@IgorZeCruel

1. still paraphrasing dialogue and using that abomination of a dialogue wheel?

2. can we equip our followers with gear again?

3. do rogues still leap around like they're Spiderman on PCP?

4. still only one choice/personality for voice acting main character?

so...

1 step forward. 2 steps back? progress!

paraphrasing dialogue wheel = not an RPG

singular voice actor = capture singular personality = not an RPG

action packed fast paced melee combat in the sequel = 180 degree switch from the original focused on pause tactics strategy required.

go one step further and shit on the pc crowd by denying them the ability to buy and launch the game from their outlet of choice. forcing origin as a game launcher, for the sole purpose to be able to brag to shareholders how many users you have using your "service" can EA get any more heavy handed and anti-consumer?

i think i speak for many people when i say bioware is no longer my favorite developer. i have moved on. my money will be spent elsewhere. its a shame they have become such corporate shills. you make such an epic game of the decade game, and then shit the bed. you won't get a dollar from me if you treat me like a fucking mindless consumer.

so yeah. really hard to listen to the video interview of pax you have here...

since there's audio of the tv show "Elementary" playing over it.

@Shango4 to be determined

@vadagar1 "approach fights the way you want"

you can't have it both ways. either it is designed to be difficult and forces you to constantly pause the game and deploy tactics....

or it is going to be designed so you can just survive without pausing. period.

you know, instead of trying to create 2 different combat styles in a single game, maybe they could stick to the original game's perfectly well done combat.

oh, and here's my obligatory "its just an action game" reply. know that i'm only saying this because you're an asshat. feel free to track my ip and i'll leave the doors to my house unlocked. enter at your own risk.

this all sounds like good news, but the fast paced action of the melee in da2 was pathetic attempt to appeal to a more casual wide audience. if i can play the whole thing without pausing then **** it. i don't want to see rogues flying across the screen as their auto attacks. i don't want to see warriors in full plate armor and heavy 2 handed weapons swinging around like they are wielding a weightless wiffle bat.

let's see some actual gameplay footage of a real fight between you and your followers vs a (typical) difficult group of enemies. show me this tactical camera. show me that the combat still requires you to pause and deliver organized tactics to survive, not just an option that you can totaly ignore beyond using for healing potions..

yes. we're skeptical. still. after da2 we would be fools to pre-order this. and i'd be seriously shocked if EA allows bioware to release a free demo of this before release.... because we all know how that bit them in the ass last time.

i really want a sequel to da:o. i have money to burn on my beloved hobby. treat us with some respect and deliver what we want. stop dumbing down every successful game ever. its a cautionary tale to indie devs: don't accepting deals from big publishers once you make a name for yourself. they will destroy your relationship with your fans.

can this be played with KBM, or does it only work with controller?

game developers design games for multiplatform. they have zero interest (or incentive) to make a game for kinect.

good luck MS, trying to be the new nintendo. you realize 3rd party developers don't make wii games, right? and i don't see MS making a bunch of popular, must-have, 1st party kinect games.

i'll stick with my PC, where i get all the games, and zero drawbacks.

MS won't drop the fee because MS isn't stupid.

they know that after 6 months the ESO is going to go free to play.

and that would make MS look like dicks if they drop the fee now only to have to reintroduce it when it goes f2p.

common fucking sense.

oh. okay.