Dalek Thal @ Dalek_Thal @aussie.zone

Guy who finished a law degree for some reason. I didn't mean to, it just ki

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Still got that one burned into my brain. Not to mention the joke Gale made there. Christ on a bike...

Huh, I have no memory of such a fight - my conclusion to Act 1 was a fight against the Githyanki inquisitor (equally fucking hard though, the dice were being hugely unkind to me). Was this in the underdark? I never did go down there for long.

Honestly mate? Chuck the difficulty down if you're struggling. It's a single player game, there's no reason to slog through on a higher difficulty than what you find fun.

That said, if you're just bashing your head against a wall, it's likely you're making some pretty big errors in the combat. The game is designed to be challenging, but not strictly cruel. Always ensure you're taking time to reposition your party and take advantage of your environment. Astarion and his sneak attacks from the shadows carried my party through some really challenging fights, not to mention the massive benefits that chokepoints bring.

To put it another way, if everywhere you go smells of shit, you might wanna check your boot.

Nah mate, PS2 at minimum, and only with a fresh memory card

FWIW, AAA is not typically defined by budget, but instead by the presence of a publisher and methods of release. If you go by standard definitions, as a completely independent developer who crowdfunded the game at the start, Larian's actually indie.

Honestly mate? Buy it. This isn't a AAA game; this is a AA game made completely independently, without microtransactions or lootboxes or any of the many bullshit practices of modern gaming. The studio deserves your support.

It does have a multiplayer component, but it's co-op. The game can be played in its entirety either way, and indeed, the single player experience is fantastic. So's the multiplayer experience. The former is similar to Dragon Age Origins, and the latter is literally Dungeons and Dragons. Both are fantastic, and both are worth playing.

Don't skip it. This is a deeply special game, and if you're sick of the AAA bullshit, a great way to show the greater industry is by supporting it. Vote with your wallet.

....they're capitalist. Tell me you've never lived there without telling me

Can very easily skip it using launch arguments. I believe it's "--skip-launcher"

Boo comes with every build, whether you want him to or not

Honestly mate? The first one makes sense; only you'd been let in, your mate hadn't. When he failed his check, the guards realised both of you were bullshitting and went straight for murder. That's not a bug, that's a feature.

The latter may in fact be your machine; on recommended specs (and an SSD) such issues haven't occured. Was quite common on EA before I got an SSD though, so might be worth installing one? It sounds similar to a common issue with Skyrim though, so if you find it acceptable there, I wouldn't say it's "really really bad."

FWIW, when I'm setting up ambushes I always ungroup everyone (hotkey is g by default). Then I put everyone in position, set up buffs and then swirch it onto turn based mode, before springing the trap. I find leaving characters grouped causes more problems than it solves.

Let me know if I've misunderstood something though.

Normally you'd be right, only this game has been in early access for three years before release. That time playing it in beta made me more excited for the final game than any other game. It is a game with depth, layers and complexity. After 10 hours with it, I'm certain: it is my GOTY

True, although combat is only one aspect of BG3, I'm mostly referring to storytelling and depth of decision making. Tbh I typically avoid combat in EA if I can't one-shot everything (playing a very squishy Elder One Warlock for whom constitution is his dump stat). There are similarities though (DAO is largely turn-based RTP combat, whereas BG3 is totally turn-based. If you pause enough, DAO slows down enough to become pure turn-based).

Been a fan since the start, so here's my two cents:

Dragon Age Origins is amazing. Buy each of the expansions. Save files transfer from expansion to expansion, and there are also a few DLCs for the base game. Usually everything is sold in one package - either the Ultimate Edition on Steam (which can also be modded), or GoG. GamePass only has the basegame.

Once you've completed the final DAO expansion (Witch Hunt), DA2 is worth playing at least once for its story. It has two expansions (Mark of the Assassin and Legacy) both of which are improvements on the base game. Don't bother with any other DLC unless you get it all in a package deal. Save file transfers directly into DA2 from DAO.

Once you've completed DA2, DAI is also worth playing (I personally liked it more than 2, but YMMV). Mainline it if you start getting bored, as the main quest is worth the playthrough. It had three expansions, the first two played during the main campaign (both endgame) and one postgame expansion. All are worth playing, but The Descent and Trespasser are the most important for the overall world. DAI saves are a bit weird, as they don't come from DA2. Instead, you fill in your choices in the Dragon Age Keep (should be first result on Google) and export them to DAI. I suggest jotting down major choices as you go.

Outside of the three games, there's also a series of novels and a Netflix series, as well as a series of comics. The first five and following three comics are available in collections, generally pretty cheaply. Novels are printed to order. If you enjoy the stories in the games, I strongly recommend Asunder by David Gaider and The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes. Tevinter Nights was great, but it may lose relevance when the new game comes out in the coming couple of years, as it was written as a kind of preview for what's coming up. The Netflix series was good, but likely of little relevance to the greater narrative.

Honestly, all three games are worth playing in order. There's nothing atrocious about any of them (DAI won game of the year in 2014), although none have aged super well. In the case of DA2, it may be worth mainlining if the environments bother you (game was made in 18 months, so most maps were recycled several times). If you do mod DAO, just do texture mods for now; there's some great stuff out there, but only really worthwhile for later playthroughs.

If you find yourself really loving DAO, Baldur's Gate 3 is a spiritual successor to it and a direct sequel to the games that were DAO's original inspiration. Do check that out when it comes out at the end of the week if DAO is your jam.

Feel free to DM me if you have any other questions!

Tbh this looks like a mistrial - five jurors proceeded to wait to speak with him and hugged him. It sounds to me like they only declared him not guilty because of his fame.

Pretty sure he confessed at one point, didn't he?

There's an issue with lemmy.ml where ancient posts just kinda show up sometimes. Not the first time this has happened

As an Isabella romancer, I approve this message

Really enjoying it so far - about an hour of tutorial, then straight into it. Cleared the first area, and now I have theories about the leafling (not gonna elaborate because I dunno how to spoiler tag on Lemmy) and a deep love of everything Oatchi represents

FWIW, I'm about five hours in now. It seems to continue on from a different Pikmin 1 ending than the other two games, and as such there isn't any required games for context. Tbh I'm significantly more confused by the plot because I've played the others.