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Thanks. I was wondering where the rest was. At $10 I wasn't too concerned, but nice to know I can get it.

Weekend status: I've cleared the circle and convinced the demon in connor to leave forever and give me something, so that's awesome.

I got completely annihilated by the assassin, but beat him on my third attempt. I'm going off to get arcane warrior now so that I can try this tanky aoe thing you guys were talking about.

I'm getting better at not accidentally switching characters over and over in combat, Is there a way to lock that?

Everyone is neutral or just friendly with me, but those two quest lines got me a lot of gifts, so that might change.

Edited, Apr 9th 2012 8:36am by Xsarus

I'm appreciating Sten more though his beginning attitude makes him hard to warm to. He's good times with Leliana though.
Spoiler"You were playing with that kitten back there!"
"I was not!"
"You were danging a string for it."
"I was helping it train."
My first play though I let Sten die in his cage. I think I assumed I'd get back to it or something and left Lothering which was then burned while I was away.

My mage is super squishy but I'm not going Arcane Warrior out of pure stubbornness. I'm also forcing myself to do any relationship building the old fashioned way and avoiding the Feastday gifts.

IIRC, Blood Mage + one of the specializations in awakening will make you nigh invincible even without Arcane Warrior.

I'm not doing Blood Mage either. Been picking up all the Primals then I might grab a few Arcane (and a heal, I suppose). My elf is a good girl.

I'd say "next time" but I hated the mage intro so much that I'm not sure there'll be a next time.

I took my dog into the Fade and was disappointed at his lame nightmare.

That's the only thing worth it at all. And really, the stat increases are pretty unnecessary.

I always hate when I do a playthrough and get to that part. I can't use that mod because I have it on PS3. I suppose I could pick up the PC copy, but meh.

I liked the Fade on my very first playthrough, probably mostly because I rolled a mage. I don't know that I'd have thought it as cool if I had rolled a melee character because it has a more direct relation to mages. Certainly my least favorite part on subsequent playthroughs.

I can see the motivation for apostates who want to be out of the Chantry's shadow but blood magic is a step too far, good sir.

Also, Jowan's a pud.

First it's just stabbing yourself in your hand to escape being killed, soon, you're killing entire villages to ensure your beer stays cold. It's a dangerous path.

Edited, Apr 9th 2012 10:39am by Xsarus

Fade is worth doing once. If I wasn't on the PS3, I'd DEFINITELY have that mod. It just doesn't add enough of value to the game. Most of DA:O's combat is about coordinating group efforts, so why the hell do we have this extended solo, shapeshifting crap? It grinds the story to a halt, because you aren't really thinking about the mage tower at all. Worst of all, you can't instantly shift from one form to another, which means standing around waiting for your character to go from form 1, to normal, to form 2.

And yeah, I'll probably only ever go Blood Mage again if I decide to play the game as a Maleficar Mage out for vengeance.

They could seriously eliminate the whole tree but Blood Magic and Blood Wound, cut both of their power in half, and it would still be crazy OP.

Enough out of you.

Just imagine if he'd become a full companion like he was supposed to be.

It could be that being a blood mage makes you a whiny bitch. That's not a risk I'm willing to take.

I think the life lesson here is that, if you're going to act like a dick, you'll have less friends. I'd find it sillier to be set up with a League of Evil dedicated to stopping the Blight.

If you have a PC, there's a mod for attempting to break/ensorcell a lock open with a risk of destroying the sweet, sweet loot inside.

By "sweet loot", I of course mean the grey iron dagger and Froststone you typically find after getting Rank IV lockpicking and returning to that chest you couldn't open two towns ago.

Edited, Apr 9th 2012 2:47pm by Jophiel

But, but... I like to blow stuff up. I think that might be part of my issue. I do try to make a concerted effort to stay behind Alistair so I don't get myself killed, but I much prefer blowing stuff up than worrying about CC. I just need a 5th party member so I can stick Morrigan in there and she can do all that stuff.

Well, I'm playing the 360 version so no mods for me.

Why people insist on buying console versions of PC games, I'll never know.

There's no slope as slippery as a bloody slope.

Huh. That is interesting. How do you get it back? She's the only one I've noticed who could train it.

Lending a new perspective to "Those who can't, teach."

You also have much less control over tactical combat, limited/no modding capability, don't have the ability to go through lists easily, and frankly zounds of other things.

Use a TV as your monitor and wireless keyboard/mouse and you can still lounge on a couch.

Console gaming just feels like crippling yourself.

I need to run some of the Chantry/Mage/Mercenary quests. I just never think of doing so but sometimes it's nice to just step off the plot-train for a bit.

Zevran being a wuss reminds me of why else I never use him (although I assume you meant your first meeting, not him an NPC). He's set up as a melee rogue but has shitty armor (and no STR to wear better) and the game doesn't know what to do with melee rogue AI. So using him in your party requires constant babysitting as opposed to Leliana's archery or the warriors' point-and-go mob bashing. Wynne comes preprogrammed as a heal bot and Morrigan is easy enough to set for CC and damage. Team tactics are an important part of the game but I don't want to spend the whole time micromanaging a single NPC to make him effective.

Edited, Apr 10th 2012 7:45am by Jophiel

*Gusty sigh* I'm sworn to carry your burdens...


Feel better now?

This.
I bought DA:O for PS3 because my PC couldn't run it. By the time I had a PC that could run it, I figured I may as well buy the DLCs, Awakenings and DA2 for PS3 as well so as to import my saves. I might grab it for PC next time I feel like playing it, but I've got such a backlog of games at this point that I don't see it happening for a while.