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Post by Beefy Titans on Nov 19, 2024 16:09:38 GMT
Finally finished my first run of the game. I'd say I am satisfied with it and with my choice of romance, Davrin.  He's definitely in my top 3 BioWare romance list. I like the last thing I said to him. In my second run, it will be a grey warden warrior run. Still not sure whom I will romance though. |
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Post by Scottphoto on Nov 19, 2024 16:45:10 GMT
Regarding follow ups on ending choice I mentioned: dgcatanisiri That is pretty cool actually that you were a full team of elves taking down the gods and also taking on solas and saying no, enough is enough is time for them to make their own path. I actually liked it so much to the point i wanted to do it myself but I can't for the life of me make a rook elf I like XD.
But yeah I think that really works well. Main reason I didn't pick Bellara was because I was coward of seeing her get hurt hahaha. But I still liked my choice in the angle of having already failed Neve once and the pain thought of failing her again but not only she survives, gets to have that moment to defend her city beyond just playing sherlock holmes, like come on shes a mage show some power.
Regarding Solas: I agree with Lee and farferello Since you can't fully actually kill him, making him not hate us is better than have him scheming his way out somehow with anger, specially since inevitably we might need to use him eventually. Plus is the only ending where he trusts you the dagger in your hands. I do like the trick version because Solas is kinda proud of you fooling him, but at the same time I'm not like him so I wouldn't pick it unless it was the only good ending. For me it was important that my Rook had this realization of giving others a chance, unlike what he did with the mayor he saw at the beginning of the game, he left him to die. He gave the first warden a chance and it paid off, so that sort of became a lesson for him to try with Solas, but he still got plenty of anger to throw at the guy before that which I appreciate there was enough time space to develop both feelings.
Non spoiler notes on these ending choices thoughts we are having is that is great that we have like very different visions of writing them and seeing it in our Rooks, so there's like enough window for variety in there to make a Rook unique even on the last moments. carcer I do feel stupid for not realizing sooner hahaha. I only started to notice maybe around the time I start looking at solas memories and the team is gathered. Like I start to notice he's barely there in these conversations. That and I record all my cutscenes so I end up rewatching it and start noticing the patterns. But still was surprised by they why is happening this way.
So jealous PC mods are dropping! There is already body hair mod for those that were requesting for this: www.nexusmods.com/dragonagetheveilguard/mods/490?tab=images A lot of great edits to armors as well, with less capes, other colors, etc! I keep trying to start a new playthrough from scratch but is difficult, I want to do another Rook but I'm still too attached to my main one and can't seem to figure out a new one to do that I like. So right now going to try my save file from before locking Lucanis, and Lock Davrin instead and see that romance, at least to see all his content and then I can decide if to do another Rook for him later, but I think my main Rook will stay with Lucanis after all, just seems to match with him the most. Emmrich also have a vision on a Rook thats a mourn watch but I keep flopping that creator. For someone who's not that fond of long hair, there isn't much for me there haha. But also I keep trying to play smart with the head shapes trying to create something super unique and end up creating alien shaped heads instead. Why is it so complicated system! Voice Wise I chose Masc 1 (british) and Pitch Medium, low was too deep for me. I was going to originally pick american but it just did not fit with the Rook I designed, it sounds weird to me no matter how many times I tried lol. But I do want to try it on another Rook. Don't british accent kink shame me though!  I really liked his voice though, more so than the inquisitor one. Just felt as great as Hawke's to me. There is some really great performances with it, is just a shame that sometimes the visual expressions of the game are a little limited, but that's always been a thing with every DA. |
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Post by Andrew Mancer on Nov 20, 2024 2:59:34 GMT
The reviews I'm seeing for this game are making me sick. This is why we can't have nice things. They all seem to be overwhelmingly negative saying it's "woke" and the comments I'm seeing about Taash....ugh I hate the world we live in. Sorry, just had to rant a little. Makes me sad that we still have to fight so hard to just be ourselves and be represented. Game was amazing. I'm not going to let these awful reviews stop me from enjoying it. I'm excited to play it again sometime. Solas: I chose to redeem him. I've personally never had a problem with him and I've mostly avoided *that* side of the Fandom that I totally understand would make people dislike him. I totally wish that he could've been romanced by male elves though. The reasons they gave for him only being straight were stupid. |
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Post by Davrin's boobs on Nov 20, 2024 3:24:37 GMT
its too late so I will read you guys when I can I hope but I just finished the game and well, hope we dont have to wait another ten years for the next one, next ME better hurry up lol apart from Greedfall 2 and maybe Exodus we are going to go again in a drought season when it comes to rpg gayming (without counting indies or classic isometric ones) The final mission of act 2 and the entire act 3 felt like a movie, it was really great. And I'm happy everything was wrapped up, cause this means next game is going to start fresh. The fact they pulled a virmire and suicide mission got me really anxious, not so much the suicide mission haha I only killed Neve once to test that hero of the veilguard title but it didnt work so I reload haha IM SO FKNG HEARTBROKEN though, like Harding is dead and its so fucking sad, my romance is Davrin so my canon is going to be that, but its so sad, I helped Taash and her to be together only for this to happen  I didnt even cry cause I truly thought the titan magic was going to save her, the satisfaction I felt when that ghilanain bitch I dont even how to write her name was dead was so cathartic. Like... Ashley was sad but I didnt even like her character as much as Harding, so her dead was tons of more sad for me. HEY no body? no confirmation, who knows???? This is Hawke/Alistair/Stroud 2.0 all over again for me haha Also, Varric, I kinda expected but I didnt want to believe, I mean no a single companion talked to him, it was weird, its so sad to see him go, I cried but he had an excelent character arc for three games, so rest in peace Varric, you wont be forgotten. The final battle was fine but I got my ass kicked a lot more when a lot of enemies were throwing stuff at me at once that with him. Same with some dragon fights. Anyway, fuck elven gods, glad they are dead. It was so cool seeing Bellara so empowered in the end, "you are not my god" was some powerful shit. The Inquisitor did something but I would have loved seeing him fighting at least?? ... Well at least he is not dead, I was soooo scared. I chose redemption, even if Solas makes me so mad, even more in this game, I dont want more drama shit in the playthrough, specially after being heartbroken cause Harding's death. The only thing I got spoiled was this pic, and I didnt even find the board haha but its interesting that the next protagonist is outside of the board, which it could be hinting that we are going out of Thedas. I remember the Executors from DAI, maybe the ones in the post credits are them? Too soon I know haha. Davrin romance was PERFECTION. It's easy one of my favorites right now. But fuck did I miss so much being able to kiss him when I wanted??? That was something great in DAO and DAI. Hopefully quality of life updates and content updates fix it... talking about that, if I load the game after saving in a certain place in the map I want to be in the exact same place where I was Bioware... I feel kinda empty but that happens everytime I finish a game I like, so many years waiting, only for the joy to last three weeks :_) edit. Final thoughts before I forget haha, the game is still a solid 8.5 for me, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut sometimes it felt like a big dlc expansion of Trespasser, dont get me wrong, it was great, I love is not an open world again, with terrible maps and all but thats why you need things wrapped up in every single game, the Warden story was finished, Hawke was finished but it felt weird he didnt do much against Coryshit, and this one gives me the same feeling but in a larger scale. Hopefully they manage to do it better in the next one. |
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Post by dgcatanisiri on Nov 20, 2024 3:26:37 GMT
Like I say, the way you combat negative stereotypes is to have multiple portrayals, so that one portrayal can't be taken as representative of the entire group, not by limiting them. To say nothing of the fact that, especially when you add the possibility of a romanced Bull being able to turn on the Inquisitor, so like... What negative stereotype are you trying to go against here, exactly?
I mean, I'm also over here, calling BioWare cowards for not letting me mark my male Inquisitors as romancing Cullen, because THAT was a bunch of bullshit too...
Well, we're here for Veilguard anyway, right?
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Post by Scottphoto on Nov 20, 2024 4:16:58 GMT
The reviews I'm seeing for this game are making me sick. This is why we can't have nice things. They all seem to be overwhelmingly negative saying it's "woke" and the comments I'm seeing about Taash....ugh I hate the world we live in. Sorry, just had to rant a little. Makes me sad that we still have to fight so hard to just be ourselves and be represented. Game was amazing. I'm not going to let these awful reviews stop me from enjoying it. I'm excited to play it again sometime. Solas: I chose to redeem him. I've personally never had a problem with him and I've mostly avoided *that* side of the Fandom that I totally understand would make people dislike him. I totally wish that he could've been romanced by male elves though. The reasons they gave for him only being straight were stupid. I feel the exact same way regarding all the review bombing on steam and such, I'm glad at least the press gave the game good reviews overall. Sad it didn't get a nomination on game awards for rpg to combat the hate though, it just fuels them more. I really just hope we get good news from sales soon. It's always sad when a game I really loved and does so many good things good get put down by stupid things. There's also some called DA fans that are just nitpicking the game like hell, like yes there is several things the game could have done better but they focus only on that rather than discuss both the good and the bad. I lost my mind at "Rook and Varrics are villains actually" on twitter. You can guess the fandom lol. Only thing that relaxes me is that at least the game has an ending and well they don't really continue the same protagonist. I really do wish though they would do DLC or at least some Patches to expand some things, like adding repeatable romantic kisses or an epilogue to chat with everyone after the victory. Davrin's boobs So happy you loved the Davrin romance and you finally finished Its funny I remember posting here before release how I was excited for the inquisitor bit but I fell in love with Rook so fast, I forgot about my inquisitor XD. I want to try and go back to inquisition though and try to make the veilguard inquisitor look like my DAI inquisitor hahaha. Cuz man I tried so many times to get it right, and it just gets worse by the minute. I do wish Hawke and Rook would have met though, I feel they would have a more fire chemistry, and I still associate Varric with Hawke more. My Score is probably a 9/10, mostly carried 1 more point by that act 2 finale and act 3, just so so good. Specially when the final acts of DA2 and DAI just didn't live up for me, one is rushed understandably but the DAI Corypheus one was so boring at least to me lol. |
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Post by Lee on Nov 20, 2024 5:33:09 GMT
I've been comparing notes with Noel...and the nudity filter in the game does nothing. There is no nudity in the game. Odd to have a whole option for something that doesn't exist...
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Post by dgcatanisiri on Nov 20, 2024 6:00:34 GMT
I've been comparing notes with Noel...and the nudity filter in the game does nothing. There is no nudity in the game. Odd to have a whole option for something that doesn't exist... It might be something they're required to say is there, now that we're in an era of streaming gamers?
Just spitballing ideas.
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Post by Scottphoto on Nov 20, 2024 6:30:12 GMT
I've been comparing notes with Noel...and the nudity filter in the game does nothing. There is no nudity in the game. Odd to have a whole option for something that doesn't exist... So I checked further, using THAT Davrin scene since I know is the more uhh visual one sooo Only female rook herself has nudity with the filter in THAT one scene. But I know for sure the female companions don't as there is a mod to make them nude in the scene for the female comps. So is only character creator screen and THE scene for female rooks the nudity. But if you all want to run around shirtless in undies there's a mod now for that: www.nexusmods.com/dragonagetheveilguard/mods/496Or edited skimpy outfits for guys! www.nexusmods.com/dragonagetheveilguard/mods/548 |
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Post by carcer on Nov 20, 2024 9:08:28 GMT
Perhaps we both just wanted Varric to be okay, so we ignored the obvious signs  I'm playing a rogue now, this guy
and he saved
Treviso, because of course he did. And I have to say, the fate of Minrathous is so much worse. I mean, yes, Treviso is blighted and people die, but the crows don't lose the Diamond and the Antaam don't go around executing people and piling the bodies in the streets... And Ashur gets blighted, that's the worst 
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Post by Lee on Nov 20, 2024 10:36:00 GMT
On the Dock Town/Treviso choice: I agree that Docktown's destruction feels a lot worse! I was gutted on my second run by just how lifeless the area you load into is. Plus the faction is gone for almost the whole game after that. As much as I like Lucanis, saving Traviso is a tough sale for me. |
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Post by farferello on Nov 20, 2024 11:24:26 GMT
See, I picked Treviso first and even when I went back to the other city, the dead bodies and hangings were upsetting for sure, but other than the SD getting hit, everything still seems to carry on as it did beforehand only now we have a few extra Venatori copying DA2 bandits in appearing from nowhere to attack us. But I couldn't help but think 'this city had THIS many defences and it still ended this badly? What were they DOING.' I get the Venatori did a coup, and the dragon, but still. At least shit hitting the fan in Treviso makes more sense with no active military and only the Crows (who are better suited in stealth manoeuvrers than full out open war.) The fact the city also gets fucked up and very destroyed in the ending also makes me care less about saving it if it's just going to get fucked anyway. Why have two fucked up cities when you can save one completely. (Sure you don't know about this on the first run, but metagaming is a thing on a second. XD)
I think I would have cared more if I'd gotten more interaction with the SD outside of brief conversations and if we'd had more of the city to play with. Docktown is literally just Kirkwall 2.0 and the metagamer in me refuses to see Treviso blighted. Plus, the game really made me hate Neve, so pissing her off is just a bonus now.
I can't wait to see how much the SD and Neve rip my Shadow Dragon Rook apart when he goes to save Treviso (because no active military and civilians vs a city with a fucking golem and sky laser cannon, and a whole ton of powerful mages.) If it wasn't for the fact that I am waiting for Frosty to not make my game stutter, I'd be playing him more. XD
But I admire those who can make the other choice. I know I'm locking myself out of seeing new content by not letting Treviso rot, and I am perfectly fine with that. |
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Post by farferello on Nov 20, 2024 13:20:47 GMT
And for something completely different - I haven't tested the ones for Rook, but the Lucanis body hair mod works well if you're into that.  Romance ramblings and Lucanis:  Obviously you'd get more out of it if you use the undies mod to go with it, but I like it well enough for the brief part of the romance scene. (Also I know many people may prefer even hairier but whelp, I'll take what I can get right now.) I also tested out the sarcastic dialogue option during the scene and omg. I wish I'd tested it earlier. As much as I adore the 'Just don't leave' 'Never' of the 'I feel lost' dialogue option, the sarcastic one is so good. It actually fits this Rook better because he would totally use sarcasm to deflect how upset he is and it's perfect in the scene because your Rook's expression just utterly drops and it's obvious that he's using the sarcasm to hide the fear. Also! It has the bonus of Lucanis being all 'this is what I love about you' before he drops the sudden 'I love you' in his final scene, so it at least feels a bit less like it comes out of nowhere this way. It feels like you've said those words to each other before that final scene now. Which I guess sliiiiightly eases the sting of him being the only male romance where you can't say 'I love you' back. |
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Post by Davrin's boobs on Nov 20, 2024 14:02:28 GMT
slowly catching up with the thread but need to stop cause omg I'm so salty haha, I removed veilguardspoilers from muted words and I went to the hashtag and why are there only sollevans?? (i dont even know if Im saying the ship right haha) posting all their happy ending with a cinematic kiss I'm SO FUCKING PISSED lol hopefully Bioware does not do Solas type of character into romance anymore, we hopefully does not see this kind of shit if Shepard miraculously is alive with Liara in the next ME. I hate and I'm damn jealous they got that and other romances got a letter lol Dorian and Quizzy does have one banter in the final fight but thats it.
Also about final game decision Again Solas is VERY lucky that I'm heartbroken and soft cause Harding and Varric, that my Quizzy was his friend and he is lucky that I had a redemption talk with Davrin at some point in the game with the wardens cause FUCK YOU SOLAS, I just did the ending when we stab him and throw him into the fade and that was SO DAMN satisfying
I was cool with the character in DAI, annoyed by his fandom ofc but I liked him, but in this game the character was more manipulative and so much worse as person, it was a betrayal after betrayal, again and again, he deserves nothing and he didnt deserve a happy ending.
"IM A GOD" scene showing his true colors.... I'm so pissed haha also, about the epilogue: It was kinda meh, I wanted it to last longer and know more things about my romance with Davrin  |
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Post by dgcatanisiri on Nov 20, 2024 22:01:31 GMT
Yeah, the various feeds throwing Solavellan content all over the place REALLY make me vibe less and less with the character as a result. Like, I realize that it's a thing where the various algorithms correlate "people talking Dragon Age" and them speaking to their people, but... It's just EXHAUSTING when you were already not that big on the character and even less on the pairing, because then it just makes you all the less interested in either. Like part of the reason I was comfortable with the ending I went with in my first playthrough was BECAUSE it was effectively a middle finger to that crowd. Hell, even in that hypothetical universe where Solas was bi and my male Lavellans could potentially unlock the "go with him" ending, I would want to do what I could to NOT get that ending.
I mean, we've seen this before in Mass Effect - look at all the Garrusmancers who make "we don't romance KAIDEN (intentionally misspelled)" into a personality trait...
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Post by Scottphoto on Nov 20, 2024 22:57:53 GMT
That Lucanis body hair mod just makes so much sense, of all the males hes the one that fits it because his beard and hair grew being on prison so logically would make sense he would have hair there too. farferello Lucanis act 3 sexy scene: And Yeah I loved the sarcastic version given the expressions of Rook are so cute, he has like a sad smile in one of them and had to screen grab, just wish his line wasn't as corny XD. But Lucanis lines reactions to it are great. Is why I want to try weirdly pair all the lines somehow cuz theres just so much from all versions. I will say regarding socials, I recommend Threads for DA fans, I posted there my love for the game and got a lot of likes and I not seen a single Solas reaction dumb thoughts in there and more just people escaping the anti woke crowd on twitter. But Twitter well is horrible lol. Not sure how bluesky is fairing as I don't get much feed there yet. But yeah personally I really liked Solas in this game because we see more layers of him and backstory, is just a shame I can't say I love him because the damage inquisition did to him and its fans is tough but if I hide inquisition for a second, he works for me on this one. Plus thats why certain Solas fans are mad that they wrote him with having a backstory with... another woman LOL. The whole scene of the comps saying they were lovers triggers them XD.
For those playing with mods, all outfits can now be unlocked with a mod here or all companion ones: www.nexusmods.com/dragonagetheveilguard/mods/574?tab=descriptionImport Reuse inquisitor:
EDIT You can import your inquisitor from your first run following these steps on all platforms:
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Post by Lee on Nov 21, 2024 0:53:15 GMT
So...I created a threads just cause of your post Scottphoto and who would of guessed it recommended I follow you right away.  Social media is almost too good, to the point of yikes at times. |
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Post by Davrin's boobs on Nov 21, 2024 0:57:14 GMT
So...I created a threads just cause of your post Scottphoto and who would of guessed it recommended I follow you right away.  Social media is almost too good, to the point of yikes at times. who was it? basementowner? hahaha |
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Post by Lee on Nov 21, 2024 0:59:29 GMT
I just mean Noel was suggested to me by threads. |
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Post by Scottphoto on Nov 21, 2024 1:06:59 GMT
So...I created a threads just cause of your post Scottphoto and who would of guessed it recommended I follow you right away. Social media is almost too good, to the point of yikes at times. who was it? basementowner? hahaha How dare you call me that But yeah threads has a good vibe currently. Just wish it had all the twitter functions. |
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He's definitely in my top 3 BioWare romance list. I like the last thing I said to him. 
I really liked his voice though, more so than the inquisitor one. Just felt as great as Hawke's to me. There is some really great performances with it, is just a shame that sometimes the visual expressions of the game are a little limited, but that's always been a thing with every DA.
I didnt even cry cause I truly thought the titan magic was going to save her, the satisfaction I felt when that ghilanain bitch I dont even how to write her name was dead was so cathartic. Like... Ashley was sad but I didnt even like her character as much as Harding, so her dead was tons of more sad for me. HEY no body? no confirmation, who knows???? This is Hawke/Alistair/Stroud 2.0 all over again for me haha
Social media is almost too good, to the point of yikes at times. 
Social media is almost too good, to the point of yikes at times. 
