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[Estelindis]

My natural inclination is to always choose the diplomatic method, but there may be plenty of situations where it seems like intrigue or military would handle a problem best, and in those situations I will not choose diplomacy.  I really think that one should just handle each situation as it arises.  

 

Consider the suicide mission at the end of ME2 (concerning which this paragraph will, of course, contain spoilers - for the dozen people in this forum who haven't played it).  If you'd decided that you were going to give Miranda (random example!) every specialized task that allowed her as an option, just because you liked her most and felt sure that she would always give the best outcome, you would end up making a mistake.  Miranda says she can handle the biotic bubble, but she can't; she's not speaking objectively.  Someone making the decision with a wider sense which team member is strongest in each area would, in my opinion, choose Samara or Jack, and thus keep everyone alive.

 

In a similar way, I think that deciding in advance what one is going to do in DA:I is a mistake.  We really don't know much about the game (or, at least, I've tried to avoid most spoilers, especially that tantalizing leaked achievements thread).  Only what is revealed as we play can inform us as to what the best response will be.

[Ruairi46]

100% Millitary. I don't exactly want to be a organisation to be feared, however i'd like armies that are not to be made fun off. Basically I want to create the strongest organisation in Thedas if we just based it on military might!

[Joseph Warrick]

Diplomacy. There's a hole in the sky with demons coming through it. Perhaps we should sit at a table sipping tea and carefully measuring our words while the demons raze the earth, eh?

 

[Tootles FTW]

Of course we don't know the pros & cons of each yet, so this guess is hesitant, but I'm going to say Diplomatic.  My first playthroughs are always nicey-nicey, kumbaya types & Diplomatic reads off the page as that sort of choice.

[Roamingmachine]

Unless the opposing side is on my characters blacklist, I will ask nicely....Once.

[Heimdall]

My Inquisitor's approach is loosely based on Stannis Baratheon, so military dominant.

[cronshaw]

Where's the "Hilariously madcap" option?

[KaiserShep]

Espionage sounds a lot more fun.

[Elhanan]

Will likely use a blend of options for all campaigns, and the focus will probably change per Inquisitor. That said, I like diplomacy as a new option, and still have plans for the overwhelming utilization of Magic to solve some issues. I mean, being able to take so many Mages on a social call has looked as an inviting since discovering Storm of the Century!

[AshenEndymion]

 

Well if one intends to simply hack themselves through everything that stands in their way, that won't end well for anyone.

 

Correction:  It won't end well for anyone opposed to the Inquisitor.  I'm sure the Inquisition would end well in such an instance.  At the very least they'd be better off than the saps that said "no". 

[Ruairi46]

 

 

 

 

Correction:  It won't end well for anyone opposed to the Inquisitor.  I'm sure the Inquisition would end well in such an instance.  At the very least they'd be better off than the saps that said "no". 

 

Preach my brother!

[Chewin]

 

 

Correction:  It won't end well for anyone opposed to the Inquisitor.  I'm sure the Inquisition would end well in such an instance.  At the very least they'd be better off than the saps that said "no". 

 

 

Hah, well in a way yes, but the consequences would most likely be quite severe. After all, if military actions starts to be the only solution to get things done, the Inquisitor might be perceived more of a warlord to opposing factions and may indeed be in the opposite end of the spectrum on the "won't end well for"

[Pateu]

Military.

 

I'll be a freaking Qunari Mage.

 

There is no diplomacy in the Qun.

[Pateu]

 Someone making the decision with a wider sense which team member is strongest in each area would, in my opinion, choose Samara or Jack, and thus keep everyone alive.

 

That aside, you could also notice that you have to choose between half biotics- Miranda, Jacob, Thane and full biotics- Samara, Jack. The choice is obvious, no?

[Sir Edric]

Hah, well in a way yes, but the consequences would most likely be quite severe. After all, if military actions starts to be the only solution to get things done, the Inquisitor might be perceived more of a warlord to opposing factions and may indeed be in the opposite end of the spectrum on the "won't end well for"

 

Yup. Going all military in the game with no consequences will be total bogus. No way no one would ignore someone like that.

 

EDIT: anyway, espionage for me.

[Elhanan]

Military.
 
I'll be a freaking Qunari Mage.
 
There is no diplomacy in the Qun.

The Qunisitor is not part of the Qun.

[Bigbar]

100% Military the inquisition shall cleanse the land with military might. (I'll prob try all of them eventually just not first character)

[Pateu]

The Qunisitor is not part of the Qun.

 

Doesn't mean he hasn't read the philosophies regarding it.

[TurretSyndrome]

I'd like to try none first.

[AshenEndymion]

Hah, well in a way yes, but the consequences would most likely be quite severe. After all, if military actions starts to be the only solution to get things done, the Inquisitor might be perceived more of a warlord to opposing factions and may indeed be in the opposite end of the spectrum on the "won't end well for"

 

I agree.  Though, to be fair, going 100% diplomacy or 100% espionage will likely have similar disadvantages.  With Diplomacy the other factions may think you just don't have the teeth to back up your words, or with espionage, they may not trust you because you are too invested in knowing secrets.

 

Basically, If Bioware punishes the player for going all-in on the military aspect over the other two, I'd expect them to punish the player for taking one of the other two over everything...

[Chewin]

Oh, most certainly. Hence why one shouldn't limit oneself to path, as I stated earlier in this thread.

[JEMEDAOME2]

Major Motoko Kusinagi once famously said "Overspecialization leads to Death"  Given the scale of the task in front the inquisition it would be stupid to think it could defeated by diplomacy, military might or espionage alone, I think we are going to be asked to maintain a very tight balance of all three

[davidselite737]

I am INQUISITION hear me roar? lol

[Allan Schumacher]

A mix I think!

[Ruairi46]

Forgot where I heard it, but i'm kinda interrested in what these alterations to the homecastle are in relation to these choices? Be interesting if a espaionage playthrough (Which I won't be taking) makes the home base somewhat similiar in appearance to the assasins headquatres in ac 1. I doubt it, however I don't exspect them to implement that which is fair enough in my opinion.