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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jan 18, 2019 1:46:34 GMT
What a surprise, the apology turned out to be another lie according to an interview. The DLC wasn't written for our character, it was written as a Darius story since they didn't think he'd have enough to carry a whole game. The bloodline they were interested in prolonging wasn't ours, but Darius' so they used our character as a NPC grandchild-maker for Darius.
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Post by colfoley on Jan 18, 2019 1:52:05 GMT
Jorraptor theorises we'll be getting that in Feb. Considering just how...uh...busy March is for them. I guess the best guess other than that would be April. So anyways what did I do yesterday? Oh yeah putting down slave rebellions and helping out the Kings of Sparta. (Spoilers I think they are both cultists). Nothing really of note to report from either quest per se. Except that one of the kryptari was in the middle of a fort so I just shot him with the ghost arrows of artemis and didn't do any of the other stuff in the fort. I mean they are Spartans and I have been trying to not kill Spartans...plus again let me do it in five minutes. Other two I killed with a predator shot while he was taunting a local populace and the third one got into a bit of an engagement with but I used vanish and snuck around the other side to loot the boxes...before killing them all. Although it was funny on the way to the fort some random Spartan was just standing there so I was like 'give me AP' and Assassinated him. How the Spartans settle disputes is...interesting. All I have to say about that. Its funny even though I suspect both Kings might be in on it the speculation on which of the quests are a 'trap' was...interesting. I'd go for the Olympics being more so, right now the Cult doesen't want the war won and they could use the influence that the Olympics could bring them. But then the guy who assigned me the Olympics I think of being less likely of being a cultist so... I think I could see myself using Rapid fire in my kit, at least part time. I'd trade out multi shot for it and just the thing is multi shot is too good of an ability for ships and conquest battles especially to ignore entirely...so I'd have to trade them out depending on what I was doing. I hope you enjoy the escort mission to the Olympics, my experience of I was pretty darn funny. oh fun the dreaded escort mission finally makes an appearance. Not the first time this has happened and the first time was also pretty funny. Alkbides was all like 'avoid the roads so you can avoid the people' so what does the person I am escorting do? Go ON the roads and seems intent on running into everyone, I wasn't shocked at all when we were ambushed.
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Post by dazk on Jan 18, 2019 3:56:24 GMT
I hope you enjoy the escort mission to the Olympics, my experience of I was pretty darn funny. oh fun the dreaded escort mission finally makes an appearance. Not the first time this has happened and the first time was also pretty funny. Alkbides was all like 'avoid the roads so you can avoid the people' so what does the person I am escorting do? Go ON the roads and seems intent on running into everyone, I wasn't shocked at all when we were ambushed. Nah this one is funny and has its challenges but "Testikles" won't run away from you. Incidentally Alkibiades makes an appearance.
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Post by SGT NOOBSTER on Jan 18, 2019 4:09:21 GMT
oh fun the dreaded escort mission finally makes an appearance. Not the first time this has happened and the first time was also pretty funny. Alkbides was all like 'avoid the roads so you can avoid the people' so what does the person I am escorting do? Go ON the roads and seems intent on running into everyone, I wasn't shocked at all when we were ambushed. Nah this one is funny and has its challenges but "Testikles" won't run away from you. Incidentally Alkibiades makes an appearance. This mission is one of my favorites, though I kind of dreaded it too when I saw it was an escort. One of the best "did that really just happen?" moments. And Alkibiades pops up way more often than I thought he would when he was first introduced.
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Post by dazk on Jan 18, 2019 5:01:45 GMT
Nah this one is funny and has its challenges but "Testikles" won't run away from you. Incidentally Alkibiades makes an appearance. This mission is one of my favorites, though I kind of dreaded it too when I saw it was an escort. One of the best "did that really just happen?" moments. And Alkibiades pops up way more often than I thought he would when he was first introduced. Agreed one of mine too. I have watched it on you tube a few times and I think I got lucky with my dialogue choices to, because some of the responses I got were hysterical compared to some of the videos I watched which while still funny didn't make me laugh quite so much. I normally hate escort missions to, so was dreading it as well but man I'd almost play the game again just to do that quest. Sorry colfoley I hope we are not over hyping it, honestly its not funny at all.
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Post by colfoley on Jan 18, 2019 5:06:11 GMT
I am speechless... I am without speech.
Well youll probably hear my reaction to it tommorow since that was the mission i was going to do next anyways. Assuming the other AC doesent pull me in tonight.
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Post by dazk on Jan 18, 2019 5:12:47 GMT
I am speechless... I am without speech. Well youll probably hear my reaction to it tommorow since that was the mission i was going to do next anyways. Assuming the other AC doesent pull me in tonight. The other AC? Are you playing another one as well as Odyssey?
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jan 18, 2019 5:14:39 GMT
I am speechless... I am without speech. Well youll probably hear my reaction to it tommorow since that was the mission i was going to do next anyways. Assuming the other AC doesent pull me in tonight. The other AC? Are you playing another one as well as Odyssey? Ace Combat. The next game comes out tomorrow.
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Post by Hrungr on Jan 18, 2019 5:32:31 GMT
Just finished the DLC tonight. I had to go dark from Twitter for a couple of days so I wouldn't be (completely) spoiled, though I had some idea there was a forced relationship involved. So, um... yeah. I think this was their first big mistake in what otherwise has been a pretty great game. I know it's already been discussed to death in the thread, so I won't belabor the point here. I'm honestly surprised they didn't foresee the fallout that would come from this, but I guess all we can do is hope they do better going forward.
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Post by saandrig on Jan 18, 2019 6:49:29 GMT
oh fun the dreaded escort mission finally makes an appearance. Not the first time this has happened and the first time was also pretty funny. Alkbides was all like 'avoid the roads so you can avoid the people' so what does the person I am escorting do? Go ON the roads and seems intent on running into everyone, I wasn't shocked at all when we were ambushed. Nah this one is funny and has its challenges but "Testikles" won't run away from you. Incidentally Alkibiades makes an appearance. Testikles - the wrestler that is his own biggest fanboy 😀 Don't forget his oil 😋 And if given the chance, try to impersonate him 😁
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Post by Andrew Waples on Jan 18, 2019 10:47:32 GMT
Nah this one is funny and has its challenges but "Testikles" won't run away from you. Incidentally Alkibiades makes an appearance. This mission is one of my favorites, though I kind of dreaded it too when I saw it was an escort. One of the best "did that really just happen?" moments. And Alkibiades pops up way more often than I thought he would when he was first introduced. Are you referring to the drunk Olympian that got eaten by sharks?
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Post by shechinah on Jan 18, 2019 16:37:21 GMT
The LotFB has nothing to do with enforcing cultural norms or slighting the LGBT community. They simply told the story that they wanted to tell. Yes, it sucks that they implied that players could shape that part of the character, but then put the protagonist into a straight relationship. They thought they were making it clear that the relationship could be either romantic or pragmatic friends making a kid. I’ll agree that they did a bad job of portraying this dichotomy, even though I was expecting and looking for this very thing. Which Ubisoft could have done without misleading or lying to their customers. “We're not forcing you to do something you don't want to do,” she said. “So if you're somebody who's asexual, you don't have to engage in something like this. It’s not forced. It’s very much your choice. If you're playing Alexios and you want to romance Soleus, go for it. You do you, man. It was always important for me and my team to make sure that options were available for whoever wanted to pursue it." - Narrative Director Melissa McCoubrey (stevivor.com/features/interviews/assassins-creed-odyssey-gay-lesbian-straight-asexual-relationships-possible/)
Customers were specifically told that they did not have to engage in a sexual relationship if they did not want to and Ubisoft forced them to engage in a sexual relationship when they didn't want to. It doesn't matter whether the relationship was romantic or pragmatic: it was clearly sexual and with lasting evidence of its existence to boot.
Ubisoft lied to their customers.This is such a thoughtless mistake that it's honestly inexcusable as far as I am concerned. This is something that should have been caught in the early drafts or brought up for revision after those promises were made: this should never have happened in the first place, especially if choice was so important to the development team as Melissa McCoubrey made it out to be. This wasn't some minor detail that they got wrong or some part of the game that they failed to execute properly: this was one of the major selling points of the game that they promoted. That's why this is so egregious and that's why I'm saying this is a mistake that never should have been made. For comparison, this is like if a company promotes its newest game as having a pacifist route that allows players to pursue a non-violent route in combat and the company even outrights states that players will never be forced to have their character kill their enemies unless they want to but then the DLC rolls around and players discover that not only are their character forced by the game to kill their enemies but it's also canon in the main game that their character killed their enemies. The company apologizes and says it won't happen in the next chapter but that doesn't change the fact that the company still lied and that the player character is now canonically a murderer as a result and always will be. Also, it introduces several story problems that further hurts the main game's replayability and decreases the player's enjoyment of that as well.
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Post by SGT NOOBSTER on Jan 18, 2019 18:30:10 GMT
This mission is one of my favorites, though I kind of dreaded it too when I saw it was an escort. One of the best "did that really just happen?" moments. And Alkibiades pops up way more often than I thought he would when he was first introduced. Are you referring to the drunk Olympian that got eaten by sharks? Yep, that's Testikles.
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Post by Element Zero on Jan 18, 2019 19:13:38 GMT
shechinah , I’m not in the best position at present to give a full reply. I will say that Melissa MacCoubrey should’ve been more careful with her words. That’s absolutely a broken promise. This is an example of what can happen when a huge game is developed by hundreds upon hundreds of persons across 12 studios that are spread around the entire globe. No matter how important something is to her, she shouldn’t make promises for future stories that will roll out of a different studio on another continent. (DLC typically comes from a separate studio with Ubi. I don’t have time to fact check for Odyssey.) Being a fan of this series from the first game, I was buying this game regardless. I was actually concerned that they’d bungle the RP and super hero gameplay badly enough to turn me off permanently. To my surprise, they did okay. Anyway, rounding about to my point: I did absolutely zero research on this game and read no comments like this from writers, devs and leads pre-release. When the Narrative Director says something, you should be able to count on it being true. I can definitely agree that any statements similar to Ms. MacCoubrey’s constitute broken promises. Is it unforgivable? That’s up to the individual gamers disappointed by this to decide. Since I have no horse in that race, it doesn’t bother me. I think they were really stupid and should’ve seen this outcry coming, at the very least. I’ve also seen them weather worse and come out stronger, applying feedback constructively. I have high confidence that this type of stupidity won’t be repeated; and that the games will continue to get better and better. Lastly, I hope we can move past this topic soon. It’s sort of taking the air out of both threads. That’s not a dig at anyone in particular, and it’s not meant to be dismissive. It’s a general observation based upon repeated requests from multiple members to let it lie. It’s a big enough topic that it could likely support its own thread in the Ubi subforum, rather than continuing to clutter the “What Did You Do Today?” thread.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jan 18, 2019 19:18:59 GMT
shechinah , I’m not in the best position at present to give a full reply. I will say that Melissa McCoubrey should’ve been more careful with her words. That’s absolutely a broken promise. This is an example of what can happen when a huge game is developed by hundreds upon hundreds of persons across 12 studios that are spread around the entire globe. No matter how important something is to her, she shouldn’t make promises for future stories that will roll out of a different studio on another continent. (DLC typically comes from a separate studio with Ubi. I don’t have time to fact check for Odyssey.) Being a fan of this series from the first game, I was buying this game regardless. I was actually concerned that they’d bungle the RP and super hero gameplay badly enough to turn me off permanently. To my durprise, they did okay. Anyway, rounding aboutvyo my point: I did absolutely zero research on this game abdcread no comments like this from writers, devs and leads pre-release. When the Narrative Director says something, you should be able to count on it being true. I can definitely agree that any statements similar to Ms. Coubrey’s constitute broken promises. Is it unforgivable? That’s up to the individual gamers disappointed by this to decide. Since I have no horse in that race, it doesn’t bother me. I think they were really stupid and should’ve seen this outcry coming, at the very least. I’ve also seen them weather worse and come out stronger, applying feedback constructively. I have high confidence that this type of stupidity won’t be repeated; and that the games will continue to get better and better. Lastly, I hope we can move past this topic soon. It’s sort of taking the air out of both threads. That’s not a dig at anyone in particular; it’s just a general observation based upon repeated requests from multiple members to let it lie. It’s a big enough topic that it could likely have its own thread in the Ubi subforum, rather than continuing to clutter the “What Did You Do Today?” thread. She's not the only person who made those promises. Even the person who issued the apology, the creative director, was quoted as making those kinds of promises that the DLC completely and intentionally disregards. "Since the story is choice-driven, we never force players in romantic situations they might not be comfortable with,” Dumont says. “Players decide if they want to engage with characters romantically. I think this allows everybody to build the relationships they want, which I feel respects everybody’s roleplay style and desires."The entire company used that as a selling point, so it's not just one person. Until they either fix it or give refunds to those who were duped by this baiting they did, it is unforgivable. Them saying sorry doesn't cut it because as they've proven their words mean nothing. Even the apology was exposed to have lies in it.
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Post by Element Zero on Jan 18, 2019 19:24:57 GMT
Fair enough. Like I said, everyone has to decide individually.
Do you have a link to the reworking of the Darius DLC? I’d like to read this. Early marketing definitely made me think we might be playing as Darius. He also has a pretty elaborate move set for a dude I don’t have time to watch amidst combat. Changing course with the story at a late date could definitely have contributed to their epic misstep. They lost sight of their own original goal and ignored the impact upon their previous promises.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jan 18, 2019 19:40:30 GMT
Fair enough. Like I said, everyone has to decide individually. Do you have a link to the reworking of the Darius DLC? I’d like to read this. Early marketing definitely made me think we might be playing as Darius. He also has a pretty elaborate move set for a dude I don’t have time to watch amidst combat. Changing course with the story at a late date could definitely have contributed to their epic misstep. They lost sight of their own original goal and ignored the impact upon their previous promises. Sure. Here you go. I believe this is the relevant part: And to make it even more juicy now you are telling the story of Darío and the hidden leaf in the DLC. How do you handle this concept, that of downloadable content, as screenwriters? I understand that it is good for fans to enjoy more content, but my question is: if a story is worth it, why not tell it from the beginning, and if it does not deserve it, why tell it, in general. Is not it frustrating to have to save information for future episodes?
It's funny that it's perceived like that, because it's not how we understand it; we do not think that this happened and we should tell it but instead we are going to tell this other one. That does not exist. There are stories and ideas that exist in the world, and each DLC is different, they usually come from even different studies, and the way they are developed changes from project to project.
But as I see it we choose a moment in time that allows us to make the game we want to do, we want to make an open-world RPG with decisions, and we will place it at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War because it is the foundation of what we know today as Western culture. It gives us space and freedom to incorporate decisions, and allows us to tell a story with the maximum number of historical figures: I know Socrates because I went to school, I know Hippocrates by the Hippocratic oath, I know Sophocles, Aristophanes and Euripides because I studied theater ... when we searched for periods of history we decided that this was a perfect moment to stop.
And it's funny because even if it's not the same case, this is similar: if you look at someone like Leonidas, a fascinating figure who was on earth for a very short period of time, in his time there were few characters that could feed a world open whole, an open world that would end up surrounding only this person of relevance. But we want to tell that story, so we decided to introduce it by making you your descendant, and it makes sense because it mixes with the game.
That is our approach, or so at least it has been with this project, and while we were doing it someone had the inspiration and commented that it would be great to also tell the story of Darío, although it happens in 431 BC; and maybe there are 150 hours of open world for him, and maybe not. Maybe it's easier, or more appropriate, to count it in a DLC and not in the base game. Again, I apologize in a way because I'm not the person making these decisions, but we definitely approach them as something that would be interesting to tell, like a new story in which Kassandra and Alexios turn out to be involved, instead of centering the whole game around a person. It is our way of expanding the world, and we have taken all the DLCs that are to come. www.eurogamer.es/articles/fun-and-serious-2018-entrevista-con-melissa-maccoubrey
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Post by colfoley on Jan 18, 2019 23:16:18 GMT
So....I was prepared to think you guys were way overhyping the quest with Testikles, other than the name of course. And then he fell into the water. That was hillarious.
Anyways on the quest line for the Olypmics it was a bit jarring that Alkibides was posioned and then it revealed the cultist...without een mentioning it. That was weird. And of course the cure was in the middle of a fort. In the middle of the truce zone...and boy that escelated quickly. While I am dubious on how I was even seen in the first place bam,fire lit, five star rating, mercenaries crawling out the woodwork. Led to some really bad ass stuff.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Jan 19, 2019 0:15:04 GMT
I was thinking it's ridiculous sharks would be so close to the docks when that happened but then had to think of reports of sharks attacking swimmers.
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Post by MarilynRobert on Jan 19, 2019 1:15:13 GMT
So....I was prepared to think you guys were way overhyping the quest with Testikles, other than the name of course. And then he fell into the water. That was hillarious. Anyways on the quest line for the Olypmics it was a bit jarring that Alkibides was posioned and then it revealed the cultist...without een mentioning it. That was weird. And of course the cure was in the middle of a fort. In the middle of the truce zone...and boy that escelated quickly. While I am dubious on how I was even seen in the first place bam,fire lit, five star rating, mercenaries crawling out the woodwork. Led to some really bad ass stuff. I'd never even been up to three bounties before and knew at some point I'd have to get to five to get that accomplishment...but never mind, going to that "truce" fort had me at 5 bounties for a very long time. So many mercenaries And of course, they get to tromp all over the fort and play friends with all the soldiers...Alexios was the only one treated like he stunk
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Post by colfoley on Jan 19, 2019 1:24:28 GMT
So....I was prepared to think you guys were way overhyping the quest with Testikles, other than the name of course. And then he fell into the water. That was hillarious. Anyways on the quest line for the Olypmics it was a bit jarring that Alkibides was posioned and then it revealed the cultist...without een mentioning it. That was weird. And of course the cure was in the middle of a fort. In the middle of the truce zone...and boy that escelated quickly. While I am dubious on how I was even seen in the first place bam,fire lit, five star rating, mercenaries crawling out the woodwork. Led to some really bad ass stuff. I'd never even been up to three bounties before and knew at some point I'd have to get to five to get that accomplishment...but never mind, going to that "truce" fort had me at 5 bounties for a very long time. So many mercenaries And of course, they get to tromp all over the fort and play friends with all the soldiers...Alexios was the only one treated like he stunk I think I had to deal with like four of them in a row. It was funny though because the first time I did it I managed to escape and then retreat and then I went into another way in the fort to try to clear it and get the objective again...well I equipped my explosive arrows because there was a small group of badguys but just when I was about to loose it someone 'found' me (I swear he materialized out of thin air) so instead of shooting a guy with ghost arrows half a courtyard away I got...I guess at point blank range because I blew myself up. "Well that's annoying but at least when I reload I'll be able to start from the beginning," Nope the brazier was already lit. So annoying so I had to do it again. But as I said relatively bad ass. Granted didn't have to take on all four at once but I was able to slowly whittle the fort down and eventually even got into close range against the mercs in question. It was glorious. Oh and I did forget my problems started even before I got to the fort because when I killed the cultist well some guards saw me I guess so I already had a one helmet bounty even before going in there. I think tonight first thing I log on hopefully I can go kill the guy who put the bounty on me before continuing on with some of the side quests in he Olympics. OH! and I almost forgot again I loved the unarmed combat I did in the Pankration. It might be something work exploring for DA or even AC but then I am dubious that it could work, relastically, in most situations what with people armored with full plate. I mean I guess technically Rogue Hawke employed martial arts a little in DA 2. ... So yeah that's what I did last night.
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Post by SGT NOOBSTER on Jan 19, 2019 2:16:21 GMT
So....I was prepared to think you guys were way overhyping the quest with Testikles, other than the name of course. And then he fell into the water. That was hillarious. Anyways on the quest line for the Olypmics it was a bit jarring that Alkibides was posioned and then it revealed the cultist...without een mentioning it. That was weird. And of course the cure was in the middle of a fort. In the middle of the truce zone...and boy that escelated quickly. While I am dubious on how I was even seen in the first place bam,fire lit, five star rating, mercenaries crawling out the woodwork. Led to some really bad ass stuff. Glad that we did not over-hype it and you enjoyed it. I agree that some of the cultists are sometimes revealed a little out of context for where you may be in the story, but I think that is a little hard to avoid with the amount of wandering around and then stumbling across something. I really liked the Pankration parts as well, it works well for Odyssey. I've really enjoyed Odyssey and Origins, especially after the disappointment I had with Unity.
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Post by Andrew Waples on Jan 19, 2019 3:16:24 GMT
I was thinking it's ridiculous sharks would be so close to the docks when that happened but then had to think of reports of sharks attacking swimmers. I was thinking, "boy, everyone is so calm after a shark attack. Ah, there's just a bobbing corpse in the water. Nothing to be concerned about." For once, it wasn't the Misthios fault at least.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Jan 19, 2019 4:13:21 GMT
I was thinking it's ridiculous sharks would be so close to the docks when that happened but then had to think of reports of sharks attacking swimmers. I was thinking, "boy, everyone is so calm after a shark attack. Ah, there's just a bobbing corpse in the water. Nothing to be concerned about." For once, it wasn't the Misthios fault at least. Well, considering that the ancient Greeks faced the dangers of the wild closer and more often than we do in modern times, it's probably a normal occurrence.
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Post by Element Zero on Jan 19, 2019 4:59:58 GMT
Fair enough. Like I said, everyone has to decide individually. Do you have a link to the reworking of the Darius DLC? I’d like to read this. Early marketing definitely made me think we might be playing as Darius. He also has a pretty elaborate move set for a dude I don’t have time to watch amidst combat. Changing course with the story at a late date could definitely have contributed to their epic misstep. They lost sight of their own original goal and ignored the impact upon their previous promises. Sure. Here you go. I believe this is the relevant part: And to make it even more juicy now you are telling the story of Darío and the hidden leaf in the DLC. How do you handle this concept, that of downloadable content, as screenwriters? I understand that it is good for fans to enjoy more content, but my question is: if a story is worth it, why not tell it from the beginning, and if it does not deserve it, why tell it, in general. Is not it frustrating to have to save information for future episodes?
It's funny that it's perceived like that, because it's not how we understand it; we do not think that this happened and we should tell it but instead we are going to tell this other one. That does not exist. There are stories and ideas that exist in the world, and each DLC is different, they usually come from even different studies, and the way they are developed changes from project to project.
But as I see it we choose a moment in time that allows us to make the game we want to do, we want to make an open-world RPG with decisions, and we will place it at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War because it is the foundation of what we know today as Western culture. It gives us space and freedom to incorporate decisions, and allows us to tell a story with the maximum number of historical figures: I know Socrates because I went to school, I know Hippocrates by the Hippocratic oath, I know Sophocles, Aristophanes and Euripides because I studied theater ... when we searched for periods of history we decided that this was a perfect moment to stop.
And it's funny because even if it's not the same case, this is similar: if you look at someone like Leonidas, a fascinating figure who was on earth for a very short period of time, in his time there were few characters that could feed a world open whole, an open world that would end up surrounding only this person of relevance. But we want to tell that story, so we decided to introduce it by making you your descendant, and it makes sense because it mixes with the game.
That is our approach, or so at least it has been with this project, and while we were doing it someone had the inspiration and commented that it would be great to also tell the story of Darío, although it happens in 431 BC; and maybe there are 150 hours of open world for him, and maybe not. Maybe it's easier, or more appropriate, to count it in a DLC and not in the base game. Again, I apologize in a way because I'm not the person making these decisions, but we definitely approach them as something that would be interesting to tell, like a new story in which Kassandra and Alexios turn out to be involved, instead of centering the whole game around a person. It is our way of expanding the world, and we have taken all the DLCs that are to come. www.eurogamer.es/articles/fun-and-serious-2018-entrevista-con-melissa-maccoubrey I took the time to read the full interview (sans the sketchy google translation), and it doesn't suggest what you been led to believe it suggests. Ms. MacCoumbrey said that they chose Alexios/Kassandra because they specifically wanted to set the game in the Peloponessian War. This era is well known and packed with well known historical figures upon whom to draw. Conversely, Darius’ story would’ve featured far less well known history and fewer recognizable figures. While they chose to feature his story in the DLC, it’s never suggested that he was ever going to be the protagonist. Quite the contrary, for the reasons addressed above, it was a conscious choice for us to learn of his story via Alexios/Kassandra, rather than to experience it firsthand. Absolutely no mention is made of following or continuing any bloodline of any sort beyond Odyssey. There’s no indication at all that they planned for Darius to have a continuing bloodline, nor that we’d follow such a character in future games. If that’s a plan they ever had, it’s not hinted at in this article. EDIT: As an aside, this is really a cool interview. Asked about Kassandra being the “real” or “canon” protagonist, Melissa counters by saying that both are equally important and valid. She commented on how unique and powerful Michael’s portrayal of Alexios is, citing an example of his actually crying in studio when the script called for it. The consistent emotional power of his performance is precisely why he’s my preferred protagonist, so it was cool to see it called out by Melissa. She points out how awesome Melissanthi was in her very first AAA performance. Melissa states that each VA is very good and brings something different to the table, so that most people will be able to find something they love in either or both of their performances. I couldn’t agree more.
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