Should I harden Alistair Dao?

Most guides advise hardening him if the player wants to make him king. Basically, a hardened Alistair has more confidence and is willing to put duty above feelings. This makes him much more willing to become king.

What happens if Leliana is hardened?

In the game, Leliana is hardened by default regardless of whether or not she was hardened in Dragon Age Origins. As hardened, she will kill those she believes guilty of betrayal and question herself when she shows weakness.

How do you know if Leliana is hardened?

How To Tell If It Worked? The easiest way to tell if Leliana is hardened or softened is whether or not she let Natalie go; if you hadn’t selected enough of the correct dialogue responses in previous conversations, Leliana may kill Natalie even if you told her to spare her — this will mean she’s hardened.

Do I have to harden Alistair to become queen?

Hardening Alistair is not required to become Queen, but can make it easier and players may just want to do it just in case. Alistair’s quest is simply called, “Alistair’s Family.” It is short, but has huge consequences for how he will behave later in the game (especially at the Landsmeet).

Can you win the Landsmeet?

Winning: If you win the Landsmeet, Loghain will accuse everyone of being traitors and refuse to give up power, and you can either directly challenge him to an honorable duel or simply attack.

When can you harden Alistair?

Like OrlesianWardenCommander said, you must start the hardening after his personal quest at Goldanna’s house. After you leave her house he will initiate a dialogue: “well, that didn’t go how I expected…” CHOOSE “Everyone is out for themselves, you should learn that.”

How do you harden Alastair?

(Optional, Story Consequences) Harden Alistair with the following sequence:

1. Respond “Everyone is out for themselves …” to trigger the hardening dialogue in a subsequent conversation.
2. Raise Alistair’s approval to Friendly or Adore, if not already there.
3. Chat with Alistair.

Should I soften or harden Leliana?

If the player successfully softened her, she will commit to being more than what the Divine made her. If she is hardened, she will express the belief that ruthlessness gets the job done, and she is needed as the Divine made her.

How do you harden Alistair in Dragon Age Origins?

What is character hardening and how does it work?

Character hardening refers to specific conversation choices that cause one of your companions to view things a big differently. Far as I understand it, this applies only to the two flakiest companions: Leliana and Alistair.

Can Leliana be softened in Dragon Age Origins?

For info about softening Leliana in Inquisition, see Softened. For the ability in Inquisition, see Hardened (Ability). Hardened refers to optional personality changes for Alistair (after the Alistair’s Family quest) and Leliana (after the Leliana’s Past quest) in Dragon Age Origins.

Should I Harden Alistair or become king?

He will be a lot easier to convince if you choose this path and if hardened you will lose far less approval rating with him by making him become king. Without hardening Alistair, making him King could result in an overall loss of 20-40 approval rating. Hardened I’ve never lost more than 3 points in my conversation choices.