Dragon age 3 you will once again be playing as a human

[disgruntledgamer]

Dragon Age 3 will also be mimicking Mass Effect in another feature, which allows you to pick background options when creating your character. So for DA fans and people who still have faith that EA hasn't completely killed Bioware how do you feel about this?

It seems that Bioware has completely incorporated EAs smugness and seem eager to keep following down the path DA 2 set out and ignoring the format of DA 1. Although not surprising since EA more often than not just look at sales to figure out whats good and whats bad.

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/10/22/dragon-age-iii-inquisition-adds-castles-customization-huge-levels

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-22-dragon-age-3-longer-in-pre-production-than-da1-da2-and-mass-effect

 

[Revnak_v1legacy]

So you choose to latch onto the one major negative rather than the multiple positives mentioned (two negatives if we count the background being unplayable, but seriously, big deal)? Somebody just wants this game to be bad. I honestly am hoping for the best, though I'll probably wait to see what others say about it.

 

[disgruntledgamer]

So you choose to latch onto the one major negative rather than the multiple positives mentioned (two negatives if we count the background being unplayable, but seriously, big deal)? Somebody just wants this game to be bad. I honestly am hoping for the best, though I'll probably wait to see what others say about it.

What are the positive list them so I can call BS on all of them.

 

[Revnak_v1legacy]

So you choose to latch onto the one major negative rather than the multiple positives mentioned (two negatives if we count the background being unplayable, but seriously, big deal)? Somebody just wants this game to be bad. I honestly am hoping for the best, though I'll probably wait to see what others say about it.

What are the positive list them so I can call BS on all of them.

Uhwah?!

You are telling me you can't figure that out on your own? Seriously? Shit, looks like you really are just out to hate this game and anyone with hope for it. No point in arguing with you then. It'd be like trying to explain to Zeal why his burning hatred was somewhat over the top.

 

[hazabaza1]

Alright.
What with DA:O choices being all of "Elf" or "Dwarf" I'm fine with being human. They're about as generic as each other nowadays.
I'd rather it focuses more on a central protagonist like Hawke, rather than the empty shell that sometimes said stuff in DA1.

 

[tippy2k2]

I'm all for this.

In Dragon Age: Origins, there really wasn't a difference between any of the races besides the first, what, thirty minutes or so? After that, there was no difference at all between the three.

Like hazabaza1 above me stated; I'm much happier with the game focusing on one character and having a key central plot line than to have multiple characters with a bunch of split off plot lines that mean absolutely nothing.

I intend to pick up Dragon Age 3 as soon as it comes out (I may pre-order it if Best Buy keeps up their pre-order specials). I have yet to play a Bioware game that I didn't love (I don't count you MMORPG bastard child...) and I fully expect that trend to continue.

 

[Tdoodle]

Dragon Age 3 will also be mimicking Mass Effect in another feature, which allows you to pick background options when creating your character. So for DA fans and people who still have faith that EA hasn't completely killed Bioware how do you feel about this?

It's a bit of a lazy compromise but I'll take a lazy compromise over nothing. I'm still unconvinced, though.

 

[Andy Shandy]

Well thanks for the links anyway, even if you're not excited about it, those links have made me more excited than I was about it.

 

[Saviordd1]

Personally I'm behind Bioware on this

I always wound up playing a human in the original DA, most people I talk to say the same; most people played the other origins out of curiosity and then never touched that character again.

 

[alphamalet]

So you choose to latch onto the one major negative rather than the multiple positives mentioned (two negatives if we count the background being unplayable, but seriously, big deal)? Somebody just wants this game to be bad. I honestly am hoping for the best, though I'll probably wait to see what others say about it.

I call bullshit on this post. First off, what the hell would you consider positive news about Dragon Age 3? Everything we have heard sounds less and less like the original and more of an attempt to appeal to a "broader audience" that couldn't appreciate a good RPG if it hit them in the face.

 

[Revnak_v1legacy]

So you choose to latch onto the one major negative rather than the multiple positives mentioned (two negatives if we count the background being unplayable, but seriously, big deal)? Somebody just wants this game to be bad. I honestly am hoping for the best, though I'll probably wait to see what others say about it.

I call bullshit on this post. First off, what the hell would you consider positive news about Dragon Age 3? Everything we have heard sounds less and less like the original and more of an attempt to appeal to a "broader audience" that couldn't appreciate a good RPG if it hit them in the face.

Did you fucking read the article, or are you guys seriously this pissed off about fucking nothing. Go back and read those articles. If none of that appeals to you as a fan of RPGs I question whether or not you actually like the genre. Seriously, what the fuck guys?

 

[Daystar Clarion]

The hyperbole is strong in this thread...


I didn't really like DA2, but I'm willing to give DA3 a shot, since it seems like they've learned from the last game.

This will be Bioware's last chance though, I don't think I can stomach another ME3 ending level of cock up

 

[alphamalet]

So you choose to latch onto the one major negative rather than the multiple positives mentioned (two negatives if we count the background being unplayable, but seriously, big deal)? Somebody just wants this game to be bad. I honestly am hoping for the best, though I'll probably wait to see what others say about it.

I call bullshit on this post. First off, what the hell would you consider positive news about Dragon Age 3? Everything we have heard sounds less and less like the original and more of an attempt to appeal to a "broader audience" that couldn't appreciate a good RPG if it hit them in the face.

Did you fucking read the article, or are you guys seriously this pissed off about fucking nothing. Go back and read those articles. If none of that appeals to you as a fan of RPGs I question whether or not you actually like the genre. Seriously, what the fuck guys?

Yeah, I read the article, and I see nothing to back any of these "positives".

I had a castle in Awakening, and that didn't lead to jack shit.

I seriously doubt that one level exceeds the entire size of Dragon Age Origins. Bullshit. The game hasn't even entered production yet, and if you know ANYTHING about game development, the scope of the game will suffer first when things start getting cut. They may be running their mouths off now, but I have no reason, and neither do you, to believe that the final product will be representative of that statement.

Flemeth is going to appear again? Oh, goody. Will it be another cameo to flash her boob implants, like in Dragon Age II?

They have the same guy who came up with the disjointed plot of Dragon Age II? Great. Better hope he has a return to form.

The game will allow more customization? Great, then how about allowing me to customize my main character's race! If they can't let me do that, then I see no reason to take their word on it.

So basically what I get out of the article is Bioware being vague about big ideas that will possibly not make it into the game. Oh, and let me point out that the game comes out in a year and is still in pre-production. They haven't even started producing it yet. So you're telling me that all of this will be in a game that is being produced in just one year? Yeah right. If you wan't to take EA Bioware's word on it, then you go right ahead, but I want to remind you that it was them who gave us Dragon Age II and the ending to Mass Effect 3.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Bullshit. The game hasn't even entered production yet

Actually, the game has been in development for at least a couple of years now...

 

[alphamalet]

Bullshit. The game hasn't even entered production yet

Actually, the game has been in development for at least a couple of years now...

There is a difference between production and pre-production, and the article clearly states that Inquisition hasn't entered production yet.

Inquisition has spent the most time incubating in pre-production of all BioWare's games, and it begins production shortly. It will be the first BioWare game to run on the Frostbite 2 Engine. Dragon Age III will release in Fall 2013.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Bullshit. The game hasn't even entered production yet

Actually, the game has been in development for at least a couple of years now...

There is a difference between production and pre-production, and the article clearly states that Inquisition hasn't entered production yet.

Surely spending longer in pre-production means the team working on DA3 can distil what they want to do with the game, instead of it being a rushed mess like DA2?

 

[alphamalet]

Bullshit. The game hasn't even entered production yet

Actually, the game has been in development for at least a couple of years now...

There is a difference between production and pre-production, and the article clearly states that Inquisition hasn't entered production yet.

Surely spending longer in pre-production means the team working on DA3 can distil what they want to do with the game, instead of it being a rushed mess like DA2?

One can hope for sure, and I definitely hope this is the case. Still, I am very apprehensive. It's one thing to come up with a great idea, but it's another thing to implement it. It's all is going to depend on how will Bioware can plan and manage their assets.

Honestly, I hope the game gets delayed. Bioware has been around for a while, but producing a game with a scale they are claiming it has seems a bit ambitious to say the least. After all, it took them 5 years to make Dragon Age Origins. We will see though. I'm not convinced they can do it, but I'll be the first to admit that Bioware's recent endeavors have made me very cynical.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Bullshit. The game hasn't even entered production yet

Actually, the game has been in development for at least a couple of years now...

There is a difference between production and pre-production, and the article clearly states that Inquisition hasn't entered production yet.

Surely spending longer in pre-production means the team working on DA3 can distil what they want to do with the game, instead of it being a rushed mess like DA2?

One can hope for sure, and I definitely hope this is the case. Still, I am very apprehensive. It's one thing to come up with a great idea, but it's another thing to implement it. It all is going to depend on how will Bioware can plan and manage their assets.

Honestly, I hope the game gets delayed. Bioware has been around for a while, but producing a game with a scale they are claiming it has seems a bit ambitious to say the least. After all, it took them 5 years to make Dragon Age Origins. We will see though. I'm not convinced they can do it, but I'll be the first to admit that Bioware's recent endeavors have made me very cynical.

I imagine DA3 will be the game that will break Bioware if they fuck it up.

I don't think they can afford to fuck it up, or they'll be consumed by the Great Hunger that is EA.