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[guise709]

How will they explain you not having your loyal Mabari war hound if you decided to import a char? I liked my dog and it just seems weird for a loyal dog to just go away unless it gets killed by the tainted blood or something I guess. Either way it sucks that you can't keep your war hound.

[Bryzon]

I was curious if we would see our hounds again. Its a real shame.

[Caozen]

Hopefully he'll make a cameo in future expansion packs, if there are any.

[Dawnielle]

[Diogo Gomez]

Yes removing the Mabari from the game was a really sucky decisions from Bioware in my opinion... I mean... The Mabari is the only charatcher that has no reason to not travel with us... I mean it's the Mabari it's supposd to be connected to the warden or something WTH doens't it come with us?? That's the only thing I have to complain with Awakening...

[guise709]

Diogo Gomez wrote...

Yes removing the Mabari from the game was a really sucky decisions from Bioware in my opinion... I mean... The Mabari is the only charatcher that has no reason to not travel with us... I mean it's the Mabari it's supposd to be connected to the warden or something WTH doens't it come with us?? That's the only thing I have to complain with Awakening...

Yes I agree I enjoy do runs with just me and my dog so I feel like that lone warrior with just a faithful hound at my side. Was fun and better then Fable 2's dog.

[rob123971]

The problem is people could've rejected or killed the mabari making it a difficult companion to make

[WilliamShatner]

His voice actor is too expensive for expansions.

Modifié par WilliamShatner, 15 mars 2010 - 02:40 .

[errant_knight]

Edited of snarkiness. Deserved, but nonetheless....

Modifié par errant_knight, 15 mars 2010 - 02:43 .

[sonlockdon]

what happens to him, you give him a bone that takes him 15 hours to eat?

[Wowlock]

WilliamShatner wrote...

His voice actor is too expensive for expansions.

This.

Oghren was way much cheaper.

[Hayllee]

I... dang it, Bioware, you suck! *pouts* I really think Awakening is a mistake... not having my dog screws it up even worse. I didn't know that when they said "returning companions", they were that strict.

[Vim]

rob123971 wrote...

The problem is people could've rejected or killed the mabari making it a difficult companion to make

People could have also have sabotaged his quest making it impossible for he and Felsi to get back together. They could have made him hate them so much that he quit the party permanently.  And yet he still somehow manages to get back together with Felsi and have a child whom he names after the warden.  Umm, yeah...somehow I doubt avoiding inconsistencies was the chief concern here.

As far as bringing dog back is concerned, given that he doesn't require much in the way of "dialog", it really wouldn't be that hard.  I have no doubt that someone will create a mod to make him a companion fairly quickly. The main hurdle would be in putting some time into expanding his skill tree (and items)  to scale him up to level 35, and then testing out the new skills to ensure they are neither underpowered nor overpowered.

Modifié par Vim, 15 mars 2010 - 02:53 .

[Anyroad2]

Oh right, new skills. Thats probably the biggest reason Dog isnt returning as a companion. At least, I'd put money on that being the reason anyway.



A shame. Really liked Dog a lot. Hopefully he gets mentioned in Awakening.

[guise709]

Anyroad2 wrote...

Oh right, new skills. Thats probably the biggest reason Dog isnt returning as a companion. At least, I'd put money on that being the reason anyway.

A shame. Really liked Dog a lot. Hopefully he gets mentioned in Awakening.

I think its the animations taking too much time and resources to do. Dogs dialouge animations were unique so it makes sense from a time sort of view I guess. Although at times I feel dog was underplayed and they didn't have any real good gear for him they should have stuff thats the equivalent to Shales crystals in power.

[Sesshomaru47]

I think Sten should have taken Homer Jay with him. They bonded, it liked him, I didn't like it much. Perfect...

[Altima Darkspells]

I hate to mentioned it, but it's possible Rabbit didn't actually live to Awakening.



Remember, in the beginning, Rabbit gets tainted and only by your valiant efforts of plucking flowers is he abled to be healed. However, from what I understand from the Kennel Master and speaking with the Ash Warrior Leader, the Grey Wardens say that the taint will 'eventually' kill (or possibly corrupt) an animal, even if they aren't immediately affected.

[Sesshomaru47]

Altima Darkspells wrote...

I hate to mentioned it, but it's possible Rabbit didn't actually live to Awakening.

Remember, in the beginning, Rabbit gets tainted and only by your valiant efforts of plucking flowers is he abled to be healed. However, from what I understand from the Kennel Master and speaking with the Ash Warrior Leader, the Grey Wardens say that the taint will 'eventually' kill (or possibly corrupt) an animal, even if they aren't immediately affected.

That dog. The human noble already comes with their own dog, non-corupted. He may have simply croaked due to old age, if they killed it off.

[Altima Darkspells]

Sesshomaru47 wrote...

That dog. The human noble already comes with their own dog, non-corupted. He may have simply croaked due to old age, if they killed it off.

It's naive to think that with all the biting, the noble's dog never ingested enough darkspawn blood to become tainted.

[Sesshomaru47]

Altima Darkspells wrote...

Sesshomaru47 wrote...

That dog. The human noble already comes with their own dog, non-corupted. He may have simply croaked due to old age, if they killed it off.

It's naive to think that with all the biting, the noble's dog never ingested enough darkspawn blood to become tainted.

I guess...oh well. Poor Homer Jay.

[Vim]

I think it's pretty clear that Dog is virtually a canine Grey Warden himself. Otherwise he'd never have survived a full year of biting darkspawn. I also wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the herb that was used to heal him wasn't a major ingredient in the Joining Ritual formula as well. He didn't seem sick at all at the end. In fact he appeared pretty chipper. So somehow I don't think he'd have just keeled over and died after the fighting ended.

Modifié par Vim, 15 mars 2010 - 02:35 .

[worksa8]

I think Dog should have carried over as well as Oghren to be honest. I mean, I can udnerstand not taking over all the companions, but the Mabari just seemed to fit- and they could have made some awesome new Kaddis now that they know what people want xD

[bluewolv1970]

so the dog who was healthy at the coronation died of old age several months later - but then again oghren - got a dwarf preganant and had a child in several months time - so whoever wrote this did not think details or continuity were important

[qalan]

I've said it before elsewhere that I think they should have brought ALL the characters back or NONE of them. We all have our faves and while I get the Oghren people are so very happy, I think it's kind of outweighed by the unhappiness inflicted on the Dog/Zevran/Leliana/Shale/Sten/etc./etc people...

[CybAnt1]

WilliamShatner wrote...

His voice actor is too expensive for expansions.

It reminds me of the pre-movie "it takes only one call to ruin a movie" thing they run in many theatres where the agent is negotiating on behalf of the chimp actor for residuals. And what's even funnier is the agent negotiating was the station doctor from Deep Space Nine. 

I always figured the "voice" bits for Dog was the pet of somebody on the design team. Dog's pleading whine reminds me of my aunt's dog. 

Well -- if he's dead (no preplayers have said yet whether or not that's so) -- Mabari bond with their owners for life, but I don't think it works the flip way for the owners. You can always get another dog (in another expansion). Or maybe a new pet. People seem to be rooting for a griffin. 

If he's not -- well, again, nothing's ruling out a return.