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As far as excuses for developer laziness go, that's a pretty poor one. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 10/04/2011 12:02:23 AM
You're still in the same city. It is a quarry, those tunnels are carved from stone. And as much as 3 years pass between each act. Why WOULDN'T new gangs use the tunnels? It's not like you blew them up on your way out.


It's fine that the Foundry looks the same each time you visit it. It isn't fine that a random cave on Sundermount is identical to a buried thaig in the Deep Roads, or that Sundermount Caverns is identical to

every

single

cave

you come across.

Using a hallway here and there is fine. Modularity is fine. Being too lazy and blatant to even remove the unused parts of the map that you've just copy-pasted? That's horrible.
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If that dude wasn't into Merrill, than he's a fag. *NM* Dan - 04/04/2011 01:28:55 AM 529 Views
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Don't worry; you'll be able to get it as overpriced DLC installments! *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 03:03:24 AM 387 Views
YES!!! That just makes me feel so much better!!! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 03:34:12 AM 345 Views
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So, not a fan? Dannymac - 04/04/2011 06:15:21 AM 913 Views
No. I haven't even finished because I'm so bored. Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 08:49:14 AM 839 Views
They could have done a LOT more with all the in-city strife. LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 02:32:11 PM 817 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 444 Views
Re: They could have done a LOT more with all the in-city strife. Dannymac - 08/04/2011 04:43:24 PM 941 Views
As far as excuses for developer laziness go, that's a pretty poor one. Ghavrel - 10/04/2011 12:02:23 AM 768 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 360 Views
It's not an excuse. Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:36:45 PM 854 Views
Re: It's not an excuse. Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 07:06:11 PM 807 Views
No, it's not that they keep coming... LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 05:38:30 PM 789 Views
Re: No, it's not that they keep coming... Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:41:30 PM 808 Views
...did you even read my main post in this thread? Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 07:08:31 PM 804 Views
It's not like I said they broke the game for me LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:40:23 PM 884 Views
Something I wonder then: Why is it called Dragon Age "2"? Zalis - 04/04/2011 03:06:46 PM 845 Views
Pretty much. EA likes to churn out franchises. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 07:41:57 PM 357 Views
Huh? Dannymac - 08/04/2011 04:59:49 PM 848 Views
Penny Arcade had a good post on this topic recently beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 09:39:21 PM 1255 Views
Point of fact: in DA: O you're fighting the Fifth Blight, not the First. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 10:10:17 PM 917 Views
Yeah seriously, the Fifth Blight was pretty lame in retrospect beetnemesis - 11/04/2011 04:01:03 AM 829 Views
That's pretty much true. Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 04:08:48 AM 788 Views
Wow, yeah, you're right. Dannymac - 11/04/2011 06:43:40 PM 855 Views
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saying Zevran is kind of a slut... LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 06:14:54 AM 786 Views
On a general note, what annoys me... Fanatic-Templar - 04/04/2011 07:19:32 AM 797 Views
In fairness to Bioware, in this game you get different bonuses for "rivalry." *NM* Ghavrel - 04/04/2011 08:50:29 AM 384 Views
Oh, that's nice. Fanatic-Templar - 04/04/2011 09:45:21 PM 815 Views
I will let you know when the game comes down to less than 20 bucks... MightyYT - 04/04/2011 07:50:06 AM 778 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 460 Views
That's just bullshit Fox and Ravens - 04/04/2011 06:42:14 PM 790 Views
i bet he still initiated all his romances Foxhead - 05/04/2011 10:42:40 PM 813 Views
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