User talk:Loleil

Ostagar
Do you know if there's any news on when the PS3 DLC will be released? Warden Of The Dales 12:31, January 23, 2010 (UTC)

Random article for front page
Done! Though I wish I'd waited, as when I first tried to edit the front page, it hung my IE session and seems to have lost me my article on the Dales I had just spent over an hour on and had almost finished. I was about ready to weep! I'm still hoping the session will start responding again - it seems to have got caught in some sort of loop as additional IE buttons keep appearing and disappearing on my taskbar. Have you ever seen anything like it? Eh well, that's the last time I try to edit two articles in the same window. Oh, and let me know if you think the front page article display any tweaks. --Zoev 02:14, January 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I really just wanted some sympathy. I'm starting over, but I know it won't take me anywhere near as long this time as I know where I'm getting the info from. I use IE7 too and I agree pages take far longer to load than they should. I also find when editing this wiki that the longer I'm editing, the slower things go. I sometimes end up writing stuff in Notepad then copying it into the edit textbox. If only I'd been doing that this time! --Zoev 02:41, January 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * I've just had a quick look through the various articles in the hope that inspiration for others to include might strike, but you're right there aren't that many obvious candidates! The main thought I had was to include pieces the main companions other than Dog - but you must have already considered that. I've recently expanded and tidied the articles on Elvhenan and the Dales (twice!) but I'm not sure they're big or important enough for inclusion on the front page. They could both probably do with some spell/grammar-checking too. I was going to ask about using the functionality to create our own wiki-stickies to appeal for someone to double-check my work, but the option to do that seems to have vanished again! --Zoev 05:38, January 24, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Alistair's Silver cross sword
I figured out how to get it. You keep his original Warden's Longsword and upgrade it in the party chest at Warden's Keep. Simple! Warden Of The Dales 14:20, January 24, 2010 (UTC)

Tanking Page Needs Additional Information
The tanking article does not discuss all the possibilities. A sword and board tank with an all dex build can be a subcategory of the evasion tank. It has the best of both worlds, and is far superior over a constitution build.

Check out my blog to understand why: http://social.bioware.com/426838/blog/1581/

Suggested Strategy guide format
Reposting from my talk page:

Well, unfortunately strategy guides are formulated around observation which is colored by personal opinion. However my intended format was going to be something along the lines of:

Sword and Shield Pros:


 * Greatest Number of single target crowd control options
 * Lowest overall activation costs
 * Tree is separated such that manuvers can be purchased seprately from sustained abilities making it easier to achieve desired style with minimal ability point cost

Cons:
 * Lowest Basic damage, requiring friequent ability use to compensate
 * Sustained abilities require further investment in Tree to offset penalties
 * Only single weapon is used, thus limiting number of rune slots
 * Moderate Strength and Dexterity Requirements

Suggestions: The "Sword and Board" Warrior is arguably the easiest build for starting players, this is especially true if playing the Human or Dwarf Noble as both origins start with a point in shield bash. With the various options for stunning or knocking down opponents, enemy casters and grabbers can be easily interupted whereas the shield modes make the harrying attacks of enemy archers far less likely to succeed. Furthermore The Shield Wall + Shield Mastery combo makes fights against large sized opponents who prefer knockdown and knockback tactics far more manageable as the Warrior is able to keep their place and continue attacking uninterupted. When combined with the Champion's Warcry + Superiority combo, the crowd control options become nearly inexhaustable as long as the warrior recouperates stamina. It is recommended that the player reserve one or more tactics slots such that at least one of the crowd control abilities is used when the non-controlled charaacter is being attacked. In this way the non-controlled character can keep itself defended while the player's attention is focused elsewhere. If a warrior companion's pre-determined fighting style is not to the player's liking, the sword and shield tree provides an easily accessed low-investment alternative.

Is this neutral enough? --Sonevar 21:03, January 24, 2010 (UTC)