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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Serge" data-source="post: 5511825" data-attributes="member: 4049">I wasn't responding directly to your comments.  Or any on this thread, in fact.  I was responding to comments at the Bioware Forums.  It was not my intention to insult you (although I can understand why someone might feel insulted).I think having this expectation of final results based upon who and what your character is is reasonable to a point; however, this is a large world with lots of other powerful people with strong positions on important matters.  To expect that your character's decisions should dictate things beyond a certain point is a little much.That having been said, I do agree with you.  One of my pet peeves with the game is that -- regardless of who you side with or what choices you make -- you're going to fight who you're going to fight.  While I think the point the writers were trying to make is that both sides are completely nuts, your actions should have some of influence.  For example, I played a pretty Diplomatic Mage who deplored Blood Magic, always tried to help everyone, and went out of his way to protect Templars who weren't pricks (and kill mages who were down right evil). SPOILER  [spoiler]Given my actions throughout the game, there should have been an opportunity for me to talk Orsino down from the despair he was clearly feeling in the end-game to keep him from making the utterly foolish (and, frankly, quite out of character) decision he makes that forces you to fight him.  Sure, maybe he's destined to die, but if so, perhaps Meredith kills him after I keep him from becoming that flesh golem thing.[/spoiler] END SPOILERStill, I think the story's better than DAOs and, aside from some weird glitches (like certain DAO Companions showing up despite being dead in your game), I think it's a better product.  They just need to make sure that your choices have lasting impact in the proper places.</blockquote>

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