How do you play Dragon Age Inquisition?

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shikamaru317 said:

Main character

Male Human Mage- Knight Enchanter specialization with extra points in each of the other trees.

Cassandra- Tank spec, points in specialization tree, one handed + shield tree, and the taunt tree (can't remember it's name)

Cole- High DPS with threat reduction; Points in daggers, stealth, and Assassin specialization tree

Vivienne- Knight enchanter spec, similar to my main character, but with a few differences

I find tank Cassandra to be essential since I'm playing on nightmare, potions last longer if I keep most enemies' attention centered on her. Knight Enchanter seems to be the best mage spec for Nightmare, you're invulnerable to damage as long as your barrier is up (and Knight Enchanter keeps your barrier up alot longer), so AoE damage that hits tank Cassandra doesn't hurt you. I went with Cole over Varric or Sera because his DPS seems higher, helps to take enemies down as quickly as possible so that Cassandra takes minimal damage in each encounter. I'm about 56 hours in, Level 15 now and about halfway through the game. 

Sweeeeet. Someone here said Blackwall can make himself invincible. Thats insane. When you get the personal specialization tree you can find out for yourself what he does alongside Cassandra, since they both are weapon and shield characters.