Or she typed it.

So what's everyone going to play? With the character creator out (even with the bugs) and the game about two weeks away it's time to start getting a bit hyped up and consider what you're going to play.

First I was thinking a etnocentric Dalish Elf, Rogue->Ranger, but there doesn't seem to be that many elven followers and I have no idea if the ones that are are Dalish or Alienage elves. I'm thinking "the elf that is still elf" and want to rise up against the humans, etc. Elves are, after all, clearly superior. But I'm having second doubts. I also have no idea what to pair a Rogue-Ranger with. Assassin? Too stabby and too civilized - I'm going to use bows. Bard? Too foppish for the character I want. Duelist? Again, I'm ranged. Doesn't sound like a clear combo.

Now I'm starting to think about a Human Noble Warrior->Templar/Champion.

I don't know why I'm turned off by the mage origin. Maybe because it feels like it sets your character too much.

I like having second doubts too, they're awesome.

I'm torn between Dwarven Noble and Mage.

My dwarven noble would be kind, honor-bound and chivalrous.  My mage would be evil, spiteful, power-hungry.

If I made an elf, It'd be simpering, cowardly, weak.

There really should've been at least one more mage origin for elves, that being the one of a Dalish elf, as well as the originally planned Human Commoner. I feel like there's only really one human origin with the other one being so rigidly set in class.

Second doubts is part of the hyping process for me. I keep tossing and turning and wind myself up.

Yes massah. Sorry massah. Right away massah.

I don't get why anyone would choose an elf over a dwarf.  If you do, can you still call yourself a man?

Also why choose a dwarven mage?  Tough it out!

You can't be a Dwarf mage. Dwarves can't be mages at all in the game. Warrior or Rogue only.

This pretty much sums up how I feel but a lot more eloquantly than I could have said it.  Basically the most excited I've been for a game in a long, long time.  Just hope it lives up to my expectations.  Have a feeling it will at least come pretty close from what I've read about it.

Usually I play a half-elven mage, but this time I may roll an elf mage just so I can fry some racist human butt with lightning.

Aestetics of the male elven mage were definititily the best for me. Did anyone else find the # of background stories to be lacking? Or was that just a limitation of the stand-alone char creator?

No, there are only six origin stories, but apparently the first 2 to 3 hours in-game for each story is different (as well as some later events/reactions), and the origin stories are supposed to be quite well done.

Unique char-related content, awesome

Tried often before, so very rarely well thought out.

It would have been nice to have more but if each origin has it's own beginning and the npcs reactions change throughout the game based on it I can understand there only being 6 of them.  I am guessing it is a huge amount of work to add this content in and I'm grateful they attempted to do something new instead of the same old "guy with no memory" routine.  I think I will happy with what we've got.  Good chance they will add some as DLC anyway at a later date anyway.

good gameplay + many stories > good gameplay + few stories > boring gameplay + many stories > boring gameplay + few stories

The main issue as I see it is that when I've played a human, I've played "all" humans, since they only have the Nobleman origin. Likewise, when I've played the Mage origin once, I've played "all" mage origins.

I actually think the origins idea on the whole to be really well conceived (in theory of course). It seems they've made replayability a high priority with this game, which is a great focus for an RPG. I was deadset on the Dwarven noble at first, as I loved the idea of my character living in a big stone fortress, but upon seeing the origin intro...it seems that the commoner is the way to go...

With reference to the OP...Yes...Very Excited.

I am laidback here and will await initial reviews (that will be very favourable cause this is a high impact game-its all corrupt) and more importantly I will look for player feedback.

I have been burned with buying hyped games before.

I only got onle thing to say to all that elfness:

www.godhateselves.com

Professional game reviews are a joke. You said it, the more hype the more corruption.

Agreed. Key is to just look at the facts. "The combat system is flawed" means nothing to me, but I'll read for myself in the review (where they hopefully elaborate, if not that says enough already) how it works and if I'll like it. Comparisons to other games can also give decent info, if I know the other game. "Leveling up works pretty much the same as in Oblivion" gives me a pretty good idea. In the end it's all about the arguments they give. If they give none then the review sucks to begin with and I'll close the page, if they give arguments I'll read them and draw my own conclusion. And I prefer watching gameplay over any other type of visual information.

She was standing behind me watching me type....lol. Brownie Points

Game dispatched my copy of Dragon Age this afternoon, with any luck and without falling foul to the cursed postal strike I may have the game in my hands tomorrow!