Yea, I don't know what to say about haste being here... gonna bring up the L word again. But it seems like a more interesting specialization tree than what I've seen elsewhere. Even though some of it is just recycled from what was freely available to anyone in Origins, but just some. Eh, it's hard for me to get excited when making different builds for classes was what added to the re-playability for me personally. Whatever.
I just read apparently that because this screenshot was taken from Dorian's necromancy tree, haste is his special ability within that tree. So if another mage companion or mage inquisitor became a necromancer, they wouldn't have haste.
So I think that's pretty cool.
So I think that's pretty cool.
I think it's cool that they've made it so each person has a separate ability within each tree.
Ughhhh I just want to play the game already. I can't believe it's still another 9 days
Ughhhh I just want to play the game already. I can't believe it's still another 9 days
When are the people I can trust going to post reviews?!! For fuck's sake this isn't even a question I should ask, what a sorry state gaming journalism is in.
The Necromancer tree looks good, though it's odd they mention these being stigmatized outside Tevinter since you got the very same spells as a Circle mage and one of them (Haste) was even in stick-up-butt Wynne's default setup.
Are these going to be available to the PC, too? I surely hope Freddie Mercury isn't the only one who gets them.
Are these going to be available to the PC, too? I surely hope Freddie Mercury isn't the only one who gets them.
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I'm guessing the stigmatized stuff are the spells that weren't available in previous games. And haste is a spell that is particular to Dorian in this skill tree, it's not actually part of the Necromancer tree for anyone else. So depending on whether you're a Qunari, Elf or Human you will also have a different spell in that part.
So yes, the Necromancy skill tree will be available to the PC.
From what I've seen of the other skill trees (not the specialisations) for mages, Ice mage seems to be the best. Fire mage seems to be average with only one big powerful attack at the end of the tree. Storm mage seems to have a fairly large focus on protecting the mage whilst causing damage to others, which could make for an interesting play style.
TotalBiscuit should post his first-impressions before the game is released - I consider him pretty trustworthy.
Angry Joe is working on the review, but I don't know when he'll finish it and post it. Post-launch most likely.
Apart from that... well, there's a lot of reviews around, most of them are positive as far as I know. I didn't read them, because a possible spoilers, but they're there.
Most of them cannot be considered trustworthy though, as those are the same people who award 8/10 and 9/10 scores for AC Unity.
Waaassn't this more or less how Origins worked? Pretty sure Frost was the best spec. Er. Tree. And I remember some buffs from a couple others as well, of course, but mostly Frost. Ice. Whatever.
True. Ice combined with Arcane Warrior was awesome. I think I shall do the same thing in DA:I, and become an Ice Mage with the Knight Enchanter specialisation.
God-DAMN. I suddenly miss my Arcane Warrior a lot, now. So that'll be available again, huh? Knight Enchanter, you say? Hmmm. HMMM.
Edit: and may I just say, @gregski, that apparently we are referred to only by our title Inquisitor for the whole game.
Squeee!
Now I need some mods so's I can pretend I'm stuck behind a Warp Storm on some beknighted planet, doing the Emperor's Work.
"Inquisitor". Oh, yes. I am that thing.
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If you want to read a well done PC-only review for Inquisition and don't mind German language (Google translator?):
http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/dragon-age-inquisition/test/dragon_age_inquisition,46872,3080182.html
It's hard to find similar PC-only open and extensive opinions in the English-spaking gaming press if you ask me...
(translations from German done by myself, sorry for possible and probable mistakes...)
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Dorian's speshul skill is a spell that Wynne could get? And he's a Tevinter magister? Laaaame.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/dragon-age-inquisition-review
COME ON BIOWARE! YOU CAN DO IT! Don't disappoint me!
Here you can find a shit ton of reviews
http://forum.bioware.com/topic/518325-da-i-critics-reviews-mega-thread/
COME ON BIOWARE! YOU CAN DO IT! Don't disappoint me!
Here you can find a shit ton of reviews
http://forum.bioware.com/topic/518325-da-i-critics-reviews-mega-thread/
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The guys who posted that Iron Bull video gave it an 8 AND praised the story. This is important because despite the stupidity of that scene, the reviewers still think the story is worthy.
http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/dragon_age_inquisition_review.html
"For the most part I enjoyed the real time combat (albeit with an ability to pause and give orders), with its emphasis on flashy, over-the-top abilities and spells. Thedas, too, is a gorgeous world to explore. But like most no doubt, I came into Inquisition with some pretty hefty expectations, and a very large portion of the game just wasn’t living up to them.
Then something brilliant happened. There’s a turning point somewhere around the 15-hour mark (yeah, I know: more on that later), that sees your hero catapulted from errand boy/girl to the leading power within the Inquisition. It’s exactly what the experience needed, and perhaps in an effort to make up for that underwhelming first act, the game happily starts chucking big, world-altering decisions at you from here onwards. The Inquisition, which had primarily been an army thus far, soon evolves into a political power in its own right.
Dragon Age: Inquisition screenshot
This finally allowed Dragon Age to start being Dragon Age again – with player-driven dialogue at the very forefront – and I was back to making all the wrong decisions with regards to the ethical use of magic, my alliances, historical tensions, and various punishments for those that may have wronged me along the way. These choices may have been largely surface level stuff, but it went a long way to making my character’s story feel personal to me – which is something that had been lacking in the early stages of the game and is, to a point, the appeal of the series."
http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/dragon_age_inquisition_review.html
"For the most part I enjoyed the real time combat (albeit with an ability to pause and give orders), with its emphasis on flashy, over-the-top abilities and spells. Thedas, too, is a gorgeous world to explore. But like most no doubt, I came into Inquisition with some pretty hefty expectations, and a very large portion of the game just wasn’t living up to them.
Then something brilliant happened. There’s a turning point somewhere around the 15-hour mark (yeah, I know: more on that later), that sees your hero catapulted from errand boy/girl to the leading power within the Inquisition. It’s exactly what the experience needed, and perhaps in an effort to make up for that underwhelming first act, the game happily starts chucking big, world-altering decisions at you from here onwards. The Inquisition, which had primarily been an army thus far, soon evolves into a political power in its own right.
Dragon Age: Inquisition screenshot
This finally allowed Dragon Age to start being Dragon Age again – with player-driven dialogue at the very forefront – and I was back to making all the wrong decisions with regards to the ethical use of magic, my alliances, historical tensions, and various punishments for those that may have wronged me along the way. These choices may have been largely surface level stuff, but it went a long way to making my character’s story feel personal to me – which is something that had been lacking in the early stages of the game and is, to a point, the appeal of the series."
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