Dragon Age III: Inquisition

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: Dragon Age III: Inquisition

Only thing I hate about picking a rpg up after you left it, is that you have a hard time remembering where you are, what you have already done and stuff like that

I got really busy with work then new games released so I out DA down for a bit. It's such a great game though I wanna start playing it again

This is one of the reasons I've been having a hard time. I get into it for a couple hours then don't have a lot of time for it. Come back and takes me like 30 minutes to get my mind back to where things are.

[mestevo]

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Yeah, I was looking for some more focus rather than playing it like Mordor or something, and just playing the map icon game. Opened my journal and thought it was hilarious I was on a quest that said to get 4 influence and I was sitting at 25. Then finally noticed there was a world map and that I could get back to Haven that way, which I'd never done.

Looking forward to completing the basic haven stuff now, looks like when I first played I ended up at the war table first thing and jumped into Hinterlands.

Need to figure out how to get my CE items and stuff too, I know where stuff is but I don't know where the items and places specified are at even.

Every time I stop though over the last few days I can't wait to get back on though, it's got my attention for sure right now.

[VTPack919]

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Wanting to reroll a character in this game...

Are Mages a PIA due to their "squishiness" as far as a main character goes?


and also, is it just me or does Iron Bull die ALL THE TIME?

[AshamanCarnage]

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and also, is it just me or does Iron Bull die ALL THE TIME?

It isn't just you, he sucks through health potions like crazy. I could never get him to be the tank I wanted.

Cassandra or Blackwall worked much better for me.

[Burns11]

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Iron Bull isn't a tank if you give him a 2h weapon, nobody is.

[VTPack919]

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Iron Bull isn't a tank if you give him a 2h weapon, nobody is.

I'm not expecting him to tank, just not to be abused as he is. A guy that looks like that should be able to take a small beating.

[AshamanCarnage]

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Iron Bull isn't a tank if you give him a 2h weapon, nobody is.

So what is the point of 2H weapons? You can deal a good amount of damage but you suck through health potions because you can't take any damage?

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Iron Bull was a killer for me with 2 handed weapons. Once you get him to level 15 and higher, he wreaks major havoc. It is all about setting up the AI correctly and turning off moves that aren't effective for the role you want that character to play. You definitely can be a tank with a 2 handed weapon.

[SoxFan01605]

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So what is the point of 2H weapons? You can deal a good amount of damage but you suck through health potions because you can't take any damage?

He can be frustrating early on, but it's all about skill distribution and party balance. While he'll never function as a straight up tank without sacrificing really valuable DPS skills, he can balance out to hold his own long enough for those skills to destroy the enemy. I try to outfit him with anything that bolsters his constitution (armor, accessories, and a couple of early skill upgrades with a constitution bonus).

I usually pair Iron Bull with a straight tank (and set him to follow that tank) and then make sure that character is keeping the enemies attention while Iron Bull doles out punishment. Him (DPS), a tank (taunting enemies and raising guard), an archer (DPS), and a mage (with barrier) is almost unfair with some levels gained. By the time the guard and barriers wear off, Iron Bull has wiped through most of what's in front of him.

[VTPack919]

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He can be frustrating early on, but it's all about skill distribution and party balance. While he'll never function as a straight up tank without sacrificing really valuable DPS skills, he can balance out to hold his own long enough for those skills to destroy the enemy. I try to outfit him with anything that bolsters his constitution (armor, accessories, and a couple of early skill upgrades with a constitution bonus).

I usually pair Iron Bull with a straight tank (and set him to follow that tank) and then make sure that character is keeping the enemies attention while Iron Bull doles out punishment. Him (DPS), a tank (taunting enemies and raising guard), an archer (DPS), and a mage (with barrier) is almost unfair with some levels gained. By the time the guard and barriers wear off, Iron Bull has wiped through most of what's in front of him.

I always had iron bull with Cassandra with Cassandra tanking. I will definitely try to set him to follow Cassandra and see if that helps.

[SoxFan01605]

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I always had iron bull with Cassandra with Cassandra tanking. I will definitely try to set him to follow Cassandra and see if that helps.

Yeah, I found that it seems like it let's him give the tank a bit of time to gain aggro. Also, in terms of skill selection, the bodyguard skill for the tanks is especially beneficial when you use front end DPS types.

[Mr.Smif]

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Only thing I hate about picking a rpg up after you left it, is that you have a hard time remembering where you are, what you have already done and stuff like that

I got really busy with work then new games released so I out DA down for a bit. It's such a great game though I wanna start playing it again

Right, I was playing the heck out this game when it first came out, then I went on vacation for a week, while away my little nefew played my game! I come back and im completely lost, couldn't get back into it and started playing other games, but im looking to get back into it soon though.

[Solidice]

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I played a bunch when the game first came out, then got side tracked from other games for a while, but now getting back to DAI. just completed Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest, ~65 hours in, also reach level 20.

[cwash020]

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I am on the fence about picking up this game. I played about 6 hours with EA Access. As with DA 2 I enjoyed the characters and the story, but the combat can be so stiff and clunky at times. Does it get better throughout the game?

Debating between this in Fire Emblem for 3DS. Was going to just hold off until Witcher 2 buy May isn't getting here soon enough.

[mestevo]

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I like/appreciate the combat more now that I have to use the strategic view for some fight that roll me otherwise.