banter locations are keyed to places you can't mount anyway.
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Companions & Advisors
There will be a total of 8 romances from amongst your companions/advisors. Two of them will be restricted based on the race of the Inquisitor. (It is unknown at this point which two those are, or even who all eight of the romances are).
***WARRIORS***
- CASSANDRA
- Voice Actor: Miranda Raison
- Writer: David Gaider
- Romance Option (Male Only/Race restrictions unknown) [raptr]- IRON BULL
- Voice Actor: Freddie Prinze, Jr
- Writer: Patrick Weekes
- Romance Option (Gender/Race restrictions unknown) [twitter](It is possible this tweet was misinterpreted, so consider Iron Bull's romance status "questionable" at this point)
- BLACKWALL
- Voice Actor: Unknown
- Writer: Sheryl Chee
- Romance Status Unknown***ROGUES***
- VARRIC TETHRAS
- Voice Actor: Brian Bloom
- Writer: Mary Kirby
- SERA
- Voice Actor: Robyn Addison
- Writer: Luke Kristjanson
- Romance Option (Female Only/Race restrictions unknown) [6]- COLE
- Voice Actor: Unknown
- Writer: Patrick Weekes
- Not a Romance Option [tumblr]***MAGES***
- VIVIENNE
- Voice Actor: Unknown
- Writer: Mary Kirby
- Romance Status Unknown- DORIAN
- Voice Actor: Unknown
- Writer: David Gaider
- Romance Option (Male Only/Race restrictions unknown) [facebook]- SOLAS
- Voice Actor: Gareth David-Lloyd
- Writer: Patrick Weekes
- Romance Status Unknown***ADVISORS/SPECIALISTS***
(Not true companions. They assist in running the Inquisition, and act as the "face" of the Inquisition to you.)
- CULLEN
- Voice Actor: Greg Ellis
- Writer: Brianne Battye
- Romance Option (Female Only/Race restrictions unknown) [raptr]- LELIANA
- Voice Actor: Corinne Kempa
- Writer: Sheryl Chee
- JOSEPHINE
- Voice Actor: Unknown
- Writer: Sylvia Feketekuty
- Romance Option (All Race/Gender combinations) [raptr]***OTHER MAJOR CHARACTERS***
These guys are important enough to have character bios and whatnot, but their relation to the Inquisition is Unknown
- MORRIGAN
- Voice Actor: Claudia Black
- Writer: David Gaider
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Romance & Companion Interaction (General Information)
Romance will be in the game, with no stronger or lighter a presence than it has had before.
It is unknown at this point how the potential Friendship/Loyalty system will work. Only that it will NOT be the same as either Origins or DA2.
There will be more romance options available than in any previous Dragon Age game to date.[5] Dragon Age 2 had 5, so this implies at least 6 romance options.
(There was confusion on this point, in that it was initially stated to be more than any "previous Bioware game". But this has been clairifed in Mike Laidlaw's twitter to be "previous Dragon Age game".)
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Weapons and Armor
You will be able to change your companions armor and weapons (even weapon types), although they will maintain a sort of "personal style" to anything they wear. [4]
There will be a crafting system in the game for actual gear this time, including the ability to upgrade existing weapons. It seems possible to use the same sword from the start of the game to the end, assuming you keep upgrading it often (if you wish).
You will be able to customize individual components of a weapon, such as hilt or blade.[5]
There will be an option to toggle helmet visibility. This setting is "global", so presumably applies to your companions. Possibly even NPCs.[twitter]
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Central Party Base
Skyhold Keep will serve as your "party camp" location, as well as the base of the Inquisition. It is at least partially customizable.
All of your companions will be there (like in DA:Origins), so you don't have to run around the map finding them (like in DA2).
There will also be several others keeps/castles/strongholds you can take throughout the game to serve as a strongholds for the Inquisition. It is unknown if these will also function as companion-interaction locations, or if you will have to return to Skyhold for that.
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Important NPCs and Characters
Here's a list of characters, and what (if any) connection they may have to DA3.
"Old God Baby": It has been confirmed that if the ending slide of Origins did not mention her being pregnant, Morrigan does not have a child.
Flemeth: She will be present in some capacity, but no details are known.
Alistair: Steve Valentine (Alistair's voice actor) tweeted that he has recorded lines for Alistair in Inquisition.
Anora: Mika Simmons (Anora's voice actor) confirmed via Twitter that she will be back as Queen Anora in Inquisition.
Bodahn and Sandal: Bodahn mentions at the end of DA2 that Sandal has been offered a job in the court of the Empress of Orlais. Given that fact, and the fact that they are sort of iconic DA protagonist hangers-on (like HK-47 and T3-M4 in KOTOR), they will likely (but not confirmed) be appearing in similar roles in DA3.
Duncan: He's dead. Get over it.
Lambert, Shale, Rhys, and Evangeline: These characters all played major roles in the novel Dragon Age: Asunder, by David Gaider (A good read, if you have not already. Highly recommended). The novel seems to be setting the stage for DA3, so it is likely that at least some of them will be in DA3. In what roles, if any, is unknown at this point.
Empres Celene, Duke Gaspard, Ser Michel, and Briala: These characters all played major roles in the novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, by Patrick Weekes (Another awesome book). The novel also seems to be setting the stage for DA3, so it is likely that at least some of them will be in DA3. In what roles, if any, is unknown at this point.
Maevaris: She was introduced to fans too late to be included as a companion, although there is more to her story. She will likely NOT appear in DA:Inquisition, but likely in future products.
The Warden, The Warden-Commander, and Hawke: The previous three (two and a half?) protagonists may yet play some role in DA:Inquisition, but nothing has been confirmed or denied. Considering their seeming relevance at the end of DA2, it seems likely that they will at least be mentioned. It has been confirmed that the Dragon Age Keep (the import system) does NOT track visual appearance, so that clearly throws some wrench into that.
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Mods/User-Generated Content
There will be no toolset. It's possible there will be an "overrides" folder for simple mods (such as cosmetic ones). No word on this yet, but it looks like mods will not be well represented.
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Source List
[2]: First Gameplay Trailer
[3]: PAX East Panel, April 2014
[4]: Official Bioware Blog
[5]: E3 Interview (Jump to 1:43)
[6]: Syfy's Heroes of Cosplay (episode aired on 6/10/2014).
[raptr]: Raptr Interview
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That's all I've got for now. If anyone has any more definitive information (or some strong rumors), post them here (preferrably with links to source), and I'll update the OP.
Modifié par Maclimes, 11 juillet 2014 - 09:47 .
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Where the hell did I get "Davish" from? Wasn't that one of the disposable companions at Ostagar? My bad. Thanks.
