Yeah, I've gone through all the DLC for DA:I. I liked Jaws of Hakkon more than The Descent; while I appreciated Descent's more straightforward and streamlined approach, the narrative (only two characters!), the limited scope and the repugnant end soured me on it. Jaws of Hakkon followed on the base game's fetch-questy style, but it had more interesting characters and boss fights. Once again, glad to see Trespasser seems to fix these issues.
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Dragon Age: Inquisition - Trespasser |OT| Loyal bands and murderous hands
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Yeah, I've gone through all the DLC for DA:I. I liked Jaws of Hakkon more than The Descent; while I appreciated Descent's more straightforward and streamlined approach, the narrative (only two characters!), the limited scope and the repugnant end soured me on it. Jaws of Hakkon followed on the base game's fetch-questy style, but it had more interesting characters and boss fights. Once again, glad to see Trespasser seems to fix these issues.
shinobi602
Member
Was that decision in the base game? I don't recall...
I just know I saved his Chargers, hell, they were all there, having drinks etc at the beginning in the Winter Palace bar area, we were talking and everything was great lol.
Approval levels in the base game count too.
Cullen or Sera. Cassandra will tell you to propose after the Council is over and they're together in the epilogue but they don't show the marriage for her.
shinobi602
Member
Not for all of them, I know
Cullen
Cassandra
I suppose that's true...damn...
Now THAT was one hell of a DLC! It was wonderful to catch up with all the companions again and getting DA4 all set up.
The ending I got and the character endings were:
I chose to
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The ending I got and the character endings were:
I chose to
vow to change Solas and I disbanded the Inquisition
Cassandra reformed the seekers
Varric restored Kirkwall to its glory and is now their leader
Blackwall travels the world basically being a therapist
Iron Bull and the chargers travel around being Heroes and restoring peace
Sera is leading the Red Jenny and is basically making her own mini inquisition. She also is in a relationship with Dagna.
Cole fell in love with the bard in the tavern and lived happily ever after.
Dorian is leading a rebel group in Teventer and will more than likely be important in the next game.
Vivienne is still salty and is leading her own Circle against the College of Magi.
Leliana is still Divine and is making good change
Josephine returned home to help her family.
As for Cullen and my Quizzie they got married, adopted a dog, and retired to live a simple farm life together.
Cassandra reformed the seekers
Varric restored Kirkwall to its glory and is now their leader
Blackwall travels the world basically being a therapist
Iron Bull and the chargers travel around being Heroes and restoring peace
Sera is leading the Red Jenny and is basically making her own mini inquisition. She also is in a relationship with Dagna.
Cole fell in love with the bard in the tavern and lived happily ever after.
Dorian is leading a rebel group in Teventer and will more than likely be important in the next game.
Vivienne is still salty and is leading her own Circle against the College of Magi.
Leliana is still Divine and is making good change
Josephine returned home to help her family.
As for Cullen and my Quizzie they got married, adopted a dog, and retired to live a simple farm life together.
LegalEagleMike
Member
Be grateful. They were both underwhelming. Especially Descent.
Hakkon was well worth the price of entry. Solid story and quests.
N7Commander95
Member
Yeah, I really enjoyed Haakon. One if the best boss fights in the Dragon Age series, plus easily the best location (revisitabke zone) in any Dragon Age game
As for returning characters:
I don't think we're going to have any Inquisition characters come back as party members. Specifically the Inquisitor stabbed at Tevinter because they need people who Solas is wholly unfamiliar with (something he/she'd find in the Imperium and among Tal-Vashoth)- playing as Inquisition's cast accomplishes the exact opposite effect.
There really isn't a way for me to say either way without spoiling it in a big way. You'll get some level of closure with him sure. How you want to take it is up to you.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I don't mind being spoiled, as I don't think I'll have a chance to play this, considering my original 100+ hour playthrough got lost. I don't think I can go through another long playthrough either.
Spill it!
Solas is the Dread Wolf, he created the veil to punish and seal the "elven gods" who were just slave-owning mages. The consequence is that it destroyed the elven empire which relied on magic, he regrets this and now aims to remove the veil entirely which will destroy the world and may or may not actually restore the elves. You can either tell him you're going to try to redeem him or that you'll stop him at all costs. I chose the latter.
The Last Wizard
Member
Is this when Varric tricked her into thinking you'd propose? Cause I don't remember her saying to propose after the council, I thought she said sometime later.
Hey Shinobi, with Cass as the Divine how much does her romance change in Trespasser? Also I assume her letter in the beginning is different.
Admiral Woofington
Member
She said, if I recall, that
She'd like it but maybe later and that she's sure it'll be romantic as hell
So while no confirmation in this game I'm sure it'll be mentioned in da4 in some conversation
shinobi602
Member
It's not that different honestly. You still get the same
proposal scene
"When this is over."
edit: As for Solas vs Lavellan, there's actually a pretty interesting parallel:
Solas seeks to restore the elves by tearing down the veil and killing everyone in the process. Clan Lavellan can help the elves by taking seats on and eventually leading the Wycome City state as a progressive step towards a better future for elves in Thedas.
Thanks!
No problem. The game presents the
"I'll kill you"
"stop you no matter what/ at any cost"
Couldn't you just find a save similar to yours online?
Yeah I just saw that too. Hopefully it pans out since the music that plays in your final conversation is amazing.
Dorian will play a big part pity my Inquisitor won't be able to take part in any fighting.
I ended up with the same ending
Didn't see anything about the Sera and Dagna relationship
I have been playing the game on and off for the last 10 months, now that I have finished finally took the disc out of the drive for the first time since the Black Emporium dlc. I feel empty now and can't decide what to play next.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Speaking of the divine mine was Vivienne and
she turned out to be a surprisngly decent one. She allowed the rebel mages to form their own mage society and is working alongside them. Maybe because I was so nice to her or something
Good lord the "No, not really" choice is fantastic
https://www.tumblr.com/video_file/128804911744/tumblr_nuhgbv3Uzp1qknp98/480
Spoilers obviously.
https://www.tumblr.com/video_file/128804911744/tumblr_nuhgbv3Uzp1qknp98/480
Spoilers obviously.
Days later, I can't even listen to that last piece in the DLC without a wave of feelings.
The music is so great!
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Can you explain this more?
Also I am so freaking excited for the next game. I love when they go lore deep.
MasterCheeze
Member
Just got a PS4 the other day, and I'm looking forward to Inquisition soon! What order should I play the main game and the rest of the DLC?
I think the first 2 dlc is scaled to your current level when you enter, so that doesn't matter too much. I think you get some extra dialogue if you do it after you beat the main game.
However, the last DLC is post-game only.
This is incredible.
shinobi602
Member
The look on his face, holy shit lol.
He literally had someone tell him tl;dr or gtfo
Yeah I have to admit I don't think my character even had that conversation at all but it still worked out well. Not really sure how it can be entirely dependent on it if that's the case?
LOL
I got Masked Empire in the mail today. Almost done with the first chapter. This might convince me to play an elf and romance Solas.
Boombloxer
Member
Fuck you guys.
Now I have to go play.
*grumbles*
Now I have to go play.
*grumbles*
I'm going through it on my Kindle. Oh Celene...
you nasty.
edit: For those who liked the music in that final conversation. Not an official remaster of the song but damn beaut anyways.
shinobi602
Member
It's worth it.
SolicitorPirate
Member
Hi guys, quick question; the recommended level when you start the dlc is 20 but my party is lv 18. Can I just power through or should I level up my crew a bit more first?
Train up some. Fights towards the end are with Lv. 22 guys and they mean business.
Depends on the difficulty you're on. Sareebas have the potential of fucking your shit up pretty bad. Bioware wasn't playing when it came to their Hakkon recommendation.
Emphatic no.
Inquisitor specifies why in Trespasser itself. Solas knows them all too well, they need people and cultures he's unfamiliar with. Also, same lead defeats the purpose of this series.
The Last Wizard
Member
They damn well better mention it! Ugh, it's gonna such a long wait till 4, hopefully they use the time well.
Mm, well I'm glad I didn't get her as divine. Does it even do the same "Cassandra rebuilds the seekers"?
Yea, this is what I remember.