Skip to content

Stuff to get rid of

TiggrrTiggrr Member Posts: 25
(1) Gift items which will only be found with a walkthrough, like the ring of wizardry at the FAI or the anhkheg plate at Nashkel. If it's going to stay there, leave an in-game clue like a tavern rumour. Or randomise the location if it's intended as a random easter egg. I don't think that a walkthrough and a set of coordinates is the right way to play.

(2) Doorknocking syndrome. It's sillly to have to knock on every door in BG and Beregost looking for petty quests. Some could be relocated to taverns or the street outside their house (perhaps Firebead Elvenhair or whatever his name is drinks at Feldeposts in the evenings, for example). Or there could be a rumour that the woman in eastern Beregost is missing her husband, with the front door to her house locked until the rumour is heard. This could save coding every commoner's house and would save every paladin the temptation to go upstairs and open every chest. Stealing change from commoners doesn't feel very heroic.

Comments

  • ZeckulZeckul Member Posts: 1,036
    edited June 2012
    I think this ties in to a more general issue of what I would call "discoverability" in Baldur's Gate. It's hard to tell what stats do, why I have only 11 Thac0, what is my current most important quest, where do I need to go next, what are good quests to do at my current level, where are the good items, etc. I've used a walkthrough for my first few playthroughs and I would otherwise see the experience quite frustrating for newcomers. Especially since it's so easy to utterly break the game (lose party members permanently along with all their items, make entire towns hostile with a misclick, etc) At least as far as quests and level design is concerned, BG2 was a massive leap forward already.

    Anyway I'm slightly off-topic here but I still hope some dev reads this :P
    Post edited by Zeckul on
  • AndreaColomboAndreaColombo Member Posts: 5,530
    @Tiggrr - Your first request was made in this thread, where @HeroicSpur proposed to make tavern rumors hint at those hidden items.

    Since your request also has another point, I'm not sure it would be a good idea to merge threads, though.
  • mch202mch202 Member Posts: 1,455
    @Tiggrr you got the approval of the forum's cop @AndreaColombo ;)
  • AndreaColomboAndreaColombo Member Posts: 5,530
    @mch202 - they should totally make a badge for that ;-P
  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    I actually think that both requests exist separately already. I'll dig up the threads when I can.
Sign In or Register to comment.