"Next up, figure out exactly where that character shines in terms of the game mechanics – why would a player bring this companion along? Are they a tank, a healer, or perfect for sniping enemies from a mile away? This shouldn’t overlap with another companion’s specialty if you can help it."
In the video you mention how a companion should be optional and you shouldn't feel the need to have to take that character. To me this clashes a bit.
For example, in Dragon Age: Origins you had the ability to take your companiions and shape them toward what you wanted them to be. You could take Morrigan and if you wished give her some healing spells to make her be the healer in your party instead of having to take Wynee along, even though morrigan is geared toward shapeshifting and wynee toward healing when you first get them, over the course of leveling you had the ability to shape them into what role you wanted them to have.
Then in Dragon age 2 they got rid of this, and made the companions have certain unique skill sets. If you wanted any healer in your party and you yourself weren't a mage/healer, you HAD to take Anders. Even if you didn't like the character (I didn't personally) you had to take him. You could no longer take another mage companion and shape them into what you wanted so you could use that character that you preferred.
Will we be able to have control over a companions abilities in some way to shape them toward certain things we would need to better have a all around good group or will it indeed be locked?
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One thing I worry about,
"Next up, figure out exactly where that character shines in terms of the game mechanics – why would a player bring this companion along? Are they a tank, a healer, or perfect for sniping enemies from a mile away? This shouldn’t overlap with another companion’s specialty if you can help it."
In the video you mention how a companion should be optional and you shouldn't feel the need to have to take that character. To me this clashes a bit.
For example, in Dragon Age: Origins you had the ability to take your companiions and shape them toward what you wanted them to be. You could take Morrigan and if you wished give her some healing spells to make her be the healer in your party instead of having to take Wynee along, even though morrigan is geared toward shapeshifting and wynee toward healing when you first get them, over the course of leveling you had the ability to shape them into what role you wanted them to have.
Then in Dragon age 2 they got rid of this, and made the companions have certain unique skill sets. If you wanted any healer in your party and you yourself weren't a mage/healer, you HAD to take Anders. Even if you didn't like the character (I didn't personally) you had to take him. You could no longer take another mage companion and shape them into what you wanted so you could use that character that you preferred.
Will we be able to have control over a companions abilities in some way to shape them toward certain things we would need to better have a all around good group or will it indeed be locked?