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[Secret Rare]

I don't use the game as a form of escapism I'm 14 so i'm in peace and i'm only interested in the game for it's creative idea
Inquisition only taught to me
in Dragon age don't trust the mage.

[BaaBaaBlacksheep]

Here are few links I've found that is similar to this thread and quite fascinating to learn and appriciate different perspectives from people.

https://m.reddit.com..._say_thank_you/

https://m.reddit.com...ent_reason_for/

http://garbled.benha...social-justice/

[Orian Tabris]

Inquisition only taught to me
in Dragon age don't trust the mage.

 

DA2 can teach you that, too.

[Secret Rare]

Yeah, it made me respect better games.

DAI made me appreciate even more better crafted games
(cough the recent Uncharted 4)
I hope that the new writer will craft a better plot for DA4.

[Secret Rare]

DA2 can teach you that, too.

DA mages have some problem...

[Yumakooma]

I enjoy playing, but it made no difference to my life (well, it took quite a few hours outta my life )

[GoldenGail3]

No. It's just a game.

[Cz-99]

Yes. I now hate elves even more than I did before.

[BansheeOwnage]

Hi

I'm an aspie, and i struggle socially. Inquisition has really helped me with thinking about talking to others and what they might say in response, with it's dialogue options, and consequences of actions. If only real-life had dialogue options!! And also thinking about people being in responsible jobs even though they have failings.

 

I know it's just a game, but has it helped you? I'd love to hear

Not DA:I specifically, but Bioware games in general have. Similarly to you, after playing Mass Effect it helped me think about what to say by picturing the dialogue wheel as well as thinking more about how people will react to what I could say. It also gave me more confidence, so I actually ended up making new friends (something I had never really done before, they had always approached me first) and being more liked in my last year of highschool.

 

Sadly though, now that I think about it, it didn't last as well as it could have. I've become very anti-social again since high-school and almost never see any friends (this is a good portion of my social life right now ) and probably need to re-learn using that dialogue wheel before I speak

 

Immersive games are great when I'm in pain, they're the only thing that truly take my mind of it.

Indeed! I've used games to help ease my mental and emotional pain for years now    They are truly immersive, because they require the attention of most of your senses and a lot of thought. Also, I guess it's healthier than many other things people use to cope, so...

[Donquijote and 59 others]

Games represent to me a form of digital entertainment nothing more .

If i have the desire to having new eyes about different perspectives  i read books that pertains the great world literature.

In games i'm unable to play a PC whom  choices and bheviour is differnt than mine becuase that cause a detachment between the player and the PC,when i make those choices is just to explore the game and nothing more.

[ArcadiaGrey]

Indeed! I've used games to help ease my mental and emotional pain for years now    They are truly immersive, because they require the attention of most of your senses and a lot of thought. Also, I guess it's healthier than many other things people use to cope, so...

 

I'll have to start saying that when ppl roll their eyes at my love of video games, 'at least I'm not using crack!'

[Dragongirl24]

Short answer uh no no changes what so ever in my life. 

[Aliceeverafter]

Not DAI, but....this is silly but I'll share. 

 

In my first ever Mass Effect run last year I played a badass femShep.  For every game I ever played in my life I was a polite, kind, good person trying to help everyone.  For the first time with that Shep I tried being confident, blunt and willing to do bad things and be disliked (but still essentially good).

That experience gave me a little more confidence in real life, I'd think 'no, don't be a shrinking violet, what would femShep do?'

Seriously I need that written on a bracelet. 

 

It also taught me to role play, the world won't end if I do a terrible thing in a video game.  Now I never play a totally good character, I never play myself.  I make characters who fit in the world and all have different points of view, often not my own, and it's incredibly liberating to see the world through their eyes and watch them live through the consequences of their decisions, good and bad.  

Yeah i found this too - i picked all the snarky replies for a bit and it was interesting to see how that made me feel as an RP character. I find this really hard in real life, to think like someone else might be thinking and choosing some other choice.

Thanks

[Aliceeverafter]

Here are few links I've found that is similar to this thread and quite fascinating to learn and appriciate different perspectives from people.

https://m.reddit.com..._say_thank_you/

https://m.reddit.com...ent_reason_for/

http://garbled.benha...social-justice/

Those are really interesting - we all play for different reasons and sometimes get something from these games we never saw coming!

[Aliceeverafter]

Dragon age has always been something that inspires alot of thought in me. Somewhere in all that deep thought, i found a part of myself. Or maybe i found a piece of the person I want to be? i can't really be sure. But the point is that dragon age(and other media) has not necessarily taught me about myself but rather it's allowed me to teach myself about myself... if that makes sense?  

 

Also i have a grey warden tattoo, so there's that.

Something so immersive is really good at helping you look at yourself again, like making a choice you didn't think you'd make or caring about something that's trivial, so i get this. Thanks.

Grey warden tattoo sounds great. I was thinking of a seeker tattoo, or a templar one, just for me

[Aliceeverafter]

Try DA:O, the lack of icons seriously screwed me over because I couldn't tell the intention or tone of voice being used to say a certain thing.

 

"Oh this is probably a really nice response!" *clicks* -100 everyone disapproves "Oh."

 

It's a complete opposite experience of DA:I

Sounds terrifying! I get disapproval now and think 'what?!

[Qis]

Dragon Age does make me going into Illuminati conspiracy theory world deeper than before...

[Sah291]

Yeah, it among other things at the time helped inspire me in a creative way to get back into certain hobbies and creative pursuits I'd forgotten about.

One of the things I have appreciated Bioware games for are the stories and characters, and I like films and games that make me think. DAI touches on some spiritual and philosophical questions I find interesting.

[BaaBaaBlacksheep]

Dragon Age does make me going into Illuminati conspiracy theory world deeper than before...

Well you could say that. But Assassin's Creed does that better with that department.

[sjsharp2011]

@Aliceeverafter.

I know it's only a game, but has DA:I made any differences to your life?

 

My answer is a short one "NO" the game has not made any differences to my life. 

same here really I was already a huge fan of Bioware's games so no not a huge difference the only problem I had was I was wary of the DA games as I was srtuggling to figuer out exactly what I was supposed to be doing in DAO making sense of the stats and that wasn't easy it wasn't until I got the strategy guides for the games hat it actually started to click and my way to play the games started to come together. Now I'm really glad I invested in them. The only thing it has done is become my favourite of the 3 games in the series.

[sjsharp2011]

Yeah, it among other things at the time helped inspire me in a creative way to get back into certain hobbies and creative pursuits I'd forgotten about.

One of the things I have appreciated Bioware games for are the stories and characters, and I like films and games that make me think. DAI touches on some spiritual and philosophical questions I find interesting.

This is why I'm a big fan of Bioware's games as well now. Because evrey single one of their stories is like that for me.

[Big I]

I'm glad that there are people in this thread who had such a positive experience with the game. However, my reaction was slightly different.

 

I enjoyed the game. I played through it three times; by any reasonable standard that means the game did a good job of engaging me. But when I think back on it, what I remember most are the frustrations. No meaningful Skyhold upgrades. No real opportunity to mold the Inquisition into the type of organisation I wanted. The failure of Corypheus as a credible villain after Haven. And then finally the Inquisition being downgraded or disbanded in Trespasser.

 

There was a phrase the devs used in interviews before launch; they said Inquisition was going to be about "founding the Jedi order" instead of joining it. They teased meaningful stronghold customisation. The first Crestwood demo at PAX showed huge reactivity to player choice. All those things made me excited to play; all those things were subsequently cut.

 

Bioware made a good game, but it wasn't the game they led me to expect it was going to be. That was frustrating because it was the game they didn't make that I was looking forward to.

[Lucidae]

Yes. This game has taken about 200 hours of my life by now and it's still going.

[Beren Von Ostwick]

I've met a lot of wonderful friends on the forums.

 

Beyond that, it's a game.  Sure, I love it and have played the crap out of it, but the game itself hasn't really made a difference in my life.  Oh, well I am more attracted to women with a strong jawline now, I suppose...

[Obliviousmiss]

Well, I guess it's time to say this. 

 

I bought DAI on January 1st, 2015. On January 7th, my husband moved out and we were separated for a few months. During that time I just poured myself into DAI in a way that I never have with a game before. My first playthrough I was a human knight enchanter that romanced Cullen, and it really hit me how my husband used to be more like Cullen and maybe that's why I was attracted to him out of all the other LI's first. For some reason, just being the Inquisitor was a welcome distraction than facing the world with a marriage in turmoil. DAI and my toddler daughter were all that mattered during those few months, my work quality suffered significantly, but dammit, all my potions were upgraded. 

 

Thankfully, my husband and I rekindled our relationship, went to counseling, and we've even tried to have a second child (but I miscarried) since then. Funny story, my miscarriage is what brought me to BSN. I was so distraught that I was looking for a fun outlet, and I decided to become a member here.

 

So, DAI and BSN mean a lot to me, no matter how much people bash DAI, I still love it because it was definitely my friend when I needed one. No matter how many noob trolls post in these forums, it's still a safe place to me. 

 

Allright, here's a funny gif so you guys don't think I'm a giant mushy-pants.