BioWare’s community facilitator, Victor Wachter, updated his patch thread over at the social network announcing the pc version of patch v1.04 is complete and ready to be released today, Monday, July 19. However, only the PC version of the patch will be released, since the patch needs to pass Xbox 360 and PS3 certifications.

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So I must admit to some irritation with the future of the Dragon Age games series. Don’t get me wrong, I am fairly open minded as a gamer, and the story of Dragon Age 2 seems epic in scale — but the fact that the true role playing element of choice has been removed is a bit of a slap in the face to those of us who played and enjoyed Dragon Age: Origins as an RPG. As a sequel to a game that is considered by the creators as the spiritual successor to one of the most popular roleplaying games of all time, I am left wondering this: what crushed that spirit?

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Actions have consequences – this is a theme that Bioware tries to hammer home continually throughout Dragon Age.

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Several major news sites such as IGN, Kotaku etc. are reporting that EA has officially announced Dragon Age 2 today. In a press release for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Electronic Arts also confirms the development of Dragon Age 2. But it was a Tweet from biofeed which got everyone so excited about Dragon Age 2.

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“Everyone can be seduced by the right woman. The trick is predicting who she is and becoming her. Master the game and no one can resist you.” – Leliana

The power of the woman does not necessarily come from nobility or great martial arms. Throughout history, the influence of courtesans and concubines can reach as high as kings and emperors. As exemplified through the bards of Orlais we meet in Origins, Leliana and Marjolaine, the powers of seduction can yield greater results than skulking in the shadows with daggers.

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Have you ever wondered at the importance of a character’s name to his or her make up and personality? Does an author — or in the case of Dragon Age: Origins, an entire team of authors and world designers — name a character based on the meaning of a name, or something that just subconsciously resonates? How about you? Do you name your character through any sort of convention, driving toward how you feel the character will represent him or herself throughout the story? Whatever the method, it is certain that we all put some degree of weight and meaning behind the naming of something. We even have an analytical practice (that some call science and others… don’t) called numerology to help us distinguish character traits based on names.

I found a site that automates this practice. I entered in some prominent character names. This is what I found:

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