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Dragon Age: Inquisition |OT2| Leave the damn Hinterlands!
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figadapaura
Member
Sera even writes in her journal/diary that she thinks the bard is flirting with her and the song is creepy :lol
everyday math
Banned
Looool
Guess I'll keep searching.
yeah, I realized this the other day. Had a laughed when I read Sera's journal on it. Poor barb.
The Jackdog
Member
Maybe I'm missing way too much stuff.
IM at that
and already beat
quest. People say I'm nearing the end. I really feel like I haven't spent much time with the game, and i don't feel like I'm blowing through content.
Does the game hit the pedal to the floor after where I'm at? Am i really pretty much done?
IM at that
ballroom quest
hawkes
Does the game hit the pedal to the floor after where I'm at? Am i really pretty much done?
Doctoglethorpe
Member
Finished the primary quest chain in that frozen place last night, Empris Lions something something. I actually really liked the relative linearity of that zone, seemed nicely focused and dense, not full of distractions. Probably unpopular opinion: I wish the whole game was more like that. I don't like this new Bioware that sacrifices cinematic engagement and plot structure in favor of open world exploration and "quantity over quality" side questing.
Lol
I've been forcing myself to do story missions lately. But now the main storyline quest is called
"in your heart shall burn
Sir Garbageman
Member
But "Tevinter is coming"....
LOL awesome missed opportunity.
Anton Sugar
Member
Just bought and started playing this last night!
I was up late
I was up late
CitizenCope
Member
When I hear a song it says it's added to the codex yet I go to the codex and see nothing about songs. Heard a beauty last night in the tavern and wanted to look into it or even see if it was available to listen to.
RPG_Fanatic
Member
I refuse to leave the Hinderlands until I've explored everything. The only time I leave the Hinderlands is to go back to base to sell stuff.
Just got the game last week, so I haven't been anywhere else expect Haven. Had to restart my game 4 hours in once I found that Dragon Keep had set my Warden to dead when I told it he survived.
I'll probably leave the Hinderlands once the only remaining encounter are enemies that I can't beat yet.
Just got the game last week, so I haven't been anywhere else expect Haven. Had to restart my game 4 hours in once I found that Dragon Keep had set my Warden to dead when I told it he survived.
jim2point0
Banned
Everyone said... leave the Hinterlands. But even when I finally decided to stop by the Storm Coast, I went BACK to the Hinterlands. I couldn't leave all those quests unfinished!
My next playthrough will be barebones though. Only necessary quests. I'll probably miss a lot of interesting items in the process. Ah well.
My next playthrough will be barebones though. Only necessary quests. I'll probably miss a lot of interesting items in the process. Ah well.
figadapaura
Member
I haven't even finished all the stuff in the Hinterlands. Finally killed the dragon though.
figadapaura
Member
^ you poor thing. It'll be worth the wait.
I've found time just flies when I play this game. It's so easy to get caught up in doing all the little things.
Just bought and started playing this last night!
I was up late
I've found time just flies when I play this game. It's so easy to get caught up in doing all the little things.
ThirtyPlus
Member
Does anyone know where the best heavy armor/ one hand weapons or schematics are?
The best I can find are templar armor (which has rogue stats) and while I find great 2 handers & schematics my last one hander I found 10 levels ago.
The best I can find are templar armor (which has rogue stats) and while I find great 2 handers & schematics my last one hander I found 10 levels ago.
Doctoglethorpe
Member
A lot of you guys that are trying to do every single side quest are probably gonna burn out the same way I did. I tried, and at the Hinterlands I was actually enjoying it. But when I realized that those filler quests are like 95% of this 200 hour game, 60 hours in I started to feel the ware. Now I find myself skipping most minor quests I come past because I just don't give a shit. I hardly give a shit about the main story anymore because all my side questing has disconnected me from it.
Doing every side quest in this game is like drinking a bottle of salad dressing and ignoring the salad. Its not even a very big salad, so why they gave us an entire bottle of dressing is beyond me.
Doing every side quest in this game is like drinking a bottle of salad dressing and ignoring the salad. Its not even a very big salad, so why they gave us an entire bottle of dressing is beyond me.
Oh really? I thought I was barelly scratching the surface after that mission. It seems I will actually finish this game in 2014.
(big bad spoilers)
I have a question about the Architect from Awakening: is his story the same as
I have a question about the Architect from Awakening: is his story the same as
Cory, a magister that became one of the first darkspawn? It would have been cool if he had been the big bad (perhaps with slightly more nuanced motives) if you kept him alive in Awakening, and Cory the default. Cory is pretty boring, though it's certainly par with DAO to have the boss of everything just be evil for no reason.
The other issue is you out-level all the content.
I ended up starting over at 40 hrs because I didn't like my warrior. My second try I just focus on main quests and then go do side stuff when I needed more power / levels to progress. I also try to find all camps to at least see the different areas. I do find myself getting side tracked with exploration, but I enjoy that.
So far the Emerald Graves is objectively the best looking area. It is utterly gorgeous
Vincent Grayson
Member
I made two more characters thinking they'd be for "later" playthroughs, as I haven't finished my first one yet, but now I kinda want to just abandon my first game 40 hours in and play my shiny new rogue.
Have people found a way to break any of the warrior classes? I know KE is basically unkillable, and both assassin and tempest rogue specs can apparently kill gods by sneezing on them, but it seems like warrior is just sorta...there.
Have people found a way to break any of the warrior classes? I know KE is basically unkillable, and both assassin and tempest rogue specs can apparently kill gods by sneezing on them, but it seems like warrior is just sorta...there.
Lapidus' Beard
Member
At 25 hours I was still in the Hinterlands...
Emerald Graves spoilers
So far EG has been my favorite area. This game has me hyped for the potential of the next mass effect.
The random haunted mansion crawling with undead was such a great surprise to run across while exploring. Finding out what happened while coming across diary entries painted a depressing picture.
So far EG has been my favorite area. This game has me hyped for the potential of the next mass effect.
Which chests give you the most bang for your buck? I bought a big chest last time and got some really nice armor from it, but I'm not sure if I was just lucky or you can only get the good equip from the bigs?
I think the lyrics are added to "Tales"?
Anton Sugar
Member
Dragon Age: Hinterlands
Evil Beaver
Member
I got really bummed out when I found out that my world state got bugged.
My Female warden got Morrigan pregnant, and romanced her..but also stabbed her in Witch Hunt.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Perfect OT title.
Yeah fuck that area. Agree with Emerald Greaves. So beautiful.
I only have a few characters unlocked so far...but I think I'm set on having Dorian in my party. If I were ditching bows and going daggers, I might consider Sera as well, since she's pretty interesting.
Currently running an archer, with a s&s tank, 2h offtank, and mage. Not sure if the offtank is worthwhile in Normal. Seems to be a pain to manage threat in between the two. If I could have the offtank defend both myself and the mage, then it wouldn't be so bad. Maybe I'll just put him on mage defense since I have stealth and back leap to get myself out of danger.
Now that I've speced mage to lightning, I'm finding static cage incredibly useful. Stick mobs in the cage, and chain one out with my 2h offtank and take them out quickly.
Currently running an archer, with a s&s tank, 2h offtank, and mage. Not sure if the offtank is worthwhile in Normal. Seems to be a pain to manage threat in between the two. If I could have the offtank defend both myself and the mage, then it wouldn't be so bad. Maybe I'll just put him on mage defense since I have stealth and back leap to get myself out of danger.
Now that I've speced mage to lightning, I'm finding static cage incredibly useful. Stick mobs in the cage, and chain one out with my 2h offtank and take them out quickly.
Anton Sugar
Member
I haven't been playing long, so regarding the Hinterlands...In terms of the enemies faced/experience gained, is it better to explore as a low level, or should I actually venture out and then come back later?
Honestly I haven't researched much on the leveling/enemy design.
Honestly I haven't researched much on the leveling/enemy design.