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Are you using a ring or item that deals damage to enemies when they strike you? I did some Googling, and saw someone mention that they were using a ring that does this, and Blood Magic would proc it, so you'd basically be attacking yourself. Probably some lazy programming, triggering the damage proc on HP lost or something, or treating the HP spent under Blood Magic as melee damage.
Can I get some clarification?
Blood magic is 2 mana per 1 health (3 with a talent, and more with gear, but I'm just going with 2 for the example). So a spell that costs 10 mana should cost no more than 5 health.
Are your spells costing 20 health? 10 health?
But no, I haven't heard of that bug. And I can't find anyone even talking about it online.
Just to be clear--you didn't just take off a piece of gear did you? Like an amulet that gives +1 mana per health or something (or more).
Because, say you were wearing 2 of them. You'd be getting 5 mana per health. If you took those off, you'd be getting 3 per health. So a 30 mana spell would cost 10 health as opposed to 6.
Blood magic is 2 mana per 1 health (3 with a talent, and more with gear, but I'm just going with 2 for the example). So a spell that costs 10 mana should cost no more than 5 health.
Are your spells costing 20 health? 10 health?
But no, I haven't heard of that bug. And I can't find anyone even talking about it online.
Just to be clear--you didn't just take off a piece of gear did you? Like an amulet that gives +1 mana per health or something (or more).
Because, say you were wearing 2 of them. You'd be getting 5 mana per health. If you took those off, you'd be getting 3 per health. So a 30 mana spell would cost 10 health as opposed to 6.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
idiggory wrote:
Can I get some clarification?
Blood magic is 2 mana per 1 health (3 with a talent, and more with gear, but I'm just going with 2 for the example). So a spell that costs 10 mana should cost no more than 5 health.
Are your spells costing 20 health? 10 health?
But no, I haven't heard of that bug. And I can't find anyone even talking about it online.
Just to be clear--you didn't just take off a piece of gear did you? Like an amulet that gives +1 mana per health or something (or more).
Because, say you were wearing 2 of them. You'd be getting 5 mana per health. If you took those off, you'd be getting 3 per health. So a 30 mana spell would cost 10 health as opposed to 6.
Blood magic is 2 mana per 1 health (3 with a talent, and more with gear, but I'm just going with 2 for the example). So a spell that costs 10 mana should cost no more than 5 health.
Are your spells costing 20 health? 10 health?
But no, I haven't heard of that bug. And I can't find anyone even talking about it online.
Just to be clear--you didn't just take off a piece of gear did you? Like an amulet that gives +1 mana per health or something (or more).
Because, say you were wearing 2 of them. You'd be getting 5 mana per health. If you took those off, you'd be getting 3 per health. So a 30 mana spell would cost 10 health as opposed to 6.
I have the setting where numbers would pop up when I gave or recieved damage. And I did some testing out of fight. When I would cast haste It would deal 55+5 damage(the spell cost something like 30 mana).
Edit: Actually i recall last night the first number would vary. It would say 56 then 59 then 58 but always plus 5. Both those numbers were roughly the same when I casted heal and haste.
As to spoonless. Would the rings with the description "Deals 100% damage verse enemies that melee" be the ring your talking about?
Edited, Apr 10th 2011 7:34am by Laxedrane
I am not sure. I lost the post, but it sounded like it was kind of a damage spikes type of ring. I stopped playing too early into the game to know from personal experience.
Are you sure you didn't just replace some of your "Blood Magic costs less health" trinkets? When I was rolling three of those, my guy's health barely moved. It was awesome. And boring.
At least when he lost health, I'd have an excuse to use the siphon thingy that made stuff die.
Man, I need to do another play-through.
At least when he lost health, I'd have an excuse to use the siphon thingy that made stuff die.
Man, I need to do another play-through.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
Remember to romance Isabela this time.
Also, I still can't decide if I want this play through to be a "good" or an "evil" one. And I don't want to start until I figure that out. Because, if I'm good, I want to romance Isabela. If a badass, I want to romance Sebastian (which means I'll need to be female).
Either way, I'll likely be a Mage for this next one.
Also, I still can't decide if I want this play through to be a "good" or an "evil" one. And I don't want to start until I figure that out. Because, if I'm good, I want to romance Isabela. If a badass, I want to romance Sebastian (which means I'll need to be female).
Either way, I'll likely be a Mage for this next one.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
I dunno if I posted this yet, but might as well post it (again).
BioWare has their first patch completed and it includes over 100 bug fixes, including the infinite gold/exp glitches, the free talent points glitch, and more. I'm pretty sure Sebastian and Isabela romance glitches are fixed as well. It'll be out as soon as both Sony and Microsoft approve it.
BioWare has their first patch completed and it includes over 100 bug fixes, including the infinite gold/exp glitches, the free talent points glitch, and more. I'm pretty sure Sebastian and Isabela romance glitches are fixed as well. It'll be out as soon as both Sony and Microsoft approve it.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
No idea... and I'm probably jinxing myself here but I haven't experienced any types of glitches at all :/
Mazra wrote:
Are you sure you didn't just replace some of your "Blood Magic costs less health" trinkets? When I was rolling three of those, my guy's health barely moved. It was awesome. And boring.
At least when he lost health, I'd have an excuse to use the siphon thingy that made stuff die.
Man, I need to do another play-through.
At least when he lost health, I'd have an excuse to use the siphon thingy that made stuff die.
Man, I need to do another play-through.
Well it's taking more health then it would to cast it if I did not have blood magic active. So, yes.
Edit: So I finally got around to checking today. And it was in fact "Deals 100% damage verse enemies that attack in melee" ring. Heads up for blood magic users.
Edited, Apr 11th 2011 8:28am by Laxedrane
idiggory wrote:
I dunno if I posted this yet, but might as well post it (again).
BioWare has their first patch completed and it includes over 100 bug fixes, including the infinite gold/exp glitches, the free talent points glitch, and more. I'm pretty sure Sebastian and Isabela romance glitches are fixed as well. It'll be out as soon as both Sony and Microsoft approve it.
BioWare has their first patch completed and it includes over 100 bug fixes, including the infinite gold/exp glitches, the free talent points glitch, and more. I'm pretty sure Sebastian and Isabela romance glitches are fixed as well. It'll be out as soon as both Sony and Microsoft approve it.
I had to download an update for dragon age II(I think it was for DA2) when I booted up this morning. Could it be this patch?
Do you play on the PC or Mac? If so, then yes it is.
Consoles are still waiting for clearance from Sony/Microsoft.
*Some spoilers ahead in the quest section*
Consoles are still waiting for clearance from Sony/Microsoft.
*Some spoilers ahead in the quest section*
Patch Notes wrote:
————————
Dragon Age II 1.02
————————
AMD and NVIDIA have recently released new graphics-card drivers. Using old
drivers may cause Dragon Age II to crash, run poorly, or display graphics
incorrectly. Please visit your hardware vendor’s website for further
information on obtaining new drivers:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Catalyst114earlypreview.aspx
NOTE: Some plot fixes are retroactive, but not all. Players with plot-breaking
bugs may need to revert to an earlier save, particularly a save prior to
visiting the affected area during the current year in the game.
GAMEPLAY
- The effects of various follower talents and item properties are now being
properly removed and re-applied when loading and saving.
- Anders’s default set of tactics will now activate Haste when appropriate.
- Aveline’s final armor upgrade is now available during “Favor and Fault.â€
- Aveline’s Retaliation talent no longer imposes a delay when activated.
- The warrior’s Rally talent now functions as described.
- The rogue’s Lacerate talent now functions as described.
- Party members who are resurrected during a fight now rejoin combat properly.
- Hawke no longer gains random spells or talents after using the Maker’s Sigh
potion, then saving and reloading.
- Potions, poisons, grenades, and runes can now still be ordered from the Hawke
estate after the main campaign is complete.
- Various minor gameplay issues no longer occur.
QUESTS (SPOILER WARNING)
- “Duty†will now appear on the Chanter’s Board even if the player accepted
all of the board’s quests before installing the Exiled Prince premium content.
- The journal for “Duty†will now update if the player left the Docks (Night)
area immediately after killing the Flint Company mercenaries.
- In “Finders Keepers,†the door to Woodrow’s Warehouse will now open if the
player steals the location to the warehouse from the harbormaster’s office.
- In “Finders Keepers,†if the player leaves Woodrow’s Warehouse before finding
the crate, it is now possible to return to the warehouse to complete the quest.
- In “Herbalist’s Tasks,†the varterral’s heart is now available even if
the player killed the varterral before receiving the quest.
- Merrill no longer refers to the aftermath of “A New Path†before the plot
has been completed.
- Varric is no longer confused about which character Hawke has been romancing.
- Various minor story-scripting issues no longer occur.
PC/MAC-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALITY
- Varric’s Embellishment talent no longer incorrectly refers to movement speed.
- It is now easier to select party members by clicking on their portraits when
the level-up arrow is displayed.
- The game now functions correctly if the Windows desktop is set to 150% size.
- The video options menu now allows a wider full-screen gamma range.
- Various issues specific to DirectX 11 no longer occur.
- Various technical changes should improve performance and limit crashes.
————————
Dragon Age II 1.01
————————
PC-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALITY
- Game progress now saves correctly on computers with single-core processors.
- The game no longer shows an error message about requiring a disc in drive A:\.
- The game no longer checks whether the release date has passed.
- Audio now plays correctly if the user changes languages through Steam.
Dragon Age II 1.02
————————
AMD and NVIDIA have recently released new graphics-card drivers. Using old
drivers may cause Dragon Age II to crash, run poorly, or display graphics
incorrectly. Please visit your hardware vendor’s website for further
information on obtaining new drivers:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Catalyst114earlypreview.aspx
NOTE: Some plot fixes are retroactive, but not all. Players with plot-breaking
bugs may need to revert to an earlier save, particularly a save prior to
visiting the affected area during the current year in the game.
GAMEPLAY
- The effects of various follower talents and item properties are now being
properly removed and re-applied when loading and saving.
- Anders’s default set of tactics will now activate Haste when appropriate.
- Aveline’s final armor upgrade is now available during “Favor and Fault.â€
- Aveline’s Retaliation talent no longer imposes a delay when activated.
- The warrior’s Rally talent now functions as described.
- The rogue’s Lacerate talent now functions as described.
- Party members who are resurrected during a fight now rejoin combat properly.
- Hawke no longer gains random spells or talents after using the Maker’s Sigh
potion, then saving and reloading.
- Potions, poisons, grenades, and runes can now still be ordered from the Hawke
estate after the main campaign is complete.
- Various minor gameplay issues no longer occur.
QUESTS (SPOILER WARNING)
- “Duty†will now appear on the Chanter’s Board even if the player accepted
all of the board’s quests before installing the Exiled Prince premium content.
- The journal for “Duty†will now update if the player left the Docks (Night)
area immediately after killing the Flint Company mercenaries.
- In “Finders Keepers,†the door to Woodrow’s Warehouse will now open if the
player steals the location to the warehouse from the harbormaster’s office.
- In “Finders Keepers,†if the player leaves Woodrow’s Warehouse before finding
the crate, it is now possible to return to the warehouse to complete the quest.
- In “Herbalist’s Tasks,†the varterral’s heart is now available even if
the player killed the varterral before receiving the quest.
- Merrill no longer refers to the aftermath of “A New Path†before the plot
has been completed.
- Varric is no longer confused about which character Hawke has been romancing.
- Various minor story-scripting issues no longer occur.
PC/MAC-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALITY
- Varric’s Embellishment talent no longer incorrectly refers to movement speed.
- It is now easier to select party members by clicking on their portraits when
the level-up arrow is displayed.
- The game now functions correctly if the Windows desktop is set to 150% size.
- The video options menu now allows a wider full-screen gamma range.
- Various issues specific to DirectX 11 no longer occur.
- Various technical changes should improve performance and limit crashes.
————————
Dragon Age II 1.01
————————
PC-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALITY
- Game progress now saves correctly on computers with single-core processors.
- The game no longer shows an error message about requiring a disc in drive A:\.
- The game no longer checks whether the release date has passed.
- Audio now plays correctly if the user changes languages through Steam.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
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idiggory wrote:
Do you play on the PC or Mac? If so, then yes it is.
Consoles are still waiting for clearance from Sony/Microsoft.
*Some spoilers ahead in the quest section*
Consoles are still waiting for clearance from Sony/Microsoft.
*Some spoilers ahead in the quest section*
Patch Notes wrote:
————————
Dragon Age II 1.02
————————
GAMEPLAY
- The effects of various follower talents and item properties are now being
properly removed and re-applied when loading and saving.
QUESTS (SPOILER WARNING)
- Merrill no longer refers to the aftermath of “A New Path†before the plot
has been completed.
Dragon Age II 1.02
————————
GAMEPLAY
- The effects of various follower talents and item properties are now being
properly removed and re-applied when loading and saving.
QUESTS (SPOILER WARNING)
- Merrill no longer refers to the aftermath of “A New Path†before the plot
has been completed.
Thank goodness. Those were annoying as ****. The first time that happend with Merrell, I was wondering WTF she was going on about. On my second playthrough, when she smashed the mirror, I realized what was going on. It was very surreal.
idiggory wrote:
Do you play on the PC or Mac? If so, then yes it is.
Consoles are still waiting for clearance from Sony/Microsoft.
Consoles are still waiting for clearance from Sony/Microsoft.
Hmmm I am almost positive that I got an update today for DA2 on 360. The "PC specific functionality" section seems to imply this update was for all platforms too. I could be wrong though. Ohhhh I know let me see if I get avelines new armor..
Well, my source was two days old when I posted, so it's possible.
Digging around I've found rumors that the 360 patch was coming out today, with PS3 next week, but that seems weird--they normally always release them simultaneously. And I can't find sources.
But I can at least confirm that I didn't get anything on the PS3.
Digging around I've found rumors that the 360 patch was coming out today, with PS3 next week, but that seems weird--they normally always release them simultaneously. And I can't find sources.
But I can at least confirm that I didn't get anything on the PS3.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
If anyone's doing a Mage play through, having Isabela and Carver in your group for act 1 is WELL worth it. Aveline adds some fun to the mix as well.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
idiggory wrote:
If anyone's doing a Mage play through, having Isabela and Carver in your group for act 1 is WELL worth it. Aveline adds some fun to the mix as well.
Carver is a d*ck. I couldn't stand him.
Aveline did grow on me though after a while.
Aveline + Varric = win
Isabela + Varric = win
Aveline + Isabela = win
Carver had me grinding my teeth two conversations into the game.
It's just a shame that you have to go with Merril or Anders for the healing. Merril was absolutely not my cup of tea and Anders' angst trip gets annoying after Act 2.
Edited, Apr 17th 2011 4:46pm by Mazra
Isabela + Varric = win
Aveline + Isabela = win
Carver had me grinding my teeth two conversations into the game.
It's just a shame that you have to go with Merril or Anders for the healing. Merril was absolutely not my cup of tea and Anders' angst trip gets annoying after Act 2.
Edited, Apr 17th 2011 4:46pm by Mazra
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
I'm assuming that you modded your Merril? Because Anders is my only option. :(
And you don't bring Carver along because you like him, you bring him along for the party banter. Isabela absolutely loves teasing him, and it's hilarious.
Or just read the dialogues.
What's surprising is that he actually seems to like Merril. I would have figured the blood magic thing to be a huge turnoff for him.
My favorite dialogue is still Anders/Sebastian regarding his belt though.
Okay, Isabela/Sebastian is hilarious too.
Sebastian: Is this getting you any closer to your ship?
Isabela: Huh?
Sebastian: I just... don't understand why you're working with Hawke. You don't seem to care about anything we do.
Sebastian: What's keeping you here?
-If Hawke and Isabela have slept together:
Isabela: Mostly the sex. Hawke is an absolute tiger between the sheets. I mean all night, every night.
Isabela: Oh cute! You're blushing.
-If not:
Isabela: Mostly the Blooming Rose. I'm paid up through the end of the year. I'd hate not to use it.
Sebastian: The... brothel?
Isabela: What? Women can't go to brothels, too? You're just not using your imagination.
Isabela: Oh, look! Now you are. You're cute when you're blushing.
And you don't bring Carver along because you like him, you bring him along for the party banter. Isabela absolutely loves teasing him, and it's hilarious.
Or just read the dialogues.
What's surprising is that he actually seems to like Merril. I would have figured the blood magic thing to be a huge turnoff for him.
My favorite dialogue is still Anders/Sebastian regarding his belt though.
Okay, Isabela/Sebastian is hilarious too.
Sebastian: Is this getting you any closer to your ship?
Isabela: Huh?
Sebastian: I just... don't understand why you're working with Hawke. You don't seem to care about anything we do.
Sebastian: What's keeping you here?
-If Hawke and Isabela have slept together:
Isabela: Mostly the sex. Hawke is an absolute tiger between the sheets. I mean all night, every night.
Isabela: Oh cute! You're blushing.
-If not:
Isabela: Mostly the Blooming Rose. I'm paid up through the end of the year. I'd hate not to use it.
Sebastian: The... brothel?
Isabela: What? Women can't go to brothels, too? You're just not using your imagination.
Isabela: Oh, look! Now you are. You're cute when you're blushing.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
idiggory wrote:
And you don't bring Carver along because you like him, you bring him along for the party banter. Isabela absolutely loves teasing him, and it's hilarious.
In terms of party banter, Merrill along with either Isabela or Varric (preferably both) is the best.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
Merrill and Sebastian is pretty lol-worthy, too.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
I really liked Aveline which is odd cause I usually detest characters with her mentality. This is properly becuase she one of the most well done character within in the lovers of order population. She has actual depth and responds to situation on a situational purpose. She a lover of order but is a person. She will bend the rules when her Morales tell her to do so when many other characters lack this kind of depth that make them human.
I think the only bad pairing Aveline has is with Sebastien. No jokes or sarcasm there just plain disappointment. At least with carver I was extremely entertain when she pretty much told him he was to immature to be a guardsmen and even went out of her way to say he be a bad one to her superiors.
Merril kind of special is rarely pulled off as well as hers in party chat. Naivety can be more then troublesome. It can be ******* hilarious.
I think the only bad pairing Aveline has is with Sebastien. No jokes or sarcasm there just plain disappointment. At least with carver I was extremely entertain when she pretty much told him he was to immature to be a guardsmen and even went out of her way to say he be a bad one to her superiors.
Merril kind of special is rarely pulled off as well as hers in party chat. Naivety can be more then troublesome. It can be ******* hilarious.
I think Aveline/Sebastian is still pretty good. It doesn't have the hilarity of other pairings, no, but it adds a lot to both characters imo. What with her actually forcing him to think about what it would mean to retake his country.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
idiggory wrote:
I think Aveline/Sebastian is still pretty good. It doesn't have the hilarity of other pairings, no, but it adds a lot to both characters imo. What with her actually forcing him to think about what it would mean to retake his country.
This is true. I worded it poorly in my post. What I meant about plain disappointment was how Aveline feels towards Sebastian.
Laxedrane the Irrelevant wrote:
idiggory wrote:
I think Aveline/Sebastian is still pretty good. It doesn't have the hilarity of other pairings, no, but it adds a lot to both characters imo. What with her actually forcing him to think about what it would mean to retake his country.
This is true. I worded it poorly in my post. What I meant about plain disappointment was how Aveline feels towards Sebastian.
Aveline dislikes pretty much everyone except for Mr Mutton Chops.
Likibiki wrote:
Aveline dislikes pretty much everyone except for Mr Mutton Chops.
Those are some impressive mutton chops. I can't look at Dominic(?) without thinking of one of those old BBC series. Pride and Prejudice, perhaps. Or Upstairs, Downstairs.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
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