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Spend weeks preparing your hero.

BioWare will release the Dragon Age: Origins character creator on 13th October, affording you three weeks to pour over your hero before launch.

This is "currently" for PC users only, and will be available as a standalone download (320MB) from the Dragon Age website.

Coinciding with the character creator will be the open beta launch of the Dragon Age social community site. Better still - if you're horrendously nerdy like moi - you can upload your new character to be your avatar on the site.

The full announcement by BioWare's community leader Chris Priestly can be found on the Dragon Age forums.

But that's boring - why not watch a stirring Dragon Age: Origins video instead? It is Friday.

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ChthonicEcho #1 2 years ago

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Sounds both pointless and fun.
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Bazfrag #2 2 years ago

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This will save me time on launch day
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kendoji #3 2 years ago

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Awesome - will probably do this, even though I'll be getting the game on 360.
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Hantheman #4 2 years ago

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I like it when people do this. It's pointless yes, but it's fun. Like the Spore Creator. Builds up hype.
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Markusdragon #5 2 years ago

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Good to see that they aren't charging for it like they did with the Spore Character Creator. Good way to drum up some interest without putting out a proper demo.
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Keivz #6 2 years ago

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This is a fantastic idea, imo. For those of use hotly anticipating the game, it gives us ample time create our character who we'll be spending many, many hours with.
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ZuluHero #7 2 years ago

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Ohh..this might even pursuade me to get the pc version.
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Quine #8 2 years ago

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affording you three weeks to pour over your hero before launch

[boggle]
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Darren #9 2 years ago

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That's nice. I'd forgotten about this game as well. Thought it had been delayed to 2010.
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matrim83 #10 2 years ago

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Please dont be what the trailers are making you out to be. Please dont be what the trailers are making you out to be. Please dont be what the trailers are making you out to be. Please dont be what the trailers are making you out to be. Please dont be what the trailers are making you out to be. Please dont be what the trailers are making you out to be. Please dont be what the trailers are making you out to be.

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Skurmedel #11 2 years ago

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Time to make that lesbian rouge halfling! Which was an actual character somebody played at a DnD session I participated in years ago.

What's up with the negs on this one?

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BigJonno #12 2 years ago

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Dragon Age doesn't have halflings.
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clockworkzombie #13 2 years ago

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or rouge
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BigJonno #14 2 years ago

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Hey, they might have a detailed make up system.
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TitusCrow #15 2 years ago

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ah someone falls into the easy rogue trap of rouge . About this generator can you roll 100 of times till you get six eighteens? ( some know what I mean!)
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mkreku #16 2 years ago

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I have a feeling this game will have the hand-holding required for Dan Whitehead to score it 8 and above.. Yay Bioware!
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WardLaw #17 2 years ago

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Having spent way too much time on the Bioware forums, I'm thinking this game certainly will be BG's heir. Ignore the worrisome trailers, it's just marketing trying to catch new fish.
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comissars_handgun #18 2 years ago

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Don't worry about the ads showing metal guitar and eviscerating monsters. Look at the recent Mass Effect 2 trailers- they are also terrible. It's all EA's fault, their marketing is designed to trick idiots into thinking their Bioware RPGs are in fact Gears of War style action games. I guess they didn't stop to think that this would alienate RPG fans.

So don't watch the trailers, watch gameplay videos and read previews and you will get a totally different impression of the game than you would from the EA trailers. And the game looks fucking amazing.
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Moribundman #19 2 years ago

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Dammit get the creator released on XBLA and PSN as well if you're serious about selling this as a multi-platform release.
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JayG #20 2 years ago

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really looking forward to this game, an updated Baldur's gate 2.
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Nephirion #21 2 years ago

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The 360 character creator will prob cost 800 Msp ^^
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ASHBERY76 #22 2 years ago

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Dan Whitehead better not review this.
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hiddenranbir #23 2 years ago

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If I find the beard options to be lacking I will FLIP.
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WardLaw #24 2 years ago

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Beardiness optional on dwarves. Thin end of wedge.

Oh, and the elves are clumsy fuckers too.

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Connobi #25 2 years ago

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Try as I might, I just cannot get excited about this game. Bioware have re-jigged the special warrior type thing several times. First KOTOR with Jedi, then Mass Effect with Spectres, & DA with Grey Wardens. The sci-fi thing I could get down with, but this game will have to be VERY special to get me rushing out to buy it. I've still got a copy of Jade Empire I haven't been bothered to play yet. & I bough that from new!!

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sirtacos #26 2 years ago

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Dude, play Jade Empire. It's very good.
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SheffieldSteel #27 2 years ago

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I can see it now...

=1= Please select character class
[ ] Tank
[ ] DPS
[ ] Rogue
[ ] Healer
[ ] Leroy Jenkins
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