#he's also my age which makes this whole ordeal even worse like i've only seen him with a mask but he looks very attractive....

[cheekblush]

i might just fall in love with my physiotherapist..... 😳

#just had my first session & i've never had a man touch me like this ansnsjmsms #he's also my age which makes this whole ordeal even worse like i've only seen him with a mask but he looks very attractive.... #he's tall and has dark hair and he has a nice voice and his hands were so warm.... this is not good.... #actually thankful we both were wearing masks otherwise this whole thing would've been even more awkward #like i knew i would get a young male therapist that's why i was so scared of this appointment bc idk it's kinda uncomfortable as a young.. #woman to have a young man a STRANGER touch your body & of course it's his profession but still.. #he didn't make me feel uncomfortable thankfully but i was just so embarrassed & shy throughout the whole session zhananka #i hope he didn't notice i think i acted normal but in my mind i was going crazy ahhabsnsna #like when i was laying down & he was doing wonders on my back i had to hold back a laugh the whole time & i was just smiling.. #i'm glad he couldn't see bc my face nc it was inside this hole thingy idk how to call it shabwjwjnw #he made my back crack 3 times that was so sexy of him...... i need to calm down #actually my neck/shoulder hurt even more now after this session but he was so fine i forgive him shahnsnsn #☁️

[haldenlith]

*eyes the new Dreadwolf "trailer"*

Hmm.

(Cutting so that if you don't want someone raining on your parade, you can easily just keep scrolling. But I want to get this rant off my chest.)

Why on this green (for now) Earth are you all losing your shit?

Why?

For starters, it says reveal, not release. Curb your enthusiasm. Saying "reveal" means they're saying, "hey, we'll actually have a REAL trailer and game to show you guys! ... In 2024!"

They're building hype for... a trailer. (I'm assuming it's going to just be a trailer. I'll be genuinely shocked if it's more than that.) And probably (maybe) when they're intending to actually say a release date. Which... ugh. Reeks of a bunch of suits in a marketing meeting going, "You know what'll really get people going and maybe get them to preorder our game? HYPE! Hype up the trailer! Which will then hype up the game! The money prints itself!" And I hate to say that it seems to be working, given the response I've been seeing.

Second, that trailer is a giant red flag, in my opinion.

This whole ordeal that is Dreadwolf's advertising has been a red flag, honestly, but anyway...

Why? Well, for starters, they're still using extremely vague bits of art in their trailers. Bioware is being extremely careful to show, well, nothing. They've shown concept art and... an almost animatic? The Solas trailer was barely animated artwork. Artwork doesn't equal an actual functioning (or even half functioning) game. With this, we only saw some maps, some more location concept art, and we got some character(?) voice over.

The fact we are this far into (presumed) development, and they still have nothing of substance to show is, again, a red flag. The common criticism from folks like me that are jaded and cynical is usually "where's the gameplay?", because we've seen too often games that hide the gameplay because it's extremely rough and would hurt sales. Or, worse, they pull a Watchdogs or Anthem and use fake gameplay. (Note that the latter is a Bioware game.) However, shit, they don't even have a fancy pre-rendered story trailer to show us. They still have nothing. Still. Or, worse, aren't willing to show anything. Worse because what are you so afraid of that you won't show your progress?

The other red flag that immediately stood out to me, as someone with mild interest in the story, is that something seemed narratively off from the bit we did get.

I don't think that was Solas at the end, but it was clearly meant to be the antagonist. I mean, sure, on one hand, while it didn't sound like him, they could've gotten a different VA. But also it didn't sound like him like... personality wise, dialogue wise... I genuinely don't think it was him. So who is it? Who is this new Big Bad Evil Guy? And why?

Because you (Bioware) spent an entire game (and arguably background bits of DA:O and DA2) AND DLC building up and into Solas being not just an antagonist but The Antagonist. What he intends to do is an immediate threat to the entire world. Or, spoilers for Dragon Age: Inquisition, he is again endangering everyone with his schemes.

So... why are you changing it? In a game that is a named after him? I could be wrong, as I'm speculating from the tiny, tiny, itty bitty speck we got, but something felt... different. Solas previously stated he was looking to reunite the two realms and undo what he did only to fix his mistake (destroy the Veil and reconnect the Fade and... whatever the normal realm is called, I don't remember right now), because he felt it was best for everyone (mainly the elves), and that he knew it was going to kill a lot of people. Hell, this is re-established in a different trailer for Dreadwolf. He wasn't doing it to take over and reign over anyone, so the "peace and comfort of my reign" line at the end of the trailer is what's making me go, "wait a minute." Like I already had low expectations and apprehension, and you somehow made me more apprehensive. Damn.

That said, it wouldn't surprise me if they're changing things last minute. They did lay off the veterans of the team. I would think they'd lay them off after they've written and done everything important, but these days, with what we've seen with the gaming industry, the suits/management don't seem to always be too bright. Shit, we know with Bioware that management is a shitshow, after all the exposes after Anthem crashed out.

I guess, given the track record, I'm extremely critical of Bioware right now. It feels like they're the guy that's trying to sell you a grift, going "oh yeah, this car is the bestest ride, it'll give you everything you're after!" "So can I actually see it or -" "NO! No no no, it's, uh, getting the tires changed! Haha! It'll be great though! Trust us!"

I don't know, man. I hope the game will be good, but the flags are all real red to me.

(Also, for the record, I will melt into hysterical laughter if the reveal next year doesn't even show a release date. Like it will be the biggest case of "leading you on" I've seen in a while.)

#haldie rants #I think what continues to get me the most #is they're getting away with showing nothing #it's like everyone conveniently forgot the past fuck-ups #be critical people #don't let them pull yet another fast one