Assassins Creed Odyssey

Alas, I didn't play as much as I wished today. I did finish up Attica. I spent some time hunting the Eyes of Kosmos, and that cell is now nearly exterminated. I’ve decided to head the Korinth and the surrounding country. I have business and lots of exploration awaiting.

Sokrates is an interesting dude. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but he’s not it. It’s not good or bad, just different. I don’t like how they’ve introduced and developed Herodotus. Respectively, these could be described as insufficently and not-at-all. Why is this dude with me? Why do I trust him? Why do we pretend we know him? Very weak NPC. He’s also annoyingly situated very close to my command-position aboard Adrestia. I have to always be careful to “take command” rather than “talk”, triggering a generic line from Herodotus. I hope he gets some development, because it’s a glaring weakness and general annoyance thus far.

I got the “Infamous” trophy earlier for triggering a “5-Star” bounty status. I got swarmed by 5 mercs while also fighting a Spartan fortress. Eventually, I got killed by an indeterminate assailant. Someone AoE’d me right as I took a shot from a merc archer. I managed to kill two of the mercs and most of the Spartans before getting dropped. It earned me a milestone of some sort (“I’m a Survivor”, I think). I had been revisiting the fort for a side quest, so I took a second crack at it upon reloading. I ended up killing three mercs without involving most of the Spartans. Then, I killed the Spartans. Two over-leveled mercs arrived looking for me and I left. They’d have murdered me. One of them is the bearer of a legendary flaming mace. I want that weapon badly, since it will unlock the flaming weapon legendary engraving. With that in pocket, I could create a flaming dagger or sword. She’s still a bit too strong at present, but I’m almost ready to go after her. I just reached level 43, while she is Level 46.

I probably won’t get to play anymore tonight, but I’m eager to explore Korinthia. I also need to report back to the Blind King regarding visited landmarks, and I’ll be near his neighborhood at some point during tomorrow’s adventures. I’m also closing in on the requisites for upgrading the spear to level 5. I’m tempted to focus on that so that I can remove the last of the skill caps. I want to start arranging my “permanent” build. It’s a shame that we can’t eventually learn all skills as we did in Origins. It feels like a waste. It’s annoying to have to respec in order to try different builds. We can’t even continue earning XP after hitting level 50. Lame!

Alas I have only two hours to play today and tomorrow I have to get ready to go away for 10 day so may not have anytime to play. 

I saw in the mercenary menu that there is a L49 female merc. Hathor the Translucent, I want her helmet/circlet so bad for Kassandra and I only have 37 levels to go. 

Think its the helm of Perseus or something like that.

"There cab be only one" great movie a bit dated now but was one of faves at the time.

The health thing is an ability that Kassandra can use but not sure if is dependant on the spear why others can heal but I have noticed that too.

just took down another Merc and did the Snakes in the grass mission in Phokis, got some good gear.

Made it to level 17 last night. Level 16 is where combat suddenly got a lot more difficult (playing on normal) and I was getting really bogged down trying to kill the "Snake Dealer" outside of Athens. He has very potent adrenaline and loads of red glow attacks. I finally realized-fire. Fire is your friend. I'll say no more.

Loving it so far and it feels very much like UBI played lots of Dragon Age Inquisition and Witcher 3 and mashed those two games together to get this. Nice use of study hall time!

I thought Athens had a lot of quests. Did you do all of the quests for hunting the Eyes of Kosmos? I also do the quest boards, so that added to my quest load.

I paid her 15K. It didn’t occur to me that it might change based upon body count. I wonder if my wife’s background chatter caused me to miss details in that conversation. I like Xenia. She’s a surprisingly likable NPC. I’d already thoroughly explored those islands, so there wasn’t much left to do, but I got about an hour of additional quests out of my second visit. I got new colors, though their coolness is diminished in knowing that they’re the colors of Keos. I want my own cool colors.

I really appreciate that Legendaries can’t be sold. That way no accidents happen. Legendaries are the only gear that I permanently keep. Everything else eventually gets sold or deconstructed. I have multiple partial gear sets and one set that will be completed the next time I play. The best looking one, in my opinion, is the Armor of Achilles/Amazons. It looks good on Alexios and awesome on Kassandra. The pieces are dramatically different for each sibling, which is cool. For instance, Alexios gets that iconic helmet that we associate with Achilles. Kassandra gets a circlet. I can’t wait to encounter more of those quests (Daughters of Artemis hunts). Both the hunts and rewards are great.

EDIT: These armor sets are not distinct versions of the same thing, but rather different sets altogether. The Daughters grant the Amazon armor set, while one of the branches of the Cult grant the Achilles armor set. The info I'd heard and shared earlier was incorrect. Both look awesome. Now I'm curious to see what Amazon Armor would look like for a dude.

I've played a fair amount today. I followed a trail of clues to Korinth. What a beautiful city that was. I have completed Korinth 100%, cleaned up my quest log across Greece, and now am venturing into Argos. I want to kill the cultists and mythical beasts in Argos. After Argos, I'll resume my search, picking up the trail in the next region.

I'm finally enjoying the naval combat well enough. The controls are still shitty, and the options are pitiful, but it is still a nice means of transit. It's fun bisecting enemy ships, too. I've killed countless mercenaries who've taken to the seas to pursue bounties on Alexios.

I believe regions may revert back to their historical allegiance if left alone for a while. I left an area ages ago under strong Spartan authority. When I finally returned, Athens again held sway. I'd done nothing to weaken Sparta, so it played out entirely on its own with Alexios across the sea. I'll keep an eye on that to see if it holds true.

I delivered a dick in a box, today. Freaking hilarious! I had to pause the scene midway to laugh. The NPC involved is funny as hell. I don't know if or how he'll top that request.

Well I certainly can't wait for that quest!!!!! 

Aye. A very annoying abnormality.

So in your considered and expert opinion is it better to go for poison weapons or fire weapons? Considering I usually love doing fire stuff in my RPGs (DA I usuallyenchant it with fire attacks and MET my Shepard ran entirely with incendinary ammo)

Also, this just occured to me: I have heard you can equip your bows with 'special arrows' what examples are there of them? Are they abilities? Or crafting resources? (Again I wouldn't mind this feature being incorporated into DA 4, assuming DA 4 has a crafting system similar to Inquisition I want the ability to craft arrows as an upgrade like the grip).

Not only does Kassandra shove people out of the way, when running, but the little kid, Arsenio, shoves folks out of the way as well. I had to laugh at that. Take his tour on Minotaur Hills on Pephka.

I ran three more quests for my favorite NPC tonight, and I believe our business is finally concluded. I won't spoil the nature of any more of them, but will say that each one was great fun, start to finish. He's one of the funniest NPCs I've ever interacted with in any game.

I killed the Nemean Lion, adding its skin to the boar and stag. That was enough to bed Wonder Woman and gain another Legendary item. I cleaned up some lingering side quests and saved in central Argos. I have more cool stuff on tomorrow's agenda, as I go after the leader of a Cult cell. He'll be the first high-ranking leader that I've slain. I carefully followed all of the clues to his subordinates and then to him. I like the Cult mechanics. It's a fun side story that will no doubt move front and center later in the game.

I can't recall who it was that felt that Athens lacked quests. It's loaded with side-story quests, the kind with important NPCs and lasting impact. They continue to pop up as you complete earlier quests and objectives.

One more general thought: I feel like I've probably made three or four important decisions in the course of the journey. The first I'd say was the plague family in Kephallonia. That could've gotten bad. The others I won't spoil, even in blocks, because they're simply too important. I feel like I've had three significant decision points (excluding the plague family), and I look forward to seeing how things resolve. I have a very particular outcome in mind for this game. I have no idea if it's achievable, but so far so good. I'll likely play differently with Kassandra, aiming for a different end game.

dazk , I hope you have a good, safe trip. I'm sure you'll have fun and appreciate the time away. The game (and BSN!) will still be waiting when you return home. Maybe I'll be in my second/Kassandra PT by then. I'd recommend not wasting resources on frequent upgrades. You'll find good gear continuously of all types. Unless you really live a particular weapon, I'd recommend rolling with the stuff you find until high levels. You'll have far more drachmae and resources for Adrestia and level 50 Legendary upgrades if you save them specifically for those goals.

I got that circlet you were admiring. I wanted to take down Leto the Translucent non-lethally, but she was freaking dangerous. She kept setting me ablaze, so I had to quit messing about and kill her. I'm level 48, so I can't wear the circlet until I gain one more level. Interestingly, the Heroes of Greece set seems to be leveling with me. Glitch? Maybe, but I'll take it! Once I can don the circlet, I'll get the trophy for wearing a full Legendary set. I have 33% of the trophies, so a ton of game yet lies ahead.

colfoley , I'd say that fire is more powerful. Poison is good, but not as good as it was in Origins. In Origins, poison could spread. Sadly, it doesn't in Odyssey. (It also lost its cool black color and turned vivid green.) Conversely, fire is improved over Origins. It's deadly in both games, and spreads readily. In a Odyssey, though, you don't have yo be in constant fear of burning to death. (It was a real problem in Origins on Nightmare difficulty.) In Odyssey, dousing flames is as easy as an extended roll, and you don't catch on fire as easily in the first place. Fire does a ton of damage, causes panic, and spreads. Poison causes intoxication (almost a stun) and foes damage. I think fire is better. It also looks badass, while poison is just a silly green cloud around your weapon.

Arrows are crafted. You level a skill called Arrow Master that allows you to craft different types. I think there are 7 types, but I'm only remembering the following 5 off the top of my head: Normal, Non-lethal, Poison, Fire, Death. The first four are pretty obvious. The Death arrows seem to do a ton of damage, particularly if you score a crit/headshot. As of today's patch, you can craft 60 Normal and 30 each of the specialty arrows. That's one giant quiver. Archery takes a lot of investment in time and skills to bring online, but it's very powerful once you arrive. I've been using it more of late, since it's finally doing the job. Those non-lethal arrows landed me all of my Legendary Mercenary Lieutenants (and the Argonauts trophy).

colfoley , wood and iron are more than abundant. They're everywhere you look in nature. You also get them when you raid military supplies, deconstruct gear, etc... I've never once run out, despite their being required for pretty much everything you'll ever craft or upgrade. I got low on wood after several simultaneous ship upgrades, so I made a point to collect any I saw. I soon had thousands of units again.

One of the skills, Archery Master I think, makes it so your special Bow attacks don't expend arrows. This is useful, since some of them fire multiple arrows. It's also cool to snipe someone with a death arrow and Devastating Shot without even expending an arrow. There's also the fact that we can generally recover normal arrows from corpses. You won't have issues with keeping your quiver stocked.

I used the Ghost Arrow of Artemis skill for the first time tonight. I cleared a camp of a huge number of foes, along with a big ass bear, and they had no idea from where the attacks were coming. I was above and behind a rock outcropping, firing through it. It was pretty fun. I was iffy on this skill during previews, but it makes much more sense once I put it into the context of the game. Our protagonist is not a normal person and wields a Piece of Eden. The spear is responsible for nearly all of the crazy stuff we can do.

Killed one of the 8 main ocultista by chance, before getting all the clues. He’s a mercenary.