I'M STILL STUCK IN THE SAME FUCKDAMN PLACE![]()
Nah, you can take as long as you'd like in DAO; nothing ever happens without you. I did Redcliffe after the mages and still found the zombie attack to be pretty challenging to survive. You may want to do another area as well to gain more levels before fighting the zombie hordes, otherwise, you'll probably need lots of potions. Crafting potions, by the way, just requires the herbalism skill.
Have you chosen an umm... LOL, 'like' like companion? You'll be able to get their approval past 74 without doing their personal quests, which will net them passive bonuses.I would just like to tell you that you are WRONG about things not happening without you. lol
If you start a quest and then leave to do a different one, it might just go on without you! I left Redcliffe village after doing a couple of the quests, when I came back all the villagers were gone,they're now zombies in the castle, who I will have to fight! Also, I think the sidequests they would have had me do are gone forever. It's alright though, I've missed a lot of things that I'll be sure to get right on my next play through.
I love this game!