Discussion: Tough Choices?

[violacea]

We're planning to post random DA topics for discussion on a regular basis, and since we got a suggestion, we decided to go with a version of it!

As a player, you make a lot of choices in the Dragon Age games, some tougher than others. So tell us - what is the hardest decision you (the player) have to make in-game? Which one sticks with you, or makes you pause to think every time you play? Which one makes you think the most, or makes you wonder about the in-game consequences no matter what way you go? Is it one of the major decisions, or a small one that could have lasting consequences?

(Bonus points if you pick something that doesn't boil down to mages vs. Templars. Because, well, that's the easy one. ;))

Comments

[norwood]

This is a really small one that may be silly--but in DA2 along the Wounded Coast at one point, you meet a couple of elves surrounding a human man. They claim he killed some of them, and he claims he's cursed as a werewolf. For being such an insignificant choice, I always have a hard time choosing whether to side with the elves or the human/werewolf, as want to give each the benefit of the doubt.

I'm sure there are others I've gotten stuck on, but I need to refresh myself in playing the games again...!

[shadoedseptmbr]

Ooh, that's a good one. It's linked, I think, to the nature of the beast quest in DAO.

[norwood]

Oh--is it? It's hard for me to tell what's linked between the games as I didn't get to import Aele when I did my first playthrough of DA2 with Maebh, and my other Hawkes don't have Wardens yet, either!

[shadoedseptmbr]

I think so...I could be wrong!

[norwood]

I should keep an eye out for it as I (eventually) go through Iain Cousland's playthrough--maybe I'll redo Aeron's again up to that point with the imported Iain save so I can get the full effect of imported data.

[fragilespark]

With a diplomatic Hawke, it's possible to resolve the situation peacefully, but otherwise you are right. You have to side with them and it's pretty tough to see the outcome, for example if you defend the human.

[norwood]

Yeah--now that you mention that, I think Aeron (my diplomatic mage) got them to resolve peacefully.