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2021-12-15, 09:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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ok that makes sense- I've probably got it on point blank must happen
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2021-12-16, 05:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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First major bug! Complete crash when I try to get into Chilly Creek.
On a more mundane note- is spirited charge worth taking considering the game mechanics? I get a full attack if I ride up to someone and attack- so wouldn't that generally be better than spirited charge other than times when I can only do a partial charge?
I love the Heroes of Might and Magic battle map. It's a fun change.
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2021-12-16, 05:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-12-16, 07:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'm going to check that- not sure how the dynamics work in terms of mounted charging
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2021-12-19, 11:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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It's a great game- well written- reasonable take on alignment issues- crusade mode is fun too
As others have pointed out- the game's fatal flaw is the whole armor class auction thing- do I hear 65? 65 how about 70? yuck. but fun otherwise
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2021-12-20, 07:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-12-20, 11:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Strongly disagree
Kingmaker's Lawful Good- was "Attack anything that doesn't look like you"- and many of the alignment choice charts just didn't seem logical.
I feel like there's a lot more subtle dialog on this one. Seelah is not a carbon copy of a straight laced paladin. Lann is a decent guy who can kind of see where the hellknights are coming from. Daeran is selfish, but also believable.
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2021-12-20, 11:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Kingmaker had it's problems, but at least it tried to distinguish between various shades of lawful, chaotic, good and evil; removing those removed a lot of nuance in the alignment options, especially since you usually only get 1 response per alignment. As a result, chaotic tends to be either "random" or "FREEDOOOOOM", good is either ridiculously forgiving or a zealot, evil is "kill everything for evulz", and lawful's Judge Dredd. Mythic quests seem to be the only ones with some nuance, as they're already tied to said mythic's alignment.
Kingmaker also wasn't quite as extreme with lawful good as you seem to posit.
And it's worsened by the alignment grid being a circle: if you roleplay a corner alignment, you have to pick about equal amounts of both alignments or become partially neutral, which is just ridiculous.
I do agree that the characters seem deeper/more nuanced, that's certainly an improvement.Last edited by Taevyr; 2021-12-20 at 11:45 AM.
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2021-12-20, 01:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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I think part of my Kingmaker alignment complaints were related to the whole "Monster Kingdom" Chapter 2 part. There were several lawful good options on that fragment that just didn't seem very lawful, or good. And don't get me started on that one quest that the contest winner submitted where you have to help the pirate demon guy vs. the hellknights. I also think navigating Nyrissa as anything other than close to chaotic good was almost impossible.
I mean if the mythic quests have nuance and the characters have more nuance--that seems like a pretty good effort? But yeah, I guess my point is more specifically "I think the NPC's in Wrath play their alignment well" than anything else related to alignment.
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2021-12-20, 08:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Biggest problem with Wrath's alignment system is the circle thing. Your paladin should not be able to fall because he made a good choice and it pushed him over from lawful into neutral good. Especially since a lot of the lawful options in that game come across as kinda evil. I eventually used a mod to turn alignment restrictions (and a lot of other tedious nonsense) off and was happier for it.
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2021-12-20, 08:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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I can agree with that: I do remember the lawful good option to deal with the monsters being "I get you want to protect your home, but you attacked my citizens and have to die now" which.... isn't quite lawful good. And the less said about that god-awful hellknight "look how awesome this DMPC is" quest, the better.
And I think it might actually be impossible to access some of the Nyrissa choices without being chaotic good. Or at the very least one of the two when the alignment-locked choice has to be made.
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2021-12-20, 09:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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On a different note- is the Shattered Defenses/Trickster- Persuasion 1- combination as good as it looks?
Trickster looks SO fun! I want to try all of the different nifty uberskill options
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2021-12-21, 01:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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That was a big problem I had with Kingmaker; I wasn't a Paladin, but I really wanted the Lawful option during the Bloom, so I was a LG bard, and staying lawful was sometimes a dance.
More generally:
Started Wrath of the Righteous. Decided to more or less mimic my Kingmaker build (I'm comfortable with it), and sort of stumbled into a perfect character for the beginning part... an Asimaar bard (archaeologist) who is going to into Dragon Disciple, who happens to be LG and follow Iomedae. I did gold last time, but between the opening scene carnage and my portrait being the girl with white hair and eyes, I'm probably going silver, now. An early magical glaive moved my selection of Martial Weapons forward, because I like being melee reach with my main. And I figured out the color puzzle in the Maze! On my own! By looking at clues! With no walkthrough! I am proud of myself.
The game as a whole gives me some Planescape: Torment vibes. Maybe it's the "rejected people under the city" thing, or the explicitly planar plot going on, but it was my first impression. Kingmaker felt more Baldur's Gate... local and personal. These are not criticisms, BTW... I like the tone of each (so far, on WotR), but it was an impression.The Cranky Gamer
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2021-12-22, 09:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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If you're into glaives, you won't be lacking for choice in WotR unless you dislike killing cultists. And even then.
I've really liked the act 4 location thus far: had to get used to how things move at first, but I really like the feel and general construction of the city. Really comes together well in my view.
Reminds me a bit of exploring every nook and cranny of Neketaka in Deadfire, though that seemed more freeform in comparison. And a bit more exploratory/dungeon delvy.Last edited by Taevyr; 2021-12-22 at 09:55 AM.
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2021-12-23, 03:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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I have played a little bit.
Can i just say that the Azeta path is freaking awesome in its implementation?
Battle the forces of chaotic evil with song and creativity? Get a Dragon Friend? Yes please!thnx to Starwoof for the fine avatar
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2021-12-23, 06:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Out of all the paths I've played, Azata is by far my favourite. It feels a bit lacking in content compared to some other paths, but the flavour is 100% on point.
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2021-12-23, 01:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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And you have the sweetest, most adorable dragon ever as your sidekick!
Seriously, Aivu sometimes makes me wanna cry with how precious she is."Reach down into your heart and you'll find many reasons to fight. Survival. Honor. Glory. But what about those who feel it's their duty to protect the innocent? There you'll find a warrior savage enough to match any dragon, and in the end, they'll retain what the others won't. Their humanity."
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2021-12-23, 03:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Haven't played Azata yet, though lately I have been busy doing my second playthrough as an Aeon. And genuinely, this path feels like it could have carried a smaller game entirely on its own. There's something awe-inspiring about how my character has become powerful to the point they can just fix certain situations with the wave of a hand, but also was required to become increasingly and frighteningly inhuman on his way there.
It's incredibly melancholic, though, and I get the feeling it will become even more so if its going to end the way it seems like its going to end. I definitely will need the Azata playthrough after this.
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2021-12-24, 12:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-12-24, 03:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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But then what would Darien do? He's the only companion in the game I actually like.
I haven't done Azata, but the angel path was pretty neat. At least, seeing all the angels running around your base. I was playing a martial class so I didn't get to enjoy the full brokeness of adding the angel's caster levels to mine. I remember it gave permanent haste along with a ton of other useful buffs though, so still strong. I didn't finish the game. Act 4 was such a slog that by the time I hit act 5 I just had no more motivation for it.
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2021-12-24, 05:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-12-24, 11:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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I found traversing the city to be a slog. Plus all the bugs and the hundreds of loading screens. It just wasn't enjoyable to me anymore. I'm glad you liked it though.
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2021-12-25, 03:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-12-25, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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She also had weapon focus dagger, IIRC. Which, being a dragon. Not ideal.
The name is "tonberrian", even when it begins a sentence. It's magic, I ain't gotta 'splain why.
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2021-12-25, 04:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well, I finally finished my first run through the game. Started on release day, beat the final boss last night. Aasimar Nature/Battle Oracle on the merciful Angel mythic path.
Spoiler: Super Secret SpoilersI learned about halfway through the game that there was the secret ascension ending. Turned out I had already been doing most of the legwork for it already, so I decided to aim for it intentionally. Missed out on Areelu ascending with me but I got enough crystals for all my companions in the end.
Unfortunately, I missed getting to keep Wenduag and chose to kill Camilla, but otherwise I finished all my companions' questlines. Also ended up not finishing off the whole crusade since Gozran 16 came in the middle of my stat grinding. But otherwise, I 100%ed as much as I could. Looking at the achievements, I missed the following:
The Water elemental
Unlocking the Trickster path
Summoning and killing the nabasu in Kenabres
Dealing with the demodands (no idea what to do with this one)
Finding the Pathetic Quasit
Missed one or maybe two Elven notes.
All in all, I found it to be a really great game buried under some frustrating game design decisions. Oh, and I absolutely hated Enigma. I think that bogged me down for about a month as I slogged through it.
Any recommendations for what I should do as run #2?Happiness is mandatory, citizen. Remember, a happy citizen is a loyal citizen. Failure to be happy at all times is a violation of Alpha Complex regulations. In the event you are unhappy, please immediately inform your Loyalty Officer.
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2021-12-25, 05:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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I entered Enigma, walked around for a while, got utterly frustrated, and realized that I've luckily got a protagonist who isn't about to charge into a demon's demesne without some personal benefit. Might come back after finishing the game for a better wrap-up, but for now I'm happily skipping it.
Run two... I enjoyed demon path thus far, and demonic charge + longbow slayer= mythic kiter, so that's been fun. I doubt I'll immediately start a new run once I'm done though: too much bugs that need to be fixed and act 5 has been a bit of a slog this far. It'll be good to return after giving it a breather.
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2021-12-25, 06:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Probably for the best. I can't imagine giving
would end well for anyone involved. Honestly, I'm not sure I'd trust any of the companions with it if it comes down to it. Even the ones who are genuinely good people are more likely to do harm than good through sheer stupidity.SpoilerWendaug or Camilla divine power
If you're going to do a second run, maybe Lich for the different companions?Last edited by Anteros; 2021-12-25 at 06:22 PM.
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2021-12-26, 12:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Apparently Wenduag's romance is very good, and changes her a lot? Haven't done it.
The name is "tonberrian", even when it begins a sentence. It's magic, I ain't gotta 'splain why.
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2021-12-26, 03:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-12-26, 06:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Spoiler: Wenduag Romance SpoilersSo, I haven't done it myself, but I have read up on it. Apparently there are two possible ways for Wenduag's romance to progress. Normally, you get a pretty standard evil romance where Wenduag stays as she is and you continue to be a happy, but evil couple, albeit with a somewhat shallow relationship. However, by taking very specific choices, you can encourage Wenduag to open up more instead, teaching her how to trust people and believe in something more than just personal power again.
This, as you can imagine, is extremely difficult to actually get. You already have to make the right choices in any conversation to prevent Wenduag from betraying you eventually by being a strict master, but now you also need to strike a balance with showing her tenderness and affection while giving her the space and time she needs to change. There's at least two guides out there that I've seen, and it's probably the one romance that rivals the hidden one from the first game in complexity.
Now, as to what character would reasonably make the choices that would lead them onto this romance path, I cannot possibly tell you. The writers went way too hard on making Wenduag as awful a person as possible when you first meet her, and the only way to even get started on redeeming her is by having a character who wants to boink that horrible person that she is at first.
Maybe a main character who starts out awful but slowly redeems themselves over the course of the game would make sense? You'd genuinely have to build and prepare for it, though.