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9 years ago

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How can one improve weapons and equipment in Dragon age inquisition?

Having played most major RPG games in the past decade I have never before run into one like Dragon Age Inquisition. No instructions, no structure, basically running around killing (or trying to kill)...

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Anonymous
9 years ago
I assume you know where the blacksmith is. There are crafting tables there. You can craft better equipment with the hides, cloth, and things you gather. You can also use the War Table in Skyhold to get an archanist, then with her there, you will be able to craft runes that can then be applied to equipment to improve them further. You can but recipes for crafted gear as well as potions, grenades and such at many merchants throughout the game.

You can read more about crafting HERE.

@Sotetkriss I moved your post to the DAI forum since it is about DAI. I'm sure others will have further advice here as well.

mckrackin5324

9 years ago

I feel ya on the mountains and chasms. lol

You're definitely missing a lot though.

Lots of stuff has level and class restrictions but that is clearly labeled.

Mages use light armor. Rogues use medium. Warriors use heavy.

Some armor is restricted to only the Inquisitor.

Use the Inspect function before crafting to make sure you can use it on the character you want.

I spend a ton of time crafting. I'm level 11 right now and already doing over 30,000 damage per second with the combined team. Dragons are a one hit kill if planned right. lol

If you can stream a game on Twitch or something,I will give you some really sound advice and even play the game in sync with you to keep up on where you are and what you need....on Easy of course. Easier to stay ahead of you that way. hahaha

Now...my heavy hitting team is from importing several play throughs and using the * out of the Golden Nug...an item you are going to want to research,find and use.

Tell me what class you are,what DLCs you have(if any)and what locations you have unlocked.

I will help you find the stuff you need to get OPAF.

Sotetkriss

9 years ago

Thank you for the reply. You are clearly much more informed about gaming than I am despite my having played a lot of RPG games for decades. I am playing as a human mage, deluxe version of game with no DLCs, level 20 at the moment and was aware that equipment is restricted to various classes. I have unlocked lots of areas - have almost 150 of power, but there are more to unlock. Often, I am unable to finish an area because some items are utterly impossible to reach. However, despite dozens of schematics and uncounted hundreds of looted items, I have not managed to craft a piece -- say a grip -- and have it fit ANY item I have in inventory, I confess that I need aid in staying awake while crafting -- I think it is the most boring and unpleasant game feature. Reminds me of some old games in which one had to collect ingredients and brew up potions and such. Not entertaining.

You are obviously also more familiar with things such as Twitch (never heard of it) and I have yet to find anything called "* out of the Golden Nug..." and am not an expert at initial slang -- such as OPAF _(??!) Therefore despite your kind efforts I am probably way out of your league. It seems I can keep slashing, burning and killing (never managed even to slightly injure a dragon) or I can assign the game to the trash-heap of foolish purchases.

Thanks for your input.

mckrackin5324
9 years ago
Ah...the upgrades...

That was a tough one for me to learn as well. Maybe on my second full game.

When you highlight a grip to craft,it tells you at the bottom of the list what specific weapon it will fit.

Say you craft a two handed grip of some sort...it only fits two handed warrior weapons. Some weapons and armor have no upgrade slots and nothing can be attached to them.

Also,when you're choosing materials to make the item,look at the attributes of the materials. Some add to your strength and different resistances.

OPAF is Over Powered As F___... haha

Spending power points should start in the Secrets category. You need a total of 5 in that section to unlock Deft Hands. This lets you pick locks with your rogues. Very important to get the best loot.

Nothing is unreachable but many things are extremely frustrating to reach.

A tip on climbing a hill...follow the grass or darker terrain for traction and jump a lot!.

If you see one of your party is ahead of you on that hill...switch to that character to instantly gain that ground.

Fast travel often. If you are on the wrong side of a mountain but have a camp on that side of the mountain,fast travel to that camp. This works for warp speeding across a region too.

Mages are my least favorite class to play. Pretty weak unless you spend a ton of time perfecting them.

Do the War Table mission...Specializations for the Inquisitor.....Choose the Knight Enchanter school for your mage. The very first ability unlocked in this tree is a good one.

You'll find the instructors at Skyhold,by the barn,after the mission is complete.

They'll ask you to craft an item first. It is tough to find the parts. Use Youtube videos to find the parts.

Twitch is an online streaming site where you can play your game live on the internet for others to watch.

It has a chat box and some use software like Teamspeak and Discord to talk to each other live with a mic.
- Sotetkriss
  9 years ago
  I just lost a long reply to your kind message and cannot find any way to recover it. I am too tired to redo the whole long thing, I will just say that most of the suggestions are things I have discovered on my own -- but bottom line is they don't do for me what they seem to do for you. Obviously I am doing things wrong, starting with choosing the wrong class of main character. I doubt that I can stand 400 more hours of the same boring missions with a different main character to see if things would turn our differently. I seriously doubt it. But thanks again for your time end effort in trying to help.
  
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  - mckrackin5324
    9 years ago
    @Sotetkriss wrote:
    
    I just lost a long reply to your kind message and cannot find any way to recover it. I am too tired to redo the whole long thing, I will just say that most of the suggestions are things I have discovered on my own -- but bottom line is they don't do for me what they seem to do for you. Obviously I am doing things wrong, starting with choosing the wrong class of main character. I doubt that I can stand 400 more hours of the same boring missions with a different main character to see if things would turn our differently. I seriously doubt it. But thanks again for your time end effort in trying to help.
    
    A.
    
    There's no "wrong" class. Only ones preferred by gamers.
    
    As for my team being as powerful as they are...it's due to the Golden Nug.
    
    The Nug becomes available at Haven and Skyhold AFTER one completion of the game.
    
    What it does is give you schematics to everything you had in the previous game...from the very start of the new game.
    
    I'm able to craft extremely powerful weapons and armor before I ever leave Haven for my first mission.
    
    This means by level 5,my weapons and armor are as powerful as my level 27 character from the previous game...the character in the armor and yielding the weapon is still level 5 squishy but still ten times as strong as your first game at the same point in time.
    
    I use weapons from DLCs that are grossly over powered for the base game.
    
    And no...your posts do not come across as foolish in any way.
    
    This is an incredibly frustrating game to learn which is why it is so fantastic when you start to "get it".