Dragon Age Countdown

MattKeil · 2009-11-03T11:26:59.000Z

For what it’s worth, I agree with just about everything said in the Eurogamer review.

I really don’t know if I’ve ever said that before.

stusser · 2009-11-03T11:27:39.000Z

Why do you say that? Is it the AE damage or the extra healing and crowd control?

TimJames · 2009-11-03T11:29:20.000Z

Angie Gallant:

But I am quite pleased with the Medium and higher armors.

I thought I’ve asked this before, but I’ve always wondered if the gender neutrality of female characters being able to swing huge swords for big damage and wear heavy armor like the male characters helped mitigate the boyish silliness of the skimpy clothes, or whether they are isolated considerations.

idrisz · 2009-11-03T11:39:49.000Z

stusser:

Why do you say that? Is it the AE damage or the extra healing and crowd control?

both, having healing is freaking awesome, but one fireball usually take cares most of the ranges is even better.

Paralyze even work on boss, and last quite a long time.

Morberis · 2009-11-03T11:41:48.000Z

Just picked up a CE from Walmart and I’m actually kinda impressed by the map. It’s nice and thick but along the top and sides are those stray strings coming loose. Oddly the bottom seems to be woven so as to not have loose fibers.

Yeah the manuals wafer thin, and black and white =(

Eightball · 2009-11-03T11:45:36.000Z

Gryndyl:

I can certainly understand not liking it from an aesthetic perspective. I can also certainly understand LIKING it from an aesthetic perspective :D

I’ve never minded it from a realism perspective, however, as there are plenty of historic examples of “skimpy” armor on men. Hell, the Spartans fought buck ass naked.

“THIS…IS…AWKWAAAAARD!!!”

Uh, no they didn’t. Unless your view of Spartan history is based solely on 300, of course.

zengonzo · 2009-11-03T11:49:13.000Z

I’m OK with giving up midriffs so long as there are barrel loads of cleavage to make up for it.

MSUSteve · 2009-11-03T11:49:25.000Z

Morberis:

Yeah the manuals wafer thin, and black and white =(

Sounds like a typical EA manual to me.

I just got a shipment notification from Amazon, so my CE will be here tomorrow.

idrisz · 2009-11-03T11:51:29.000Z

zengonzo:

I’m OK with giving up midriffs so long as there are barrel loads of cleavage to make up for it.

I’m not really master at examining cup sizes, but I think most of the female characters in DA only have like B- cup or something.

divedivedive · 2009-11-03T11:52:17.000Z

Man, I left for work this morning and noticed the Amazon box was in my mailbox. Yeahhhhhhhh, I almost turned right around, but I figured it would give me something to look forward to.

Gryndyl · 2009-11-03T11:54:42.000Z

Eightball:

Uh, no they didn’t. Unless your view of Spartan history is based solely on 300, of course.

I stand corrected but that makes my joke less funny.

Nawid_A · 2009-11-03T11:58:00.000Z

Sounds like the console versions are significantly worse than the PC. Goddamnit.

zengonzo · 2009-11-03T11:58:36.000Z

idrisz:

I’m not really master at examining cup sizes, but I think most of the female characters in DA only have like B- cup or something.

The chestplates still pay appropriate deference to bust emphasis, it seems.

Hopefully there will at least be a few leather thongs arcing hooker-hip-high out from metal miniskirts.

stusser · 2009-11-03T12:01:01.000Z

Nawid A:

Sounds like the console versions are significantly worse than the PC. Goddamnit.

The PC is the main platform, the console versions are ports. Also the PC version will have mods. It is obviously superior, yes.

And thanks, I’m definitely playing an elf mage now, then.

peterb · 2009-11-03T12:02:19.000Z

Gryndyl:

I’ve never minded it from a realism perspective, however, as there are plenty of historic examples of “skimpy” armor on men. Hell, the Spartans fought buck ass naked.

The Spartans (like other hoplite-based armies) fought in a tight phalanx: each man was protected on the head with a helmet, on the body by a gigantic shield, and on his feet by a sort of low greave (actually, typically only on the “forward foot”. The “fighting naked” part (I’d describe it as “fighting comparatively light compared to non-hoplite forces”) was in fact a practicality: if the phalanx broke, it was crucial to be able to run like hell, and once you threw away your shield you would be able to do that. Couldn’t do that if you were in full heavy armor.

The name for someone who fights without adequate armor who is NOT in a phalanx is “pincushion”.

mkozlows · 2009-11-03T12:02:56.000Z

Nawid A:

Sounds like the console versions are significantly worse than the PC. Goddamnit.

Everyone, literally everyone, says the PC version is the best. But it’s still bizarre to me, because every time they say it, they then go on to give moon-person reasons for that judgment. So far, I have heard that the PC version is better because it is harder, involves more micromanagement, and has a WOW-style UI instead of a Mass Effect-style UI.

(Well, and also it has better graphics, but that falls into the “no shit” camp.)

Sarkus · 2009-11-03T12:05:10.000Z

Bahimiron:

So no one knows if a PS3 version of DA:O will let me use Blood Dragon armor in the 360 version of ME2?

Goddam unlocks. Aw, hell, who cares. If they’ve got a CE of the PS3 version, I’ll make the switch.

I don’t know for sure, but since Bioware is handling all the extra stuff via their site, even if you are playing on a console, I’d imagine that it should work.

For example, they have to have something in place for the unannounced PC verison of ME2, right?

Morberis · 2009-11-03T12:05:16.000Z

So, where do I buy that DLC? I don’t see anything on the Bioware Social Network, Bioware Store, or in the in-game DLC menu. The “Available DLC” menu is empty.

Ope and there it popped up after my other stuff finished downloading. I see they’re going with a points system where I need to buy points to then spend on DLC…

Dan_Lawrence · 2009-11-03T12:06:22.000Z

mkozlows:

Everyone, literally everyone, says the PC version is the best. But it’s still bizarre to me, because every time they say it, they then go on to give moon-person reasons for that judgment. So far, I have heard that the PC version is better because it is harder, involves more micromanagement, and has a WOW-style UI instead of a Mass Effect-style UI.

(Well, and also it has better graphics, but that falls into the “no shit” camp.)

I think the problem is that some of us are moon people and think thats OK :)

TimJames · 2009-11-03T12:07:11.000Z

mkozlows:

Everyone, literally everyone, says the PC version is the best. But it’s still bizarre to me, because every time they say it, they then go on to give moon-person reasons for that judgment. So far, I have heard that the PC version is better because it is harder, involves more micromanagement, and has a WOW-style UI instead of a Mass Effect-style UI.

Don’t forget the comfy chair.