Thread: Dragon Age Origins

Originally Posted by Nermy2k

yeah the only saving grace about this game is that enemy spell-casters are glass canons while your own mages can take a surprising amount of hits before going down. (I guess Rihanna's class was mage)

the only mage that i couldn't take out in a couple shots was the leader of the elf enslavers. otherwise, it is rather remarkable that there aren't many tough mages or mage bosses aside from arguably some demon-casters, considering how much stress is placed on them

the darkspawn developed bunker busters. clearly.

yeah

while i do take my games seriously, little things like this don't really bother me.
its a road.

edit: i mean dont get me wrong, little things in games do bother me. like the 3 people controlling trillions in mass effect would have bothered me (if i played it) and various other small things in games do irk me.
but like i said before.
its a road.

so I finally caved in and bought the new PS3 (gave the old 80 gig as a gift to my friend) and this game and I can't wait to play it

well mpr here are some fun tips:

If you're going to make a rogue the only weapon talent you really need is momentum so strive to get that first.

If you're going to make a warrior you should go for the dual-weapon tree as well since a) one of the NPCs is a better tank than your warrior will ever be b) mages make the best PC tanks c) two-handed weapons do significantly less DPS than dual-weapon d) archery is a joke

If you're going to make a mage the game is probably going to be really easy for you

^les rouges should also get the dual-wield talent that lets them equip any one hand weapon in their off hand rather than just a crappy dagger.

ah okay, so they finally got off their asses and fixed that. about damn time.

oh that was 24 days ago...

Originally Posted by Atmoscheer

Mages and Rogues are way better tanks than Warriors. Whoooooooooooo game balance!

3 mages and shale = best party ever

granted, pure arcane warriors are just auto-attack machines... but then again so are warriors since they never have enough stamina to do anything but taunt every so often if they tank. and shale tanks better than anything without having to worry about gear.

I tried 3 mages and shale but it's just not for me. Way too much micromanagement. I preferred to replace one of the mages with a rogue so I could get all the treasures and have some ridiculous DPS that I didn't need to manage at all. Three mages is overkill anyway.

Originally Posted by Nermy2k

I tried 3 mages and shale but it's just not for me. Way too much micromanagement. I preferred to replace one of the mages with a rogue so I could get all the treasures and have some ridiculous DPS that I didn't need to manage at all. Three mages is overkill anyway.

well, like i said, at least one of the mages could be an arcane warrior, which is just an auto-attack spammer. but yeah, you wouldn't be able to open chests this way.

I wouldn't recommend starting out as a rogue because I had no idea what the hell I was doing and my rogue sucked until halfway through the game when I figured out how to use a rogue properly.

Meanwhile mage is easy mode so that's a good way to start.

Originally Posted by Nermy2k

Meanwhile mage is easy mode so that's a good way to start.

yeah except i'm still butt-hurt over jowain's betrayal

even though i saw it coming from a mile away

The first full expansion for DO:A has already been announced, DO:A-Awakening. It's slated for release in mid-March for $40. That seems a tad bit expensive, and I'm not sure I'm going to bother with it quite yet.

Originally Posted by MalReynolds

What the heck is it?

http://dragonage.bioware.com/awakening

Originally Posted by MalReynolds

What the heck is it?

Shhh, it's a surprise!

Originally Posted by coqauvin

Dragon Oge: Arigins

Oh hush you.

Originally Posted by MalReynolds

Ha. I'm at work, I'll look at it when I get home. But if it's a 10+ hour expansion, I have no issues dishing $40 for it. I think my cut off is 6 hours, as a lot of new titles cost $60 for really short campaigns.

Oh no, I agree. Personally, it's more that I'd be willing to buy a cheaper expanssion, but given its price there are other games that in the short term I'd want to purchase instead, such as Mass Effect 2.

No, you're right about Orlais. We'll finally be able to see part of DAO's version of medieval Aquitaine.

Return to Ostragar DLC released

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6246348...dlines;title;6

Originally Posted by ShitFace

anyone know if i can move my save games from one install to the other?
i dled the game, but would like to buy and reinstall cos the game is awesome and then i get the dlcs, but i dont want to lose my current chars.

also lol i still haven't completed this.

I need to move my saved games too. I haven't checked yet, but there's probably something like a "saved" sub-directory somewhere in the game's directory. You probably just have to copy that over into the place where you've newly installed the game.

I haven't completed DAO either. I just got to the final battle and sort of temporarily lost interest. I should just finish the damn thing though.

KOTOR > Diablo II > Dragon Age

Originally Posted by ShitFace

i'd like to hear why d2 isn't a real rpg

well, it's rather action oriented.