The DA2 Demo Discussion Thread (Spoilers Inside)

[twist_shimmy]

 

Okay guys, thoughts?

1. Shale would be happy that Thedas is just as brown as ever. Possibly even more so.
2.The new skill tree setup makes me kind of @_@.
3.The dialogue will take some getting used to, but I like that you can directly ask companions for opinions! That's pretty neat!
4. Aveline seems to have stolen most of Wesley's jaw.
5. With a name like "Carver," he was bound to die. Seriously, mother? Seriously?
6. I love how immersive the new UI is.
7. Isabela has a GORGEOUS ass. Oh my Maker.
8. Screw you, demo, for not running on high-end computers. I spent an hour getting it not to crash. :P
9. The motion capture is amazing. I can ALMOST forgive them for dropping female qunari.
10. ROGUES ARE BAMF.


Now if only I could get FRAPS to work, the comm would be flooded with banners and icons. Sodding hell  MUAHHAAHAHAHA. GOT IT FIXED. Sooo many screenshots. :3

 

Also, did anyone else have a problem where you simply could NOT get to the leveling screen for Carver or Bethany? Sometimes it would randomly spit me back to the other UI, but when Aveline or Hawke leveled they'd pop up after and demanded to be leveled next.

Whut.

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INFO COMING IN FROM AROUND THE COMM:

Can't get it to download quickly? Try this mirror. Members report >1hr download time as opposed to the two sodding days some of us have been stuck with. (Make sure you run a virus scan, darlings.  And if anyone has a torrent magnet link, lemme know and I'll add it here too.)

Having install problems?
If you're getting the .dll error and the game won't load, check out this thread and update your DirectX install. Yes, even if it says it's current.

Game randomly crashing?
Don't run it using DirectX 11. Word on the street is the demo doesn't actually support it, so high-end rigs are having tons of problems. Dropping to DirectX 9 in video settings fixed this for me.

Having issues killing the second ogre as a rogue? Check out this thread.

Want the opinion of comm members who were less than impressed? darkrose and sinick have some rather lucid explanations for their overwhelming sense of meh.

Want screenshots for icons/banners/Varric's hand gestures/Isabela's ass? Check out the DA2 demo section of the peopleofthedas album. Any of the images there are free for your use, darlings. Just be warned, there are 641 of them. That's after culling. Varric, Cassandra, Flemeth, Bethany, Carver, Aveline, Wesley, Isabela, and some random dead grunts and hurlocks all featured. m!Hawke tank is featured. Might add f!Hawke later.

Concerned about cup size? Blame Varric, not BioWare, and check this out. Oh, I am giggling madly!

Want to unlock the inventory and character creator on the demo? There's a mod for that.

Worried there won't be mods for DA2? Don't be.

Also, some console commands work on the demo. Check it out.

Comments

[jessicajones]

Wow... this. So much. I want to like it but I'm feeling like all the things I loved have been stripped out. I hate the character saying something different than what it says. I HATE the recharge time on potions (how does that make any sense??)

Dragon Age =/= Mass Effect. I mean I like Mass Effect but... arg.