DA 3 News and Rumours (spoilers)

[The Maker]

Alright folks, I think its about time to make this thread. Bioware has begun making DA3 and already a lot of rumours are swirling around the internet. so for all interested this thread will sum it all up and you can discuss your thoughts about it below.

Announcements:

Dragon Age 3 Inquisition Announced!
dragonage.bioware.com/inquisition/

Entered production of DA3
www.nowgamer.com/news/1425587/dragon_age_3_bioware_hints_next_dragon_age_has_entered_production.html

Conclusion of DA2:
social.bioware.com/forum/Dragon-Age-II/Dragon-Age-II-News-and-Announcements/Mark-Darrah-on-the-conclusion-of-Dragon-Age-II-10245444-1.html

Videos:
Dragon Age 3 Teaser NYCC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjexkoGVKlY

Dragon Age 3 PAX 2012
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZhTbhUpixY

Dragon Age 3 PAX 2012 Questions and Answers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nDyB7Eva8&feature=relmfu


Rumours:
Leaked companions concept art and DA3 plot?
thegeektrench.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/dragon-age-3-rumors-surface-story-synopsis-character-details-allegedly-leaked/#

Possible DA3 Logo?
www.onlysp.com/2012/08/19/artists-linkedin-profile-lists-dragon-age-3/

Dragon Age Inquistion emblem?
images.wikia.com/dragonage/images/8/87/Hld_inquisition.jpg

Dragon Age 3, bioware forum debate:
social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/315/index/13684954/1

DA Twitter:
social.bioware.com/forum/Dragon-Age-II/Dragon-Age-II-Game-Owner-General-Discussion-NO-Spoilers-allowed/The-DA-Twitter-Thread---teases-ahoy-13271169-1.html

DA Customization
blog.bioware.com/2012/04/13/dacustomization/

More Dragon Age 3 details leak
galaxynextdoor.com/post/29729633797/more-dragon-age-3-details-leak

Dragon Age 3 Plot Synopsis and Companions Leaked?
www.rpgcodex.net/article.php?id=8375

[Alistair Theirin]

Well it seems like the cat is out of the bag, just noticed that the rumours about the possible leaked companions and plot are running even more wild today, even IGN have picked up on it and has currently contacted EA for more info about it. www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/20/report-leaked-dragon-age-3-questionnaire

Another thing, not related to this, I found an image from the new comic Dragon Age: Those who speak.
Looks like Sten may have got a promotion, possibly the new Arishok?

[The Maker]

Wow awesome image, he really looks like Sten and that is the armour of the Arishok. Hope we see more of him in DA3 as well. ;D

If we play as an inquisitor we`ll most likely be a Templar or a Seeker, since those in the past were the same, and now that the Nevarran accord has been declared null and void it seems to have reapeared. Still I don`t understand how we can play as the leader though, since Lord Seeker Lambert seemed to have control of it all in the end of the book Asunder. Maybe we start out as a common templar who works for Lord Seeker Lambert, but who is forced to choose right from wrong when hunting mages, choosing side in helping the White Divine`s peaceful salution or Lambert`s brutal methods. Maybe we`ll even choose sides in the Orlesian Civil War, between Gespard de Chalons and Empress Celene I to further our cause, which again could drag other countries and factions into it all.

Anyway if we take a look at the companions:
images.wikia.com/dragonage/images/9/95/Bild5df.jpg
These two we have seen before, they were even presented on the Pax panel this year, one is a Warden and the other is most likely Cassandra Pentaghast, since that image of Cassandra is also used on the elevator at Bioware.http://twitpic.com/7pitg6

Then there are these two:
images.wikia.com/dragonage/images/7/7b/Bild4u.jpg
The person at the bottom of that image is certainly Cullen, you see his face and you even see some of his templar robes under all the other garments he wears. The woman above looks Rivain, especially how her skin color and jewelry goes, but somehow she seems a bit Egyptian too so she could be from Nevarra.

images.wikia.com/dragonage/images/c/c7/Bild3ed.jpg
These two look like Tevinter Magisters, and they both control magic it seems. Look closley and you see they wield magic in each their own hand, maybe they are siblings? Both seem to be male as well, so maybe brothers. The reason to why I say these look Tevinter is because of their clothing, take a look at the similiar clothing of the Tevinters in the new Dragon age Comic: www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album_view.php?gid=4425&page=1

images.wikia.com/dragonage/images/5/58/Bild2sd.jpg
Now these two are interesting, the one at the bottom is certainly an female blond elf (rogue), who seem to be wearing Orlesian clothing, the person above is a bit strange..his nose and hair looks a bit unhuman, is he a Fex?...kinda looks like a type of bird/human crossbreed to me, but then again he could simply be human, he at least looks like a mercenery and he is wielding a spear! Wielding a spear in DA3 would be epic!

If you read this below, which has been taken from this site: www.rpgcodex.net/article.php?id=8375 we get to know a few other companions. (if not they already mentioned above.)

• Dorian: Dorian Pavus is a magister. The title conjures fear of arcane masters who once enslaved nations. Dorian may wield power of the magisters, but he delights in not being what you’d expect of them. Brazen and clever, this outcast is on a crusade to rid his homeland of its corruption.

• Sera: Sera is young, frenetic, and a brat through and through. She revels in the athleticism of being an elf, of being different. But her culture isn’t elven, or, for that matter, strictly human. It’s the underbelly of the city. In her network of rogues, what you do is more important than where you’re from, and friends open more doors than [titles?]. Robs from the rich, keeps it.

• The Iron Bull: The Iron Bull is a long way from home, and prefers it taht way. A slap in the face of typically humorless Qunari, he loves drinking, killing, and looting-not necessarily in that order. The head of a vicious mercenary company, he’s known for excellent pay and brutal punishment. It’s been a ten year party, but the Bull may find that old loyalties die hard.

• Cole: A long time ago, a young man died a cruel death in a dark place. And now, somehow, there is Cole. Was he a spirit of a demon? Is he human now? Cole’s not sure it matters anymore. Hounded by memories that aren’t his, incisible in a world he can stalk like a shadow, the rogue must decide between joining the living or preying on them.


Hmm looking at these, Sera kinda reminds me of the blond elf seen further above, and The Iron Bull could possibly be the dude with the spear, it is not certain he is a kossith even though he is a Qunari. Dorian and Cole..hmm it could be the two mages, but then again, Cole is suppose to be different...if he has not possessed one of them.

I personally really dislike Cole, he was annoying to read about...and I hope he is not a companion.

[Alistair Theirin]

Found something interesting David Gaider wrote on the bioware forum, I`ll quote it, but here is the thread it`s in: social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/315/index/13865030/1

David Gaider wrote...

Karlone123 wrote...
For me autodialgue was done too much in ME3, I loved conversing with companions but with autodialogue I was been taking out of the conversation for the sake of "cinematic flow". It's like your character will state his/her own opinions withhout any input from you yet you will stride down corridors making Banshees swoon over you.

Sorry for that last bit but that's how I feel about it. I know ME and DA take influences from each, I just hope autodialgue isn't a overalling factor in influences. I like and support the dialogue wheel from DA2 to be improved not dampened.

I've talked about this before-- the amount of "auto-dialogue" (if that's what you want to call it) is unlikely to change much from DA2. We tend to run with it once the player has made a choice of tone, and avoid the PC expressing opinions without direct input (so any comments are usually intro text or "tell me more" type lines). In fact, there will probably be less need even for those lines, due to things I shan't yet discuss.

[The Maker]

DRAGON AGE 3: INQUISITION IS FINALLY ANNOUNCED!!
Everyone! Take a look: social.bioware.com/forum/1/category/371/index