Most of the content of Dragon Age Central has been developer posts to the official Dragon Age forums, first opened in May 2004. But all things must come to an end, and these forums were shut down on 2nd November 2009, the day before the game’s release in North America.
Since I haven’t had time to add much other content to the site for most of 2009, I’ve decided to also shut down Dragon Age Central as it was, leaving it here as an archive.
The new Dragon Age Central is now a much simpler (and fully automated) website dedicated to making developer posts to the new official forum (on Bioware’s social site) easier to find and search through.
It’s been interesting running this site, and in a way I’ll miss it... but hopefully I’ll be too busy finally playing the actual game to care :)
Dragon Age Central
Updated: Monday, 02 November 2009 02:07PM | Synced: 389202 mins ago
Forum posts were made by game developers. Please do not take posts out of context. While these individuals will have special insight into certain game-related questions, they are by no means the final authority. Please read the full topic and all its replies before forming an opinion. Remember, all things are subject to change.
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Mary Kirby ~ Writer Categories: Quality:
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Thread: E3 Dragon Screens [+9]
Date: Wednesday, 03 June 2009 09:49PM
I tried! Several times! I was all, "Hey, Mister Evil Bear, I'll give you this cookie! Let's be friends and go on adventures together!" And he's all, "RAWR!" And then I'd die horribly. A lot. |
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Thread: E3 Dragon Screens [+9]
Date: Wednesday, 03 June 2009 09:43PM
Poor spikey bear. No one loves him. No wonder he's so angry and violent. It's a defense mechanism, to hide the hurt in his heart. |
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Thread: E3 Dragon Screens [+9]
Date: Wednesday, 03 June 2009 09:30PM
Nope. That's a bereskarn. And it is totally not invited to my birthday party. |
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Thread: There are more yet-to-be-revealed party members, right? [+15]
Date: Wednesday, 03 June 2009 03:37PM
Our female dwarves are very cute. Given the number of people clamoring for a Mazzy romance in BG2, I wouldn't be surprised if lots of people want a romance with a female dwarf. |
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Thread: Are there half-elves? [+6]
Date: Friday, 29 May 2009 04:09PM The product of a human and an elf is a human -- they would be called "elf-blooded" by some and perhaps have some minor elven features, though not always. They are not half-elves in the sense that they exist in D&D, however, by any means. I don't know that we would be doing new origins in DLC -- that would be quite an undertaking, if we did, as the impact of an origin on the game is not insubstantial. That said, were we to do it I suppose an "elf-blooded" origin is a possibility? If anything was cut-off due to time constraints, it was incomplete and perhaps not even started. I don't know if I understand the tone of this question, but is the suggestion that completing that content later and offering it as DLC would somehow be bad? What's the assumption, here? |
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Thread: Are there half-elves? [+6]
Date: Friday, 29 May 2009 04:06PM
This has been answered before. Humans and elves can breed with each other, but you do not get "half-elves" (like you do in D&D). The same applies to humans and dwarves or elves and dwarves.
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Thread: the Mabari War Dogs war paint. [+1]
Date: Friday, 29 May 2009 02:44PM
The "paint" (which is called kaddis and helps distinguish teh dogs and their allies from opponents) is optional, but it does contain some bonuses.
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Thread: The Qun. What is it, and do we like it? [+26]
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2009 03:45PM No more so than elves or dwarves are. |
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Thread: The Qun. What is it, and do we like it? [+26]
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2009 02:44PM They... can use magic. That is all I will say. This is pretty accurate. There are analogues to much of medieval Europe present in Thedas, although the comparison doesn't hold up in all cases. Saying that the qunari are either the Arab-Turks or the invading Mongol hordes isn't a bad place to start. |
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Thread: Character Updates - Alistair and Sten now with Sten & Alistair videos [+28]
Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2009 09:25PM
The middle picture? Yeah, that is an Ash Wraith. Naaasty things. |
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Thread: Character Updates - Alistair and Sten now with Sten & Alistair videos [+28]
Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2009 03:16PM White hair, yes (mostly). Purple eyes, no, though it's not uncommon. |
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Thread: The Qun. What is it, and do we like it? [+26]
Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2009 12:13AM
Um, okay. There isn't a "warrior race" in Dragon Age, though. |
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Thread: Character Updates - Alistair and Sten now with Sten & Alistair videos [+28]
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2009 11:18PM
Sten is a qunari. |
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Thread: Dalish marriages [+2]
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2009 04:29PM They aren't often pre-arranged, actually. Matches are approved by the Keeper, and sometimes -- if the clan elders feel it is warranted -- they will go out of their way to find a match for an eligible member of the clan (especially if it involves going to another clan) but it's not as if the Keeper is picking and choosing who marries whom without any input from the parties involved. If two clan members fall in love and the Keeper approves, the match will be encouraged. If they're incompatible, the match will be discouraged -- but even then it's not unknown for a Keeper to be persuaded to allow a love match to stand. |
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Thread: Bioware Developers? [+14]
Date: Monday, 25 May 2009 04:22PM
Male Dwarf Noble warrior. The dwarves have (imo) the most "political" nature to them in the game. I also like to swing the massive 2-handed mauls and love to walk around Orzammar.
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