Dragon Age Origins Awakening

[Cobalt]

I don't really see why they needed to add different monsters. You were facing a specific foe(dark spawn).

I also felt like there could have been more monster types. Not from a story point of view. For example in the old balders gate series, you had to use a lot of strategy and knowing what works well against different monster types. E.G. blunt weapons vs golems.

But Dragon Age was brilliant. So this is a very minor complaint! Sooooo stoked for Awakening!

[Tempy]

This might be a stupid question but do you need the previous DLC's for Awakening? I haven't even completed the original game (recently rerolled a mage after 13 levels of hacking and slashing with my warrior) but once I do complete it I'd probably get the DLCs.

[Stefan9]

This might be a stupid question but do you need the previous DLC's for Awakening? I haven't even completed the original game (recently rerolled a mage after 13 levels of hacking and slashing with my warrior) but once I do complete it I'd probably get the DLCs.

No you don't. You should have shale since it was free with the game but you need return to ostagar or warden's keep. Since the dlc equipment doesn't transfer unlike the normal equipment you won't be missing much if you don't have the two dlc's.

[Stefan9]

The problem is now that i know about it, the endless sleepless night ill have till it comes out

It comes out on Friday,Today if you are in the US or getting the steam version. Not long to go at all, some guys already have their copies since US stores broke the street date three days ago.

[Blaze786]

How many hours worth of play will this add?

[Deceptor]

Here's the Gamespot review: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/drago...lclk;gamespace

[Tempy]

No you don't. You should have shale since it was free with the game but you need return to ostagar or warden's keep. Since the dlc equipment doesn't transfer unlike the normal equipment you won't be missing much if you don't have the two dlc's.

Awesome, thanks!

And yep I got Shale with the original game.

[Stefan9]

Awesome, thanks!

And yep I got Shale with the original game.

I have to correct this since at the time when I posted the faq said no dlc items would be imported. They have corrected this with the new launch faq and items you got from the return to ostagr dlc does import.

How do I play Dragon Age: Awakening?

To play Dragon Age: Origins Awakening on the PC, you will need to launch the Dragon Age: Origins base game and select the Other Campaigns option.

On PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 console, start up Dragon Age with the Awakening disc in the drive, then press New Game. Select Awakening campaign icon.

How do I import my DA:O character?

To import your Dragon Age: Origins character into Awakening:

For PC:

* Select OTHER CAMPAIGNS at the start menu.



* Select Dragon Age: Awakening from the list of campaigns.



* Select IMPORT FROM ANOTHER MODULE at the next screen.



* You will be presented the character from your last played save game. Select IMPORT, or choose ADVANCED to select another save game you wish to use




For Console:
To import your Dragon Age: Origins character into Awakening:


* Start Dragon Age with the Awakening disc in the drive.



* Select NEW GAME at the start menu.



* Select the Awakening icon.



* At the character creation screen, select IMPORT CHARACTER



* Choose save game to import



In all platforms, if the character had not yet reached level 18, they will be elevated to that level instantly.

What level do new Grey Wardens start at?

If you create a new Grey Warden for your adventure in Awakening they will start at level 18.

All specialization, attribute, talent and skill points will be unassigned, allowing you to customize your character from the very start.

Do I need to insert my Origins disk to play Awakening?

If you are only playing Awakening, you do not need to swap discs on any platform. Simply start Dragon Age with your Awakening disc and away you go!


Will my items transfer to Awakening when I import my character?

Most items will import into Awakening from Origins. All items obtained from the Return to Ostagar DLC will transfer. Weapons, armor and other items that are unique to all other DLC releases will not transfer.

Your storage chest at Warden's Keep will not be accessible and items stored in it will not transfer to Awakening. Be sure to go back and retrieve anything you think you might want before importing your character to Awakening. You will have a new storage chest at Vigil Keep once you are in Awakening.

Do I have to complete the base game to import my character?

No. You do not have to complete the base game to import your character. However completing Dragon Age: Origins may open different options for your character in Awakening.

When I try to install my Awakening expansion the auto-installer freezes and returns an "Installation Failed" message.

There is a potential workaround, which can be found in the Dragon Age Customer Support Site: http://help.dragonage.com/cgi-bin/ea...&p_faqid=46545

What about my other questions or issues?

For other issues and questions, feel free to post to this forum, the tech support forum for your platform, or visit the Dragon Age Customer Support Site

If you want to learn more about Dragon Age: Awakening, check out the official site for character profiles, videos, screenshots and comics from Penny Arcade!

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/to.../index/1759884

For pc gamers there is a mod to import all dlc but BW has said they aren't sure if this will cause issues. Mod link:http://social.bioware.com/project/2310/

How many hours worth of play will this add?

Euro gamer review said 25 hours plus.


Review list: 1up B+: http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3178370&p=1

Gamespot 8/10: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/drago...ng/review.html

Ign 8.5:http://pc.ign.com/articles/107/1077905p1.html

Video gamer 8/10:http://www.videogamer.com/pc/dragon_...ng/review.html

Game informer 7.75:http://gameinformer.com/games/dragon...continues.aspx

Eurogamer 9/10: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dr...-review?page=1

[kilo]

Another weekend playing dragonage, cant wait.

[Isengard]

15-20 hours sounds short to me, but only relative to Origins, which was 60+ hours. I think I'll get this next month maybe.