Dragon Age II Q&A with Lead Designer Mike Laidlaw
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I really want to know if any of the board-related sidequests are going to have an effect upon save importing. Because there are a lot of them, and they all suck. I'd rather not do them...They're all I have left between me and the endgame of this character I'm doing just for DA2.
Someone else trying to squeeze in a final play-through eh? I am wondering the same thing, I love DA:O but I have played it enough times that doing it again is quite a chore.Onyx Oblivion said:
From what I can tell only the major decisions will be affected: Who the King of Orzammar is, who rules Fereldan, who slew the ArchDemon, etc.
I admit its second hand so a little suspect, but judging from the comments of the gaming podcasts I listen to that have talked to the devs, most of what you're importing are the major major decisions, all of which are along the main story. Who is ruling X, is Y still alive and so forth. If you're not enjoying sidequests, I'd say you can probably skip them without missing out on a reference in DA2Onyx Oblivion said:
Interesting. A more personal, intimate, family story. In a lot of ways, that sounds Mass Effect 2's change in focus (not that I'm complaining).
It's nice to see Bioware deviating from their tried-and-true formula as of late and from what I'm hearing, it looks like it will pay off.
It's nice to see Bioware deviating from their tried-and-true formula as of late and from what I'm hearing, it looks like it will pay off.
I'd say only the big ones you pick. Did you kill Taoran or his father? Which of the Crimelords did you side with? The Mages collective might be a more visible group if you helped them. For the most part I'd say it's just in game money, items and XP rather than concrete stuff carried forward.Onyx Oblivion said:
No, what you should be doing is demanding a total retread of origins because repeating the exact same thing shows that they are in keeping with the old school kind of RPG they, apparently, promised to make.JeanLuc761 said:
OT: This late in the game what are they really going to tell us? All the stuff has been said that they were allowed to give away, I'm just itching for the next 8 fucking days to pass.
I originally thought you were being hostile, then I realized you were parodying the "fanboy" argumentsmanythings said:
Nice job
I can't see those having any real impact on the story.Onyx Oblivion said:
After all, can you remember any named board-quest characters?
[sub]Besides, you're not even in the same region, and they can't email you saying "HEY THANKS FOR HELPING ME COMMANDER SHEPARD BYE."[/sub]
Hey, if Sandal made it all the way to Kirkwall.mireko said:
I'm also thinking of a monetary bonus. Like how being rich in ME1 save you a large number of credits in ME2.
It's possible, I guess.Onyx Oblivion said:
Mass Effect 2 did have the excuse that you were playing the same character, though. Even if that didn't really explain why you got money/resources.
True, but it's safe from the Blight so it must be some distance away from anything DA:O-related.Sartan0 said:
Oh yeah, all those.. what?Mr.K. said:
Am I really the only one who noticed they mixed it up?mireko said:
The art style, character animations, fight animations, level design, even the text to some extent...
Hey. Just give it to me. I'll suspend my disbelief for a second during the tutorial...mireko said:
Not saying they replaced anything, just did a smooth WRPG/JRPG mix, which I approve of for the most part, hey why not have a MILF of the wilds...plugav said:
Only the level design bothers me, not somuch the linearity but the empyness, there are no enemies in the world prior to reaching a fighting checkpoint, then they spawn from all sides, and maybe some growling cutscenes are thrown in... fells very wooden.
Text is hard to point out the exact lines just has an anime-ish feel, they stop 3 feet from a darkspawn mob and then discuss their life plans, and end it off with "hey we need to move the darkspawn will be here any moment"... well thank you captain obvious.
I did play alot of JRPG's so it may be I just notice it more, and in contrast to DA1 it really stands out.
