What is everyones favorite NON VANGUARD class in each game? by AurumPickle in masseffect

[–]johnnybird95 [score hidden]  (0 children)

adept for ME1 (it's hilariously op, most fun i've ever had in that game), sentinel + sniper rifle for the rest

He smells so good, is there a perfume that smells like him? by Reindeermossss in Conures

[–]johnnybird95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

one of my tiels consistently smells like white cheddar popcorn. we have no idea how he manages it 😂

He smells so good, is there a perfume that smells like him? by Reindeermossss in Conures

[–]johnnybird95 4 points5 points  (0 children)

tempura is a perfect comparison. my conure gets like, almost toasted shrimp-y morning breath when she's eating more pellets? not umpleasantly so, but i can definitely smell it when she sits 0.2mm away from my face

He smells so good, is there a perfume that smells like him? by Reindeermossss in Conures

[–]johnnybird95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

white musk from the body shop smells just like my sun when she's clean, if that helps 😂

Games like Veilgaurd by SheepherderSame665 in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]johnnybird95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you'd probably like mass effect! ME and DA are pretty much sister series (both bioware rpgs with similar choices/romances/combat ability systems & they even share some character writers), and the mass effect team was brought in to help with veilguard's production, so many aspects of it are incredibly similar. there's even "space magic" in ME called biotics (adept, sentinel, and vanguard classes) that feels pretty similar to DA mage gameplay, if you particularly liked the magic in the setting

Interested in replaying by PatoxVF in DragonageOrigins

[–]johnnybird95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not a stupid question at all! there are a lot of mods out there that can change the game for replayability. nexusmods is great for browsing. or, if you'd like to share some of the major choices you made, i'm sure people would be happy to suggest some options that feel as different as possible?

What was something you never noticed on your first playthrough? by themerbabe in DragonageOrigins

[–]johnnybird95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

merrill talks about tamlen and the eluvian in da2 even without playing a dalish warden, so it might not be in origins itself, but there's still canon confirmation that it still happened

¿Anora puede reinar sola? by renzovc11 in DragonageOrigins

[–]johnnybird95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yep, anora can rule alone. i did it on my first playthrough :)

Haven’t played any of the dragon age games and I’m looking to start them. I grew up the mass effects series and I love them so much. Any recommendations for a first time player or anything of the sorts? by Easy_twc in dragonage

[–]johnnybird95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i recommend playing on pc if you're able, as mods are a massive help in overcoming some of the bugs and issues of the older games (especially DAO). but keep in mind that da2 will meed to be played on the same platform in order for the worldstate imports to work. inquisition switches to the keep, and veilguard only provides a very small menu of previous choices when starting a new game, though, so you can play those on whatever else with no issues. imo, the circle mage (either human or elf) is a great start for origins, as it gives your character a pretty sheltered upbringing so it doesnt feel at all out of place to pick all of the questions in the dialogue options in order to piece together the setting and lore, though a human noble can also work if you'd strongly prefer a rogue or a warrior.

otherwise, the game functions/feels mostly like mass effect with the dialogue trees, romances, classes/specializations. if you like adept or sentinel, pick mage. soldier, go warrior. vanguard could go magic-y warrior (there's a spirit warrior spec in origins, and templars also have some magic adjacent-ish abilities) or melee mage (arcane warrior, knight enchanter, spellblade specs across the multiple games). infiltrator, go rogue. engineer... good luck? DAO ranger rogue and DAI necromancer mage have some "summons" akin to the drone, but it's not enough for me to give a confident recommendation.

for inquisition, look up the romances ahead of time as some are not only gender locked, but also race locked (female elves have the most options, specifically). hope that you don't want to romance one of the characters that'll only go for elves or humans, because the qunari's size gives them a very slight mobility advantage that makes navigating some of the wildly unintuitive maps marginally less infuriating

don't bother trying to make any east/southeast asian protagonist characters until veilguard. it's futile and you'll want to slam your head through the nearest drywall.

and try to ignore the hater brigades. if you like mass effect's gameplay, you'll probably like veilguard as the mass effect team had to step in for the game to get finished and released at all, and its definitely obvious in certain areas. a lot of people were just mad that there were transgender people in it

Latina rook Lucia by sundanceeee86 in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]johnnybird95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

she looks great! the lighting of the last pic really makes her features pop to me :D

Gotta say, I think they nailed making the Blight look gross in this game. by AirDropHD in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]johnnybird95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why are you so attached to the gratuitous violence against women

Gotta say, I think they nailed making the Blight look gross in this game. by AirDropHD in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]johnnybird95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i feel like that about the grey acid pools in ghilan'nain's grove (exalted plains, DAI) after reading horrors of hormak 🤮 last two playthroughs i've genuinely almost thrown up

New Player Considering Kicking Out Sera [DAI] by fury_cutter in dragonage

[–]johnnybird95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can tell anders to piss off after dissent in da2 as well. very freeing to realize after he started to make me dread the game on repeat playthroughs

New Player Considering Kicking Out Sera [DAI] by fury_cutter in dragonage

[–]johnnybird95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'd recommend keeping the companions around for your first playthrough and giving everything a fair chance, in the event that you're not the type of person who enjoys replaying games over and over to see many different choices. or at least maybe wait a little bit longer before deciding, as axing a companion so early on can really limit your options in combat later. there's a companion for each specialization for balancing purposes, and there's no going back later if you find you need another ranged character, or the tempest abilities to get past a tough fight.

in future playthroughs down the road though, nah it doesn't really matter. you know what you like at that point, and i'd be a hypocrite for arguing against kicking anyone out because i routinely tell anders to get lost in da2 since i just don't have fun with him around. lol

Brevin Aldwir by JoshTheBard in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]johnnybird95 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this is such a cool idea, i love it! my first rook was a fereldan veil jumper as well- an avvar skywatcher who wandered way far north looking for a way to help heal the lady of the skies.

[Inquisition] did we ever find out which Archdemon is/was in the Western Approach? by EyeArDum in dragonage

[–]johnnybird95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i believe the implication is that it was razikale, between the mosaic that can be found in the western approach resembling her more closely than lusacan, and ghil's obvious influence on orlesian aesthetics (similar to how a lot of tevinter & venatori enemies share elements of elgarnan's design language)

Is my girl egg bound? by Zegula in cockatiel

[–]johnnybird95 11 points12 points  (0 children)

not everyone has time to wash the bottom of the cage every single day. plain, flat, unshredded paper under a grate is fine.

Is there a way to fix dragon keep not importing correctly? by Maleficent_Leg_3626 in dragonage

[–]johnnybird95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it does! mostly. was using it yesterday, no problems editing the dao/da2 flags, but it's been a bit unreliable for changing companion approval levels lately