Originally posted by quanchi112
My point is I spoiled nothing. It is like saying with regards to a movie the ending had a twist. Would you say that was spoiling the ending despite giving none of the details away?
Telling someone to expect a twist is, to me, a kind of spoiler. Which I've already said. Or do you really want to keep arguing about it?
Originally posted by -Pr-So saying the movie has a twist ending is a spoiler to you. Just wanted to hear your rationale. I see spoilers as actual details not vague details.
Telling someone to expect a twist is, to me, a kind of spoiler. Which I've already said. Or do you really want to keep arguing about it?
Originally posted by Surtur
Someone tell me how Dragon Age Inquisition is cuz I'm getting it soon.
It's probably my favorite game in the series. I think the characters are overall very good, and I liked the combat best of all the games (don't like the combat in DA😮 at all). The story was also solid, and as PR said, you should get the Tresspasser DLC, it acts as the "real" ending of the game. It's also a very nice looking game, lot of really pretty scenery and areas to explore.
Biggest pitfall of the game is all the MMO style throwaway sidequests, many of which are just given to you via texts or notes you find in the world, that aspect of the game came off as very lazy. I honestly recommend skipping them unless you have ADD and really feel the need to clear a map completely, in which case best of luck, you'll have a pretty boring task ahead of you. But ignoring most of them makes the game a lot better paced and more fun. My rule of thumb for this game - if the quest is given to you via a speaking NPC, then consider doing it. If it's given to you via a note that you find in an empty hut, don't bother, it's likely just busy work.
I agree with PR.
The whole point of a twist is to be surprised and if you already know there is one, the effect of being surprised is drastically reduced. It doesn't matter if you don't know the details.
Case in point. The reason Sixth Sense was highly regarded was because nobody knew there was a twist and it surprised a **** ton of people when it was all laid out. It wasn't nearly effective for the director's subsequent movies. People started to look for the twist instead of watching the movie as it was intended.
You spend more to analyzing than getting caught up in the story.
So yes, telling people there is a killer twist at the end of the story is just as spoiler than finding out the details.
Originally posted by Smasandian
I agree with PR.The whole point of a twist is to be surprised and if you already know there is one, the effect of being surprised is drastically reduced. It doesn't matter if you don't know the details.
Case in point. The reason Sixth Sense was highly regarded was because nobody knew there was a twist and it surprised a **** ton of people when it was all laid out. It wasn't nearly effective for the director's subsequent movies. People started to look for the twist instead of watching the movie as it was intended.
You spend more to analyzing than getting caught up in the story.
So yes, telling people there is a killer twist at the end of the story is just as spoiler than finding out the details.
I replayed it just before Inquisition came out, then played Inquisition, finally ran through Inquisition again when Trespasser came out.
It should be at least two years before 4 comes out, I would guess, so I have time.
Oh well, time to start installing, and hope the memory leak patch for Origins works this time around...
Originally posted by -Pr-
They tried to marry the first two in it, so it has elements of both. Enemies will try to flank you, and correctly positioning your characters is important, as is making sure the right people attack the right targets. Having your tank keep brutes busy, for example, so that they don't charge you and forcibly insert their axe in to your mage in an uncomfortable way.You can get away with less than you did in 2, but it's not as punishing as Origins either.
The boss fights are generally well-designed, imo.
Interesting thanks. Yeah I plan to play as a mage(I always play as mage characters).
Any good mods?
Originally posted by Surtur
Interesting thanks. Yeah I plan to play as a mage(I always play as mage characters).Any good mods?
I haven't looked at Inquisition mods much, but the ones I would recommend that I know of from the start are the ability rebalancing ones. This is the mage one, but they have them for both warrior and rogue too:
Originally posted by -Pr-
I haven't looked at Inquisition mods much, but the ones I would recommend that I know of from the start are the ability rebalancing ones. This is the mage one, but they have them for both warrior and rogue too:
Awesome thanks, yes nexusmods is a great place, I have an account there.
Originally posted by -Pr-
Same. It's my go-to for mods for any game. Hell, I'm using it right now to download all the updated versions of my Origins mods as I don't use the Nexus Mod Manager.
Nice, what mods do you use for Origins?
I always gotta have the "no helmets" mod lol. Also the mod that restores cut content as well.
I ended up beating Origins with a party of: Me(a human mage), Morrigan, Alistair, and Shale.
Cone of cold is quite broken, I make sure to get it as soon as possible. Also my specialization was blood mage and "blood wound" is also really powerful. It's essentially "crushing prison" but it works on multiple enemies at once and cools down much quicker than crushing prison. I did have a second specialization as an arcane warrior and I have heard that when fully upgraded is quite powerful, but I never bothered to upgrade it. I focused on the blood mage skills and normal spells.
Originally posted by Surtur
Nice, what mods do you use for Origins?I always gotta have the "no helmets" mod lol. Also the mod that restores cut content as well.
lol, where do I start. Actually, instead of typing it i'll just post a picture of my modmanager.
Everything there I got from the Nexus.
I also use the 4gb patch so the game doesn't crash (much) when I use texture mods.
Originally posted by BackFire
In Origins I always use the mod that deletes the fade portion, hate that part of the game.
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That's one of the first I always download.
Originally posted by Surtur
I ended up beating Origins with a party of: Me(a human mage), Morrigan, Alistair, and Shale.Cone of cold is quite broken, I make sure to get it as soon as possible. Also my specialization was blood mage and "blood wound" is also really powerful. It's essentially "crushing prison" but it works on multiple enemies at once and cools down much quicker than crushing prison. I did have a second specialization as an arcane warrior and I have heard that when fully upgraded is quite powerful, but I never bothered to upgrade it. I focused on the blood mage skills and normal spells.
Shale is a ridiculously good tank in the early game. Once you get to about level 15 I think it is, and the later abilities unlock, Alistair surpasses her, but she's still solid either way.
When I play Mage I always unlock Mana Clash asap. Devastating power.
