r/DragonageOrigins

​It's my first time playing DAO. I'm not really sure what I did wrong, but all the Circle mages died (except Wynne), so I can't save Connor the 'clean' way (without sacrificing Isolde). Is it worth redoing the entire Tower section just to try and save the mages?

​I searched the whole tower thoroughly and got the Litany, but by the time I reached the top floor, Uldred had already almost possessed Irving. I don't know if I did something wrong during the fight or if the mistake happened earlier, but once the battle with Uldred ended, there was no one left alive.

​After the Circle, I did the Return to Ostagar DLC (recovering the king's armor and body), so going back would mean losing a ton of progress. On the other hand, the idea of doing Connor's Fade sequence with Wynne or Morrigan sounds like a total chore too (I'm not playing a mage).

What roleplaying/in-universe reason do you think there is for why the Ferelden nobility would allow them to keep something which belonged to their beloved past two kings (besides "gameplay"), especially if you've played a Warden who kept Cailan's armor and Maric's blade, either for yourself or for your companions?

Hi, everyone! I want to experience the Dragon Age series. I've played BG3 > BG1EE and BG2, and I understand that Origins was the next step for Bioware after BG2.

The steam reviews for Dragon Age: Origins, however, note significant performance issues and bugs.

Is there a better way to experience the game (bugfix mods, maybe playing on console if that runs better)?

I'm not looking for added content mods, just what will let me play the game with minimal issues on a Windows 11 PC.

I want to start this post by saying that as a person I don't like her any more than most players, but I'm having this discussion at home and I'd like your opinions on this:

'Anora would get less than half the shit she does now if she was a dude.'

True or false?

…and that’s attacks that don’t connect because I’m playing a dwarf warrior and I noticed distance between the character and enemy can get REALLY finicky.

If I start with an opener ability I run the risk of whiffing the attack and it having no effect so I need to wait for my first auto attack to connect and verify the damage number actually happens THEN proceed with assaulting them with abilities.

I wasted a lot of stamina and 60s cooldown abilities thinking I was in the clear to bonk my new target but realizing it wasn’t connecting and had to reposition an inch to the right or left before it would start to work.

Super trivial but an “ugh, dang it” moment every time lol I’m playing the PS3 version which does seem to be buggy but I genuinely don’t mind because I’m having SO much fun!

I've finally gotten around to getting a proper PC set up, and the first thing I did was launch Origins with some mods thrown in the mix. Wanted to do that for a long time, and even though getting everything to work was an absolute nightmare and took me two days, I finally started a new playthrough yesterday, and holy fucking shit, it's like ten thousand times better.

Maybe my PS3 is too old and dusty and raggedy already, but I've had crashes, frame rates of 20 and lower, super wonky gameplay and don't even get me started on the combat. The UI is absolutely terrible and makes some spells/talents completely redundant, just because you don't want to pick them out from the radial menu every time. And what do you mean I can pick my portrait expression in the character creator? The console skipped that feature for some reason, lmao.

I also now see what people meant when Baldur's Gate 3 got a lot of inspiration from Origins. The top-down view is so fun to play with during combat, even if it's not turn-based. Sure, the way you could roleplay your character were very similar already, but with the correct mods, your choices now even carry over properly. Really, the entire thing is a dream come true.

I've heard people say that Origins is their favourite entry in the franchise, and despite understanding where they came from, I just never saw me thinking the same thing. I figured that maybe you would have had to be there during release, which I wasn't, but now I really see it. DA2 is still my absolute favourite, but Origins just got a very serious boost in the ranking.

Man, I can't wait to get home and boot up my PC again.

Edit: Spelling.

So i just wanna start from saying that i love DA Inqisition. I platinumed the game on ps4 and finished it 3 times. That took me roughly 400 hours.

After some time i started getting tired of it. I tried to play some simmilar games ( Baldurs Gate 3, Divinity The Original Sin 2) yet none of them were as good as DAI. The one i havent tried yet is DA Origins, but by just looking at it im not sure if its worth it or not.

The main thing i love abt DAI is armor customization, crafting system, memorable characters and being able to make specific builds for the companions. I aslo like the maps and how different they are.

So i wanted to ask people who were in the similar situation as me their opinion on the game and maybe try to tell whether i might like or not, based on the preferences i stated below and above . Though please make it as objective as it can be and give some good arguments on why the game is worth it

Some details that will help u to come up with an answer :

I dont mind the grind. As long as its actually rewarding.

I dont really mind the old visuals of DAO

I dont mind playing modded DAO