I hope not, Inquisitor was a curious mix of blank slate, and highly restrictive, didn't have much personality yet conversation and quest options where very limiting in how you could actually draw on that slate.
As I said before, people who say this don't know how to develop there character.
I'm not trying to sound like a conspiracy theorist here, but in games that highly emphasize choice and variability, a blank slate character is probably the best bet to have run through multiple games.
I strongly disagree with this. And agree with the point made above that in order for a continuing protagonist to work it should be a more fleshed out character like Hawke. Plus- not having so many possibilities surrounding the character options (Qunari vs. Dalish, Trevelyan vs. Kadash, etch.) would give the game a solid starting basis for them to build up from. One character, one name, means less resources go into telling the history of your PC and further into telling the story at hand.
Also: less variation in the PC could equal more variation in the present story, since back story is preset. (I'm probably not explaining this well, but I'm basically saying less wild cards = more choices).
I do agree they built the inquisitor up to an almost god like level. And I think they are headed more in the direction of awakenings style expansion. I for one- would probably cry if I had to play another 100+ hour long game as the inquisitor. Inquisitor is probably one of my least favorite heroes so far. They just didn't give her/him any personality, which IMO has been one of their strengths as a company.
I'm going to cry too: If the Inquisitor is the protagonist of the next game.
Bring back Hawke with the DA2 personality system, or a new P.C with the DA2 personality system. But for the love of the maker, don't bring back The Inquisitor, and DAI's 'no matter what I pick I always sound like cardboard' system.
I do agree they built the inquisitor up to an almost god like level. And I think they are headed more in the direction of awakenings style expansion. I for one- would probably cry if I had to play another 100+ hour long game as the inquisitor. Inquisitor is probably one of my least favorite heroes so far. They just didn't give her/him any personality, which IMO has been one of their strengths as a company.
It's a roleplaying game. The devs aren't suppose to give the mc a personality...You do.
As I said before, people who say this don't know how to develop there character.
And not everyone wants to play the game the way you do. Not everyone wants to make up their character, some just want to play the game and experience the story of thedas with an interesting protagonist.
And not everyone wants to play the game the way you do. Not everyone wants to make up their character, some just want to play the game and experience the story of thedas with an interesting protagonist.
It's not about getting to play the game the way I do. It's how the game was made. Every bw game from Bg been made the same way out side of da2. It's how the game was made. That what western rpgs are like. You make and develop your character. It's not like a jrpg which has the character with a predefined personality.
God, I really hope I don't have to play as the Inquisitor again, I don't like his/her personality.
God, I really hope I don't have to play as the Inquisitor again, I don't like his/her personality.
You gave them a personality you did not like? Why?
You gave them a personality you did not like? Why?
Lel, if I had influence over Inquisitors personality that would be really nice.
Well, you have a fine balance to straddle when coming up with blank slate characters and ones with more of an established background.
Blank slate characters do seem a little more bland (though to many, myself included, that means more of an opportunity for personalization) but give you a higher amount of ability to RP and have 'big' effects on the setting and story.
Meanwhile, more established characters have more of a limited definition of character and have to follow certain paths of narrative to stay in character. They also are not nearly as able to impact the setting and the story to the extent of a blank slate. Hawke is described as the opposite of the Warden (and IMO the Inquisitor too), being more of an object that is caught in the winds of the plot, rather than a force for it as the Warden and Inquisitor are. That said, the strength of the established character is that they don't necessarily rely on player input to be their own character. They are more of a character in the conventional sense.
IMO, personally prefer Blank Slate characters, but I can appreciate ones with more background if they're done well and are relatable.
I just don't want to see the next Dragon Age arbitrarily kick down the Inquisition so that we can have another big ultimate organization built from the ground up to become the god-emperors of all Thedas.
It's not about getting to play the game the way I do. It's how the game was made. Every bw game from Bg been made the same way out side of da2. It's how the game was made. That what western rpgs are like. You make and develop your character. It's not like a jrpg which has the character with a predefined personality.
Yeah, and they make the game for the customer, and not every customer wants to make the P.C's personality entirely themselves. Those players also pay $$$, and they are entitled to put there input. You can't just dismiss some-ones playstyle as wrong, just because it doesn't match your definition of rpg.
Bleh, I'm too tired to keep debating this.
Yeah, and they make the game for the customer, and not every customer wants to make the P.C's personality entirely themselves.
But western rpgs don't have main characters with there own personalities. If your going to keep playing them you have to understand that. You'll just get more character with little personality if you keep playing western rpgs like that. You'll have the same complaint with the next 2 or 3 da games.
I'm going to cry too: If the Inquisitor is the protagonist of the next game.
Bring back Hawke with the DA2 personality system, or a new P.C with the DA2 personality system. But for the love of the maker, don't bring back The Inquisitor, and DAI's 'no matter what I pick I always sound like cardboard' system.
Should have focused on something or someone since the first game.... In ME we had Shepard, and we could become attached to him/her because it was the character we developed and saw grow throughout the 3 games and when I realized in ME 3 that the final mission is just a click of a button away, I nearly became emotional because it was one hell of a journey during those games and it was going to end,and it was one hell of an ending.
In the dragon age series there is no continuity at all...We had the warden in the first game who either dies or becomes antisocial and never shows his face again.
In DA2 we had a new human protagonist with a clear background who had to work his way up from the slums to becoming an important person and I myself actually loved the character even though I'm very elfy.
For this game they chose the Inquisitor who has questionable and unclear backgrounds and just appears out of the blue.. This probably makes it hard for some people to feel any connection tho their character. Maybe we would have been better off with Hawke again because we already knew the character from DA 2 ? Many people will disagree with this.
The next protagonist ? Dunno to be honest. I think the story is the only thing that can salvage this franchise unless it turns MMO.. which very likely. 
Lel, if I had influence over Inquisitors personality that would be really nice.
You have influence over your inquisitors personality. It's a roleplaying game.
You have influence over your inquisitors personality. It's a roleplaying game.
RPG is a very broad term, the influence is abysmal like whether you like apples or oranges. All the things that really matter, like morality and outlook on the world are pre-set and cannot be influenced.
Star craft 2 also has elements of RPG for example, you get to be in the shoes of Jim Raynor and you get to make some choices that lead to mutually exclusive missions and outcomes, but that doesn't mean that you get to change Jim Raynor at his core, for who he is.
But western rpgs don't have main characters with there own personalities. If your going to keep playing them you have to understand that. You'll just get more character with little personality if you keep playing western rpgs like that. You'll have the same complaint with the next 2 or 3 da games.
Oh please, mass-effect's shepard had personality, Hawke had personality, so meh.
Yeah, and they make the game for the customer, and not every customer wants to make the P.C's personality entirely themselves.
Funny how we are arguing with the same person from completely different angles. Because I do want to shape PC in my own image, but the game does not allow me to do that.
Hopefully the chances are still 0%. Love my inquisitor(s), but I will likely love the next protagonist(s) too. I really don't like the overpowered characters that result from having to carry a hero from one game to the next. Either you have to pull some stunt, like killing them off at the beginning of the game so they can "rebuild" themselves(ie ME2), or you have to start the game ridiculously overpowered and the game is far too simple (ie ME3).
No thanks. If I never see the inquisitor again (outside of DLC), I will be just fine.
As I said before, people who say this don't know how to develop there character.
o'rly? Sorry but I find purity sue characters uninteresting
o'rly?
Yep, his the chosen one, he has a special game copy that is different form all the rest.
Oh please, mass-effect's shepard had personality, Hawke had personality, so meh.
Please, Shepard was ether nice or mean and that was it, that's not a personality. Hawke is the only exception due to sarcastic hawke.
Wow, which voice did you guys all pick for your Inkies? Personally I think female Inky with the British voice was some outstanding voice acting with fantastic delivery of lines. There was nothing at all 'cardboard' about her!
Yep, his the chosen one, he has a special game copy that is different form all the rest.
I'm not the only who developed interesting main character out of this game. The fact I can make a character who feel being called the herald of Andreste unnerving make it clear i can give my character personality.
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