Ideas fucked over by misguided execution.
They're just too proud to cut away the terrible shit. Or maybe they love hyping the bloated content.
The mixed signal from the QA did the team in, you hear it all the time of ppl gushing about 'SO MUCH THINGS TO DO AND ACHIEVE!'
It's just way all over the place, the whole open world bullshit you deal with. Collecting nodes at every 5 paces is insane. Who thought it was enjoyable? It's not even quality time you spent, just endless boring tasks befitting of F2P MMOs.
Couple this with the sonar ping triggering quest trigger reveals - I thought people who enjoyed this shit should just ask for a refund and go back to F2P MMO.
But no, they're dead serious. They really,
really really love it.
Just look at this quote:
I'm not sure where I place this among the DA games. Each had their strong points and detracting points in hindsight. I think this one definitely comes out on the bottom as far as combat, but it scores a lot of points with the exploration aspects, plot, and the sheer expansiveness of the experience.
Exploration aspects that mostly covered dropping a red bar of HP to zero over and over or picking up ores sticking above the ground.
A plot that revolves around you, the Chosen One after stumbling into a High Powered Demonic Business Meeting.
And the sheer expansiveness of killing X in Zone Z to earn Y.
These are GAME OF THE YEAR MATERIAL GUYS! GET WITH THE PROGRAM!
It is pointless to argue with these people on these aspects.
IT IS NOT A FLAW.
THEY ARE VIRTUES!
Welcome to the BIZARRO WORLD OF RPG.
People call me crazy for loving Skyrim, but man, when I shit on DAI, you see all sorts of defenses coming out.
IT GETS BETTER STEVE
ITS A DECENT ACTION ARCADE GAME
OMG STEVE U LIKE THE GAME DATS Y U PLAY TILL FINISH
OMG STEVE UR PC SUCKS THATS Y IT SUCKS
OMG STEVE NO WONDER U HATE THE GAME, CUZ U HATE EXPLORATION
OMG STEVE NO WONDER U HATE THE LOOT, CUZ U DIDN'T CRAFT
OMG STEVE STOP SHITTING ON THE COMBAT, BIOWARE WILL PATCH THE TACTICAL CAMERA
OMG STEVE STOP USING 1000 CUTS IT IS AN EXPLOIT
AND GUESS WHAT FUCKERS?! NONE OF THEM ARE EVEN VALID EXCUSES.
I WAITED FOR ONE PATCH AND WHAT DO I GET? OH, A BOSS THAT SKILL DIES TO FOCUS SKILL APPLICATION WITHOUT BUGGING OUT.
A WATERED DOWN WORLD SHATTERING PLOT TWIST THAT HAD NO PAY OFF.
A ROMANCE THAT IS CRINGEWORTHY THAT I RATHER WATCH ANIME THAN EXPERIENCE EVER AGAIN.
GO FUCK YOURSELVES.
GO . FUCK. YOURSELVES, GREY WARDENS.
GO TO THE DEEP ROADS WITH YOUR DICKS OUT AND GET EATEN BY DARKSPAWNS.
YOU ARE ALL BOTH BLIND AND DEAF. THE ONLY MISFORTUNE IS THAT YOU ARE NOT MUTE AND STILL ALIVE!