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Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#151: Aug 18th 2010 at 2:08:53 AM

Also, it' immersion-breaking. When I design a character I don't want to be constrained by my own personal flaws. (If I make a character with Dex 18 I don't want to have to deal with my own dex 7) The closer you link the character to the player the less it feels like you're playing a character and the more it feels like you're just ordinary you.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
WUE Since: Dec, 1969
#152: Aug 18th 2010 at 2:09:44 AM

^ Arilou, I like you, so I'll just ignore your use of the buzzword immershun.

BonSequitur Has emotional range Since: Jan, 2001
Has emotional range
#153: Aug 18th 2010 at 2:14:00 AM

A change of camera perspective isn't necessarily a change in gameplay style. And, frankly, I played most of Dragon Age in third-person anyway, only switching to tactical view to cast spells or coordinate the party. Certainly I was always close up when just exploring. You can have tactical combat without tactical view, although I'd be annoyed if characters don't auto-attack.

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WUE Since: Dec, 1969
#154: Aug 18th 2010 at 2:15:08 AM

^ I don't know, it may be just me, but I had problems playing the game in anything else than the tactical camera. My only real problem with that it was that it was too zoomed in. Then again, I agree that it doesn't really mean a change in gameplay.

ShadowScythe from Australia Since: Dec, 2009
#155: Aug 18th 2010 at 2:16:46 AM

huh, guess I'm the weird one after all.

I dunno, I liked something like VATS in Fallout 3, queing up commands turn based style and stuff if you needed to - but giving you the option to just hack and slash if you wanted to - guess I just want the option to choose between two different styles - admittedly that's probably asking for too much.

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#156: Aug 18th 2010 at 2:17:39 AM

I found the zoom levels to be terrible as it as (especialy darkspawn firing from offscreen) closer camera is NOT a positive step.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
WUE Since: Dec, 1969
#157: Aug 18th 2010 at 2:18:43 AM

^^ Just doing R Tw P + TB is already incredibly taxing and had really really BAAAAD results in the only game where I've seen it done (Arcanum). I can only imagine how bad it would become if you added an action-y combat mode (that would need its own different mechanics) to that.

edited 18th Aug '10 2:18:56 AM by WUE

BlackVion Brother from NYC Since: Jan, 2001
Brother
#158: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:02:37 AM

What is with the Bioware Social Boards and Brother–Sister Incest? Shit is starting to freak me out.

WUE Since: Dec, 1969
#159: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:04:20 AM

^ But it's MATURE! MATURE! Also, admittedly, Bethany's model looks pretty good. It doesn't really make the rationalization less freaky though.

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#160: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:05:15 AM

It's Imoen's fault really.

And also, bioware fans are a bunch of pervs.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#162: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:10:53 AM

Yes. Or there's at least a signifcant overlap.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
ShadowScythe from Australia Since: Dec, 2009
#163: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:15:51 AM

I'd say it was a wrong move to make her look more attractive than the pirate girl love interest, you're just tempting us that way.

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#164: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:23:23 AM

I hope they actually have NPC's hook up with each other this time.

T Hey haven't done thta since Aerie/Haer'Dalis.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
JosefBugman Since: Nov, 2009
#165: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:29:06 AM

That might be cool. But personally? I really hope you get to rule Kirkwall like an Italian City state at some point, with all the politiking and backstabbing that comes with it. It irritates me that a game like that hasn't been made yet.

Also, who do you guys think is going to be the main set of bad guys? The Qunari? Flemeth? The Templars?

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#166: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:34:43 AM

Given their prominence in the material we have I suspect the Qunari ar going to play SOME kind of role (although possibly as one faction you can manuever around, and possibly ally with, rather than the Big Bad)

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
ShadowScythe from Australia Since: Dec, 2009
#167: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:35:00 AM

^^ assassin's creed II kinda had you running an italian city minus the political backstabbing (there were enough political conspiracies in the main game I guess)admittedly that's probably not what you were thinking about at all.

^^^ doesn't harvest moon have npcs hooking up if you don't romance them fast enough or something? don't really know cause farming got too hard :(

edited 18th Aug '10 4:38:57 AM by ShadowScythe

JosefBugman Since: Nov, 2009
#168: Aug 18th 2010 at 4:52:04 AM

Nah, I want a "Machiavelli simulator" tongue, but working with different factions to ensure the defense of your city, alongside helping the helpless and beating the tar out of templars (I hate those guys) has a strange appeal to me.

Assassins Creed 2 just had you owning a small town, with no problems coming from that and (although it was nice to run around) there was no soul to it, its why I like the idea of brotherhood where you build up the order again to take down the pope and ensure that the vast conspiracy against you is missing a lot of members.

lrrose Since: Jul, 2009
#169: Aug 18th 2010 at 5:18:30 AM

For the record, a developer confirmed a while back that there is no Karma Meter and that the article that mentioned a morality system was (apparently) referring to the difficult choices in the game.

ShadowScythe from Australia Since: Dec, 2009
Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#171: Aug 18th 2010 at 6:28:38 AM

^^^^ When I said "They" I meant Bio Ware specifically.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
lrrose Since: Jul, 2009
#172: Aug 19th 2010 at 7:47:40 PM

A bit of minor news: Male!Hawke's VA apparently voiced an unpopular character in Origins (although David Gaider refuses / is not allowed to say who it is).

JAF1970 Jonah Falcon from New York Since: Jan, 2001
Jonah Falcon
#173: Aug 19th 2010 at 8:25:30 PM

imma perrrrrrrrrrrrrrv waii

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TrashMan EMPERAHS FURIEH!!! from Croatia Since: Apr, 2009
EMPERAHS FURIEH!!!
#174: Aug 20th 2010 at 1:04:27 AM

I like the templars. DEATH TO THE HERETICS! DEATH TO THE WITCHES! DETH TO THE XEN_..ups, wrong universe.

edited 20th Aug '10 1:04:40 AM by TrashMan

Ana Since: Jan, 2001
#175: Aug 20th 2010 at 4:24:22 AM

^^^ Gee, that narrows it down if you allow both definitions of unpopular (i.e. "Who the fuck is that guy?" and "Oh hi Alistair")


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