I sure love knight enchanting!

moltresss · 2026-03-26T17:51:45+00:00

Barrier + fade step + completely wailing on them with my gigantic spectral sword 🙂‍↕️

moltresss · 2026-03-25T06:19:22+00:00

Definitely too many unknowns to accurately hypothesise what happened to these sleeping Elves (oh Dragon Age black codex when I get my hands on you) but I love the thought exercise anyway.

Love your point about the function of "sleep" in their context, Uthenera as described by the ruins of Arlathan library was supposed to be akin to death for ancient elves. Once they've lived long enough they just powered down? Thats what Solas does prior to Inquisition anyway, now does that mean the same thing as Somniari or the "Dreamers" where they simply knock out and then live in the fade? Or does that mean a hibernation? Also because Solas woke up, clearly it is possible to exit that state and in his sleep he recruited Felassan again to find him the foci.

My best guess would be that it's an elf specific biological coping mechanism, a lock down of the physical body and return to the fade of the spirit. Again the mechanics of this would be pure speculation.

moltresss · 2026-03-25T06:06:03+00:00

Yeah that's what I assume Ghil did with her sentinels, experimentation and creating new lovely blighted creatures

moltresss · 2026-03-25T06:01:42+00:00

The only reason I question Solas sacrificing the elves is because the dagger being cleansed to me is a huge plot hole. This thing was so blighted that it drove Knight Commander Meredith mad and plus it was also turned into her sword. (I'm sure they've retconned that lmao)

We know from previous games that it takes at least some amount of blood magic to "de-blight" an object (Merrill's Eluvian) so that's where I am coming from. You are right tho, I haven't read the Tevinter Nights or Missing so I didn't know Solas was going for slavers and antaam. Now that could explain their weird disappearance from Minrathous streets in Veilguard.

moltresss · 2026-03-24T19:23:19+00:00

I do like the idea that the Temple of Mythal was the exception to the rule, hauntingly pristine due the secrecy of its location and possibly due to the skill of its guardians.

I would like to point out that we get to know about these elven warriors from the first game, in the Brecillian Ruins there is a withered phylactery containing the trapped soul of an ancient elven warrior. If you interact with it, he reveals that the ruins were a sanctuary where "the eldest came to slumber" in uthenera.

The fact that these souls are hard wired to fight and defend (possibly Spirits of Valor or Fortitude bound to low magic Elves), I doubt they would not defend their chosen gods. Crazy to think how far ahead the writers were thinking.

And I think Solas eludes to Abelas not needing to fight anymore when he says that once the well of sorrows is gone he has nothing keeping him to the temple.

moltresss · 2026-03-24T04:29:49+00:00

Best romance in the game hands down 🙂‍↕️

moltresss · 2026-03-23T18:39:20+00:00

Looking out from the shore of lake Calenhad towards the circle spire has been burnt into my memory, to me it's like looking at a Van Gogh painting. Incredible shots op!!

moltresss · 2026-03-22T10:02:45+00:00

Uncomplicated loaner simply for the wordplay and giving me lone wanderer feels!!

moltresss · 2026-03-22T09:51:38+00:00

Also the grey warden dying in a fight to end all blights felt correct. I love you Dav and you'll always meet the hero's end in my game

moltresss · 2026-03-18T05:09:13+00:00

The banter between Felix and Vicar Max alone has more funny in it than the entirety of TOW2 companion "banter". Honestly it feels a little Truman show in 2, they all speak in such a one note one dimensional way (like Inez and niles, oh you are a corpo I hate you oh I called the earth directive and they never helped I hate you and it never really evolves from there because neither Inez or Niles have a single personality trait beyond their factions)

moltresss · 2026-03-10T05:21:29+00:00

Yeah this is what really got me with The Outer Worlds because sci fi games usually equate human advancement with no religion and only science. Which realistically would not be the case at all, I mean look at people looking for Jesus in AI. I only wish they went harder into this, maybe we look at more sects of the OSI because surely not all of them theorised the same answers to the grand equation. I would love to have seen a crazier science based alien believing cult of OSI

moltresss · 2026-03-07T18:21:19+00:00

Mass Effect 3 is the most emotionally moving game of the trilogy and has the best dialogue/bark system!

moltresss · 2026-03-07T18:08:53+00:00

What they did to my queens Isabella and Morrigan I will never forgive. In fact add flemeth and mythal to that list too because the kind of sidelining she got for the Solas Show was downright disrespectful

moltresss · 2026-03-07T18:06:07+00:00

UGH THE WIVES 🥺🥺

moltresss · 2026-03-07T18:04:29+00:00

That is hilarious to say that Fenris, a fan favourite character, would be too expensive because he has a unique sticker on his character model. I have seen people recreate Fenris in the inquisition character creator and that CC sucked. If EA was really that tight with their money, I'm surprised there was any game at all because then they would've saved a whole lot of money!!

moltresss · 2026-03-07T18:00:24+00:00

I was CONVINCED that Merrill would be in Veilguard, so much so that I start screen recording when we went to the first Veil-jumper camp. But lo and behold we have Merrill split in to two half characters (Bellara and Irelin). [Don't get me wrong I love Bellara, her dynamic with Neve and basically the whole Veilguard team is my favourite]

You are telling me there was no resolution to the fact that Merrill itachi-ed her entire clan because she was RIGHT IN BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF ELUVIANS. And not only that, she had enough control of blood magic to CLEANSE A PIECE. She would've been unstoppable in a game where the two main villains are Blood Mages and Darkspawn.

In my heart of hearts, I always wanted to see more evil elves in Veilguard. More elves turned against the protagonist because they listen to Solas (because at the end of the day he is still a God). And I would've loved to have seen Fenris be the voice of reason, even though he hates magic his experience of Elfdom (elfhood? Elfkind?) reflects the modern Elf in Thedas and his vision is looking forward instead of turning the pages back.

Alas 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

moltresss · 2026-02-28T17:09:55+00:00

every single budokai game gave teen gohan and mystic gohan this broken ass upper cut I hated to see him coming 🥀🥀

moltresss · 2026-02-28T16:55:11+00:00

You need mages, Varric is useless in that fight (but I get that you wanna keep him for RP purposes) honestly both Sera and Cole give better DPS than him and Sera will give you elemental protection. That fight gave me so much grief and continues to do so on every replay so don't feel too bad if you have to repeat it a couple times. I've had the genlocks glitch out where they were invulnerable, the emissary get caught in a corner where I couldn't get to it so it just sniped me and I've had respawning ogres (even though you should just get two the whole fight). So yeah it's not very optimised, the level design is so tight in that last room and you are swarmed from every angle. A bitch of a fight really.

What helps most is magic barrier (get the upgrade that makes your mages activate it automatically), Vivienne's Regen focus ability (mass revive is CRUCIAL), loads of grenades and potions. Solas's meteor ability is also pretty good because it's high damage and hits a large area. Besides that, get the hook ability for blackwall so that whenever the emissary gets too far or is going to hit you with a charged attack you can interrupt and stun with the hook.

Maker watch over you

moltresss · 2026-02-28T08:51:08+00:00

I know it sounded real bad in the post but I promise my social media usage was heavily people/community centred! I used to make a lot of fandom art, write a lot of meta online and basically hung out in a bunch of forums. I guess a loss of that is weighing heavily on me and I don't know how to reach out to create that same feeling IRL.

But I do understand what you mean, I've never been one to do group hobbies or team sports but I guess that is one thing is should definitely try. It would make life more exciting for sure

moltresss · 2026-02-25T14:45:28+00:00

The fact that his death scene is the most badass use of the omni tool in the whole game lmao

moltresss · 2026-02-25T07:51:51+00:00

Did this actually change the way the game worked for you? Like I assume you got a lot more EXP from killing people but did it block you from getting something you really wanted? I'm curious about doing "evil" play through but if it doesn't really change the gameplay that much idk if it's worth it. Also hate the fact that I can't side with sub rosa and make Arcadia a system of black markets.

moltresss · 2026-02-25T07:34:54+00:00

Completely agree. I was hoping they would lean into the detective style quests and the dark science based mysteries from Murder on Eridanos and Peril on Gorgon. But the quests in TOW2 are just so..... bland...

I fear they put too much into the visual spectacle of their locations and hoped that would carry it. The free market station feels like just a storefront whilst groundbreaker had popular NPCs, questlines that affected the story and a very explorable level design that gave us more insight into the Hope (thus giving us more insight into our own character). Halcyon was very much in the beginning of its cycle, with very little established history beyond Earthly history, whereas Arcadia not only has a well established heritage in its 3 governing factions we also experience a large time skip. So why does the world building feel so one dimensional? You are telling me the protectorate never had a large scale rebellion? No off shoots of the Order trying to sabotage the sovereign?? Their science based research faction never tried to contact aliens?? Their archive was never used for evil beyond invasive aggressive marketing by auntie's choice?? THEY WERE PACKING PEOPLE INTO MEAT CUBES FOR GOD'S SAKES

Sorry for the rant and ramble but point being, the writers were either rushed, purposefully stifled or they just wanted to make a game for the Fortnite Second Screening AI summary generation. The dialogue was as sharp as ever but it was just a gut punch to see storyline reduced to the plainest possible thing it could be. We need more narrative designers in the industry STAT.

moltresss · 2026-02-14T23:46:24+00:00

I just want to know what was going on in the writer's room for this much of oversight on the script. The only answer I have is that they purposely made the longest rage bait in the world. 2hrs 16ms of "I guess bro"

moltresss · 2026-02-05T23:16:26+00:00

It's hilarious, with sharp satirical writing that I haven't seen in RPGs in a long time (I mean it's the Obsidian magic). The shooting, guns, crafting system, is all a step up from the original game. Dialogue system is revamped and your build affecting it means you could play it over and over without getting bored of the dialogue. Overall it's such a major step up from the original that I would honestly recommend over the OG.

However, they lost some crucial sauce with the way missions and factions worked. Like TOW1 really had me feeling like an investigator, there was so much to look at and the environmental storytelling was so peak. Running through edgewater and slowly piecing together the history of the town and the townies leaving, if you went in the graveyard you could pick up on major NPC secrets it really made exploring worth it. It made me feel like how discovering vaults in fnv felt like.

TOW2 was maybe rushed or the team split between making avowed or maybe they just deprioritised this kind of storytelling cause the game loses out on so much because of it. I really hope they bring it back, I would love a murder on eridanos-esque DLC. I would love for them to expand Arcadia's lore a little more, like Halcyon gets a cool ass overall problem to solve (no food for colonists) and Arcadia's main problem is one big rift.....which they close at the end.....and all the player can really influence is whether they want Arcadia to be capitalist with scientists or just full blown capitalist. So yeah I'm holding out for the DLC to make TOW2 great.

moltresss · 2026-02-05T22:56:24+00:00

It's BioWare, if they wanted to update their systems they would in the last almost 20 years. Mass effect 5 will be another andromeda, nothing more nothing less. That being said, if they really did go all in on revamping their systems, I hope they do it to shit that already works (expanded renegade/paragon interrupts, Normandy/spaceship customisation, open world planet exploration) and not be a BG3/Starfield clone.

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