Re: Dragon Age II Freezes on loading screen

It is possible that something in the DLC changed, upgraded or modified certain code in the base game and now you can't play.....it is also possible that you updated the Graphics driver since the last time you played and now it doesn't work.  It is also possible a operating system update changed something or a host of other things, at this point in time, there is no 100% answer to what changed without rolling back changes to the last time you played and see what works.  You can try removing the DLC, repairing the game and seeing if it works, but again, you are trying to play a game on a system not designed for it.  You may try over at the Intel Graphics forums and get some good advice on how to make it work, because not many games ARE designed to run on Intel graphics and people spend a good amount of time making them work.

Graphics chip in this case is built into your CPU and in integral to the Laptop.  IF you were using a full tower desktop, you could have the option to install a graphics card manufactured by AMD or Nvidia and thus make it work, but laptops are a take it or leave it proposition 99.9% of the time.  IF you are going to try gaming on a laptop, you really need to upgrade to one that comes with one of the dedicated graphics devices, usually Nvidia for gaming, and not have one from INTEL as the only option.  Even then problems occur due to the system using a Hybrid system, but for the most part it works.