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Dragon's Dogma: "You shall not cast!"

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  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    Melding wrote: »
    Magick archer is useless against metal golems though. which is real annoying.

    Yeah, I remember going up against a golem and--five minutes later--being like, "Wait...am I not doing ANY damage? What the hell?!"

    It was a very slow, tedious process whittling its health down.

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  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    normal golems were fine you just gotta get in wit dem knifes. metal golems have things floating around in the fight you have to kill to kill it as far as i am aware.

    PLA
  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    Hello Dragon's Dogma thread, i've been playing this a lot on PC, and i've been thinking

    story spoilers
    Does anyone else seem to think it's strange that people seem to fall in love with their pawns?

    Their will less, self molded pawns?

    And i don't mean come to care for, i mean want to take to bone town.

    That seems weird to me.

  • DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    no, not really

    unless they make their pawn look like a child

    then it's weird

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    I mean

    your pawn is straight up a slave whose sole purpose, aside from major spoiler things, is to serve you

    it's really creepy and kinda narcissistic

    gtrmp
  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    they lack any will, without the arisen they just kinda mill about taking up space. Even with the Arisen they just exist to serve.

    I mean on the one hand i kind of get it, because hey who doesn't like a partner who does everything you tell them, but they're literally not people.

    DoobhStilts
  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    Melding wrote: »
    they lack any will, without the arisen they just kinda mill about taking up space. Even with the Arisen they just exist to serve.

    I mean on the one hand i kind of get it, because hey who doesn't like a partner who does everything you tell them, but they're literally not people.
    well...

    they were once people

    they were once you

    but yeah

    basically love dolls with bug fuckoff axes and spells at this point

  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Melding wrote: »
    they lack any will, without the arisen they just kinda mill about taking up space. Even with the Arisen they just exist to serve.

    I mean on the one hand i kind of get it, because hey who doesn't like a partner who does everything you tell them, but they're literally not people.
    well...

    they were once people

    they were once you

    but yeah

    basically love dolls with bug fuckoff axes and spells at this point

    I think you got that backwards. Maybe.
    At the end, your pawn becomes you but also human gaining free will and yadda yadda as you continue to exist as the god analog.

    Basically pawns can become humans, but that is way longer into the cycle than most of the characters who wanna do them are involved in.

    PLA
  • PeasPeas Registered User regular
    When you think about it a pawn is supposed to be like the ultimate companion so it's not really that strange to be honest

  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    Melding wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Melding wrote: »
    they lack any will, without the arisen they just kinda mill about taking up space. Even with the Arisen they just exist to serve.

    I mean on the one hand i kind of get it, because hey who doesn't like a partner who does everything you tell them, but they're literally not people.
    well...

    they were once people

    they were once you

    but yeah

    basically love dolls with bug fuckoff axes and spells at this point

    I think you got that backwards. Maybe.
    At the end, your pawn becomes you but also human gaining free will and yadda yadda as you continue to exist as the god analog.

    Basically pawns can become humans, but that is way longer into the cycle than most of the characters who wanna do them are involved in.

    I guess brain spiders

    I haven't played the game in like 2 years though

  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    I'm just saying i'm giving all these people the same side eye that i give to people who are into real dolls. I'm not going to loudly judge you for your decisions, but i'm still judging you.

  • PeasPeas Registered User regular
    edited January 2016
    One thing that I've learn about people from DD is that everyone love redheads

    Peas on
  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    The pawn thing is super weird

    Kwoaru
  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    Guys, I want to use your pawns, but even though they're free, they're like, eight times more leveled than I am.

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  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    Guys, I want to use your pawns, but even though they're free, they're like, eight times more leveled than I am.

    Hire. My. Pawn. She is lovely and carries a cursed sword. You'll love her.

  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited January 2016
    Peas wrote: »
    One thing that I've learn about people from DD is that everyone love redheads

    Do I get a free pass if I am a redhead? Though that free pass would probably be revoked the moment someone saw my Pawn.

    Madican on
    Peas
  • ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    Guys, I want to use your pawns, but even though they're free, they're like, eight times more leveled than I am.

    Clearly the answer is you gotta step it up.

    ....or just take some awesome higher pawns, eat the exp loss, and have them steamroll through the game.

    PSN/Steam - Elderlycrawfish
  • DrDinosaurDrDinosaur Registered User regular
    the thing about pawns is that even though the in-game fiction says that they are soul-less husks with no will, they have more personality and character than like 90% of the actual people

  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    So is there a way to create multiple characters?

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  • AistanAistan Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    DrDinosaur wrote: »
    the thing about pawns is that even though the in-game fiction says that they are soul-less husks with no will, they have more personality and character than like 90% of the actual people

    Especially the player character.

  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Aistan wrote: »
    DrDinosaur wrote: »
    the thing about pawns is that even though the in-game fiction says that they are soul-less husks with no will, they have more personality and character than like 90% of the actual people

    Especially the player character.

    *nods in a very stoic manner*

  • AistanAistan Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    Madican wrote: »
    Aistan wrote: »
    DrDinosaur wrote: »
    the thing about pawns is that even though the in-game fiction says that they are soul-less husks with no will, they have more personality and character than like 90% of the actual people

    Especially the player character.

    *nods in a very stoic manner*

    She barely even does that. Sometimes she kind of looks surprised, a little. Mostly she just stares vacantly.

  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    Melding wrote: »
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    Guys, I want to use your pawns, but even though they're free, they're like, eight times more leveled than I am.

    Hire. My. Pawn. She is lovely and carries a cursed sword. You'll love her.

    Why is your pawn in her underwear?

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Aistan wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    Aistan wrote: »
    DrDinosaur wrote: »
    the thing about pawns is that even though the in-game fiction says that they are soul-less husks with no will, they have more personality and character than like 90% of the actual people

    Especially the player character.

    *nods in a very stoic manner*

    She barely even does that. Sometimes she kind of looks surprised, a little. Mostly she just stares vacantly.

    It was a joke about FFXIV. Same deal with a completely silent protagonist while everyone else is voiced and all said protagonist does is nod. One of the characters even says, "So are you going to say anything or just stoicly nod again?"

    ...

    *nod*

  • AistanAistan Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    Ah I never played it. Silent protagonists are rough in general, but if you've got full voice acting it's even worse. Add in bad writing and... sheesh.

    It's lucky the rest of the game is amazing.

  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    It isn't just the surprised look that looks goofy. The Arisen does what's supposed to be a grimace (I think), but it ends up looking more like an awkward smile.

  • gtrmpgtrmp Registered User regular
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    So is there a way to create multiple characters?

    No, you have one save file with your one character and their one pawn, and that's it. That said, you can swap between vocations as often as you like, so there's no reason to play multiple characters unless you specifically want to see how the lower-level game plays out for different classes. (Or if you want to remake your character's appearance from scratch beyond what can be done at the barbershop, but there's a consumable item that lets you do that once per use and a postgame item that lets you do that as often as you like.)

    You can swap out your save file to play as different characters, but if you do, you'll be penalized in the rewards that you get for renting out your pawn: if the server detects that you're using a different save than the one that's been uploaded, you don't get any rewards other than pawn knowledge for 24 hours (IIRC).

  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    Melding wrote: »
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    Guys, I want to use your pawns, but even though they're free, they're like, eight times more leveled than I am.

    Hire. My. Pawn. She is lovely and carries a cursed sword. You'll love her.

    I can confirm that you'll love her.

    IKknkhU.gif
  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    Melding wrote: »
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    Guys, I want to use your pawns, but even though they're free, they're like, eight times more leveled than I am.

    Hire. My. Pawn. She is lovely and carries a cursed sword. You'll love her.

    Why is your pawn in her underwear?

    probably because i am on an island getting things purified so i need to keep switching vocations to game the system of what i will get. Which got me the most powerful Red vocation chest piece With health regen, combined with the immortal set my pawn is basically a troll. you can not kill her unless a bunch of people focus fire on her.

  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Melding wrote: »
    they lack any will, without the arisen they just kinda mill about taking up space. Even with the Arisen they just exist to serve.

    I mean on the one hand i kind of get it, because hey who doesn't like a partner who does everything you tell them, but they're literally not people.

    Major spoilers.
    On the other hand, the world as a whole shares the nature of a pawn, in that it doesn't run without an arisen around. Apathy is a cosmic epidemic.

  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    This is clearly one of those games where I lose a bunch of progress and quit in frustration for a couple of days.

    Tried doing an escort quest, killed 2 cyclops on the way, only to get ambushed by a bunch of bandit archers that wrecked me. When I reloaded near my starting point, I just alt-tabbed straight out.

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  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    After failing an escort quest, I realized the only reasonable way to do them is to go to the destination first, plant a portcrystal, and then pick up the quest. Then you can just teleport right to it and finish the quest in five seconds.

    Kakodaimonos
  • PeasPeas Registered User regular
    edited January 2016
    I fought off lizards, goblins/hobgoblins, snow harpies, bandits and a griffin
    And then a huge pack of dire wolves took me down by attrition right before I reach my destination (healing pool)
    Used my only wakestone to revive myself and the wolves ate Selena

    It's kinda tense in a fun way but I think I am going to take the less scenic route when I do this next time

    Peas on
  • ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    Even though the game saves now and then, it never hurts to do a save and continue every once a while.

    Also loading from last checkpoint does not mean your last save, better to Retry.

    PSN/Steam - Elderlycrawfish
  • CabezoneCabezone Registered User regular
    edited January 2016
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    This is clearly one of those games where I lose a bunch of progress and quit in frustration for a couple of days.

    Tried doing an escort quest, killed 2 cyclops on the way, only to get ambushed by a bunch of bandit archers that wrecked me. When I reloaded near my starting point, I just alt-tabbed straight out.

    http://www.nexusmods.com/dragonsdogma/mods/40/?

    I wish I'd know about this before I failed a bunch of quests during a turn in and then my file got corrupted.

    Cabezone on
  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    I'm rapidly getting tired of the base game and just wanna dive into BBI, but I need a better weapon first, and the island is refusing to drop me a longbow from the weapon level 1 chests. I've gotten a killer sorcerer staff, though. Pretty tempted to grind sorcerer on my main and use that staff to kill the gorecyclops in midnight helix. High glaciel makes that easy.

  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    you're using the proper methods to get what you want out of the bitterblack item things right? Because doing that i have the fire daggers and the magick bow from the level 2 weapons and they're pretty much the sole reason i was able to beat that area. Also, if you hire my pawn (everyone should hire my pawn and then say nice things about her) they are equipped with some of the best gear, and know the area.

  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    Melding wrote: »
    you're using the proper methods to get what you want out of the bitterblack item things right? Because doing that i have the fire daggers and the magick bow from the level 2 weapons and they're pretty much the sole reason i was able to beat that area. Also, if you hire my pawn (everyone should hire my pawn and then say nice things about her) they are equipped with some of the best gear, and know the area.

    I don't like to hire pawns a higher level than me, sry

    I've been doing the class switch yes, but nothing lucky unfortunately.

    Got a good warrior weapon but warrior skills are garbage so

  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    typically everything related to a different item, i usually have a use for one of the three so i have just been doing that. i'm gearing up to do a secodn run through, i'm excited to start seeing more level 3 bitterblack stuff show up

  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    Okay, say the person I'm escorting dies a horrible death.

    Do they respawn and give me another chance at their quest?

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