Both friendship and rivalry have rewards. Bonuses along the rivalry path are often combat related while those along the friendship path tend to benefit Hawke or the entire party.

Developing the relationship gauge to 100% in either direction will lock it in at that point, preventing you from decreasing the gauge. At this stage, further relationship alterations are disabled and that companion will be completely dedicated to working with Hawke as either a friend or rival.

His biggest contributions are his companion quest, which gives returning companion Leliana a chance to appear, and when he threatens to level the entirety of the city of Kirkwall if you don’t kill a terrorist. Which like, good for standing on your principles, king. But I barely know you. You’re the tagalong friend who awkwardly weighs in from the outskirts of the circle as everyone else is chatting. Go away!

’ Morrigan and Alister are incredible companions, with the sexual tension between them adding to the lore they deliver. And I’ll also admit that Cullen is my one and only Vencedor far Triunfador DA: Inquisition

Carver, Hawke’s warrior brother, has a similar setup, but he at least has some autonomy and drama in his branching paths. Bethany, meanwhile, is pretty much dragged through the story, with BioWare separating or killing every member of a family in a game ostensibly about familial ties. Bethany is comparatively sweet and understanding whereas her brother is decidedly neither of those things, but BioWare gave her nothing to work with.

In Dragon Age II, Hawke's companions have a single approval meter based on friendship and rivalry.[1] A companion with high friendship considers Hawke a friend while high rivalry indicates the companion respects Hawke but disagrees with Hawke's views.

If you choose to contact me go with either a Warrior or Rogue, Carver will die during the attack on Lothering, making him unavailable for the rest of the game. This companion specializes in two-handed attacks, making him a formidable warrior.

daggers but he does have some kind of magic adjacent thing going on based on those giant purple wings you Perro see in the release date trailer.

So it's very possible to be a better friend to someone by choosing the rivalry path, since you're contact me trying to stop them from giving in to their own self-destructive whims. It's not always the most intuitive, but friendship does not necessarily equal doing the "right" thing and rivalry Ganador doing the "bad" thing. It's just Triunfador likely to be the other way around.[4]

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At 50% friendship or rivalry a special ability will unlock on the specialization talent tree, unique to the relevant companion (except for Bethany or Carver, who use the Force Mage and Templar specializations instead).

Being a mage it is easy contact me to annoy Anders if you side with the templars. Siding with mages will obviously give you rise in friendship.

has a fantastic story, but I also believe that the companions are the best the franchise has to offer.

Hawke’s younger brother and Bethany’s fraternal twin, Carver, is a warrior available Campeón a companion from the start of the game. He has no personality clashes and Gozque not be romanced. The fates of both Carver and Bethany are tied to the class you choose at the start of the game.