Dragon Age: Origins - Tactics (possible spoilers)

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » November 12th, 2009, 2:27

deject wrote:
Yeah and make sure you completed the History of Soldier's Keep quest thing because you can't get back inside as far as I can tell.

that ^^ i learnt this the hard way....

Akiakaiu · Post by **Akiakaiu** » November 12th, 2009, 5:27

deject wrote:
Yeah and make sure you completed the History of Soldier's Keep quest thing because you can't get back inside as far as I can tell.

very much this, I'm missing the last piece and I don't think I'll be seeing it till the next playthrough.

Post by **Dog Pants** » November 12th, 2009, 9:37

Just found my golem. Very funny conversation. It reminds me of Berk.

friznit · Post by **friznit** » November 12th, 2009, 9:55

hehe, he reminds me of Marvin from Hitchikers' Guide

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » November 12th, 2009, 14:03

reminds me of KOTOR's HK

friznit · Post by **friznit** » November 12th, 2009, 14:57

Also, talking tactics in general I was really struggling fighting in built up areas, till I worked out that the best course was to run and hide in a corner, make the buggers come to you. If you try to take them head on it just instant death rape.

Post by **HereComesPete** » November 12th, 2009, 22:39

Thought you would have known that tictac from all your magical faaabulous fairy land!

The need for the meat to run in on occasion and get surrounded and backstabbed is terribly annoying, but I've got them on high aggro and high armour, so they take and age to kill, morrigan is ice and lightning now, she smashes stuff to bits.

I may roll a squishie and run both of them on offense, I figure it won't need much healing when everything is dead super fast.

friznit · Post by **friznit** » November 13th, 2009, 2:12

Think I'm doing something wrong now. I've been trying various different party combinations and had fairly good success with me (dwarf meatshield), Alistair or Sten doing 2H swingy sticks, Morrigan blasting shit and running out of mana and the old woman healing/buffing. Downside was noone to pick all the locks and despite training her up for archery, Bard girl is a bit shit.

So I ended up embarking on the Urn quest with me, Sten and Alistair all wearing heavy plate and wielding big fuckoff swords, and Bard woman. I happily ganked my way through it until I get to a certain point

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. And I'm utterly unable to get beyond it. Think I might have to go all the way back out and change to my old party combo

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » November 13th, 2009, 2:14

make everyone strip before the fight?

friznit · Post by **friznit** » November 13th, 2009, 2:34

Tried that, not sure when it triggers the set up though cos it didn't seem to work.

Post by **Dog Pants** » November 13th, 2009, 8:43

I doubt it would work;

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Post by **FatherJack** » November 13th, 2009, 9:56

friznit wrote:So I ended up embarking on the Urn quest with me, Sten and Alistair all wearing heavy plate and wielding big fuckoff swords, and Bard woman.

Sounds like you need a healer - if nothing else set the tactics of your party to use health poultices. I had my usual AoEs up so kind of missed what was going on, my healer doing the usual stopping me from killing everyone duty. Fortunately

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only used the weaker spells at its disposal.

I've since gotten all the mage specs and am now the

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- damn glad I did the Urn quest before getting that.

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » November 13th, 2009, 11:12

MORDETH LESTOK wrote: Well, Aki told me to sell them! lol He's like 16 now? and hasn't told me different.

That would be just sucky if we needed to hold onto them from lvl 1 and then need them at LVL 20 !

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friznit · Post by **friznit** » November 13th, 2009, 12:30

Ooohh Battle Mage you say FJ? Do tell... in fact, going to make new threat for character builds and party types, since this is one is more about general tictacs.

Post by **FatherJack** » November 13th, 2009, 13:30

friznit wrote:Ooohh Battle Mage you say FJ? Do tell...

Each class has four specializations which once unlocked are then persistent through all your games. Most are buyable or learnable from your companions or NPCs, but a few are from quests. Blood Mage and Reaver are gained from

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- I created new characters just to unlock these.

The "battlemage" is the mage specialisation of Arcane Warrior, which you unlock

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The class enables you to use swords and equip any armour (using your magic as a substitute for strength). Of course you take a fatigue hit, but unlike you'd expect with regular DnD rules I haven't had a spell fail yet.

Post by **Dog Pants** » November 13th, 2009, 18:58

Piss, I didn't pick up either of those specialisation as I was playing the good guy.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » November 13th, 2009, 22:50

Not so much tactics, but by the looks of it you can't exactly sleep around can you?

Post by **Dog Pants** » November 13th, 2009, 23:32

Aww, so I've pissed on my chips by porking Morrigan too? I've been trying to fire into Lelaini for ages.

Post by **deject** » November 13th, 2009, 23:50

Dog Pants wrote:Aww, so I've pissed on my chips by porking Morrigan too? I've been trying to fire into Lelaini for ages.

Morrigan did not like it at all when I dumped her ass for Leliana. She's still at +59 favor (Warm) though.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » November 13th, 2009, 23:55

I don't really get the whole friendship thing though, I gave gifts and ended conversation positive (most of the time, the big guy hates everything I do) but how do I know where I stand with my characters?