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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 1674 Views
I think the OP is full of shit. LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 01:23:28 AM 864 Views
Having Anders get pissed at you when you won't sleep with him is stupid. Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 01:35:58 AM 895 Views
I'm not disappointed much, but that's because I had low standards LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 01:47:22 AM 818 Views
I must say, my BGII character is a woman... Legolas - 04/04/2011 10:18:46 PM 797 Views
yah, definitely. that's pretty much WHY I have low romance standards LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 11:58:50 PM 778 Views
*nm* Fox and Ravens - 04/04/2011 06:34:35 PM 783 Views
If that dude wasn't into Merrill, than he's a fag. *NM* Dan - 04/04/2011 01:28:55 AM 521 Views
They're neglecting the gamer demographic in DA2. Sexuality has nothing to do with it. Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 01:33:45 AM 808 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 844 Views
Don't worry; you'll be able to get it as overpriced DLC installments! *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 03:03:24 AM 379 Views
YES!!! That just makes me feel so much better!!! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 03:34:12 AM 339 Views
Re: yah they were pretty empty. [...] Macharius - 04/04/2011 01:37:47 PM 857 Views
So, not a fan? Dannymac - 04/04/2011 06:15:21 AM 894 Views
No. I haven't even finished because I'm so bored. Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 08:49:14 AM 825 Views
They could have done a LOT more with all the in-city strife. LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 02:32:11 PM 801 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 433 Views
Re: They could have done a LOT more with all the in-city strife. Dannymac - 08/04/2011 04:43:24 PM 926 Views
As far as excuses for developer laziness go, that's a pretty poor one. Ghavrel - 10/04/2011 12:02:23 AM 749 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 352 Views
It's not an excuse. Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:36:45 PM 836 Views
Re: It's not an excuse. Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 07:06:11 PM 787 Views
No, it's not that they keep coming... LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 05:38:30 PM 770 Views
Re: No, it's not that they keep coming... Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:41:30 PM 793 Views
...did you even read my main post in this thread? Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 07:08:31 PM 784 Views
It's not like I said they broke the game for me LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:40:23 PM 862 Views
Something I wonder then: Why is it called Dragon Age "2"? Zalis - 04/04/2011 03:06:46 PM 824 Views
Pretty much. EA likes to churn out franchises. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 07:41:57 PM 350 Views
Huh? Dannymac - 08/04/2011 04:59:49 PM 834 Views
Penny Arcade had a good post on this topic recently beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 09:39:21 PM 1235 Views
Point of fact: in DA: O you're fighting the Fifth Blight, not the First. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 10:10:17 PM 901 Views
Yeah seriously, the Fifth Blight was pretty lame in retrospect beetnemesis - 11/04/2011 04:01:03 AM 810 Views
That's pretty much true. Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 04:08:48 AM 770 Views
Wow, yeah, you're right. Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:43:40 PM 839 Views
I've actually liked the combat in most Bioware games beetnemesis - 04/04/2011 10:46:12 PM 901 Views
I think the fact that most NPC possibilities go either way is kind of weird. Zalis - 04/04/2011 05:41:04 AM 945 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 989 Views
saying Zevran is kind of a slut... LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 06:14:54 AM 767 Views
On a general note, what annoys me... Fanatic-Templar - 04/04/2011 07:19:32 AM 783 Views
In fairness to Bioware, in this game you get different bonuses for "rivalry." *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 08:50:29 AM 374 Views
Oh, that's nice. Fanatic-Templar - 04/04/2011 09:45:21 PM 795 Views
I will let you know when the game comes down to less than 20 bucks... MightyYT - 04/04/2011 07:50:06 AM 760 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 449 Views
That's just bullshit Fox and Ravens - 04/04/2011 06:42:14 PM 775 Views
i bet he still initiated all his romances Foxhead - 05/04/2011 10:42:40 PM 796 Views
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