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[HeroicMass]

 

Hmmmm....

 

I just got a PM from some crazy guy calling you a liar...

 

 

this post is the definition of too much free time

[Kenny Bania]

this post is the definition of too much free time

In my defence, I was at work not working.

[Kenny Bania]

...or, How to Improve Dragon Age Inquisition Multiplayer.

 

I've been pretty vocal about my disappointment with Dragon Age Inquisition Multiplayer. To be blunt I think, in it's current state, it's terrible. But this has nothing to do with bugs. BioWare are aware of these bugs and they will be fixed. But once every bug is fixed we will still be left with a pretty bad game.

 

So, BioWare, you wanted constructive feedback? Here it is...

 

 

General Problems

 

-Characters are uglier than a hobo’s balls.

 

-The camera is zoomed out too far (to avoid seeing how fugly characters are?). Needs to be the same as SP.

 

-We can’t pick a faction but are forced to pick a map.

 

-We can’t see other players equipment or Prestige (or whatever the DAMP version of N7 Rank is).

 

-No countdown when three players ready up. (AFK hosts should be drawn and quartered.)

 

-No armor crafting preview. See ‘The Loot System’ for why this shouldn’t actually be an issue. But right now we need it.

 

-Terrible maps. Lose the ‘procedurally generated’ maps. Have set maps but make them bigger, better looking, more creative and more unique. Enough with the ruins.

 

-Characters move way too slow.

 

-Class doors. If you insist having them at least give us a consumable to open them if we don’t have the right class.

 

-Get rid of the pots. Instead give us the gold for completing the zone.

 

-Make treasure rooms a little harder/longer to complete but give us a decent reward. As it stands breaking three pots gives you the same reward as defeating a Revenant.

 

-Teleportation needs to be removed. Three players want to clear a treasure room but the fourth just runs forward and teleports them to the next zone. Change it so three out of four players must be in the recovery font room before the door to the next zone will open. Or two out of three. Or both if a duo.

 

-Which would make it even more important to have a two minute idle kick in public matches.

 

-The guy who sells the chests. Look at him. You just know he'd call you 'brah'. This is a merchant...

 

 

 

The loot system!!!

 

Is broken. After two months of ME3 I had maxed my commons and never saw another Shuriken in a pack. After two years of DAMP I will still be getting level 1 Raider Greatswords from chests.

 

-Remove weapon and armor crafting. Remove Salvaging. Do it now. It’s stupid.

 

-Each character should have a set (basic version plus three variations) of Common, Rare and Unique armor. Why on earth do the Katari and Necromancer have one set of Rare and three sets of Unique armor and the Reaver and Elementalist have one set of Common and two sets of Rare?

 

-Each tier (Common, Rare and Unique) of weapons should have three or four weapons in each category (Bows, Staffs etc.)

 

-Weapons should level from I – X each time you get one from a chest.

 

-Weapon and armor mods should be permanent not consumable just like weapon mods in ME3.

 

-Rings/Belts/Amulets should have tiers. For example, Bleed on Hit might be Common, +Strength might be Rare and Heal on Kill might be Unique. These would upgrade from, for example:

 

     HoK Ring I – 2% to HoK Ring V – 10%.

     Enhanced ability rings I – V would be 6% - 12% - 18% - 24% - 30%.

 

-Mods and Rings should level from I – V each time you get one from a chest.

 

-Weapon mods need to be streamlined. Each weapon should have one mod slot and one rune slot. All weapon types can be said to have a 'Grip'. A dozen or so Grips with various effects could be leveled from I - V. Some examples:

 

     +5% - 25% damage to Guard or Barriers

     +5% - 25% Attack or Armor Penetration

     +2% - 10% Critical Chance

     +5% - 25% Critical Damage or Flanking Damage.

 

-Armor mods need to be streamlined. For example:

 

     Arms – Ranged and Magic Defence (again I – V would be 2% - 10%)

     Legs – melee defence and health (2% and 40 health - 10% and 200 health).

 

-Each type of armor could also have class specific bonuses. For example, add the offensive attribute to the arms and defensive to the legs. So we might end up with the following for an Archer:

 

     Rogue Arms V - +10% Ranged Defence +10% Magic Defence + 10 Dexterity

     Rogue Legs - +10% melee defence +200 health +10 Cunning.

 

-Runes should be permanent not consumable. All should be Unique. Damage for level I – V would range from 5 – 25.

 

-Chests should now function like ME3 packs. For example, a large chest would contain a guaranteed two Rares with a chance at Uniques in those two slots.

 

-Once a weapon, ring or mod reaches it's maximum level, be it V or X, we should never get another from a chest.

 

-Cold, Electrical, Fire and Spirit Resistance Tonics need to be rolled into one Elemental Resistance Tonic.

 

 

 

These things would be challenging, but not impossible to implement.

 

I honestly believe that so many terrible decisions were made because the devs didn’t want to be accused of just copying ME3. The problem is that ME3 spent 2 years figuring out how to do these things right. If you refuse to learn from someone who’s doing it right you end up doing it wrong.

 

 

Thanks, BioWare, and let me know when you've finished.

 

 

[poloboyz93]

So a few friends and I were in a party, having some brewskies, playing DAMP, and shooting the **** when one of my friends who shall remain nameless (he's really good friends with a pervert bear who walks around with no pants on, and has a honey fetish) had this brilliant idea.
 
The upgrade for the "Fallback Plan" ability should be modified so it applies to the entire party, and should be renamed "Along for the ride" (great idea right?).
 
Anyway, post any great ideas you have in here since we don't have an official thread for these.
 
I just hope no one steals my idea for this thread, even if they give me credit.

I thought the whole fallback plan idea was a joke, but after reading it twice, I realized you were serious

There's not enough team communication especially in pugs to do something like that, there will always be that idiot who fallback plans the whole team at horrible times. I can already tell that'd be a pissoff,

[Catastrophy]

I thought the whole fallback plan idea was a joke, but after reading it twice, I realized you were serious

There's not enough team communication especially in pugs to do something like that, there will always be that idiot who fallback plans the whole team at horrible times. I can already tell that'd be a pissoff,

YES! I mean: NO! We can't have that, can we?

[J. Peterman]

Bump. We could do with some more of these.

[JRandall0308]

Lock the door to the Zone 5 font room. Healing is for ******.

[Vortex13]

DAMP Characters I would like to see added via DLC:

 

 

 

- Sylvan Protector -

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These spirit possessed trees are typically mindless rage filled monsters, but occasionally a more rational spirit can enter this plane, and a Sylvan capable of reason and logic is born. Normally concerned with tending to their seeds, these creatures can be convinced or provoked into action, bringing their long reach and innate power over plant life to the fore. 

 

Pros: Long reach, very hard to damage with physical attacks, able to pick up man sized (or smaller) enemies in combat.

Cons: Slow moving, susceptible to fire and magic (can stack), can't enter into small areas (man sized or smaller) meaning that claustrophobic short cuts, or smaller treasure rooms will be unavailable to Sylvans.

 

Skills The two skill trees available to the Sylvan focus on utilizing either it's nature based magics, or bolstering it's already considerable combat abilities. (Some examples are listed below)

 

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Entangling Grasp - The Sylvan stretches its long hands into the ground causing roots to erupt and constrict nearby enemies. Initially the power will only hold foes in place but later upgrades will allow for the roots to grow barbs, inflicting damage over time.

 

Strategy: By holding multiple enemies in place, the Sylvan can set up rogues with a talent for backstabbing with several targets for combos, or it can buy the team a much needed respite as they heal or reposition themselves. 

 

Rejuvenation - The Sylvan can enter a brief period of hibernation in order to regain lost health. While the power is active the ent cannot move or attack.

 

Strategy: The healing of rejuvenation will not counteract the damage from enemies should they attack while the Sylvan is immobile. Teams will need to provide cover for Rejuvenation to have the most effect.

 

Barrage - The Sylvan digs into the ground and picks up a boulder to throw at enemies. Alternatively, when used next to a man sized (or smaller) enemy the Sylvan will pick them up instead. 

 

Strategy: Not only does this power allow the Sylvan to temporarily dispatch of a possible high ranking, elite enemy, but by throwing the foe into another target will knock both of them to the ground. A perfect set up for a Warrior's slam attacks.

 

Ancient Forest Dweller - The Sylvan is at home in the forests of Thedas resulting in an increase to movement speed when in wooded areas, but suffers a decrease when in 'claimed' or indoor areas such as castles, or caves. Upgrades to this power either increase the bonus, or decrease the penalty.

 

Strategy: Kiting foes out into an area where the Sylvan has the advantage of speed might be more beneficial then charging into a group of enemies inside a cave.

 

Fade Born - Being a spirit of the Fade, Sylvans are resistant to physicall damage, but take increased damage from Magic. (Innate Attribute)

 

Strategy: Despite the Sylvan's hulking size, blindly charging a mage; especially one wielding fire magic; is probably best left to characters that do not suffer from increased damage. Dealing with heavy hitting melee attacks or an archer's arrows are where this class excels. 

 

 

Equipment: The Sylvan wouldn't used weapons or armor in the same manner as the 'regular' classes would, but they do have access to several specialty items that can bolster their offensive or defensive capabilities.  (Some examples are listed below)

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Ironbark - This 'armor' enables the Sylvan to take increased punishment before falling.

Razor Thorns - This item coats the Sylvan in sharp thorns, that inflict damage back to melee attackers.

Large Seed - This is the Sylvan's most prized possession, and equipping it increases its damage output, increases the ent's movement speed, or gives a larger mana/stamina pool (depending on how the player choses to upgrade it).

Heart of Rage - This accessory allows the Sylvan to become enraged at its enemies. Fire and embers crackle across its body in response to the Sylvan fury, massively reducing enemy fire damage done to it as well as inflicting fire damage to melee attackers. Unfortunately, the fire damage to the Sylvan's 'body' makes it more vulnerable to all other forms of damage.

 

 

 

- Mabari War Hound -

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The intelligent and faithful Mabari; a breed famous and revered throughout Ferelden; are a welcome sight on the fields of battle to their allies, but an absolute nightmare for their enemies. While the canine form prevents Mabari from wielding weapons or armor, only a fool would consider the dogs to not be a threat.

 

Pros: Very quick and hard to hit, capable of pinning down and killing foes much stronger then them with their Overwhelm and Intimidating Growl abilities.

 

Cons: Low overall health, unable to revive downed teammates, or open doors or chests; meaning they will have to wait for other party members to open loot caches before the Mabari player can access the rewards.

 

 

Skills The two skill trees for the Mabari are all about helping the hound to avoid damage, or providing it with abilities to control the flow of battle. (Some examples are listed below)

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Low Profile - Being low to the ground, and faster than their bipedal counterparts, as well as being able to quickly change direction means that the Mabari are very difficult to see, let alone hit. This passive grants the player natural resistance to all non area of effect (AoE) attacks. (Innate Attribute)

 

Strategy: The Marbari excels at hit and run attacks; while the enemies are distracted and try to hit the nimble beast the other members of the party can line up their attacks with impunity.

 

 

Overwhelm - Leaping on top of an enemy the Mabari forces its opponent down to the ground and begins to bite and tear at their throat; incapacitating and slowly damaging them. This skill can be used against larger foes as well; such as Behemoths, and Pride Demons; but the incapacitating affect of the power is replaced with a slight movement penalty. 

 

Strategy: Overwhelm works best on isolated foes, or as a means to set up combination attacks with the other party members. Attempting to use this ability in a group of enemies will quickly result in the Marbari being critically injured or killed.

 

 

Intimidating Growl - With an unnerving growl, the Mabari makes its foes cower in fear. Initially, this power roots enemies in front of the hound, but later upgrades allow for an area of effect (AoE) de-buff of all nearby enemies' defenses.

 

Strategy: Combining this ability with the Mabari's natural speed allows for players to keep an enemy force off balance. As the group shifts its focus to combating the dog, the rest of the party can set themselves up for flanking attacks.

 

 

Debilitating Bites - Working as part of a pack the Mabari targets vulnerable areas on enemy's armor exposing weaknesses and causing bleeding wounds. Any enemy targeted with this ability suffers increased damage from all sources, and if the power is done as part of a flanking attack the Mabari will inflict damage over time (DoT) bleeding damage to the target.

 

Strategy: Singling out stronger opponents for the rest of the party to focus fire on, will make any Mabari a welcome addition a well coordinated team.

 

 

Equipment: Mabari are unable to use weapons and armor, but they do have access to various accessories that provide bonuses to their stats and abilities. (Some examples are listed below)

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Avvar Warpaint - These ritualistic markings signify that the hound is of the lineage of the ancient  Marbari of legend, increasing the effectiveness of their Intimidating Growl and Debilitating Bites skills.

 

Spiked Collar - A hard iron collar, studded with sharp spikes that inflict damage back to melee attackers as well as increase the DoT that Overwhelm inflicts.

 

Unwavering Loyalty - Mabari are fiercely loyal to their masters and their master's allies. Any player that equips this trinket will gain a damage increase when near allies, and should one of the member of the party die, the Mabari will deal double damage for a short duration.

 

 

 

- Masterwork Golem -

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A construct created by the Dwarves, Golems exist only to carry out the needs of their masters. Even though these men of stone are bound to serve, they are quite capable of employing battlefield tactics and working as part of a group.

 

Pros: Very tough to kill, devastating melee attacks, impressive support abilities for the rest of the party.

 

Cons: Very slow, vulnerable to flank attacks, unable to wield standard weapons or armor.

 

Skills The two skills trees for the Masterwork Golem are designed to increase its raw damage and armor potential, or to employ various supportive buffs to the team. (Some examples are listed below)

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Thundering Fists - With a mighty thunderclap, the Golem slams its stone hands together disorienting any surrounding enemies. If the player uses this ability on a downed opponent, the Golem will stand over the prone form and pound on them with its unyielding fists, reducing all but the most powerful of foes into a red smear on the ground.

 

Strategy: Situational awareness will allow players to use the Golem to debilitate surrounding foes, or to 'snipe' high priority targets.

 

 

Lyrium Infusion - The method of creating golems utilizes large quantities of the magical lyrium. The Masterwork Golem can use that element to act as a font of magic, regenerating the mana pools of any nearby allied mages. While using this ability players will be immobile, and when the power is finished all of their skills will be put on cool down.

 

Strategy: A team with a golem acting as a battery for their mages can lay down seriously heavy firepower on any approaching forces. The team must be aware however, that the golem will be briefly vulnerable once the Lyrium Infusion power ends.

 

 

Structural Integrity - While the golem is made of solid rock, the magical bonds that hold it together are vulnerable to disruption on specific points of its frame. Any flanking attack that a golem receives will do 2 times normal damage. Upgrades to the this passive will reduce the attack bonus that enemies gain, but not eliminate it completely. (Innate Attribute)

 

Strategy: A golem is though, but not invincible. A player must coordinate with his or her team so they can provide cover, else the vast health and armor of the golem will quickly be whittled down to nothing.

 

 

Unmistakeable Presence - One has to be virtually blind and deaf to not notice when a golem joins the fray. Activating this sustained skill will cause the golem to make itself noticed, drawing the attention of nearby enemies.

 

Strategy: Taunting the enemy forces off of your party's critically injured warrior, or allowing the rogue to slip behind the elite commander unnoticed, means that the golem takes the hits that the other members of the party do not.

 

 

Equipment: Golems don't wield weapons in the traditional sense, but there are 'variants' of the stone men that employ different methods of attack and defense. (Some examples are listed below)

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Bladefists - In place of hands the Golem has wickedly sharp blades that cause bleeding damage with every strike, at the cost of the golem dealing less damage overall.

 

Ironwork Construction - Instead of stone this golem has been made using metal. The end result is a automaton that has even more health and armor, as well as lowering the damaged received from flanking attacks. The offset to this being that the golem moves only half as fast as it normally would, and it becomes highly vulnerable to electric attacks.

 

Refined Lyrium - Made using only the purest of lyrium supplies, this upgrade doubles the mana regeneration of nearby mages, but also doubles the downtime the golem suffers after using Lyrium Infusion.

 

 

 

- Awakened Darkspawn -

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Given sentience by a mysterious ritual these new Awakened Darkspawn are thrust into a world that fears and hates them. Most turn to evil acts, and more still seek to hide away from the world, but a very select few actually seek to aid the people of Thedas. Asking for no forgiveness for their race's deeds, and offering no apology, these intelligent Darkspawn stand as an enigma on the battlefield.

 

Pros: Very good at debuffing/poisoning large groups of enemies. Has a unique summoned pet.

Cons: Potential hinderence to the party, due to the Taint.

 

Skills The two skill trees for the Awakened deal with either expanding on his magic abilities or bolstering his close combat prowess. (Some examples are listed below)

 

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Summon Child - This dark magic sings to one of the few remaining Children of the Mother left in Thedas compelling it to come to the aid of the Awakened and his allies. Starting as a simple grub with little defenses, the Child will slowly mutate as it kills and feeds on enemies. The stages of growth continue until it has reached 'adulthood', at wich point it will regenerate health from devoured enemies. If the Child dies a new grub must be summoned.

 

Strategy: This summoning power is different from other summoning powers in that the 'pet' is permanent unless slain, and the summoned creature 'levels up' on the field.


Tainted Magic - This sustained power allows the Darkspawn to draw upon his curse to add a poisoning effect to any spells he casts (fire blast will now carry a poison DoT effect as well for example). Performing this action injures the Darkspawn resulting in a reduction of health every time a spell under this affect is cast. The poison debuff has no effect on enemy Darkspawn.

 

Strategy: The extra poison damage on all attacks allows the Awakened to deal constant damage to all enemy types, but players should watch that they don't overextend the power's use and leave themselves without health.

 

Song of the Old Gods - Being an Awakened Darkspawn means that the call of the Old Gods no longer compels him to follow, but the memory of the song still lingers. With this power the Awakened forces a group of enemies to 'hear' the Calling of the Old Gods. Enemies afflicted with this skill are slowed and halt their attacks as the strange sensation passes over them. Magic wielding foes have their cool downs reset and enemies have the potential to be driven into a frenzy, targeting their own allies.

 

Strategy: Using this ability in the middle of a group of archers trying to flank the party, or on a mage slinging spells from across the map is a great way to sow confusion in the enemy ranks, as well as temporarily shut down an opponent's spells.

 

Corruption - The danger of the Taint is an ever present threat the allies of the Awakened must be aware of. This passive ability is the chance on nearby Non-Darkspawn being poisoned by the Awakened, friend or foe. The chance of spreading the Taint is inverse to the amount of health the Awakened has. (Innate Attribute) *The poison effect will be a reduction to overall damage output, as well as a reduced chance at critical hits.*

 

Strategy: The lower the Awakened's health, the more he should avoid being near his team. Players need to balance the risks of attacking groups of enemies with low health, with the reward of poisoning their foes. 

 

Awakening - Being freed from the Old Gods' calling has granted the Awakened an innate resistance to mental attacks, like fear, sleep etc. Further upgrades increase the resistance.

 

Strategy: The Awakened has less chance of being debilitated by enemy casters, meaning he can remain in combat longer and potentially get in the final hit on the enemy Necromancer than other members of the party.

 

 

Equipment: (Some examples of the unique gear available to the Awakened are listed below)

 

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Ancient Grey Warden Armor - This armor slot bestows a set of Grey Warden armor to the Awakened. This armor, worn by defenders against the Blights, lowers the possiblity of the Awakened spreading the Taint to both ally and foe.

Emissary Robes -  Worn by Darkspawn Emissaries, this armor set decreases the amount of life required to fuel the Awakened's Tainted Magic skill.

Blighted Blade -  This weapon grants players a sword caked in corruption, allowing them to poison foes with melee attacks, as well as increasing their martial prowess.

Tevinter Archmage Staff -  This weapon slot increases the magic damage dealt.

Gift of the Architect -  This bauble given to the Awakened after the ritual, raises the wearer's mana pool.

Lessons from the Mother -  Knowledge gained from the defeat of the Mother enables the Awakened to better control the Child. This accessory grants the summoned pet increased damage and armor.

 

 

 

- Werewolf -

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Wild beast men that exist perpetually between the red rage of the wolf and the cold logic of the mortal world, werewolves are a dangerous foe to anyone that crosses their path. With the fate of the entire world at stake, these ferocious fighters have joined the Inquisition to help save it.

 

Pros: Very fast, high speed attacks, incredible leaping range, and improves in prowess when working as part of a pack.

 

Cons: Little natural armor, can't use weapons.

 

 

Skills: The Werewolf's talents revolve around dealing as much damage as possible in the shortest amount of time, as well as bringing it's beastial abilities to bear. (Some examples are listed below)

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Pack Hunter - Werewolves excel at hunting in groups, using the strength of the pack to bring down their prey. For every additional werewolf, or Mabari present in the party, the werewolf increases in power.

 

Strategy: A team of werewolves will make short work of most foes, but players must weigh the potential of losing access to short cuts and treasure rooms, with dealing more damage.

 

 

Savage Leap - Using its tense, corded muscles the werewolf throws itself at its intended victim. When activated the werewolf player will cover a long distance and knock over a target; larger foes will only be staggered instead. 

 

Strategy: Leaping into or out of battle is a great way for the werewolf to maintain its hit and run attacks, as well as quickly insert itself where it is needed most.

 

 

Barely Contained Rage - Every werewolf must fight a constant battle to avoid flying into a mindless killing rage. On the battlefield the werewolves fight the enemies of the Inquisition, but sometimes they can get carried away. When their health gets below 10% werwolves will receive double stamina costs and double cool down times for their abilities, but each ability will be twice as powerful. (Innate Attribute)

 

Strategy: Blindly using your abilities when your health gets low is a quick way to severely hamper the team. As the werewolf's health gets low, players need to be more careful about when to use their powers.

 

 

The Thrill of the Hunt - Any combination attacks that a werewolf does with other party members does additional effects; things such as bleeding damage, or disorientation.

 

Strategy: Players should be on the look out for class combos especially when playing as this class. The added layer of effects that these combos do will help turn the tide in your team's favor.

 

 

Equipment: Werewolves do not need weapons or armor to fight, but there are some boons that will assist them in battle. (Some examples are listed below)

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Blessings from the Lady of the Forest - An amulet that helps to focus the rage of the werewolf. Equipping this item will grant players a reduction in the amount of stamina cost when their health drops low.

 

Supernatural Healing - This magical branding allows the werewolf to slowly regenerate health when not in combat.

 

Battle scars - Previous battles help the werewolf to know what to avoid, providing it with a slight boost to it's armor.

 

 

 

- Ghast -

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Assorted tribes or clans of the small creatures know as Ghasts are typically avoided or purged upon discovery. However as the Veil between worlds becomes thinner, most people have forgotten about such small annoyances, and the Ghasts themselves have begun to fall prey to the terrors emerging from the Fade. Most tribes have broken and fled, but a small band of the creatures have taken notice of the straight walker with the green fist, and how the mean things from the dark places go away when the 'In-qis-atr' passes. Co-operation among the Ghasts themselves is tenuous at best, and co-operation between them and other races of Thedas is so rare as to be nonexistent, but in the face of the greater threat posed by the Tear these small goblin-like monsters have come offering their services to the Inquisition in return for protection.

 

Pros: Easy to avoid damage, abilities focusing on debilitating large groups of enemies.

 

Cons: Very small health pool, weak overall damage output.

 

Skills: The Ghast's abilities favors small, quick attacks, as well as relying on distracting actions to keep enemies; and their deadly weapons; away from it and its allies. (Some examples are listed below)

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Firebomb - This minor spell, launches an impressive orb of fire at a target location that will erupt into a wall of flame when it strikes it's target, disorienting, and potentially terrifying groups of enemies.

 

Strategy: Players should focus on using this spell as an area denial tool or a means of last resort. The damage of the Ghast's magic is very low compared to other characters; the debilitating effects of this power are real advantage of this ability.

 

 

Minons - The Ghasts' diminutive size and cowardly nature is quickly overcome when a horde of the beasts begins to work in concert. Using it's position as leader the Ghast can call to members of its tribe for aid in combat. This ability can be upgraded to provide the Ghast with a greater number of followers, or to have a small retinue of elite (for a Ghast) bodyguards.

 

Strategy: A steady supply of NPC 'meat shields' can be all the difference between a Ghast player surviving an encounter, or being one of the first to go down.

 

 

Everything is bigger - Being small and lithe means that the Ghast can get into hide-y holes easier, or scramble out of danger quicker, but a hit that would barley scratch a dwarf will send the small creature sprawling. The Ghast has an extra 15% dodge rating, but all damage received hits 1.5 times harder. (Innate Attribute)

 

Strategy: A Ghast looking to go toe to toe with a Behemoth is a soon to be dead Ghast; avoidance and distraction is the name of the game.

 

 

Equipment: Ghasts are renowned scavengers, it is not surprising in the least to see one such creature with a Dwarven helmet, Elven boots, or even Qunari gauntlets; not that any of those things will fit the Ghast's meager frame. (Some Examples are listed below)

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Battle Trophy -  This badly dented helmet was taken from a Red Templar Commander after the Ghast defeated him in personal combat; at least according to the Ghast wearing it. In addition to providing increased damage protection this helmet inspires loyalty/fear in the tribe, leading to the NPCs of the 'Minions' ability to have more health and damage.

 

Super Magic Stick - This muck covered tree branch serves as an improved focus of the Ghast's spells, making abilities like 'Firebomb' capable of dealing increased damage/area of effect.

 

Thumping Rock - Used as a means of keeping complaining Ghasts in line this nicely shaped stone is also perfect for whacking unsuspecting foes in the back of the head, or crushing their toes; whichever is easier to reach. Equipping this item will allow the Ghast to inflict critical hits on flanking attacks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAMP Game Modes I would like to see added via DLC:

 

 

 

Siege (Offensive)

 

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This game mode will be focused on the players working together to assault and capture an enemy stronghold. This variant of the siege mode will be structured similar to a Flashpoint as seen in SWTOR or a Raid in other titles; such as the Vault of Glass in Bungie's Destiny. Players will have to co-ordinate with each other to breach the layers of the keep; each one guarded by an elite boss; culminating in a battle with the 'Keep Commander'. 

 

Proceeding to each 'section' of the enemy castle will require the players to do various tasks, above and beyond simply killing all the foes in a particular area. Objectives ranging from utilizing catapults and trebuchets to bring down the castle gates, to holding three points in order to defend NPC mages as they remove a ward, will be a few examples of the tasks required of the team.

 

 

 

 

 

Siege (Defensive)

 

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This variant of the siege game mode will focus on the players defending a stronghold of the Inquisition from an encroaching enemy army. The structure of the gameplay will be based around the 'Horde 2.0' from Gears of War 3, in that players will be able to set up, repair, and upgrade defenses around the keep in-between waves of enemies. 

 

Common upgrades will be available for all classes, but their will be particular elements that are specific for each class.

 

For example:

 

• Rogues will have access to secret passageways or teleportation pads that will make traversing the keep easier, allowing the team to react to enemy attacks quicker.

 

• Mages will gain defensive wards that can strengthen the walls of the fortress, or spells that can add elemental effects to the current defensive emplacements.

 

• Warriors will gain the ability to lock off specific areas so that smaller, more manageable groups of foes can be dealt with.

 

Players will encounter boss characters every few waves presenting an optional objective, killing them will net the players bonus rewards; however, teams must be aware that focusing on the boss will give the lower level mobs opportunity to destroy the keep's defenses. Once the stronghold's   inner sanctum is breached, the game will end, so players must be able to juggle attacking enemies vs maintaining the defenses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Great Hunt

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

As the name implies, the objective of this game mode is to hunt down and kill a large boss creature (most likely a dragon) that has been threatening some of the Inquisition's holdings. 

 

This mode differs from the standard DAMP dungeon run in that the map would be one large, open area; as opposed to the self contained rooms of the standard MP. Unlike the vanilla MP, there will be no shortcuts or treasure rooms in this game type; players can still obtain items doing the hunt, but only by killing the assigned target or by killing optional min-bosses that roam the map. To make up for a lack of treasure rooms, and for the game mode's inherent difficulty, players will have higher chances at receiving rare items for killing the optional targets, with the main creature dropping a guaranteed rare or ultra rare item.

 

Players will start the match at one end of the area, with the end goal of the hunt being on the other side. The key to this mode would be in managing the team's resources effectively as there will be roaming packs of enemies between the team and their target. Sneaking past the mobs will let the group advance on the creature they are hunting unhindered, but the team will lose out on any bonus items from the mini-bosses leading the enemy patrols.

 

The target of the hunt will be a massive boss creature; like a dragon; or a group of super-elite boss characters; such as a clan of giants; that the team must work together to bring down. Just like in SP, these fights will be long and difficult with the target being capable of destroying cover, and having access to several one-hit kill moves. Careful positioning and timing will be the team's best chance at defeating their foe; communication will be crucial when the boss inevitably downs a teammate; and a more diverse party will fare better than a group of four Reavers (for example).

 

 

 

 

 

Prison Break 

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

The point of this game mode is to extract the agents of the Inquisition who have been captured by enemy forces. The prisoner(s) possess valuable information on enemy troop movements, battle tactics and long term goals. They must be rescued. Much like The Great Hunt idea I posted earlier, this game type is very punishing and unforgiving; constant communication, and teamwork is a must. Unlike the standard MP matches, where the team is working together in order to cross a dungeon, Prison Break separates the players into two groups the prisoner(s) and the rescue party. 

 

The two teams will be split evenly by default, but the players can decide to alter the amount of people per team to have 3 rescue party members and one prisoner, or even switch it up and have 1 rescue party member (pulling a Rambo into enemy territory) and 3 prisoners. Obviously, giving one team a larger pool of players will make the opposite team's tasks harder to achieve, but there are extra rewards for those players that can pull off the extraction. 

 

The rescue party will start on the outside of an enemy stronghold and must fight their way across the map to extract the prisoner(s). This team will proceed through the enemy castle, clearing each room of enemies; much like standard MP matches. The major difference here is that the rescue party is trying to make as much noise and attract as much attention as possible, as the more enemies that they can draw to themselves the easier it will be for the prisoner(s).

 

Giving the rescue party more members will allow this team to better combat the enemy defenders, but players must be aware that all of the prisoner team's objectives will be relying on one person. Alternatively, giving the rescue party only one member will mean that the prisoner team must contend with a larger force of enemy combatants. As a reward for the sole attacker's bravery; or stupidity, depending on how one looks at it; the prison garrison commander (second in command to the Prison Warden) will challenge the player. This one on one battle is only available when a 1 to 3 ration is chosen, and should the player succeed they will earn a guaranteed rare item for the whole team, and a special banner or cosmetic item for themselves. 

 

 

 

The prisoner(s) will start in the lower dungeons of the fortress, having just escaped from confinement, and re-aquired personal belongings. The enemy interrogators were not gentle; the player(s) on this team will start the match with only 25% - 50% life remaining (depending on team distribution). The name of the game with the prisoner(s) is stealth, lower life means that prolonged, open engagements are incredibly dangerous. And while any party member dying is a major setback, it is even more dire for the prisoner team; should they fall before the two teams can regroup it will result in a mission failure.

 

Having only one prisoner will leave the team's success standing on a knife's edge, but because of the greater threat posed by the rescue team certain areas of the fortress will be left unsecured, giving the lone prisoner an optional objective. Should the player succeed in gaining access to these areas; places such as the armory, the treasure vault, or the enemy's war room; and make it to extraction the whole party with receive a guaranteed rare item, and the prisoner player will earn a special banner or cosmetic item. If the prisoner team has access to 3 party members, the danger of getting to the rescue team will be lessened, but because of the solitary member of the rescue party, the enemy will have secured the vital areas of the keep, closing out any optional objectives for the prisoner team.

 

 

 

Even though the two teams will start out separate from each other, there will be instances where their paths will intersect; areas where the teams can provide aid to one another despite being unable to regroup at that particular spot. Much like the vent portion of the suicide mission from Mass Effect 2, there will be parts of the map where the two groups will have interaction, as well as serving as a type of checkpoint. If the team makes it to an 'intersection' they will receive a portion of the end mission rewards; thereby ensuring that the teams will receive something for their efforts should they fail to extract.

 

Different intersections will offer different interactions for the teams. One area could be a barred balcony or elevated walkway overlooking a room the rescue party is passing through, giving the prisoner team the chance to fire down on enemy troops engaging the rescue team. Another intersection could be an area where the rescue party has to operate a series of winches or pulleys in order to close off enemy reinforcements from spilling into the prisoner's side of the map. Etc.

 

 

Once the two teams have navigated the enemy stronghold they will both arrive at the 'extraction zone', it is here that the party will join forces and prepare to push through the last obstacle to their freedom; the Prison Warden. This elite boss will function just like the boss of the standard MP matches, and the two teams must work together to bring down this particular foe in order to complete the match. The battle will be tough, as enemies will continually spawn in to aid the Warden, so the team must carefully measure their attacks, alternating between focusing on the boss and defeating the guards. Defeat the Warden and victory is yours; along with a bunch of shiny (and rare) loot.

 

 

 

 

[JRandall0308]

And once again we're only two posts into the revived thread before we get yet more proof that parody is indistinguishable from sincerity to most people.

[Gya]

Lag DLC With new characters.

Lagsassin:
"You were never there" (passive)- Twin fangs never hits.Ever.

Lagtari:
"Teleport" (ability)- it looks like a combat roll, but you manipulate time and space to magically reappear exactly where you were.
"All your arrow are belong to us" (passive) - gathers all enemy projectile attacks and deposits them in your character.

Templag:
"Rage-quit of heaven" (ability) - CTD, 2 minute duration.

Necrolagger:
"Walking Blackscreen" (ability) - use before a match to enter blackscreen. If detonated before alt-f4, all nearby lobbies will experience session failure.

[Kenny Bania]

Lag DLC With new characters.

Lagsassin:
"You were never there" (passive)- Twin fangs never hits.Ever.

Lagtari:
"Teleport" (ability)- it looks like a combat roll, but you manipulate time and space to magically reappear exactly where you were.
"All your arrow are belong to us" (passive) - gathers all enemy projectile attacks and deposits them in your character.

Templag:
"Rage-quit of heaven" (ability) - CTD, 2 minute duration.

Necrolagger:
"Walking Blackscreen" (ability) - use before a match to enter blackscreen. If detonated before alt-f4, all nearby lobbies will experience session failure.

 

Erm....Don't we already have these?

[Gya]

Erm....Don't we already have these?

Not everyone has access to amazing lag. We were promised that the playerbase wouldn't be split biower pls.

[Jbrizzy84]

Lag DLC With new characters.

Lagsassin:
"You were never there" (passive)- Twin fangs never hits.Ever.

Lagtari:
"Teleport" (ability)- it looks like a combat roll, but you manipulate time and space to magically reappear exactly where you were.
"All your arrow are belong to us" (passive) - gathers all enemy projectile attacks and deposits them in your character.

Templag:
"Rage-quit of heaven" (ability) - CTD, 2 minute duration.

Necrolagger:
"Walking Blackscreen" (ability) - use before a match to enter blackscreen. If detonated before alt-f4, all nearby lobbies will experience session failure.

Lol

[JRandall0308]

Lagvade: you do a slick acrobatic somersault, then magically end up back where you started minus 50% of your health.

 

Lagback Plan: you place a thieves's lantern. Later, you activate it, rubberbanding between the spot where you placed the lantern and your present location. You then drop to zero health and enter the Fade.

 

Lag Purge (ability combo for the Templag): 2 seconds after all enemies around you have already died, you enter two separate ability animations in succession. This consumes all of your Stamina and destroys all nearby Pots.

[Texasmotiv]

They should add where every zone is the escort event (even 5) and the character that you are escorting is named "Billyplz" or "Blar" and they die in one hit. But if you succeed they give you a chest full of Donuts. The donuts cant be salvaged and are not equippable, they just serve to fill up your inventory slots.

[hanoobken]

Lagtari:
"Teleport" (ability)- it looks like a combat roll, but you manipulate time and space to magically reappear exactly where you were.

The first time I read this I really laughed my ass off until yesterday when a Druffalo charged me from around the corner and caught me unaware.  I got knocked down.  Druffy continued to charge and I instinctively performed a combat roll (to a wall behind me unfortunately).  Druffy continued run me over but a split second later I ended up right where I started and now behind the still charging Druffy.  It works man!  It really works!  It saved my life!!!

[Gya]

The first time I read this I really laughed my ass off until yesterday when a Druffalo charged me from around the corner and caught me unaware. I got knocked down. Druffy continued to charge and I instinctively performed a combat roll (to a wall behind me unfortunately). Druffy continued run me over but a split second later I ended up right where I started and now behind the still charging Druffy. It works man! It really works! It saved my life!!!

Working as intended.

[themageguy]

New maps.

New factions like
Darkspawn
Hakkonites
Sentinel Elves
Qunari

New characters
Dwarven berserker
Fog Warrior

Mage that has access to creation glyph spells - paralysis, repulsion, and entropy curses like misdirection hex, vulnerability and death hex.

[Kenny Bania]

Here's a great idea....

 

Some new content in the next century.