Dragon Age: The Veilguard - A woke disaster? Yep!

[Male Idiot]

Just remember folks: until gunpowder was invented the number one cause of death for Krogan on Tuchanka was "eaten by predator". Yes, there were (emphasis on the past tense) creatures that hunted down the Krogan as a food source. There's a reason why they have eyes in between that of a predator and a prey species, and its because they evolved as both at once. Obviously after cannonballs entered the survival equation things changed drastically, but the Krogan were never, ever meant to live in a place that wasn't as hyper-lethal as Catachan, if not more lethal than Catachan. In ME2 Mordin Solus lays out pretty clearly that the genophage was meant to do what predation could no longer do: put a damper on their numbers so they didn't reproduce out of control. In ME3 Bakara has a similar sentiment, that technology made the Krogan too soft, as in they no longer needed to fight and bite every day just to survive, with the inevitable end result.

I really liked the Turian, Salarian and Krogan species designs. They looked very believable, humanoid enough for tool use but not just actor in plastic costume ears. Like a Wookie or Tau or Kroot they look believable.

Asari were really just hot chick with head dress like Twi'leks, Eldar, Klingons etc.

Speaking of Star Wars, you got goth menhera sith chick, preppy padawan jedi girl, and a bi-blonde Sith calm girl as waifu options.
I am sure none of those would fly today, as you are the master of two, and the bi-blonde is your advisor, so technically they all sleep with the boss/teacher so it is senpai-kouhai.

 

[Kharash]

I really liked the Turian, Salarian and Krogan species designs. They looked very believable, humanoid enough for tool use but not just actor in plastic costume ears. Like a Wookie or Tau or Kroot they look believable.

Asari were really just hot chick with head dress like Twi'leks, Eldar, Klingons etc.

Speaking of Star Wars, you got goth menhera sith chick, preppy padawan jedi girl, and a bi-blonde Sith calm girl as waifu options.
I am sure none of those would fly today, as you are the master of two, and the bi-blonde is your advisor, so technically they all sleep with the boss/teacher so it is senpai-kouhai.

Buddy, your weeb power level is showing. Speak English.

 

[Ishtar]

the assassin DLC is so aids, even though the qunari is one of the main antagonists in the game, they literally invaded and massacred your city yet you have no choice but to help the qunari and help protect their spies/assassins that they have put in all across thedas.

The funny thing is it’s not even a Qunari mission, Tallis is doing this on her own initiative against the Qun’s orders. She’s basically a religious convert trying to convince herself that the society she joined is as righteous as she was led to believe. Once you see the dlc this way it makes a lot more sense

Also a chance to fight fantasy Frenchmen. Which is fun.

 

[Mola Ram]

The funny thing is it’s not even a Qunari mission, Tallis is doing this on her own initiative against the Qun’s orders. She’s basically a religious convert trying to convince herself that the society she joined is as righteous as she was led to believe. Once you see the dlc this way it makes a lot more sense

Also a chance to fight fantasy Frenchmen. Which is fun.

Mark of the Assassin has its positives. Any excuse to add new environments to DA2 is welcome. The stealth portions, while not all that well done, were at least an attempt to introduce something new to the gameplay. It's the first time we see Orlesians in their natural habitat, and they're delightfully decadent and obnoxious. The treasure vault puzzles are engaging and fun to work out. Most of the comedy is actually quite funny, specifically most jokes not involving Felicia Day.

And therein lies the problem. Between Day's tooth-grindingly irritating Mary Sue self-insert, the dickriding from BioWare (there's an achievement named after Felicia Day, not Tallis), and Hawke's total inability to call her out (and the implied "correct" path being to flirt with her), this DLC is like a tub of pretty good chocolate ice cream with a giant turd buried inside it. Sure, there's tasty chocolate, but is it worth the everpresent aftertaste of shit? I leave it to you to decide.

 

[LazyLizard]

I think EA is a little too self conscious about killing studios these days and the BioWare name will still be valuable to some extent. They're definitely not getting out of this unscathed though.

The villains will be. It's going to be Dorian's dad all over again and then some.

Also just for a laugh I want to point out that trannies made a wikipedia page for Krem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krem_(Dragon_Age)

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Thanks, Patrick!

>created by Patrick Weekes
well would you look at that, they're deadnaming they/them, they/them goes by Trick now

 

[BlankSpaceBaby]

What kind of name is Trick anyway?

"Turning a trick" is a slang for prostitution, so I do wonder.

 

[LazyLizard]

it's retarded but what do you expect from a nonbinary they/them, the brainrot goes deep which veilguard shows.

 

[xXWild_DripXx]

Patrick Weekes has always been a one trick pony, so trick is a fitting name for that hack.

 

[Kharash]

it's retarded but what do you expect from a nonbinary they/them, the brainrot goes deep which veilguard shows.

It just really shows how dangerous echo chambers can be. He'd probably be a normal person if he wasn't surrounded by pozzed BioWare employees egging him on all of his adult life. That shit is a death spiral for a studio until it becomes acceptable to be publicly against it and sanity can be restored.

 

[Rick The Stick]

Even if you're not gay, they're worth exploring due to the dynamic and depth, especially Dorian's arc.

They're shitty video game romances with 2 characters who are extremely shallow. They aren't worth exploring for any reason other completion or because you happen to really like the character, and this goes for pretty much every single romance other than Morrigan and even that's a stretch.

Idk who plays these games for the romances other than the people everyone says ruined the series in the first place. And Bull and Dorian are great examples of that.

 

[Verdun_Salient]

I really liked the Turian, Salarian and Krogan species designs. They looked very believable, humanoid enough for tool use but not just actor in plastic costume ears. Like a Wookie or Tau or Kroot they look believable.

Asari were really just hot chick with head dress like Twi'leks, Eldar, Klingons etc.

Speaking of Star Wars, you got goth menhera sith chick, preppy padawan jedi girl, and a bi-blonde Sith calm girl as waifu options.
I am sure none of those would fly today, as you are the master of two, and the bi-blonde is your advisor, so technically they all sleep with the boss/teacher so it is senpai-kouhai.

That was actually intentional for the asari, they specifically used the Star Trek female aliens as inspiration for their design

 

[Rockzo]

they specifically used the Star Trek female aliens as inspiration

I thought it was the Delvians from Farscape? Blue skinned female aliens with a different skin texture that can mindmeld with people. They even swear to a "goddess".

 

[Verdun_Salient]

I thought it was the Delvians from Farscape? Blue skinned female aliens with a different skin texture that can mindmeld with people. They even swear to a "goddess".

I meant more the general principle of green colored space babe

 

[HTTP Error 404]

Is bioware gone if this game flops?

BIoware's been gone for a long time, Lemondale. But yes, if this game flops EA will probably seriously dial back the use of the Bioware name, if not outright retire it. Maybe in 2030, 2035, after the economy starts to recover, we'll see them (or whoever buys the name from the fire sale) use the name in some sort of CRPG revival.

Maybe it'll even be good.

 

[Johan Hulth]

Pages and pages of Reddit salt about the confirmation of only 3 import choices, only had time to grab a few. Lots of pre-order cancelling.

Ahh Bioware and their "choices matter" biting them in the ass. Feels like old times:

 

[Foltest]

Cope and seeth BioWare fanboys.
This is what you get.

 

[Logoden]

Idk who plays these games for the romances other than the people everyone says ruined the series in the first place. And Bull and Dorian are great examples of that.

I have met such people in real life long ago, Inquistion was not out yet. I remember them to have very low standards about the gameplay, often started with DA2, were female for the most part and being very very thirsty if you know what I mean. Some of them were probably rotten-girl too.

I still remember how much some of them were speaking of the hotness of certain companions and how good were the romances. It still brings me an amused smile to this day.

Ahh Bioware and their "choices matter" biting them in the ass. Feels like old times:

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Yeah, surprisingly like the old BioWare forums. A true delight to see them getting ripped appart by the tards they chose as a public.

 

[Gorton Colu]

More reddit regurgitation of muh "grifter tourists."

Bet you 90 percent of modern Bioware fans started with Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age 2. I'd guess the vast majority never posted or even lurked Bioware forums back in the day and they call others tourists.

 

[LazyLizard]

Pages and pages of Reddit salt about the confirmation of only 3 import choices, only had time to grab a few. Lots of pre-order cancelling.

Ahh Bioware and their "choices matter" biting them in the ass. Feels like old times:

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lmao even reddit is disavowing this disaster

 

[Forgotten Beast]

I'd guess the vast majority never posted or even lurked Bioware forums back in the day and they call others tourists.

U NOT RIKE BIOWARU GRORIOUS NEW GAEM? NOT TO SUCK HONORABRU GIRRDICK?
FIRTHY TURRIST! DING DONG BANNU
--END OF RINE--
Ahh, simpler times.