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Count Chocula
Dec 25, 2011

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I've just played Dark Souls, Skyrim, and a bit of Dragon Age. I don't think I can deal with another Western fantasy world, but I think I'm going to trade in Skyrim this week and get Dragon's Dogma. I've played mages recently, so I think I'll go with an Archer or a Magic Archer.

How many games have used the Stinger move anyway? Besides the DMC games I've used it in Bayonetta and Marvel vs Capcom 3.

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I just ordered Dark Arisen. I hope this scratches my Dark Souls itch. Any suggestions/tips before I start playing? Does the Fighter really play like Dante?

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Dec 25, 2011

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Count Uvula posted:

You probably need to set the game to online mode in the options. No XBL gold required.

I have an amazingly poo poo Internet connection and no XBL Gold. Does this mean I can still rent pawns from other players and send mine out?

Count Chocula fucked around with this message at 09:27 on May 6, 2013

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Thanks! Does transferring pawns take noticeable amounts of bandwidth?

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Is there a good character creation guide? I l looked at the height & weight guide. I'm pretty indecisive and I don't want to screw myself over because I'm not tall enough.

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Has the save bug been fixed? Is it safe to go online again?

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Can somebody clarify the save system? When I select 'RETRY' I'm usually kicked back to before the last few quests I did.

The character creation is horrible for an indecisive guy like me. I keep worrying I screwed up my Small lightweight angry dwarf PC and my massive mage pawn. And I coulda made them look cooler, like Wander from Shadow of the Colussus or something. Too many options!

When the Hydra swallows you are you meant to escape, 'cause I just got digested over several minutes.

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My pawns are like a gang of kleptomaniacs, just smashing boxes and stealing poo poo wherever I go. I wish the pawns I hired would leave the armor and weapons for me without me needing to manually check their inventory.

My Main Pawn sounds like the British comedian Miranda. Can I change her voice anywhere?
Has the save bug been fixed?
Does playing a Small character mean I can't throw things like pigs and pawns?

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Thanks, thread. Since nobody seemed to be having any save bugs, I connected to XBox Live and downloaded a title update. It wiped my save game! I didn't lose much progress, but its still annoying starting from the beginning.

Guess I'll try themed characters, like Adenture Time (Finn/Ice King) or Elric.

Edit: I can get online, so add me. XBOX, Gamertag is Chris Brimstone, character is Finn, pawn is Ice King

Count Chocula fucked around with this message at 12:36 on May 17, 2013

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I tried the well quest after chopping off the hydra's head. Since the Saurians are cold-blooded and soaked in water, Ice King just froze them all.

Looks like most everything else is weak to fire, so I don't think I'll actually give Ice King pawn just ice and healing spells.

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McDragon posted:

I'm just glad I managed to whack the online Ur-Dragon in a grace period a long time ago, and ended up with everything I wanted. Even got the mask I wanted most. Of course, since DA everything I got from that is now outclassed. Not in looking spiffy though. Siggy mask is still best at that.

I guess Ice King still uses the greaves in Bitterblack. I think I'm going to forgo him having a big blue robe and a crown when I'm in there still. But on the mainland, Ice King all the way.

When/where's the earliest I can find these items to complete my Ice King?

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Any tips on items or spells for my healbot mage main pawn? He just maxed out his Mage vocation, and he's pretty boring. Should I have him dip into sorcerer to pick up some more offensive spells while I rent a healer? And where can I find better armor so he's not so squishy?

Gamertag is ChrisBrimstone.

And I agree the progression is nuts. I went from killing bandits to cyclops in 5 levels.

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Alteisen posted:

I really hope the next game improves or does away with the narrative cause its complete loving rear end.

Except for parts with the dragon, he was cool.

The whole atmosphere, style, and voice acting feel super-generic. There doesn't seem to be much personality, except in the skills. It's all very D&D 101.

That said I'm saving up to buy land from Fourevil and I feel like I'm the hero of an 80s movie who's going to save the youth centre from the greedy landlord.

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Nifft posted:

I saw some posts about the save game corruption bug. Does playing offline avoid the problem? Or will I be ok if I started a new game after downloading the update?

Yes, I think so. What happened with me is I downloaded the update and then the 'Load Game' option didn't even show up so I had to start a new game.

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Are the three DLC rings worth it?

I just finished my audience with the Duke. Where can I go for a challenging fight?

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DD has a bunch of features that feel like a mobile game - the asynchronous multiplayer that ncorages sharing your name and the currency you can buy with real money. I hope they don't go further in that direction.

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Is there an XP penalty if you hire a higher level pawn? I got a healer who's about 6 levels ahead of me while I train my healer into a Sorc.

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tooooooo bad posted:

There's totally an XP penalty. You get less XP with pawns higher levels than you and more XP with pawns lower levels than you. I don't think anyone has ever cared enough to figure out the math but I've seen people throw numbers around like "30%".

e: you also gain more experience for having fewer pawns with you.

Oh sweet. I think after he's back at a mage I'll just have my Main Pawn. At least until the game gets hard again.

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When do things get really difficult?

The 'Arousing Suspicion' quest is just... yeah. "Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but you're the PC so gently caress me maybe?"
Ugh.

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I hosed up Fourival's quest somehow. I turned in 4 pieces of evidence (though one was Reynard's writ) in his favor, my pawns said he'd be found innocent, and yet he was found guilty! He deserved it but if looks like I screwed myself out of some awesome items.

And I didn't do Escort Duty, so I'm locked out of the Gold Idol.

Looks like a the items have alternate locations, though. I just want to get my rear end kicked again.

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Nope, I didn't feel like making the trip.

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a kitten posted:

Your pawns will yammer on about which way the trial is likely to go too, which helps let you know if you're going to need to do more evidence gathering or not.

Yeah, and they said he was going to be found innocent.

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BBI is exactly what I want the main game to be. Two questions: how do I avoid being stoned by the cockatrice? And are Beholders (or whatever they call the giant eyeball things) immune to magic?

I wish they'd slightly rename Hundred Kisses so I could cut monsters a thousand kisses deep.

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Vargs posted:

Maybe after purifying hundreds of bitterblack gears, you too can thousand kiss. And by you too, I mean just you. Because no matter how many of these loving things I throw at Olra, she won't stop giving me drench resistance Master Rings and Magick Archer garbage.

For the cockatrice, you can shoot the big puffy ballsack on its neck when it's about to breathe, and if you do an amount of damage that couldn't be described as "utterly pathetic", it should stop. This is all theoretical though. I find that unless I'm overpowered as gently caress, cockatrices are the absolute worst. Sometimes you can hang out on ledges and they'll end up really wanting to petrify the ground below you to no effect. I try to carry a few panceas on me at all times, which helps. Say goodbye to your pawns though.

I just switched to MA, so I wouldn't mind some of that 'garbage' if you're on XBOX.

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TehGherkin posted:

I can always go for RCs, GT is IllGarrett. Same goes for anyone who wants to take my pawn for a ride and actually use him, level 42 Ranger at the moment. Debating on whether to keep him a ranger or put him back to strider for more stabbiness.

Similar to this, any 360 goons who want their pawns taken for some serious questing and monster slaughtering let me know. One of my friends IRL bought the game so his pawn hogs one of my slots quite a lot of the time but I definitely still have time and space for the goons!

Take Ice King for a spin! My gamertag is Chris Brimstone.

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tooooooo bad posted:

Only secret augment I ever used was the one that increases RC drops. Was getting like 10k from most larger enemies in BBI, though almost every single enemy dropped a bit. It's not a huge amount but it nicely offset some purification costs.

I got the one that reduces fall damage, which I'm saving up for since I tend to jump off things.

Thanks for whoever gave Ice King some BBI gear and dressed him in women's clothing. I got a ring that boosts my magic.

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Is there anything I should do before The Final Battle? I have no idea who my love interest is, and I don't care. I just don't want to miss anything major.

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Coughing Hobo posted:

Wait, wait wait.

Dragon's Dogma, or Dark Arisen? Because they have different title screen songs.

The original has the greatest song ever conceived by man, Dark Arisen has some stupid piano lament that doesn't get me jazzed up to stab some cyclops in the eye in the slightest.

Huh? The title screen music in Dark Arisen is the best music in the game. Sometimes I sing along.

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