In a game calledDragon Age, especially with the wordInquisitionattached to it, you’d expect to be fighting a couple of dragons. While the campaign ofDragon Age: Inquisitionfeatures a few mandatory fights with dragons, there are quite a few optional high dragons littered all over the map that you can slay for some precious loot.
Killing these dragons didn’t seem like much when the game first came out. We didn’t think of why and if we should kill them, just that killing them would give us some great loot. And who doesn’t like loot? However, about ten years later, and just after the launch ofDragon Age: The Veilguard, Inquisition players are feeling bad for slaying all those dragons who didn’t really pose any imminent threat.
Ending The Age Of Dragons
With the launch and success of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, longtime fans are inevitably comparing it to previous entries in the series, however, this conversation took place on a relatively unrelated Reddit post. The post itself was about theannoyance of being forced to use a Dragonslayer while fighting dragons.
The first comment kicked off the conversation, saying at least Veilguard gave players a reason to kill dragons, while in Inquisition, players would just stroll into a high dragon’s lair to slay it in order to tick off optional quests and get some loot. Other comments responded saying they too felt bad for killing dragons that weren’t really harming anyone.
“I know that dragons are big dangerous monsters but they’re are always in their own lair with their kids. I feel that I am killing wildlife sometimes,” said one comment. “I felt so bad when I killed that dragon just minding her own business peacefully asleep,” said another. Some even pointed out that we were killing dragon children while fighting Dragonlings.
“Same here, and I’m so glad I’m finding many other players who felt the same,” said another. “I thought I was thinking about it too much but I should’ve known that the DAI high dragons would’ve garnered empathy from a lot of us.”
Not everyone was filled with remorse, though. Some comments pointed out that if killing an enemy is going to give you loot, they regret nothing. “As a Monster Hunter enthusiast… is this not the primary reason for killing things? To say we did it and/or make a hat out of it?” Spoken like a true hunter.
Thankfully, all the dragons in The Veilguard seem to have it coming for one reason or another. So, there’s no regret in killing them off.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the long-awaited fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A direct sequel to Inquisition, it focuses on red lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf.
