Dragon Age: Inquisition

Skerries

except runes, once you use them they are locked to the item

psyconia

Okay so then for runes, if you had a really good one you should wait until you have a really good base weapon to attach it to. I haven't obviously done any of this yet, so is there any really good runes I should be on the lookout for nightmare mode ?
Thanks...

Evade

Fire, frost, spirit, and lightning runes are ok in a lot of situations and the others are great in very specific situations.

e_e

33% off this on Origin at the moment. Gonna hop to the PC version with a whole new character after I finish (and sell it) on PS4.

GodlessM

psyconia wrote: »

Okay so then for runes, if you had a really good one you should wait until you have a really good base weapon to attach it to. I haven't obviously done any of this yet, so is there any really good runes I should be on the lookout for nightmare mode ?
Thanks...

Master Corruption Rune is probably the most universally useful; bonus against the living. The ones for bonus against Demons and Red Templars are handy too.

blatantrereg

Stopped playing this when I decided it wasn't going to get good at some point. I played a good bit past the skyhold migration. Borrring game. Preferred the broken awakenings with my unhurtable tank and the widely panned DA2.

gazzamc

blatantrereg wrote: »

Stopped playing this when I decided it wasn't going to get good at some point. I played a good bit past the skyhold migration. Borrring game. Preferred the broken awakenings with my unhurtable tank and the widely panned DA2.

I stopped in the same place, I just couldn't get into the story.. There's far to much grinding and the combat system/camera is awful to put up with.

The lack of healing magic kills the whole adventuring, having to return to camps to refill health is annoying and a stupid gameplay design..

In DA: O I rarely visited the camps unless I wanted to speak with some of my companions.. Dare I say it but DA3 is worse than DA2, I never finished that either but at least I lasted until the last mission..

Another fail for Bioware.

Adyx

gazzamc wrote: »

I stopped in the same place, I just couldn't get into the story.. There's far to much grinding and the combat system/camera is awful to put up with.

The lack of healing magic kills the whole adventuring, having to return to camps to refill health is annoying and a stupid gameplay design..

In DA: O I rarely visited the camps unless I wanted to speak with some of my companions.. Dare I say it but DA3 is worse than DA2, I never finished that either but at least I lasted until the last mission..

Another fail for Bioware.

Really?

Wikipedia wrote:

Dragon Age: Inquisition received critical acclaim, with critics praising its story, voice acting, soundtrack, detailed environments and combat. It was awarded multiple year-end accolades and nominated for more, including Game of the Year and Best Role-playing awards from several gaming publications, as well as from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' annual D.I.C.E Awards.

Dragon Age: Inquisition debuted at No. 5 in UK in its first launch week. According to retail monitor Chart-Track, it had sold almost the exact amount of launch week copies as 2011's Dragon Age II.[64] This does not take into account direct digital download sales however,[65] which have been noted to be a "significant percentage of sales" by BioWare[66] and thus the true number of sales is higher. According to Electronic Arts' fiscal 2015 third quarter earnings report, Dragon Age: Inquisition is the most successful launch in BioWare history based on units sold.

gazzamc

Adyx wrote: »

Really?

A **** AAA game can still sell well, a la COD.. I'm talking about it's actually gameplay and not it's pretty visuals.. DA: O didn't look half as good but totally immersed me into its universe with its compelling characters and story/lore.. DA: I just isn't as good and any game that has the marketing budget it had would have sold the same..

It's all hype, btw this game was intended to be an MMO before they changed it to single player and you can really feel it, I'm not an MMO player and found the game very boring at times with very little in story to keep me hooked and the side quest we're mostly the same ****e.

Waiting on a true RPG like The witcher.. I find it funny how Bioware said during one of the E3 shows that they we're going to make DA: I like Skyrim.. It felt nothing like Skyrim and wasn't even truly open world.

I can't wait to see how they ruin Mass Effect (Oh wait :P) even more, I take anything from Bioware with a pinch of salt these days, actually you can add EA to that list.. It's all about milking the consumer these days and good games are far and few between.

That turned into a bit of a rant, sorry.

blatantrereg

That's interesting that it was going to be an mmo. It does feel like that alright.
I enjoyed the tactical aspect of the earlier games. This one I didn't get the hang of implementing tactics beyond moving people in and out of the way reactively, but I was still winning everything. Boring
The universe wasn't so interesting, having been in it a few times before. At the same time, I didn't remember any plot details this one continued on from. Slow moving; not involved; boring.

GodlessM

Claims that it was supposed to be an MMO are unfounded as far as I can find; what is your source? Also, if it is nothing but hype, does that mean the thousands of us that love this game are blindsided and plain wrong? It's one thing to say you don't like a game, but to say it is nothing but hype is another.

gazzamc

GodlessM wrote: »

Claims that it was supposed to be an MMO are unfounded as far as I can find; what is your source? Also, if it is nothing but hype, does that mean the thousands of us that love this game are blindsided and plain wrong? It's one thing to say you don't like a game, but to say it is nothing but hype is another.

I found it on my first search "dragon age mmo", it was three from the top

Gamespot

Adyx

gazzamc wrote: »

A **** AAA game can still sell well, a la COD.. I'm talking about it's actually gameplay and not it's pretty visuals.. DA: O didn't look half as good but totally immersed me into its universe with its compelling characters and story/lore.. DA: I just isn't as good and any game that has the marketing budget it had would have sold the same..

It's all hype, btw this game was intended to be an MMO before they changed it to single player and you can really feel it, I'm not an MMO player and found the game very boring at times with very little in story to keep me hooked and the side quest we're mostly the same ****e.

Waiting on a true RPG like The witcher.. I find it funny how Bioware said during one of the E3 shows that they we're going to make DA: I like Skyrim.. It felt nothing like Skyrim and wasn't even truly open world.

I can't wait to see how they ruin Mass Effect (Oh wait :P) even more, I take anything from Bioware with a pinch of salt these days, actually you can add EA to that list.. It's all about milking the consumer these days and good games are far and few between.

That turned into a bit of a rant, sorry.

Read everything I quoted, it wasn't all about the sales figures. They didn't ruin Mass Effect either. I'd prefer to see Bioware (and their games) part ways with EA for sure, but DA:I and the ME series are not crap by any means, certainly not just because you think so.

FreudianSlippers

Adyx wrote: »

Read everything I quoted, it wasn't all about the sales figures. They didn't ruin Mass Effect either. I'd prefer to see Bioware (and their games) part ways with EA for sure, but DA:I and the ME series are not crap by any means, certainly not just because you think so.

They certainly aren't crap - they're just disappointing because of what they could be.

psyconia

I am still playing DAI on Nightmare mode - the only thing is that it is very, very slow going as you have to collect so much materials to create new gear etc. As being very select about where you go as otherwise you are wiped out by anyone above your level.

But do enjoy it to a degree - I think I preferred Origins however - with DAI the story does not really do anything for me. Also there are so many crappy sub quests which you have to do on Nightmare as you need these stupid inquisition points etc.
But I will struggle on - I think the combat is more interesting however - I remember in Origins it was too easy. (although perhaps I didn't play the hardest diff level.)

Mickeroo

I started this the other night with a mage character on Nightmare difficulty, only played up as far as just after I beat the Pride Demon.

Anyone done it on Nightmare? Mage the right way to go?

Skerries

I am 100+ hours in and I think coming to the end but I have loved every minute of it

OrgasmicBaz

Has anyone had any problems with the boss battle at the end

When i confront Corypheus & follow him further up the castle ruin, the game pauses as if a cut scene is about to come up but when it resumes he just stands there and doesn't attack. I tried to kill him but there is a tiny bit of health left and it wont diminish. Some sort of bug but wondering has anyone experienced this problem? I re loaded it twice from the start of that mission and same thing. Looks like i wont be able to finish the game

DarkJager

I'm doing the quest to liberate Emprise Du Lion at the moment and

have cleared 2 of the red templar areas. When I try go get to the 3rd one, I seem to be stuck on a path which has a fade rift on it. I normally wouldn't have problems with these, but this particular rift is spawning 2 massive demon like guys that just annihilate my entire party?

I'm level 13 at the moment but wondering if I might be better off going up another level or 2 before fighting them? 2 of them seems a bit overkill as an earlier fight with just 1 was a nightmare itself.

FreudianSlippers

DarkJager wrote: »

I'm doing the quest to liberate Emprise Du Lion at the moment and

have cleared 2 of the red templar areas. When I try go get to the 3rd one, I seem to be stuck on a path which has a fade rift on it. I normally wouldn't have problems with these, but this particular rift is spawning 2 massive demon like guys that just annihilate my entire party?

I'm level 13 at the moment but wondering if I might be better off going up another level or 2 before fighting them? 2 of them seems a bit overkill as an earlier fight with just 1 was a nightmare itself.

13 is far too low for that area IIRC.

DarkJager

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

13 is far too low for that area IIRC.

Hmm back to the drawing board for a while so!

Are enemy levels set in areas on the map as standard? I thought levels for them were only set the first time you encountered them (e.g these guys should be capped at 13-15 max?).

EoinMcLovin

DarkJager wrote: »

Hmm back to the drawing board for a while so!

Are enemy levels set in areas on the map as standard? I thought levels for them were only set the first time you encountered them (e.g these guys should be capped at 13-15 max?).

Here is a guide showing what the level scaling is for each area
Haven: 1+ (1-4)
Hinterlands: 2+ (4-7, 8-12)
Val Royeaux: 4+ (4-6)
Storm Coast: 5+ (7-11, 13-15)
Fallow Mire: 8+ (8-10, 12-15)
Forbidden Oasis: 8+ (8-12, 5-15, 18-20)
Skyhold: 10+
Crestwood: 10+ (10-13)
Western Approach: 10+ (10-14)
Exalted Plains: 10+ (10-16)
Emerald Graves: 12+ (14-20)
Emprise du Lion: 16+ (16-22)
Hissing Wastes: 16+ (19-23)

psyconia

Hi EoinMcLovin - can I ask why some location have two level ranges i.e.
Hinterlands: 2+ (4-7, 8-12)

4-7 and 8-12 ?

I'm still persevering with Nightmare, but recently unlocked Hissing wastes, and Empris du Lion...and then realised it was Crestwood I should have unlocked...oh well...learned my lesson by being repeatedly killed...all good.
(I'm level 12)

EoinMcLovin

psyconia wrote: »

Hi EoinMcLovin - can I ask why some location have two level ranges i.e.
Hinterlands: 2+ (4-7, 8-12)

4-7 and 8-12 ?

I'm still persevering with Nightmare, but recently unlocked Hissing wastes, and Empris du Lion...and then realised it was Crestwood I should have unlocked...oh well...learned my lesson by being repeatedly killed...all good.
(I'm level 12)

It means that certain sections of the zone are higher level. Most zones have at least a few areas that are higher level. You'll get some optional quests to cover those areas as you progress through the main game. Take hinterlands as an example, most enemies are low levels but certain areas like where the dragon is have enemies at around lvl12

DarkJager

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Here is a guide showing what the level scaling is for each area
Haven: 1+ (1-4)
Hinterlands: 2+ (4-7, 8-12)
Val Royeaux: 4+ (4-6)
Storm Coast: 5+ (7-11, 13-15)
Fallow Mire: 8+ (8-10, 12-15)
Forbidden Oasis: 8+ (8-12, 5-15, 18-20)
Skyhold: 10+
Crestwood: 10+ (10-13)
Western Approach: 10+ (10-14)
Exalted Plains: 10+ (10-16)
Emerald Graves: 12+ (14-20)
Emprise du Lion: 16+ (16-22)
Hissing Wastes: 16+ (19-23)

Great information, thanks man. That's me getting the **** out of Emprise Du Lion for the moment anyway!

Skerries

yeah I just finished Emprise Du Lion as I never found the path to the other area until I was at level 22 so I am annihilating them now and the 2 Dragon fights in there

FreudianSlippers

Skerries wrote: »

yeah I just finished Emprise Du Lion as I never found the path to the other area until I was at level 22 so I am annihilating them now and the 2 Dragon fights in there

That whole map is very confusing IMO. I haven't figured out how to get to that area that has the note for the Iron Bull quest.

psyconia

Anyone know how to unlock the "Gather Leather" quest from the War Map ? Supposeadly if you get Leliana to do it she will get ya 6 bear hides ? It would save me a lot of hassle. Do you have to clear some quests in that area first (think its Empris Du Lion...)

EoinMcLovin

psyconia wrote: »

Anyone know how to unlock the "Gather Leather" quest from the War Map ? Supposeadly if you get Leliana to do it she will get ya 6 bear hides ? It would save me a lot of hassle. Do you have to clear some quests in that area first (think its Empris Du Lion...)

You have to capture the Suledin Keep in Emprise Du Lion.
Here is a link that shows all War Table Operations
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/War_table

YouSavedMyLife

Played DA:O on PC, DA2 on Xbox and just bought DA3 on PS4. PS4 login e-mail and Origin e-mail are both the same but they won't sync :mad: Never played an EA game on PS3 or PS4 before but somehow my PSN login is connected with some other Origin account even though i have only ever made one account. Few e-mails later and they now want me to contact them by phone :mad: I think ill settle for the default world state.

Anyone else have any problems like this?

eastyy

i put about 72 hours into the game before i completed it i enjoyed it a lot killed all the dragons and collected all the shards i think the loot could have been a lot better for those.


I still have plenty of side quests to do but i really hope they do a expansion pack at some point

EoinMcLovin

Upcoming Patch notes :

• Fixed an issue that allowed characters to take damage while using the Counterstrike ability.
• Updated abilities to function correctly with front armor rating.
• Fixed the Charging Bull ability so that AI-controlled characters no longer overshoot their target.
• Removed the initial barrier that spellbinders receive when spawned.
• Added an option to control the font size of subtitles.
• Improved archer AI so that they choose to enter melee combat less often.
• Fixed the save game card image for elf mages.
• Fixed an issue that caused certain operations to disappear from the war table without direct player interaction.
• Fixed a crash after use of a Tactician’s Renewal amulet in Skyhold.
• Fixed a conversation where Leliana references being with the Warden to face the Archdemon when she was set to have died in the imported Dragon Age Keep world state.
• Fixed a case where movement audio was muted after a level transition.
• Fixed a case where music unintentionally played after a level transition.
• Fixed a loot exploit.
• Fixed a case where the Quarry Quandry quest could be prevented from being completed.
• Added party storage to the Undercroft in Skyhold.
• Improved stability.
• Fixed the True Grit perk to apply to all party members.
• Fixed the issue where Qunari Inquisitors were able to equip the Inquisition Battlemage armor.
• Fixed an exploit where certain abilities could be used multiple times before the cooldown was started.
• Fixed an exploit with Explosive Shot where indirect hits were not causing the ability to cool down and reduce stamina.
• Fixed cases of the new-item icon appearing on old items after salvaging in multiplayer.

Evade

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Fixed a loot exploit.

From what I can tell this is the amulet of power exploit in Crestwood not the high level loot re-roll.

Kiith

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

[*]Fixed the Charging Bull ability so that AI-controlled characters no longer overshoot their target.

Finally. Won't have to immediately turn it off now.

psyconia

Does any one know if this fixes the Crestwood amulet exploit ?

Evade

psyconia wrote: »

Does any one know if this fixes the Crestwood amulet exploit ?

It does. The amulet isn't in the chest any more, it's on the ground next to it.

sniper_samurai

Seems that there is a trailer for the first dlc add on out tomorrow called The Jaws of Hakkon for PC and Xbox One. No mention of when the other platforms will get it.

FutureGuy

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Seems that there is a trailer for the first dlc add on out tomorrow called The Jaws of Hakkon for PC and Xbox One. No mention of when the other platforms will get it.

There are strong rumours that it actually releases tomorrow. The wife is beside herself!

calex71

FutureGuy wrote: »

There are strong rumours that it actually releases tomorrow. The wife is beside herself!

It's out .... and she'll be beside herself alright 14.99 :eek:

It has 4 achievements, which either means it's really short or it's just an uninspired list of achievements

FutureGuy

calex71 wrote: »

It's out .... and she'll be beside herself alright 14.99 :eek:

It has 4 achievements, which either means it's really short or it's just an uninspired list of achievements

It seems to be hefty in terms of content and the actual plot is unexpected but very interesting.

You play as the last inquisitor and your deeds open up new discoveries in your current inquisitors game.

calex71

FutureGuy wrote: »

It seems to be hefty in terms of content and the actual plot is unexpected but very interesting.

You play as the last inquisitor and your deeds open up new discoveries in your current inquisitors game.

One of the achievements made it sound like you might get more on

Solas

and the end game revelations or at least the motivations behind them.

EoinMcLovin

psyconia

I don't think it is possible - but does anyone know if it is possible to equip a melee & a ranged weapon and switch between them during combat ?

Kiith

You can't swap equipment during combat from what i remember.

ItsHoggie

Can anybody help me here?,
This is my first time ever playing a DA game so I'm clueless, I'm playing DA:I on PS4 and started off as a Warrior/Two-Handed thinking that the two handed would allow me to hold two swords, turns out its to use two hand to hold a big sword lol which I hate. Is there anyway I can change to Sword & Shield? Without creating a new game or does the whole ability thing only matter in to which I spend my points on?

Evade

ItsHoggie wrote: »

Can anybody help me here?,
This is my first time ever playing a DA game so I'm clueless, I'm playing DA:I on PS4 and started off as a Warrior/Two-Handed thinking that the two handed would allow me to hold two swords, turns out its to use two hand to hold a big sword lol which I hate. Is there anyway I can change to Sword & Shield? Without creating a new game or does the whole ability thing only matter in to which I spend my points on?

There's an item for sale in the blacksmiths that removes all your abilities, including the ones you start with, and lets you spend the points again. The first one only costs 1 gold.

ItsHoggie

Evade wrote: »

There's an item for sale in the blacksmiths that removes all your abilities, including the ones you start with, and lets you spend the points again. The first one only costs 1 gold.

So it doesn't matter which one i started off with, only which ones I put my ability points to?

Kiith

You can't change completely (i.e Mage to Warrior), but can can respec within the class whenever you want.

You can't change your specialisation though.

ItsHoggie

Kiith wrote: »

You can't change completely (i.e Mage to Warrior), but can can respec within the class whenever you want.

You can't change your specialisation though.

I know I can't change class completely, I'm on about my abilities, like I started off as a Two Handed but want to change to a Weapon and Shield, can I do that by resetting my points and just buy W&S abilities from now on?

Evade

ItsHoggie wrote: »

I know I can't change class completely, I'm on about my abilities, like I started off as a Two Handed but want to change to a Weapon and Shield, can I do that by resetting my points and just buy W&S abilities from now on?

Yeah. I did just that on my third character because two handed swords were too crap.