Finished DA2 a month back.. seriously meh compared to DAO. I wished I could have continued with my old gray warden from DAO.

pls confirm is the interface and graphic for da2 in ps3 and pc the same?

anyway...i kinda dislike da2 new interface and fighting mechanic...its too fast...i dun think i hav time to control my companion. feels like the new control suits for solo play best

ohh...did i mentioned i bought the ps3 ver and the graphic....i feel its kinda dumbdown....regret abit...

hopefully we get back the warden for da3

David Gaider acknowledges to BioWare fans that there are problems with Dragon Age II, such as "level re-use" and "significance of choice" throughout.

The cries of the community are "not only noted, but examined" and have even "aided" them with "formulating future plans" for the Dragon Age series.


"I am absolutely aware of the concerns voiced here. Issues like level re-use, the implementation of wave combat, concerns about the narrative and significance of choice and so on have all been not only noted, but examined, inspected and even aided me (and many, many others on the team) in formulating future plans,” posted David Gaider, lead designer and writer for Dragon Age II.

“Further, I'm not only aware of the concerns, but I agree that there are aspects of DA II that not only can but must be improved in future installments. And that is precisely our intent."

"Hawke's story was a departure from the usual tale, and in crafting it and the game around it we learned a lot. Some from what worked, but even more from what didn't. Such is always the way. I hope that in the future we'll be able to discuss how we're addressing your concerns and even solicit feedback from you on future plans in the process."

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Hey guys, I'm just playing through DAO for the first time and got some serious issue. Been playing it since this morning and its all fun until just now it lags like hell. Restarted the computer didn't do the trick. I know for sure I didn't do anything different than earlier today. Using steam version on Win7 64bit with E5500 + 7900GS + 4GB RAM. FYI I'm at Redcliffe village.

Again, it was running fine earlier today. Lag like hell now I wanted to play it again.

Hey guys, I'm just playing through DAO for the first time and got some serious issue. Been playing it since this morning and its all fun until just now it lags like hell. Restarted the computer didn't do the trick. I know for sure I didn't do anything different than earlier today. Using steam version on Win7 64bit with E5500 + 7900GS + 4GB RAM. FYI I'm at Redcliffe village.

Again, it was running fine earlier today. Lag like hell now I wanted to play it again.

EA Games Label head Frank Gibeau admits that while BioWare's Dragon Age 2 "brought a lot of new fans" to the RPG franchise, it also "lost some fans as well."

They were "clearly disappointed" with some of the fanbase reactions. The biggest gripes with environment reuse and "some of the way we told story," admits Gibeau.

"We were clearly disappointed with some of the response from the fanbase, because we want them to be as excited about it as we are," said EA boss Gibeau. The original game was seen as a spiritual successor to the Baldur's Gate days of BioWare.

"We're very proud of the game. We tried to innovate and do some different things with the combat system and some of the way we told story. For some fans it worked well. In fact, we brought a lot of new fans into the Dragon Age franchise."

"But to be honest, we lost some fans as well. They were not pleased with some of the innovations and things we'd done. We understand that and we're listening." Environment reuse was a major sore spot for many, as was only getting 'one setting' to explore.

"As we think about where we take the franchise next, we're going to take that into consideration and really engage them," he promised. BioWare has already offered an apology to fans on official forums saying they will take feedback to heart for Dragon Age 3.

"Ray and Greg have built a long career being close to their fanbase and understanding what they want. If they do something in a direction that is innovative and fresh for some but not for others, they'll take that into consideration as we think about the next design and where the game goes from here," said Gibeau, referring to Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk. Were you disappointed with Dragon Age 2, videogamer?

BioWare states it will get back the disillusioned fans it lost with Dragon Age II with the upcoming downloadable content it will be releasing for the game. The DLC will answer many of the gripes fans had with the sequel.

"We have some new DLC that's upcoming that's going to try and address some of the comments and try and provide the fans with the things they're looking for, both the core fans and the new fans," BioWare boss Ray Muzyka told Eurogamer. "We're committing to making sure all the products in the franchise going forward are going to appeal to a wide audience, both the core and more."

EA Games label boss Frank Gibeau had admitted recently that with Dragon Age II, "we lost some fans".

Muzyka agreed, "It actually drew a lot of new players in who really love it. Many people who played Dragon Age: Origins loved it as well, but also there were a lot of fans of the original Dragon Age: Origins who weren't as happy with it. Maybe they were looking for more of the same, and it was different and innovative in ways they weren't expecting.

"Commercially, it's been very successful. Critically it's been successful with a lot of new fans, and many of the old fans. We take the feedback of all of our fans, our core fans particularly, really seriously. We're committed to trying to address that feedback."

The DLC will reportedly address the feedback, but the content has not been revealed yet.

Dragon Age II DLC will 'please core fans'
Source: Strategy Informer