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[Goth Skunk]

I'm extremely excited about DA:I's release later this year, as I get with all BioWare releases. But I'm someone who doesn't like to have any spoilers, so I try my hardest to stay away from this social site and Dragon Age newsfeeds and the like, because I want to dive head-first into the deep end once the game is released, with only my past experiences from the previous games to count on.

 

I also confess I'm not really sure why I'm writing this. It seems counter-intuitive to the dilemma I face about keeping myself as in-the-dark as possible about the game. I like to be surprised, to tackle the adventure without any knowledge of whats to come. Yet I've watched the videos, read the articles, and already I feel like I've dimmed the enriching experience that I'm about to have, because before I've even started to play the game, these announcements have already taken out much of the surprise.

 

For example: I know that Varric and Morrigan are making a return,

I know there's a Tevinter mage in the game,

I know he's gay,

I know Leliana has a part to play,

I know there's a qunari, and he seems to play quite loose with his interpretation of the Qun,

I know there's a female (dalish?) elf archer, and I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that she too is gay

I know there's a black female mage who dresses quite outlandishly.

I know Alistair may also make an appearance, given that his VA has lines.

 

Some of these things... I wish I didn't know. When I play the game for the first time, these are things I'm going to be well aware of before I've chosen my character/inquisitor. When Iron Bull, Dorian, Sera or Vivienne -- all newcomers to the franchise -- make their first appearance, I'm already going to know a few things about them, like some kind of fortune-telling psychic. I won't be able to find these things out for myself, and in a way, that upsets me. I acknowledge responsibility in coming to the website, but my intention when visiting the site was to learn more about things like how to pre-order, or when the release date is, or what new trailers are out. Next thing I know I'm browsing through the characters section of the site, reading up on some character bios, and fifteen minutes later thinking to myself, 'I wish I hadn't done that.'

 

Does anyone else feel this way? Am I completely loopy?

[Pateu]

No one forced you to spoil yourself.

 

I prefer it this way.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

For me, spoilers actually want me to play the game more. So I welcome spoilers openly. 

[Icy Magebane]

The info that's available right now is pretty basic.  There aren't too many huge spoilers out, and some of the demos have supposedly been altered specifically to remove spoilers.  However, when it gets to be about 2 months before release, you should probably avoid any DAI info... you will most likely learn something that you really didn't want to know.  Since you've already been spoiled, you can at least talk about the things you already know... but eventually it's best to just leave the forums until release.

[Sylvius the Mad]

I wish they'd reveal different information.

I'd rather not know anything about the characters. The identity of the companions, or even how many there are, should remain a secret.

But I very much want mechanical information. I'd like to know how XP and leveling work. I'd like to know the details of melee combat (eg. Can we miss?). I'd like spell descriptions and damage formulae.

And I'd like to know how the dialogue system works. I never did figure out DA2's.

But in-game events or characters should remain hidden.

[shinyfirefly]

Like Sasha, I find that spoilers whet my appetite for the game and have never ruined it for me. I may go in with a sense of the characters' personalities, but the in-game experience will still surprise me in little ways.

Sylvius, I'd like to find out more about the mechanics too, but I can see how it's difficult for the devs. There are a lot of complexities that can't be sufficiently explained in a ten-minute video and they don't want to scare off potential customers with visions of spreadsheets.

By the way, here's David discussing DAI's dialog wheels:

http://forum.bioware...dai/?p=16389901

He said elsewhere that they've gotten rid of the secondary tone choices (helpful, charming, etc.) because they just confused everyone.

[Sylvius the Mad]

Sylvius, I'd like to find out more about the mechanics too, but I can see how it's difficult for the devs. There are a lot of complexities that can't be sufficiently explained in a ten-minute video and they don't want to scare off potential customers with visions of spreadsheets.

A video would be the wrong format for that sort of information, but them video is just about my last choice of format for any information (audio would be worse).

I'd like to see the spreadsheets.

By the way, here's David discussing DAI's dialog wheels:

http://forum.bioware...dai/?p=16389901

He said elsewhere that they've gotten rid of the secondary tone choices (helpful, charming, etc.) because they just confused everyone.

I've read that before, but thank you.

Until I see that in action, I'm not sure how it's going to work. I do wish they had made it more transparent, however. I'd like to know what sort of wheel I'm using.