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I've actually liked the combat in most Bioware games beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 04/04/2011 10:46:12 PM
The KOTOR games were a lot of fun. Mass Effect games were good times.

My big complaint with the combat in Dragon Age 2 is difficulty tweaking. It's been said before, but it seems like a lot of battles are either pretty easy or freakishly difficult.


I think the issue stems from friendly fire. As it is now, the higher the difficulty, the more powerful the enemies. But on Impossible mode (or Insane, whatever it's called), the enemies are super-tough AND there's friendly fire. And a very large portion of good spells are AoEs!

So I bust it down to hard, and then it becomes easier, because I can just AoE everyone.



My ideal mode would be Hard-level monsters, but with FF turned on.
I amuse myself.
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Bioware: Neglecting the Straight Male Gamer Kronin al'Sulc - 03/04/2011 11:15:30 PM 1717 Views
I think the OP is full of shit. LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 01:23:28 AM 912 Views
Having Anders get pissed at you when you won't sleep with him is stupid. Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 01:35:58 AM 937 Views
I'm not disappointed much, but that's because I had low standards LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 01:47:22 AM 858 Views
I must say, my BGII character is a woman... Legolas - 04/04/2011 10:18:46 PM 842 Views
yah, definitely. that's pretty much WHY I have low romance standards LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 11:58:50 PM 822 Views
*nm* Fox and Ravens - 04/04/2011 06:34:35 PM 833 Views
If that dude wasn't into Merrill, than he's a fag. *NM* Dan - 04/04/2011 01:28:55 AM 544 Views
They're neglecting the gamer demographic in DA2. Sexuality has nothing to do with it. Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 01:33:45 AM 858 Views
yah they were pretty empty. The only reason I'm not irritated is that at least they're completed. LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 01:50:54 AM 887 Views
Don't worry; you'll be able to get it as overpriced DLC installments! *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 03:03:24 AM 400 Views
YES!!! That just makes me feel so much better!!! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 03:34:12 AM 358 Views
Re: yah they were pretty empty. [...] Macharius - 04/04/2011 01:37:47 PM 902 Views
So, not a fan? Dannymac - 04/04/2011 06:15:21 AM 938 Views
No. I haven't even finished because I'm so bored. Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 08:49:14 AM 874 Views
They could have done a LOT more with all the in-city strife. LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 02:32:11 PM 838 Views
I don't feel bad paying for it, solely cause I never paid for DA1 *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 04/04/2011 10:01:43 PM 458 Views
Re: They could have done a LOT more with all the in-city strife. Dannymac - 08/04/2011 04:43:24 PM 967 Views
As far as excuses for developer laziness go, that's a pretty poor one. Ghavrel - 10/04/2011 12:02:23 AM 793 Views
Yah this is what I was talking about. The repeat of tunnel systems in totally unrelated areas. *NM* LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 05:32:11 PM 372 Views
It's not an excuse. Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:36:45 PM 877 Views
Re: It's not an excuse. Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 07:06:11 PM 831 Views
No, it's not that they keep coming... LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 05:38:30 PM 815 Views
Re: No, it's not that they keep coming... Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:41:30 PM 831 Views
...did you even read my main post in this thread? Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 07:08:31 PM 827 Views
It's not like I said they broke the game for me LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:40:23 PM 913 Views
Something I wonder then: Why is it called Dragon Age "2"? Zalis - 04/04/2011 03:06:46 PM 872 Views
Pretty much. EA likes to churn out franchises. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 07:41:57 PM 367 Views
Huh? Dannymac - 08/04/2011 04:59:49 PM 878 Views
Penny Arcade had a good post on this topic recently beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 09:39:21 PM 1281 Views
Point of fact: in DA: O you're fighting the Fifth Blight, not the First. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 10:10:17 PM 942 Views
Yeah seriously, the Fifth Blight was pretty lame in retrospect beetnemesis - 11/04/2011 04:01:03 AM 852 Views
That's pretty much true. Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 04:08:48 AM 820 Views
Wow, yeah, you're right. Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:43:40 PM 880 Views
I've actually liked the combat in most Bioware games beetnemesis - 04/04/2011 10:46:12 PM 943 Views
I think the fact that most NPC possibilities go either way is kind of weird. Zalis - 04/04/2011 05:41:04 AM 991 Views
Zevran was really the main one that would hit on you no matter what. Kronin al'Sulc - 04/04/2011 06:13:04 AM 1033 Views
saying Zevran is kind of a slut... LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 06:14:54 AM 815 Views
On a general note, what annoys me... Fanatic-Templar - 04/04/2011 07:19:32 AM 824 Views
In fairness to Bioware, in this game you get different bonuses for "rivalry." *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 08:50:29 AM 395 Views
Oh, that's nice. Fanatic-Templar - 04/04/2011 09:45:21 PM 837 Views
I will let you know when the game comes down to less than 20 bucks... MightyYT - 04/04/2011 07:50:06 AM 804 Views
Yea, the times I do play this game just gives me a longing for DA *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 04/04/2011 09:58:03 PM 471 Views
That's just bullshit Fox and Ravens - 04/04/2011 06:42:14 PM 812 Views
i bet he still initiated all his romances Foxhead - 05/04/2011 10:42:40 PM 841 Views
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