Question on Flagstone and reputation
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2016 6:19 am
Hi guys, great game, big fan. I've been mostly avoiding reading stuff and just trying to discover the game for myself, but there's two things bugging me enough that I thought I'd ask.
1) I can't complete the Ancient Secrets quest. Now, I know what you're thinking - yes, I saw the demon, brought the necklace to the guard, went back down there and wreaked some havoc. Killed the dragon, talked to the prisoner, took Flagstone's Pride and am now a big fan of it. And when I go back to the guard again, the only option I have is "no progress to report". In one sense, I don't care, I've got the treasure. In another, it annoys me that I can't complete something and get it off my quest list. Am I missing something?
2) One dynamic in the game that I can't figure out is whether doing good or evil makes any difference whatsoever. There are times where I can clearly favor Feygard or the followers of the Shadow, but I don't know if it matters to gameplay (i.e. options down the road). Likewise other situations fraught with ethics, like killing the sheep or letting the well-poisoner slide. If anyone's played Baldur's Gate, reputation really mattered there, if you chose certain things some parts of the game were opened or closed to you, and you had to decide whether to play the game more in the name of good or evil. Is there any such dynamic here in AT? Or are the only considerations whether you're maximizing your gold and XP? Feel free to toss me spoilers, I'm a big boy, but very curious whether I should be thinking ethically or just as a grinder.
Thanks everyone!
1) I can't complete the Ancient Secrets quest. Now, I know what you're thinking - yes, I saw the demon, brought the necklace to the guard, went back down there and wreaked some havoc. Killed the dragon, talked to the prisoner, took Flagstone's Pride and am now a big fan of it. And when I go back to the guard again, the only option I have is "no progress to report". In one sense, I don't care, I've got the treasure. In another, it annoys me that I can't complete something and get it off my quest list. Am I missing something?
2) One dynamic in the game that I can't figure out is whether doing good or evil makes any difference whatsoever. There are times where I can clearly favor Feygard or the followers of the Shadow, but I don't know if it matters to gameplay (i.e. options down the road). Likewise other situations fraught with ethics, like killing the sheep or letting the well-poisoner slide. If anyone's played Baldur's Gate, reputation really mattered there, if you chose certain things some parts of the game were opened or closed to you, and you had to decide whether to play the game more in the name of good or evil. Is there any such dynamic here in AT? Or are the only considerations whether you're maximizing your gold and XP? Feel free to toss me spoilers, I'm a big boy, but very curious whether I should be thinking ethically or just as a grinder.
Thanks everyone!