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[Cassandra Saturn]

Hello. I'd like to start off by asking, before the game launches, I'm wondering if the Magic is still here in DAI, we have used Magic in previous Dragon Age games. so far, I have not found any magic threads (probably did't look hard enough, feel free to point one out) or any magic videos on youtube.

that's why I'd like to know if it still exists.

thank you in advance for answering.

[Little Princess Peach]

yes we will but it's mostly defensive magics it's like Bioware is trying to dumb down the mages

[Dubya75]

yes we will but it's mostly defensive magics it's like Bioware is trying to dumb down the mages

 

Ummmm, WHAT? Your statement here is very lacking in fact.

 

Magic is very much a massive part of Dragon Age, and just like in previous games, you will have magic and a lot of spells as weapons (not just defence) to use if you are a mage.

 

Search for Dragon Age Inquisition videos on youtube and you will see for yourself. It's not that much hard work, OP.

[Little Princess Peach]

Bioware have said in DA:I magic is mostly used with defensive spells this time around don't belive me look around the fourm

[Dubya75]

Bioware have said in DA:I magic is mostly used with defensive spells this time around don't belive me look around the fourm

 

That is not accurate.

They said that instead of Healing spells, you will make more use of defence spells. Nowhere is it said you will not be using it for attacks in any lesser capacity than previous games. 

I'm looking at the gameplay footage and I see mages attacking the hell out of enemies. Do my eyes deceive me? I don't think so.

 

To say that the magic is "dumbed down" in this game is also rather silly, seeing that combat is more tactical than even Origins was.

But you go ahead and believe what you want. It really does not matter.

[OctagonalSquare]

Bioware have said in DA:I magic is mostly used with defensive spells this time around don't belive me look around the fourm

No, they've said that there will be more focuse on defensive magics as opposed to healing spells. Mages are still perfectly capable of throwing fireballs.

[Dio Demon]

This is the thread that has all the current skills known Cassandra.

 

http://forum.bioware.../#entry16924262

 

 

yes we will but it's mostly defensive magics it's like Bioware is trying to dumb down the mages

I... I don't know where that came from. 

 

 

No, they've said that there will be more focuse on defensive magics as opposed to healing spells. Mages are still perfectly capable of throwing fireballs.

Healing spells are assumed to run on focus which is a bar which is built up by damaging enemies. 

[byrdmanwes]

In a game that basically centers on a magic hailstorm to say magic is downplayed would be a mistake

[phantomrachie]

Bioware have said in DA:I magic is mostly used with defensive spells this time around don't belive me look around the fourm

 

They never said that.

 

During the Combat Q&A there was a question about healing magic and BioWare said that there would be be some healing spells but that they were focusing on defensive magic.

 

Look at the combat videos with the Qunari Mage, she is uses a number a offensive spells, in another video Vivienne sets an entire area on fire.

 

Mages seem to be pretty powerful in DA:I 

 

Demo featuring many offensive spells

 

 

 

Edit: Ninja'd while looking for the demo video link 

[aTigerslunch]

Don't forget on www.dragonage.com the class page shows Mage and 3 specializations. Though I cant ever load that silly website, it just stays stuck on a black screen for hours.

[Basement Cat]

No, magic is not usable. But it is edible. It tastes like vanilla frosting.

[Dio Demon]

No, magic is not usable. But it is edible. It tastes like vanilla frosting.

I'm imagining the Inquisitor summoning sweets to stop a legion of Qunari soldiers.

[The_Prophet_of_Donk]

No, magic is not usable. But it is edible. It tastes like vanilla frosting.

I will summon flaming cakes from the sky to smite mine enemies taste buds!!!

[Deflagratio]

Bioware have said in DA:I magic is mostly used with defensive spells this time around don't belive me look around the fourm

They've said nothing of the sort. They said (or at least meant) that support mages focus on defense instead of healing.

 

Seriously, there's an entire tree dedicated to each primal element.

[Elhanan]

What I am hoping for is the inclusion of even more miscellaneous Spells and abilities into the game. Seeing a Mage repairing a bridge opens my eyes a bit wider, as it encourages me that magic goes beyond the norm.

[The_Prophet_of_Donk]

 

Seriously, there's an entire tree dedicated to each primal element.

Earth, Fire, Wind, Wate, and Heart! By your Powers combined, I am Captain Planes!!!

 

That's what I'm doing with my Focust meter!

[phantomrachie]

Earth, Fire, Wind, Wate, and Heart! By your Powers combined, I am Captain Planes!!!

 

That's what I'm doing with my Focust meter!

 

I was going to make a Magic the Gathering joke, but yours was much better. Well Done!

[Cassandra Saturn]

Earth, Fire, Wind, Wate, and Heart! By your Powers combined, I am Captain Planes!!!
 
That's what I'm doing with my Focust meter!

lol that would be Captain Planet.

[Uccio]

Magic in the Inq seems to be dumped down to simple combat spells, offensive and defensive. And so far there has been no sign of outside combat magic being used. Seems simplified.

[phantomrachie]

Magic in the Inq seems to be dumped down to simple combat spells, offensive and defensive. And so far there has been no sign of outside combat magic being used. Seems simplified.

 

What do you mean by outside of combat spells? Do you mean like healing? cos there will be some healing spells.

 

I've never played a DA game that had spells that were for anything other than before, after and during combat. 

[Andraste_Reborn]

Magic in the Inq seems to be dumped down to simple combat spells, offensive and defensive. And so far there has been no sign of outside combat magic being used. Seems simplified.

 

With mages now able to repair certain bridges, there's officially more magic being used for things outside of combat in this game than there has been in the previous two.

[Icy Magebane]

Magic in the Inq seems to be dumped down to simple combat spells, offensive and defensive. And so far there has been no sign of outside combat magic being used. Seems simplified.

I don't know if you were referring to debuffs and crowd control, but those spells seem to have been combined with elemental magic as side effects with a % chance of occurring.  I haven't seen any indication of sustained abilities, so it is possible that these have been replaced by passives or upgrades that grant attribute bonuses.  So yes, technically the system has been simplified in some ways from what we saw in DA:O, and even DA2.  There are, however, more complex aspects, such as the need for buffs to mitigate damage since we apparently will not have a basic healing spell.  I'd call it a mixed bag until we have a full spell list to examine.

[The_Prophet_of_Donk]

lol that would be Captain Planet.

I know.... my fingers must not be connected with my brain currently....

That's what happens when I'm at work making a funny :'(

[The_Prophet_of_Donk]

I don't know if you were referring to debuffs and crowd control, but those spells seem to have been combined with elemental magic as side effects with a % chance of occurring.  I haven't seen any indication of sustained abilities, so it is possible that these have been replaced by passives or upgrades that grant attribute bonuses.  So yes, technically the system has been simplified in some ways from what we saw in DA:O, and even DA2.  There are, however, more complex aspects, such as the need for buffs to mitigate damage since we apparently will not have a basic healing spell.  I'd call it a mixed bag until we have a full spell list to examine.

Most likely Earth/Rock magic will be more defensive based, so that is probably what my Inq will use along with a bit of fire.... I like to burn things from time to time.... @_@

[themageguy]

I know many people think they've dumbed down the magic.....

For me at least, the magic is the same as what we've read and seen in the novels and dark horse comics.


And they look damn fine