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Overview of Dragon Age launch, and where we go from here


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#201
Tarrax Nightwind

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Thanks for the informative post. You have produced an awesome game here. I'm over 130 hours in and still loving it. Keep up the great work guys. ;)

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rilzic

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Wow a game company actually responds maturely and honestly to it's customers. I'm impressed!

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Nippleopolis

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I just completed the PC version of DAO and I just wanted to tell Bioware and the cast of this game that it is by far the best game I ever played. It was a terrific experience and I just want you to know that the vast majority of books, movies and games dont even come close to providing the rewarding sense of satisfaction and enjoyment I got from your game. The cinematics and the story line were awesome. I enjoyed Baldurs Gate years ago and Neverwinter Nights as well but I can see that you have really outdone yourselves with DAO. The inflection and feeling put into the character voices by your extremely talented actors and actresses was nothing short of brilliant. The theme song was the finest I've ever heard and it is hauntingly beautiful. The singer was simply magnificent. The variety of character responses and the character personalities were a work of art. In addition to all of the awesome literary and acting content your software developers and artists also deserve great praise for bringing such an outstanding product to life. If your goal was to touch peoples lives with something beautiful and enjoyable then I must say you have overachieved with this product.

I think that you could get an outstanding movie out of the story lines presented in this game but I fear that you probably could not find screen writers and actors to truly do it justice and not cheapen it in the process.

I have played some MMORPG's on line and the most disappointing aspect of those games is the people. I have played for years and on many servers and I must say that I enjoy the company of your larger than life game characters FAR more than that of the shallow, boring and selfish real people that constitute the vast majority of participants in on-lime gaming. I look forward impatiently to your next game and I can assure you I will always be one of your biggest fans. Keep up the great work!

Thank you all for making this beautiful, wonderful and most entertaining game.

Sincerely,

JCS

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Seamhainn

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1. This might be asked before, but will there be DLCs which lets one play after the game "ends"?
 
2. I am only one third through the game so the DLCs are great. But what if I end the game and new DLCs are published? I don't want to make another playthrough everytime a new DLC is published.

Thanks!

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Tekbear

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Seamhainn wrote...

1. This might be asked before, but will there be DLCs which lets one play after the game "ends"?
 
2. I am only one third through the game so the DLCs are great. But what if I end the game and new DLCs are published? I don't want to make another playthrough everytime a new DLC is published.

Thanks!


you can always go to new DLC from a recent savegame.


but here's my thanks to bioware as well. in my opinion you have done everything right. from the beautifully written characters and storyline to the well made battle system and it really meant a lot to me to be able to properly romance a guy in game just to finally be able to know how it is for everybody else - very cool, thanks.

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twiztidmofo

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bad azz game guys(everyone involved in the game)


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jhneoh81

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When can we get a fix for the quest reward turn in bug? It really affects the amount of the gold we can get in game...unless we only complete 1 quest at a time, which is massively time consuming.

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GhostBear47

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Bioware -

Just wanted to tell you guys how great a job you did on Dragon Age. I absolutely love this game and I want more. I bought the PC version because reviewers told me it had better graphics and ease of use so I am not sure how good the platform versions are but the PC version rocks.

My big suggestion is to open up the entire world. I want to expore Orlais, Tevinter and Antiva and every where else in the game. I want to explore and quest in every corner of the world you guys created. Other than that keep up the fantastic job. Image IPB

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Rothgar49

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Seamhainn wrote...

1. This might be asked before, but will there be DLCs which lets one play after the game "ends"?
 


I agress with the idea behind this question. Rather than letting the community develop their own ideas for the follow etc. I would really like to see official follow DLC. It worked really well with Fallout 3 and I think it'd also work extremely well with DA:O. The ending sequences certainly leave the room for official development.

#210
Fernando Melo

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Thanks again for the great feedback folks.



Another week - and some pretty awesome progress on 1.02 patch. Some of the proposed issues were a bit touch and go this week, but the QA & tech team really pulled it off - we're getting very close now. We should have specific info to share with you next week, such as a proposed release date along with the actual list of issues being addressed.



Console update work has also started and yes, at the top of what we would like to address for the 360 is the achievement unlocks for those of you that did those early in our launch week.



Beyond that we're doing the finishing touches on Return to Ostagar and should also have more info to share with you on what you can expect in our upcoming DLC, plus talk about the release date.



Nice short update this week. Hope our US players had a great turkey day yesterday, and wish everyone a good darkspawn slaying weekend!

#211
HemisH

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For some reasons I always check this thread 1 minute after Fernando posts. It must be fate!

Edit : Can't wait to see what this patch will bring.

Modifié par HemisH, 28 novembre 2009 - 03:09 .


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aragfore03

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Thanks Fernando.

#213
Cat Lance

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Thanks for the update, Fernando!

#214
Nimue_KV

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Thanks for the update, but - just how did you know what I have planned for the weekend? :innocent:

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The self-aggrendisement in the OP is annoying. They should stop patting themselves on the back and own up to the fact that the game has lots of niggling flaws and one or two big ones, instead of writing it off as the complaints of a minority, where the majority are 100% pleased. Is it to the credit of the game that majority of people are inattentive?

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Knal1991

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sure to check that list, keeping a save at the beginning of Orzammar just in case....



hope it will fix the more important stuff....

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callmecutiee

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I liked it

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Mursu78

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I'm on my 3rd character and I really enjoyed the game so far, but there are few nags I have. When I played the original NWN there was a lot of side quest for a specific class and it was refreshing to find those out on sequential playthroughs. So far I haven't found many different side quests depending on the class on DA:O.



What I would like to see in the future is:

- New classes, races, talents, spells, skills etc.

- Maybe small campaign in Antiva (maybe some kind of mission with the Crows hint hint :)

- Orlais would be nice to see too

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Soretooth

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Fernando, thanx for the updates and all the great work you and the different teams are engaged in to provide even better gaming experiences and social interactions.



DA:O is hands down the BEST game I've ever played, of any sort. The music can be soothing or haunting, and even surprised me in one instance (won't give away the spoiler). The dialogue and lip-synching are top-notch not seen in most games, and the story lines...(WOW!!). DA:O is a MASTERPIECE RPG. I hope the DLC continues in a quick tempo.



I got my son and daughter hooked on DA:O by emailing them screenshots. They were so excited about the graphics that I purchased the game for both of them and mailed them for early Christmas gifts. What could be better?



DA:O is the first game in which I've smiled, giggled, laughed out loud, been saddened, surprised, and have set back in wonder and amazement on a regular basis as the game moves forward.



Major kudos, Bioware!!!

#220
damirko

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After living for almost a month of my life (on average 5 hours a day for 20 days straight) in Ferelden I'm finally over with my adventure.



What a great setting, what a nice epic story and memorable characters.



The only aspect I did not like that much was more and more boring combat as I was approaching the end of the game.



After finishing it I just want more of it... more lands to travel more new characters to meet... history to unravel.



I really wish for a big proper expansion to come next year, in DLC or whatever form.

#221
lumpkin

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I pre-ordered the Xbox360 collector's edtition through Amazon.com. Got it, installed to HD, downloaded the warden's keep and stone prisoner, and everything worked beautifully.
I noticed the lag on the updates to the social site, but really everything worked incredibly well.
After sitting through the credits (30min??) just now, I really have an appreciation for the scope of this project. There had to be 200 people working on this!
Well done sir. Well done.

#222
dapatoumba

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I remember after the baldur's gate and icewind dale series , or better the dungeons & dragons license was took away from Bioware , i was sure another decent rpg would be some times away , didnt like all those new rpg's making use of it , so after completing mass effect and DLC's waiting for 2 , and already second halfway thru Dragon Age , i realised Bioware friends have created a totally new world and this game is just the intro , so we are going to see a even more perfected Dragon Age 2 based on this new world and then a 3 and 4 !!! what i hope to see coming besides a neverending Dragon Age would be multiplayer , like in Baldurs Gate 1 co-op with trade fighttogether and pVp with a limit of pauses option during battles - Not this to become multiplayer only AND more loot ! libraries closets drawers chests more looting ! wish the team the best

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Kralon

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Fernando Melo wrote...
Despite the amount of testing conducted at BioWare, EA worldwide, and compatibility testing at various labs including the major hardware manufacturers, nothing ever quite prepares you for a piece of technology hitting the wider gaming audience and the mind boggling permutations of hardware, software, drivers, firewalls and custom configurations out there.  
(edited for spacing)


Yeah, because every Xbox 360 has different hardware and drivers, making QA a shot in the dark. Of course.Image IPB

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tigrina

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How could I have totally missed this post. Anyway, thanks Mr. Melo for giving these highly informational updates. It was an interesting experience to actually redeem DLC codes at start :-p

I just wanted to also share something which might have something to do with the issues mentioned in the first post. I've been playing since it first came out in Europe, did not run into any unsolvable issues yet. It is just that the last couple of days, my games says "You have timed out on while attempting to access your online profile storage" every now and then. It doesn't hurt my game, but it isn't like it should be. Feel free to ask me for details/logs if interested.

On a side note, please do give a 'delete all' option for stuff inside albums >.<

Modifié par tigrina, 01 décembre 2009 - 08:48 .


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Darth_Trethon

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Fernando Melo wrote...
Console update work has also started and yes, at the top of what we would like to address for the 360 is the achievement unlocks for those of you that did those early in our launch week.


Please don't forget about your fans on consoles. I was getting a bit frustrated there seeing no mention of this issue with the achievements.