Not at all! She'd be different enough, anyway, since the default state Hawke he's used to is also a man and a mage, so I mean from there it's just details lol. I'm pretty much fine with any timeline shenanigans to be honest, as long as you're cool with the obligatory "that's not how I remember it" CR friction. (Which I think can be interesting but I totally understand it's not everyone's favorite thing.)
And I think the game's a pretty steady medium, pace-wise; there's always something to do, but it's not overwhelming and the mods are good about spacing out bigger events. Event posts, like the monthly character intro log and excursions/festivals/etc, can and do tend to explode pretty quickly, but everyone I've played with has also been really chill about backtagging, and I don't think there's ever any pressure on when you tag into a big log, even for events that ICly only take place over a couple of days.
Add to that that AC is very lenient (10 comments or 1 entry + 7 comments, and multiple tag-outs on event logs count), and it really is pretty much as make-your-own-pace as you need it to be.
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And I think the game's a pretty steady medium, pace-wise; there's always something to do, but it's not overwhelming and the mods are good about spacing out bigger events. Event posts, like the monthly character intro log and excursions/festivals/etc, can and do tend to explode pretty quickly, but everyone I've played with has also been really chill about backtagging, and I don't think there's ever any pressure on when you tag into a big log, even for events that ICly only take place over a couple of days.
Add to that that AC is very lenient (10 comments or 1 entry + 7 comments, and multiple tag-outs on event logs count), and it really is pretty much as make-your-own-pace as you need it to be.