[Megathread] Dragon Age 3

[Valeron]

I have no idea about this DLC and won't for a while but previous DLC in BioWare games scaled to the players level (well not sure about Origins, the dlc there was level fixed I believe)

[Arlee]

I was expecting it to be more like Biowares normal DLC, you know, full of story? Instead it's the open world bullshit inquisition brought, it might as well have been included in the game.

I hoped for legacy of mark of the assassin and got something boring.

Apparently in the DLC they decided to blend it into the open world content more to make it more seamless.

I have no idea about this DLC and won't for a while but previous DLC in BioWare games scaled to the players level (well not sure about Origins, the dlc there was level fixed I believe)

They've said on twitter that you'll want to be lvl 20 to do it.

[Valeron]

They've said on twitter that you'll want to be lvl 20 to do it.

right but I understand why someone would be a bit miffed if they were expecting the usual type of dlc from them

[Arlee]

right but I understand why someone would be a bit miffed if they were expecting the usual type of dlc from them

Definitely, I was just relaying information. I wasn't sure if you knew they had said there was a specific level for it.

[Valeron]

well it will be a while before I play it anyway. Now to try and stay away from all DA:I threads and forums until then...right

[Arlee]

Ditto... I though I think BioWare should make it up to me by shipping my Morrigan Hoodie today I am hoping it will only be a month delay though. It'll give me time to finish my latest pt and then I should be ready to dive in with my cannon character... yes I am just telling myself things to feel better about not being able to play.

[Korgoth]

So I log into Origin today, and bam theres a new DLC. Is it so bad Bioware hid it right up to release? I have heard nothing about it, except that screenshot leak yesterday.

[Elim Garak]

It's just another zone.

[Deleted]

And since the zones themselves are lackluster, i'm going to assume the DLC is as well.

[Aeula]

And since the zones themselves are lackluster, i'm going to assume the DLC is as well.

From what I've seen, yes. I'll give the DLC another go once I can be bothered Leveling up, damn shame they didn't make it at least scaleable.

[Korgoth]

I bought it, over an hour in, pretty lame. Doesn't appear to connect to any other story. The new Avaar (avarr?) enemy is generic as fuck, and they appear in packs and are just reskinned enemies you've killed 1000 times by now. Jungle zone, which this engine doesnt handle well. Quest for legendary items... yet this is the end of the game, by the time you get it you will have nothing left to do with it. Its not like you can start a new game with the weapons like in some other RPGs.

Its not the worst DLC ive bought, but its really bad compared to the ME and DA2 ones. At least those were heavily story driven.

I'd much rather they had created no new zone, and just put together a great story that traversed mostly areas we have been in, with only a few new instanced parts. Something akin to Shadow Broker, great story, playable during or after campaign, connections to the previous games, and the next one.

[May90]

Its not the worst DLC ive bought, but its really bad compared to the ME and DA2 ones. At least those were heavily story driven.

Not all of them though... ME1 DLCs were pretty lame, especially Pinnacle Station. Legacy also was dragged, IMO, one large dungeon crawler with tons of enemies and little story (the final boss was great though).

Anyway, I've spent so much time playing DAI, I probably won't play it in the nearest future. Will wait till 2016 at least, and maybe there we will get more DLCs expanding on the story? Also, I refuse to play until they fix Thousand Cuts, it basically breaks the game at this point.

[Korgoth]

Yeah I didn't pick up ME1 until after 2, and with all DLCs, but I guess if I had bought the DLC as it came out, it would have been a similar level of let down.

So far I just cant get into Hakkon. Its expanding on everything I disliked about DA:I, and so far has expanded nothing that I liked.

[Elim Garak]

New landscape to suffer thru, new bear skins to be dread of, new humanoid skins to clunky-fight against. [sigh]

[Greevir]

I bought it, over an hour in, pretty lame. Doesn't appear to connect to any other story. The new Avaar (avarr?) enemy is generic as fuck, and they appear in packs and are just reskinned enemies you've killed 1000 times by now. Jungle zone, which this engine doesnt handle well. Quest for legendary items... yet this is the end of the game, by the time you get it you will have nothing left to do with it. Its not like you can start a new game with the weapons like in some other RPGs.

Its not the worst DLC ive bought, but its really bad compared to the ME and DA2 ones. At least those were heavily story driven.

I'd much rather they had created no new zone, and just put together a great story that traversed mostly areas we have been in, with only a few new instanced parts. Something akin to Shadow Broker, great story, playable during or after campaign, connections to the previous games, and the next one.

Shadow Broker really was an amazing DLC. It was just so well put together. Doubt we'll see something of that quality for a while.

[Deleted]

Haven't half the shadow broker team been fired or executed already?

[zealo]

So... If im reading this right its basically nothing more than more collectibles and fetch quests and they are asking 15 euro for it?

[Faldric]

So... If im reading this right its basically nothing more than more collectibles and fetch quests and they are asking 15 euro for it?

That would be a little to negative. It's pretty generic DLC but it has a few moments. But, after the ME DLCs and considering there are many unfinished stories in the base game to explore its a little strange that the DLC does something completely unrelated and not really that interresting.

[Elim Garak]

Somehow I have a great fear for the Next Mass Effect game, since it is done also by Bioware and also features open world...

[Aeula]

Somehow I have a great fear for the Next Mass Effect game, since it is done also by Bioware and also features open world...

Wait. The next mass effect is open world?! Ok now I'm worried, oh Skyrim what hath thou done to my bioware.