The Dragon Age: Inquisition Thread

[Makabb]

Does this still need origin and denuvo ?

 

[Anthedon]

http://blog.bioware.com/2015/02/13/...-5-beta-program-featuring-the-black-emporium/ for those wondering.

At BioWare, we’re always looking for new ways to empower our players. Whether in person or online, we firmly believe in collecting feedback and working with our community to ensure we’re addressing issues important to both new and experienced players.
For Dragon Age: Inquisition, we’ve developed a faster and more compressed patch schedule than any prior BioWare game. However, due to the nature of the certification process, it can often still take weeks after developing a fix to release it on different platforms. Because of this, we continue to explore new ways to foster better communication between our players and developers.

Enter the Patch 5 beta program.

We want to open up our upcoming Patch 5 to a select group of PC players via signup in a closed, developer-like environment. This not only allows us to more quickly identify and respond to future issues, but gives our developers a great, new way to work directly with our players.
Patch 5 will be the biggest patch we’ve released to date, and it addresses a number of key concerns for our community.

As part of the beta, participants will have access to the Black Emporium, a mysterious underground shop run by an immortal proprietor. There, Inquisitors can find powerful artifacts and tools to aid their cause, purchase epic weapons, powerful accessories, new crafting materials and schematics, and even change their voice and facial appearance using the Mirror of Transformation.

In efforts to support different playstyles, we’ve also included an auto-attack key for single player. We’re also including the option to adjust the size of subtitles, and added a shader quality setting to the graphics options, giving players more versatility when running Inquisition.

In Skyhold, we’re adding party storage to the Undercroft—a new feature that many players asked for and we’re happy to finally add. And for those looking to spice up their look, we’ve added an item tinter that lets players use crafting materials to change the color of armor.

There are a number of other changes and improvements in the patch, and we’ll provide our beta community with a full list so they can better understand what’s going on in their game.

You’ll be able to sign up for the beta program through the Keep in the near future, so stay tuned for more information.

Please note that due to the nature of our patch infrastructure, the beta program is currently open to selected PC users only. Unfortunately we don’t have any information on this or other upcoming patches to our broader PC player community or other platforms at this time.

Thank you for your patience and we look forward to sharing these improvements with you in the near future.

Note: A previous version of this post incorrectly stated that rebinding mouse buttons would be available in the patch 5 beta. Unfortunately we were not able to get this feature into the beta, but are working on it for the future. We’re sorry for any confusion this may have caused

 

[Merlkir]

Biodrones are shitting themselves, literally can't even, because it's not a paid DLC. *FFS*

Got -25 on Reddit when I pointed out autoattack should've been in on release, tinting is bullshit nobody should care about and that I hope performance issues from patch 1 will be fixed with this.
Derp.

 

[Shannow]

Am I missing something? Are these reviewers under some sort of spell? EA must have payed for some of them but I doubt their intention was to pay off some random Ukranian or Polish websites for GOTY awards.

Almost the entire game reviewing industry is corrupt or under immense pressure from big publishers like EA.

I dunno guys, that's all a little too easy. One of the biggest mysteries to me is why DA:I hasn't been met by nearly the same degree of kicking and screaming that met DA:2. If it was just EA's magical dollars bamboozling journos then surely the gaming public would still be furious, right? And while the reaction has been mixed, you're certainly not seeing the outrage that met Mass Effect 3 or Dragon Age 2 (or even The Old Republic).

The thing that really does my head in is that when the guy made the stupid "push a button, something awesome happens!" comment, everybody ripped into him. When Jennifer Hepler complained that the tactical combat just got in the way of really mattered, which was the story, people ripped into her.

But then Bioware went and did exactly that - releasing a game in which the combat has been reduced to awesome button fluff so that it doesn't get in the way of what really matters, which is the story. They did precisely the thing that everybody got so mad about, and apart from the Chans and the Codex there's nothing approaching the disgust that met Dragon Age 2 (I'd even argue that Dragon Age 2 was a better game and certainly a better RPG).

I genuinely don't get it. And I don't mean that as a rhetorical device, I mean that I'm seriously at a loss to explain this.

1. You are making the mistake of "the Codex" says. There is no hivemind. When people on the codex mock "button --> awesome", that's those people. Most of which never expected Daatoo to be good and many who never bothered trying it. Those were not the people who were outraged when they got to play it. Which brings us to point 2.
2. As DeepOcean mentioned: The backlash for DA2 at least, never came from people who were already critical. It came from "normal" players who encountered the obviously low production values.

I barely pay attention to Daaeye. (I know modern Bio will not provide anything I find remotely interesting.) However, if Daaeye is not an obvious cash-grab, if visuals and production values are on par with what you expect from AAA, if the CYOA and dating sim parts are what Biodrones expect from Bio, then the "normal" player will get everything, he wanted. The critical "connoisseur" will have barely paid attention in the first place.

 

[Athelas]

In efforts to support different playstyles, we’ve also included an auto-attack key for single player.

 

[pippin]

Now I can tint my armored horse hat?

 

[Vadio]

Shannow I also believe that the DA2 hate was severely inflated by alot of people who just wanted to jump on the lets hate DA2 bandwagon.

 

[RPGMaster]

In efforts to support different playstyles, we’ve also included an auto-attack key for single player. We’re also including the option to adjust the size of subtitles, and added a shader quality setting to the graphics options, giving players more versatility when running Inquisition.

In Skyhold, we’re adding party storage to the Undercroft—a new feature that many players asked for and we’re happy to finally add.

This isn't doing what the community wants, it's doing what they expect and what any competent developer would have done first time around.

 

[Shannow]

Shannow I also believe that the DA2 hate was severely inflated by alot of people who just wanted to jump on the lets hate DA2 bandwagon.

On the codex, sure. But as I understood it, Daatoo was massively criticised on metacritic and other more mainstream outlets. And if I understand correctly, this is not happening (to the same degree) with Daaeye. Which was the point, no? *shrug*
In general hate and hype campaigns always find mitläufer/trittbettfahrer (too drunk to look for a translation, should be obvious anyway). One of the reasons I'm a misanthrope. But not something exceptional, and thus not really worth mentioning, IMO.

 

[Sykar]

Biodrones are shitting themselves, literally can't even, because it's not a paid DLC. *FFS*

Got -25 on Reddit when I pointed out autoattack should've been in on release, tinting is bullshit nobody should care about and that I hope performance issues from patch 1 will be fixed with this.
Derp.

What did you expect from those retarded zombies who are lucky that many functions of the human body are autonomous, otherwise they would have died at birth...

 

[Kem0sabe]

Retint hats... Piece of cake. Rebind mouse buttons... Too complex, won't make it this patch

 

[turul]

Retint hats... Piece of cake. Rebind mouse buttons... Too complex, won't make it this patch

Newest and biggest patch will introduce new critical features such as


tinting your hat

I'm dissappointed. They should charge money for this in a form of a DLC, instead of including in a pach. Or charge money for the patch.

 

[prodigydancer]

In efforts to support different playstyles, we’ve also included an auto-attack key for single player.

Uh, I didn't know auto-attack was a playstyle... Ah, got it. They wanted to copy TES so badly, but someone forgot to tell them that TES games are first-person. So they just blindly went with "TES doesn't have this feature, we must drop it too." Mariana Trench of decline.

And now instead of saying "we're deeply sorry for releasing this unsalvageable piece of shovelware" they're mumbling about different playstyles. I'd say it's typical EAWare but the truth is it's typical of any large corporation.

 

[Crevice tab]

Biodrones are shitting themselves, literally can't even, because it's not a paid DLC. *FFS*

Got -25 on Reddit when I pointed out autoattack should've been in on release, tinting is bullshit nobody should care about and that I hope performance issues from patch 1 will be fixed with this.
Derp.

It's almost as if they want to give away all their money to Bioware without receiving anything in return. I swear Bioware would make a great charity for SJW obsessed developers.

Now I can tint my armored horse hat?

You still have to buy the armour.

In efforts to support different playstyles, we’ve also included an auto-attack key for single player.

Uh, I didn't know auto-attack was a playstyle... Ah, got it. They wanted to copy TES so badly, but someone forgot to tell them that TES games are first-person. So they just blindly went with "TES doesn't have this feature, we must drop it too." Mariana Trench of decline.

And now instead of saying "we're deeply sorry for releasing this unsalvageable piece of shovelware" they're mumbling about different playstyles. I'd say it's typical EAWare but the truth is it's typical of any large corporation.

Nah. EA is a special case. Everyone else at least has the decency to rip off less blatantly and to be less self congratulatory.

 

[AwesomeButton]

I'm 45 hours into this shit, and I am convinced there is no reason for a player who likes RPGs for any reason (combat, story, characters, choice&consequence, etc. ) to bother with DAI.

I got an idea on my way home from the gym - for every hour lost with DAI, I'm going to play two hours of some of the codex top 70 titles. Maybe something good will come from the turd after all. I challenge everyone who has played DAI to do the same.

 

[Jaesun]

You could have saved yourself many hours if you would have just read this first: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/rpg-codex-review-dragon-age-inquisition.96838/

 

[AwesomeButton]

I had preordered the game and started playing it way before this was posted, but thanks

 

[Makabb]

I'm 45 hours into this shit, and I am convinced there is no reason to bother with DAI.

Yea, you will fit here alright.


Don't forget to replay it 7 times.

 

[AwesomeButton]

I'm 45 hours into this shit, and I am convinced there is no reason to bother with DAI.

Yea, you will fit here alright.


Don't forget to replay it 7 times.

Each time I do, I'll be sure to inform you.

Anyway, the reason I'm playing is the reason I go to the theater to see a sub-par movie - for the laughs and because I have nothing better to do (or think I have nothing better to do).

The main reason is that this is a shitty movie I've already paid for, so why not get my money's worth? If you call a prostitute and she turns out to be butt ugly, do you pay and send her away or you fuck her? And DAI isn't even that ugly. I cruise around the areas watching sights, laugh at the ridiculous writing and I've turned the difficulty down so I get through the so called combat as fast as possible. I wouldn't even call this 'playing' an RPG.

No matter how many hours I clock in, this doesn't mean I would recommend it to anyone.

 

[Jools]

If you call a prostitute and she turns out to be butt ugly, do you pay and send her away or you fuck her?

Not sure where you're going with this, but if I ever called a hooker and she turned out to be butt ugly, I surely would just tell her I changed my mind and send her away without paying a dime. I made a point in my life of not paying for services or products I don't get.

 

[Drowed]

Well, in most cases you would have to pay first and there would be a "no refund" policy. (If the hooker was like buying a game, that is.)

 

[Havoc]

DA:I is more a like hooker that has some kind of deal. Like, sex every day, but you only pay once. "Only once? Sounds sweet." The hooker is pretty, if you look at her in good light and rich room. Sex is meh, but hey, it's sex, and you had none for a lot of time. But after a while, you realize something. You see some signs, like some red warts on her pussy or that she wants only one position. The only good part is that she invites from time to time her friends, that are just awesome, not only in bed. After a long time, when you have time to think about it, if you could only met with her friends and not fuck around with the hooker, then all would be alright. Bonus, you check yourself and have burger herpes.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

DA2 was a better game than DAI.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Uh, I didn't know auto-attack was a playstyle...

They probably mean this:

I cruise around the areas watching sights, laugh at the ridiculous writing and I've turned the difficulty down so I get through the so called combat as fast as possible.

His motives are different, but a portion of their fanbase is very vocal about "just wanting the story". If you're gonna play on Very Easy mode, might as well make it convenient.

 

[AwesomeButton]

Uh, I didn't know auto-attack was a playstyle...

They probably mean this:

I cruise around the areas watching sights, laugh at the ridiculous writing and I've turned the difficulty down so I get through the so called combat as fast as possible.

His motives are different, but a portion of their fanbase is very vocal about "just wanting the story". If you're gonna play on Very Easy mode, might as well make it convenient.

A developer usually aims to make his combat fun so that people wouldn't avoid it, but for Bioware wanting to avoid their shitty mechanics constitutes a playstyle :D How politically correct of them.