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[Dabrikishaw]

I've never felt agonized or conflicted over my choices.

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

Spirit vs human Cole. Saw merit in both Varric and Solas' arguments. After some agonizing, I chose spirit cus it involved "forgiveness" as the jumping off point and I also wanted to trust spirit expert Solas' judgment. Then Cole made himself 'forget" Cole and I noped right outta those 8 hours of gameplay and back to that decision point. Went human!Cole and never looked back.

 

That was really the hardest decision for me.

 

I didn't have to worry about Alistair vs Hawke cus he had sacrificed himself for my Aeducan back in DAO.    Now, whether or not to go along with the Dark Ritual--considering its possible/likely consequences, and the resulting rift it caused with Morrigan (who my Aeducan quite liked) when I refused--that was hard.

 

Hawke vs Stroud made me pause a bit, I suppose, but really I didn't find Hawke's logic compelling. Saying Corypheus was her responsibility is all well and good, but distracting the nightmare demon wasn't defeating Corypheus; sticking with me and getting out of the Fade so she could continue to help me take the fight to him was. However the Wardens *were* responsible for this particular mistake, even tricked as they were. Stroud taking responsibility just fit better, for me.

[NeverlandHunter]

Spirit vs human Cole. Saw merit in both Varric and Solas' arguments. After some agonizing, I chose spirit cus it involved "forgiveness" as the jumping off point and I also wanted to trust spirit expert Solas' judgment. Then Cole made himself 'forget" Cole and I noped right outta those 8 hours of gameplay and back to that decision point. Went human!Cole and never looked back.

 

That was really the hardest decision for me.

 

I didn't have to worry about Alistair vs Hawke cus he had sacrificed himself for my Aeducan back in DAO.    Now, whether or not to go along with the Dark Ritual--considering its possible/likely consequences, and the resulting rift it caused with Morrigan (who my Aeducan quite liked) when I refused--that was hard.

 

Hawke vs Stroud made me pause a bit, I suppose, but really I didn't find Hawke's logic compelling. Saying Corypheus was her responsibility is all well and good, but distracting the nightmare demon wasn't defeating Corypheus; sticking with me and getting out of the Fade so she could continue to help me take the fight to him was. However the Wardens *were* responsible for this particular mistake, even tricked as they were. Stroud taking responsibility just fit better, for me.

The Cole one was tough  8 hours lost though, that sucks! I think the most I've ever had to replay was 3 hours and that was because I accidentally let my clan die, oops!

 

I feel your pain with the Alistair sacrifice, though I had an Amell. She got along well with Morrigan too, but it was all so sudden, and bringing in a baby with an old god soul. All the awful possibilities that could of had, Morrigan should of explained herself better. Plus, my Amell kind of felt resigned to death in service to the Grey Wardens ever since she was conscripted. 

 

Yeah, Hawke logic didn't fit well there.

"Corypheus is my responsibility! So let me die fixing this Grey Warden mistake! Oh, I'm alive... well I'm gonna head to Weisshaupt! Good luck getting rid of Corypheus for me! Peace out Varric!"

[d1ta]

Spirit vs human Cole. Saw merit in both Varric and Solas' arguments. After some agonizing, I chose spirit cus it involved "forgiveness" as the jumping off point and I also wanted to trust spirit expert Solas' judgment. Then Cole made himself 'forget" Cole and I noped right outta those 8 hours of gameplay and back to that decision point. Went human!Cole .. snip

O.o' OMG the pain must that be O.o

[Nixou]

I don't think Cole actually wanted to be a real boy, not that he didn't want that. He just wanted to be whatever could help people. 

 

 

Re-read what I wrote: it wasn't "Spirit Cole wanted to become a real boy" is what "Original Cole wanted to be a Normal boy" and Humanized Cole was what came closest to that

[lynroy]

Haha, you're awful!
XD he does that very well! Was your Hawke in a romance? I could never choose Stroud over Hawke, but the Alistair vs Hawke decision would definitely make me pause!

I didn't hear any complaints.
Hawke was in a romance with Isabela. I was too stubborn to go back and change my decision.

[NeverlandHunter]

 

Re-read what I wrote: it wasn't "Spirit Cole wanted to become a real boy" is what "Original Cole wanted to be a Normal boy" and Humanized Cole was what came closest to that

 

Ah, I misread it  sorry!

 

I didn't hear any complaints.
Hawke was in a romance with Isabela. I was too stubborn to go back and change my decision.

The hate was all on the inside! I imagine the both of them can hold a grudge for a very long time, so watch your back!

Aw, after all Isabela's efforts to put up a wall so she couldn't get hurt!

[lynroy]

Vivienne, definitely. I'm sure Dorian can forgive me. At least, I hope.

I didn't even remember about Isabela until I was talking to Varric back at Skyhold and he mentioned writing a letter to her. Oops.

[NeverlandHunter]

Vivienne, definitely. I'm sure Dorian can forgive me. At least, I hope.

I didn't even remember about Isabela until I was talking to Varric back at Skyhold and he mentioned writing a letter to her. Oops.

I've seen the plaideweave on Dorian. There's no forgiveness for that sin!

 

Your Hawke didn't say anything about Isabela? I watched a video where a Fenris romance Hawke stays and she says "Sorry Fenris". I don't know if all the romances get something along the line though.

[lynroy]

Dorian liked it and I have pictures!

 

Hawke probably did, but my mind was on other things, I wasn't paying attention to dialogue after the decision was made.

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

The Cole one was tough  8 hours lost though, that sucks! I think the most I've ever had to replay was 3 hours and that was because I accidentally let my clan die, oops!

 

O.o' OMG the pain must that be O.o

 

It did suck at the time, but I just couldn't continue after seeing him in that scene. lol The rollback was totally worth it.

[NeverlandHunter]

Dorian liked it and I have pictures!

 

Hawke probably did, but my mind was on other things, I wasn't paying attention to dialogue after the decision was made.

Well he does like standing out...

Ah, okay. Just wondering if it could of been different for different romances (probably not) I'll have to check it out on YouTube. 

 

It did suck at the time, but I just couldn't continue after seeing him in that scene. lol The rollback was totally worth it.

Haha, it must of really bothered you for you to go back that far! Do you think you'll have in more spirit in any future play throughs?

[sjsharp2011]

For me the fade one is the most difficult as I hate sending people to their death it was kind of like the Kaiden/Ashley situation from ME1 all over again to me. All in all it's still good fun but those sorts of choices will always be hard to make. But given I'm playing the game multiple times anyway I'll eventually experience all the different ways it can play out.

[NeverlandHunter]

For me the fade one is the most difficult as I hate sending people to their death it was kind of like the Kaiden/Ashley situation from ME1 all over again to me. All in all it's still good fun but those sorts of choices will always be hard to make. But given I'm playing the game multiple times anyway I'll eventually experience all the different ways it can play out.

Yeah, I knew I'd have my Hawke come out of that alive right away, but even knowing that one of them had to stay isn't enough for me not to feel guilty about telling Stroud to stay and die...

Those minutes while I eyed the decision in shock was plenty of time for everyone to escape!

[Qun00]

Re-read what I wrote: it wasn't "Spirit Cole wanted to become a real boy" is what "Original Cole wanted to be a Normal boy" and Humanized Cole was what came closest to that

And how is that a good thing?

It just contributes to keeping Cole stuck in the past.

[NKnight7]

I remember when I first played DA2 I had a really tough time picking between the templars and the mages in the end. I could see the pros and cons for both group, but I still spent a good 10 to 20 minutes really thinking about it.

[Beregond5]

My Amell breaking up with Alistair to set him up with Anora, then deny the Dark Ritual. Did that only once, and I'm not doing it again. 

[correctamundo]

Killing or recruiting Loghain.

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

Just kidding, Loghain dies.

 

Deciding to kill Loverboy (Anders). . Leaving Hawke or Alistair in the fade. .

[SgtSteel91]

Kill or Spare Loghain was also a hard decision because I always give him a second chance but I also feel bad that Alistair all but disowns me. Doesn't help I have him marry Anora as well.

[JosieJ]

DA:O:  Dark Ritual, hands down.  As someone noted previously, I had to face some uncomfortable truths about myself with that decision.  I had many, many playthroughs of DA:O, so ultimately I tried every permutation of that decision and the ending, but the first few times were agonizing (later on, I started to seriously metagame so it didn't matter as much).

 

DA2: Kill a romanced Anders or let him live.  All my Hawkes who didn't romance him were outraged enough to immediately murder-knife him, but for the one who loved him, well, it was a really tough decision.

 

DA:I:

 

1. Cole Spirit or Human: I truly don't think this one has a "right" answer, making it one of the most successful gray choices BW has come up with.
2. Hawke vs. Alistair left behind in the Fade: Oy!  Miria Hawke, from whom everything and everyone she loved was stripped away bit by bit, and whose guilt over everything was so great, vs. Alistair who finally found a bit of happiness with his mage!Warden Ehlanna.  I ended up picking Miria to stay behind for stupid reasons: it seemed like she would continue unhappy anyway, so best out of her misery, and Alistair was one of my very favorite DA:O characters and I couldn't bear to end him!
3. Whether to drink from the Well of Sorrows with my Dalish mage.

 

Yeah, so far my Dalish mage is the only one of my four Inquisitors to take the Well for themselves. All of the others reacted with 'wait, Morrigan, you want to drink from the creepy ancient elven dohicky and get enslaved to a god? Um, please, after you."

 

 Yup, everyone else was quick to leave it to Morrigan, but she couldn't resist the opportunity to learn more about her people, even if it pissed off her love Solas!  I notice that the Well was conveniently silent on certain points, though, so obviously its knowledge only went back so far!

 

Chargers vs. Qunari was a tough one until I played Trespasser, but no more!

[TK514]

You know, I was going to answer this quickly and off the cuff, but something made me pause and give it some thought. And what I realized is that none of my decisions were particularly difficult, at least that I recall. None of them made me stop and agonize over right and wrong, or reload because I didn't like how it turned out. I just haven't gotten any "hmm" moments from Dragon Age.

The hardest decision I can recall, I suppose, was leaving Loghain in the Fade. Not because there was ever any hesitation or doubt in picking Hawke to survive, but because I didn't want to leave either. I'd have gladly sacrificed almost anyone else in Inquisition, save Varric and Cassandra, in place of Hawke and Loghain.

[Melbella]

I used to leave Hawke in the Fade because of how her and Varric were on such a heavy guilt trip over Cory and seemed obsessed with ending it because they started it, but then I saw the slides for Trespasser. Hawke working with Viscount Varric to rebuild Kirkwall? Sorry Loghain.

 

The Fade decision isn't really hard for me. If Hawke romanced Fenris, she comes out of the Fade. Luckily, I didn't set up a Hawke/Fenris + romanced Warden Alistair combo to import. That probably would have been hard, if not impossible, to decide. I feel bad for Varric if I leave Hawke behind, but since the CC makes it impossible for me to recreate what my Hawkes actually look like (see avatar for one of them) I don't ever feel like it's my Hawke there in the first place. I gave up in my first DAI game trying to get her to look right. Now I just use default and go from there. It's a lot faster and much less headache-y.

[NeverlandHunter]

I remember when I first played DA2 I had a really tough time picking between the templars and the mages in the end. I could see the pros and cons for both group, but I still spent a good 10 to 20 minutes really thinking about it.

What class were you playing? I'm pro-mage, so the decision is always easy enough for me, but the only play throughs I could side with templars (just to see the differences...ha) was as a rogue/warrior with Bethany dead or in the Grey Wardens.

 

My Amell breaking up with Alistair to set him up with Anora, then deny the Dark Ritual. Did that only once, and I'm not doing it again. 

Did he still sacrifice himself if you broke up with him?

 

You know, I was going to answer this quickly and off the cuff, but something made me pause and give it some thought. And what I realized is that none of my decisions were particularly difficult, at least that I recall. None of them made me stop and agonize over right and wrong, or reload because I didn't like how it turned out. I just haven't gotten any "hmm" moments from Dragon Age.

The hardest decision I can recall, I suppose, was leaving Loghain in the Fade. Not because there was ever any hesitation or doubt in picking Hawke to survive, but because I didn't want to leave either. I'd have gladly sacrificed almost anyone else in Inquisition, save Varric and Cassandra, in place of Hawke and Loghain.

My biggest problem with that choice is that it's the Inquisitor making it. If I could of taken control of my Hawke and had to decide between staying or telling Stroud/Alistair/Loghain to stay that would of been hard. From my Inquisitor's persective though she sees all the crap the Grey Warden's just did, she knows that Grey Warden's serve til death, and even though she likes {insert Warden} she thinks it's more their responsibility than Hawke's.

[Beregond5]

Did he still sacrifice himself if you broke up with him?

 

 

Yes, he did, actually. I was stunned for a good ten minutes after that... and guilt-ridden. XD

[KotorEffect3]

Hawke or Alistair in the fade.  With either Stroud or Loghain it is easy to choose Hawke.  Harder when it's Alistair.