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-{ Tuesday, 09 February 2010 }-
Five old gods down, two to go. What happens after? (Possible spoilers... sorry mods.)
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David Gaider | Tue Feb 9 03:30:32 2010
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New Dragon Age game announced for 2011
I agree there's already a thread on this very topic on the top page. I'll shut this one down, since it's shorter.
David Gaider | Tue Feb 9 03:03:26 2010
Miotoss03 wrote...
Already a thread on this
http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/9/index/1075493
Combine the 2 please
I agree there's already a thread on this very topic on the top page. I'll shut this one down, since it's shorter.
-{ Monday, 08 February 2010 }-
Golem is misprounouced all the way through the game
I rather like the eemon pronunciation of Eamon's name, though aymon would have been cooler. Heck, I just like the name.
When it comes to golem, however, I'm not too concerned, since English takes words from lots of different cultures. Some words are Anglicized in pronunciation, and some retain their original pronunciation. It's how English continues to grow as a language.
Stanley Woo | Mon Feb 8 22:15:34 2010
I rather like the eemon pronunciation of Eamon's name, though aymon would have been cooler. Heck, I just like the name.
When it comes to golem, however, I'm not too concerned, since English takes words from lots of different cultures. Some words are Anglicized in pronunciation, and some retain their original pronunciation. It's how English continues to grow as a language.
Discrepancy between 'The Calling' versions
Err... as mentioned, there's nothing contradictory. Duncan clearly went to the tournament knowing who Alistair was. And the story didn't mention the Revered Mother being upset because her being upset did not equal her blowing a fuse when it happened but rather seething about it afterwards. Do I seriously have to explain this?
David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 21:45:27 2010
spirit-dog wrote...
Alistair tells you that he was recruited because Duncan saw how unhappy he was in the templars. In the offical wiki, there is a story about a tournament and Dunca recruited him because he was plucky. There is also no mention in the version on the wiki about the Reveared Mother being upset at his recruitment forcing Duncan to use the Right of Conscription.
Err... as mentioned, there's nothing contradictory. Duncan clearly went to the tournament knowing who Alistair was. And the story didn't mention the Revered Mother being upset because her being upset did not equal her blowing a fuse when it happened but rather seething about it afterwards. Do I seriously have to explain this?
rude or not?
This forum is restricted to topics actually *about* Dragon Age. If you feel hard done by, I suggest you contact Victor Wachter, our community co-ordinator.
And incidentally the English I was referring to was the forum post the OP made -- which was nigh-incomprehensible, yet he felt compelled to not only post it but to send it to me via private message and THEN message me again when I responded to the forum post as directly as I could. Why I should need to explain that here I have no idea -- suffice it to say that the public forum is not the place for this.
David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 22:07:33 2010
This forum is restricted to topics actually *about* Dragon Age. If you feel hard done by, I suggest you contact Victor Wachter, our community co-ordinator.
And incidentally the English I was referring to was the forum post the OP made -- which was nigh-incomprehensible, yet he felt compelled to not only post it but to send it to me via private message and THEN message me again when I responded to the forum post as directly as I could. Why I should need to explain that here I have no idea -- suffice it to say that the public forum is not the place for this.
Music for Writing
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I love this song!
Why'd you pick this one in particular?]
Sheryl Chee | Mon Feb 8 20:30:18 2010
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Maria Caliban wrote...
Saint Teresa for Leliana
I love this song!
Why'd you pick this one in particular?]
BioWare please stop with the worthless downloads!
You must have still been drunk.
What I told you to buy was some Sani-Flush and a good scrubber. Geez.
David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 20:16:05 2010
Mordaedil wrote...
I was going to not buy RtO, but then David Gaider showed up in my toilet while I was puking after drinking too much and told me if I did not buy RtO, my testicles would shrivel in and fall off like rotten fruit.
You must have still been drunk.
What I told you to buy was some Sani-Flush and a good scrubber. Geez.
Discrepancy between 'The Calling' versions
Maybe I'm missing something. How are they different?
David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 20:00:28 2010
emynii wrote...
Which version of Alistair's recruitment is correct? The story that he tells in game or the one on the website about the tournament?
Maybe I'm missing something. How are they different?
BioWare please stop with the worthless downloads!
Tell you what. As soon as people stop wanting additional content, who are willing to pay for it, we'll stop making it.
Lucky for you, we can do both. There's an expansion coming next month, so if you'd prefer to save your money you can wait for that instead.
David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 20:16:05 2010
pastypus wrote...
Love the game and a fan of BioWare but these TINY $5 downloads suck! Cant wait for the expansion but the isignificant downloads are a waste of money and time. I would rather pay for a good expasion any time instead of these quick and worthless downloads.
Tell you what. As soon as people stop wanting additional content, who are willing to pay for it, we'll stop making it.
Lucky for you, we can do both. There's an expansion coming next month, so if you'd prefer to save your money you can wait for that instead.
[noob] Is it possible to enable helmets in cinematics and dialog?
I haven't explicitly tested it myself, but I'd bet a reasonable sum that it's something our QA department tried. Those guys are great at finding things to make explode. :)
I'm betting that forcing helmets on for characters that don't have helmets has no effect.
BryanDerksen | Mon Feb 8 18:21:25 2010
I haven't explicitly tested it myself, but I'd bet a reasonable sum that it's something our QA department tried. Those guys are great at finding things to make explode. :)
I'm betting that forcing helmets on for characters that don't have helmets has no effect.
Discrepancy between 'The Calling' versions
Not sure what you mean. Awakening doesn't alter anything in Origins, insofar as I'm aware.
David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 18:00:28 2010
twincast wrote...
Well, Awakening should be big enough to squeeze some corrections in - theoretically, at least. Depends on how tight the schedule is, I suppose.
Not sure what you mean. Awakening doesn't alter anything in Origins, insofar as I'm aware.
Is it possible to some how use the toolset to give you codex entries?
There's actually a debug function specifically for this: http://social.bioware.com/wiki/datoolset/index.php/ShowAllCodexEntries
To run it, the easiest approach would probably be to create a simple little script with just this function inside and then call it via the runscript console command. http://social.bioware.com/wiki/datoolset/index.php/Console has information on how to run the console.
Note that I haven't actually tried this, mind you. Just going by the documentation.
BryanDerksen | Mon Feb 8 17:08:43 2010
There's actually a debug function specifically for this: http://social.bioware.com/wiki/datoolset/index.php/ShowAllCodexEntries
To run it, the easiest approach would probably be to create a simple little script with just this function inside and then call it via the runscript console command. http://social.bioware.com/wiki/datoolset/index.php/Console has information on how to run the console.
Note that I haven't actually tried this, mind you. Just going by the documentation.
When should Leliana start to flirt?
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David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 16:42:22 2010
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Need help in the Orphange plz help and thanks
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David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 16:41:25 2010
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Discrepancy between 'The Calling' versions
I'm gun-shy of confirming any timeline at this point, and I don't have my notes from the novel on hand -- but at a glance this doesn't look too far off.
David Gaider | Mon Feb 8 16:00:28 2010
emynii wrote...
9:00 - Start of the Dragon Age
9:02 - Death of Meghren,
9:03 - Maric Crowned King (Age 24)
9:05 - Cailan Born
9:08 - Queen Rowan Dies
9:10 - The Calling (Cailan age 5, Maric age 31)
9:25 - Maric Dissapears (Age 46), Cailan takes throne (Age 20)
9:30 - Modern Dragon Age Game
I'm gun-shy of confirming any timeline at this point, and I don't have my notes from the novel on hand -- but at a glance this doesn't look too far off.