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SoLong wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 07:32
Vergil wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 05:54
I remember seeing that leak back when it came out and everyone universally saying it looked really bad. I wonder if they're still gonna go for this weird souls-lite combat. I think the game has shed an entire dev studio worth of employees since then so who knows.
I wonder if he's the poor man's George Lucas: Only produces decent things while he's under someone else's control and frequently told to stop with the ********.
This is a false narrative pushed by butthurt gen x/millenial prequel haters.

George was in absolute control of the original films and nothing got in without his approval even back then. Even his estranged ex wife denies the attempts to discredit his legacy and put all the praise onto other people like herself.
I'm just stating the facts.
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Vergil wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 07:41
George was in absolute control of the original films and nothing got in without his approval even back then. Even his estranged ex wife denies the attempts to discredit his legacy and put all the praise onto other people like herself.
Well, the only other explanation I can think of would be that he got brain worms after the originals.
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When you're that rich & famous you just don't care anymore.
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NotAI wrote: ↑ May 17th, 2024, 19:31
BG3: Bear sex (2023)

DA4: ??? sex (2025)

Any educated guesses about ???
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rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 08:08
When you're that rich & famous you just don't care anymore.
George was massively rich long before he sold to Disney, now he's a billionaire. My question is- where is the next Star Wars?. George could easily do something else with all the money he has. Even smaller films that are more experimental.

If he's a creative visionary, certainly there's more he can do or 'could' have done in the 90s and 2000s.
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Vergil wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 07:41
SoLong wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 07:32
Vergil wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 05:54
I remember seeing that leak back when it came out and everyone universally saying it looked really bad. I wonder if they're still gonna go for this weird souls-lite combat. I think the game has shed an entire dev studio worth of employees since then so who knows.
I wonder if he's the poor man's George Lucas: Only produces decent things while he's under someone else's control and frequently told to stop with the ********.
This is a false narrative pushed by butthurt gen x/millenial prequel haters.

George was in absolute control of the original films and nothing got in without his approval even back then. Even his estranged ex wife denies the attempts to discredit his legacy and put all the praise onto other people like herself.
The prequels I don't like as much because of the kiddie crap put in (I don't care for Return of the Jedi compared to 4/5 either for the same reason). While Luke "whined" a bit at first, it was not as annoying as the prequels (I cringed constantly with the first two films, but the character got a little bit better at some points in the 3rd). I don't "hate" the first 3 episodes, I just prefer the original releases (not the later edits, the actual theatricals) and that is likely because those were from my era and that might also explain why younger generations prefer the prequels.

Overall though, I could care less about the details (other than Lucas castrating the rogue moral nature of Han and his need to "modernize" all the effects).

I only watched the beginning of the video, but it appears that the people he critiqued were trying to revise history for the sake of bloviating about "powerful women and minorities" being the real "genius" behind the film which seems more "par for the course" in the woke revisionist narrative.
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Dark Souls-lite combat+Romance Simulator+Degeneracy a la BG3+Decent Graphics=Instant Win for Bioware

Don't even need to pretend to be an RPG to be successful with the modern crowd.
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Gimme a bulky, hairy, white dude with a beard to romance with, Bioware, or don't bother me.

Also bring back Spirit Healer and Blood Magic this time. Inquisition lacked it and and if not for Iron Bull I wouldnt pick up the title.
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Element wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 08:32
NotAI wrote: ↑ May 17th, 2024, 19:31
BG3: Bear sex (2023)

DA4: ??? sex (2025)

Any educated guesses about ???
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you think the protagonist will have the option of banging an insect swarm in DA:D? 😁
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Slavic Sorcerer wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 14:24
Gimme a bulky, hairy, white dude with a beard to romance with, Bioware, or don't bother me.
If they actually dare introduce a character like that be prepared for him to be traitor to the cause. Basically Blackwall without the redemption.
Slavic Sorcerer wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 14:24
Also bring back Spirit Healer and Blood Magic this time. Inquisition lacked it and and if not for Iron Bull I wouldnt pick up the title.
Lacking the two most interesting specializations the original and second game had was a downright insane decision. DA:I's knight enchanter was alright and necromancer was... not exactly alright but the bug associated with the class basically made you immortal.
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This is the lead writer, DA 4 will make BG3 look conservative...
Even DA 3 which was released a decade ago had plenty of woke ****, 99% there is gonna be no binary companion
The funniest change was probably how Qunari went from being hardcore muslims to liberals
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Tweed wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 05:45
Really digging the medieval vaporwave aesthetic, you know it's gonna be a good one.
Game of Thrones meets Cyberpunk.. Who even works at that **** hole still?
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KnightoftheWind wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 09:55
Even smaller films that are more experimental.
Just incase it wasn't obvious. When an old fat rich loser says he wants to create private, experimental films that he will never show anyone.

It's porn.
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jebacdrkac wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 17:25
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This is the lead writer, DA 4 will make BG3 look conservative...
Even DA 3 which was released a decade ago had plenty of woke ****, 99% there is gonna be no binary companion
The funniest change was probably how Qunari went from being hardcore muslims to liberals
I'm not getting based, white, strong, bearded guy to romance with, do I? :notsureif:
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KnightoftheWind wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 09:55
My question is- where is the next Star Wars?. George could easily do something else with all the money he has. Even smaller films that are more experimental.
I imagine getting character assassinated for 20 years and being an ancient old man has made him less than excited at the prospect of getting behind the director's chair again. :Inspector:
Slavic Sorcerer wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 22:59
jebacdrkac wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 17:25
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This is the lead writer, DA 4 will make BG3 look conservative...
Even DA 3 which was released a decade ago had plenty of woke ****, 99% there is gonna be no binary companion
The funniest change was probably how Qunari went from being hardcore muslims to liberals
I'm not getting based, white, strong, bearded guy to romance with, do I? :notsureif:
Best I can do is non-binary interracial pegging.
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SoLong wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 16:35
Slavic Sorcerer wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 14:24
Gimme a bulky, hairy, white dude with a beard to romance with, Bioware, or don't bother me.
If they actually dare introduce a character like that be prepared for him to be traitor to the cause. Basically Blackwall without the redemption.
I wish I could romance Blackwall, but his romance options are only for female MCs.
SoLong wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 16:35
Slavic Sorcerer wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 14:24
Also bring back Spirit Healer and Blood Magic this time. Inquisition lacked it and and if not for Iron Bull I wouldnt pick up the title.
Lacking the two most interesting specializations the original and second game had was a downright insane decision. DA:I's knight enchanter was alright and necromancer was... not exactly alright but the bug associated with the class basically made you immortal.
Yes. Spirit Healer was my fav and main class to play. DA:I introduced a mere imitation of it. You couldnt heal, only give shields...which defeated the whole purpose.
Vergil wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 23:00
Best I can do is non-binary interracial pegging.
This game is going to be DoA.
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jebacdrkac wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 17:25
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This is the lead writer, DA 4 will make BG3 look conservative...
Even DA 3 which was released a decade ago had plenty of woke ****, 99% there is gonna be no binary companion
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The close up somehow makes this pic more repellent. At least the danger hair is a useful keep-away signal.
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SoLong wrote: ↑ May 20th, 2024, 07:21
jebacdrkac wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 17:25
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This is the lead writer, DA 4 will make BG3 look conservative...
Even DA 3 which was released a decade ago had plenty of woke ****, 99% there is gonna be no binary companion
The funniest change was probably how Qunari went from being hardcore muslims to liberals
The close up somehow makes this pic more repellent. At least the danger hair is a useful keep-away signal.
if you zoom-in, you can see that he didn't actually dye his hair, he just used photoshop to make them blue.
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wndrbr wrote: ↑ May 20th, 2024, 07:31
SoLong wrote: ↑ May 20th, 2024, 07:21
jebacdrkac wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 17:25
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This is the lead writer, DA 4 will make BG3 look conservative...
Even DA 3 which was released a decade ago had plenty of woke ****, 99% there is gonna be no binary companion
The funniest change was probably how Qunari went from being hardcore muslims to liberals
The close up somehow makes this pic more repellent. At least the danger hair is a useful keep-away signal.
if you zoom-in, you can see that he didn't actually dye his hair, he just used photoshop to make them blue.
he was playing character creator irl
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KnightoftheWind wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 09:55
George could easily do something else with all the money he has.
He's 80 years old.
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Irenaeus wrote: ↑ May 20th, 2024, 15:33
KnightoftheWind wrote: ↑ May 19th, 2024, 09:55
George could easily do something else with all the money he has.
He's 80 years old.
He doesn't have to direct, he can also produce. Other "big names" like Cameron and (((Spielberg))) do that a ton.
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https://blog.bioware.com/2024/06/06/TheVeilguard/

they changed the name from Dreadwolf to Veilguard for some reason.
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We actually think sticking with Dreadwolf would have been the safer choice – 'Dread Wolf' is a cool name after all! In the end, it was most important for us to have a title that was authentic to the companions that are the heart of this adventure we've created. We've worked throughout development to create really incredible backstories for each companion that intersect with the main narrative in meaningful ways.
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Deadonarrivalwolf to Failguard
I'm just stating the facts.
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Failhard :cool:
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Before even looking at the posts in this thread:

No way its not going to be so woke it will make BG3 blush.

After reading the thread:

No ******* way its not going to be so woke it will make BG3 blush.
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BG3 at least has a game under all its wokeness, this **** won't.
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I guess if your official game announcement gets zero attention or hype you can just rename the game and try announcing it again maybe that will work =)
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Soon :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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I should probably replay origins again has been long enough since release that I forgot almost anything. Without giving EA any money ofc. And yeah the last one was already so woke when I didnt even knew what woke is. The shitstorm for then new one will be entertaining at least.
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