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[9TailsFox]

[Draining Dragon]

It was probably struck by a bolt of phlebotinum.

[Lebanese Dude]

That's probably the most ridicioulous thing in the entire game.

Lift a huge-a*s temple into the sky? No problem I can do that without breking a sweat.

But kill four random people that attack me swords and a bow? Whoa that sh*t is absolutely impossible. How am I supposed to do this.

But it's also a common problem in fantasy-stories in general and games especially that extremely powerful god-like beings are inexplicably unable to kill much weaker heros even though it straight up defies logic and common sense. So I'll actually cut Bioware some slack on it.

Perhaps Corypheus was charging up the orb to raise the terrain. You can't just sit and cast a 15 minute spell as 4 "noobs" attack you.

 

Perhaps the orb is capable of modifying the elements, much like the Veil and the Earth, but cannot amplify offensive spells. If one considers that Corypheus possibly has previous experience using an Ancient orb (Dorian hints this), then it's very likely that he only knew enough to use it to enter the Fade.

 

Perhap Corypheus was multitasking voluntarily or not, using the orb to manipulate the elements, while fending you off with his own abilities.

 

So many possibilities, but they are all related to the orb. Because without the Orb, Corypheus is just a really powerful magister, who you have weakened by foiling his plots time and time again even after he almost destroyed you at Haven.

 

Now consider who Corypheus is fighting, the best of the best, and you'll see that you are severely downplaying who he was facing. The "four" are most definitely not weak. Perhaps they are individually weaker than him, but the entire point of these games is to showcase teamwork and how you can beat the odds with people at your side. 

 

Not to mention that this is a fantasy setting, where realism goes out of the window when discussing combat potency. You can't forget game mechanics either. Technically speaking the entire team is with you when you face Corypheus. They're either fighting off demons while four face the boss or are "phased out" in favor of whom you chose to accompany you for gameplay purposes. Then there's difficulty and various balance tweaks to ensure that everyone can play the game, even those that dislike combat.

 

 

It would be great if people quit throwing out the "slack" argument, while ironically utterly failing to give the topic any analytic thought on their own.

 

[Poledo]

And this is why Lebanese Dude is one of my favorite posters. 5 stars!

[Statare]

*snip*

 

Perhaps the orb is capable of modifying the elements, much like the Veil and the Earth, but cannot amplify offensive spells. If one considers that Corypheus possibly has previous experience using an Ancient orb (Dorian hints this), then it's very likely that he only knew enough to use it to enter the Fade.

 

*snip*

 

Corypheus is also the "conductor" of the Seven, not something like say, the "architect" or the "nerd" or the "talent" of the group. Also, as a temple priest, I bet he was more of a show-man who performed rituals to impress, and was good at guiding the other magisters and so even if he knew how to work the orb well (he definitely knew a lot more than we did, at least), I have a feeling he felt like he was on a little stage and was a bit too distracted with trying to put on a good show. I can definitely see him multi-tasking/pyrotechnic-ing the Inquisitor and pals too much instead of, you know, fighting. Hubris was definitely his tragic flaw. If he had been any of the other Seven he/she might have been more concerned with winning, than denying the possibility he could lose.

[myahele]

I always thought it was just due to overuse (it tore and closed the veil in a span of hours) and power surge

[SomeoneStoleMyName]

It broke because Corypheus went full Meredith on that thing. The Orb was liek "I've had enough bro plz stop " and Cory is like:

[Urzon]

I always found it best not to try and apply any sort of logic, actual thinking, or battle strategy to these sorts of boss fights. Because we all know Cory could have easily won that fight by simply luring Inquisitor and Co onto his magical flying platform, waiting for it to get to an appropriate height, having his horcrux dragon distract the high dragon/Morrigan, canceling whatever magic/enchantment that kept the platform up, and having all his worst enemies plummet to their death.

 

If the fall didn't somehow kill them, all the falling debris would have, and if he really wanted to be safe, he could have struck them down while they were tumbling through the air with fireballs or lightning. It's not like he would have to worry at all, as shown in the Temple of Mythal, since he can fly around like Lord Voldemort.  

[Shahadem]

Well, things tend to break when you drop them. Honestly, with Corypheus' weird fingers, I'm surprised it lasted this long in his grasp. Realistically, he would have defeated himself from day 1 by accidentally dropping the thing.

 

Yes they tend to break if they are made of porcelain. But a brass/copper orb would be very durable. At worst an 8 foot drop would have put a dent in it.

[Shahadem]

I always found it best not to try and apply any sort of logic, actual thinking, or battle strategy to these sorts of boss fights. Because we all know Cory could have easily won that fight by simply luring Inquisitor and Co onto his magical flying platform, waiting for it to get to an appropriate height, having his horcrux dragon distract the high dragon/Morrigan, canceling whatever magic/enchantment that kept the platform up, and having all his worst enemies plummet to their death.

 

If the fall didn't somehow kill them, all the falling debris would have, and if he really wanted to be safe, he could have struck them down while they were tumbling through the air with fireballs or lightning. It's not like he would have to worry at all, as shown in the Temple of Mythal, since he can fly around like Lord Voldemort.  

 

But a mage Inquisitor could have used magic to save herself.

[Poisd2Strike]

I thought you were supposed to go blind if you did that...I don't remember hearing anything about it "breaking"

 

So...uh...maybe ask Solas...Is that even a dialogue option?