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I've never played FC2, but I really hope your not enjoying those awful fake aussie accents that are often used in games and television.

I suspect that Obs would see more money from 200k sales of PE than they did from FO:NV. But I do actually think Obs will do better than that, assuming the game is good and reviewed well. However you can't use FO:NV as Obs sales standards, a lot came from FO3 and Bethesda which many gamers still think made NV. Sort of like how people still think bio made KotoR 2. Alpha Protocol is really the only real comparison, but even then you could make the case that PE has a lot more pull(legacy/nostalgia) or that AP was a AA game. And I really don't think bio moved DA:I to November to stomp PE sales, it's probably not even a blimp on EA's radar. If it sells a million, then it might be a blimp, but a small one at that.

My guess it has something to do with MP, nothing has been said about the MP, apart from 'it has it'.

So saw Chris Q&A Panel. Was very interesting. So I asked about Obsidian doing different genres in the future. Chris response was that they have an unannounced game from a publisher in the works that we'll hear about in the next year. Other questions were: What Chris did in Alpha protocol. Apparently he only came onto the project 2 years into production, watched a lot of 24, enjoyed that the timed dialogues stressed the play testers as much as combat and that Obsidian built a mo-cap studio for the game that is now used as a place where the team has DnD nights. Said it was a learning experience. Questioned about PoE and where pendulum swung between focus story/characters/world creation/combat. Chris response was that he feels that PoE was close to Baldur's Gate feel. Questioned about the White Wolf license. Chris said he loves the license and he and Obsidian would love to obtain it and make another Vampire game like Troika. Questioned about his favourite event in FTL. He said his favourite was the new race which devours ships. Was asked about his thoughts about crowd funding and whether it had a ceiling. His thoughts were that it doesn't and we'll see kickstarters with AAA funding levels as people get more and more comfortable with crowd funding. Question about Ulysses and the foreshadowing in the FO:NV DLC. Said he was disappointed that Ulysses didn't make the main game, and was glad that Obs was able to put him in as an antagonist in one of the DLC. Said that Obs was able to add foreshadowing to the DLC because Bethesda committed to four DLC's. Then went on to how obs had done that with kotor 2 hoping they would get a crack at 3. Questioned about an Obs Koto3 3. Said while he and Obs would love to do it, Disney/Lucasart have their own thing/thoughts/plans. Question about Wasteland 2. Talked about his love for the original and how WL2 reactivity and that gamers would be seeing new things in their 2nd and 3rd playthroughs. Was asked about the DnD license and if Obs would be willing to do another one. Chris said they would love to, and would love to do it in the same way as PoE. No one asked about romances.

Oi I saw some tactical combat here, I like. Graphically excellent, the dragon fight looked good, and the areas did seem large, all in all I like what I saw.. However the dialogue wheel( ) and those god damn mage animations, why does it have to be a dancing mage?

Every party-based RPG desperately needs a murder companion in their sleep option. Now that is a feature that I can get behind. It should be implemented in DA:I. But I doubt bio will let us off their beloved creations. After the character tidbits of DA:I companions I think I'll be fondly recalling not just the DA cast, but the DA2 cast too. When a god knows how old druid elf, claims to have been watching you for years(including watching you bathe), it does not endear you to them, in fact it makes you very, very nervous. To be honest though, Qara would probably be the only one on the murder list... Oh wait Grobnar and Casivir, oh and the 'know githzerai', especially her.

How did I know you would say this? I think I may be psychic. I'll admit it, there is more chance of me asking this question than Bruce's. Different genres, or more importantly, an Obsidian sci-fi setting was my own thoughts on my question to Chris.

So Avcon is apparently a gaming/anime convention in Adelaide July 18-20. I was asked by a friend to attend with them, at first I wasn't too interested as I didn't think there would be anything/one worth seeing(who comes to Adelaide?). However when checking the guest list, I saw the Mr Chris Avellone is a guest and is holding a Q&A. So surprise I'm now going. So my question in this? Anyone have any good questions they would like me to ask? (Assuming I get the chance)

Can you provide some links to support that because I don't believe it. Romance is one of main reasons that a large segment of Bioware fans support there games. But I can't say its the only reason because many people would still buy there games if Romance was excluded. I guess you would have to do a poll where you have 4 factors and you ask people to rate them in order of significance around what is the most important consideration when they buy an RPG? Romance would obviously be one of the four Romance is a niche Bruce, not a mass market draw.

Honestly, does Carmelo make Houston that much better? I just don't see Anthony, Harden and Howard making it work, be fun to watch though. Carmelo to the Bulls, now that would work. Mavs will have a decent team next year, especially if they nab Deng/Lowry in FA.

No. I would rather The Architect as a companion than most of the DA2 cast. Bethesda games have constantly massively outsold bioware games. Better to follow their mass market appeal. Besides NV already showed they do it better anyway. Despite the pro-romance equals more sales crowd likes to claim, romances have not caused bioware games to sell more or nail the mass market.

Xenonauts, great game. Love that there armed civies on the maps. Nothing better then seeing a cop kill an alien that had outmaneuvered you.

Picked up Original Sin, since I've always enjoyed Larian games. Can't really think of any other games that I'm interested in. Maybe Dark Souls 2 but, haven't really played the original despite having it for a while. Would of bought DR3 but already have the console version.

Still can't believe a four man dev team can do what they are suggesting and make a good game. Wish they could, but I doubt it. Although I'll be more than happy to be wrong.

Apparently IGN did see tactical combat, also companion scripts are back in from DA:O. http://au.ign.com/videos/2014/06/11/dragon-age-inquisition-hands-on-impressions-e3-2014 So that's probably a no to bioware lying and not implementing tactical combat. Whether or not it's good, is another question.

And so it starts. Promancers are coming.

I take it the companions in DA:I have taken too many blows to the head. Or Enchantment is spreading.

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Been playing Shadowrun Returns and Dragonfall. Was surprised by how much I enjoyed them. Wish they were making another one.

To be honest, I wouldn't get it at all. I've loved the X games, they're something unique in the spacesim genre, more economy based than combat. They have always been rocky at launch, but what was there was enough to make you think once this is patched/modded it's going to be good. With X-Rebirth I never thought that. Barring an exceptional expansion, I don't see any future for it. Could be wrong of course. I would recommend keeping a closer eye on the new Elite, that looks fantastic.

At least they didn't call it Alpha Centauri and it be nothing like it's predecessor, unlike other companies. However can't deny the "it's just Civ 5 in space" doesn't leave me disappointed. Given it's not in space, just an alien world. Now if Firaxis decided to try and make a 4x space (aka MOO) that would get the excitement juices going.

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