It would appear this game is set to be released 10/7/2014 oddly enough on the exact same day My sub is going to be up and BW charges me another $77 & change for 6 more months.

 

What is sad is the fact that when DAI comes out I intend to purchase it and play it which plaything through all the stories and races could take quite some time away from TOR.

 

Who else intends to take a break from TOR in order to play DAI?

It would appear this game is set to be released 10/7/2014 oddly enough on the exact same day My sub is going to be up and BW charges me another $77 & change for 6 more months.

 

What is sad is the fact that when DAI comes out I intend to purchase it and play it which plaything through all the stories and races could take quite some time away from TOR.

 

Who else intends to take a break from TOR in order to play DAI?

 

Kinda depends on what the Devs here do. If I am still running the same Ops as I am today in October, it may be time to move on again. If they finally release something new, I'll probably be here.

Between GSH in August and 3.0 come December or January I doubt we will see anything new.

me. not becasue I'm tired of TOR, but because I've been looking more and more forward to DAI. CHaracters look interesting, mechanics look interesting, graphics are gorgeous.. between that and NYC comiccon.. well... there's only so much time in a day.but once I get that first play through out of my system, I'll be back.

me. not becasue I'm tired of TOR, but because I've been looking more and more forward to DAI. CHaracters look interesting, mechanics look interesting, graphics are gorgeous.. between that and NYC comiccon.. well... there's only so much time in a day.but once I get that first play through out of my system, I'll be back.

 

yeah same here I love TOR and will always come back but the chance to get to play as a quinari in DAI is to hard to pass up.

I will most likely tell my raid group (which I lead) that we will not have any raids for a week. (I am taking a week off work also).

After that there is a good chance that I will not be on except for raids for a few weeks.

 

However the real question is when does 3.0 launch. If it launches in october... idk what I am doing.

I'm banking on a Dec release of 3.0 so I have more time to play DAI.

definitely gonna be taking the break for DA3, but first I gotta rebeat the last two in preparation for it:)

Quick question: are there any sales for DA:I?

 

I've gotten so used to Steam sales that I always hesitate to pay $60 even if I know I'm going to eventually buy the game.

Quick question: are there any sales for DA:I?

 

I've gotten so used to Steam sales that I always hesitate to pay $60 even if I know I'm going to eventually buy the game.

 

not yet. I mean.. its not even out yet, I wouldn't expect any sales for at least couple of months after release... especially since its not available on steam and only on origin in terms of digital edition (incidentally, I have pre ordered a deluxe $70 box from amazon, mostly because I prefer buying through amazon vs origin)

Edited July 16, 2014 by Jeweledleah

Wait, Inquisition to be released on the 10th of July? Ah, no, 7th of October.

 

I hope it's going to be another good game. Maybe not as good as to take a vacation(I took one for playing Origins, but not for DA2), but still good. I'm a bit worried about the romances for female protagonists, though - the guys don't look very attractive, and Cullen shouldn't be romanceable at all(he was in love with Amell from Origins, and that's how it should stay).

I've also ordered the $70 deluxe version for PS4 and I can't wait! I'll be taking a break from swtor, but don't worry devs.....I'm gonna keep my sub here. Lol

I pre-ordered the Inquisitor edition from gamestop for PC.

I am just pissed I can't pre-load it and play at midnight... instead I have to wait for my game to ship.

Wait, Inquisition to be released on the 10th of July? Ah, no, 7th of October.

 

I hope it's going to be another good game. Maybe not as good as to take a vacation(I took one for playing Origins, but not for DA2), but still good. I'm a bit worried about the romances for female protagonists, though - the guys don't look very attractive, and Cullen shouldn't be romanceable at all(he was in love with Amell from Origins, and that's how it should stay).

 

a lot of time has passed. even in DA2 he sounded more wistful than in love, showing that he already got over Amel mage. people do move on and fall in love again especially when their crush is not exactly reciprocated (its not like he has contact with Amell even when you make them your warden, and presumably, if you are NOT playing Amell.. or Surana - he had a crush on Surana as well btw - that whole crash becomes a moot point, since a person that could have been mage warden - doesn't survive past that blood mage deal at the tower).

 

as for attractiveness - its in the eye of the beholder that and there's also Sera and Josephine

 

P.S. that inquisitor's edition was tempting as hell.. ultimately I decided that half the stuff in it, I could make myself and the other half.. I didn't want all that much, so I stuck to merely deluxe

Edited July 17, 2014 by Jeweledleah

I don't see it as an either/or. I certainly won't be leaving SWTOR for it, no matter how much I loved Origins. The mmo experience is entirely different from the single player experience, even in an mmo this groundbreaking in terms of story content. Well, that *was* as groundbreaking. The story content is still fat superior to other mmos, imo, but not what was intended and therefore, not as remarkable. Still not going anywhere, I love this game, even with the gutted story content.

 

Inquisition...well, they have something to prove before I consider buying it. A purchase depends entirely on how close in style it is to Origins and there being a vast distance between Inquisition and DA2. The mere fact that the Dev team thought throwing out virtually everything about Origins that made it great was a good idea for DA2 means that, for me, I won't be trusting their judgement and will be waiting to read a great deal of fan analysis after release. Then I'll think about it.

Edited July 17, 2014 by errant_knight

Today is the official release date...

 

But i am not buying games that decline moding community.

 

Many forums claim that its a bad excuse for the engine, its mostly the fear not to sell dlc's.

 

But as an end user and from my experience with skyrim that is open for moding, that made it the biggest success.

 

I mean, i made a skyrim video for moding once and it was one of the best hits on youtube! How many people bought it because of that video, how many hundred of messages and things people send me for it! And how many people actually made their own things and youtube. That made me happy... Bad policies Bioware, or EA.... So no honey for us? No money for u. I wish it good sales but not my cup of tea.

Edited November 18, 2014 by Oyranos

no modding doesn't really bother me. especially since majority of the mods I have used in skyrim was to fix various issues - texture issues, animation issues, etc.

 

that said. I have tried playing it. it crashes on my pc :/ going to have to wait for drivers/patch to be released. can't even get past introduction, before it freezes on me :/ what I saw so far - is pretty cool. character creator is both impressive and frustrating though. dear bioware. one of the issues we had with character creator in Mass effect was NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE HEAD WELL ENOUGH TO SEE IF bones look right, or if stuff is protruding weirdly. and yet.. and DAI - when I'm messing around with a chin.. I don't seem to be able to rotate the face at all? or am I missing something?

 

aaaanyways. friends who have been able to play - loving it. hurry up nvidia :/

I had the same issue -- frequent crashes during cutscenes -- but turning Ambient Occlusion to SSAO and running the game in Borderless Window mode fixed them. Didn't have any problems after that, though I did keep on saving obsessively.

 

Played for about three hours, though I have an essay due Thursday and yet to start on it -- loving what I'm seeing so far. Half an hour of that was spent on character creation, and I'm not happy with how my female human mage turned out (too few hairstyles, no real 'black' hair colour, no way to preview facial animations). Then again, I'm hugely impressed by the depth of the character creation and will do better on my next character (male kossith rogue -- "you ain't seen no one, little guy!" *flexes muscles*).

 

Note you can rotate your face in character creation by dragging your mouse OUTSIDE the squared area. Dragging your mouse inside will change the facial feature you've currently selected.

 

Finished Haven, including all the companion / specialist conversations -- pretty much a standard tutorial area, I guess. Mechanics feel solid. Solas is more interesting than I'd have thought. Listened to Varric recount his tales of Hawke -- somewhat disappointed my romanced companion (Merrill) went back to doing her own thing after Hawke disappeared, but I guess it makes sense. Cassandra's accent and intonation may end up becoming annoying, though I like her as a character. Cullen was adorably awkward when I started flirting with him, heh.

 

Walked into the Hinterlands, which are gorgeous and promise to be interesting reg. the Mage-Templar War, or, as I like to call it, the Glorious Mage Revolution. First sidequest I picked up was a note from a Templar to his mage brother, calling him out for a fight to the death. Will have to intervene in that. Excited for more, once done with my essay. SWTOR will fall to the sidelines for a while. I'm in love with Inquisition.

 

Also, I thought Divine Justinia was supposed to be a young woman?

Edited November 18, 2014 by DogeDandolo

I actualy was able to download new nvidia drivers this morning and had no issues since.

 

figured out that whole thing with face turning

 

on DIvine Justinia - you haven't played Leliana's song then?

 

 

I still haven't decided on a romance O_O we shall see, I suppose. right now, i keep veering off the quest path in search of loot when they said they took a lot of inspiration from skyrim - they weren't kidding O_O

Edited November 19, 2014 by Jeweledleah

I actualy was able to download new nvidia drivers this morning and had no issues since.

 

figured out that whole thing with face turning

 

on DIvine Justinia - you haven't played Leliana's song then?

because you meet divine Justinia there, before she was the Divine. - she is the sister that is nice to Leliana and why Leliana joins the Chantry.

 

 

I still haven't decided on a romance O_O we shall see, I suppose. right now, i keep veering off the quest path in search of loot when they said they took a lot of inspiration from skyrim - they weren't kidding O_O

 

Hah, I know that feel. I have already worn off my V button.

 

No, I haven't played Leliana's Song -- for some reason, I bought DA:O and Awakening separately instead of the ultimate edition, so the only DLC I played were Stone Prisoner and Witch Hunt. No idea where I got the idea that she was a young woman from, maybe I confused her with the Empress?

Currently playing on PC.

 

This is an immense game. There is so much to do. The dialogue is excellent and the environments are top notch. This is the sequel that DA:O deserved.

 

The biggest issues are the PC controls. It is usable and works but there are so many wonky annoyances that come from translating the game from console to PC. That is not a reason to NOT buy it. Yes, buy this game but understand the controls and menus are coming from a console (aka Skyrim).

 

I know its not going to change but I am kind of tired of developers developing for console and translating to PC instead of the way it was originally done (PC to console). I am aware it has good reasons (follow the money) but I can still complain about it.

how are you already playing; origin says i have to wait until midnight another 4 hours away?

how are you already playing; origin says i have to wait until midnight another 4 hours away?

 

Either be in the US or use a fake VPN. http://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-bypass-dragon-age-inquisitions-regional-launch-restriction/

I don't think that I'll ever play another Dragon Age game. The first was far too much appealing to the "dark & gritty" trend / fashion, and the second was as well. A friend, who had similar issues with DA1, even gave his DA1 CE to me, which I played halfway through, up to a point where the tunnels became too much for my taste.

 

The Banter was the only thing I really liked in this games - and in Baldur's Gate as well ! I often wish more, more, more games had such a banter !

 

On the other hand, I really LOVED both Drakensang games - which never sold because of DA1 arriving at the same time - and the company went bancrupt because of that. The dev company now belongs to Bigpoint.

 

But - I personally believe that both Drakensang games never sold very well - simply because they just did not appeal to the masses who has already jumped on the "dark & gritty" trend / fashion waggon.

These games were just beautiful, had no Intrigue, for example, and they were imho very beautiful looking games with no gore, blood, dark and sexual themes ... nothing of all of that that encompasses the "dark & gritty" cliché.

And because I loved these games because of that, I will never buy any Dragon Age game I believe, since the DA series is about nothing but all of that.

 

One just cannot have one thing and the other thing at the same time. And I prefer one side over the other here, meaning that I don't like games like DA 1-3.

I don't really see how Dragon Age: Origins can be considered dark or gritty, much less both, since it's basically Tolkien-style High Fantasy. DA2, maybe, though it's more film noir than Game of Thrones. And DA:I is shaping up to be classically High Fantasy, again. Though I'm possibly biased as a historian with a keen interest in late medieval society, which recent fantasy has been truer to than many historical novels.