Terra_Ex wrote...
Not true. The warden is either dead or missing, that's two possible states (with missing possibly branching between mirror world and Awakening/DA2 disappearance). Considering how Flemeth escaped death and the fact that the warden was unconcious and in her "care" for a considerable amount of time, there's a possible get out clause there. The OGB either exists or it does not, that's really all that matters. Being king / queen etc is completely irrelevant in the state that DA2 leaves things in. Based on recent retcons I wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of stand in for the OGB. Move the story outside of Ferelden and 99% of the choices become redundant and the Warden/Orlesian Warden are almost interchangeable.
There's no "get out clause". Seriously, just because we, as Morri fans, are so fanatical about her story and a possible reunion with the Warden that we'd twist the rules to get it, doesn't mean the writers themselves will. Sure, you could bring back a dead character to life if you want to. David Gaider admitted as much. That doesn't mean that people who made the choice to sacrifice their Warden want to see him/her ressurected. Would you like it if BIoware decided to make Loghain Redeemer ending canon and say DR and OGB never happened?
Terra_Ex wrote...
And yet the "Hero of Ferelden" worldstate is one of the possible choices when beginning DA2. BW can bring the warden back, perhaps not as PC, the demand is there and while you might be perfectly fulfilled with one singular resolution to Morrigan's arc I daresay many people will not be. It really depends on Morrigan's role when she returns, I personally think it'll be Flemeth-esque which is why they could easily bring only those wardens who went with her into the picture. However, considering some dev comments on the matter I think the wardens will be coming back into the picture in the future regardless.
It's a choice not the choice. It's a default worldstate, but not canon.
And most people should stop building up their own scenarios of how Morrigan's story will be handled. We did that before DA2 was announced and got royaly burned as the result.
I'm not denying that I too would love to play as a Warden in Morrigan's story, but that's not my call. Bioware will do what they think is best and whatever they decide will never match what I can build in my own mind, so there's no point in building expectation when the chances are good the reality will be different.
Face it. The way things stand now it would be hell of a lot easier to bring back Hawke (who I'd love to see return at some point, not neccesary in Morrigan's story) then the Warden.
Terra_Ex wrote...
Then BW should drop the no-canon, your choices matter statements and endeavour to sufficiently wrap up loose ends that players would take issue with, ie: LI tying in with larger plot threads and launching new threads that apparently can't be followed up on in the closing moments.
Ok, let say they do drop the no-canon policy and canonize one of the endings. What exactly makes you think DR will be chosen? What makes you think they'll honor every choice you made?
You can't change things like that midway through. Imagine if ME3 suddenly only recognized paragon choices and Ashley/Kaiden romance for Shepard. What do you imagine the reaction will be?
You can wrap up Morrigan's story by honoring the choices players have made. Whether or not that will be done in the way you want is another matter, but it can be done.
Terra_Ex wrote...
I think Brock's getting at the fact that it'd be preferable to see BioWare covering all their bases when Morrigan returns by accounting for the the Morrigan/Warden/OGB scenario. Certainly, even seeing them all onscreen makes me a hell of a lot more invested in the game than being fed some one line excuse. As discussed earlier in my post, little things like that can hugely enrich the experience one has with the game and it doesn't take massive amounts of resources to add a little divergence to the plotline. Like MKDAWUSS touched upon earlier, you can get away with minor references for things like Leliana's cameo in DA2, but the Morrigan variables have pretty damn strong ties to certain Origins characters and imo they should be involved in the finale of Morrigan's arc, which I'm guessing will not be a five minute cameo.
You got the little divergence in plotline in DA2 too with things like: who rules Ferelden, who is in charge of the Wardens, if the Warden was Dalish or a Mage, if you romanced Leliana or Zevran, if you slept with Isabela, etc.
Oh, and could you guys and gals please cut down on the size of your posts? We're not writing novels here and the sheer size of last few posts make quoting a complete nightmare. Not to mention that mods have been known to lock threads when post size got blown out of proportion, so let's please try to avoid that scenario.
Retour en haut
]. Now, as I've said, I've read the spoilers, and while I am weary of future character development and cynical because of how these two turn out in the final battle, for now both First Enchanter Orsino and Knight-Commander Meredith are well-developed and awesome.
Although maybe a full text option?).
Morrigan's glare of disapproval!
Seems like some surreal Monty Python sketch waiting to happen.
