Anyone else looking forward to Dragon Age? (Spoilers and plot discussion here)

[Grey Fox]

I don't like the Fade.

[Scipio]

The last fight is stupid easy unless my game glitched.

Can you really just stand at the ballista and shoot the archdemon while it stands there and roars?

Not in my copy.  That fucker chases you down hardcore.  I have found cone of cold to be a great equalizer overall.

[Jaron]

I guess I got lucky.

[Solmyr]

Oghren and Alistair: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb-tIfCYzlA

[Grallon]

Could you please indicate spoilers in your intro before posting stuff. 

Although that last bit between Alistair and the dwarf was fun.

Also I read that there's a mod in the works to finally enable the romance for guys with our favorite young templar. 




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[Crazy_Ivan80]

Could you please indicate spoilers in your intro before posting stuff. 

Although that last bit between Alistair and the dwarf was fun.

Also I read that there's a mod in the works to finally enable the romance for guys with our favorite young templar. 




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you're in the DA:O thread. Of course there'll be spoilers.

[MadImmortalMan]

Speaking of archery--one of my favorite tactics in big boss fights has developed this way:

All characters flip to ranged and big boss starts after one of them. That one runs in a circle around the others until boss loses interest and goes after another. I then switch to controlling the new target and repeat. 

[Caliga]

Speaking of archery--one of my favorite tactics in big boss fights has developed this way:

All characters flip to ranged and big boss starts after one of them. That one runs in a circle around the others until boss loses interest and goes after another. I then switch to controlling the new target and repeat. 

I used that tactic against the Ogre at the top of the Tower of Ishal.  For some reason he had a boner for trying to kill my main (a mage) and never stopped trying to zerg him.  Made the battle a joke, though a long, tedious joke. 

[Barrister]

you're in the DA:O thread. Of course there'll be spoilers.

No, that's not good enough.  I'm not all that far into the game (just cleared Tower of Ishaal and only finally finished the intro as far as I can tell).  I want to talk about the game, but don't want major plot elements spoiled.  It's not hard to use tags, or leave whitespace, for spoilers.

[Barrister]

I used that tactic against the Ogre at the top of the Tower of Ishal.  For some reason he had a boner for trying to kill my main (a mage) and never stopped trying to zerg him.  Made the battle a joke, though a long, tedious joke. 

Mages are awesome for big fights like that.  The ability to cast numerous heal spells makes things a lot easier...

[Caliga]

Mages are awesome for big fights like that.  The ability to cast numerous heal spells makes things a lot easier...

Once I realized that the mages in DA:O are both the main DPS *and* the healer, my choice was made as to what class to play.

[Seen]

Mages are awesome for big fights like that.  The ability to cast numerous heal spells makes things a lot easier...

Once I realized that the mages in DA:O are both the main DPS *and* the healer, my choice was made as to what class to play.

Rogue!

[Barrister]

Mages are awesome for big fights like that.  The ability to cast numerous heal spells makes things a lot easier...

Once I realized that the mages in DA:O are both the main DPS *and* the healer, my choice was made as to what class to play.

Don't you mean main DPS *or* the healer?

I don't have enough mana to do both...

[Valmy]

Don't you mean main DPS *or* the healer?

I don't have enough mana to do both...

The staff with a few arcane bolts thrown in there can do some nice damage between heals.

[crazy canuck]

Don't you mean main DPS *or* the healer?

I don't have enough mana to do both...

You will.  Plus your staff does a lot of range damage mana free.

Mage healing is really just a backup to when taking healing pots isnt enough  - because the character is stunned or otherwise unable to take the potion.  Also - regeneration is your friend.  It is very mana efficient.