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I spent two days in Dragon Age running around the Hinterlands, the Storm Coast, and Crestwood (which is a REALLY good place for getting power. I got about fifteen from four separate quests, three of which were interlinked).
Oh but I was right. Cassandra did try to kill Varric. I mostly stayed out of it, and told Varric he did the right thing by telling Cass what he thought was right at the time (maybe if she'd explained why she wanted to get hold of Hawke??? IDK THESE KIDS).
Talking of which, recreating Eirian was a sort of disaster, although I didn't do too badly. She looked as emaciated as she might after three years on the run. She doesn't look like Joan of Arc any more (I don't know why I ever thought she did - it was just something that came to mind after making her the first time in DAII).
I also told Cole it's wrong to try to wipe people's memories.
I dislike Sera intensely. She's brash and irritating. I also dislike that you can't persuade her in any way that violence is not the answer to her problems. Also she needs to respect people in charge. I hated it when she kept telling me not to talk to the guy just because he was a noble and evidently taking the piss out of her (ignore her enough times and she gets mad and kills the guy which. No). I'm keeping her around, though, just to see how things play out.
I went to chat to Solas, and we went into the Fade, and he creeped me out. Well done, baldy egg man, well done. Also it was Haven and at first I was like, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT A GODDAMNED MINUTE. And then I thought, where does he love the best? OH YES.
So that was pretty much today. I don't have enough power yet to take on the Western Approach, hence running around helping out the refugees (I finally managed to get all the supplies so they'll have blankets as well as food! I'm so happy. I know they're just pixels, but I helped).
OH AND THERE WAS THE ESCORT MISSION WITH THE DRUFFALO. Which involved herding it away from the higher level rift, and hoping I wouldn't aggro the enemies. It was, without a doubt, THE weirdest escort mission I've ever done (although I love druffalos; ten out of ten would escort again :) )
AND I FOUGHT SOME BEARS. But they almost killed me, so I would like to not do that again in a hurry, please thank you. Does anyone have a foolproof strategy for fighting them, or do you just run away and kill other things until you're higher levelled?
I started Here Lies The Abyss yesterday and I finished it this morning and OH MY FUCKING GOD. I have this post-it note on it and it says, Hawke is friends with Alistair wheeeeee because obviously I think that's the cutest thing ever. And ever since I found out they're friends in game if Alistair remains a Warden, it's been like a really heart-warming thing to me. And now I've finished that quest, I am all WAAAAAHHHHH. Because you have to choose which one of them stays in the Fade so that you can escape safely. And how do I choose? How do you fucking make that choice because it's EVIL and it's HORRIBLE. And I made Hawke stay and now I feel awful but you know what?
That's how you do a sad thing. You let someone spend a whole game getting to know a character, getting to know their personality and then you do something like that (I know there's ways to avoid it but I actually like that this has happened, as sadistic as it was.
And then I talked to Varric, and he told me a daft story about Hawke and OMFG. Tears. (Admittedly not gross sobbing, but I feel bad enough. I know they're only pixels but UGH. Eirian Hawke was MY bunch of pixels, you know?)
You know FINE I DIDN'T NEED MY HEART ANYWAY. IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS USING IT OR ANYTHING.
And now I am running around Crestwood again (and avoiding a dragon like holy fuck it just flew overhead, and Solas was all, "Oh cool, a dragon! Look how amazing it is!" and I'm like, "Well excuse me, Solas, but let's run before it decides it wants to eat us, please."
I was level 12 at the time, so I don't think it would've gone well. (I'm now level 13 because FUCK YEAH CRESTWOOD is good for levelling, also).
Talking of which! I have consistently been one level below what the game suggests as a minimum level for each major quest. I was 11 when taking on the Adamant Fort. I only levelled up while fighting the Aspect of the Nightmare (which. I heard it talking WAY back at the beginning of the game, and didn't know what it was, and SHIT it's got a deep voice). I was expecting it to be really difficult being even one level too low, but it really hasn't been. I could've done to choose my parties better on occasion, but other than that, it's not been too bad. Unless I'm fighting bears, of course. The bears can go fuck themselves.
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beccatoria, I've been meaning to say this for days now, but I don't think you broke Leliana. I think she comes broken. At least, that's how I'm reading it right now. (I wish there was an option to hug her because damn. She's so sad about Justinia dying, and there's nothing you can do to fix it). Though obviously I might change my mind about that later on in the game.
So anyway, because I didn't say to Leliana that I wanted to go and do a thing straight away, now I have to build up more power (I think that's what's happening. Though it may have been even if I'd've said yes, I might not have been able to because I don't have enough power. But I'm in Crestwood, so hopefully it won't take too long :D
I figured out I'm going to have to play at least twice more. I want a human warrior for romancing Dorian, and I want to see what the heck is up with Solas' romance (apparently more stuff in the story makes sense if you romance him???) So. There's that. I think the Solasmance might have the worst possible world state import that I can dare to create. Because I really want to see if it changes anything (the second one will combo my Cousland/female mage Hawke because...I can and it will).
Essentially, I have no idea what is going on, nor what is to come, and that's where I am right now.
Oh but I was right. Cassandra did try to kill Varric. I mostly stayed out of it, and told Varric he did the right thing by telling Cass what he thought was right at the time (maybe if she'd explained why she wanted to get hold of Hawke??? IDK THESE KIDS).
Talking of which, recreating Eirian was a sort of disaster, although I didn't do too badly. She looked as emaciated as she might after three years on the run. She doesn't look like Joan of Arc any more (I don't know why I ever thought she did - it was just something that came to mind after making her the first time in DAII).
I also told Cole it's wrong to try to wipe people's memories.
I dislike Sera intensely. She's brash and irritating. I also dislike that you can't persuade her in any way that violence is not the answer to her problems. Also she needs to respect people in charge. I hated it when she kept telling me not to talk to the guy just because he was a noble and evidently taking the piss out of her (ignore her enough times and she gets mad and kills the guy which. No). I'm keeping her around, though, just to see how things play out.
I went to chat to Solas, and we went into the Fade, and he creeped me out. Well done, baldy egg man, well done. Also it was Haven and at first I was like, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT A GODDAMNED MINUTE. And then I thought, where does he love the best? OH YES.
So that was pretty much today. I don't have enough power yet to take on the Western Approach, hence running around helping out the refugees (I finally managed to get all the supplies so they'll have blankets as well as food! I'm so happy. I know they're just pixels, but I helped).
OH AND THERE WAS THE ESCORT MISSION WITH THE DRUFFALO. Which involved herding it away from the higher level rift, and hoping I wouldn't aggro the enemies. It was, without a doubt, THE weirdest escort mission I've ever done (although I love druffalos; ten out of ten would escort again :) )
AND I FOUGHT SOME BEARS. But they almost killed me, so I would like to not do that again in a hurry, please thank you. Does anyone have a foolproof strategy for fighting them, or do you just run away and kill other things until you're higher levelled?
I started Here Lies The Abyss yesterday and I finished it this morning and OH MY FUCKING GOD. I have this post-it note on it and it says, Hawke is friends with Alistair wheeeeee because obviously I think that's the cutest thing ever. And ever since I found out they're friends in game if Alistair remains a Warden, it's been like a really heart-warming thing to me. And now I've finished that quest, I am all WAAAAAHHHHH. Because you have to choose which one of them stays in the Fade so that you can escape safely. And how do I choose? How do you fucking make that choice because it's EVIL and it's HORRIBLE. And I made Hawke stay and now I feel awful but you know what?
That's how you do a sad thing. You let someone spend a whole game getting to know a character, getting to know their personality and then you do something like that (I know there's ways to avoid it but I actually like that this has happened, as sadistic as it was.
And then I talked to Varric, and he told me a daft story about Hawke and OMFG. Tears. (Admittedly not gross sobbing, but I feel bad enough. I know they're only pixels but UGH. Eirian Hawke was MY bunch of pixels, you know?)
You know FINE I DIDN'T NEED MY HEART ANYWAY. IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS USING IT OR ANYTHING.
And now I am running around Crestwood again (and avoiding a dragon like holy fuck it just flew overhead, and Solas was all, "Oh cool, a dragon! Look how amazing it is!" and I'm like, "Well excuse me, Solas, but let's run before it decides it wants to eat us, please."
I was level 12 at the time, so I don't think it would've gone well. (I'm now level 13 because FUCK YEAH CRESTWOOD is good for levelling, also).
Talking of which! I have consistently been one level below what the game suggests as a minimum level for each major quest. I was 11 when taking on the Adamant Fort. I only levelled up while fighting the Aspect of the Nightmare (which. I heard it talking WAY back at the beginning of the game, and didn't know what it was, and SHIT it's got a deep voice). I was expecting it to be really difficult being even one level too low, but it really hasn't been. I could've done to choose my parties better on occasion, but other than that, it's not been too bad. Unless I'm fighting bears, of course. The bears can go fuck themselves.
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beccatoria, I've been meaning to say this for days now, but I don't think you broke Leliana. I think she comes broken. At least, that's how I'm reading it right now. (I wish there was an option to hug her because damn. She's so sad about Justinia dying, and there's nothing you can do to fix it). Though obviously I might change my mind about that later on in the game.So anyway, because I didn't say to Leliana that I wanted to go and do a thing straight away, now I have to build up more power (I think that's what's happening. Though it may have been even if I'd've said yes, I might not have been able to because I don't have enough power. But I'm in Crestwood, so hopefully it won't take too long :D
I figured out I'm going to have to play at least twice more. I want a human warrior for romancing Dorian, and I want to see what the heck is up with Solas' romance (apparently more stuff in the story makes sense if you romance him???) So. There's that. I think the Solasmance might have the worst possible world state import that I can dare to create. Because I really want to see if it changes anything (the second one will combo my Cousland/female mage Hawke because...I can and it will).
Essentially, I have no idea what is going on, nor what is to come, and that's where I am right now.
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(But yes, you are right, to an extent she does come broken in this game. Like, years serving as the Left Hand of the Divine have taken a heavy toll. But uh, it can get worse. The worst worst part is, I'm not even sure I regret it. I mean, I do, but also...it's what happened, and in a messed up way, it felt, if not right, then at least realistic.)
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...I'm really kind of worried now. Not going to ask about it, though, because spoilers and I'm doing really well at avoiding them (apart from certain ones about certain people, uuuurrrrgh). Obviously you will know if it happens to me, heh.
Hmm, that's interesting though!