What Dragon Age II DLC do you want to see?

[Jaded Scribe]

(I think DA2 was rushed because the devs wanted to get it out so they could focus on DA3).

I suspect that as well, it would explain the problems with the game.

Spoiler: The recycling of dungeons and enemies being the biggest thing, but more noticeably.. *SPOILER*

Orsino's reaction during the endgame. He goes and becomes an abomination for no reason. It makes sense if you're fighting with the Templars, but if you're with the mages (as I was), it's completely out of the blue. It reminded me of how Planescape: Torment was originally going to have three endings (Good, Evil, Neutral), but they ran out of time and only made the neutral one.

It's like they only completed that reaction for him, and simply didn't have the time to make the rest of them.

I completely agree.

Spoiler: During my first playthrough *SPOILER*

I also stood with the mages. When Orsino was suddenly like "Omg, we have no hope! They want blood magic, I'll give them blood magic", I was like "Wait, what? You were ok 5 minutes ago, now you're panicked?"

I see the necessity of Hawke killing both of them. It adds to the turmoil later on, as the Templars can twist it around to believe Hawke supports them. Despite what "really happened", across Thedas it's going to get skewed and blown out of proportion.

But I do think BioWare should have at least developed Orsino's personality differently so he doesn't go from relatively calm and reasonable to "zomg I have blood magic!!!" and instead show his increasing fear and desperation as sending him over the edge a little more predictably.

Spoiler: Exactly. Veritable wall of spoilers follows..

It was a really weird moment. I would have believed that Orsino had dabbled in blood magic, or that he was secretly evil or something like that, but they could have at least foreshadowed it a little more.

The scene where he actually loses it is just so out-of-place, since there's no clear threat to his life at that point. I was standing there in a pile of Templar corpses, and then he freaks out? Why not have a character threaten him directly? At least he would have had some kind of reason to react.

By comparison, Anders' betrayal was handled very well. He gives big hints along the way that he might be planning on doing something bad, so that when it actually happens we're angry at him for doing it. When Orsino goes insane, we're left thinking "Yeah, that didn't happen".

It's a real shame too. I think this is their most interesting game so far, when it comes to story/narrative.

They dropped the ball in some places (as mentioned), but overall the risk paid off. I just wish they'd been a little more careful writing that character.

Spoiler: And yet another spoiler

The Anders bit was very well done, and I was actually incredibly surprised (to the point of pausing the game and unleashing curses for a minute or two). I knew he was up to something, but the scale was far beyond what I expected.

And I agree the story/narrative was great. It was a nice change from "I am the only one that can save the world" to being someone who was just very good at what they do, and in the right place at the right time.

 

[Bobbity]

Varied Dungeons, and I think it should be free

(I think DA2 was rushed because the devs wanted to get it out so they could focus on DA3).

I suspect that as well, it would explain the problems with the game.

It does seem like it, and it would also explain why the plot was spent developing Hawke's character, rather than actually doing anything important

Spoiler: Sorry I didn't do this earlier, rather a large spoiler.

/edit
Concerning Orsino, I think it would have been much more effective if he'd fought with you until that final battle with the templar *****, then, surrounded by warriors and facing imminent death, had resorted to blood magic.

 

[Baneat]

First of all, PLEASE don't turn this into another "DA2 sucks and I won't buy any DLC and it needs to just die" thread. I would also like to hear what you really want to see that extends the world, and not just "Derp, DLC to fix ______".


Myself, I would love to see a DLC where we play as Varric and learn the origins of Bianca. (If you haven't noticed in game, when asked about it, he says "There was a girl, and I made a promise. Bianca is the only story I can never tell.") Definitely has me curious.

Pretty much guaranteed to be a DLC with such an obvious hint like that

 

[Ziggy]

HATS!!!
oh wait... DA2 not TF2
sorry

 

[Pearwood]

Well hey man its silly it really is. Look at mass effect 2 it had like 4 dlcs? so you buy the game and then if you want the full story of mass effect 2 the way bioware saw it, better buy all that dlc. Hows that not silly?

I called you elitist because you acted as though a game being called an RPG is some special club with criteria Dragon Age 2 doesn't match up to, I called you stupid because blanket statements like no DLC for any RPG has ever been good are ridiculous. Going back to your Mass Effect 2 example I think the Overlord DLC is a fantastic DLC, it has no connection to the main story and is brilliantly done.

In fact I've never seen any DLC that is directly linked to the main quest of an RPG, usually they're just bonus items or new party members or a few bonus missions.

Edit - Oh also the only company whose games I come close to being a fanboy of is Blizzard not Bioware, still can't stand Kotor.

 

[psicat]

Dragon Age II DLC I'd like to see are 3: First more of Hawke's story and the events leading up to their disappearance. Second a Varric focused story, he really was the best companion, pre or post the events in DA II. Finally something leading into DA III and the troubles in Orlais and the circle revolts, perhaps even from slightly outside the conflict like someone from Rivaini being sent to check on events and able to pick a new character, human, qunari, or Dalish.

 

[gundamrx101]

Hmmm, I'm all for DLC but after Lelianna's song I<m not too sure about companion prequels. We hear about them and get the gist but having heard it the DLC is ruined. We know what's coming our way, there's no real suspense but that could just be me.

If they do, then I'd be more interested in a bridge that leads to DA3. Like how Hawke dissapears then re-appears and begins looking for his companions (if they survived) and heads off to find his\her companions and have it delve deeper into the Mage\Templar\Chantry ideals. It brushed it with DA2 so they can expand on it and Hawke can discover the truth of it all.

 

[Saviordd1]

First of all, PLEASE don't turn this into another "DA2 sucks and I won't buy any DLC and it needs to just die" thread. I would also like to hear what you really want to see that extends the world, and not just "Derp, DLC to fix ______".


Myself, I would love to see a DLC where we play as Varric and learn the origins of Bianca. (If you haven't noticed in game, when asked about it, he says "There was a girl, and I made a promise. Bianca is the only story I can never tell.") Definitely has me curious.

A DLC that explains why the fuck leliana and Cassandra are looking for the champion and the warden, where sed champion and the warden went, and a bunch of other loose ends.

Spoilers by thw way

 

[Jaded Scribe]

First of all, PLEASE don't turn this into another "DA2 sucks and I won't buy any DLC and it needs to just die" thread. I would also like to hear what you really want to see that extends the world, and not just "Derp, DLC to fix ______".


Myself, I would love to see a DLC where we play as Varric and learn the origins of Bianca. (If you haven't noticed in game, when asked about it, he says "There was a girl, and I made a promise. Bianca is the only story I can never tell.") Definitely has me curious.

A DLC that explains why the fuck leliana and Cassandra are looking for the champion and the warden, where sed champion and the warden went, and a bunch of other loose ends.

Spoilers by thw way

You mean the loose ends they deliberately left in as cliffhangers for DAIII? Somehow I think they'll cover that in... wait for it... DAIII.

But I would like to start seeing the lead-ins to DAIII.

 

[TetsuoKaneda]

First of all, PLEASE don't turn this into another "DA2 sucks and I won't buy any DLC and it needs to just die" thread. I would also like to hear what you really want to see that extends the world, and not just "Derp, DLC to fix ______".


Myself, I would love to see a DLC where we play as Varric and learn the origins of Bianca. (If you haven't noticed in game, when asked about it, he says "There was a girl, and I made a promise. Bianca is the only story I can never tell.") Definitely has me curious.

A DLC that explains why the fuck leliana and Cassandra are looking for the champion and the warden, where sed champion and the warden went, and a bunch of other loose ends.

Spoilers by thw way

You mean the loose ends they deliberately left in as cliffhangers for DAIII? Somehow I think they'll cover that in... wait for it... DAIII.

But I would like to start seeing the lead-ins to DAIII.

I'd really like them to tie up a few of the loose ends in DLC. Not all of them, but I was really into the game (okay, the act-end boss fights sucked a little, but that's more because I tried to bum-rush a huge pile of chiseled spam with a colossal sword in a one-on-one contest) until things yanked themselves into that "ending". After the long fight that was the last set-piece in Act Three, I expected more of a payoff than I got, and it sort of left me unfulfilled.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Give me new skills and specializations.

I'll replay DA2 with new skills and shit. That's the kinda stuff I want.

 

[Jaded Scribe]

First of all, PLEASE don't turn this into another "DA2 sucks and I won't buy any DLC and it needs to just die" thread. I would also like to hear what you really want to see that extends the world, and not just "Derp, DLC to fix ______".


Myself, I would love to see a DLC where we play as Varric and learn the origins of Bianca. (If you haven't noticed in game, when asked about it, he says "There was a girl, and I made a promise. Bianca is the only story I can never tell.") Definitely has me curious.

A DLC that explains why the fuck leliana and Cassandra are looking for the champion and the warden, where sed champion and the warden went, and a bunch of other loose ends.

Spoilers by thw way

You mean the loose ends they deliberately left in as cliffhangers for DAIII? Somehow I think they'll cover that in... wait for it... DAIII.

But I would like to start seeing the lead-ins to DAIII.

I'd really like them to tie up a few of the loose ends in DLC. Not all of them, but I was really into the game (okay, the act-end boss fights sucked a little, but that's more because I tried to bum-rush a huge pile of chiseled spam with a colossal sword in a one-on-one contest) until things yanked themselves into that "ending". After the long fight that was the last set-piece in Act Three, I expected more of a payoff than I got, and it sort of left me unfulfilled.

I can see that. A better ending would be nice, to really get a stronger sense of satisfaction. But overall, I didn't feel the plot yanked. It's just different from the usual setup of how overarching plot effects gameplay.

 

[Cheesepower5]

Maybe the option to use spears on my warrior. They could just reuse the mage-staff animation this time around, too.

 

[StBishop]

I'd like to point out something. People keep saying "meet the warden/morrigan and the baby"

Both of those things can be impossible depending on your save file.

Also

Spoiler: spoiler for start of act 3 I believe

Has anyone played through with a save file that told Liliana to get fucked (Tell her she's mental and can't join you) at Lothering? If so, does she still appear in DA2?

 

[StBishop]

Varied Dungeons, and I think it should be free

(I think DA2 was rushed because the devs wanted to get it out so they could focus on DA3).

I suspect that as well, it would explain the problems with the game.

It does seem like it, and it would also explain why the plot was spent developing Hawke's character, rather than actually doing anything important

/edit
Concerning Orsino, I think it would have been much more effective if he'd fought with you until that final battle with the templar *****, then, surrounded by warriors and facing imminent death, had resorted to blood magic.

Thanks for the epic spoilers bro. Thanks a bunch. Really. Made my day. Fucking brillo.

Can you please use spoiler tags. Please! It's really shitty to have an ending semi-ruined for you because you have study and work so can't finish a game less than a month after it comes out.

 

[Gizmo1990]

Return of the Warden. That is all.

 

[Rayne870]

Another rogue! Kidding aside I want another tank type and another mage with healing options.

I do not want to see anything regarding Morrigan, I think that should be reserved for DA3

It's not really what I want, but I'm expecting flemeth to turn up again, and on the upside if she does there more of a chance of me learning to turn into a dragon.

I would however quite like to just see what happens next, awakening style, the whole 'and then hawke wandered off' thing was kind of a disappointment for me.

Agreed on all points.