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schild
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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lol, the teaser was a teaser.
/marketing implosion
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Velorath
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Are you a world builder or modder? We have epic news for you but our cruel masters have forbidden us from speaking on pain of death. Shapers of the world – join us! So... is this going to essentially be NWN 3 without the D&D license (as opposed to the BG 3 without the D&D license that I had assumed it would be before)? |
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rk47
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Hm, ditching the d&d license is a good decision imo. I'm frankly sick and tired of the epic levels, epic loots, epic hp, epic save or death crap that MOTB gave me. It felt bloated.
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schild
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You know. Just this thought makes me angry inside, but is it POSSIBLE that Dragon Age: Origins is a single-player lead in into the Bioware Austin MMOG?
I don't know what's worse, Star Wars again or another fantasy diku. /dying inside
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Ingmar
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QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ I hit refresh 5,000 times for that?  |
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Velorath
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I'm all for ditching the D&D license at this point, in much the same way that I liked them ditching the Star Wars license and creating their own sci-fi universe in Mass Effect. I'm sure they felt their decision to not go with D&D this time around was validated when 4th Ed. got announced. They've already had to figure out how to translate two previous editions of the rules at this point.
The thing I wouldn't be as thrilled with, is if they are in fact putting a lot of resources into a NWN-like toolset since I don't really think it plays to their strengths.
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Ingmar
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They've said a few times DA will be more of a traditional RPG, made for the hardcore BG-type RPG fans. If there is a toolkit, I wouldn't expect it to be as extensive as NWN's.
EDIT: I guess they do have a whole special newsletter just for world builders, though, so I could be smoking the crack and it will be the Biggest Toolkit Ever.
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rk47
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If they just TRY. To drop their own cliche of:
1. hero rising from the ashes of his burned hometown(tm)
2. Unknown Evil Rises every X year, We're so Fucked (tm)
3. Hey, let's ask that stranger who came into town for help! (tm)
4. "Give me your lunch money or die!" Type of Evil (tm)
Then maybe we'll have something interesting again. KOTOR was not bad. Jade Empire was unique but quite bland.
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NiX
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schild
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Bingo.
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Teleku
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Wow, thats like all the worst fears and jokes that everybody was making about Blizzard in the speculation thread. Except it actually happened.  |
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Azazel
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So what's Dragon Age and why do I give a fuck? (or not give a fuck?)
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photek
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So what's Dragon Age and why do I give a fuck? (or not give a fuck?)
Dragon Age: Origins, previously known as simply Dragon Age, is a computer role-playing game currently in development by BioWare for the PC.[1] Bioware has announced the game will be released before April 2009.[2]
Unlike many of BioWare's previous titles, Dragon Age: Origins is not based on a pre-existing franchise; the game mechanics and setting are being developed by BioWare specifically for the game. Dragon Age: Origins also utilizes a new game engine named Eclipse.[3] It has not been confirmed if it will feature a toolset for creation of fan-made content,[4] and while multiplayer was initially planned, the focus of development is on the single-player campaign and multiplayer remains unconfirmed.[5] BioWare co-CEO Ray Muzyka describes Dragon Age: Origins as a 'spiritual successor' to the Baldur's Gate series. Though... I never really liked Baldur's Gate, only the Dark Alliance ones, but I was way too young back then. |
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schild
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Whether Bioware likes it or not, everything with Dungeons and Dragons is based - in part - on Dungeons and Dragons. >_>
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photek
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It is. I really don't know much about Dragon Age and don't know how much is released on it, but is it going to be realtime combat ?
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Azazel
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Awesome! So Bioware is releasing another game next year. How very interesting. BG didn't do anything for me, either.
Interestingly, and perhaps coincidently. Many other companies will be releasing games next year as well. Wake me when I should care.
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« Last Edit: July 09, 2008, 08:58:13 PM by Azazel »
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Bunk
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Heathens.
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WindupAtheist
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Wow, what a horribly generic title. What the hell did they reject before coming up with a name like Dragon Age? I can't help but think this game was almost called Sword Guy Adventures.
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Sky
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There is a certain dao to the acronym. But lurking beneath that, shades of Ultima Online: Origins.
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WindupAtheist
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I liked it better when they were making Ultima Worlds Online Origins World Origins or whatever the fuck it was called, and Lum or someone abbreviated it to UO: WOOT. Thems was good times.
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Riggswolfe
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Heathens.
Yeah, I have nothing to say to people who didn't like BG, and less to people who liked those damned action console games that bastardized things more than the PC RPG. Get out of our RPG thread heathens! |
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SnakeCharmer
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Wow, what a horribly generic title. I find myself saying it like Captain Kirk for dramatic emphasis. Seems to help with my enthusiasm for the title somewhat. |
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Ingmar
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Heathens.
Yeah, I have nothing to say to people who didn't like BG, and less to people who liked those damned action console games that bastardized things more than the PC RPG. Get out of our RPG thread heathens! Preach it! My big hope for this game, given that it has the luxury of not having to run on a console, is more than 3 people in my party at a time. |
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Fordel
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Will you kill yourself when they announce it as a 360 exclusive Friday?
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and the gate is like I TOO AM CAPABLE OF SPEECH
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Ingmar
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Will you kill yourself when they announce it as a 360 exclusive Friday?
That would mean Dave Gaider has been lying to me for the last 3 years, and I just don't think Dave would do that. He loves me and the rest of his BG2 fanboys too much.  |
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Sky
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more than 3 people in my party at a time.
I hope one of them is Fidel from Jagged Alliance. No, it doesn't have to make sense. Also, I want the spells from Sacrifice. A deformation volcano that throws of secondary effects, a tornado that whips creatures into it's funnel, etc... |
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Ingmar
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more than 3 people in my party at a time.
I hope one of them is Fidel from Jagged Alliance. No, it doesn't have to make sense. Also, I want the spells from Sacrifice. A deformation volcano that throws of secondary effects, a tornado that whips creatures into it's funnel, etc... On a wave of mu-ti-la-tion |
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Yoru
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Also, I want the spells from Sacrifice. A deformation volcano that throws of secondary effects, a tornado that whips creatures into it's funnel, etc...
More 3P/1P games with magic need effects like Sacrifice's. I think I remember seeing some trailer or promo somewhere for some console game that's doing this in the near future, where deforming the terrain and the associated physics are the main weapons. |
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Valmorian
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Yeah, I have nothing to say to people who didn't like BG, and less to people who liked those damned action console games that bastardized things more than the PC RPG.
Get out of our RPG thread heathens!
I like RPGs quite a lot, but there's one reason I couldn't stand to play Baldur's Gate: Minsc. |
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Rasix
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Butt kicking for goodness!
I don't think any character was a required party member for a long period of time.
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Teleku
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Yeah, I have nothing to say to people who didn't like BG, and less to people who liked those damned action console games that bastardized things more than the PC RPG.
Get out of our RPG thread heathens!
I like RPGs quite a lot, but there's one reason I couldn't stand to play Baldur's Gate: Minsc. Blasphemy! He was THE reason to play Bauldur's Gate! |
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Yeah, I have nothing to say to people who didn't like BG, and less to people who liked those damned action console games that bastardized things more than the PC RPG.
Get out of our RPG thread heathens!
I like RPGs quite a lot, but there's one reason I couldn't stand to play Baldur's Gate: Minsc. Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes! |
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In an odd twist, my original BG playthrough got Minsc bugged when I rescued his companion, but the game didn't recognize it, so he turned on me and died.
I used him for the duration of the second game + expansion. Go Figure.
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