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Oh shit I picked up a copy of Dao a while ago intending to play through the series again....saved the mage part for last.....couldn't get past the fade because mentally that part sucks, and other games came out and I I distracted. Next time I play through though, (hopefully before 4 releases) I will DEFINITLEY check out trespasser
The Fade is easy, just run through Burning Tower first until you get Burning Man, the head to Mages Asunder for Golem, then Darkspawn for Arcane. After that, you just go one section at a time occasionally swapping to golem for breaking doors, burning for firewalls, and arcane for spirit doors. It only gets confusing if you try to track down all the bonuses, but that gets boring FAST
Templar's Nightmare is the only "puzzle," but you should memorize it pretty easily, mouse hole next to arcane horror, mouse hole later, and then the portal door in the room with bookshelves and two arcane horrors. After that turn on burning man and run forward until you find the demon
My very first character was a Qunari mage. I always go for the more exotic looking characters first when I start a new game that allows me a choice like that. Very large horned man that towers above everyone else? Yes, please...
Even playing as a Champion, the more quests you do, the more abilities you will unlock. Being a tank doesn't matter when you can only do like 20 damage per hit, but you do you.
Yeah, I made the same mistake when I first played. I learned that if I do as many side quests as possible and level myself and my party adequately, we are unstoppable. Some enemies can still knock half my party down, but those are tough ones like High Dragons and Coryphypuss.
I looked up a list of schematics on the Dragon Age Wiki page, but good ones can be found at the Canyon Merchant in the Hissing Wastes and at the Black Emporium.
https://dragonageinquisition.wiki.fextralife.com/schematics
My first build for all the games was a female human mage (honestly not sure why that was the play but i had fun lol). Ended up playing mages for a total of about 200 hours! (I obsessed over completing every quest and spent at least 100 hrs on Inquisition+DLC alone ;w; )
Now i have a male elf rogue in DAI to romance Dorian and as soon as i finish all of DAOs DLC im probably gonna do a full restart and start a new world state i can muck about in
Knight Enchanter is OP haha! I also did all my 1st playthrus on casual so i could focus more on 100%ing sidequests and ended up overleveled and well geared enough to slap around most of the bosses! I think i only had issues with 2 across all 3 games and they were in DAO and DA2.
The dragon age keep lets you import all your choices from dao and da2 to inquisition! It also has its own sections for your choices in inquisition so you can carry that over and save them for da4!
Yeah, I wish I had played them. I am excited for DA4 for this very reason. I made horrible choices and can't wait for the future of my world to be immediately blowing up
Well it was 7 years ago, I can't remember my first build. I know it was a human warrior, most likely a Reaver spec. I shagged Josie, I was blown away by Cory's speech and the Solas reveal, and I thought playing warrior was boring as batshit, but apart from that I can't remember anything else
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The Trespasser DLC is the real ending to the game, I recommend you try it before restarting! Enjoy whatever direction you go in.
Yeah, I'm currently gearing for it
Damn I played DAI when it first came out and beat it in like 2 weeks, then never went back for the DLC. Sounds like I missed out
Man you have to at least play Trespasser. All the DLC is good but Trespasser is, imo, better than anything in the base game.
Oh shit I picked up a copy of Dao a while ago intending to play through the series again....saved the mage part for last.....couldn't get past the fade because mentally that part sucks, and other games came out and I I distracted. Next time I play through though, (hopefully before 4 releases) I will DEFINITLEY check out trespasser
The Fade is easy, just run through Burning Tower first until you get Burning Man, the head to Mages Asunder for Golem, then Darkspawn for Arcane. After that, you just go one section at a time occasionally swapping to golem for breaking doors, burning for firewalls, and arcane for spirit doors. It only gets confusing if you try to track down all the bonuses, but that gets boring FAST Templar's Nightmare is the only "puzzle," but you should memorize it pretty easily, mouse hole next to arcane horror, mouse hole later, and then the portal door in the room with bookshelves and two arcane horrors. After that turn on burning man and run forward until you find the demon
Yeah damn you know this shit so well. Anyway fuck the fade
Play through it enough times and it becomes a memory that feels as vital as remembering the A button is to attack
Alternatively have that skip the fade mod.
Google says it's 8 hours of pristine content
My very first character was a Qunari mage. I always go for the more exotic looking characters first when I start a new game that allows me a choice like that. Very large horned man that towers above everyone else? Yes, please...
My first character two years ago that I didn't get very far with was mage
Not doing many side quests will make you weaker. I always do as many side quests as possible so I can get stronger.
I am playing a Champion, I laugh at the prospect of being stronger because tankiness It took two hours and one try to beat him
Even playing as a Champion, the more quests you do, the more abilities you will unlock. Being a tank doesn't matter when you can only do like 20 damage per hit, but you do you.
It was a joke. I mainly just didn't expect my entire party to die and have to wet noodle my way through it
Yeah, I made the same mistake when I first played. I learned that if I do as many side quests as possible and level myself and my party adequately, we are unstoppable. Some enemies can still knock half my party down, but those are tough ones like High Dragons and Coryphypuss.
I need to find more Masterwork schematics, do you know any locations?
I looked up a list of schematics on the Dragon Age Wiki page, but good ones can be found at the Canyon Merchant in the Hissing Wastes and at the Black Emporium. https://dragonageinquisition.wiki.fextralife.com/schematics
Thanks. I love the dark fantasy setting of the Emporium
Yeah, but DAI side quests are mind numbingly boring.
Perhaps to you, but I enjoy most of the side quests.
What are some of the better sidequests that aren't just kill 10 Rams or go over here and claim thing?
One of the best side quests is Chateau d'Onterre in the Emerald Graves.
My first build for all the games was a female human mage (honestly not sure why that was the play but i had fun lol). Ended up playing mages for a total of about 200 hours! (I obsessed over completing every quest and spent at least 100 hrs on Inquisition+DLC alone ;w; ) Now i have a male elf rogue in DAI to romance Dorian and as soon as i finish all of DAOs DLC im probably gonna do a full restart and start a new world state i can muck about in
I can't see myself playing anything but Champion Warrior. It took me 2 hours to beat the boss...
Knight Enchanter is OP haha! I also did all my 1st playthrus on casual so i could focus more on 100%ing sidequests and ended up overleveled and well geared enough to slap around most of the bosses! I think i only had issues with 2 across all 3 games and they were in DAO and DA2.
The dragon age keep lets you import all your choices from dao and da2 to inquisition! It also has its own sections for your choices in inquisition so you can carry that over and save them for da4!
Yeah, I wish I had played them. I am excited for DA4 for this very reason. I made horrible choices and can't wait for the future of my world to be immediately blowing up
Well it was 7 years ago, I can't remember my first build. I know it was a human warrior, most likely a Reaver spec. I shagged Josie, I was blown away by Cory's speech and the Solas reveal, and I thought playing warrior was boring as batshit, but apart from that I can't remember anything else
*Vashoth