Shadownian, you wrote:
„I want to compile an actual list of things that need to be done to the game that should have been done before launch.“
Here is my input for you …
What makes the game unplayable for me:
(Even though I like many things about Inquisition that are truly great ...)
Skills. There are not enough skills or skill trees in general. Period! Especially for mages.
(All the complexity and variety is gone! This is no RPG any more!)
Specializations. There are not enough specializations for the classes. Period!
Also I need the freedom to give to the party members the specialization I want them to have. (But that will not happen - right Mr. Laidlaw?!)
(All the complexity and variety is gone! This is no RPG any more!)
Attackbutton. I want an option in the options section to be able to use the old auto-attack system from DA:O. Period!
It was much more precise and it is necessary for tactical combat. No way around this …
(Holding down an attack button for a whole fight is maddening. This is button mashing ... truly game-breaking bs!)
Tactical-cam. It needs to stay put where I have my cursor instead of wandering around.
An option to change the behavior of the camera is needed in the options section! The same goes for the „play-functionality“.
I want to be able to pause and un-pause - not hold a button down when in tactical-view.
And the camera should be freely adjustable.
(The camera is a disaster. It does not work - THE END! It makes tactics a chore when it should make tactics fun!)
Tactics. I need to be able to setup tactics much more precisely.
(The way it is now is extremely unsatisfying and jokingly bad!)
Combat control. I need to be able to access all of the skills and issue other orders to my liking (from the radial menu / on console) like usual.
(This is no RPG combat any longer. It’s „God of War“-gameplay. This is a game-breaker!)
(Since these were my main points, I will not say anything about all the other really strange things I have encountered during my playthrough. Because everything else is secondary!)
Laidlaw and accomplices cut out so many beloved systems and mechanics … just to leave us with an extremely dumbed down button-mashing mess that made tactics and tactical combat impossible all the way around.
I know there are people who enjoy the game like it is. But these people are braindead - okay!
I play on console and it is just as bad as it is on the PC-side!
I have no hope for the future of the DA franchise any longer - but I wanted to help with this anyway …
I am a human being and a fan - hope dies last!
Good luck to all of you guys!