I'm not entirely sure about that.
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Dragon Age 3 details leak through survey [Up: Lots of info/character art]
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I'm not entirely sure about that.
no.
Jibbajabbawockky
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Possible names for Dragon Age 3:
Choices:
The Breach
Exarch
Inquisition
Inquisitor
Apocrypha
Choices:
The Breach
Exarch
Inquisition
Inquisitor
Apocrypha
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
You know, honestly I'd be ok if they just dictated "you're gonna be class X" and eschew all the shit attempts at balance, because they're really shit attempts at balance.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
The Mage/Templar stuff is terrible, I guess it's too much to ask that they just forget that shit.
Castor Krieg
Banned
This is why I'm pissed the most. In the age of every RPG making you "from rags to riches" hero this one had a different promise - you knew you are going to end up the most powerful person in DA2, not see how you got there. I love games like that, because they remind me of PS:T. Fuck, Summoner's ending blew my mind when I played it in the 1990s.
But no, they had to screw this up.
WorstUsernameEver
Member
Glad to know there's someone manipulating the events.. wouldn't want for there to be some nuance! Granted, some people really hated Dragon Age 2's story for its non-epic focus, rather than for the fact that it was messily put together, so I can understand BioWare wanting to play it safer.
Assuming this is true (but heck, even if it isn't) I'm not looking forward to it, but I'm still hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
Assuming this is true (but heck, even if it isn't) I'm not looking forward to it, but I'm still hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
I'm pretty sure every company engages in market research. Even Apple admitted heavily using it when people were boasting how different they were for not using it.
name some that you know for a fact don't?
Most likely gameplay. Bethesda said they are against focus testing their games. Even CD Projekt focus test their stuff (story included) but they do this to iron out issues. They won't do some shameless stuff presented in this thread. Bioware games of late felt heavily focus tested. These surveys just confirm what I feel.
While they might focus test their plotlines, a survey this late in the cycle implies a marketing survey to focus on what people find attractive.
They certainly could have had earlier ones when things were unlikely to be revealed in like a month or two, but for this one in particular, it is kind of late for that.
Worst is yet to come.
IoCaster
Member
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EDIT: Just to get on topic. I agree with some of the comments about the Templar vs Mage focus. I'm simply not invested in the setting or that conflict at all. It's a shame in the sense that I really enjoyed DA:O, but have been driven away from the franchise by the direction the team is taking the series.
I think this is what survey was really for. Dragon Age II's marketing was an absolute mess. They clearly didn't know how they wanted to market the game.
shinobi602
Member
Lots of stupid names for it, why not just Dragon Age 3 and be done with it?
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
I'm guessing they heard the feedback after Dragon Age 2 where many people said they maybe wouldn't have been as down on Dragon Age 2 if it wasn't named Dragon Age 2 but rather something like Dragon Age: Kirkwall.
Which potentially misses the point- people seemed to say they'd have been more ok with something called Dragon Age: Kirkwall implying it wouldn't have been a full fledged sequel to Origins but more of a spinoff game. If DA3 is indeed a fully realized game and not a rush job like DA2 was, then slapping an extra subtitle on it might be unnecessary. Especially with how goofy most of those proposed ones sound.
BUTTON AWESOME.
Bioware, miss the point of criticism? Never.
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
According to this poster at BioWare Social, he ended up getting another version of the survey, with it slightly different than before.
The poster over there had the survey in German so he tried translating it as best he could. The plot synopsis:
Some other points asked about in the survey according to the poster on BSN:
Concept art of possible companion characters:
So that looks like Cassandra from DA2 and Cullen the templar from Origins and DA2 are probable companions.
The poster over there had the survey in German so he tried translating it as best he could. The plot synopsis:
Some other points asked about in the survey according to the poster on BSN:
Concept art of possible companion characters:
So that looks like Cassandra from DA2 and Cullen the templar from Origins and DA2 are probable companions.
I like it, just wish it was a higher res.
Why is it that in every thread we have these ridiculous hyperboles. Its really getting old.
Why is it that in every thread we have these ridiculous hyperboles. Its really getting old.
They're determined to ride the Templar/Mage bullshit to the grave. At this point, the setting just seems so shallow. Like there's nothing else in it. One of the reasons I liked DA2 was the way it broke away from that crap for the first few chapters, or at least put it aside. Being a normal adventurer trying to make a buck was awfully nice for a change. But then the third chapter hit and spoiled the whole thing.
Ah well. If Isabella or Varric are in it, I'll buy after a price drop or wait for the dlc edition. Either way, meh.
Ah well. If Isabella or Varric are in it, I'll buy after a price drop or wait for the dlc edition. Either way, meh.
Honestly I like the formula a whole lot.
If it wasn't for the reused assets and the last 10% I would have liked Dragon age 2 as much if not more than DA1.
If it wasn't for shitty magic space kid and the last 5% I would have LOVED Mass Effect 3.
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
I think they just photoshopped Cullen's head in there. It doesn't seem to be drawn. Which I guess makes sense if the focus is on his outfit.
Yeah... some of the things rumored in that survey sound promising, but DA2 had soooooo many problems. I don't really trust BioWare and the Dragon Age team to necessarily translate a nifty sounding design doc/marketing synopsis into a great game. I don't necessarily know that Mike Laidlaw is that great of a lead designer.
Dark Stalkers
Member
It's not really a hyperbole in Dragon Age's case.
Online/Coop? Yeah, that's what Dragon Age 2 was missing. That's why everyone hated it, right? How about you fix the old ways that the series was fucked up before finding all new ways to fuck it up?
Some of the stuff in the doc sounds interesting, but I have no faith in Bioware to actually deliver anymore.
Some of the stuff in the doc sounds interesting, but I have no faith in Bioware to actually deliver anymore.
Well, we should find out momentarily.
The last two times EA put out these surveys, the game was unveiled within a month.
Will grab when EA decides to give it to me for free for my "poor experience" on their Origin service, like they did with DA2! Lolz.
Expect it to be awful and they can't disappoint you.
Lol, amazing one _Keiichi_
Actually, this is a good advice for this one. Thank you sir!
Actually, this is a good advice for this one. Thank you sir!
You do know she also wrote from Dragon Age Origins, right?
With the terrible console focus the series has fallen into, there's no way the in-game assets are going to live to that concept art, which I must admit I like a lot. If the bows in the game have bowstrings that should be considered a victory.
Not a lot more I can add to this thread, sorry...
Not a lot more I can add to this thread, sorry...
Yes, and Dragon Age Origins was boring shit. Your point?
Game Informer? Or just a random, "Hey, here it is!"? The VGAs are some months out.