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Dragon's Dogma |OT| For the night is dark and full of terrors
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Deified Data
Banned
Wait, what monster drops the circular key to the door? I killed everything in there and didn't find a key. I figured I'd find it elsewhere so I left...would it still be there if I returned?
AgentOtaku
Member
Ugh, it's Fable all over again IE: I spend A LOT of time playing dress-up with myself and my pawn =P
Agreed. Also, you must use my pawn. He's a boss.
AgentOtaku
Member
Not surprised
AgentOtaku
Member
Is your Pawn being used by other players automatic?
Deified Data
Banned
Has it been stated enough just how awesome it is that treasure chests respawn their contents regularly? Gives you good reason to explore off the beaten path even when you've already explored an area.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
You're probably too far in the game (high level) for me!
I've been taking my time with this.
Man...ran into an armored cyclops on my way out of the bandit stronghold...was insane. Also shots from a dungeon quest.
Also that one quest where you have to find a snake skin purse...I found the damn thing, forgot to save and died, and now I have no idea where I found it :/
Also that one quest where you have to find a snake skin purse...I found the damn thing, forgot to save and died, and now I have no idea where I found it :/
Deified Data
Banned
^ lol at Zangief.
Damn, I've really been wondering where it is. I actually need it to upgrade one of my armor pieces, so I want to forge it for the quest and use it on myself. Forging is wonderful.
Not sure, I didn't see a key either. But you can actually get behind the door if you look at the map and see the path behind it. I almost thought I was going to get stuck, but it ended up working out.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Another "it's not Skyrim and where's mai multiplayer" review.
I think many are going to miss what the point of the pawn system is, or why it's interesting, because they will glance at it and assume it's a cheap hack to replace 'real' multiplayer. It's really not. It's just an indirect multiplayer influence system, to preserve the game being something you take at your own pace.
No. They select your pawn from amongst other pawns and have to manually choose to bring your pawn along with them. It's a great dynamic to the pawn system - your pawn could just be walking down the road, they're hurt and out of healing items, and they've lost all but their main pawn in a battle. They have a long ways to go and more fights to follow, and so they ask your pawn for his assistance and he saves their ass so they can make it back to the capital.
At least that's how I picture my pawn, anyway.
I'm level 32 at the moment
I'm having a blast with it and while I am taking my time, I've been sinking far more hours into the game than I should. I went to bed at like 4 am last night and had to be at work at 9 am Lighthouse
Member
I would love to see your Arya. Mine is a strider now magic archer, fighting along side her sister Sansa, the sorceress. My new favorite support pawn is Lightning.
Arya
Arya and Sansa
The Crew
I never found a key. I only found a lever to open the door and then killed all the enemies in the back. I did make one daring jump across a ledge and found some gold and armor back there so Im assuming the parts I missed are also somewhere I need to jump to.
Karak
Member
If you go to an inn and save they are uploaded automatically if that is what you mean.
If you mean do others get your Pawns forced on them, no. We get to chose in the choosing chamber who we want to take.
Deified Data
Banned
Come at the game from a hack n' slash perspective against a boss creature or a tough mob of enemies and you won't last long. The demo had to be accessible. The actual game is a lot more challenging.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
When should I do the well quest? I'm level 7, and me and my party got slaughtered by those lizard fuckers!
AgentOtaku
Member
Yeah, I was wondering how the uploading process works, thanks
I took it on at around level 14 and handled it pretty well.
Baconsammy
Banned
Yeah, I tried doing that too soon as well. Pawns refuse to listen and jumped down instead of letting me pick the mobs off with a bow. Came back at level 10 with level 10 pawns (two mages plus my warrior). One mage was blasting them with fire the other was enchanting weapons with ice. Enemies died incredibly fast.
I just jumped down and blasted away with Levin. I usually head in at level 8 or so to knock off the rat quest as well.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
Thanks guys, should I do the Witchwood quest now? or should I escort Mercedes first?
Karak
Member
No problem sir. It isn't 100% explained exactly.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Depends on your playstlye... and the equipment of your pawns.
If you summon a bunch of pawns with the DLC armor, then early game is pretty easy. If you're avoiding the DLC cheese armor, I think your strategy is more important than your lvl 7-14... you have to try and take them a few at a time, as opposed to a giant clusterfuck of a fight. You charge in you might get creamed at lvl 14. But if you take a couple at a time, drawing them away to fight on the side... you might pass it a lvl 7.
Kinda hard to say... lots of factors.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Yeah... they really missed an opportunity for some more control over pawns: too bad you can't differentiate the type of "help" you want with r/l on the d-pad.
One direction requests "buff" and the other requests "heal or aid".
The pawns do a decent job of this, but sometimes I'd like more precise control.
One direction requests "buff" and the other requests "heal or aid".
The pawns do a decent job of this, but sometimes I'd like more precise control.
sublimit
Banned
Really nice shot.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Yeah, it kind of frustrates me that he thought there was no reason to explore. Exploring almost ALWAYS results in hidden stuff (as long as you can survive your way out).
You can also tell that he wasn't really aware of the pawn's learning system, but I won't knock him for that since it's never really explained in game and does lead to some frustrating moments (DON'T RUN STRAIGHT IN TO THE GROUP OF 10 BANDITS MAGE PAWN!!).
Deified Data
Banned
I've learned of beasts.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
This game has it's issues but it is 100% all about "the journey" and exploration. I'm enjoying it so, SO much.
Bah, clipped through a cave wall and fell to my death, must've lost three solid hours of adventuring and leveling. What are the parameters with auto-saves, I was under the impression it saved on every quest completion, be story related or miscellaneous, I defeated some hard fuckers too.
Fuck, I'm really turned off atm.
Fuck, I'm really turned off atm.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
That sucks...my standard operating procedure now is when something happens that I don't want to lose, or do over...I save.
(I save about every 15 to 30 minutes.)
Wind's Howling
Member
Press Start and then Back for instant manual saves after every completion, boss kill or what not. It is fast and easy. What happened to you happened to everyone here.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
hired a pawn last night named Oldboy or some such name... short little guy... mage class. He more than almost any other pawn (besides my own) was able to play and truly help out in cases where it was needed. As i fought a cyclops he first sets him on fire, then immediately afterwards lit my sword up hot and then dropped a healing spell at the cyclops' feet so I was gaining life back as I stabbed. All the while he stayed a decent enough distance back to not get whacked with that giant fucking club. So gud.
Also.. to any mages out there... what is the spell that looks like a blue version of healing do? Restore stamina faster? buff?
Also.. to any mages out there... what is the spell that looks like a blue version of healing do? Restore stamina faster? buff?
I think there's a few types of it. I have a pawn mage that uses a blue looking spell that removes most debuffs.
GrayFoxPL
Member
What?!
You might have just sold me the game with this one sentence. I only need to know if I can config the controls. L3 sprint = no sale.
A Bump for justice? Any one?
Also does weight affect stamina? Any way to run faster, have more stamina, mounts? i wishlol
And do Items which are stored can still be used, like when upgrading items?
Awesome game, have spent like 10 or more hours between first town and encampment, just got to Grand Soren last night( I already did the Quina mission on Witchwood, btw where are the spiders and when do those trolls wake up?)
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Man...if you could buy a mule to carry your shit. And then have to worry about it getting killed by a huge beasty but offsetting the fact that it could carry so many supplied.
The game would be dreamy.
...seriously.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Reading the last few pages I'm starting to realize that i completely skipped the missions at The Encampment. Never did a single mission there. May have to make the trip back there sometime... impress the locals with my skillz that killz and pick flowers or some shit.
34 hours into the game and STILL finding new surprises!! Was just in the woods at night and heard wolves howling, I looked around but couldn't see any wolves outside the light of my lantern. What I did see was more frightening, about 5 pairs of glowing yellow eyes in the darkness just beyond my lantern's light. Then I was attacked by direwolves.
Awesome
Awesome
the monster you kill in there for the hunt quest does
Also: that place is annoying. I had a rented pawn decide to commit suicide by jumping into the deep water...insta-died.
Baconsammy
Banned
There's about 6 different control configs. Not a single one of them moves the location of sprint. I hate on the stick.