"Apollo" Archer Build! Dragon Age Origins (Nightmare Difficulty)

[@hotmango5647]

It's 2020 and someone actually still plays this game. This by far the best RPG I have ever played. I may be biased since it is my first RPG. I can't stand modern games anymore...this is why I switched to JRPGs. This vid brought nostalgia, thanks.

[@TDurdenArt]

This game is absolutely incredible

[@Deathelement53]

@@ChoppedCelery was just going to say that the only rpg i think thats better is kotor

[@ryuufuyukoscarlet2566]

Im replaying it myself ^_^

[@maulcs]

This game will never die, one of the greatest of all time

[@MrALenCar321]

Divinity original sin is a good RPG

[@kissingpixxels7507]

I really love that you're making recent build guides for dao. All the ones I've seen before yours have been 10+ years old. Love these videos! They're super helpful.

[@Katalmach11b]

Considering that these videos are relatively new, for a classic game from 11 years ago, and there are this many views on this video, gives me a huge hope for the future of RPGs

[@Katalmach11b]

@@ChoppedCelery Maybe one day! PC is a much easier platform for these kinds of games though

[@milksteak553]

Boulders gate 3 full release this year

[@DerdOn0ner]

And 4 years later we somehow end up with Veilguard 😂

[@Katalmach11b]

@@DerdOn0ner Yep. I really got to eat those words

[@patrickphillips6550]

I've recently been playing all of bioware best RPGs. Going through origins for my first time and I'm absolutely loving it. You can feel so much love was put into this game. Which sadly cannot be said for alot of AAA titles nowadays. Anyways your videos are awesome. Totally going to use alot of this archer build for my own.

[@sanchoquixote1121]

Just out of curiosity, what's on your list of best bioware rpgs?

[@patrickphillips6550]

@@sanchoquixote1121 well I played all the mass effect games. I play Kotor and Kotor 2 even though Kotor 2 was obsidian I think I misspelled that lol now I'm moving on to the dragon age series. I played origins and 2 then inquisition. But Im stuck playing dragon age origins because I love the game so much. I even went and picked up a physical copy for the 360 even though I'm playing on my series x. I plan on playing Jade empire next. Any others you think I should try?

[@sanchoquixote1121]

@@patrickphillips6550 I was just about to reccomended Jade Empire haha. My list is more or less identical (less of a fan of Inquisition, but I don't think it's bad by any means). Baldurs Gate is supposed to be good, but it's a little too old/archaic for my tastes.

[@patrickphillips6550]

@@sanchoquixote1121 literally felt the same looking into baldurs gate 🤣 I can only be so forgiving with graphics.

[@patrickphillips6550]

@@sanchoquixote1121 and yeah I really like inquisition. The story may not be on the level of origins. In my opinion at least. But the gameplay is sooo much fun. I'm running an artificer archer whose just so much fun to play

[@matthewandino6935]

Keep the dream alive dont let the flame die out

[@spacejesus6581]

You should've mentioned alternatives to Far Song, since Far Song is only available if Owen the Blacksmith dies in Redcliff, meaning you have to A) abandon Redcliff B) kill him or C) never find his daughter so he commits suicide. A good alternative is Sorrows of Arlathan, if I'm not mistaken it's tied with Marjolaines Bow in stats but without being restricted to Leliana. You get it from one of the achievements in Witch Hunt (others are Dragonbone Cleaver, Vestments of the Seer, and Cinch of Skillful Maneuvering) and its stats (Dragonthorn) are: +3 damage Rapid Aim 6% ranged critical chance +3 armor penetration So while it's definitely not quite *as* good as Far Song, it's pretty close while giving full RP freedom

[@DarkNihlus]

Fantastic game from the golden years of Bioware. It's a shame we'll likely never get another game like this from Bioware. I can't say I'm optimistic for DA4.

[@simonalbert8104]

Turns out that being optimistic about DA4 would've disappointed you even more ... So yeah, I guess I'm fine with playing DA:O over and over again

[@randyurban6636]

Suppressing fire is good, it reduces their attack for no cost to you. Aim is good if you’re micromanaging mid to late game (early if you have the op dlc gear) bc you can just spam your rotation endlessly without worry of stamina and no auto attack but it’s exhausting to constantly play like that omao I switch to that play style when I’m struggling

[@fromberkoholst2031]

try the repeater gloves from the return to otagar dlc will work wonders :)

[@violetschnare3594]

Would others agree that below thy belt and dirty fighting is beneficial for a rogue archer?Considering when thy enemies will foolishly attack in melee range to bite 'em dust. I mean... dirty fighting is practically useless against bosses(only stuns for practically a sec or completely immune), expect for preventin' grabbing attacks lol... well in exception to the archdemon of course. Plus with awakening dlc, you can use thy accuracy talent to significantly increase damage with your bow, dealing 100+ pts of damage per hit w' one of thy best bows in thy game, with thy assassination talent even more damage. This maybe isn't thy 1st recommendation suggested to you, but it maybe worth considering :3

[@AKisHerceg]

Below the Belt is fantastic for the Archer. Especially on pc. It is faster than regular ranged attacks and you can activate it immediately after releasing the arrow. This will result in double damage in a split second. In Awakening, Below the Belt turns into one of the most fun ability: with Accuracy on a high Dex build, your kick is gonna be instant kill for everything below Elite level and even on Bosses you will cause huge damage. Because of a bug in the animation, sometimes Below the Belt applies the damage twice, making it even more essential to an Archer. And besides... who does not want to kick people in the face, butt, crotch etc? :) Dirty Fighting is also good, but it is significantly less effective on Nightmare, because of the shortened negative effects on enemies. It works fine on enemies up to Elite level, but above that it is pretty much useless, since your animation lasts longer then the stun effect on Bosses and Elite Bosses.

[@Linkforlife199]

There is something I am surprised that you didn't go with, Marked for Death from Zevran can allow Arrow of Slaying to do even more damage.

[@Linkforlife199]

@@ChoppedCelery I myself don't use him often, but he can do some solid damage, especially if you give him the Rose's Thorn dagger. I do enjoy his party banters which is one of the main reasons I like using him.

[@spacejesus6581]

@@Linkforlife199 Zevran is bad to me because he always spawns thinking stealth is more important than lockpicking, meaning he doesn't fill the "rogue" slot better than Leliana or your PC until way later in the game. Unless you have the bash mod on PC that lets you break containers, having him be your rogue is really going to screw you in terms of loot (money) and XP, unless you've memorized every trap in the game to go around them and are willing to go through an entire level again with a different rogue

[@Linkforlife199]

@@spacejesus6581 Leliana is better, I was just mentioning that Zevran, having the assasin specialization starts with Marked for Death, given that it is the starting talent for Assassins.

[@AKisHerceg]

Wow, so on Xbox the Arrow of Slaying is actually instant? On Pc you have to wait around for like 1.5-3 seconds before your archer releases the arrow, unless you have the Rapid Aim on. Anyway, very nice build. I like archers, although when I first played the game I thought that they are weak and pointless. Lol. They are good... and in Awakening with the Accuracy ability, they are insanely overpowered.

[@AKisHerceg]

@@ChoppedCelery Aww. That is too bad.

[@AKisHerceg]

@@ChoppedCelery Yeah, I like your builds. I tired and came up with so many builds, I did not think there are still ideas out there that I have not tried. But some of yours gave me new ones. And it's just so great seeing videos from this game in my sub box. Plus I like your commentary.

[@Dreadwolfmma]

@@AKisHerceg i love both your videos - and commentary over the videos is something you should do as well

[@DJGENOTYPE]

Hint: you can take out magic welders using aim+arrow of slaying

[@ChoppedCelery]

Did you not notice the first enemy I downed in the video?

[@DJGENOTYPE]

@@ChoppedCelery Ah, I missed that. Only seen your comment about not using Aim. I alway keep it on since I don't expect them to do much damage, but more for long range support.

[@markh8424]

I recently finished the game with an archer build, one of the most fun builds I've played in this game. Much more op than I expected and pretty much steam rolled everything

[@lolimmune]

I fcking love this game, dao is the best in the series

[@TheBfmv100]

I’m not sure if I want to make this archer or the two handed warrior build you put out it’s like my 15th play through but I’m so lost!! Any thoughts?

[@AkiraPoland]

2022. And im playing this game again :3. Btw. Can i do 250 damage with this Build?

[@rendon978]

... fine, I'll play it again...

[@spartanhuntergaming]

Could you do a dualwield rogue that's a bit of a scrapper

[@plainluke722]

Top 5 rpg of all time

[@NinjaSushi2]

You don't need strength if you have cunning.

[@BellowLofi]

Great Vid! cant wait to see more :D

[@SaganTheKhajiit]

I still wonder why they decided to make bow skills so much slower on PC. This looks good, meanwhile pc bow is autoattack simulator most of the time because even Arrow of Slaying sometimes is a DPS down.

[@korenogamer6075]

This is all fine and good. But I wonder whats best to get first when starting

[@weslibravo]

I don't see you pick Trap or Lock ability. :D But I think Aim is good even it slowning your attck.

[@raven-asafinch7637]

I'm still to actually finish one of these games but want to finish them in order. How many points did you put into strength without any buffs from gear and the mages tower? This was more informative than forums tbh 🙂

[@Minakie]

Do you have any tips on how we should level up the dog? I'd like to know how many points you invested in each of his skills as well.

[@Roma-rusk]

Play as the dog. Then level up like normal?

[@Durex653]

Strenght and Cons

[@thewarden3554]

What I do is: +2 Strength, +1 Dexterity. This is beneficial for damage and defense. I don’t use the dog much but if you have a mod for it as a 5th member slot or like using the dog then pumping those stats make it a beast.

[@srobsonscosta8887]

Have you tried the 3 archers + Shale build? (DA:O) and 2 rogues + 2 warriors archer (DA:A)?

[@srobsonscosta8887]

@@ChoppedCelery Do you have the pc version? it is because i think 3 archers and shale are not optimal for consoles. Read the bug section of this page. dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Rock_Mastery

[@srobsonscosta8887]

@@ChoppedCelery But i can also confirm that the bug for the PC version has been fixed (i myself did a 3 archers + shale playthrough), so it could happen that it is alreaddy fixed for consoles and the wiki page has not been updated.

[@srobsonscosta8887]

@@ChoppedCelery Just out of curiousity, take a look at what they can do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZnSgnxqpdt9pNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKDQZGCvl7OjbqM

[@voodooaa]

@@srobsonscosta8887 So if i have the pc steam version, i don't have to worry about that bug? Cuz i read about attack speed bug and that turned me off from archers T_T

[@srobsonscosta8887]

@@voodooaa Steam version is PC version, so it should be fine. Try it out, once you have shale, leliana, zevran and your warden archer, with the correct set up, the party becomes quite OP.

[@mememificent7745]

Should I get Bard or duelist first?

[@ronelz999]

The bow skills are very different on pc, all the skills have terrible cast time 2-3 seconds mainly. Im playing this build right now and honestly its not fun on pc sigh :((

[@srobsonscosta8887]

Try the 3 archers + shale build on pc. I guarantee to you that this 3 archers + shale build is the most powerful team for dragon age origins.

[@Rhapsodie222]

Very late answer but use the "Faster Bow Talents" on nexus : www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/1067?tab=files This makes the cast time to 1 sec or 1.5 sec

[@Cliffanger81]

Where do you get that belt from again it's been a while

[@Cliffanger81]

It does thank you 😊

[@draconisdragonheart4248]

Far Song has 10% critical/backstab. You can't backstab with a bow.

[@AKisHerceg]

It says "10% critical/backstab" which means that it gives bonus to both Critical damage and Backstab damage. Actually in Origins, every backstab damage counts as critical damage, hence the dash(the devs did not feel the need to separate the two category). And since you can certainly score critical hits with the bow, this bonus applies to your critical hits. :)

[@draconisdragonheart4248]

@@ChoppedCelery This is from Dragon age combat mechanics: Backstabs are a special type of melee attack that deals 50% extra damage. It is only available to rogues. Backstabs occur when all these conditions are met: The attacker is a rogue. The attacker is humanoid. The attacker uses a melee weapon (or bare hand). The attack is a basic attack and not an activated ability.

[@draconisdragonheart4248]

@@AKisHerceg The same issue check out dragon age origin combat mechanics: Backstabs are a special type of melee attack that deals 50% extra damage. It is only available to rogues. Backstabs occur when all these conditions are met: The attacker uses a melee weapon (or bare hand). The attack is a basic attack and not an activated ability.

[@NinjaSushi2]

Ryan Reynolds?

[@jennie22.02]

omg i hear it

[@VitorG1029]

Bow + haste, not a good combination 😂😂

[@randyurban6636]

Do you use glitches for money? It’s so hard not to all the good rings amulets and belts cost so much 😂😂

[@randyurban6636]

@@ChoppedCelery does it just spawn in your inventory when you do the dlc? From what I’ve read it seems like it’s awakening type of dlc where it’s a post game thing.

[@randyurban6636]

@@ChoppedCelery cool thanks fam. Any chance you’re gonna get back to builds? I rediscovered my love for this game last week and have been watching your builds on repeat. But I definitely need to check out your other content. Either way tho I’m so appreciative of the builds you have created. I’m running on the champion berserk 2h build you got and I am slayyyying it 😂😂 forgot I was even in nightmare lmao.

[@randyurban6636]

@@ChoppedCelery if you do maybe another rogue build? You only have one archer 👀👀

[@jackbridge5780]

i dont understand how youve got so many skill points, im level 25 n got nowhere near, i did use console command xp, i figure if youve been thru a game so many times cheatins ok

[@tyrannosaurusrex26]

Rogues get more skill points than other classes, 1 every two levels iirc. You can get extra by boosting with tomes as well.