I too think Dragon Age 2 was underrated, but it definitely had some flaws. It was rushed, and it feels rushed. The frequent reuse of dungeon environments is painfully obvious. The sidequests feel much more cookie cutter than Origins. And they ditched Origins’ excellent dialogue system in favor of a dumbed down Mass…

The gameplay is very different. No crafting, no stealth, pretty much just shooting. But it is GREAT shooting. Start with ME2. I love the original Mass Effect, but it has not aged well.

I think part of it has to do with expectations set by the preceding games. ME2 was a masterpiece, ME3 was amazing despite the controversy about the ending. Andromeda felt like a letdown by comparison. Inquisition came as a follow up to Dragon Age 2, which was widely hated. So in comparison, Inquisition was a step up.…

The article specifically says no multiplayer.

This sounds great, but... no multiplayer? Wasn’t participating in the multiplayer necessary to get your war score high enough for the best endings in ME3? Are they changing that mechanic?

First off, they don’t do those things. Second, even if they do, and infect other “healthy young people”, those people they infect can turn around and infect other older/sicker people. Third, young healthy people do die or get permanent issues from this disease. Youth improves your chances, but it’s no guarantee.

I mean, we might. If it’s a complete landslide we might know tonight, like if Texas goes for Biden. It’s not terribly likely, but it could happen.

Your mother is on to something. Statistics show early ballots are more likely to be ruled invalid than day-of votes.

It’s not fear. It’s hate. This is just pure hate at work.

Cidney’s outfit pretty much undid any “progressive” points there.

I can recognize on some level that all of this looks like a retread, like yet another fantasy story about heroes with magical powers doing hero stuff. They even called the evil menace the Blight, just like in Dragon Age, which is clearly an “inspiration”.

Not to mention the election itself. If Biden wins, Barrett and the rest won’t think twice about throwing those results out.

I appreciate the need to make changes to be culturally sensitive, and I applaud them for doing that. That said, I don’t like the new kimono. It looks like a Jedi robe they had leftover from the Star Wars crossover.

Saying “I’m a Christian” is a free pass to all sorts of hateful bullshit in this country, at least if you’re white.

He understands just fine. He just doesn’t give a shit about putting the lives of others at risk. His political fortunes are more important.

Starred. Hope this little shit gets covid.

I’m glad to hear this, and I don’t doubt that there are many officers like your friend who have personal distaste for Trump.

The top brass isn’t anti-Trump. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and our most senior general has already pledged not to remove Trump if he refuses to leave office after losing: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/politics/milley-2020-election/index.html

If this happens, the military IS the redneck uprising. The military is very pro-Republican, especially the officers.

I’ve always thought of single player as the main draw of Rockstar’s stuff, and any multiplayer components as a fun extra. Unfortunately ever since GTA 5 it seems like Rockstar thinks multiplayer is their main draw, and single player is the fun extra.