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16-Jun-2016 20:10:09

DS Abolish

DS Abolish

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Also, Hazeel Cult and Temple of Ikov could be great great quests if they were reworked. Personally, while a nuanced choice for the player is all well and good, sometimes I also very thoroughly enjoy the choice between good and evil in Hazeel Cult and Temple of Ikov.

16-Jun-2016 21:23:36

Sepulchre
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Sepulchre

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Azzanadra is disappointed that double posts are still a thing.

Oh wait, wrong thread. A
World Guardian
must learn to find
Balance
in themselves.
Only then can they
Control
themselves and forge their own
Fate .

29-Jun-2016 08:43:15 - Last edited on 29-Jun-2016 08:43:43 by Sepulchre

Autumn Elite

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I thought I would write up my thoughts on Kindred Spirits. Going into the quest, there was little to no expectations other than gladness it seemed to be an attempt to flesh out Sliske, who is more of a troll caricature than character and frankly a little boring. Quick word about the requirements - It seems rather odd to have temporary content as a requirement, makes people doing the quest on release have additional work to do. Seems a little inconsistent from a company that thought it was impossible to add a relevant novice quest to ripper demons as slayers wouldn’t be able to handle it but has no qualms making requirements for questers longer if you chose to do the update on release.



The quest begins at Linza, who says people from Taverlry and Burthrope are being kidnapped. But she mentions Brother Samwell, who is in neither of those areas. Anyway after talking to Relomia you end up in a prison with Sliske. There is then a Rocking Out similar prison escape. Good things about this section are the examine texts and the choices.

04-Jul-2016 17:27:24

Autumn Elite

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There is a problem here. Not with the content, the quest up to here has been fine. Not bad but not good, just fine. A fine introduction would not normally be a bad thing. But this is a third of the quest. A third of the quest is spent on a fairly generic introduction piece. Some people speculate the time in the jail with Sliske is part of making our souls more compatible from later in the quest but whether that turns out to be true or not doesn’t effect how this quest feels and comes across at this point.


The quest feels lopsided - with a overly long introduction that adds little whilst the main content in the remainder of the quest feels underdeveloped and rushed. The introduction is fine but given the rest of the quest comes across rushed, it stands out. It is notably poorly paced - a third of the quest is this introduction with a rushed Barrows Brothers development and sudden ending following. It really feels like this quest wasn't planned well - in development this was done first with lots of details then you realised release was soon so everything else was rushed.


The introduction by itself would be fine but when compared to the rest of the quest, it feels like a unneeded drain on resources for very little benefits. It really feels like a sharper introduction could have hooked players better than the generic talk and puzzle one we got did whilst the saved resources could have fleshed out later sections and produced a overall better experience.

04-Jul-2016 17:27:43

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