Jasuke21
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In our world we have celebs and directors and such; will there be any of the sort in Dragon Age? Such as some famous actor or playwright; or maybe meeting the DA "Shakespeare". Anyone have an Idea? |
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Biowarian
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Posted: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 09:01PM |
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This is a good a idea actually, I liked Elminster, Volo and Drizzt that made appearances in BG, they all had character and the former twos contributions to the manual made it a riot to read. Edited By Biowarian on 10/30/07 21:01 |
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DeathnightF1
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Posted: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 09:10AM |
DA hasnt got any related lore to have anyone make cammios like that though.
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Posted: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 09:36AM |
Can we please just get a good game with a great and interesting story, a rich game world, and complex party and non-party characters - and no "celebrities" of any sort, except maybe the return of good voiceactors like Melissa Disney (Imoen etc), Jim Cummings (Minsc), David Warner (Jon Irenicus), Grey DeLisle (Viconia, Nalia etc), John Mariano (Kagain) etc.
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Biowarian
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Posted: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 10:45AM |
Quote: Posted 10/31/07 09:10 (GMT) by DeathnightF1
DA hasnt got any related lore to have anyone make cammios like that though.
Which is why they should create them. I hadn't played D&D before Baldur's Gate and so I wasn't aware of any of the characters mentioned beforehand, but beginning in the manual I got them presented right away. |
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Posted: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 11:20AM |
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Celebrities, in the modern sense, belong in the modern world. That's not to say that TheDAS couldn't include famous people. They'd just be famous more for their great deeds or immense wealth and less for their looks/singing/acting/whatever, and they'd probably not have nearly the same level of name or (especially) face recognition as the celebrities of today. |
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Jasuke21
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Posted: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 04:09PM |
Quote: Posted 10/31/07 11:20 (GMT) by Asger
Celebrities, in the modern sense, belong in the modern world. That's not to say that TheDAS couldn't include famous people. They'd just be famous more for their great deeds or immense wealth and less for their looks/singing/acting/whatever, and they'd probably not have nearly the same level of name or (especially) face recognition as the celebrities of today.
True, but Drizzt was widely recognized in the forgotten realms; I think it would be cool to have some famous heroes that you run into and maybe team up with possibly. |
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Asger
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Posted: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 04:37PM |
I've nothing against great heroes. I just think it would more realistic (not to mention immersive  ) if the greatest heroes were all in the past, since great deeds tend to grow in the telling.
The Forgotten Realms is a great setting, but if the darker, more grounded vibe we've been hearing about for DA actually materializes, I'd expect it to be less like our own world than FR. That includes a much lower level of communication for technological reasons, which in turn means that fame is generally a more local than global phenomenon, and even if someone is "world-famous" it only means that wherever he goes, *someone* (as opposed to nearly everyone) has heard of him. |
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Chokladglass
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Posted: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 05:30PM |
We're talkin about in-game celebrities Gecon.  Agree with you, though, those are probably the best voice actors ever.
Wouldn't the king count as a celebrity? With the queen and all the little royal brats. 
Some great heroes of the past seem reasonable. Since they're probably long dead you wouldn't have to discuss whether they should be recognised on the street.
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Posted: Thursday, 01 November 2007 12:07AM |
Hmmh, well, there could be famous people in Thedas (kings, warlords, warriors of legendary skill, etc.), but we, the players, still wouldnt know them because we have never been in Thedas before.
I mean, you knew Drizzt from books, right. But there arent any Thedas books (yet?), so...
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Jasuke21
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Posted: Thursday, 01 November 2007 03:08AM |
A DA book would be sweet. But for now maybe we could have some famous vet from some war or somthing who trains us or somethin.  |
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Chokladglass
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Posted: Thursday, 01 November 2007 11:17AM |
I had never heard about Drizzt before when I met him in Baldur's Gate. If there are celebrities I would like to hear about them from the NPCs or books in the game, even if there is a book in real life. Baldur's Gate kind of assumed everyone already knew who Drizzt and Elminster were. Games shouldn't demand that the player has knowledge they haven't actually given him in the game.
The zombie kittens will certainly need a vet after I'm done with them... 
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Posted: Thursday, 01 November 2007 03:13PM |
As has been pointed out, the "celebrity" is a pretty modern invention. Dragon Age will have people who are well-known for one reason or another as well as its share of legends and heroes (some of which you will read about in-game, if you care to).
I don't think we have any legendary figures showing up in the course of this story, but perhaps in the future once a sort of Dragon Age "canon" has been established that might be a cool thing to consider.
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Posted: Thursday, 01 November 2007 04:24PM |
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Personally I would be surprised if I ever see anything remotely related to DA, ever. It has just been way too long since this project was announced and any new information being released. I class this project as the definition for "vapor ware" or even "pipe dream", of course that is just my own oppinion which I am entitled to I suppose. Edited By Rahl Windsong on 11/01/07 16:25 |
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Posted: Thursday, 01 November 2007 04:25PM |
Quote: Posted 11/01/07 16:24 (GMT) by Rahl Windsong
Personally I would be surprised if I ever see anything remotely related to DA, ever. Its just bee way too long since this project was announced and any new information being released. I class this project as the definition for "vapor ware" or even "pipe dream".
Where'd that come from?
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