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Frosstbyte · 01-12-2010, 03:54 PM

Thank goodness they're adding a respec feature. I don't know that I'd end up using it an enormous amount, but every once in a while you grab a spell or a talent that looks good that ends up being completely useless.

In my current playthrough, I had to bump the difficulty up to hard, because I was kind of sleeping through everything on normal. Played the game all the way through on normal the first time, though. I didn't catch if you were playing on PC or on console, hal. I really like the turn-based strategy aspect of the game, so pausing the game after everyone takes an action and assigning them a new action is both natural and enjoyable. If you're having problems playing the game in real time, all I can say is that I'm not surprised. I don't think (at least on pc) it's designed to be played that way, especially in some of the more involved fights like the awful one outside the keep with the lieutenant, two emmisaries, drake and waves of baddies. I shudder at the thought of playing that on hard this time through.

Logan, I'm surprised you think so little of archers. My first playthrough with my wife, she went archery on her rogue and picked up Leliana and trained her to be an archer as well. By about level 15, archers can lay down incredible amounts of damage between critical shot and arrow of slaying and that, combined with the scattershot ability, makes them formidable members of your party. An aimed arrow of slaying can drop an ogre outright. They also make the archdemon much easier at the end of the game compared to having a melee-heavy party. They don't have the widespread destructive power of a mage, but I don't think you're going to find them lacking unless you're really trying to min-max.

Edit: I just figured out that by "DLC" you meant "Expansion." The Return to Ostagar DLC is supposed to be out anytime now, but they also just anounced a full-fledged expansion called Dragon Age: Awakening. Seriously? There's an expansion to this game coming out in March? I guess I'm on the blizzard expansion schedule of about two years. I hardly knew you could release an expansion more quickly than that.

01-12-2010, 03:54 PM	#161 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	Thank goodness they're adding a respec feature. I don't know that I'd end up using it an enormous amount, but every once in a while you grab a spell or a talent that looks good that ends up being completely useless. In my current playthrough, I had to bump the difficulty up to hard, because I was kind of sleeping through everything on normal. Played the game all the way through on normal the first time, though. I didn't catch if you were playing on PC or on console, hal. I really like the turn-based strategy aspect of the game, so pausing the game after everyone takes an action and assigning them a new action is both natural and enjoyable. If you're having problems playing the game in real time, all I can say is that I'm not surprised. I don't think (at least on pc) it's designed to be played that way, especially in some of the more involved fights like the awful one outside the keep with the lieutenant, two emmisaries, drake and waves of baddies. I shudder at the thought of playing that on hard this time through. Logan, I'm surprised you think so little of archers. My first playthrough with my wife, she went archery on her rogue and picked up Leliana and trained her to be an archer as well. By about level 15, archers can lay down incredible amounts of damage between critical shot and arrow of slaying and that, combined with the scattershot ability, makes them formidable members of your party. An aimed arrow of slaying can drop an ogre outright. They also make the archdemon much easier at the end of the game compared to having a melee-heavy party. They don't have the widespread destructive power of a mage, but I don't think you're going to find them lacking unless you're really trying to min-max. Edit: I just figured out that by "DLC" you meant "Expansion." The Return to Ostagar DLC is supposed to be out anytime now, but they also just anounced a full-fledged expansion called Dragon Age: Awakening. Seriously? There's an expansion to this game coming out in March? I guess I'm on the blizzard expansion schedule of about two years. I hardly knew you could release an expansion more quickly than that.