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Post by Blast Processor on Oct 2, 2019 4:19:33 GMT
I could be wrong but I think you can use the blackmail after you find out the revelation about Saint Matheus. Also, you need to have Petrus with you. I didn't end up using it, but I remember Petrus mentioning it. I had hoped to use it to get them to join in the final fight. But, that plan didn't work out. Yeah, its too bad you couldn't use it for that. Did you have Petrus with you when you talked to the Mother Cardinal?
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Finally got all of them dam factions to agree on something. That something being that I am awesome.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Oct 2, 2019 7:55:12 GMT
Finished the game! It took me 50 hours. Some thoughts on the ending below (major spoilers): I got the back to roots ending with Derdre as high queen.
I was disappointed that I did not get a chance to blackmail the Theleme!!! Maybe it is because I picked Derdre for high queen? Or, is it just not possible to use the blackmail?
I was excited when I saw all companions fighting together at the end. However, it was short-lived as one by one they left, even the bf!
Read about the other endings, and the "best" ending seems too optimistic considering how rotten the Theleme and Bridge were. I chose Dunncas because I didn't want a warpath leader. Of the three candidates, he tread the balance.
I don't recall any blackmail on Theleme but I convinced them to allow the revelation of St Matheus to come to light. I chose to kill the Bridge Doctor instead of arresting him. Knowing how the Bridge operate, I know they'll just publicly pretend to punish him but secretly allow him to continue his experiments. I lost a good chunk of rep with the Bridge but I didn't care. What annoyed me most is not having a choice of not asking them for aid. I knew they would say no and they did, professing a disbelief at what was going on. A waste of time, imo, running to them.
The endings for companions, faction, etc in my PT are all positive saved for the Bridge faction. They were not held in esteem when it became known they abetted the doctor's secret experiments.
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Post by Trilobite Derby on Oct 2, 2019 8:11:17 GMT
Kurt sometimes looks a lot like default male Shepard, and that amuses me.
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Post by Liadan on Oct 2, 2019 9:09:24 GMT
Finished the game! It took me 50 hours. Some thoughts on the ending below (major spoilers): I got the back to roots ending with Derdre as high queen.
I was disappointed that I did not get a chance to blackmail the Theleme!!! Maybe it is because I picked Derdre for high queen? Or, is it just not possible to use the blackmail?
I was excited when I saw all companions fighting together at the end. However, it was short-lived as one by one they left, even the bf!
Read about the other endings, and the "best" ending seems too optimistic considering how rotten the Theleme and Bridge were. I chose Dunncas because I didn't want a warpath leader. Of the three candidates, he tread the balance.
I don't recall any blackmail on Theleme but I convinced them to allow the revelation of St Matheus to come to light. I chose to kill the Bridge Doctor instead of arresting him. Knowing how the Bridge operate, I know they'll just publicly pretend to punish him but secretly allow him to continue his experiments. I lost a good chunk of rep with the Bridge but I didn't care. What annoyed me most is not having a choice of not asking them for aid. I knew they would say no and they did, professing a disbelief at what was going on. A waste of time, imo, running to them.
The endings for companions, faction, etc in my PT are all positive saved for the Bridge faction. They were not held in esteem when it became known they abetted the doctor's secret experiments. If you arrest the Bridge doctor, you can help the lawyer to get enough evidence for the trial and the doctor is executed. In my ending the Bridge changed his methods and appointed an ethics council to check the scholars and Theleme stopped the conversion attempts and dismantled the Ordo Luminis.
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Post by Frost on Oct 2, 2019 11:53:34 GMT
Yeah, its too bad you couldn't use it for that. Did you have Petrus with you when you talked to the Mother Cardinal? Yes, no luck. I chose Dunncas because I didn't want a warpath leader. Of the three candidates, he tread the balance.
I don't recall any blackmail on Theleme but I convinced them to allow the revelation of St Matheus to come to light. I chose to kill the Bridge Doctor instead of arresting him. Knowing how the Bridge operate, I know they'll just publicly pretend to punish him but secretly allow him to continue his experiments. I lost a good chunk of rep with the Bridge but I didn't care. What annoyed me most is not having a choice of not asking them for aid. I knew they would say no and they did, professing a disbelief at what was going on. A waste of time, imo, running to them.
The endings for companions, faction, etc in my PT are all positive saved for the Bridge faction. They were not held in esteem when it became known they abetted the doctor's secret experiments. I picked Derdre because I wanted the other factions off the island and for the natives to have it back. That is what happened in the ending slides. However, the malichor was not cured.
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Post by DarkSnow on Oct 2, 2019 14:18:01 GMT
saandrig I played a new character for a couple of hours yesterday and tried to check what you asked me. I have nothing installed to check fps so I used the one from Steam. Resolution is at full HD and all game settings are on High. I still need to change my graphics card after the latest hardware upgrade but may try to overclock it later on to see if it can go higher. Also I didn't update to the latest AMD drivers because they're not supposed to do anything for this game. Fps are on a 52 average. A stable 60 in cutscenes or out of it when inside buildings, and about 45 when outside. As you can see I have no experience in checking these things out, but I hope this answers your question.
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Post by DarkSnow on Oct 2, 2019 14:38:44 GMT
I wanted to know which kind of ending I got the first time so I've been looking around for people who've data-mined the game to check. Couldn't find much but apparently... ... there's 5 different endings.
>fin chaotique >fin negative continent >fin negative continent et ile >fin positive >fin neutre And I suppose I got the first one? Does anybody know more? Do these endings mix up between them or they just got variables from companion/faction choices added to them? Some modder is already showing some cut dialogues from the companions but there's apparently another VERY IMPORTANT character who was supposed to be a companion/romance and was cut. Anybody know more? Because I love my dark, twisted in-game romances and this one shows so much promise!
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Post by Iakus on Oct 2, 2019 14:43:41 GMT
Finished the game! It took me 50 hours. Some thoughts on the ending below (major spoilers): I got the back to roots ending with Derdre as high queen.
I was disappointed that I did not get a chance to blackmail the Theleme!!! Maybe it is because I picked Derdre for high queen? Or, is it just not possible to use the blackmail?
I was excited when I saw all companions fighting together at the end. However, it was short-lived as one by one they left, even the bf!
Read about the other endings, and the "best" ending seems too optimistic considering how rotten the Theleme and Bridge were. I chose Dunncas because I didn't want a warpath leader. Of the three candidates, he tread the balance.
I don't recall any blackmail on Theleme but I convinced them to allow the revelation of St Matheus to come to light. I chose to kill the Bridge Doctor instead of arresting him. Knowing how the Bridge operate, I know they'll just publicly pretend to punish him but secretly allow him to continue his experiments. I lost a good chunk of rep with the Bridge but I didn't care. What annoyed me most is not having a choice of not asking them for aid. I knew they would say no and they did, professing a disbelief at what was going on. A waste of time, imo, running to them.
The endings for companions, faction, etc in my PT are all positive saved for the Bridge faction. They were not held in esteem when it became known they abetted the doctor's secret experiments. I turned him in alive, and that was exactly what people were afraid would happen. But I was able to go around and convince witnesses (including Afra) to come forward and testify. Doc Got the axe in a public execution .
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Post by Blast Processor on Oct 2, 2019 15:10:29 GMT
I chose Dunncas because I didn't want a warpath leader. Of the three candidates, he tread the balance.
I don't recall any blackmail on Theleme but I convinced them to allow the revelation of St Matheus to come to light. I chose to kill the Bridge Doctor instead of arresting him. Knowing how the Bridge operate, I know they'll just publicly pretend to punish him but secretly allow him to continue his experiments. I lost a good chunk of rep with the Bridge but I didn't care. What annoyed me most is not having a choice of not asking them for aid. I knew they would say no and they did, professing a disbelief at what was going on. A waste of time, imo, running to them.
The endings for companions, faction, etc in my PT are all positive saved for the Bridge faction. They were not held in esteem when it became known they abetted the doctor's secret experiments. I turned him in alive, and that was exactly what people were afraid would happen. But I was able to go around and convince witnesses (including Afra) to come forward and testify. Doc Got the axe in a public execution . Does the fact that he had Constantin infected with the Malichor come up? I found the note, but I also killed Asili. So it went nowhere. But at least I got to cosplay as Asili in front of Burhan.
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Post by Iakus on Oct 2, 2019 15:17:23 GMT
I turned him in alive, and that was exactly what people were afraid would happen. But I was able to go around and convince witnesses (including Afra) to come forward and testify. Doc Got the axe in a public execution . Does the fact that he had Constantin infected with the Malichor come up? I found the note, but I also killed Asili. So it went nowhere. But at least I got to cosplay as Asili in front of Burhan. It comes up in conversation, but the focus of the discussions are on unethical experiments on unwilling humans.
I should also mention there were no actual trial scenes. Just going around convincing witnesses, telling the prosecutor you are ready, then skipping to the end.
The execution is a cinematic, and you get a front row seat, though.
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Post by saandrig on Oct 2, 2019 15:18:32 GMT
saandrig I played a new character for a couple of hours yesterday and tried to check what you asked me. I have nothing installed to check fps so I used the one from Steam. Resolution is at full HD and all game settings are on High. I still need to change my graphics card after the latest hardware upgrade but may try to overclock it later on to see if it can go higher. Also I didn't update to the latest AMD drivers because they're not supposed to do anything for this game. Fps are on a 52 average. A stable 60 in cutscenes or out of it when inside buildings, and about 45 when outside. As you can see I have no experience in checking these things out, but I hope this answers your question. Thank you for the effort and information. I assume Full HD means 1920x1080p?
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Post by saandrig on Oct 2, 2019 15:20:59 GMT
Does the fact that he had Constantin infected with the Malichor come up? I found the note, but I also killed Asili. So it went nowhere. But at least I got to cosplay as Asili in front of Burhan. It comes up in conversation, but the focus of the discussions are on unethical experiments on unwilling humans.
I should also mention there were no actual trial scenes. Just going around convincing witnesses, telling the prosecutor you are ready, then skipping to the end.
The execution is a cinematic, and you get a front row seat, though. I wonder if Aphra acts differently during the trial quest and the execution if you don't have a good reputation with her. In the cutscene she almost looks as if she wants to say something.
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Post by Blast Processor on Oct 2, 2019 15:24:09 GMT
Some jerk just bulldozed Kurt right in the middle of the street.
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Post by DarkSnow on Oct 2, 2019 15:36:10 GMT
saandrig I played a new character for a couple of hours yesterday and tried to check what you asked me. I have nothing installed to check fps so I used the one from Steam. Resolution is at full HD and all game settings are on High. I still need to change my graphics card after the latest hardware upgrade but may try to overclock it later on to see if it can go higher. Also I didn't update to the latest AMD drivers because they're not supposed to do anything for this game. Fps are on a 52 average. A stable 60 in cutscenes or out of it when inside buildings, and about 45 when outside. As you can see I have no experience in checking these things out, but I hope this answers your question. Thank you for the effort and information. I assume Full HD means 1920x1080p? You're welcome. And yes.
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Post by saandrig on Oct 2, 2019 17:02:56 GMT
Some jerk just bulldozed Kurt right in the middle if the street. Someone got dicey
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Post by theratpack55 on Oct 2, 2019 19:15:20 GMT
So today, I bought the game. Actually, I bought it two days ago, but today I finally had some time to binge play it. It looks promising, despite a few obvious AA-game issues, and I'm not expecting it to offer many truly meaningful choices - I've learned my lesson not to expect too much from a number of disappointments in the last few years... I was also rather confused by both the combat system and the character menu at first, even though I've played Technomancer a while ago, but I think I got the hang of it now. That said, I got got as far as the first "boss" and... I hope future real boss fights aren't like that. That was just sad. Looked a lot like the Cleric Beast, fought like the Cleric Beast spent the nigh drinking moonshine, fell from the bridge you fight it on and got a concussion. I get that it was a tutorial boss, but I just felt sorry for it... Maybe that was intentional plot foreshadowing. I'm complaining but I think ultimately I'll like this game. I find the characters I've met so far entertaining and endearing, despite limited banter. Constantine is precious. And I'm just happy to finally have another long RPG to get into.
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Post by saandrig on Oct 2, 2019 19:57:44 GMT
That said, I got got as far as the first "boss" and... I hope future real boss fights aren't like that. That was just sad. Looked a lot like the Cleric Beast, fought like the Cleric Beast spent the nigh drinking moonshine, fell from the bridge you fight it on and got a concussion. I get that it was a tutorial boss, but I just felt sorry for it... Maybe that was intentional plot foreshadowing. I'm complaining but I think ultimately I'll like this game. I find the characters I've met so far entertaining and endearing, despite limited banter. Constantine is precious. And I'm just happy to finally have another long RPG to get into. Keep those thoughts You may be onto something right from the start.
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Post by Curious Crow on Oct 3, 2019 0:46:37 GMT
Lady Fancy Hat DeSardet got a go today, since Mustacio did some undocumented science-ing some days before. Spoilers per usual. Did Aphra's second quest, which was nice. Then followed the missionaries of Eden and was kinda miffed I couldn't instigate a lynching. Because come on. Need to get Kurt in the mood somehow... Killed another persons wife or grandpa. One of the big pretty fellows. Sad times. Found some HERESY and imma bout to ruin someones day with it. Agreed to let Petrus find her family. So now he's bound to me until that is finished. Excellent. EXCUSE YOU GAME. I have 4 charisma. HoW DaRe YoU iGnOrE tHat?!Or well more likely they "fixed" that loop hole. But BOO it's the only buff the capes give and now I've wasted a skill point. Anywhos. Wrapped up a Naut quest on the way and DeSardet ended the session parked outside her Hikmet resident, ready to find some sailors and milk them for info and stuff. And a fun non spoilery fact: Naut literally means Bull in my language. It's not pronounced the same of course, but it did make for some interesting readying before I started playing the game. Since having a Naut on a ship sounded like experience at least.
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Post by AnDromedary on Oct 3, 2019 14:11:50 GMT
And a fun non spoilery fact: Naut literally means Bull in my language. It's not pronounced the same of course, but it did make for some interesting readying before I started playing the game. Since having a Naut on a ship sounded like experience at least. So ... how about Astronauts them?
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Post by theratpack55 on Oct 3, 2019 17:49:10 GMT
That said, I got got as far as the first "boss" and... I hope future real boss fights aren't like that. That was just sad. Looked a lot like the Cleric Beast, fought like the Cleric Beast spent the nigh drinking moonshine, fell from the bridge you fight it on and got a concussion. I get that it was a tutorial boss, but I just felt sorry for it... Maybe that was intentional plot foreshadowing. I'm complaining but I think ultimately I'll like this game. I find the characters I've met so far entertaining and endearing, despite limited banter. Constantine is precious. And I'm just happy to finally have another long RPG to get into. Keep those thoughts You may be onto something right from the start. Well, to be fair, I do get the feeling that this game is going to be a bit anvilicious with its themes, so I call it as I see it. Today I got to New Serene and started on some side quests, including the one that landed me in the arena. It would have been fine if I hadn't lost a contact lense right at the start of the fight irl. A bit of self imposed challenge there, squinting at the tv with one eye, haha. I learned I don't actually have a very good grasp on the combat system yet, and just parry spammed. I really hope a good wiki will be up for Greedfall eventually cause I do like to check things after I did them just to know how I could have done things differently, and there's no good source to check yet. I probably won't have time for a second playthrough. The lack of player agency does grind on me a bit, but I hope there are at least some key decisions you can make that affect the story. So far I don't hate what my De Sardet is saying without my input, so maybe I'll be able to follow the plot without raging. Still like the characters, but I feel that it will be hard to follow their stories in a coherent manner due to the party limit. The lack of recap in the quest menu is annoying and makes me just blindly follow quest markers that I can't remember what they were about though... Just a bit more detail would be helpful. All in all, just AA game gripes, but again, a wiki would sure make my life easier when the game itself won't.
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Post by saandrig on Oct 3, 2019 18:05:41 GMT
Keep those thoughts You may be onto something right from the start. I learned I don't actually have a very good grasp on the combat system yet, and just parry spammed. Sounds like you mastered it to me
Greedfall does want to give you as much as it has without too many deviations. AA gripes and all that. But for once in a Biowarish sort of game you are not "The Chosen One" (ok, maybe a little), not a Spectre, not a Warden with a license to kill and be above the law. You are a diplomat and this does carry over to the overall auto dialogue De Sardet has and it's the experience the game tries to push on you. So De Sardet is not really such a big blank slate as the Inquisitor or the Warden. The decision consequences are mostly tied to the Reputation you have with factions/companions and how much you piss them off
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Post by theratpack55 on Oct 3, 2019 18:35:06 GMT
I learned I don't actually have a very good grasp on the combat system yet, and just parry spammed. Sounds like you mastered it to me
Greedfall does want to give you as much as it has without too many deviations. AA gripes and all that. But for once in a Biowarish sort of game you are not "The Chosen One" (ok, maybe a little), not a Spectre, not a Warden with a license to kill and be above the law. You are a diplomat and this does carry over to the overall auto dialogue De Sardet has and it's the experience the game tries to push on you. So De Sardet is not really such a big blank slate as the Inquisitor or the Warden. The decision consequences are mostly tied to the Reputation you have with factions/companions and how much you piss them off Haha, yeah, the spam is a sure way to win but it's going to get old pretty fast... I hope I can learn to do some flashier moves in time I'm very ok with the position the game puts De Sardet in, I'm honestly tired of being The Chosen One every time, and I favor more personal stories - hell, I actually liked the premise of DA2 the most of all the DA games. Hence my immediate attraction to Constantine and the "working for someone you care about" plot, as opposed to the usual "you're the only peasant orphan who can oppose this Obvious Evil". My main issue is that I get this uncomfortable feeling that most faction conversations are a multiple choice test, where one answer is right and the rest are wrong, and sure, I can pick "wrong" if I feel like it, but the outcome won't be a different plot direction, it will be a "you failed" in some way. I get that's a limitation of an AA game (and many AAA games too, sadly) but it still bugs me. But hey, I may be wrong. I just have to see where the plot takes me and hope I find it satisfying.
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Post by saandrig on Oct 3, 2019 20:06:55 GMT
I favor more personal stories - hell, I actually liked the premise of DA2 the most of all the DA games. The small guy's/girl's story - always at the wrong place at the wrong time. Heh, that's why I like the premise of DA2 the most too. For once you try to save just your family, which in turn is Hawke's world.
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Post by dazk on Oct 3, 2019 22:22:00 GMT
I learned I don't actually have a very good grasp on the combat system yet, and just parry spammed. Sounds like you mastered it to me
Greedfall does want to give you as much as it has without too many deviations. AA gripes and all that. But for once in a Biowarish sort of game you are not "The Chosen One" (ok, maybe a little), not a Spectre, not a Warden with a license to kill and be above the law. You are a diplomat and this does carry over to the overall auto dialogue De Sardet has and it's the experience the game tries to push on you. So De Sardet is not really such a big blank slate as the Inquisitor or the Warden. The decision consequences are mostly tied to the Reputation you have with factions/companions and how much you piss them off 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. This is part of why I think the game never grabbed me, I just think it was a unique story setting but a rehash of DAO with less budget and hence lesser development in most areas. This is not a criticism of Greedfall, as I said its just why it never enthralled me.
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