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[midnight tea]

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Maybe it's because I'm tired, but your point's not making a lot of sense to me.  There's no evidence he doesn't want a body in modern times.  He needs to have a body to accomplish his goals.

 

The implication of Cole's comment is that Mythal effectively called Solas to take on a body, as in he did not have one before.  It is hard to mesh this with the idea that he was young once, but not impossible if one considers he began as a young man akin to Cole.  The village thing is where it doesn't make sense, because when you think of a young man in a village, you think of some young rustic lad with parents watching over him.  You don't think of a spirit materialized into flesh whose only mother figure is Mythal.

 

That said, it is entirely possible that Cole's comment referred to someone else.  It is also possible that Solas did begin as a child.

 

There's a lot we don't really know.

 

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Needing a body to accomplish his goals doesn't mean he wants one, or cares much about it. What I mean is that Cole's words don't have to be interpreted so literally. Don't forget that he also envies Cole for being a spirit.

 

He also explained to Quizzy that he was so absorbed by the Fade in his youth that 'being awake, out of the Fade, became troublesome'. That itself implies that he was more preoccupied with the Fade rather than physical world and perhaps wanted to shed his physical shape. He later states that he began exploring the world to know more of the Fade - the catalyst for that might have not just been the fact that he ran out of things he explored in the Fade near the village he lived, but perhaps someone (Mythal) urged him to do so.

 

Either way, I suppose we'd either have to wait for next game or some sort of book or comic to find out more... What we do know however that he had relationship of some sort with Mythal and that it was complex.

[Sable Rhapsody]

Well, could have been worse.  The Inquisition's color is orange.  We could have been pumpkins at the ball.

 

Was it just me, or did the orange look more like red to anyone else?  Not on the uniforms and hats, but on the banners.

[MoonDrummer]

Yes. THANK YOU. You're a military leader.  In a military organization. It's a dress uniform!! HARGLE BARGLE

 

Yes, I would like a dress. It would be nice. But snappy military dress is always awesome too!

Couldn't help but feel like Prince Charles in that uniform...

 

Would have preferred something more interesting.

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[Elessara]

I think I saw someone's timeline estimate which went something like: MEA 2016 -> New IP 2017 -> DA4 2018 for best case scenario. And that sounds reasonable, because I can't imagine Bioware putting out 2 games in one year.

 

I don't play ME and will not play the new IP either because it looks like a contemporary dystopic game. So at least 2018 before any relief, maybe?

 

I think I was the one who thought maybe they would release the games like that but then I keep forgetting about the new IP.  I have no idea how far along they are in the development, what it might be called or what it's about so it keeps slipping out of my mind.

[NightSymphony]

Was it just me, or did the orange look more like red to anyone else?  Not on the uniforms and hats, but on the banners.

I don't remember seeing any orange at all. It all looked red to me. Maybe my TV needs to be adjusted...

[BoscoBread]

I don't remember seeing any orange at all. It all looked red to me. Maybe my TV needs to be adjusted...

What orange????? I thought it was black and gold?

[Uirebhiril]

What orange????? I thought it was black and gold?

 

[Moondreamer01]

I think I was the one who thought maybe they would release the games like that but then I keep forgetting about the new IP.  I have no idea how far along they are in the development, what it might be called or what it's about so it keeps slipping out of my mind.

I know they keep repeating it's a new IP and they have no real reason to be lying about that. But between the fact Gaider was pulled to be head of that project's writing, and the very having winking I feel behind every tweet about "not sure there'll be another game guy, but stay tuned" that new IP deal is making me slightly suspicious. But then, maybe I need to take my tin foil hat off *shrugs*

[Brass_Buckles]

Nope, the Inquisition's color is indeed orange.  It's one of the reasons the only tier 4 crafting materials in the base game were mostly orange (except for dragon scale, which is white).  I also thought it was red, until reading through the art book.  Red and blue = Orlais.  Orange = Inquisition.  Black = Tevinter.  Etc.  It's a reddish orange but it's definitely not true red.  I think that's why Highever Weave is also orangey rather than a true red.

[Suketchi]

I don't play ME and will not play the new IP either because it looks like a contemporary dystopic game. So at least 2018 before any relief, maybe?

 

The contemporary parallel universe theme was for the IP that was cancelled, Shadow realms I think. They haven't released any information on the newest IP in the works yet. It's been driving me NUTS, I'm pretty anxious to see what it's about.

[Cee]

Oh, is she a mage? I've noticed there were no deep red cloth materials to work with, I had Dorian outiftted in red (he's perfect in red, I think) but it's a little orangey in some lighting.

 

Nope, a rogue, but tinting still sometimes resulted in orangey red tones, especially metals due to lighting but the leathers were better.

 

 

 

 

 
I would have LIKED to try that with Anders.  *grumble*
 

 

My Hawke and Anders totally adopted kitties when they ran off together. They help ground him.

 

 

I quite like the uniform model, I just didn't like the nutcracker color scheme. Which was easily fixed.

But ball. Pretty pretty princess. 'Nuff said

But...you're...working to try and prevent war and assassination and climbing the walls.

 

In real life, I love dresses but those scenes in a dress would just be weird to me. I understand it but I guess it just reads out of place to my brain.

 

[BoscoBread]

Nope, the Inquisition's color is indeed orange.  It's one of the reasons the only tier 4 crafting materials in the base game were mostly orange (except for dragon scale, which is white).  I also thought it was red, until reading through the art book.  Red and blue = Orlais.  Orange = Inquisition.  Black = Tevinter.  Etc.  It's a reddish orange but it's definitely not true red.  I think that's why Highever Weave is also orangey rather than a true red.

 

I am so lost.  Can someone screencap what they are referring to.

[Brass_Buckles]

I know they keep repeating it's a new IP and they have no real reason to be lying about that. But between the fact Gaider was pulled to be head of that project's writing, and the very having winking I feel behind every tweet about "not sure there'll be another game guy, but stay tuned" that new IP deal is making me slightly suspicious. But then, maybe I need to take my tin foil hat off *shrugs*

 

It's definitely a new IP.  And I think they may indeed be iffy on another Dragon Age, even though DAI sold very well and even though they clearly have a plan for where DA needs to go next.  If they don't, it's sad, but... there would be reasons for it.

 

Producing the next Dragon Age, they'd want to blow DAI out of the water--both sales wise and tech wise.  That means a bigger budget and a possible push to the next generation of consoles and PCs (after the PS4/XBOne), but they also have more projects cooking this time around:  a new IP (at least one, and we don't know if it's the only one), more Star Wars stuff, the next Mass Effect... they only have so much staff and so many studios to work with.

 

Weekes is now the lead writer for Dragon Age.  Unless the "new IP" is actually set in the same world as Dragon Age, during a different time period, then I think we can discount Gaider actually secretly working on Dragon Age.  We've seen screenshots/concepts, and they look pretty modern to me.

 

But enough about that.

 

Let's discuss Solas.

 

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In the Abelas thread, someone remarked that Solas looks uncomfortable in the ancient elven armor.  I disagree... he carries himself differently from Abelas, though.  Solas moves like he's a high-ranking officer promoted from nobility or something.  Abelas moves, well... like an elf I guess?

[Cee]

Couldn't help but feel like Prince Charles in that uniform...

 

Would have preferred something more interesting.

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Not sure if better or worse than the Swiss Guard.

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[BoscoBread]

Not sure if better or worse than the Swiss Guard.

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THEY GET SPEARS!

[_Lucinia]

Let's discuss Solas.

 

Spoiler

In the Abelas thread, someone remarked that Solas looks uncomfortable in the ancient elven armor.  I disagree... he carries himself differently from Abelas, though.  Solas moves like he's a high-ranking officer promoted from nobility or something.  Abelas moves, well... like an elf I guess?

Spoiler

I didn't get an uncomfortable vibe at all.  It looked to me like he shed his hobo apostate guise completely.  When he was part of the Inquisition he was trying to be unassuming, invisible perhaps.  His posture was a bit intimidating at first in Trespasser.  I didn't know what the heck he was going to say, so I was really anxious.  That stance, with one arm behind his back, was a really effective way to get across the change in personality.

[Moondreamer01]

It's definitely a new IP.  And I think they may indeed be iffy on another Dragon Age, even though DAI sold very well and even though they clearly have a plan for where DA needs to go next.  If they don't, it's sad, but... there would be reasons for it.

 

Producing the next Dragon Age, they'd want to blow DAI out of the water--both sales wise and tech wise.  That means a bigger budget and a possible push to the next generation of consoles and PCs (after the PS4/XBOne), but they also have more projects cooking this time around:  a new IP (at least one, and we don't know if it's the only one), more Star Wars stuff, the next Mass Effect... they only have so much staff and so many studios to work with.

 

Weekes is now the lead writer for Dragon Age.  Unless the "new IP" is actually set in the same world as Dragon Age, during a different time period, then I think we can discount Gaider actually secretly working on Dragon Age.  We've seen screenshots/concepts, and they look pretty modern to me.

 

But enough about that.

 

Let's discuss Solas.

 

Spoiler

In the Abelas thread, someone remarked that Solas looks uncomfortable in the ancient elven armor.  I disagree... he carries himself differently from Abelas, though.  Solas moves like he's a high-ranking officer promoted from nobility or something.  Abelas moves, well... like an elf I guess?

I thought those concept image were from an abandonned project? I didn't think we'd seen anything of Gaider's new project. but yeah, it's probably a real new IP. As for DA4, I saw a tweet (and really wish I'd screencapped it now) from a someone new at Bioware (I would guess) saying she was excited to finally being under NDA too, and the tweet was for Patrick Weekes and Mike Laidlaw. make of that what you will. I just remember it was in that series of tweet about how they weren't being mean in not giving any info about if/whe DA4 will happen.

 

But yes, Solas!

 

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I didn't feel like he was feeling uncomfortable wearing the armor, but it certainly felt somewhat jarring about the apostate hobo look. Like, he's either discarded a personna, or taken another one (which he is I guess. Solas vr Dread Wolf). Also the way he marched toward the Inquisitor while they down on their knees from the pain. That was both a little disturbing and urgh... really hot?

[Sable Rhapsody]

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I didn't get an uncomfortable vibe at all.  It looked to me like he shed his hobo apostate guise completely.  When he was part of the Inquisition he was trying to be unassuming, invisible perhaps.  His posture was a bit intimidating at first in Trespasser.

 
And sexy as all f**k

But...you're...working to try and prevent war and assassination and climbing the walls.
 
In real life, I love dresses but those scenes in a dress would just be weird to me. I understand it but I guess it just reads out of place to my brain.

Mulan has taught me that I can totally do that in a pretty dress

I know it's not terribly realistic, but I'm already suspending my disbelief. Might as well suspend it a bit further for pretty pretty princess times

[Cee]

It's definitely a new IP.  And I think they may indeed be iffy on another Dragon Age, even though DAI sold very well and even though they clearly have a plan for where DA needs to go next.  If they don't, it's sad, but... there would be reasons for it.

 

Producing the next Dragon Age, they'd want to blow DAI out of the water--both sales wise and tech wise.  That means a bigger budget and a possible push to the next generation of consoles and PCs (after the PS4/XBOne), but they also have more projects cooking this time around:  a new IP (at least one, and we don't know if it's the only one), more Star Wars stuff, the next Mass Effect... they only have so much staff and so many studios to work with.

 

Weekes is now the lead writer for Dragon Age.  Unless the "new IP" is actually set in the same world as Dragon Age, during a different time period, then I think we can discount Gaider actually secretly working on Dragon Age.  We've seen screenshots/concepts, and they look pretty modern to me.

 

But enough about that.

 

Let's discuss Solas.

 

Spoiler

In the Abelas thread, someone remarked that Solas looks uncomfortable in the ancient elven armor.  I disagree... he carries himself differently from Abelas, though.  Solas moves like he's a high-ranking officer promoted from nobility or something.  Abelas moves, well... like an elf I guess?

 

EA is handling Star Wars at several studios. BioWare Austin is still doing SWTOR for now, but even then they had time to do The Descent.

 

EA is also opening new studios to handle some things, one of them under Jade Raymond that will handle Star Wars. Mass Effect is well underway. David Gaider and a couple of other people moved to the new IP. But in general, though BioWare is owned by EA, EA has a whole ton of studios where it will be producing a bunch of its own projects. BioWare is Edmonton, Austin, and Montreal, and it seems DA was finished and the new IP ramped up so there should be time during a possible pre-production period for teams to work on one project in full swing and possibly one in concept in the next year or two, Since the new IP is in Edmonton too.

 

Spoiler

 

Over the course of the main game, Solas' posture becomes straighter, he shows more confidence and the armor in Trespasser, well, no, he looks confident and powerful. Just look at the way he walks over to you when your hand flares and he stops it. His steps are assured, his walk firm, his hands relaxed. He's got this.

 

 

[Elessara]

I know they keep repeating it's a new IP and they have no real reason to be lying about that. But between the fact Gaider was pulled to be head of that project's writing, and the very having winking I feel behind every tweet about "not sure there'll be another game guy, but stay tuned" that new IP deal is making me slightly suspicious. But then, maybe I need to take my tin foil hat off *shrugs*

 

Well, keep in mind that they obviously wrote Trespasser with a next game in mind.  And they can't officially say that there WILL be a next game until they've been given the go ahead.

[Arcanista]

Ok so hi everyone, I've never posted here before! I'll admit I just wasn't super into Solas before Trespasser, but my feels finally kicked in.

 

I'm boiling over with theories and thinking right now but tbqh I'm sort of overcomed with just how attractive Solas became to me, in ways he just wasn't before? (I'm being circumspect because I don't want to waste spoiler tags on one sentence of drooling)

 

Please though, tell me I'm not alone on this! :v

[BoscoBread]

I thought those concept image were from an abandonned project? I didn't think we'd seen anything of Gaider's new project. but yeah, it's probably a real new IP. As for DA4, I saw a tweet (and really wish I'd screencapped it now) from a someone new at Bioware (I would guess) saying she was excited to finally being under NDA too, and the tweet was for Patrick Weekes and Mike Laidlaw. make of that what you will. I just remember it was in that series of tweet about how they weren't being mean in not giving any info about if/whe DA4 will happen.

 

But yes, Solas!

 

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I didn't feel like he was feeling uncomfortable wearing the armor, but it certainly felt somewhat jarring about the apostate hobo look. Like, he's either discarded a personna, or taken another one (which he is I guess. Solas vr Dread Wolf

I agree as well. I think Gaiders gone and moved on but I DO think he'll write some of his "babies" again. He came back and wrote Dorian and Cassandra. I doubt he'd turn down a chance to write something awesome for Dorian.  

 

I do believe it when they said they are taking a break though. I am really excited for ME: A though.  And looking forward to more Vector-mance! So there's a lot going on there to look forward to. 

[Brass_Buckles]

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Also, I was surprised by this but it seems that a theory I had when the game was still new, turned out to be correct.  I remember pointing out that Solas in the Fade scene, and elsewhere, gestured with his hand as if he were demonstrating use of the Anchor.  Just like he had once had it on his hand.  That he also knew precisely how to have the Inquisitor gesture to have it work.  As it turns out, he did indeed at the very least know how to use it, and seems to have intended to put the Anchor on his own hand.  It's unlikely he meant to use blood sacrifice to do so, because of what he says about blood magic.  Or maybe he did?  (It depends on the dagger?)  Or... maybe he would have used lyrium?

 

But yes.  Basically he did turn out to know how to use the Anchor, and gestured as if he were showing how he'd use it, because he did have it once.  Or at least, as I said, knew how it would have worked if he had obtained it (because he'd designed it for such usage).

 

I thought that was interesting.  Yay I guessed right for once!

[Sable Rhapsody]

I'm boiling over with theories and thinking right now but tbqh I'm sort of overcomed with just how attractive Solas became to me, in ways he just wasn't before? (I'm being circumspect because I don't want to spoiler things without being substantive)

Welcome to the blanket fort!

You're in the exact same boat as my bestie. Before Trespasser, she got why I liked him, but he didn't really do it for her. After Trespasser, she was like, "I get it and oh sweet Maker I WANT IT LIKE BURNING."

[electricfish]

Ok so hi everyone, I've never posted here before! I'll admit I just wasn't super into Solas before Trespasser, but my feels finally kicked in.

 

I'm boiling over with theories and thinking right now but tbqh I'm sort of overcomed with just how attractive Solas became to me, in ways he just wasn't before? (I'm being circumspect because I don't want to spoiler things without being substantive)

 

Please though, tell me I'm not alone on this! :v

 

HA! You're definitely not alone. I've noted quite a few people in the modding forum who are suddenly keenly interested in modifying plot flags so that they can have a "romanced" Solas for Trespasser.