Dragon Age Origins Thread

[Kreij]

Lol ... I'm not sure I want the patch. Looks like they are nerfing difficulties because people are complaining it's too hard.

Kreij : You play DA:O?
Easy Rhino : Yeah
Kreij : What version?
Easy Rhino : 1.01
Kreij : N00b !!!

Lol ... No offense ER.

 

[Marineborn]

DAMMIT, is there any way i can stop steam from automatically updating the game on me! AAAAAAAAAH!

 

[Marineborn]

DAM YOU STEAM!!!!!, guess i ill just bump the diffucult i will not have my iratness taken away from me

 

[AphexDreamer]

DAM YOU STEAM!!!!!, guess i ill just bump the diffucult i will not have my iratness taken away from me

I'm glad for this update. Maybe now I can actually play the game and have fun rather then die all the time.

Even they must of thought it a tad bit odd to actually apply a FIX for it in the game.

 

[Kreij]

... and all the world bowed in a moment of mourning. For the spoken word of those that prophesied had come to pass. The long great tradition of warriors immune to the fear of death and dedicated to the cause were no more. The world was no less evil, but that evil was deceiving the heart of those who fought so as to think that the world was a kinder and gentler place.

No more would great busts be carved into the walls of the Halls of the Valiant. No more would the bedtime stories for the children be more than nursery rhymes. In all it's glory, the land would perish. Not from an invading army nor a terrible plague, but because it's people no longer had the will and the stamina to fight.

Sit tight, good lady. in your waiting room and fear. Sit tight, good fellow, in your stables and fear. Sit tight, good warrior, in your ale house and fear. For there is no longer anyone of strength with the will to take up arms in your behalf.

Pray for a swift end when chaos reigns.
As the prophets foretold the chaos would have a number ... and it would be the one and his follower who was but a hundreth of his master ... and they shall be called 1.01

Yeah, it's late and the beer tastes good.. lol

 

[Greenmousa]

I can't really understand what you guys found so difficult, it's a standar RPG, just use pause, i mean... Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate, Temple of elemental evil, Neverwinter Nights, Arcanum, it's PAUSE AND THINK or DIE, i reaaaallly don't see any other way around it this is not the witcher nor oblivion where your mad skillzzzz for moving the character around has a true impact on the combat, if you ever played Final Fantasy XII on PS2 youll know about Gambits, this game (DA:O) uses a very similar *cough* Steal! *cough* system regarding the automatic control of NPCs during combats, if you learn to master tha set up of the auto party management you will be able to play with your character alone and watch the rest of the group act on theyre own BUT with absolute control on what they do. I really advice you to learn how to work the auto party management thingy, i assure you, your game experience will improve.

The game it's not that hard At all, you just need to stop, think and play in a more relaxed-enjoy the view-and the splortching blood kinda way.

I hope this helps, my experiences with the game so far are great, it's fun and challenging, the perfect amount of both

 

[Frick]

I haven't played that much yet but it's not that hard. I play on normal btw. That ogre in the tower wasn't hard either. Ranged human rouge btw.

Anyhow, I really miss a system for queing orders. Now it's so boring and annoying to pause -> do something with every character -> pause -> do something again and so on. I just focus on my main character, turn on some sustained abilities and heal the others when needed.

Also, this DLC thing really grinds my gears. You buy a game for like $40 and they want you to fork up another $20 on the release date to do what? Get some extra equipment? A few more quests in a game that already have like 100 hours of gameplay? It's retarded. WHAT HAPPENED TO PROPER EXPANSIONS!!?!!

 

[Frick]

Spoiler

Is there a way to get the key to Sten's cage without harassing the Mohter?

 

[olithereal]

I haven't played that much yet but it's not that hard. I play on normal btw. That ogre in the tower wasn't hard either. Ranged human rouge btw.

Anyhow, I really miss a system for queing orders. Now it's so boring and annoying to pause -> do something with every character -> pause -> do something again and so on. I just focus on my main character, turn on some sustained abilities and heal the others when needed.

Also, this DLC thing really grinds my gears. You buy a game for like $40 and they want you to fork up another $20 on the release date to do what? Get some extra equipment? A few more quests in a game that already have like 100 hours of gameplay? It's retarded. WHAT HAPPENED TO PROPER EXPANSIONS!!?!!

It's not like you are forced to pick it up...What's the difference if it would have came out in a month, or now? I mean no one really cried about those DLC on Oblivion or what ever..

 

[PaulieG]

I haven't played that much yet but it's not that hard. I play on normal btw. That ogre in the tower wasn't hard either. Ranged human rouge btw.

Anyhow, I really miss a system for queing orders. Now it's so boring and annoying to pause -> do something with every character -> pause -> do something again and so on. I just focus on my main character, turn on some sustained abilities and heal the others when needed.

Also, this DLC thing really grinds my gears. You buy a game for like $40 and they want you to fork up another $20 on the release date to do what? Get some extra equipment? A few more quests in a game that already have like 100 hours of gameplay? It's retarded. WHAT HAPPENED TO PROPER EXPANSIONS!!?!!

Umm. There are expansions for sale for many titles. It just usually takes much longer to release them.

 

[AphexDreamer]

Spoiler

Is there a way to get the key to Sten's cage without harassing the Mohter?

Yes, just choose the non violent dialog.

Btw, it was hard because I would get hit when he never hit me (The rock golem that is)

Anyways game is playing nice and smooth as it should now with the fixed Normal Difficulty.

I've played way harder RPG's than this (Like Demon's Souls) difference being that there was always away to beat a boss and that dieing was accepted and anticipated so the game was built around that.

 

[AphexDreamer]

It's not like you are forced to pick it up...What's the difference if it would have came out in a month, or now? I mean no one really cried about those DLC on Oblivion or what ever..

Not sure how much they cost in Dragon Age (Points to Money) but oblivions was cheap. Plus it felt like expansions cause they expanded to the game later after they felt the majority of the people had actually beaten it.

The way their expansions are embedded makes it seem like part of the game already. So why wouldn't you just include it? Point being they just want you to spend your money. Although I will say this, I suppose since the game is long already and they took the time to add a few extra hours here and there they deserve to charge for it. Iono I'll just look on the bay for them so I'm not worried.

 

[olithereal]

Umm. There are expansions for sale for many titles. It just usually takes much longer to release them.

Yeah that's my point. Why have the DLC ready for months but just keep waiting to release it like most do? I'm not gonna get it until I'm done with the main plot and with most of what is available to me...I don't feel like I have to get it just because it's there like a lot seems to think..

@Aphex, yeah they could have waited a few weeks or month until people are done with the game to release it, but if it's ready already, why not now? I think it's a bad financial move tho.

 

[Easy Rhino]

i've given up. maybe i will go back to this game later!

 

[Frick]

It's not like you are forced to pick it up...What's the difference if it would have came out in a month, or now? I mean no one really cried about those DLC on Oblivion or what ever..

The difference is that these ones were there for sale even before the first patch. They created them to begin with, as a part of the game yet they didn't include it in the game itself. DLC in it self is not so bad on its own (even if I look at them as expenseive patches) but this material really should have been included in the game imo.

Anyway, the mother doesn't give me the key to Sten with the non violent option. Let's harass some priests then!

 

[olithereal]

The difference is that these ones were there for sale even before the first patch. They created them to begin with, as a part of the game yet they didn't include it in the game itself. DLC in it self is not so bad on its own (even if I look at them as expenseive patches) but this material really should have been included in the game imo.

Anyway, the mother doesn't give me the key to Sten with the non violent option. Let's harass some priests then!

Try to pick the girl in the bar, and have her in your party, she'll help you deal with the mother in...peaceful ways.

 

[AphexDreamer]

Ok now I'm fighting undead and find they are immune to my staff's attack, lol this game keeps getting better and better.

I have no other staff and have resorted to using my hands lol. At least 1 damge and a miss is better then 0 damage all the time. Fing M#@$ F#%@# STAFF OF W$#% HELL!

 

[NinkobEi]

Ok now I'm fighting undead and find they are immune to my staff's attack, lol this game keeps getting better and better.

I have no other staff and have resorted to using my hands lol. At least 1 damge and a miss is better then 0 damage all the time. Fing M#@$ F#%@# STAFF OF W$#% HELL!

I think undead are immune to cold.. well some of them are anyway.

 

[AphexDreamer]

Ok by being cheap and fighting them lil at a time and leveling up to get the shapshifter i was able to slowly beat them.

This thread is serving great as a venting place for me. If it weren't for this thread I don't think I would be making it through this game.

 

[Solaris17]

i've given up. maybe i will go back to this game later!

Alas the hero has fallen and i find myself yet again balencing the fate of the world on my shoulders. Fear not solaris for no matter how far you venture down the road of darkness. in the darkest of nights the coldest of thoughts or the most difficult of days. in the end it is your job to preserve the light and with that. your quest remains simple. now go fourth and venture off may tyr travel in your footsteps.


damn im good.

 

[Polarman]

This game looks pretty darn sweet. I'll wait a few months before i decide to make this a buy.

A few patches later and a price drop will make this title much better in my book.

 

[AphexDreamer]

Alas the hero has fallen and i find myself yet again balencing the fate of the world on my shoulders. Fear not solaris for no matter how far you venture down the road of darkness. in the darkest of nights the coldest of thoughts or the most difficult of days. in the end it is your job to preserve the light and with that. your quest remains simple. now go fourth and venture off may tyr travel in your footsteps.


damn im good.

Art thou using a English to Dragon Age text converter?

 

[Solaris17]

Art thou using a English to Dragon Age text converter?

nay. be their no doubt in my natural but humble ability of speaking his majestys english.

 

[Nick89]

OMFG.

I cant beat the first F***ing part of the game........ON NORMAL. I'm using a human rogue.


My problem:

Spoiler

I'm at the part where I need to go up the tower, kill all the dark spawn and light the signal for the king to ambush the dark spawn but I keep getting killed RIGHT when I walk in and get hit with a trap and then exploded by a sorcerer. I've tried using arrows and just going straight in. NOTHING works. I've done it 13 times now f*ck this.

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

OMFG.

I cant beat the first F***ing part of the game........ON NORMAL. I'm using a human rogue.


My problem:

Spoiler

I'm at the part where I need to go up the tower, kill all the dark spawn and light the signal for the king to ambush the dark spawn but I keep getting killed RIGHT when I walk in and get hit with a trap and then exploded by a sorcerer. I've tried using arrows and just going straight in. NOTHING works. I've done it 13 times now f*ck this.

Pause a lot and deal with one enemy at a time. Try to shoot the closest enemy with an arrow and draw them into the trap. Make sure to concentrate all of your party members on one enemy at a time.

I thought people were exaggerating about the difficulty.

Spoiler

I just used every potion that I had in one battle where I had to kill the undead in that village and I had a lot of potions.