Dragon Age Countdown

Kadath · 2009-10-14T20:55:00.000Z

Actually I guess they decided it won’t be on Steam. Sucko =(

Sarkus · 2009-10-14T21:05:36.000Z

Kadath:

Actually I guess they decided it won’t be on Steam. Sucko =(

Not sure what you are referring to, unless you are in a region where Steam is not allowed to sell it. Steam shows it as coming soon in the US and there is nothing in the threads about buying via Steam on the official boards that suggests that anything has changed. In fact, today was when it first showed up on Steam.

Bahimiron · 2009-10-14T21:13:28.000Z

thurauh1:

No, it is not. According the Fernando Melo (I think?) from BIoware, you can link? your EA/Bioware account to your Xbox Live account or your PSN account

How does one do this? I don’t see anything obvious in my account setup.

Tony_M · 2009-10-14T21:25:16.000Z

Tim James:

Might as well just let you win the game instantly if you sign up for their email newsletter or something.

I’m concerned by this crossover between the real world and the game world. If our wives find out about this it could be used against us. “Sorry, I can’t raid today. I have to mow the lawn so I can earn my Crown of Nurgle.”

Tony

Kadath · 2009-10-14T21:27:18.000Z

Aw cool, guess the thread I saw was misinformed. Will see about cancelling my Stardock version maybe… Prefer steam if available there.

Fugitive · 2009-10-14T21:38:48.000Z

Bahimiron:

How does one do this? I don’t see anything obvious in my account setup.

Do you already have an EA.com account? If so, you should be able to “Add a persona” from the account management page, and some of the types you can add are Xbox gamertags and PSN IDs. The 360 one is a fairly straightforward confirmation link through the email associated with the gamertag, but for the PSN one you have to run an EA game on a PS3 and do something there first, apparently (I haven’t had one to test with).

(Edit: The EA.com account is also usable as your Bioware Social account, and probably vice-versa.)

Royal_Fool · 2009-10-14T21:43:04.000Z

Bahimiron:

How does one do this? I don’t see anything obvious in my account setup.

Just go to http://profile.ea.com and log into your account (uses the same credentials as that Bioware social website, but not the same as the Bioware forums, keep that in mind). You can then click a button called “Add Persona” to link your PSN and XBL stuff.

EDIT: Too late!

Greatatlantic · 2009-10-14T21:58:35.000Z

I just noticed the voice actor for Morrigan is the same actress as Aeryn Sun, the femme fatale of Farscape. Though she has a nice distinctive voice, it isn’t showing very well in the previews.

Sarkus · 2009-10-14T22:19:36.000Z

Greatatlantic:

I just noticed the voice actor for Morrigan is the same actress as Aeryn Sun, the femme fatale of Farscape. Though she has a nice distinctive voice, it isn’t showing very well in the previews.

Claudia Black’s done a lot more then Farscape, though that is probably her most famous role. She was also a regular in the last few years of Stargate SG1 and was in Pitch Black, so she has a fair amount of geek exposure.

I’m not sure how much voice acting she’s done, though, so it will be interesting to see how she does. Sometimes using a very recognizable voice is a detriment to the character, and some of the best voice acting in video games has come from professional voice actors rather then professional stage/screen actors.

tomchick · 2009-10-14T22:29:42.000Z

Sarkus:

Claudia Black’s done a lot more then Farscape, though that is probably her most famous role.

Ah, that’s where I know her from! She’s also the new love interest in Uncharted 2. I knew I recognized that name.

 -Tom

Bahimiron · 2009-10-14T22:33:36.000Z

Fugutive and Royal Fool:

Helpful information.

Hooray!

This also explains why bahimiron wasn’t available on the Bioware social thingamajig. I’d already used it in Battlefield Heroes. (And apparently I’m also FartyBum in BH? Not sure how that happened.)

So I just link up my XBL account and that’s it, I’m set up to get all kinds of awesome, free loot?

Pretty much I aspire to start the game with a magic shit in every slot. I’m only gonna be eatin’ +1 sandwiches and thundering rootbeers. It’s gonna be like Forgotten Realms up in there.

Edit: Aw, it’s not to be. My laptop can’t even run the character creator.

Midnight_Son · 2009-10-15T02:38:46.000Z

I dl’d the character creator. It was interesting how it tried to phone home 3 or 4 different times.

And: It doesn’t support left-handed mouse. Is it 1995 again?

JM1 · 2009-10-15T02:44:51.000Z

If Crichton’s also in this, I’m buying a copy.

Midnight_Son · 2009-10-15T02:59:53.000Z

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LOL!!

Abilio_Carvalho · 2009-10-15T03:56:34.000Z

you need to post the sex scenes with that character onto youtube. Instant classic.

Midnight_Son · 2009-10-15T04:45:12.000Z

Not my character, luckily.

Shimarenda · 2009-10-15T05:10:10.000Z

PCGamer for December arrived yesterday, but there was no review. Will it be in the Holiday issue (assuming there is one)? The January issue won’t arrive until after the game has been released.

Dan_Theman · 2009-10-15T05:41:54.000Z

Kadath:

Aw cool, guess the thread I saw was misinformed. Will see about cancelling my Stardock version maybe… Prefer steam if available there.

Steam gives you one more freebie in-game item. However, if you have your 2009 poll discount from Stardock then you get 20% off there (it would only cost $52). To me, an in-game item that will very likely be modded into the game within a few days of release isn’t worth an extra $13.

Stridergg · 2009-10-15T05:53:29.000Z

No beards or moustaches. Fail. Even NWN2 had this.

You get beards only if you download your Character Creator from IGN. And you get a +1 Constitution beard if you sign up for their newsletter.

:)

Jag · 2009-10-15T07:33:18.000Z

Bahimiron:

Edit: Aw, it’s not to be. My laptop can’t even run the character creator.

Yeah. I was going to tool around on it with my work PC, but it won’t run. I guess I was expecting something basic like a text editor.