Current Events > DrizztLink stumbles through the Dragon Age series.

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Went to the Forbidden Oasis.

I'm not a smart man, Jenny, but I do know that this game shouldn't be a platformer.
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I opened a few of the shards doors, looking for the key to the door in the spider mine now.
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I finished everything there except 1 ice door, 3 fire doors, all the nature doors.
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Finished up most of the Storm Coast.

I like most of the astrarium puzzles, but there's a few where there is no fucking way I'm gonna sit there and figure it out. The last one I did had 30+ steps. Ain't nobody got time for that.
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I'm finally getting the hang of everything.

I do keep forgetting I have a horse, though.
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I wish Iron Bull had sounded like anything other than Freddie Prinze Jr. doing a fake-deep tough guy voice.
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I thought he sounded like James, but I forgot to look it up.
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DrizztLink posted...

Finished up most of the Storm Coast.

I like most of the astrarium puzzles, but there's a few where there is no fucking way I'm gonna sit there and figure it out. The last one I did had 30+ steps. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Ultimately the most useful thing you get out of the shard doors is Elemental resistance boosts. If you're not looking for a 100% run, I wouldn't worry too much about completing all the puzzles
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I kinda like them.

Plus exploring is what I do.

I'm getting better about not obsessively harvesting everything I see. I have SO MANY Elfroots.
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Does anyone have an opinion re duel blades versus normal daggers?

I can get a slightly higher dps with daggers, but I don't know how helpful the AoE effect is on duels.
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I keep finding bottles of booze and I don't know why.
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Cleared the swamps. Possibly completely, at least for now.
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DrizztLink posted...

I keep finding bottles of booze and I don't know why.

Just a little collectible thing. Some of the descriptions are funny.
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Every time I find one I get excited and think something cool is hidden.
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Cleared the Carta out from behind the waterfall.

Hurlock Alphas fuck shit up in this game.
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About to do the Redcliffe mage thing.

This is the first time I haven't had Solas in the party. Let's see what "mage who looks like my high school theatre teacher" can do.
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Let's do the Time Warp again.
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I have Dorian focusing more on fire and ice. Solas is pretty invested in spirit and lightning.
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Also put a new hilt on my Sacrificial Dagger and it looks like a fucking Nerf sword.
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Dorian is awesome. Solas is too up his own ass.
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I mean, "Solas" does mean "pride" in Elven, IIRC
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Dorian is great focusing on fire and necromancy
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this game has necromancy
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Dorian gets all the best lines -- I always feel bad when he's not in my party.
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DrizztLink posted...

this game has necromancy?

One of the specialisations for mages, yeah. And the one Dorian has. With pyromancy it is a pretty lethal combo.
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Let me tell you, you haven't truly experienced DAI until you've had to restart the game seven times because you couldn't figure out which of your mods was causing the game to freeze at the Black Emporium

Apart from the Trespasser stuff, I really think you can count yourself lucky that you're playing on console and don't have to deal with that
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I've had my share of issues with that before.

Looking at you, Big World mod for BG: II.
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Origins was awful for needing to be restarted after a few hours on newer computers as well :/
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Didn't Origins have a massive memory leak in it at one point?
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The memory leak never really got fixed
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

The memory leak never really got fixed

Basically, yeah :/
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i never had an issue playing Origins and I played it on a prebuilt desktop that could only run it at 720p on Low settings and it still got sub-30 FPS <_<

What kind of team setup are you running in Inquisition, TC? I always ran Bull, Vivienne, and Varric.
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I'm switching the warriors pretty often, but it's usually

Varric
Solas (Probably going Dorian from now on)
Cassandra/Blackwall/Bull

Usually Cass, but I might do Blackwall more often now.
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I never really used Blackwall

Mostly cause I was just so disappointed by him after he was semi-built up by the game
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

Let me tell you, you haven't truly experienced DAI until you've had to restart the game seven times because you couldn't figure out which of your mods was causing the game to freeze at the Black Emporium

Apart from the Trespasser stuff, I really think you can count yourself lucky that you're playing on console and don't have to deal with that

just like Skyim, then

are there actually any interesting mods out now? last I checked was just cosmetic
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CmndrHurricane posted...

are there actually any interesting mods out now? last I checked was just cosmetic

Were a few that fiddled with mechanics and stuff. Giving more power/materials etc.. so cheat mods. But don't recall seeing much more than that tbh.
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Went to see the first enchanter or whoever of Val Royeaux before hitting the Breach.

I hate fucking fantasy France. I want to stab everyone in this room. Twice.
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I take it back, Vivienne is awesome.
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DrizztLink posted...

I take it back, Vivienne is awesome.

*eye twitches*
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Viv is great.

She's a bitch, but she knows it.
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Vivienne's intro scene is awesome...but then you use her and realize she's condescending and conniving 100% of the time. Been using her on my latest playthrough and her dialogue with Iron Bull is great, though the Viv-Sera and Viv-Blackwall dialogue tends to be best.

I'll say this, though: Vivienne has the best taste in headgear. Dat hennin.
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Specced her in spirit and ice, so far.

Still using Dorian over her, though. The suave bastard.
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Well, suppose I need to go hit the Breach.

I'm taking Dorian and Varric for sure, still sussing out my preferred warrior.

Dorian has the staff with the corruption rune from doing all those war table things. It's solidly twice as powerful as my next best one.

Though it's best against living things and I'm about to fight demons. Fuck.
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Or I could just shut it no problem and my base can get attacked by this douche.

Cool beans, let's kill some Templars.
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what the fuck is going on
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Roderick 4 Lyfe
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Yes, clearly I can take out Todd McFarlane's wet dream with an avalanche while he's standing right next to his dragon.
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Well duh. Protagonist power can't be beat.
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congrats, you just finished the prologue
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Are we having a fucking sing-along?

What is this Disney shit?
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