Tale

Ever had a headache and think to yourself, this must be what having a baby feels like if my skull were a uterus? Something wants out.

I didn't hear about this. Heartwarming.

Only save game editor I've found is for ME2. You can fiddle with the data it says you transferred, but some of what I want is for game start (extra XP and such).

Dude just look for a saved game online. I have, yet again, they suck. There's a close one that's good, can't remember what I disliked about it. Edit: On second check, there's only one thing wrong with it. The Bhatia body quest. I guess I can live with that.

Anyone have an opinion on the Lair of the Shadow Broker before I go through all the trouble of a ME1 replay to prepare?

Witch Hunt wasn't too long. It doesn't do much that's new. The main thing I have to say is that it has good companions, I like their banter and they're amusing. It seems to think I denied the ritual, even though I didn't. Pretty sure I know why. Also, apparently 35 is the level cap. I started Witch Hunt a sliver from that.

I caved and loaded up my very first character for Witch Hunt. Great fun. The companions are simply fun.

It's the principle of the matter.

Engineer was fun and anyone who dislikes it is a communist.

Nobody knows. Shadow Broker is up, though.

The Dark Ritual is the largest hanging thread of Dragon Age.

I thought Beth did quite well with their stuff in Morrowind. The guy falling from the sky, the Indiana Jones egg.

Witch Hunt is released tomorrow. It may be a few days before I get to it since I want to do a complete DA run before I hit the final DLC. But I'll say this. If anyone spoils it for me I will use every connection in the games industry I've made over the years to see that you never enjoy video games again. And by that I mean I'll contact up a few old coworkers, some friends, and and have them ignore me while I rant like a madman.

Volo should stop lying then! I can't be held responsible.

You can't fathom to need to play a game more than 3, but you said you played it 28.

You can't fathom the need to do something you did? In need of soul searching, I take it?

...and i hoped for a tender "death by snu snu"-moment. Bioware, i am dissapoint. We all are, my friend. We all are. There's always Dragon Age 3.

I wouldn't even need that detail. Being in the car with a drunk driver could be considered accessory.

I enjoyed my Engineer run. Engineer is the only class where a companion has your special class skill and two of them do. So you can run around with Tali and Legion, sending out your little drones and hacking Geth for a small army. Too bad there's only like one mission where you can do that.

I'd be up for it. Are we going to run a gimmick? Glacier embark? Evil embark? Sky fortress?

They get enough slots simply from levels that you don't need to get that anyway.

Pretty much all the DLC so far except the day 1 DLC recycles areas.

I'd heard that the entire concept of Philotics and aiua has its root in Mormonism. Never studied Mormonism so I could be completely wrong.

I'm hearing a rumor that Gaider said Qunari females won't be appearing in DA2. Anyone have confirmation? It's a minor note. I don't recall if Sten ever said anything about their position in Qunari society.

No, you're not. Conservation of detail, people. Oh, there's a really important guy they can't stop talking about. He's dead, you say? He wore a mask, you say? Probably nothing. Did it really change anything, though? The bad guy in KOTOR was still the bad guy after the revelation. The bad guy in Mass Effect turns out to be something you thought was a danged prop. But it's worthless to do this comparison, really. Twists are cheap. Mass Effect wasn't a thrilling story. Neither was KOTOR. And that's all my point is. If the only thing you have to go to compliment a work is a single twist, then it's not an especially good story.