Dragon Age Dragon Age: The Veilguard Thread

[Fedora Master]

 

[Moonrise]

Can someone explain the impulse to make goofy looking characters? Do you see a slider in the character creator, move it to max and have a giggle? I'm genuinely curious. I tried prying the information from a friend who does this, and he either couldn't or wouldn't explain it. Tell me! It can't possibly keep being funny.

 

[Lyric Suite]

It's a way to signal you aren't a pathetic nerd who actually cares about the game to your normie friends.

 

[Taxnomore]

Around 10 hours in. I just don't get it.

10 hours in, only. Because yes, clearly, it's not the game I'm progressing in the fastest. I'm playing RDR 2 and Dave the Diver parallel to this of all things, and Veilguard is the game I can't get around to play.

It's really, really, not the "wokeness" of the game that is causing me issues.
The story, the universe fail to be engaging but whatever. I've given up on this since DA:O.

Allow me to go on a tangent.

Of all the Devil May Cry games, I've only played DMC1 on the PS2.

Why am I talking about this ?

Because the fucking gameplay remind me so fucking much of that game, with active pause when you feel like it.

Except DMC1 had me searching for items in places or something.

This game is a series of hallways with battles and dialog cutscenes in between.

It's TMNT 4 for the SNES, the RPG.

This is the one thing reviewers should be talking about. This is the thing people should get mad about.

What the fuck is this shit?

This is the last quest I did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nHo8FM7Ctk

The entire game is like that.

What in the fucking fuck ?

You described the gameplay of Mass Effect. Why people are mad now when they were ok with many similar games made in the past?

There's nothing wrong with Mario Golf.
If Underrail 2 came out and it was a golf game, I'm sure some people would frown.

 

[Larianshill]

10/10 IGN

Mortismal's GOTY!

 

[Dark Souls II]

(((Pooner))) Warning

 

[Old Hans]

Can someone explain the impulse to make goofy looking characters? Do you see a slider in the character creator, move it to max and have a giggle? I'm genuinely curious. I tried prying the information from a friend who does this, and he either couldn't or wouldn't explain it. Tell me! It can't possibly keep being funny.

They manifest their shame playing shitty overpriced games, by creating ugly characters. It's a coping mechanism.

 

[Tyranicon]

Can someone explain the impulse to make goofy looking characters? Do you see a slider in the character creator, move it to max and have a giggle?

They're YouTubers and they clearly only played the game to make fun of it, and to profit from it financially.

 

[Lyric Suite]

You guys are ignoring all the try hards who make ugly characters in all sorts of games.

It happens constantly in FromSoft games, and like i said it is meant to signal you don't actually care about the game, you are in it for the competition.

In games that don't allow for character customization, the same people resort to using try hard names like "ifuckyourmom99" or what have you. The impulse is the same.

 

[Butter]

You guys are ignoring all the try hards who make ugly characters in all sorts of games.

It happens constantly in FromSoft games, and like i said it is meant to signal you don't actually care about the game, you are in it for the competition.

In games that don't allow for character customization, the same people resort to using try hard names like "ifuckyourmom99" or what have you. The impulse is the same.

Ironically, the best way to signal you don't care is to just use a preset. I can't remember the last time I spent more than 5 seconds in one of those character creators.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I usually do play around the appearance of my character but only by changing up the presets. I hate complex character editors. I don't like waisting time on that crap and the result is usually kinda of shit anyway. I'll pick a face, change hairs maybe and i'm good to go.

 

[Cael]

I usually do play around the appearance of my character but only by changing up the presets. I hate complex character editors. I don't like waisting time on that crap and the result is usually kinda of shit anyway. I'll pick a face, change hairs maybe and i'm good to go.

It is like me when I try to play the HBS game. Two dozen choices for each slider? Meh. I use the same ones every single time. The others might as well not exist.

 

[Infinitron]

https://blog.bioware.com/2024/12/10/new-dragon-age-the-veilguard-trial-with-ea-play/

New Dragon Age: The Veilguard Trial with EA Play​

Hey everyone,

A timed trial of Dragon Age: The Veilguard releases on all platforms today for anyone with an EA Play* subscription! We’re excited to share this opportunity to experience the game with more people this holiday season. If you’ve been looking for a demo to try out the game before you buy, now is your chance, especially while the game is on sale. It’s the perfect time to grab TIME’s #1 Game of 2024.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the newest installation in the beloved fantasy RPG Dragon Age franchise. You play as Rook, a customizable character, on a journey with your mentor, Varric, and his team to stop elven gods from destroying the world.

The timed trial concludes after five hours of play. You’ll start right at the beginning with the opportunity to create your Rook and fight alongside series-favorite Varris Tethras through a chaotic moment in Minrathous, a city which has been long-spoken about in Dragon Age but never seen until now. Your team is trying to stop Solas’ tumultuous ritual, which threatens to flood the world in demons and cause massive devastation. Along the way, you’ll meet a few of Rook’s companions who will open up a wealth of new combat options as you progress through the trial. If you don’t spend too long in our in-depth Character Creator, you may get as far as recruiting the Veil Jumper Bellara, our elven artifact expert, along your journey.

If you’re a Character Creator aficionado like many of us but don’t want that to cut into your five hour trial, we recommend you check out the stand alone Character Creator we released on Dragon Age Day to make your Rook first**. You can take your time to perfect your Rook, as there is no time limit for the stand alone Character Creator. We’ve ensured that you can import your customized Rook from there into the timed trial. When creating your Rook, there will be an “import” button to use any pre-created Rooks from the same device/console.

Before you begin, we have multiple blogs and guides to help so you can maximize your time within the trial, covering some overall tips, progression, combat, and our accessibility options. We have three classes – Mage, Rogue, and Warrior – to choose from, and lots of options to make sure you can play the game your way, from difficulty level to our skill tree that you can respec at any time in case you want to try out new techniques. Start by picking the class that resonates with you most and have fun exploring all they have to offer. Here are a few resources we recommend reading through ahead of getting started:

Overview & Tips

Progression Guide

Combat Spotlight

Accessibility Spotlight

For those of you getting into the trial, we hope you enjoy the latest chapter in the Dragon Age series and experience what critics are calling “a high fantasy romp fueled by fast, fluid combat” (EMPIRE) and “one of the year’s best” (Rolling Stone) in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Make sure your platform account is linked to your EA Play account in order to access the trial!

We have loved seeing the community’s reaction to Dragon Age: The Veilguard and sharing this adventure with all of you. We still have another planned patch for early 2025 – so stay tuned and have a great rest of the year.

Talk soon. (Dareth shiral!)

– The Dragon Age Team

**Conditions, limitations and exclusions apply. See https://tos.ea.com/legalapp/eaplay/us/en/pc/ for details.

**Conditions & restrictions apply. See ea.com/legal for details.

 

[Tyranicon]

TIME’s #1 Game of 2024

That's a hell of a way to announce your magazine is finally completely irrelevant.

 

[mediocrepoet]

TIME’s #1 Game of 2024

That's a hell of a way to announce your magazine is finally completely irrelevant.

You don't get your gaming news and recommendations from TIME?

 

[Lord_Potato]

TIME’s #1 Game of 2024

That's a hell of a way to announce your magazine is finally completely irrelevant.

You don't get your gaming news and recommendations from TIME?

I thought everyone did.

 

[Konjad]

I'll wait until it turns out to be RPGCodex GotY 2024

I trust in people who are on Skinwalker 's list

 

[Hammer Of The Heretics]

TIME’s #1 Game of 2024

That's a hell of a way to announce your magazine is finally completely irrelevant.

You don't get your gaming news and recommendations from TIME?

I didn't even know they were still in business.

 

[Rahdulan]

In addition to Trial it's also 35% off on EA's store. Didn't take long.
https://www.ea.com/games/dragon-age/dragon-age-the-veilguard/buy

 

[mediocrepoet]

In addition to Trial it's also 35% off on EA's store. Didn't take long.
https://www.ea.com/games/dragon-age/dragon-age-the-veilguard/buy

That's actually fairly incredible. It's been out, what? Like a month?

Anyway, no I will not buy. I don't care what the link says.

 

[Child of Malkav]

It's been out, what? Like a month?

Oct 31st.

 

[mediocrepoet]

TIME’s #1 Game of 2024

That's a hell of a way to announce your magazine is finally completely irrelevant.

You don't get your gaming news and recommendations from TIME?

I didn't even know they were still in business.

It's a matter of ... TIME.

 

[Fargus]

In addition to Trial it's also 35% off on EA's store. Didn't take long.
https://www.ea.com/games/dragon-age/dragon-age-the-veilguard/buy

this is how success looks like

best selling dragon age game on steam after all

 

[Camel]

It's on 35% sale on Steam too with a little more than a month after the release. Confirmed flop.

 

[Padzi]

Only 7 thousand people in the game.
Big discount on DA:V.
Folks at EA now: please buy our game or heads will roll.