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Some of the "improvements" are really dumb badassashaman Send a noteboard - 09/03/2011 01:17:00 PM
not being able to buy armor for ANYONE other than Hawke is infuriating. One of the better aspects of DA:O was equipping your party however you wanted.

I'm playing as a rogue right now, and the combat is cool. But it doesn't make up for some of the more frustrating dilutions of the original formula. No group heal? No auto-attack? No lockpick/trap skill? No xp from a codex? why read it, then? I don't care that much about your stupid fantasy novel written as background. Tactics are much more limited too, and there's not nearly as much loot.

I'll post my thoughts somewhere when I'm done. The crafting and rune crafting systems were absolutely perfect by the time Awakenings was done, I saw no need to ruin a good thing.

It's not just about the combat, Bioware.
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Dragon Age 2: Thoughts so far. Ghavrel - 09/03/2011 02:12:32 AM 1318 Views
Better and worse are too 1-dimensional. It's different. Very different. lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 02:33:33 AM 796 Views
Well, I haven't really agonized over any choices. Ghavrel - 09/03/2011 02:56:38 AM 648 Views
No agony yet, but I was torn between the smuggler and the mercenary in Kirkwall. lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 03:11:56 AM 674 Views
I'll undoubtedly get it...eventually A Deathwatch Guard - 09/03/2011 05:47:27 AM 640 Views
It's a great $20-30 game. Definitely not worth $60. *NM* Ghavrel - 09/03/2011 06:24:19 AM 297 Views
So far, I'd disagree. It's worth the full-price. Again though, only 4 hours in. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 03:13:04 PM 283 Views
The dialog choices in Dragon Age are more varied. lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 02:40:33 PM 743 Views
...they copied dungeons. Ghavrel - 09/03/2011 06:25:31 AM 686 Views
They did that in the first Mass Effect... MightyYT - 09/03/2011 07:40:23 AM 615 Views
Here is what I learned from the demo... MightyYT - 09/03/2011 07:43:39 AM 607 Views
It's.... irritating me. Kronin al'Sulc - 09/03/2011 07:54:04 AM 785 Views
Some of the "improvements" are really dumb badassashaman - 09/03/2011 01:17:00 PM 722 Views
There is an auto-attack. On PC, at least. Right click on the enemy. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 02:42:48 PM 311 Views
I'm on Xbox 360 *NM* badassashaman - 09/03/2011 03:26:21 PM 330 Views
Well, that's just a poor decision. *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 09/03/2011 05:18:43 PM 337 Views
whatever. Halo! *NM* badassashaman - 09/03/2011 05:46:07 PM 327 Views
Is on pc too. *NM* Bergioyn - 10/03/2011 09:41:10 AM 289 Views
Oh, I forgot to mention: Fuck you, Bioware social network, and fuck you, DRM. lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 09:20:52 PM 729 Views
It's picking up a bit. I'm just getting tired of Kirkwall. Still not a $60 game. Ghavrel - 10/03/2011 09:09:32 AM 649 Views
I am liking it overall. Mats Gambling Buddy - 10/03/2011 09:04:54 PM 786 Views
Have you not gotten Merrill yet? Do what Flemeth asked you to do! Ghavrel - 10/03/2011 09:57:19 PM 624 Views
Re: Have you not gotten Merrill yet? Do what Flemeth asked you to do! Mats Gambling Buddy - 11/03/2011 09:48:46 PM 740 Views
I haven't gotten Isabella yet. Can you get her before the deep roads? *NM* Ghavrel - 11/03/2011 11:16:01 PM 293 Views
Yeah. Go to the Hanged Man Inn. Mats Gambling Buddy - 12/03/2011 08:29:43 PM 677 Views
I've heard a lot of nasty things about how the release of that game was handled. Aemon - 11/03/2011 06:24:15 AM 754 Views
Bioware and /v/ both raided Metacritic. Ghavrel - 11/03/2011 07:39:17 AM 854 Views
Yeah, I saw something about that on Reddit. I actually think it's very interesting. Aemon - 11/03/2011 06:11:33 PM 640 Views
This is one reason why I won't be buying DA2. Macharius - 17/03/2011 12:47:23 PM 664 Views
Minority Report: So far, I am really liking it. Dannymac - 11/03/2011 11:39:47 PM 770 Views
Just finished my first playthrough, and there will definitely be a second. Dannymac - 16/03/2011 08:21:20 AM 692 Views
Are mages as overpowered as in the first game? beetnemesis - 20/03/2011 05:04:27 PM 652 Views
Friendly fire exists in nightmare. All AoE abilities will affect your allies. Ghavrel - 20/03/2011 07:45:03 PM 571 Views
And no more Arcane Warrior cheese... still, think I'll stay Mage beetnemesis - 21/03/2011 05:59:07 AM 601 Views
I FINALLY started playing the first Dragon Age tonight. Going Rogue. Advice welcome. *NM* Zalis - 17/03/2011 03:14:19 AM 284 Views
You've made the right choice. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/03/2011 03:25:29 AM 280 Views
Seconded. *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 18/03/2011 06:00:27 PM 348 Views
Definitely. The NPC mages are great, plus Cunning adds Coercian options. *NM* beetnemesis - 20/03/2011 05:01:33 PM 319 Views
Advice: get Wynn (or whatever the healer's name is) first, as far as party members go. Aemon - 17/03/2011 04:21:45 AM 603 Views
Things have really picked up since.... "spoilers* Mats Gambling Buddy - 18/03/2011 06:01:48 PM 691 Views
I thought it was interesting, but I enjoyed DA;O more LadyLorraine - 28/03/2011 04:13:30 AM 772 Views
At this rate, I'll buy The Witcher 2 instead and wait for DA2 to bottom out in a Steam sale. *NM* Zalis - 10/04/2011 06:06:56 AM 302 Views
On my second playthrough so far. badassashaman - 19/04/2011 05:43:00 PM 757 Views
Heh... Jacob - 20/04/2011 01:47:58 PM 643 Views
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