Might be my first DA playing sword and board. The previous games were good at making you unkillable, but it was slightly boring. This looks like a blast, literally.
True I did a sword and bored dwarf. Made me pretty unkillable to everything, magic, dragons, fire, spirits, you name it. Some fights especially dragons took forever to win cuz my damage wasn't as high but.... yea I also couldn't die XD
Elven Champion Grey Warden Rook, male. Reasonings: Elven since we are fighting the Elven Gods. Champion since I like the tank builds most. Grey Warden since I want to be a Grey Warden again and since the Elven Gods are related to the Blight then it makes sense for a Grey Warden to lead the charge against anyone using the Blight.
@@norzza Not sure. I guess it will depend on the mission and who becomes my favorites. Like for a Grey Warden mission then I am going to take Davrin since he is a fellow Grey Warden and will have tons of things to say. Same for any other mission for a faction. I am going to take the follower that is apart of that faction to their missions. For a default crew then probably Neve and either Lucanis or Bellara. They will work well with my Warrior build. Harding is a maybe. However, I will have her with me on any missions that deals with the Dwarves or the Inquisition. As for Taash and Emmrich, neither of the 2 appeals to me. However, they will still be with me on quests that involves their factions. This is all at least so far anyways. I will need to play the game to actually determine anything concretely.
Slayer all the way, can’t wait to cleave and smash my way through the enemy’s frontline. I especially love that none of the companions seem to be even close to that archetype(2H melee physical damage brawler). So I can fully spec into the specialization and mix and match companions as I see fit without much overlap.
I usually don't play as a warrior, but im probably playing as one on my first playthrough. I like how impactful the hits feel especially whenever rook uses the shield also its more flashy than the previous dragon age games and i like that. Also kicking enemies of cliffs and throwing your shield captain america style looks cool af 😁
Favourite build from the preview was absolutely the Reaper Warrior and it’ll be my go to at launch. Of course, I reckon I’ll be doing multiple playthroughs to try everything out.
Definitely going to try out champion first. The shield skills look really fun. Like the idea of being a warrior in the black dragons and learned how to fight mages taking inspiration from the templars.
Going for the champion in my playthrough! Two-handed looks fun, but I always go for the sword and shield in games like this. Mainly, to do the whole honorable knight kind of deal!
I was going to play a Mage but the more I see about the warrior I am thinking Warrior female Warden Elf. I think Elf because they are Elven Gods we are fighting, and I am loving what I see about the warrior combat more than what I see about mage. I also of course was always going to be a Warden at first because I loved being a Warden in Origins and I feel if we are fighting blight a Warden is a great choice for that. I honestly will play every class at some point, but I definitely am leaning to warrior for first play.
@@ziegfeld4131 Thats the deluxe edition no? And i think its a one handed sword for a shield. If you have a link to prove me wrong i would very much appreciate it
This is the first Dragon Age game that I'm excited to play as a Warrior. I was thinking either Grey Warden or Mourn Watch Reaper with Emmrich and Lucanis.
I’m super torn between playing a warrior or a mage on my first play through. I’d love if they can give us a demo to try out the classes before release and they can include CC too. Haha. I wish lol
A minute in and I'm already impressed. I've never liked playing warrior in DA because I've always found it boring but it seems like they've made it far more interesting to play, making mobility and parrying a factor so you actually have to think about the fight rather than just waiting to press your ability buttons over and over.
2 handed combat looks better then I thought, may have to consider warrior after all. 👀 In another video I also saw a 2h hammer strike knock an enemy into a wall, and sent another flying, looked pretty satisfying.
Race: Qunari Class: Warrior w/Slayer or Champion Back ground (may interchange) Faction: Lords of Fortune, as I love to be stylish while taking darkspawn down!
Mate, I appreciate the analysis for all classes but, if I can give you a couple of constructive criticism: 1) The video FPS are very low, even in a previous one where you were talking your face was staggering; 2) When you are talking about a specific ability in more than one occasion you are showing gameplay not involving that ability at all. It's confusing. Apart from that, great job!
I’m a bit confused by the warrior. A lot of the abilities seem focused on elemental or necrotic damage. Not that I’m upset about having variety, but I hope there’s some sort of logic to it. I mean, why does a warrior have the ability to rain down fire or freeze enemies? That’s a mage lol
The Captain America builds are gonna be BONKERS with the shield procs and runes. I'm a Bonk Boi through and through but this Sword and Board is working for me, which is a first.
I'm so happy a new Dragon Age game is finally coming out, I've missed peak Bioware. Having said that, I really wish it wasn't hit with a massive Sims-looking aesthetic that makes it look like Fable instead of DA. I'm actively choosing to overlook at it given how superficial that is, as long as the story and companions hold up, but I wish they built off of what Inquisition did instead of attempting to relive Dragon Age 2 and make it more Mass Effect-like with the combat.
If I go warrior I would probably go Slayer with Spectral Bulwark, Whirlwind, and Heroic Leap. With two mage allies you can constantly deonate their weaken while having a defensive skill and an AOE skill when necessary.
I’m rly excited for this game. I’ve been a big fan of DA from the start, love the world, read all the books and comics etc. But one thing that I’m increasingly feeling bad about regarding veilguard is the crazy magic that non-mage classes can do. Magic isn’t something just anyone can do in DA, you have to be born with a special connection to the Fade. How come the rogue can shoot lightning bolts and the warrior can summon necrotic tornadoes? It makes no sense 😭 Like it looks so cool and fun to play with but goodness does it break the lore. I wanted to play a rogue but more and more I feel anything but mage is going to shatter my immersion in Thedas :(( Inquisition had some flashy animations that kinda looked magicky but all were easily explained as representative of some non magic effect. Rogue could make a decoy, but actually it just represented confusing the enemy. Warrior could summon a line of spectral dudes with shields, but it just represented the way his defence covered a wide area. What does it represent when the warrior in DA4 summons raining giant swords in an AoE to set his enemies on fire? I can’t justify it.
Normally I’d play warrior as the leader of the party/ central target and damage taker. No reason to do that in this game, companions don’t take any damage so there is no reason for a tank. And they don’t do anything other than set up detonations so best go for max damage because you’ll be doing all the work yourself.
Nope. This has been going since Inquisition. The descriptions of these abilities at least implies that what we see is just for a stylized combat experience, not actually a magical summoning. I like and dislike it at the same time. It flavors up the warrior class, but it also soft-breaks the lore; making grey wardens look like magical warriors with a focus on fire damage. Which obviously has never been the case in any way.
@@Hawaiian_Pizza_Enjoyer yeah, it looks cool! A lot of these moves are giving Japanese game vibes but yeah, it feels like it crosses a line. Like it's one thing for non-magic users to use magic weapons armor items but some of these feel like strait up magic abilities. Summoning hot iron blades to rain down on enemies? idk considering the massive implications of being able to use magic in the Dragon Age world. This could use an explaination.
Can you go to trades? I'm only asking because it seems that a lot of people, some other videos don't seem to realize that traits act like abilities. And a lot of people were concerned about the fact that you only get three active abilities while other dragon age games you get substantially more.
I would be interested to see if the mage class has anything similar. Considering it seems they made it so mages can kind of zip between close range and being farther back with staff/dagger moves
I'm still waiting on an answer if we can Dual Wield Swords like Dragon Age Origins. I'll play a rogue if I have to get that. But if they can't, Warrior speaks to my heart.
So incredibly disappointed that there appears to be zero greatswords. Total laziness. Greatswords were my go to in every dragon age and even most rots but here they are just gone.
I'm going into this expecting Veilguard to fail, though I know I'll personally enjoy it in spite of it getting the "modern audience" makeover. If Veilguard does well enough that Bioware survives, then I'll be pleasantly surprised and happy to know that the next mass effect is still on its way.
Won’t be touching this game until I see much more on it… an action rpg is fine as long as the story is true quality…not enough known yet on the story line and BioWare lost my trust and faith … the old rpg glory days are long gone and in the past year games are not even a shadow of what they once were
A tank for what? The more I get used to it, the more I can't stand not having real companions in combat. it's basically more mobile game crap where you summon an npc to cast a skill or fight with you for a few seconds.
Shhh, you are making too much sense now... The absence of alternative ROLES for a player in the GAMEPLAY of this ROLE-PLAYING GAME is fun and intended! Did you like to play/roleplay as a tank before? You are a damage dealer now! Healer/buffer? Damage dealer! Heavy utility controller/debuffer? Damage dealer!
should you put your hard earn money on Dragon Age Veilguard. NO, no at launch wait for the non IGN sites reviews o Pay Influencers with a personal agenda to make a decision. There is a lot of games coming out on October for example the Ys X Nordics etc etc…
Why are you commenting this on a bunch of Veilguard videos? Bro that's so embarrassing to spend your time whining in comment sections for a thing you're not gonna play
What specialization are you picking?
Spellblade, haha.
But in my eventual Warrior playthrough, I think I have to go Slayer
I’m torn between Champion and Slayer.
Might be the first time I pick Warrior in DA, even though I’ve played each game at least 5-8ish times.
Def going mourn watch slayer, dark knight style first character
I love that the Twister sort of skill + Capt. America Skill is on the same path of specialization!
Slayer for sure. Still waiting for reviews to come out tho
Been gaming for 30+ years, Warrior/Melee class in every single rpg games, first playthrough at least.
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Same. If swords are an option in a game I’m going with that.
Might be my first DA playing sword and board. The previous games were good at making you unkillable, but it was slightly boring. This looks like a blast, literally.
Sword and shield was just objectively better in DA:I. You could play a Reaver if you wanted to be able to dish out more damage, too.
True I did a sword and bored dwarf. Made me pretty unkillable to everything, magic, dragons, fire, spirits, you name it. Some fights especially dragons took forever to win cuz my damage wasn't as high but.... yea I also couldn't die XD
Elven Champion Grey Warden Rook, male.
Reasonings:
Elven since we are fighting the Elven Gods.
Champion since I like the tank builds most.
Grey Warden since I want to be a Grey Warden again and since the Elven Gods are related to the Blight then it makes sense for a Grey Warden to lead the charge against anyone using the Blight.
Love all this. What companions are you bringing?
@@norzza Not sure. I guess it will depend on the mission and who becomes my favorites.
Like for a Grey Warden mission then I am going to take Davrin since he is a fellow Grey Warden and will have tons of things to say.
Same for any other mission for a faction. I am going to take the follower that is apart of that faction to their missions.
For a default crew then probably Neve and either Lucanis or Bellara. They will work well with my Warrior build.
Harding is a maybe. However, I will have her with me on any missions that deals with the Dwarves or the Inquisition.
As for Taash and Emmrich, neither of the 2 appeals to me. However, they will still be with me on quests that involves their factions.
This is all at least so far anyways. I will need to play the game to actually determine anything concretely.
Slayer all the way, can’t wait to cleave and smash my way through the enemy’s frontline. I especially love that none of the companions seem to be even close to that archetype(2H melee physical damage brawler). So I can fully spec into the specialization and mix and match companions as I see fit without much overlap.
I haven't seen any 2-handed greatswords for warrior. I hope they are in there.
They are I’m pretty sure, but I think the demo only had hammer for some reason
@@inarimercer9513 secury?
Every dragon age game had 2 handed swords. It would be super weird if this new game didn't have it.
I also hope it doesnt change
I usually don't play as a warrior, but im probably playing as one on my first playthrough. I like how impactful the hits feel especially whenever rook uses the shield also its more flashy than the previous dragon age games and i like that. Also kicking enemies of cliffs and throwing your shield captain america style looks cool af 😁
I was pretty much set on rogue on my first playthrough but warrior looks super fun so I'm having second thoughts!
Just wait til tomorrow when the Mage video comes out 😉
Favourite build from the preview was absolutely the Reaper Warrior and it’ll be my go to at launch. Of course, I reckon I’ll be doing multiple playthroughs to try everything out.
Multiple playthroughs is the way to go! :)
These videos are the best I've seen for this sort of dragon age coverage. Thank you for them! Chomping at the bit for a mage one.
Tomorrow for the Mage video! 😊
Definitely going to try out champion first. The shield skills look really fun. Like the idea of being a warrior in the black dragons and learned how to fight mages taking inspiration from the templars.
Going for the champion in my playthrough! Two-handed looks fun, but I always go for the sword and shield in games like this. Mainly, to do the whole honorable knight kind of deal!
I’ll be celebrating Halloween with a Mourn Watch Reaper Rook for maximum spookiness.
I was going to play a Mage but the more I see about the warrior I am thinking Warrior female Warden Elf. I think Elf because they are Elven Gods we are fighting, and I am loving what I see about the warrior combat more than what I see about mage. I also of course was always going to be a Warden at first because I loved being a Warden in Origins and I feel if we are fighting blight a Warden is a great choice for that. I honestly will play every class at some point, but I definitely am leaning to warrior for first play.
Thanks for the awesome breakdowns, i always go warrior and this time it actually look FUN!
Warrior was fun! I love swinging the 2 handed weapon around
norzza comin in clutch w these videos
Thanks! Hope you're enjoying Dragon Age season 😊
One thing i wonder.
Are there 2h Swords?
I've seen footage with Axes and Maces only
@@Shadrok i Hope so
Lmao i just asked the same question, haven’t seen any myself
There are there is a pre order 2h sword skin
@@ziegfeld4131 thanx
@@ziegfeld4131 Thats the deluxe edition no? And i think its a one handed sword for a shield. If you have a link to prove me wrong i would very much appreciate it
This is the first Dragon Age game that I'm excited to play as a Warrior. I was thinking either Grey Warden or Mourn Watch Reaper with Emmrich and Lucanis.
I’m super torn between playing a warrior or a mage on my first play through. I’d love if they can give us a demo to try out the classes before release and they can include CC too. Haha. I wish lol
I like the necrotic damage of the riper but the champion being a gray warden will be very beneficial against elven gods because of the blight
I’m pumped for this game man
A minute in and I'm already impressed. I've never liked playing warrior in DA because I've always found it boring but it seems like they've made it far more interesting to play, making mobility and parrying a factor so you actually have to think about the fight rather than just waiting to press your ability buttons over and over.
2 handed combat looks better then I thought, may have to consider warrior after all. 👀
In another video I also saw a 2h hammer strike knock an enemy into a wall, and sent another flying, looked pretty satisfying.
Race: Qunari
Class: Warrior w/Slayer or Champion Back ground (may interchange)
Faction: Lords of Fortune, as I love to be stylish while taking darkspawn down!
Does the warrior ever use 2Handed swords? I havent seen anyone use it, only hammers and such
So you can switch weapons mid combo like DMC or GOW?
Slayer + Lords of Fortune seems like a given for all those executions. The Reaper and Mournwatch combo you pointed out seems cool though.
I usually play mage or rogue, but slayer looks absolutely incredible. I might actually go warrior my first time through.
Mate, I appreciate the analysis for all classes but, if I can give you a couple of constructive criticism:
1) The video FPS are very low, even in a previous one where you were talking your face was staggering;
2) When you are talking about a specific ability in more than one occasion you are showing gameplay not involving that ability at all. It's confusing.
Apart from that, great job!
I’m a bit confused by the warrior. A lot of the abilities seem focused on elemental or necrotic damage. Not that I’m upset about having variety, but I hope there’s some sort of logic to it. I mean, why does a warrior have the ability to rain down fire or freeze enemies? That’s a mage lol
The Captain America builds are gonna be BONKERS with the shield procs and runes. I'm a Bonk Boi through and through but this Sword and Board is working for me, which is a first.
I'm so happy a new Dragon Age game is finally coming out, I've missed peak Bioware. Having said that, I really wish it wasn't hit with a massive Sims-looking aesthetic that makes it look like Fable instead of DA. I'm actively choosing to overlook at it given how superficial that is, as long as the story and companions hold up, but I wish they built off of what Inquisition did instead of attempting to relive Dragon Age 2 and make it more Mass Effect-like with the combat.
That’s my thoughts but I think if they nail the gameplay and the story we’ll forget about the art style pretty quickly.
If I go warrior I would probably go Slayer with Spectral Bulwark, Whirlwind, and Heroic Leap. With two mage allies you can constantly deonate their weaken while having a defensive skill and an AOE skill when necessary.
I’m rly excited for this game. I’ve been a big fan of DA from the start, love the world, read all the books and comics etc.
But one thing that I’m increasingly feeling bad about regarding veilguard is the crazy magic that non-mage classes can do. Magic isn’t something just anyone can do in DA, you have to be born with a special connection to the Fade. How come the rogue can shoot lightning bolts and the warrior can summon necrotic tornadoes? It makes no sense 😭 Like it looks so cool and fun to play with but goodness does it break the lore. I wanted to play a rogue but more and more I feel anything but mage is going to shatter my immersion in Thedas :((
Inquisition had some flashy animations that kinda looked magicky but all were easily explained as representative of some non magic effect. Rogue could make a decoy, but actually it just represented confusing the enemy. Warrior could summon a line of spectral dudes with shields, but it just represented the way his defence covered a wide area. What does it represent when the warrior in DA4 summons raining giant swords in an AoE to set his enemies on fire? I can’t justify it.
I have a question. Do 2h swords exist in this game? I haven't seen any yet.
Shadow Dragons reaper for me.
Mage breakdown soon? Love these videos
Hmmm... Can Warriors finally use Polearms? Asking for a friend. Although it is nice that Javelin use is used as a ranged hook attack iirc.
Normally I’d play warrior as the leader of the party/ central target and damage taker. No reason to do that in this game, companions don’t take any damage so there is no reason for a tank. And they don’t do anything other than set up detonations so best go for max damage because you’ll be doing all the work yourself.
perfect game of journalists
The devs said you can build into buffing teammates to do damage
You are making hard for me to pick which class i am going to play first
1. Male Elfe/Qun Sab rogue or Reaper War romancing Bel.
Sorry if this is a stupid question but I’m curious if I could just simply one hand a sword instead of using a shield
I know this is a subjective question but which class do you prefer ?
Rogue was my favourite to play! I'll be playing all of them to make class guides though 😀
I saw on a different vid that the reaper focuses on shield throws but is it also viable to mainly use the 2 handed weapons?
Is there a plot based reason why all the classes have magical powers now?
Nope. This has been going since Inquisition. The descriptions of these abilities at least implies that what we see is just for a stylized combat experience, not actually a magical summoning. I like and dislike it at the same time. It flavors up the warrior class, but it also soft-breaks the lore; making grey wardens look like magical warriors with a focus on fire damage. Which obviously has never been the case in any way.
@@Hawaiian_Pizza_Enjoyer yeah, it looks cool! A lot of these moves are giving Japanese game vibes but yeah, it feels like it crosses a line. Like it's one thing for non-magic users to use magic weapons armor items but some of these feel like strait up magic abilities. Summoning hot iron blades to rain down on enemies? idk considering the massive implications of being able to use magic in the Dragon Age world. This could use an explaination.
Mornewatch passive is op,say you use rogue and specialize in stacking dots that's one extra dot per dot type that's a lot of damage dude.
Can we use Greatsword or only Hammers and Axes?
@norzza Did you see any Greatswords? I've only seen axes and hammers.
I just noticed you keep saying lords of the fallen instead of lords of fortune. I totally get the mix up tho ahah
Probably will play the slayer i like 2 handed warrior play. But reaper seems fun too
Can you go to trades? I'm only asking because it seems that a lot of people, some other videos don't seem to realize that traits act like abilities. And a lot of people were concerned about the fact that you only get three active abilities while other dragon age games you get substantially more.
Nothing stops the almighty bonk 🗡️
Could you do a video on companion abilities? I feel like nobody has footage of that.
Does the reaper play like the reaver in other da games?
I will miss my Reaver class well at least the gameplay is flashy
One critical question you can answer where is greatsword I watch many videos but never seen.
Either a Mourn Watch Reaper Warrior or an Antivan Crows Spellblade Mage
I know its petty but I'm sad you can't equip a two handed sword instead of an axe or hammer. 😔
Everyone has magic and runes, and everyone can do close combat! does it matter which class? Everyone has long range too!
minor gripe. the shield should actually be thrown. Maybe someone will mod it.
Reaper warrior bro, reminds me of the necromancers in Diablo with the sword and shield
Are there 2h swords available in the game?
Thank you ❤😊
Did they remove the greatsword?
Thats weird that none of the old specializations (templar, reaver, etc) made it to veilguard. First DA game where I wont be a Reaver.
No Templars in Tevinter because Mages rule that place. A templar would get hunted down and executed lol.
@@mandu6665 it was more of a example. Like this wouldve been a great time for the Spirit warrior to come back in my opinion
@@mandu6665well who cares about the lore since blood mage is also not possible
champion with 2h weapons? Its possibile?
mmmm reaper sounds awesome was going to play a mage but im likeing reaper
Am i tripping or is there no two-handed swords in Veilguard?!
I always find the warrior to be so boring in DA games, but this time I'm gonna give it a try.
Is there anything in the game that’s close to the vanguard from mass effect?
I would be interested to see if the mage class has anything similar. Considering it seems they made it so mages can kind of zip between close range and being farther back with staff/dagger moves
Are there Greatswords?
Are Great swords a 2 handed option?
Warrior or rogue. I might have to play warrior for synergies because the rogue companions interest me and the warrior ones dont 😂
Can i dual weild as a warrior like Taash?
Dual weilding is unique to rogues sadly, no dual wielding for warriors :c
Mage breakdown next?
I'm still waiting on an answer if we can Dual Wield Swords like Dragon Age Origins. I'll play a rogue if I have to get that. But if they can't, Warrior speaks to my heart.
They've been clear about what each class' weapon kits are:
Warrior: 1H + Shield/2H Weapon
Rogue: Dual Wield/Bow
Mage: Staff/Dagger + Orb
Champion or Slayer, aaarrrg hard Choice
I know!!
I’ll need to see more 2H gameplay.
@@Dragonage2ftw i Hope to see a nice great sword
It’s more a mage-warrior than a warrior
Why the hell are almost all of the Warrior abilities magic?
Dwarfen, grey warden, champion
So incredibly disappointed that there appears to be zero greatswords. Total laziness. Greatswords were my go to in every dragon age and even most rots but here they are just gone.
Where’s the two handed sword
Don't like how the warrior became something like a batter mage
I'm going into this expecting Veilguard to fail, though I know I'll personally enjoy it in spite of it getting the "modern audience" makeover. If Veilguard does well enough that Bioware survives, then I'll be pleasantly surprised and happy to know that the next mass effect is still on its way.
Lol Dragon Age Origins was 100% "modern audience" art design.
No great swords??
The only class I consider for this game is a Pirate
First comment gets a Griffin!
GRIFFIN
Am I too late? 🥺
dragon age 2 vibe
I'll play if they fix the char creator to allow for attractive female figures, instead of everyone being mannish
Won’t be touching this game until I see much more on it… an action rpg is fine as long as the story is true quality…not enough known yet on the story line and BioWare lost my trust and faith … the old rpg glory
days are long gone
and in the past year games are not even a shadow of what they once were
They did an awesome job of not making me want to play warrior at all for the first time ever
boring classes, and even more boring specializations, some necrotic shi*, meh
Man this game has some of the dumbest cartoony skills. This game looks like a joke.
All the classes look the same, warriors look like mage skills and mage skills look like warrior melee.
These’s skill isn’t very creative.
A tank for what? The more I get used to it, the more I can't stand not having real companions in combat. it's basically more mobile game crap where you summon an npc to cast a skill or fight with you for a few seconds.
Shhh, you are making too much sense now...
The absence of alternative ROLES for a player in the GAMEPLAY of this ROLE-PLAYING GAME is fun and intended! Did you like to play/roleplay as a tank before? You are a damage dealer now! Healer/buffer? Damage dealer! Heavy utility controller/debuffer? Damage dealer!
All I keep finding is shills everywhere no matter what I click on …..garbage but these shills are gonna big this up no matter what
We aren’t shills we just like fun games and this game will be fun 🤷
I mean, everything’s subjective man. Maybe you just don’t like the same things other people do.
should you put your hard earn money on Dragon Age Veilguard. NO, no at launch wait for the non IGN sites reviews o Pay Influencers with a personal agenda to make a decision. There is a lot of games coming out on October for example the Ys X Nordics etc etc…
and if you need a guide to play this game maybe you are an adult with ADHD go to a doctor
I’m not buying this slop
Okay bye.
Ok.
And you feel the need to say this why?
Good go away
Too bored in your life going to other games you hate i see. Lol
Should you play the failguard?
Boycott Dragon WOKE FailHard
Why are you commenting this on a bunch of Veilguard videos? Bro that's so embarrassing to spend your time whining in comment sections for a thing you're not gonna play
@@wardenshepard6229 Oh look. I got a fan. Are you gay?