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Who's your core group of four?

Discussion in 'Dragon Age: Origins' started by Beren, Jun 28, 2011.

  1. Vorona

    Vorona Shadow-Whisperer

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    I don't really have a usual core. The biggest problem is that I don't really like playing warriors, and none of the warriors are that interesting to me. My favorite characters are:

    1. Zevran

    2. Morrigan

    3. Leliana

    4. Wynne

    Then, the Dog, Sten, Alistair, Shale, Oghren (in that order).

    For this game, I'm playing a dual-wielding rogue, so I have:

    Me, Dog, Leliana-archer, and Morrigan as the core I come back to. I obviously took Oghren (and Shale) to Orzammar, and I had Wynne in the tower. For the Return to Ostagar DLC, I took all those who had been at Ostagar: Alistair, Dog, Wynne. I took Alistair to Warden's Keep, too. My runner up group is going to be:

    Alistair - Oghren - Zevran - Wynne

    But next game it will be different. I really miss not having Zevran, for instance. And I'm thinking more about Sten, even though he doesn't get a second specialization.

    At some point, I'm going to do some themed parties (3 Rogues, 3 Mages, 4 Warriors, etc), which I'm looking forward to.
     
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  2. Death Rabbit

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    It's been a year - two, maybe? - now since I played it last. But I rarely strayed from my core group(s). I say "groups" because it depends on my warden, one of two styles.

    Warden - Warrior, Champion -> Templar w/ Sword & Shield
    Leliana - Respec-ed as Assassin -> Duelist, w/ Daggers
    Morrigan - Respec-ed as Spirit Healer -> Shape Shifter
    Rotating Spot - Sten, Oghren, Shale or Allistair for their quests

    - also -

    Warden - Rogue, Assassin -> Dualist w/ Dual Daggers
    Alistair (unchanged) or Sten re-speced as a Tank
    Leliana (unchanged)
    Morrigan re-speced as Spirit Healer, or Wynn (unchanged)

    You'll probably note the presence of the Character Respecialization mod, one of the very few non-cosmetic mods I use. Can't play without it.

    I usually go with the Human Noble origin, as I don't like playing a mage and since I enjoy pursuing a romance with both Morrigan and Leliana ("come and knock on our door..."), getting either of them in the sack as a dwarf is just creepy. Bedding them as an elf is odd, too - because of the height difference. But that's probably just me.
     
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    Hiya. I've finished all character quests on Nightmare difficulty- including solving all the mysteries of the mage tower without using cheats or walk throughs (generally speaking I don't believe in them).

    Without a doubt the best character you can be is a mage. Yes, really.
    The major advantage of being a rogue is being able to unlock chests which although a major asset throughout the game makes a huge difference at low levels.

    If you set the AI of your party up correctly the best combo I have found is:
    Self- Mage
    Leliana
    Alistair
    and, yes, possibly Wynne. (but sometimes possibly a scantily dressed Morrigan just for eye candy).
    With correct AI your fourth character doesn't matter so much. Replace Alistair for Sten, bring along the dwarf for amusing conversation, anything...

    I tell you. When you approach a group of enemies and rip out your group paralysis spells, and the contagious version of the the ability I call the 'red jelly attack' (you know when they explode into red jelly and infect others who then explode into red jelly), and other such group debilitating/weakening spells. Then individually target the biggest threats... There is no class that can wreck as much havok and damage as a mage.

    Admittedly I find myself scrolling through characters in combat to manually unleash their most suitable attacks.

    But, yes, mage is the most powerful class. Being one is far superior to having one.
     
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    I just bought and played through this game for the first time, with a ranger/druid type character who was big on "animal companions". As such, my group was:

    1) Warden- Dwarven Ranger/Assassin lady big on archery and two-weapon backstabbing.

    2) Warden's bear companion.

    3) Dog. Dread Howl and Overwhelm are amazing abilities.

    4) Morrigan. If she's not freezing foes, she's shattering them as a bear. Swarms also make great temporary tanks/distractions.

    5) Wynne. When not healing, bearing it up.

    A very RP-themed party, but it was fun.
     
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    My favorite group seems to be fairly common as I like to go with Leliana, Allistair, and Wynne. Each provides something for my group.

    Leliana takes care of traps and chests because I hate missing XP and loot. I keep her with a bow because I find that scattershot is fantastic though it takes a while before she is particularly good at archery. I also spec her as a ranger and use her pets and her buffs to make the party better.

    2. Allistair is used as a supplemental tank. I like the fact that he is hard to kill and he is very self sufficient at high level play. Sword and board is a very good style which does a bit of everything. I also have him pick up champion (to help boost my main characters attacks and for crowd control).

    3. Wynne is for healing and buffing. With the right equipment I never have to worry about characters dying ever with her around.

    My main character is a mage with the arcane warrior specialization. I go the route of being an invulnerable melee warrior. While not as flashy or as quick as a casting route my character is nearly invincible even on the highest difficulty settings and only had a problem if you get a random dispel (which is crazy rare in this game).
     
  6. The Magpie

    The Magpie Balance, in all things Veteran

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    Since I play Rogue mostly -- now there's a surprise :p -- my supporting trio will usually be Alistair, Wynne & Morrigan. With DA:O, the best rule of thumb for party composition is usually just the more mages, the better.
     
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