As you may know, some people have already gotten their hands on retail copies of DA2.  The game's designers have mentioned a number of times that auto-attack will be an option available to console gamers in the options menu of DA2 for fans of Origins, but so far that seems to not be the case. 
 
  

Not surprising, this game is turning out to be a fairly big disappointment in most regards, to a lot of people. That and bioware has said a few times that there would be things that there blatantly isn't (tactical view anyone?). I just hope the story ends up being worth it.

I'm looking forward to it still and so far disappointed by nothing even though DA:O is one my of favorite games. People are too damn picky and stuck up about changes.

Don't see why all of the main developers would lie on the forums. They've said multiple times consoles can put auto attack on. Said they weren't going to, but they decided to eventually.

" @mazik765: They copied the dialog system from Mass Effect 2. "

" @Wrighteous86 said:

" @mazik765: They copied the dialog system from Mass Effect 2. "

No the copied the interface of the dialog. The dialogue trees are still in their DA:O form. "

" @Wrighteous86:  But they don't. Having the same dialogue UI =/= having the same gameplay. And they did improve on aspects. They still have the dialogue system with the same function as DA:O just with increased clarity. As far as I can tell from the demo, everything I loved about DA:O will be in DA2. "

It's in the radial menu, not the options menu from what I've been hearing.  
 
Unfortunately, I've also been hearing some stuff about auto-attack resetting back to default if you target another enemy, which would be really idiotic on Bioware's part.

" @mazik765 said:

" @Wrighteous86 said:

" @mazik765: They copied the dialog system from Mass Effect 2. "

No the copied the interface of the dialog. The dialogue trees are still in their DA:O form. "

Agreed in DA:O you still picked from things to say, people forget this. "

I read that you have to bring up the wheel, target an enemy and then press A or X to start auto-attacking a target and that you have to do that every time you want to use it.  If that's true, they have been pretty misleading.

" I read that you have to bring up the wheel, target an enemy and then press A or X to start auto-attacking a target and that you have to do that every time you want to use it.  If that's true, they have been pretty misleading. "

" @EveretteScott: I don't consider it a "change" if the "change" makes it just like another game in the genre, abandoning something that made it unique. I'd prefer they improve on the things that made them different, rather than homogenizing their games.  If the next Halo came out playing just like Call of Duty, I wouldn't be pissed off at Halo players for hating "change".  Copying another game is not necessarily a good thing. "

I really hope its a day one patch, i want to play rogue but it will be so boring if i have to press A as fast as they swing their daggers.

" @Wrighteous86 said:

" @EveretteScott: I don't consider it a "change" if the "change" makes it just like another game in the genre, abandoning something that made it unique. I'd prefer they improve on the things that made them different, rather than homogenizing their games.  If the next Halo came out playing just like Call of Duty, I wouldn't be pissed off at Halo players for hating "change".  Copying another game is not necessarily a good thing. "

The changes to DA:2 aren't anywhere near the degree of changing the actual genre of the game.  They've made attacks faster to execute and modified the dialog tree to where you'll only have a maximum of 6 options available at any one time.  How do those changes stop the game from being a RPG? "

" Do you remember Brad's stupid comment that, "It's not an RPG if it doesn't have loot."? "

" @phrosnite said:

" Do you remember Brad's stupid comment that, "It's not an RPG if it doesn't have loot."? "

To be fair though, I can't think of any RPGs that I've played other than Mass Effect 2 (which is divisive) that don't give you loot or at least money.  Even JRPG baddies drop gold and/or items when you kill them. "

Mike laidlaw the lead designer of DA2 has said multiple times on camera, that auto attack is in console versons.

People say that the toggle is ON THE RADIAL MENU, NOT IN THE OPTIONS.

I hope to god this is just a pre-release bug, and one that's planned to be patched in soon. The auto-attack was one of the worst alterations between the games, and didn't improve the combat at all, for me.

" @phrosnite: Ok. I'm not going to search for that answer. I still think that RPG is a very vauge term and not the best way to describe a game Though I think Diablo falls under it, Dragon Age falls under it, Fallout falls under it, and Jrpgs fall under it. Those are always what come to mind when i think RPG. "

Go on the live stream when it starts and bombard them with the auto attack question.

" @Abyssfull:  People are saying that the toggle for the auto-attack in on the radial menu and not in the options menu. We'll ask Mike Laidlaw during the LIVE demo in 2 hours. "

" People say that the toggle is ON THE RADIAL MENU, NOT IN THE OPTIONS. "

" @Wrighteous86 said:

" @EveretteScott: I don't consider it a "change" if the "change" makes it just like another game in the genre, abandoning something that made it unique. I'd prefer they improve on the things that made them different, rather than homogenizing their games.  If the next Halo came out playing just like Call of Duty, I wouldn't be pissed off at Halo players for hating "change".  Copying another game is not necessarily a good thing. "

The changes to DA:2 aren't anywhere near the degree of changing the actual genre of the game.  They've made attacks faster to execute and modified the dialog tree to where you'll only have a maximum of 6 options available at any one time.  How do those changes stop the game from being a RPG? "

I think a lot of the "Backlash" (can it be 'backlash' if the game isn't out yet?) coming Bioware's way is that DA:O was something of a throwback to earlier PC Rpgs like the Baludr's Gate series. Now it seems like DA2 is dumping that 'old school' feel for something more in line with Mass Effect 2. I know the demo convinced me not to buy the game, but I also understand why I like DA:O and don't like ME2.

The chat is fucking ridiculous on the stream.

" I think a lot of the "Backlash" (can it be 'backlash' if the game isn't out yet?) coming Bioware's way is that DA:O was something of a throwback to earlier PC Rpgs like the Baludr's Gate series. Now it seems like DA2 is dumping that 'old school' feel for something more in line with Mass Effect 2. I know the demo convinced me not to buy the game, but I also understand why I like DA:O and don't like ME2. "