Nope.
There are decisions that I'll just never get around to 'cause I can only play the game so many times, but none that I outright refuse to make.
Nope.
There are decisions that I'll just never get around to 'cause I can only play the game so many times, but none that I outright refuse to make.
In Origins I always save the Circle, save Redcliff, recruit all characters, have Zathrien lift the curse, romance Alistair and do the dark ritual. I never desecrate Andraste's ashes, side with Branka or work with the slaver in the alienage (though in my first playthrough my character let him go).
In DA2 I always join the smugglers, romance Fenris, rival Merrill, befriend Varric and Aveline, let Keran return to the Templars, kill Castillon and treat the thief from Inside Job with mercy. I am never diplomatic with slavers.
God, I have so many! I suppose the one I'll mention is that I always leave Bethany in Kirkwall, because I don't want her to end up dead or a Grey Warden.
Any one have petty little things they always tend to do out of spite? Mine are:
I tend to let the desire demon possess the little girl in the Shale DLC nearly each and every time.
By the same token, my favourite Connor resolution tends to be sacrificing Isolde and then killing Jowan, once again mostly out of spite for her, and him, being idiots.
On the other end:
I always help the elf family and the little kid in Lothering, don't know why, but I do. Same with the wounded soldier in the Korkari Wilds.
The only one I can think of is saving Sten in Lothering. Did anyone leave him to die?
Very rarely do I let him out of that cage. I don't plan on importing any Keep files where he was freed either.
The only one I can think of is saving Sten in Lothering. Did anyone leave him to die?
I allowed Sten and Zevran to perish with my Human Noble Warrior, as I could not allow that personality to willingly accept the help of known murderers. This character also used the family sword and shield in the killing blows of Arl Howe.
Warden / Hawke must always have sex with Isabella and Zevran at some point in their adventure.
I allowed Sten and Zevran perish with my Human Noble Warrior, as I could not allow that personality to willingly accept the help of known murderers. This character also used the family sword and shield in the killing blows of Arl Howe.
At least I wasn't the only one that killed him with the family sword. I just wish they would have given some extra dialogue options during that whole scene for Cousland Wardens. Didn't last quite long enough for me.
I can't think of any, I like variety in my playthroughs so I can see what changes. I don't think I've ever not recruited party members (like shooing Leliana away right away or killing Zevran when you meet him), does that count? ![]()
There are a handful of things I've never done because they just seem pointlessly evil and/or way too much trouble - killing Leliana and Wynne at the Sacred Ashes, for example, or letting Meredith kill Bethany during the Rite of Annulment. If I don't want those characters around in a particular world state, there are easier ways.
The only two things I've never done because I just can't bring myself to do them are 1) killing Dog and 2) breaking up Aveline and Donnic. The latter because The Long Road is just too funny to skip, and the former because HOW COULD YOU YOU MONSTER?! (There's a simple reason Darkspawn Chronicles is the one bit of DA content I have never played.)
Fortunately, the Keep will allow me to build a world state without bothering to walk all the way to the Ashes with two people I plan to kill, or being A FILTHY DOG MURDERER WHO SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES.
The only one I can think of is saving Sten in Lothering. Did anyone leave him to die?
My best friend missed Sten and Leliana in Lothering. I was like WTH were you doing, did look around the town at all? All you had to do was walk into the Inn for goodness sake. We were talking one day and I said I like Sten he tells it like it is, and my best friend was like "who's Sten' ![]()
I have never abandoned Redcliffe village.
Well, so far I've never sided with the Templars on anything throughout a full playthough. I do try to have a pro-templar game, yet I always end up disliking my character and losing interest.
I always let Anders live. I tried killing him once, it didn't take ![]()
I never give Fenris to his 'master'.
I always make Alistair king. (the exception being my first playthough, when he remains a Grey warden. Fighting darkspawn by my Dalish warden's side.)
I always keep Zevron alive.
I've always sided with Caridin, because I think Branka is insane.
The only thing that will never change across all my world states: Hawke was always pro-mage and pro-apostate. I never saw any reason to assume he or she would ever deviate from that, given the background. I have a couple mage-hostile and mage-suspicious protags from Origins, and I know I'll run at least one Inquisitor like that, but I can't go anti-mage Hawke.
edit: Well, also, the participation defending Redcliff, but changing all the details. If I play DA:I 7 times though, I'll retroactively create a warden that might not, for Keep.
Also, I always aquire the full team. It's an option not to I guess, but I could never justify it.
Well, so far I've never sided with the Templars on anything throughout a full playthough. I do try to have a pro-templar game, yet I always end up disliking my character and losing interest.
Yeah that's pretty much what happened the couple of times I sided with Templars during the broken circle quest. Felt like crap after I killed Wynne at the start.
At least I wasn't the only one that killed him with the family sword. I just wish they would have given some extra dialogue options during that whole scene for Cousland Wardens. Didn't last quite long enough for me.
My playthrough was quite satisfying, as I had a small helpful glitch. After Howe gives his speech, "I. Deserve. More.", the animation continued, and I hit him again while thinking, "I agree".
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At least I wasn't the only one that killed him with the family sword. I just wish they would have given some extra dialogue options during that whole scene for Cousland Wardens. Didn't last quite long enough for me.
I wish the Sword and Shield of Highever would 'tier up'. By the time you get to the Landsmeet they're worthless in combat.
I would try everything, to be honest, but it will kill me to let Ander's live for a playthrough. Even the very worst of things if I can just check it off in the Keep, like trading Isabela or enslaving Fenris (even though I couldn't bring myself to do it in-game even with my nastiest of Hawkes).
I also don't like Anora very much, and Loghain by extension, so I don't tend to put Anora on the throne, but again... I'll do any background variation at least once, for the lulz.
I would try everything, to be honest, but it will kill me to let Ander's live for a playthrough. Even the very worst of things if I can just check it off in the Keep, like trading Isabela or enslaving Fenris (even though I couldn't bring myself to do it in-game even with my nastiest of Hawkes).
I also don't like Anora very much, and Loghain by extension, so I don't tend to put Anora on the throne, but again... I'll do any background variation at least once, for the lulz.
Oh, that's true, I never give Isabela to the Arishok either