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Old Dec 31, 2009, 03:13 AM   #1
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A post in Czech on Eurogamer.cz has word on Dragon Age: The Awakening, which they say is the first retail expansion for Dragon Age: Origins, BioWare's recently released RPG, saying this will offer new items and a level cap increase and is expected in March, 2010 (thanks LS). They report the revelation was made by a premature online listing for the add-on, but this is obviously still speculative for the time being. Here is a translation from Google of part of their story:

"Details of the expansion's contents are still only preliminary and may still change. Awareness will follow the story chronologically Dragon Age: Origins and promises a huge portion of the additional content. You play as a completely new main character, including his own prologue (separate Origin Story), the new campaign. Completion of the central storyline to take approximately 15 hours, as compared to the 100-hour original is not too much, and have consequences for the rest of the game."



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i wonder if it's set in ferelden. if not, i'd like to see some of the other areas referenced in the game such as antiva, orlais etc.
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It will be probably qunari island.
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Completely new character? I don't see myself playing this without one hell of a good reason.
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Completely new character? I don't see myself playing this without one hell of a good reason.
It's a new Dragon Age game... you know you'll play it even without a good reason!
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Don't worry, they have PLENTY of space.

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Don't worry, they have PLENTY of space.
That's what I thought with Oblivion's in game map... that they would release expansion packs that opened them up.

But no... Didn't work out that way.
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That's what I thought with Oblivion's in game map... that they would release expansion packs that opened them up.

But no... Didn't work out that way.
in the case of dragon age, bioware have specifically mentioned that they view it as a long term franchise... i have no doubt we will see games in the tevinter imperium, antiva etc. but i reckon they will probably be sequels and not 15 hour expansions like this game seems to be.
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That's what I thought with Oblivion's in game map... that they would release expansion packs that opened them up.

But no... Didn't work out that way.
Oblivion was not a game series
Oblivion was a single game in the ELDER SCROLLS series that spanned both time and space. It's like you are walking around one of the Hawaiian Islands and bitching that Hawaii is so god damn small, who would want to go there. Guess what, THERE ARE OTHER ISLANDS.
Never mind the fact that even with Oblivion, they released an expansion which introduced a new land entirely within the Oblivion plane.
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Oblivion was not a game series
Oblivion was a single game in the ELDER SCROLLS series that spanned both time and space. It's like you are walking around one of the Hawaiian Islands and bitching that Hawaii is so god damn small, who would want to go there. Guess what, THERE ARE OTHER ISLANDS.
Never mind the fact that even with Oblivion, they released an expansion which introduced a new land entirely within the Oblivion plane.
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I'm sure I'll get it. Wish it was more gameplay then 15hrs.
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I thought that map said "Free Manches". Can anyone photochop that. I don't do that sort of thing...I mean both.
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Another expansion for DAO was spotted titled Awakening.

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Dragon Age: Origins -- Awakening Announced

Official expansion pack slated to hit shelves this spring.

January 5, 2010 - Today, BioWare and Electronic Arts put rumors to rest and announced Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening, the first official expansion pack which is slated to be released on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on March 16, 2010. The expansion will require Dragon Age: Origins and will cost $39.99.

Set after the events of Dragon Age: Origins in the land of Amaranthine, players will take on the role of a Grey Warden trying to rebuild the order of legendary warriors. Along with this monumental task, players will have to discover new secrets of the Darkspawn menace as well as face off against deadly new threats such as the Inferno Golem, Spectral Dragon and a mysterious foe that calls itself the "Architect." Fortunately, Awakening raises the level cap of the game, and provides new abilities, spells, specializations and items for players to acquire.

Players will also have the option to import and revise their characters from Dragon Age: Origins, expanding on the customization of their heroes. Players can also choose to create a brand new Grey Warden from the land of Orlais. Five new party members will also be available for players to recruit and add to their band of adventurers.

According to BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka, "Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening shows BioWare's commitment to our fans by delivering new story-driven experiences which enrich the dark heroic fantasy universe our fans have come to know and love. The vibrant worldwide community of Dragon Age fans will relish uncovering the secret motivations of the darkspawn, revealing how the darkspawn continue to infest the world despite the defeat of the Archdemon."


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So like 40$ for 15 hours (or less) of gameplay. Sounds pretty insane considering I got the game for 34$ with Digital Deluxe. Also their DLC has been pretty weak thus far. If Warden's Keep was worth more than 5$ then it was a complete rip off since I finished it in less than 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Also on that note, is Return to Ostagar worth purchasing...

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I will buy Drakensang2 instead of this add-on nonsense

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Ouch, 39,99? Holy shyt.... that's a bit over the top, isn't it? It's Bioware not EA...... big fail. I wonder how many gamers will actually pay that much for such a short experience. Shame on you, Bioware.
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Ouch, 39,99? Holy shyt.... that's a bit over the top, isn't it? It's Bioware not EA...... big fail. I wonder how many gamers will actually pay that much for such a short experience. Shame on you, Bioware.
they have a winner on their hands and they know it, so i guess you can't really blame them for milking it. let's hope this expansion will turn out to be a nice long one so that the price is justifiied
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EA is ****ing with people because they know they can get away with it.

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/70...ar-Future.html

An EA producer comes out and basically says "game prices should drop in the future because they arn't worth what we are charging for them." And who is the company charging the most for the least delivered? EA and EA consistently. They have been doing this **** for years and now that major developers are all getting consolidated under a few banners, with one of those being EA, I expect game prices to go UP, not down. Especially EA games.
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they have a winner on their hands and they know it, so i guess you can't really blame them for milking it. let's hope this expansion will turn out to be a nice long one so that the price is justifiied
Yep, they have, but if they continue this sh*t it won't last long. People are sensitive to this stuff because of EA. The sad part is what Cartigan said, because it is true. It never ceases to amaze me how they could get away with this "business"-model. If Bioware really jumps onto that "train" it will be a sad day.
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Yep, they have, but if they continue this sh*t it won't last long. People are sensitive to this stuff because of EA. The sad part is what Cartigan said, because it is true. It never ceases to amaze me how they could get away with this "business"-model. If Bioware really jumps onto that "train" it will be a sad day.
bioware is already on that train. having day one dlc... selling <1 hour worth of dlc content for 5-7$ and now the fact that they are milking it... i say we don't pass judgement on the upcoming expansion just yet.. when it releases, if it's a product worth your money, buy it, otherwise just skip it. no harm done
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15 hour game for 40$ is justified by many standards but RPGs are always out of that realm. Charging 40$ for 15 hours for an RPG is insane.
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Well, we'll have to wait and see.
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No way I'm paying 40 dollars for that unless it's Mask of the betrayer quality.
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Compared to spending $60 for a 3 hr movie, I'd say the expansion is a steal

Of course it all boils down to can they release it on time. *cough* Return to Ostagar *cough*
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MotB = other half of NWN 2. It wasn't an expansion so much as the rest of the game, thus NWN 2 was ~$80.

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And we all know full well that everyone is FUBAR'd when I'm right.
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If that's what you want to believe, you go right ahead. The rest of us not sticking our fingers in our ears and going la la la will be waiting for the *EXPANSION* to be detailed.
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If that's what you want to believe, you go right ahead. The rest of us not sticking our fingers in our ears and going la la la will be waiting for the *EXPANSION* to be detailed.
The hell are you talking about and how does it relate to what I said? Could you not combine 2 different situations and pretend it is one coherent argument? I don't know squat about this new DA expansion but I know for a fact that the ending of NWN 2 was a half-assed cliff-hanger and it took MotB to wrap up the game's story line.
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The hell are you talking about and how does it relate to what I said? Could you not combine 2 different situations and pretend it is one coherent argument? I don't know squat about this new DA expansion but I know for a fact that the ending of NWN 2 was a half-assed cliff-hanger and it took MotB to wrap up the game's story line.
If you can't figure out something that's right in front of you, I'm not sure explaining it to you would help... but here goes.

YOU say it is one half, THEY say it is an expansion, one that *continues* the story. I think I'm going to have to go with the people who made the games version.
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