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Dragon Age: Inquisition |OT| As the Blight fades, BioWare returns
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You get them by killing bandits around the map
Freezasaurus
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Hm. I'm not sure if I did or not, but I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. Are you on PC or console?
Kind of vague, been in Hinterlands for like 9 hours now. Only things I can't do are level 12... Still haven't gotten a single lock.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Kind of vague, been in Hinterlands for like 9 hours now. Only things I can't do are level 12... Still haven't gotten a single lock.
You have to kill templars.
PC - happens to all systems afaik.
I'm not the only one, quite a few here have experienced it. FU Bioware
Kind of vague, been in Hinterlands for like 9 hours now. Only things I can't do are level 12... Still haven't gotten a single lock.
Hmm that's weird... I don't remember doing anything special for looting those... I just got them naturally as I was doing other stuff in the zone.
Not sure there ARE any Templars left in the Hinterlands. I think I killed them all.
Can I get the Ferelden locks from other zones?
Poodlestrike
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Quoting myself for new page.
truestatic
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How modded is Bianca? The damage increases come from the Arms mod. Bianca Arms III can be found in a
dungeon found towards the end of Hinterlands
the Mercenary Fortress sidequest
FYI, the quest you're working on is essentially a repeatable rep grind quest. When you complete it, the Requisitions Officer at each of the Hinterlands camps will offer you another quest randomly chosen from the list of Hinterlands rep grind quests. It might even be the exact same quest. I wouldn't consider THAT quest part of 'completion,' or let it worry you.
truestatic
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Sorry, double post.
I was wondering if these quests cycled and repeated. I think that's the last time I ever do one. I always have way more power than I need, and you don't get much Influence from them.
Man, playing this is making me dislike Dragon Age 2 even more, lol. This is everything what the second game should have been.
It's just a shame about the bugs. My game seems to have Dorien's romance bugged. Just not getting
which allows you to activate it. Which is unfortunate, as I wanted to see all the male ones in one playthrough(by reloading saves, of course).
It's just a shame about the bugs. My game seems to have Dorien's romance bugged. Just not getting
the scene with his father
Freezasaurus
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PC - happens to all systems afaik.
I'm not the only one, quite a few here have experienced it. FU Bioware
I don't doubt it. It looks like a lot of people over at the Bioware forums are talking about it.
Well gonna play again... if they fix it in the mean time, fine, maybe I'll catch up. At least my char looks now better than before and has the better voice.
I don't need another 50 hours to get where I am, I can skip all talking and know where stuff is. Will be severely under leveled tho.
Inquisition perks
Lord of Castamere
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Nightmare is a bitch but I'm pushing through. Sera and Iron Bull are great. The only character I activity dislike is Blackwall, whom I have 0 approval with, so he tells me to fuck off whenever I talk to him. My first Keep seige was very lackluster. I thought there would be more to it honesty, but Skyhold is pretty great. Pretty damn good game so far, besides the removal of healers which is garbage imo.
That's it? Alright.
So, this seems pretty damned widespread.
Has Bioware mentioned anything about the gender bug and fixing it? It's a little annoying.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Here's what DA Inquisition looks like on the PS3. Captures from the console.
Visuals may look a bit spartan, but thankfully the frame rate is very solid. I wouldnt say its a ROCK SOLID 30, but its a "most of the time" 30 with little drops here and there. In typical Frostbite fashion, the game renders with tiny black bars at the top and bottom, but at least its rendering in native resolution, not stretching.
Perks are cool, they let you get more XP for doing stuff, plus one important one allows your rogues to open "masterwork" locks, and sometimes some side quest items are locked behind masterwork locks, so it comes in really handy.
Visuals may look a bit spartan, but thankfully the frame rate is very solid. I wouldnt say its a ROCK SOLID 30, but its a "most of the time" 30 with little drops here and there. In typical Frostbite fashion, the game renders with tiny black bars at the top and bottom, but at least its rendering in native resolution, not stretching.
Perks are cool, they let you get more XP for doing stuff, plus one important one allows your rogues to open "masterwork" locks, and sometimes some side quest items are locked behind masterwork locks, so it comes in really handy.
I twittered with the executive producer of the game and there is no eta. All he said was that they are aware of it and that it needs a proper patch to fix.
Yeah I got the perk to get more potions tonight. Now I'm working toward the lockpick one.
krameriffic
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Not gonna lie, after speccing
, I kind of wish I had played a mage from the start of the game.
Vivienne into Knight Enchanter,
A Serious Man
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I can safely sell stuff listed under "Valuables" right? That crap really starts taking up inventory space.
Poodlestrike
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Except for the research items (yellow), yeah.
Gotten quite a bit into this game and really enjoying it. Great world and super fun cast. Combat isn't what I came to Dragon Age for, but once I accepted that the old combat isn't coming back, I started having fun with it. Hoping around as an archer looking for high ground and destroying enemies with bow skills is pretty rad.
One thing I found interesting is seeing how many people are getting hung-up doing all the Hinterlands stuff. I think it must be a difficulty level issue. On hard, after a bit I started running into dudes too far past my ability to really mess with and had to move on. By that time I was perfectly leveled for the next main mission. I suspect if I was on normal. I could have steamed through a lot of those Level 8-12 guys and really over leveled. Can't imagine the game would be very fun if I could just steamroll through all the enemies.
Speaking of that, love how dangerous dragons are. I see one right now and I have to get away. They'll pretty much one shot my party member. Gives them some really great gravitas.
One thing I found interesting is seeing how many people are getting hung-up doing all the Hinterlands stuff. I think it must be a difficulty level issue. On hard, after a bit I started running into dudes too far past my ability to really mess with and had to move on. By that time I was perfectly leveled for the next main mission. I suspect if I was on normal. I could have steamed through a lot of those Level 8-12 guys and really over leveled. Can't imagine the game would be very fun if I could just steamroll through all the enemies.
Speaking of that, love how dangerous dragons are. I see one right now and I have to get away. They'll pretty much one shot my party member. Gives them some really great gravitas.
A lot of the yellow icons are research items that you can you give away to your research table for some benefits as well as other possible uses. Otherwise, everything else is chaff.
Citizen_Insane
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Can you romance more than one person in a single playthrough?
I've spent 10 hours alone in just a single zone, with 3 more zones I've yet to explore and I'm pretty sure there's more than that. So yes.
This game is damn well worth $60.
superdeluxe
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Okay I see there are several quests at redcliffe in hinterlands but everytime I leave the camp closest to it and head north, a dragon firebombs me. Any easier way to get there?
Psychoward
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Welp, somehow the Keep fucked up my import. Realized this about 15 hours in. Ugh.
I think somebody here mentioned that you can and 2 of your lovers may actually get into an argument.
Don't take my word on that though.
Yea you can get there. There is another path. Can't explain it exactly but it was pretty easy, it's more western than the way through the Dragon.
Absolutely! If you enjoy playing rpgs like kingdoms of amalur, FFXII and skyrim this is pure gold! There is a feeling of exploration and that I've never encountered before. So menu unique and beautiful places to discover. 20+ hours here...
Not on topic but: make sure to visit all of the storm coast!
There are beautiful and hidden places all over it with cool loot
shinobi602
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God this game is so pretty. The variety in locations is so refreshing.
Photo op!
Photo op!
I found it... It was next to the island with the statue... In the water... dafaq.
I didn't really enjoy nightmare, the balance felt off. I had plenty of "I have full guard and hp oh no the enemy nearly killed me in one hit" experiences... As a 2H warrior. I mean I know that setting is supposed to be difficult but come on. The single-minded aggro and speed of certain enemies is very cheap.
I think healing is still a notable factor. Potions have no cooldown, base health potions are free (and their carry stock can be upgraded), and you can also equip regen potions etc. Downed allies can be revived for free in or out of battle - as long as you survive a fight with one person, you get your entire party back for the next one (albeit at low health). But you can just warp to a camp to rest and resupply.
The pacing and impact of battles is what they seemed to have wanted to change. It mostly works, and guides the player to use camps as a healing resource.
Poodlestrike
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I really, really wish there were a) more Skyhold outfits for the Inquisitor (something that actually fit would be nice) and b) the Skyhold throne scaled for the Qunquisitor; dude looks seriously cramped.
God this game is so pretty. The variety in locations is so refreshing.
Photo op!
It absolutely is... I constantly stop just to watch the scenery. Omg with the basalt pillars specially in the storm coast
and the cave at the end of the river
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
question can you eventually get some form of item storage? since its kinda crazy not to have one with how much shit you horde
D
Deleted member 30609
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Any combat tips or guides? I don't really get it.
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