Dragon Age II

[vamsi_krishna]

February 22, 2011 marks the launch of the Dragon Age II Demo and a Call to Arms for all BioWare fans. We are actively recruiting an army of Champions, and if we get over 1 million demo downloads and logins on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 combined before March 1st, we will unlock two in-game items for the entire community to use in Dragon Age II. Demo download progress will be tracked on this page, so check back often!

To get your download counted, you will need to log into your EA account while playing the demo.

- BioWare | Dragon Age

Its been a very long time, since we PC gamers had a demo of a AAA game.

[JojoTheDragon]

I'm also very excited about this. DAO was epic.

[gameranand]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishna

Its been a very long time, since we PC gamers had a demo of a AAA game.

Yeah right most games don't like to launch their demo. Well I loved the DAO waiting for this one. But you know EA launched too many DLCs for DAO hope this won't happen with this game.

[vamsi_krishna]

^ They will. This is 20011. Who are we kiddin' ! There will be number of free, special and paid DLCs.

[desiibond]

Awesome. the Origins was awesome and it was the first RPG that really got me interested in this genre.

[gameranand]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishna

^ They will. This is 20011. Who are we kiddin' ! There will be number of free, special and paid DLCs.

Too bad. Some DLCs are launched and most gamers don't even know about that what's the catch then. You know like DLCs for some armour or ring or belts they are like very small addition totally not worth. One Who Download gets a small advantage and others don't. I mean DLCs should add something to gameplay.

[Piyush]

its just the demo launch?
when will be the total package coming out?

[funkysourav]

Whats an AAA title?

[vamsi_krishna]

Originally Posted by gameranand

Too bad. Some DLCs are launched and most gamers don't even know about that what's the catch then. You know like DLCs for some armour or ring or belts they are like very small addition totally not worth. One Who Download gets a small advantage and others don't. I mean DLCs should add something to gameplay.

Its one funny way to make money. And fans need some reason to play game for few minutes(if not hours) again.

Originally Posted by Piyush

its just the demo launch?
when will be the total package coming out?

March 8. And its not just demo launch. Its the first demo for a high profile PC game that is coming out after ages.

Originally Posted by funkysourav

Whats an AAA title?

Its the highest grade a "THING" can get.

[funkysourav]

Oh i thought it had to do with gameplay type like RPG RTS FPS etc etc

[damngoodman999]

I am in Before that Need to buy GFX card ! with in Mar 8!!

[cyborg47]

DAMN..gotta play Origins!

[vamsi_krishna]

Originally Posted by cyborg47

DAMN..gotta play Origins!

I told you nearly a gazillion times on phone, and in your house. I even took interest and gave you the game. Still you are speculating about installing the game. No way you are going to complete Origins before the release of Dragon Age 2.

[gameranand]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishma

No way you are going to complete Origins before the release of Dragon Age 2.

Actually he can if he game night and day. It took me about 80 hrs to complete that game and awakening.

[vamsi_krishna]

^ God damn it. Thanks for reminding. Never played Awakening. I forgot about the whole damn thing. Thanks a ton, dude. **RUNS**

[Piyush]

Awakening is like DLC of DAO1 ?

[gameranand]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishna

God damn it. Thanks for reminding. Never played Awakening. I forgot about the whole damn thing. Thanks a ton, dude

Just play as your previous character I mean you don't need to make new character for it. But its quite confusing I mean the map of some cities. But still worth play.

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Originally Posted by Piyush

Awakening is like DLC of DAO1 ?

Yes exactly and adds about 10 to 15 hours of gameplay and maybe more

[cyborg47]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishna

I told you nearly a gazillion times on phone, and in your house. I even took interest and gave you the game. Still you are speculating about installing the game. No way you are going to complete Origins before the release of Dragon Age 2.

Waoh!..cmon man, i really want to play that game, but college doesnt let me do that!
Anyway, i ll be totally jobless for the whole march..and WILL finish DOA!

[ico]

Originally Posted by desiibond

Awesome. the Origins was awesome and it was the first RPG that really got me interested in this genre.

Same thing here.

Originally Posted by cyborg47

cooler master extreme 600W.

Consider changing your PSU. Seriously. Very very bad PSU and you're running GTX 460 on it?

[cyborg47]

Didnt give my any kinda problem till now...will consider it anyway. Thanx for the suggestion.

[vamsi_krishna]

It is up fellas. Demo is up.

Site too busy. Will keep hitting until download starts.

[gameranand]

Yeah site is really busy. Tried 10 times.

[vamsi_krishna]

Started downloading. Speeds are low. Just 120KBps.

I hope that it picks up.

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Just completed the first mission. They tweaked the game to make it fast phased.. unlike the first one. I was able to clear hordes of blight and an ogre in no time. Visuals are smooth and frames are solid. There is DX9 and DX11 support (No DX10!!). But game world felt a bit rough and empty, as there isn't much greenery here.. barren lands, rocks and bare tree trunks. And the thing that deserves a special mention is.. interface. They have changed it completely and new interface looks and behaves uber smooth.





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[gameranand]

So if was able to play DAO at 30fps then I can expect it to run on 25fps???

[vamsi_krishna]

Expect demo to run a lot better than the first game. That is what happened to me. It ran a lot better compared to Origins.

[cyborg47]

Dx11!?!?!?!?!? O_o
can somebody post a review of this demo?
I heard the game is simplified?

[varunb]

The demo turned out to be buggy. It froze & crashed just when my character was fighting the horde in the rocky terrain. I checked on the internet & found that other demo users were also reporting crashes. So will try it out in the evening again. I was playing on all highest settings.

Originally Posted by ico

Consider changing your PSU. Seriously. Very very bad PSU and you're running GTX 460 on it?

I too have read about CM 600 extreme power plus smps. The SMPS will do fine if your rig doesn't requires more than 560-580W for prolonged periods. You can ensure that by not overclocking your rigs' components.

[ico]

Originally Posted by varunb

@ico: I too have read about CM 600 extreme power plus smps. The SMPS will do fine if your rig doesn't requires more than 560-580W for prolonged periods. You can ensure that by not overclocking your rigs' components.

It actually won't. It has sub-par components and poor efficiency. It is hardly a 400w PSU which is being sold as a 600w.

Originally Posted by Overclock.net

eXtreme Power Plus 400W - 650W:
These are garbage, ACBel's cheapest, shoddiest units, and they're everywhere. Not one of the EPP line can deliver more than 2/3s of its rated wattage. Even at their "real" ratings they're poor, barely keeping in spec in most cases. I place the eXtreme Power lineup only one tier above generic units from Leadman or Linkworld or Sun Pro. No one should buy these. However, they're one of CoolerMaster's best selling lineups, because they're so cheap and they're stacked a score high in every retail store in the country. I've been into a Microcenter that had a literal 5 foot pyramid of eXtreme Power Plus 500W units; a shame I didn't have my camera. Don't let the CoolerMaster brand name fool you, these are the types of power supplies that you hear horror stories about.

On CoolerMaster (refresh) - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

[cyborg47]

^^oh crap!!
gotta think about it!

[vamsi_krishna]

Yea.. DX11. Although it doesn't show a DX10 option. It sure runs in DX10 when we choose dx11 on a dx10 card.

Too quick to write a review. I haven't even scratched the surface of the demo. There are 6 characters to choose from, plenty of dialogue options, abilities, etc.