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[Lawrence0294]

Very glad, and very surprised, that Witcher 3 won, especially against such awesome contenders. What a year for games...

 

Oh and the Best performance slip up was hilarious

[vbibbi]

Serviceable is about the best I can say for it, but it grew tedious for me during the main game as well.  I didn't like the removal of tactics or the eight ability limit.  It just felt like I was just holding in the main attack button while occasionally hitting the button for a cool down ability.  I know people don't like the constant MMO comparison, but it felt like MMO combat to me in a way because of that.  

 

I know that the main difference between DA:I's and DA:O's combat was that in DA:O you didn't have to hit a main attack button, but for some reason I vastly preferred it there.  Maybe it was because the tactics where there, and I felt like a general commanding his troops rather than simply one person surrounded by allies.  

Which is ironic, given that the Inquisitor is the "leader" of the Inquisition.

 

Agreed, and then it doesn't really feel like sequels anymore. Which is my problem with TW3, it feels like a stand alone game, and it shouldn't.

As someone who watched TW and TW2 on youtube, I am glad that TW3 doesn't require playing the first two games or reading the books first. I am actually now reading the books (that have been translated, the last two still aren't out) to get more background on the characters and history, but I'm glad it's fairly standalone. Plus. I play on PS4, so I don't have the option of playing the first two games. And watching the first one online, it looks...rough...

 

That lore was already there, I think. Most of these settings - and I believe DA - has a sort of bible. Of course, he has to tap into it.. I'll give him credit there.

 

Except I don't care about monomyths and how the world was created. Same with the real world. I've grown weary of it in most fantasy. I like the stuff on the street and the politics. There's less writers doing Lies of Locke Lamora and more trying to do their version of Tolkien.

 

 

Thanks for bearing with me though. I'm probably being too ornery..

Yeah, Bio keeps saying that the basis of Trespasser was already planned when developing the base game, so the plot wasn't Weekes' idea, just the implementation.

 

 

I like Asunder more too. And DA2 before it.

 

I think what sours me is my whole MO in these threads.. I feel like a broken record already. I'll try to keep it short, but I could just sum it up by saying I wanted more of the personal stories from DA2 and the Intrigue from DA2/Asunder. I wanted a more thorough Temp/Mage crisis. And I wanted an Inquisitor who had an actual personal or career path to this role. Not being worshipped in the first hour, like it's some Elder Scrolls game. This is how Bethesda makes their heroes.

 

And I was spoiled with the Mage/Templar conflict. They actually tried to spark discussion on something very interesting about Order and Liberty.. and made it so contentious and hard to decide amongst players that we argued for a good three years about it on these boards.

 

And then they ruined it on the very title screen of DAI. lol.

 

The game became less about intrigue, which is what was making them interesting. And then resorted to childishness. It follows more of a high fantasy formula or something from Joseph Campbell. Chosen Ones and Dark Lords. And ancient powers that the Dark Lord wants for himself.. you the Pointless Chosen One must thwart him. Lead them or fall! muhahah.

 

Not to mention they should have spent that extra year with better quests and an origin.. instead of these tacky extra races. Wow, they got 0.05 percent of the people who want to play Qunari who aren't really Qunari. Guess what? Witcher just wiped the floor with an even more linear character.

 

/rantoff. Ahem. Longer than I thought.

I agree, I was hoping that the title of Inquisition meant we would actually investigate things and uncover mysteries, rather than being a glorified Chantry reformist fighting another ancient evil which will destroy the world mystically. If we had to keep the base plot, why couldn't Cory just be manipulating politics behind the scenes and come in to rule a weakened Southern Thedas without needing to go into the Black City? It could have been more about politics and religion and less about killing the red templar mooks and stopping a wannabe god.

[FKA_Servo]

You don't want my opinion on Bioware, I'm sure Lets just say I think Amy Hennig is better than everyone there. I don't know about Raymond.. she's more of a producer.

 

Amy Hennig is a goddamn giant. I've never played any of the Uncharted games that she had a hand in (haven't had the proper console the last couple of generations - really want to though), but her work in Legacy of Kain marks her as one of the best writers working in the business, full stop.

 

When I heard that she was at EA working on Star Wars, I did a jig.

[SnakeCode]

I don't like Patrick Weekes.

 

And he's such a phony person too. Getting all progressive now, when he used to talk sexist **** on some boards back in the day. Then he gets credit for Jack, who he didn't even create. And talked crap about her too when he was given the job.. and hoped people would kill her.

 

Now he goes to universities and displays Iron Bull, like it's a literary achievement.

 

No, the future is not bright.

 

Most progressives have a guilt complex. Look at Josh Mcintosh, Jim Sterling, Randi Harper, Bob Chipman etc. All have (and some still do) said and/or done horribly sexist and bigoted stuff. It's like lumping themselves in with the social justice crowd absolves them of their sins or something.

[Ryzaki]

And most non progressives are women hating racist homophobic douchebags who are scared of others playing with their toys. And also leap to feign offense for other parties so they can get their boxers in a twist defending against said feigned offense.

 

I mean that's where we're going with this right? Stupid sweeping generalizations?

[SnakeCode]

Or you know people change when exposed to different views than those they grew up with. Doesn't have to be some massive guilt complex. I went from being pro life to being pro choice much the same way.

 

Could just be that.

 

Doubt it, they still espouse the same disgusting bigotry and totalitarianism, only it's now ok because it's done in the name of "progress."

 

Edit- Nice edit btw, late though.

[Ryzaki]

Doubt it, they still espouse the same disgusting bigotry and totalitarianism, only it's now ok because it's done in the name of "progress."

 

 

You know I could've understood that if you hadn't decided to paint most progressives with said brush. If you were talking about them in particular? Fine. But trying to say most people who are that way are such? Yeah right.

 

Also bigotry? How pray tell are most progressives bigoted and support totalitarianism?

[wicked cool]

This thread was make dragon age more like witcher 3. Shame is gotten off the rails

I play bethesda games, witcher3 and bioware games. I just want all to keep
Improving and i dont see another game company on the horizon that will topple them on the fantasy rpg

[SnakeCode]

 

You know I could've understood that if you hadn't decided to paint most progressives with said brush. If you were talking about them in particular? Fine. But trying to say most people who are that way are such? Yeah right.

 

Also bigotry? How pray tell are most progressives bigoted and support totalitarianism?

 

Something tells me you're conflating liberals and progressives as most tend to do. They are not interchangeable terms.

[Ryzaki]

Something tells me you're conflating liberals and progressives as most tend to do. They are not interchangeable terms.

 

Again how are most progressives bigoted and support totalitarianism? Answer the question.

[Akrabra]

This thread was make dragon age more like witcher 3. Shame is gotten off the rails

I play bethesda games, witcher3 and bioware games. I just want all to keep
Improving and i dont see another game company on the horizon that will topple them on the fantasy rpg

Well it was to give feedback as to what Bioware could learn from The Witcher. Frankly i don't want Dragon Age to be more like The Witcher in any way when it comes to gameplay and setting. Just learning from having better choice/consequence system and side-quests. And i agree with you. As gamers it is in our best interest that companies make good games and they don't run eachother out of business, everyone can learn from eachother and should. 

[Ryzaki]

Also on Bethesda hopefully they'll learn people want actually meaningful dialogue choices and can fix that in the dlcs.

 

I really hope so. Because the dialogue options in 4 are pathetic. I love the game but good grief.

[Akrabra]

Also on Bethesda hopefully they'll learn people want actually meaningful dialogue choices and can fix that in the dlcs.

 

I really hope so. Because the dialogue options in 4 are pathetic. I love the game but good grief.

The problem isn't 4 options, its the way the options are used. Look at Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, they only really had a few choices and branches going forward in dialogue, but it was always meaningful. They need to find that balance for the DLC, and seeing how many great expansions Bethesda has made i am not worried in the slightest. 

[Ryzaki]

The problem isn't 4 options, its the way the options are used. Look at Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, they only really had a few choices and branches going forward in dialogue, but it was always meaningful. They need to find that balance for the DLC, and seeing how many great expansions Bethesda has made i am not worried in the slightest. 

 

My issue wasn't with the amount but that it boiled down to Question/Yes/No/Snarky Yes but yeah Bethesda tends to make good dlcs so hopefully that'll help.

[SnakeCode]

Again how are most progressives bigoted and support totalitarianism? Answer the question.

 

I probably shouldn't have said most, so I'll take that back. But it certainly seems like a large number of people who call themselves progressives are (in their minds justifiably) bigoted in the name of social justice. They judge people based on their sex or skin colour. They're in favour of quotas in which a persons race/gender is the primary factor in getting education grants or jobs ahead of people more qualified. They say treating everyone the same regardless of skin colour is a "microaggression" because it's denying minorities their lived experiences. Equality and Diversity officers like Bahar Mustafa organising equality events then barring straight white men from attending (i.e. discriminating based on race and gender) due to inherent privilege. Their belief that only white people can be racist and only men can be sexist because they apparently hold all of the poower and influence in society. We keep hearing about "toxic masculinity" and how all men (and only men) are potential rapists that need to have mandatory consent classes in college. General intolerance of people who don't identify with their ideologies or world views.

 

As for totalitarianism, We're seeing students at universities demanding money for social justice courses and safe spaces, demands that they have input on any staff hirings, so that only those who adhere to their worldview can be hired. Demanding people like Tim Wolfe not only stand down for doing literally nothing, but write an apology and agree with them before they do so, blatant collectivism. Or how about going to the U.N to try and get criticism on the internet made illegal as a form of "cyberviolence." or their general opposition to free speech and desire to see it policed. Blockbots all over social media, no platforming speakers at universities unless they toe the social justice line, there's a guy in Canada called Gregory Elliot facing charges of criminal harassment for disagreeing with a feminist online, he didn't insult her, he didn't threaten her, he simply told her that he didn't agree with what she was doing. The case will decided early next year and holds frightening repercussions for the future of free speech.

 

There's tonnes more, but that's just off the top of my head. Hopefully that made some sort of sense as it's just rambling.

[Ryzaki]

I probably shouldn't have said most, so I'll take that back. But it certainly seems like a large number of people who call themselves progressives are (in their minds justifiably) bigoted in the name of social justice. They judge people based on their sex or skin colour. They're in favour of quotas in which a persons race/gender is the primary factor in getting education grants or jobs ahead of people more qualified. They say treating everyone the same regardless of skin colour is a "microaggression" because it's denying minorities their lived experiences. Equality and Diversity officers like Bahar Mustafa organising equality events then barring straight white men from attending (i.e. discriminating based on race and gender) due to inherent privilege. Their belief that only white people can be racist and only men can be sexist because they apparently hold all of the poower and influence in society. We keep hearing about "toxic masculinity" and how all men (and only men) are potential rapists that need to have mandatory consent classes in college. General intolerance of people who don't identify with their ideologies or world views.

 

As for totalitarianism, We're seeing students at universities demanding money for social justice courses and safe spaces, demands that they have input on any staff hirings, so that only those who adhere to their worldview can be hired. Demanding people like Tim Wolfe not only stand down for doing literally nothing, but write an apology and agree with them before they do so, blatant collectivism. Or how about going to the U.N to try and get criticism on the internet made illegal as a form of "cyberviolence." or their general opposition to free speech and desire to see it policed. Blockbots all over social media, no platforming speakers at universities unless they toe the social justice line, there's a guy in Canada called Gregory Elliot facing charges of criminal harassment for disagreeing with a feminist online, he didn't insult her, he didn't threaten her, he simply told her that he didn't agree with what she was doing. The case will decided early next year and holds frightening repercussions for the future of free speech.

 

There's tonnes more, but that's just off the top of my head. Hopefully that made some sort of sense as it's just rambling.

 

Treating everyone the same regardless of skin color isn't happening. Much less of minorities being treated better (where does that happen so I can move?). You have to be seriously confused to think some affirmative action programs are gonna make up for the racism and sexism (both diet and overt) that goes on in education and the workforce. Also there's plenty of crazy non progressives that I can list if you want to bring up Mustafa. That is not a symbol of anyone other than that person. Also who are all these progressives that only believe white people can be racist and only men can be sexist? Why are you taking fringe crazies and trying to push the "oh this is how most of them are like" ? Also as for the consent classes considering some people think just going into the opposite sex's room is a carte blanche, the victim blaming that occurs after someone admits to being raped and yeah that's needed for everyone not just men.

 

Oh yes how dare those people that pay ridiculous tuition want their money going for things they want. Seriously? Also...Wolfe's issue was he did nothing about the issues that were occurring in his school. As for the U.N. bit harassment and threats have never been covered under free speech. (The pornography bit is of course somewhat idiocy but again trying to say most progressives dislike porn and think it's abusive to women? I'm gonna need to see the receipts.) Free speech is not say anything with no repercussions and never has been. As for the speakers those speakers usually get paid and their services aren't wanted by some of the students who protested. They are not entitled to a podium at the university. As for Gregory Elliot again do we really have to do the name people negatively affected by the other side thing? Because there's loons in everything (liberal, conservative, blah blah).

 

Look my issue with that was the use of most. I won't argue some of them aren't crazy but that goes for everything so it's pretty much saying water is wet and the sun rises. The chance of the crazy progressives getting their way is so nil that it's utterly laughable so people acting like it's an actual threat boggles me.

[SnakeCode]

Nvm, some people either can't read or are deliberately disingenuous.

[FKA_Servo]

Let's not forget that some people have problems substantiating their preposterous claims, as well.

[Ryzaki]

Nvm, some people either can't read or are deliberately disingenuous.

 

Edit: Let me be nice.

 

I can't help reacting to exaggerated claims that way. It's just me.

[SnakeCode]

Last time I was asked to provide sources on the BSN I provided about twenty, only to have them dismissed and told they were "cherry picked" and biased, so no thanks, do the research yourself. I'm not going to waste my time only to have my sources immediately dismissed. Unless you're willing to provide sources to your own preposterous claims such as man hating feminists "don't actually exist." eh Tommy? Thought not.

[slimgrin]

Well it was to give feedback as to what Bioware could learn from The Witcher. Frankly i don't want Dragon Age to be more like The Witcher in any way when it comes to gameplay and setting. Just learning from having better choice/consequence system and side-quests. And i agree with you. As gamers it is in our best interest that companies make good games and they don't run eachother out of business, everyone can learn from eachother and should. 

 

Gaider played and liked it. Can't recall if I posted this here, but I did in the off topic when it was open and the mods removed it. Go to 9:55. 

 

 

If any influence is to be seen it'll be in the new IP. I'm glad Gaider's off DA tbh. Also, they won 3 awards in Japan, and posted this in response:

 

[straykat]

I'd only say progressives can--- "can" -- be totalitarian because they all lead to "feature creep" in their need for rules on the federal level. Feature creep = totalitarianism. Eventually.

[vbibbi]

Gaider played and liked it. Can't recall if I posted this here, but I did in the off topic when it was open and the mods removed it. Go to 9:55. 

 

 

If any influence is to be seen it'll be in the new IP. I'm glad Gaider's off DA tbh. 

Wow sounds like Gaider is jealous of TW3! Granted with the caveat that no one can know the challenges and issues developers face except those developers themselves, and hindsight is 20/20

[Xetykins]

Gaider played and liked it. Can't recall if I posted this here, but I did in the off topic when it was open and the mods removed it. 

 

If any influence is to be seen it'll be in the new IP. I'm glad Gaider's off DA tbh. 

 

I think David is at his best building a new story from scratch. Which is why I think that the new IP whatever that is, is going to rock.

[straykat]

Witcher is not all that different than DA2 in some ways.. not in features but in direction. I'd prefer he wrote like that too. Too bad people crucified him for it.. and then got Jen Hepler to leave and threatened her family. We get what we deserve.