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So ... how about Astronauts them?
Not sure if I'm intrigued or terrified. --- More Greedfall today and again Lady fancy hat was at the helm. Spoilers in spoilers and some of them are main quest spoilers, so be extra careful. Also a lot of nonsense. So did Petrus quest today and found about DeSardet's family. And all I got from it was massive enjoyment of her "WTF Petrus face" she did at the end. I did not need to know that. NOBODY needed to know that. Also did some other things, like a trial of wet stuff and finding a dispensary. Also started the logging camp quest but there was backtracking and I was lazy and decided to do it later. So moved on in the main quest. WELL HE'S NOT DEAD NOW IS HE. Traipsing around. Having picnics with his doctor. Getting kidnapped per usual. But honestly I'm just glad he's out and about. Pity about the doctor. Failed on the logging quest. Granted I coooould have reloaded back half an hour and done the quest...but I could also not. Cut off point for that quest is the Wet Trial if anybody is interested. And yeah, was too lazy to go back. So decided to do Siora's quest which finally popped up. And Omyunenlightenedgod The backtracking in that quest. Was. Killing. Me. But made it through with the grace of a drunken hippopotamus. Then did her second quest. They don't sell that lotion. Which I bought 1000 hours ago At the festival fair. Cool. Also guess the game makers didn't count on me having it since I needed to exit the room and re-enter to be able to put some incense on a slab. And like. DeSardet, you've seen bodies on a slab. You know where the bits go. You don't need the air... Oh well, at least it wasn't broken. Manfred is USELESS. And he's not even wet. :C But yeah, fingers crossed I've finally dealt with the Egon mess. Like how do you even function Manfred. Then only have the next main quest open. Once more, regret my decision when it comes to the Bridge Alliance. But bound people are my weak spot. Especially if they're being tortured. Even if I have to murder them later. And their friends. And family. It was a bloody mess. The next scene on the other hand was amazing. I thought it was the end game. Protecc mode was on all high. So many bullets and bombs went flying. And then it's not the end. And oof. Twists and turns. And I'm exhausted. So hopefully next session will happen soon. But outside of backtracking I had a grand old time. Also I have this now. I am truly blessed. Do also get it with my DeSardet, but all her hair goes off when that happens, which is considerably less cooler.
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Post by Frost on Oct 4, 2019 0:33:52 GMT
More Greedfall today and again Lady fancy hat was at the helm. Spoilers in spoilers and some of them are main quest spoilers, so be extra careful. Also a lot of nonsense. So did Petrus quest today and found about DeSardet's family. And all I got from it was massive enjoyment of her "WTF Petrus face" she did at the end. I did not need to know that. NOBODY needed to know that. Also did some other things, like a trial of wet stuff and finding a dispensary. Also started the logging camp quest but there was backtracking and I was lazy and decided to do it later. So moved on in the main quest. WELL HE'S NOT DEAD NOW IS HE. Traipsing around. Having picnics with his doctor. Getting kidnapped per usual. But honestly I'm just glad he's out and about. Pity about the doctor. Failed on the logging quest. Granted I coooould have reloaded back half an hour and done the quest...but I could also not. Cut off point for that quest is the Wet Trial if anybody is interested. And yeah, was too lazy to go back. So decided to do Siora's quest which finally popped up. And Omyunenlightenedgod The backtracking in that quest. Was. Killing. Me. But made it through with the grace of a drunken hippopotamus. Then did her second quest. They don't sell that lotion. Which I bought 1000 hours ago At the festival fair. Cool. Also guess the game makers didn't count on me having it since I needed to exit the room and re-enter to be able to put some incense on a slab. And like. DeSardet, you've seen bodies on a slab. You know where the bits go. You don't need the air... Oh well, at least it wasn't broken. Manfred is USELESS. And he's not even wet. :C But yeah, fingers crossed I've finally dealt with the Egon mess. Like how do you even function Manfred. Then only have the next main quest open. Once more, regret my decision when it comes to the Bridge Alliance. But bound people are my weak spot. Especially if they're being tortured. Even if I have to murder them later. And their friends. And family. It was a bloody mess. The next scene on the other hand was amazing. I thought it was the end game. Protecc mode was on all high. So many bullets and bombs went flying. And then it's not the end. And oof. Twists and turns. And I'm exhausted. So hopefully next session will happen soon. But outside of backtracking I had a grand old time. Also I have this now. I am truly blessed. Do also get it with my DeSardet, but all her hair goes off when that happens, which is considerably less cooler. Having picnics, lol!
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Post by Blast Processor on Oct 4, 2019 2:26:36 GMT
Failed on the logging quest. Granted I coooould have reloaded back half an hour and done the quest...but I could also not. Cut off point for that quest is the Wet Trial if anybody is interested.
Problem I had with that quest is at a certain point you have to go see Sir De Courcillon, which you can't do without passing by Constantin. Maybe that is what happened to you. I reloaded to do the quest, and then I failed it anyway. LOL. Speaking of Sir De Courcillon. I felt bad for him in the the "bad" ending slide. The poor guy failed at life. Haha.
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Post by saandrig on Oct 4, 2019 8:15:34 GMT
Who is this chosen one you speak of in DA/ME games? In DAO your Cousland gets drafted into a potentially deadly darkspawn blood drinking ritual after your parents have been murdered???? You then have to play diplomat by helping other factions (sound familiar?) and recruit a vast army to save the land without any formal training in diplomacy and only basic military or magic training. Not sure how that makes you the PC the chosen one other than the player choosing what race and background you play, you don't start with any unique abilities that your companions or enemies don't have. Hawke fight for his family for the first few chapters fleeing a war but then his sole focus in on saving Kirkwall. The Inquistor starts off as an accused mass murder, again not really seeing a chosen one and both of them have to play the diplomat in recruiting allies, so I actually do not really see any difference in De Sardet and any of the DA protagonists except for the developers ability to give the DA Protag's more powers and abilities and a better background due to budget and a more fantastical ending due to a different story archetype. I am sorry, but...what??? "Chosen one" doesn't mean "worshiped since birth". It's "literally the only one that could save the world". Neo from the Matrix is the Chosen one, but he becomes that from also humble origins and literally is the only one capable of doing the stuff he did in the movies.
Warden, aka "last of the Wardens in a 5000 miles radius, only one that can save Ferelden and the world from total annihilation". Literally no one else can do the job in that setting since Alistair would be lost and/or dead without you. If you bugger off - the Blight wins. Flemeth even tells you as much. It might start as a poor/rich Origin, but it very quickly turns you into the cliched Bioware "Chosen one". And you are not set as a diplomat by any means. You could RP as one, but you don't have to and even be the exact opposite (which is why DAO gives so much RP). The game still allows you to get a faction's help even if you botch things up, but that is due to Bioware being forgiving. Imagine if it could be a "game over" after 50 hours because you failed to recruit anyone
Inquisitor - literally the only one capable to close rifts, Chosen of Andraste to the masses, the only hope for a successful Inquisition leader and the only challenger Corypheus sees as a threat. You don't get more "Chosen" than that. And while it started with "in the wrong place at the wrong time" situation, you don't find out about it until midgame (or later) and by that time it doesn't change the "Chosen" image you had since the start.
Shepard - humanity's best...need I say more? Ok - first human Spectre, only one that can stop the Reapers, only leader that can unite the galaxy... By the end literally no one else is revered as much as Shepard in the whole galaxy.
Hawke is not a "Chosen one". And my take on him/her is different from yours. I never felt he ever had a sole purpose of saving Kirkwall. Hawke's sole purpose to me from the start till the end of the game was his family - blood relatives at first, then his companions. The whole "champion of Kirkwall" thing is mostly on accident, because it just so happens that Hawke is crazy competent in doing what he does and really is ever so often "in the wrong place at the wrong time", but lives to tell about it. Nothing in the game sets Hawke as a "Chosen one". Bioware even made fun of it with Cassandra berating Varric for lying, expecting it was all a grand conspiracy from the start and not just a string of unfortunate events. Which might be one of the reasons why she is a bit more understanding with the Inquisitor at the start of DAI, because she knows "shit happens". The Deep Roads expedition made others rich as well and most likely would have succeeded without Hawke. The Qunari would have been stopped eventually and kicked from Kirkwall without Hawke, just with more bloodshed. Meredith also would have been stopped without Hawke eventually or even right there. And none of all these were ever "world would end without you" situations that Bioware was so famous for. In fact I recall some reviewers and fans to give Bio a hard time for not giving "yet another world saving by the Chosen one" game - "Wtf? We play as some poor schmuck and there is zero danger to the world? Where are my motivations? Where is the urgency? Why should I care for this city and this character? Why am I not the One?"
And as Greedfall sets De Sardet, it's a diplomatic job that many others probably could accomplish almost as well or even better (if you play badly, it's obvious you are a terrible pick for it, asshole-pampered noble-crappy diplomat De Sardet is a blast to see in action). It does feel as your position is given not by merit or because of something special about you (and you can either prove or disprove that by your actions).
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Post by Iakus on Oct 4, 2019 17:04:57 GMT
Who is this chosen one you speak of in DA/ME games? In DAO your Cousland gets drafted into a potentially deadly darkspawn blood drinking ritual after your parents have been murdered???? You then have to play diplomat by helping other factions (sound familiar?) and recruit a vast army to save the land without any formal training in diplomacy and only basic military or magic training. Not sure how that makes you the PC the chosen one other than the player choosing what race and background you play, you don't start with any unique abilities that your companions or enemies don't have. Hawke fight for his family for the first few chapters fleeing a war but then his sole focus in on saving Kirkwall. The Inquistor starts off as an accused mass murder, again not really seeing a chosen one and both of them have to play the diplomat in recruiting allies, so I actually do not really see any difference in De Sardet and any of the DA protagonists except for the developers ability to give the DA Protag's more powers and abilities and a better background due to budget and a more fantastical ending due to a different story archetype. I am sorry, but...what??? "Chosen one" doesn't mean "worshiped since birth". It's "literally the only one that could save the world". Neo from the Matrix is the Chosen one, but he becomes that from also humble origins and literally is the only one capable of doing the stuff he did in the movies.
Warden, aka "last of the Wardens in a 5000 miles radius, only one that can save Ferelden and the world from total annihilation". Literally no one else can do the job in that setting since Alistair would be lost and/or dead without you. If you bugger off - the Blight wins. Flemeth even tells you as much. It might start as a poor/rich Origin, but it very quickly turns you into the cliched Bioware "Chosen one". And you are not set as a diplomat by any means. You could RP as one, but you don't have to and even be the exact opposite (which is why DAO gives so much RP). The game still allows you to get a faction's help even if you botch things up, but that is due to Bioware being forgiving. Imagine if it could be a "game over" after 50 hours because you failed to recruit anyone
Inquisitor - literally the only one capable to close rifts, Chosen of Andraste to the masses, the only hope for a successful Inquisition leader and the only challenger Corypheus sees as a threat. You don't get more "Chosen" than that. And while it started with "in the wrong place at the wrong time" situation, you don't find out about it until midgame (or later) and by that time it doesn't change the "Chosen" image you had since the start.
Shepard - humanity's best...need I say more? Ok - first human Spectre, only one that can stop the Reapers, only leader that can unite the galaxy... By the end literally no one else is revered as much as Shepard in the whole galaxy.
Hawke is not a "Chosen one". And my take on him/her is different from yours. I never felt he ever had a sole purpose of saving Kirkwall. Hawke's sole purpose to me from the start till the end of the game was his family - blood relatives at first, then his companions. The whole "champion of Kirkwall" thing is mostly on accident, because it just so happens that Hawke is crazy competent in doing what he does and really is ever so often "in the wrong place at the wrong time", but lives to tell about it. Nothing in the game sets Hawke as a "Chosen one". Bioware even made fun of it with Cassandra berating Varric for lying, expecting it was all a grand conspiracy from the start and not just a string of unfortunate events. Which might be one of the reasons why she is a bit more understanding with the Inquisitor at the start of DAI, because she knows "shit happens". The Deep Roads expedition made others rich as well and most likely would have succeeded without Hawke. The Qunari would have been stopped eventually and kicked from Kirkwall without Hawke, just with more bloodshed. Meredith also would have been stopped without Hawke eventually or even right there. And none of all these were ever "world would end without you" situations that Bioware was so famous for. In fact I recall some reviewers and fans to give Bio a hard time for not giving "yet another world saving by the Chosen one" game - "Wtf? We play as some poor schmuck and there is zero danger to the world? Where are my motivations? Where is the urgency? Why should I care for this city and this character? Why am I not the One?"
And as Greedfall sets De Sardet, it's a diplomatic job that many others probably could accomplish almost as well or even better (if you play badly, it's obvious you are a terrible pick for it, asshole-pampered noble-crappy diplomat De Sardet is a blast to see in action). It does feel as your position is given not by merit or because of something special about you (and you can either prove or disprove that by your actions).
Small detail, but The Blight can still be won without the Warden. It's just that all the previous Blights have taken years if not decades to defeat (the first one clocked in at over a century) and required an alliance of several nations. The Fifth Blight almost certainly would have been defeated eventually, but at a huge cos, especially to Ferelden. The HoF manages to end it in a matter of months. before it had even truly begun, really.
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Post by theratpack55 on Oct 4, 2019 18:05:29 GMT
I am sorry, but...what??? "Chosen one" doesn't mean "worshiped since birth". It's "literally the only one that could save the world". Neo from the Matrix is the Chosen one, but he becomes that from also humble origins and literally is the only one capable of doing the stuff he did in the movies.
Warden, aka "last of the Wardens in a 5000 miles radius, only one that can save Ferelden and the world from total annihilation". Literally no one else can do the job in that setting since Alistair would be lost and/or dead without you. If you bugger off - the Blight wins. Flemeth even tells you as much. It might start as a poor/rich Origin, but it very quickly turns you into the cliched Bioware "Chosen one". And you are not set as a diplomat by any means. You could RP as one, but you don't have to and even be the exact opposite (which is why DAO gives so much RP). The game still allows you to get a faction's help even if you botch things up, but that is due to Bioware being forgiving. Imagine if it could be a "game over" after 50 hours because you failed to recruit anyone
Inquisitor - literally the only one capable to close rifts, Chosen of Andraste to the masses, the only hope for a successful Inquisition leader and the only challenger Corypheus sees as a threat. You don't get more "Chosen" than that. And while it started with "in the wrong place at the wrong time" situation, you don't find out about it until midgame (or later) and by that time it doesn't change the "Chosen" image you had since the start.
Shepard - humanity's best...need I say more? Ok - first human Spectre, only one that can stop the Reapers, only leader that can unite the galaxy... By the end literally no one else is revered as much as Shepard in the whole galaxy.
Hawke is not a "Chosen one". And my take on him/her is different from yours. I never felt he ever had a sole purpose of saving Kirkwall. Hawke's sole purpose to me from the start till the end of the game was his family - blood relatives at first, then his companions. The whole "champion of Kirkwall" thing is mostly on accident, because it just so happens that Hawke is crazy competent in doing what he does and really is ever so often "in the wrong place at the wrong time", but lives to tell about it. Nothing in the game sets Hawke as a "Chosen one". Bioware even made fun of it with Cassandra berating Varric for lying, expecting it was all a grand conspiracy from the start and not just a string of unfortunate events. Which might be one of the reasons why she is a bit more understanding with the Inquisitor at the start of DAI, because she knows "shit happens". The Deep Roads expedition made others rich as well and most likely would have succeeded without Hawke. The Qunari would have been stopped eventually and kicked from Kirkwall without Hawke, just with more bloodshed. Meredith also would have been stopped without Hawke eventually or even right there. And none of all these were ever "world would end without you" situations that Bioware was so famous for. In fact I recall some reviewers and fans to give Bio a hard time for not giving "yet another world saving by the Chosen one" game - "Wtf? We play as some poor schmuck and there is zero danger to the world? Where are my motivations? Where is the urgency? Why should I care for this city and this character? Why am I not the One?"
And as Greedfall sets De Sardet, it's a diplomatic job that many others probably could accomplish almost as well or even better (if you play badly, it's obvious you are a terrible pick for it, asshole-pampered noble-crappy diplomat De Sardet is a blast to see in action). It does feel as your position is given not by merit or because of something special about you (and you can either prove or disprove that by your actions).
Small detail, but The Blight can still be won without the Warden. It's just that all the previous Blights have taken years if not decades to defeat (the first one clocked in at over a century) and required an alliance of several nations. The Fifth Blight almost certainly would have been defeated eventually, but at a huge cos, especially to Ferelden. The HoF manages to end it in a matter of months. before it had even truly begun, really. Sure, but the core premise of the game is still you, the newest, most clueless recruit to the Wardens, being the only one able to stop the Blight now. And there's no ending where you kind of fail and the blight is stopped at some point in the future with great casualties. And DAI is pretty much a textbook example of a Chosen One protagonist - a random person who just so happens got a magic mark on their hand that is the key to ending a worldwide threat. Doesn't matter if you're a member of a hated minority, you're still hailed as the Savior a couple hours into the game, by a religious society that would have gladly burned you on a stake before. Now suddenly you're their prophet. In contrast, in DA2 you're just someone trying to keep their family alive in difficult circumstances. And your progress feels natural - you gain a standing, wealth, get involved in local politics. You never have to defend the world against a threat, you help fight off an invasion, and get involved in a civil war threatening your city. It's something the PC I'm playing could believably succeed at. I guess it's just a preference, but I just personally engage with these kinds of stories a lot better. I don't have to suspend disbelief quite as much. I get more invested in the characters I meet when they're someone I could believably care about, being involved in my character's day-to-day life, not just random emissaries I met on the road. Sorry Iakus , this was mostly a response to a number of posts above
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Post by saandrig on Oct 4, 2019 18:29:00 GMT
Small detail, but The Blight can still be won without the Warden. It's just that all the previous Blights have taken years if not decades to defeat (the first one clocked in at over a century) and required an alliance of several nations. The Fifth Blight almost certainly would have been defeated eventually, but at a huge cos, especially to Ferelden. The HoF manages to end it in a matter of months. before it had even truly begun, really. Again - the Warden is the only one that can prevent it while saving just about everyone. Otherwise Ferelden is pretty much gone, even if eventually the nations make an alliance to stop the Blight. My bet would be on the Qunari. But I am willing to think that this Blight would have taken decades at least. Orlais wouldn't have been able to do it alone and it would have taken many years before Tevinter and the Qunari get seriously involved. Unless Hawke woke up one morning, went for a jog, stumbled in a hole in the ground and caused an earthquake somewhere that accidentally buried the Archdemon and his army.
Anyway, back to Greedfall - Lady De Sardet is going full native. Guess who dislikes it the most? Yep, the turban nerds. I am probably very near to Hostile with them. Which in turn doesn't bode well for a certain companion down the road...ah, well. Can't help it if a faction is just so intent on backstabbing you every chance they get.
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Post by Kaidan Fan on Oct 4, 2019 21:52:13 GMT
saandrig your post made me think of this:
Still working on my 2nd pt. Not too far in yet. Just got the 2nd quest from Kurt and Vasco, so doing those tonight probably.
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Post by dazk on Oct 4, 2019 22:15:35 GMT
Small detail, but The Blight can still be won without the Warden. It's just that all the previous Blights have taken years if not decades to defeat (the first one clocked in at over a century) and required an alliance of several nations. The Fifth Blight almost certainly would have been defeated eventually, but at a huge cos, especially to Ferelden. The HoF manages to end it in a matter of months. before it had even truly begun, really. Again - the Warden is the only one that can prevent it while saving just about everyone.
Can't Alistair prevent it? The Hero of Ferelden doesn't need to strike the killing blow any Grey Warden can but if The Hero of Ferelden (or Alistair) does the ritual with Morrigan can survive.
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Post by azarhal on Oct 4, 2019 23:32:03 GMT
Again - the Warden is the only one that can prevent it while saving just about everyone.
Can't Alistair prevent it? The Hero of Ferelden doesn't need to strike the killing blow any Grey Warden can but if The Hero of Ferelden (or Alistair) does the ritual with Morrigan can survive. Darkspawn Chronicles shows what happen if the Hero of Ferelden doesn't make it past Ostagar.
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San Mateus leader decided to do a big cover up. Not that I thought she'd be better than that it left me wondering what I should have done otherwise 🤔
And was I the only one disappointed that the Naut's don't do special sea faring magic? Boring old science in a world of magic. I was imagining such cool things
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Post by Curious Crow on Oct 5, 2019 1:19:54 GMT
Alistair can win the Darkspawn Chronicles when the Archdemon is council-led by a worthless piece of trash like me. Just sayin'. Finished the main story today. It was quite the ride. All in all pretty happy with it. Guess endgame spoilers in spoilers? Mostly just a lot of feels and stuff. But yes. Also end game spoilers. So watch out. You're still here?! From Mr De Courcillon is starting to take an unpleasant change in my case. Shut up I'm indecisive. Then back to fancy hat. Not dealing with the loggers came to bite me in the arse. Feck. Or well, I guess the mine quest also pops up either way, so it worked out fine I guess? So did the mine quest and must agree with De Courcillon. WAT. Rich men using native as slaves?! Well I've never! OUT. OUT of my mine natives! We only use the finest mainland slaves here, thank you very much! Think the beast quest was bugged. Cuz they were dead on arrival. Literally. Started the screen (with the buggers dead at the gate) the screen flashed black two times and then the man said we had a great battle and won. So either bugged or the religion faction is abysmal at combat. Still, fecking hate fighting those beasties so it was fine by me. I'm sorry for the attacks and all mister Burntham. Also HOW DARE YOU. Let me list out all my grievances because SOMEBODY didn't spend much time talking to the governor. And hot damn this game needs a dialog pause. 6 minutes was the length of the dialog if I let it run uninterrupted. (As in didn't press esc, since I had no other input options). And since I don't have subtitles on I couldn't skip through them. So of course, real life came calling. Grumpidity grump. When your companions win the fight before you even manage to make a move. Ooof. No crown for you weakling. Pretty much every wildlife on the island put on a better fight than you! These...are not natives. I will do aaaaanyyythhiiiiiing for love, i would do anything for yoouou but I wont do dat. No I wont do that. [sick music intensifies] YES (fist bump) Another intuition turned out to be right and not just racism! Or well, birdism I guess. FEED HIM TO THE MALICOR! DEATH TO THE ALLIANCE. RAAAAH. Then also I would probably have done those crimes too in his case so...gg game. You got me! But like, now I'm super curious if you went to anyone but the natives to help the prettiest of boys. Like can you, or are you forced to go to the natives. Because the implications are delicious. But the plot doesn't really work with it. ARGH! Also Constantin (IF that is even your real name!!!), I'm pretty sure a meteorite will hit you next if you keep being so cocky. So tone it down please. Also why is Vasco always my left hand man? Where the heck does Kurt bugger off too?!?!?!?! Was the soul stealing snog that bad!?! Also feck. Another intuition turned out to be right. Why are the games I'm playing forcing me to understand the Solas mancers. WHY?!?!?!?! Let me live in iiiiiggnnooooorraaaaannnnceeee! Damn it Kurt. I gave you my best armor and weapons. And you do me like that. Well frick you too Petrus.
And all the other companions, but especially those two. Bound by Flame boss fight trauma intensifies. Palms are sweaty, moms spaghetti ect, but thankfully not over encumbered. But I got through it in one go, unlike Bound By Flame. Like seriously I'll have nightmares about that boss fight tonight. But alas. Good night sweet prince. Otherwise got mostly happy sweet peace slides. My dictatorial utopia became reality and stuff. Good times. Nothing on what De Courcillon was up to so just hope he was having a grand old time being called Master by someone. But everyone else went to do their own things but often came to visit that fancy hatted lady. And now I'm going to go cry in the corner. Or read all the spoilers. Same thing really.
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Post by phoray on Oct 5, 2019 1:42:24 GMT
Prince's Secret
I didn't think De Sardet was a total adoption case. So, twist ish. It was super obvious sweet Lil Constantine had Malichor at least two scenes ago.
But then! The Coup de Tat I thought we'd already put a stop to is happening!
De Sardet: Lady Morange we must away! The Coin Guard is having a Coup!
Lady Morange: the stupidity!
😆😆 Top five character
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Post by saandrig on Oct 5, 2019 9:58:31 GMT
Exploring new ways to piss off everyone, except the natives.
I like to keep Kurt as my personal valet around, even when chatting with my people
Lady De Sardet in her natural environment:
Then in the evenings we do some tribal partying...
...with some blood magic for spice.
This is how my usual PT pans out. No wonder Siora looks up to me...
and often Lady De Sardet looks up to her. We are a team here!
...and we look up to old crazy hermits...apparently... I can guess what Petrus thinks about us two at that moment...damn.
We tried to disguise as servants... I am sure you can't tell the difference. Don't laugh, it worked!...I said DON'T LAUGH!
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Post by phoray on Oct 5, 2019 21:33:32 GMT
Very upset
That the bridge alliance spy just murdered my chance at a cure for the Malichor. I did not spare him.
....oh, she didn't die.
Oh well, he was a dick That tried to kill me.
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Post by saandrig on Oct 5, 2019 21:36:13 GMT
Very upset
That the bridge alliance spy just murdered my chance at a cure for the Malichor. I did not spare him.
....oh, she didn't die.
Oh well, he was a dick That tried to kill me.
Well...
get used to it
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Post by theratpack55 on Oct 5, 2019 21:41:50 GMT
I swear this game is intent on making me cheese my way though it... Today after a few hours of actually doing my ambassadorial job I got Vasco's second personal quest and - after crudely parry spamming a group of skull-marked enemies on the way - I got to the boss fight and learned the power of the stasis lock. I'm not sure I even need skill points anymore. In other news, I think I'm accidentally romancing Vasco even though I've kind of got my eyes set on Kurt. I like them both though, so I'm a bit torn. Poor cousin Constantine already seems a little tired, I wish we were allowed to take him out on the town from time to time like in the old days in Serene...
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Post by phoray on Oct 5, 2019 21:54:45 GMT
So as I was thinking that my charisma and intuition dialogue checks made dragging Siora to all these native meetings pointless... She turned to me and said how impressed she was with my ability to speak after talking Morun into meeting for the Bridge Alliance trade agreement 🥰 Does anyone else feel like Vasco has been a bit wasted? Dialogue companion wise. He hasn't given me much insight into anything, can't fix anything and keeps pointing out how far away from the sea he is when he does speak. Edit add:
Fuq Ullan. And why does Modrun have to leave in defeat? Ullan broke sacred rules and he didn't die!
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Post by saandrig on Oct 5, 2019 22:48:08 GMT
So as I was thinking that my charisma and intuition dialogue checks made dragging Siora to all these native meetings pointless... She turned to me and said how impressed she was with my ability to speak after talking Morun into meeting for the Bridge Alliance trade agreement 🥰 Does anyone else feel like Vasco has been a bit wasted? Dialogue companion wise. He hasn't given me much insight into anything, can't fix anything and keeps pointing out how far away from the sea he is when he does speak. Edit add:
Fuq Ullan. And why does Modrun have to leave in defeat? Ullan broke sacred rules and he didn't die!
Vasco has the most dialogues in the quests related to the Nauts (well, doh), but otherwise he is one of the quiet ones. Petrus on the other hand seems to never shut up. Siora is opinionated on everything, but most of the quests deal with her people, so it's natural.
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Post by phoray on Oct 5, 2019 23:25:37 GMT
I dunno if the urgency with Constantine is game fabricated, but I didn't feel comfortable doing any side quests until I got him a healer. Those duck billed quacks seem evil, almost like they were enjoying his suffering.
Petrus, Kurt, and Aphra personal questa. Time to go twist the Mother Cardinal around my finger, destroy the remnants of the leaders of the coup de Tat and do some pittance for Afra. I ended up getting her so late and alas, she seems the least interesting.
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Post by Curious Crow on Oct 6, 2019 0:11:41 GMT
More Greedfall. Decided to let Sourface have this go instead of Mustacio, mostly because Mustacio will be more sympathetic to the natives and that's just going to be a rehash of my first run. Her face for reference. I think she's looks like she's sucking on a lemon, hence the name. So this sessions findings: Early game spoilers. Found out that there is a whole tracking quest for Constantin, who I just usually found by his screaming.
Managed to do the sneaky sneak to get the cabin boy and was kinda amused that the moment he left everyone just packed their weapons and left.
The ideal starting perk is science, since you can buy a cape at the merchant for a charisma point and Kurt's armor has the lockpicking perk. Also you can recycle rings for obsidian and even find it in chests. On the other hand have never been able to find a ruby in the prologue, despite checking the recycling options and crates with much diligence.
Denouncing the god to the inquisitor starts a fight. You can't kill him but he's pretty mad and I guess doing the lynching later on would be harder. But well, kinda sucks to be Kurt in this run.
Sourface was smarter than Fancy hat and just talked to the natives instead of trying to listen in, knowing NONE of the language being spoken. Hehe.
Being threatened with a gun is a lot less enraging when it's not your clone and you know it's wet. And therefore USELESS. Also Petrus. The sass. Ooof.
And finally the point of the session, found out that you can get Aphra before you meet Siora's mum. And now I'm debating whether to take Petrus, try them both or try and decide on a 4th face to take Aphra. Since Sourface was supposed to be glued to Petrus by the hip and Siora insist on taking the other side of the hip, wheras arriving with Aphra and Petrus to her sisters big battle wold have been quite glorious. Also having troubles deciding whether she'd favor the religious cooks or the science ones. Because she ain't a believer but I'm having a hard time pegging if she likes the natives or just tolerates them. But had a fair bit of fun. Combat is a lot more easier now. Still die a fair bit but feel like I've got more of a fighting chance. Not sure if I'll finish this run or find another game. Kinda leaning to the latter yet the first keeps pulling me in...
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Post by phoray on Oct 6, 2019 3:10:26 GMT
34 hours and level 25. Fights are extremely easy now, it's made me die more because I'm just bouncing around not paying attention. I was annoyed that doing what Aphra wanted made me lose points with Siora AND the Natives. I guess if Siora hadn't been there that would have been avoided but dislike the faction loss for doing a companion side mission. Oh well, the Natives still like me. I'm friendly or nice with all but the Bridge Alliance and the Naut's. I dunno why those tattoo mercs don't like me. I still don't know who I'll end up with romantically. It seems the romance plot is tied to the main plot? Or I've messed them all up, because nothing flirty has happened in a long while. I like Kurt because he's more involved in the story and he's really showed his loyalty, but the appearance and voice of Vasco is my preference. Siora is alright, no urge to romance, and Aphra already randomly informed me she wasn't gay rather abruptly at the end of a early discussion line. Well, ya, but I wasn't flirting with you so, ya know. 😒 Thanks for being clear I guess. I am rather mad at Petrus about his holding the secret about mumsy. I don't really WANT TO find aunts and cousins and uncles of a dead parent. I feel like this quest line is a bit irrelevant, and a bit copy cat of Vasco's. I agree with Constantine, we're family now.
I have been flying all over the map at this point to do the things regardless of my location to them. I have taken the opportunity to just buy ammo each time I go through the holding area.
Hmmmmmm. I had wanted to finish the game this weekend, but I really need to do other stuff. I have Trial of Waters and some companion quests in my log. But I feel like I'm in the last leg of the story.
Bedtime
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Post by AnDromedary on Oct 7, 2019 20:31:03 GMT
Done! About 50 hours on the clock, which was quite a bit longer than I expected. I will say that the ending disappointed me though. There really wasn't anything spectacular about it. Just fighting through a familiar area again, loosing all my companions along the way in a repeating pattern, than a fairly standard boss fight a predictable final decision and then it goes straight to the ending slides. Hmmm. BTW, did both, joined Constantin and killed him. I did like that joining him wasn't really portrayed as an outright evil ending, more like a decision to abandon the old world and that no one really knew what's now happening on the island. Maybe Constantin and DeSardet are decent gods (though it is kinda implied that they are not). Still, kinda nice to leave that up to some interpretation. The other one was your standard fairy tale happy ending since I did all the side quests. That's good as well. If I put in all that effort, I like to get a nice outcome (looking at you Mass Effect 3 ). The locked Steam achievements do suggest that there are plenty of other possibilities, depending on who you ally with, so that's cool. So yea, I guess the endings were ok as far as the story content goes, just lacking a little in presentation. Still, all in all, I am happy I bought and played the game. Will I play it again? I doubt it. The overall package wasn't quite engaging enough for that (especially the actual gameplay outside of the conversations). But I certainly won't complain about that, one 50+ hour playthrough was enough for me. Now back to Evie and Jacob in AC: Syndicate which I left hanging there mid playthrough when Greedfall came out. Poor cousin Constantine already seems a little tired, I wish we were allowed to take him out on the town from time to time like in the old days in Serene... I am kinda glad we can't actually. Talk of taking your cousin out on the town triggers my GTA4 PTSD.
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Post by warden on Oct 8, 2019 18:51:51 GMT
I just love Inquisitor Aloysius, the guy is a legend.
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Post by saandrig on Oct 8, 2019 19:25:26 GMT
I just love Inquisitor Aloysius, the guy is a legend. We all love Dorian as a psychotic Inquisitor. It was meant to be! No way anyone can convince me Spiders didn't do it on purpose
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