So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

[Dumac]

Were rogue's fun to play in the original DA:O? I started as a rogue but it looked like it was going to suck so I rerolled to a mage and loved (and never even kept any rogue's in my party). Now playing DA 2 ever since picking up the pirate girl I realize she is really fun to play and I want to go back to DA:O and play as a rogue if it's still fun

I always brought rogues online in DA:O because

1. They do the most DPS on single targets in my experience
2. lockpicking
3. traps

 

[StinkyPinky]

I'm using Sebastian as my rogue now. Archery is pretty useful and it keeps him out of the melee.

I think I may just go for three mages though. A tank (the guard woman) and three mages (two dps mages and one buff) could do some serious damage. Chests seem useless and I can never pick most of them anyway. Traps....meh.

 

[Fenixgoon]

But you don't have to take the rogue, only if you want to find all the extra gear. Fighters can't have it all.

if you have the might of a thundergod you should be able to bash whatever lock you want open

 

[StinkyPinky]

What I want to know is why dungeons have so many chests. And why all these big chests just contain a broken spoon or a bent sword? Is there a chest imp? Who goes down to some ancient temple and places a chest with a single lockpick inside anyway??

 

[Dumac]

if you have the might of a thundergod you should be able to bash whatever lock you want open

There are mods for that

 

[Mem]

Patch is out,however not a lot of fixes.

Dragon Age II 1.01

GENERAL:
Fixed save game issues on single core machines
Fixed game asking for non-existent drives
Fixed release control issues where some players were unable to unlock correctly
Fixed a Steam-specific issue related to VO not playing after switching languages

http://social.bioware.com/page/da2-patches

 

[waggy]

friends of mine who got it they are very disappointed. I will end up getting it. when it hits the $20 mark (wich is where i buy most games..just picked up the witcher for $15!)

 

[mb]

I got the game for $20 because of an Amazon credit I had, but I feel like I wasted it. I was so wrong assuming it was safe to pre-order this game. I'd rate it 5.5/10 at best. Good enough to not quit playing it, but just so full of short comings.

 

[Gheris]

I got the game for $20 because of an Amazon credit I had, but I feel like I wasted it. I was so wrong assuming it was safe to pre-order this game. I'd rate it 5.5/10 at best. Good enough to not quit playing it, but just so full of short comings.

5.5? Are you judging it as a standalone or against DAO?

 

[mb]

5.5? Are you judging it as a standalone or against DAO?

I guess against what I remember of DA:O. It's been a long time since I've played it. I don't see why it matters.

FWIW I loved DA:O, ME1, and ME2. DA2 is just.. meh.

 

[sourceninja]

Honestly, while the game is 'fun', it just doesn't feel like they put a lot of work into it. The lack of unique gear, the repetitive areas, the lack of a compelling reason to even go on the quest all point to a rushed money grab to me.

This will be the first bioware game I only play once.

 

[exar333]

I always brought rogues online in DA:O because

1. They do the most DPS on single targets in my experience
2. lockpicking
3. traps

Same here. Rogues have been a blast to play in both DA:O and DA2. My rogue was awesome in the DA:O dwarven gladiator fights going invisible and backstabbing was classic.

 

[Phokus]

5.5? Are you judging it as a standalone or against DAO?

Honestly speaking, if they're able to create something as great as DAO, they should be penalized for intentionally crippling the sequel. Plus, it's apparent that DA2 is a rush job, compared to the god knows how many years they took to make DAO.

 

[Red Storm]

Honestly speaking, if they're able to create something as great as DAO, they should be penalized for intentionally crippling the sequel. Plus, it's apparent that DA2 is a rush job, compared to the god knows how many years they took to make DAO.

I was on their forums they day they announced DA:O. Bioware had announced it way earlier then most devs would normally publicize a game because they wanted to reassure their PC fans that they hadn't forgotten them.

Fuckin' EA...

 

[God Mode]

I've enjoyed me/me2 and dao but this game is crap. The game feels to me like a childrens choose your own adventure book.

 

[StinkyPinky]

I haven't even played this game in a few days now that I think about it. Half finished. I'll get around to finishing it...but meh. Totally a by the numbers type of game.

Act 2...is Act 1. Exactly the same areas....yawn. The "Wounded Coast" consists of one linear path used over and over and over again.

 

[sourceninja]

The wounded coast was named to describe how you feel every time your forced to go there and play it.

 

[Dumac]

5.5? Are you judging it as a standalone or against DAO?

Standalone, I'd give it the same rating. It doesn't bring anything good to the table, and is just passable in most regards.

I think that 5/10 is a good score for that description.

 

[Anneka]

5/10 is to harsh. Play it and listen to the story. You will fill is worth at least 8/10

 

[Mem]

5/10 is to harsh. Play it and listen to the story. You will fill is worth at least 8/10

I still say 7/10 at best,storyline is not great and DA2 has a lot of faults.


I don't like how a lot of quests are hidden or hard to find,example being you got to talk to your companions in their house to get some new quests,also odd poster scattered about(easy to miss if you are not looking) plus your mining partner has quests too,how many of you did not bother to keep checking him for info?....

I can see how a lot of people would miss a lot of these quests and finish the game half done....
I have played about 32 hours now and still got a lot to do (I hope).

 

[mb]

5/10 is TOO harsh. Play it and listen to the story. You will fill is worth at least 8/10

Hardly.

8/10 is overly generous. I've been playing it and there really is not much of a story.

 

[Gheris]

I still say 7/10 at best,storyline is not great and DA2 has a lot of faults.


I don't like how a lot of quests are hidden or hard to find,example being you got to talk to your companions in their house to get some new quests,also odd poster scattered about(easy to miss if you are not looking) plus your mining partner has quests too,how many of you did not bother to keep checking him for info?....

I can see how a lot of people would miss a lot of these quests and finish the game half done....
I have played about 32 hours now and still got a lot to do (I hope).

I'm with Mem. 7/10 no doubt.

I would really like to see what games people are playing that give DA2 a 5-5.5, what other games do these people play? DA2 is not that bad, I have played MUCH MUCH worse.

 

[darkewaffle]

I'm with Mem. 7/10 no doubt.

I would really like to see what games people are playing that give DA2 a 5-5.5, what other games do these people play? DA2 is not that bad, I have played MUCH MUCH worse.

I think it's more the expression of the whole "omg i cnt beleive bioware would do this 2 us tehy suck now" compounded with the inevitably long shadow cast by DAO and the rose colored glasses people have towards it. I mean I loved DAO and I think it was an amazing game, but I'm ok with DA2 just being enjoyable and not as good. One was bound to be better than the other

I think people also forget some of the flaws DAO had and are just focusing on those in DA2, making the contrast more stark; as well as ignoring some of the improvements DA2 has made, albeit most of them more minor than major.

 

[exar333]

DA2 is a 7/10 game. It's OK in it's own right, but a definite step-down from DA:O. DA:O was a 8.5 for me, very good. With some tweaks, DA2 could have been a 9.0. That is the biggest frustration and why many are saying it is a '5'.

 

[Dumac]

DA2 is a 7/10 game. It's OK in it's own right, but a definite step-down from DA:O. DA:O was a 8.5 for me, very good. With some tweaks, DA2 could have been a 9.0. That is the biggest frustration and why many are saying it is a '5'.

No.

DA2 does nothing WELL. It only does some thinigs OK and other poorly.

You are right, its OK.

OK = 5/10