Actually I beleive that Sera is the only character in the game besides the Inquisitor that can have their faith altered. Unless you count Iron Bull in terms of loyalty to the Qun.
A devout Andrastian would jump at the oppotunity to affirm beleif in a wildcard like Sera.
Has any of you guys out there ever tried a playthrough without any of the other companions so i mean a playthrough only with Cassandra Varric and Solas ?
edit. Just for the challenge or something
The only one I stop recruiting is Vivi since she is such a pain in the rump.. I'm on the border line with Cole even though he only wants to "help".. Sera is a must because of her banter.
Patricia08,No and never will.. I like building a strong group.
My group as mage is Cass,Bull and Blackwell. I rotate Blackwell and Sera
My group as a rogue is Cass,Bull and Solas. I also rotate Bull for Sera.
Has any of you guys out there ever tried a playthrough without any of the other companions so i mean a playthrough only with Cassandra Varric and Solas ?
edit. Just for the challenge or something
No. It's like leaving out the most interesting and delicious toppings on a plain vanilla ice cream.
The only one I stop recruiting is Vivi since she is such a pain in the rump.. I'm on the border line with Cole even though he only wants to "help".. Sera is a must because of her banter.
Yes me to i do not recruit Vivienne either because she is a pain in the rump. And i agree with Sera she is a must because of her party banter and Cole to some of his party banter is fun to not all but some and with him you learn much about the other companions as well
No. It's like leaving out the most interesting and delicious toppings on a plain vanilla ice cream.
You are right i was just curious
Has any of you guys out there ever tried a playthrough without any of the other companions so i mean a playthrough only with Cassandra Varric and Solas ?
edit. Just for the challenge or something
Yes.
Yes.
Really cool 
can you tell me a little more then only yes
Really cool
It cut down the amount time for that playthrough. The most annoying part is after a period of time, they start having the same dialogue over and over again. If there was a time for the Inquisitor to tell them to shutup, it was at that time. I left them at Skyhold so I wouldn't have to listen to them. Once I had enough power points to finish the main quests, I took them along to finish the game.
I recruited everyone. I really do like the companions in DAI. Sera might be leaving , she is the only one, I can't score much approval with, mainly because I don't troll mages. She is so easily offended with all things magic - even when I did not kill Alexius, but putting him to use for the Inquisition , she was pissed. The man is completly mad and broken, I would have felt awful for killing him. It's mostly decisions like that, that gets me on Seras bad side. I'm not too elfy (playing a Lavellan) and I mostly use the funny responses with her - that works well, so maybe, I can get her to stay. I wont dismiss her myself, because I kind of like her, but if she goes, well - so be it.
All the others I have no problem with. And they are great characters ... yes, even Vivienne - especially Vivienne. I like characters that are a bit challenging and I actually share a lot of Vivs views - for example about the circles. She has some really good arguments and good ideas. And if you take her with you more often, you get from her banter with some of the other characters that her arrogance is more a mask and a shield than anything else - I guess, the Orlesian society is really challenging and a bit dangerous (a bit like the french noble society in the times of the ancient regime, which the orlesian counterpart seems based on) - you probably can never feel secure, so I kind of understand Vivs attitude.
And I always try to change the companions often to get all the banter and different viewpoints
It cut down the amount time for that playthrough. The most annoying part is after a period of time, they start having the same dialogue over and over again. If there was a time for the Inquisitor to tell them to shutup, it was at that time. I left them at Skyhold so I wouldn't have to listen to them. Once I had enough power points to finish the main quests, I took them along to finish the game.
Yes i guess you would cut down a lot of time. And i guess that that must have bin annoying that they would have the same dialogues over and over again. so you did a lot solo
Thank you
Yes i guess you would cut down a lot of time. Yeah that must have bin annoying that they would have the same dialogues over and over again. so you did a lot solo
Its a playthrough I won't do again.
I have done a playthrough where I recruited everyone after getting to Skyhold. Try doing that. Some interesting dialogue especially when recruiting Blackwall. If you do that, take Cassandra and Varric with you.
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No problem
Its a playthrough I won't do again.
I have done a playthrough where I recruited everyone after getting to Skyhold. Try doing that. Some interesting dialogue especially when recruiting Blackwall. If you do that, take Cassandra and Varric with you.
No problem
No i guess not that you would not do that again i was just curious if someone ever tried that
I have done that many times to recruit everyone and i red somewhere that there is more then 4 hours of party banter in the game well in all my playthroughs i have heard maybe 45 minutes an hour it is mostly the same party banter i hear again and again.
I have no desire for multiple versions. When i play the game i make the decisions i make the first time around because those are the ones i want to stick with. I have no desire to see anything but my first choices and if i play the game again i make the same choices as i did the first time.
See, I can't wrap my head around this mentality. You miss a lot of content by doing the same old same old each time. Yes, not recruiting means you miss out on some non essential content. But playing only once, or doing the same thing each time you play is just as limiting. You paid all this money for the game, why only play it once when it lends itself to multiple playthroughs with different mindsets? Not mentioning the permutations of 4 uniquely different races providing a different perspective from the majority of humans you encounter, you also have 3 different classes, with specializations in each class that further expands the roleplaying possibilities.
When I play, I usually recruit everyone, because I like to see how they differ to me when I utilize a different mindset in my protagonist. My Dalish mage felt quite differently about Vivienne than my Circle-loyal Trevelyan.
As I like all of them, it makes it especially difficult not to recruit them, but I can certainly entertain the idea of not recruiting someone because it doesn't fit the mindset of that particular character, especially if its run #5 etc.
See, I can't wrap my head around this mentality. You miss a lot of content by doing the same old same old each time. Yes, not recruiting means you miss out on some non essential content. But playing only once, or doing the same thing each time you play is just as limiting. You paid all this money for the game, why only play it once when it lends itself to multiple playthroughs with different mindsets? Not mentioning the permutations of 4 uniquely different races providing a different perspective from the majority of humans you encounter, you also have 3 different classes, with specializations in each class that further expands the roleplaying possibilities.
Well, why do some people like to read the same book many times or watch the same movie more than once?
I play with same character and same choices multiple times. It's a good story and I want to experience it more than once. I currently have only two different World States which means two characters per/ DA-game. I play the same characters over and over again because I enjoy it. There's probably lots of content I haven't seen because of this... but I'm in no hurry to see all that the game has to offer me. There'll be time to make new characters in the distant future... and it's nice to know that the game will still have something new to offer me then. Right now I want to enjoy my current characters.
Well, why do some people like to read the same book many times or watch the same movie more than once?
I play with same character and same choices multiple times. It's a good story and I want to experience it more than once. I currently have only two different World States which means two characters per/ DA-game. I play the same characters over and over again because I enjoy it. There's probably lots of content I haven't seen because of this... but I'm in no hurry to see all that the game has to offer me. There'll be time to make new characters in the distant future... and it's nice to know that the game will still have something new to offer me then. Right now I want to enjoy my current characters.
I suppose I can wrap my head around it a bit then. Before I had a computer I had a Sega and (later) PS1 and played games like Phantasy Star 3/4 and FF8 over and over again delightedly. Not sure I can go back to playing console games like that, but I should think it'd be fun if I had portable versions of these to tote to doctor's offices and other places when you have long waits with nothing else to do.
Since discovering Bioware (with Baldurs gate 2) I tend to prefer a story that's more fluid, with a little more player agency. Origins was especially so. While it can be argued you arrive at the end with the same result (bad guys routed, nation saved), there were many different routes you could go about it, following the parameters of the narrative.
While there are some movies (or books) I can watch (or read) more than once, there are others I'm quite content to see once, shelf it for years and pull it out after I've forgotten most of what happened and can enjoy it again as if watching it for the first time. It even helps when you're a little bit older and don't recall things like you used to. 
One particular book comes to mind that I have read several times in the over 50 years I've been on this earth that I purchased when I was in high school. I haven't picked it up in at least a decade but I imagine I will read it again at least once or twice more before I depart this earth.
One gets no choice in books or movies, but you do in Bioware games to do things differently, or see things from a different character perspective. And I prefer some variety to my gaming. My choices may mirror in some runs others, but if I know I'll have limited runs (such as the original post I quoted) I try to get as much different perspective as I can so I can see as much as I can. Where I had some 3 dozen runs in Origins, I suspect with the size of Inquisition, I will be lucky to finish a half dozen at most.
Has any of you guys out there ever tried a playthrough without any of the other companions so i mean a playthrough only with Cassandra Varric and Solas ?
edit. Just for the challenge or something
I mostly drop Viv in later PTs. I still do recruit Sera though I never have any use for her so she's mostly deco. The GN assured that jar of bees.
Sera, Iron Bull and Cole.
So I've rolled a new Inquisitor after finishing Trespasser with my Levallan and I wanted to do more of a devout, traditional Inquisitor. I'm thinking of telling those three to GTFO or not join at all. Would I miss anything but their personal quests/war table actions? Curious if Bull would show up in Trespasser with him never joining the Inquisition. Does Sera try to strike back at you? I imagine Cole just goes away never to be heard from again. Solas is not going to like this Inquisitor.
Why? If I were to get rid of anyone, it would be Vivienne.
Sera - love her banter and she's a beast with her bow
Bull - awesome - love his dialogue and he's a Reaver beast. Put him with Blackwall and they're unstoppable
Cole - I just love the kid (I've read the book so I'm sort of attached). Plus, of course he's quite handy with his knives (if you can keep him alive!).
Seems playing for content is unpopular around here. Sue me. I'm recruiting everyone no matter what.
You can make Sera believe in the Elven Gods?Actually I beleive that Sera is the only character in the game besides the Inquisitor that can have their faith altered. Unless you count Iron Bull in terms of loyalty to the Qun.
A devout Andrastian would jump at the oppotunity to affirm beleif in a wildcard like Sera.
Seems playing for content is unpopular around here. Sue me. I'm recruiting everyone no matter what.
Seems playing for content is unpopular around here. Sue me. I'm recruiting everyone no matter what.
Even if Not recruited in the Main Game, Dorian will return in Tresspasser (For a very obvious reason)
I tend to recruit most of the companions. Cole is typically Mandantory. I tend to play mages. If I have either Vivienne, Solas or Dorian along with Sera or Varric, that means 3 ranged chars, which could become difficult keeping a singe melee combatant alive, esp on Higher difficulties. Cole + Warrior is a good setup. And you don't get either (optional) Warrior right away.
I've had several Inquisitors that don't recruit everyone - one that didn't recruit Dorian or Blackwall (didn't trust Dorian, didn't need Blackwall), one that didn't pick up Iron Bull or Vivienne (didn't trust Bull, vehmently disagreed with Vivienne's politics) and one that rejected Cole because she thought he was a demon. I expect I'll play a character that doesn't recruit Sera at some point.
If it doesn't make sense for the character you're roleplaying to let someone into the Inquisition, I would definitely recommend telling them to go away. That way you don't end up having to justify why your demon-hating Inquisitor who's suspicious of the Fade would even talk to Cole or why your aggressively pro-mage freedom Inquisitor is hanging with Vivienne.
This.
Apart from test-runs, every single one of my DA characters, through all the games, have left out companions (or got to the point where they leave) because of conflicting views/beliefs.
Seems playing for content is unpopular around here. Sue me. I'm recruiting everyone no matter what.
Play the way that is the most fun for you. That's part of what is awesome about these games. Lots of cool choices and ways to play the game.
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