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Albus recruited, trained and frequently deployed a child soldier (I am assuming Anne is a child)
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Anne is 14, you tell me if that counts as child soldier 
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Dec 7, 2022 10:20
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:i think irene, ray, sion and anne are the only members who never did anything wrong. the majority of the playable characters are pretty unsavory to varying degrees. Albus's only crime that I can think of is "tries too hard to save people to the point where he unnecessarily puts himself and by extension his employees at risk".
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Dec 7, 2022 10:24
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The fact that they never really dig into the whole "yeah I've got a 14 year old throwing magical starlight at vicious criminals instead of going to school" always kinda made me scratch my head a bit.
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Dec 7, 2022 13:13
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One thing that sold me on Albus's character is that one of the shopkeepers mentions an illegal black market and Albus privately thinks about going to check it out for useful equipment. He only presents himself as a boyscout, but he really isn't.
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Dec 7, 2022 13:36
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Ray is an illegal graffiti artist, she’s no angel
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Dec 7, 2022 15:16
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Irene was a vigilante and Sion abuses his fame at restaurants Verdict: GUILLOTINE
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Dec 7, 2022 15:33
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Vengarr posted:Ray is an illegal graffiti artist, she’s no angel Also she refuses to cooperate with the police despite being an immigrant who has only been mistreated by authorities and the social structure of Valhalla. I think Albus' true colours are first shown when he tells Don that he will only help defend Silverlining if the rent is lowered.
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Dec 7, 2022 15:40
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Hipster Occultist posted:The fact that they never really dig into the whole "yeah I've got a 14 year old throwing magical starlight at vicious criminals instead of going to school" always kinda made me scratch my head a bit. Now, now, she does that in ADDITION to going to school. Sometimes her office chatter mentions school.
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Dec 7, 2022 15:45
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Hipster Occultist posted:The fact that they never really dig into the whole "yeah I've got a 14 year old throwing magical starlight at vicious criminals instead of going to school" always kinda made me scratch my head a bit. Honestly I'm more impressed the devs put her in a parka instead of in a skimpy outfit.
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Dec 7, 2022 16:01
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Hipster Occultist posted:The fact that they never really dig into the whole "yeah I've got a 14 year old throwing magical starlight at vicious criminals instead of going to school" always kinda made me scratch my head a bit. She still goes to school. Anne is a bit of a special case where literally everyone says "no you don't need to do this", but her powers are so rare and useful that no one is really going to say no too firmly when the girl with the magical healing powers really wants to chip in. It's also a matter of protecting her, in a way - Anne would literally show up to violent crime scenes to heal cops on her own accord before, so at least if she's working with your agency and she's going into danger, she's doing it surrounded by a gang of superpowered mercenaries who care about her and will protect her.
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Dec 7, 2022 16:39
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Kanos posted:She still goes to school. Yes, if by “protect” you mean “send her into the center of the most powerful group of enemies so that when they kill her her vengeful spirit will turn them against each other.”
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Dec 7, 2022 16:41
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Sandweed posted:Honestly I'm more impressed the devs put her in a parka instead of in a skimpy outfit. Her idle animation is pretty creepy tho
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Dec 7, 2022 16:51
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Hipster Occultist posted:The fact that they never really dig into the whole "yeah I've got a 14 year old throwing magical starlight at vicious criminals instead of going to school" always kinda made me scratch my head a bit. TBF, if Valhalla is like the US then she's probably safer in an active urban war zone than at school.
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Dec 7, 2022 16:56
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Obligatum VII posted:Now, now, she does that in ADDITION to going to school. Sometimes her office chatter mentions school. Ah, I stand corrected. The child solider with an incredibly rare form of magic is still enrolled in math class.
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Dec 7, 2022 23:19
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she has school in addition to her exhausting, dangerous full time job. but well, albus has gotta rank up.
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Dec 7, 2022 23:21
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I gave her a tank build and have her walk up to the enemy out of cover.
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Dec 7, 2022 23:53
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My favorite side mission was having Witch Anne demolish the Troubleshooter from the intro and then realise how awkward it is that a child just beat a 30-40 year old professional and utterly crushed his ego.
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Dec 8, 2022 00:47
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Nephthys posted:My favorite side mission was having Witch Anne demolish the Troubleshooter from the intro and then realise how awkward it is that a child just beat a 30-40 year old professional and utterly crushed his ego. That mission convinced me Anne is legit the most evil person in the company.
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Dec 8, 2022 02:11
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I find it hilarious that the surname of the very outgoing, friendly guy is BLOODWALKER
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Dec 8, 2022 02:28
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Albus is interesting in that he is very mercenary about his work, but also genuinely wants to do good, and also is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his personal goals, but also cares and worries about his team. He does have some sense of idealism, but he know how the business works and isn't willing to be walked over. He feels like a fairly layered character. It's neat and I like it a lot.
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Dec 8, 2022 06:00
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It really makes me wish that these guys were big enough to afford the really good localization teams. There's some good writing in there, it's just hard to parse sometimes
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Dec 8, 2022 14:33
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I'm not sure about the writing. I like the backstories off all the companions, and the main story well enough. But all that backstory stuff about the villains I find somewhat weird. Mostly because it just doesn't make any sense to have a continuing story for characters you kill again and again, mission after mission. Why won't anybody stay dead ?
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Dec 8, 2022 16:21
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I mean, obviously you're not killing them?
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Dec 8, 2022 16:31
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There's no way someone could endure being burned to death over and over
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Dec 8, 2022 16:48
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This is a world where Albus can just get shot in the head and nothing comes of it so I'm not too sure about that.
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Dec 8, 2022 16:51
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I just chalk it up to superhero comic logic.
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Dec 8, 2022 17:10
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Look, the character designer and lore dude have a lot of time on their hands and you're going to learn everything about everyone.
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Dec 8, 2022 18:10
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you thought you were playing the lion and witch dlc to learn about the lesbians, but really it was to learn about the two PTSD clowns who are boyfriends to each other
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Dec 8, 2022 18:14
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i demand playable hanson in the sequel, i don't care if it runs against his arc since he has finally found a life without violence again
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Dec 8, 2022 18:18
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One of my absolute favorite things about Troubleshooter is how much time they spend building up and fleshing out even the dumb goons you're going to beat up. You get weirdly attached to the spoonist dingus crew.
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Dec 8, 2022 18:20
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Yeah, Troubleshooter establishing stories and characterizations for the human enemies and even the beasts is one of the best parts of the game. I think it all enhances the setting and world.
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Dec 8, 2022 19:29
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Troubleshooter would not remotely be the same game to me if we didn't have a fleshed out, detailed backstory for a couple packs of random timas out in the woods down to a mini-mission where you play as them.
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Dec 8, 2022 19:40
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I seem to remember someone selling the game's story as The Wire But Written in Crayon and that, to me, is beautiful
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Dec 8, 2022 20:29
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I would love this game of it didn't have the insanely tedious crafting layer. Give me a coupon for one random craft, maybe let me mix in one discrete thing of my choice that I need to go out of my way to acquire, don't give me 137 of the 145 parts I need and 10 different screens to check who I need to beat up to get the rest. oh gently caress I need Super Wazoo crystals not Mega Wazoo guess it is back to punching critters for profit It crept up on me because so much of the game is easy with mission reward gear, then for some reason they turn off that spigot and your ability to OHK goes to zero real fast.
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Dec 9, 2022 02:05
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The fact that you need to pay to identify the thing you just made is icing on that (terrible) cake. At least the gold craftables don't need to be ID'd. Only worth touching if you're waaaay behind the power curve for that item type and will be happy with anything at level since the real good stuff is red drops or a few gold things with single/set bonus. Also hyper optimization at endgame I guess
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Dec 9, 2022 04:33
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Isn't crafting the only way to get better Kylie weapons? It sucks. In general the game is full of redundant or barely-relevant systems (vendor reputation, items no character can use yet they are still on the loot tables for some reason, having to pay rent and salaries, crafting levels, pet keeper, identifying items, a trillion crafting mats, etc.) It's charming but somewhat grating, thankfully the game's combat and customization is just top notch so it makes up for it.
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Dec 9, 2022 05:18
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I ended up going offline and just editing my save for a billion crafting mats, because gently caress farming all that poo poo.
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Dec 9, 2022 08:02
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Hipster Occultist posted:I ended up going offline and just editing my save for a billion crafting mats, because gently caress farming all that poo poo. 
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Azran posted:Isn't crafting the only way to get better Kylie weapons? It sucks. The game started out as a mobile game, lot's of those systems are from that era.
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