So.. About Astarion.

[Malmsey]

Anyone else plan on killing him every time or am I alone? Something about the guy I cannot stand, either his voice or the fact he tries some sneaky stuff in the camp. I'm sure there are a lot of fans that are going to come to his defense, I just cannot stand him to exist, ever.

[cl656]

I plan on playing dark urge first, and if that option pops up to murder him, he's unfortunately doomed.

[Malmsey]

That's understandable. A lot of his first impressions are pretty scummy. Part of the reason I just do not like the guy and I just hate his voice. I just can't stand having voices in my ear that I want to punch in the face every time they open their mouth. Like that really annoying middle schooler brat kind of thing.

Автор сообщения: Nihrahk

I'm gonna let him be in camp, but probably not use him much besides to progress his story. If I can change his "alignment" from evil to at least neutral in act 2 at the earliest then I might use him a bit more.

[Jekko]

Автор сообщения: GrandMajora

Автор сообщения: Jekko

he is the only truly evil companion, druids and paladin should in theory end him on the spot

According to his newly rewritten backstory, Gale tried to pull the same stunt as Karsus; so maybe Astarion isn't the 'only' truly evil companion.

Gale may cause great evil because of his egomaniac antics but he favours good actions and helping others. Astarion dislikes anything remotely good

[ceetee_oh]

I find him annoying as heck, but he tends to be the best teammate for ranged attacks, so I'm probably stuck with him. No romance planned, furry or otherwise.

Core group? I'm testing a custom tiefling right now in EA, he doesn't seem very special so far, but I'd like to compare him to the new tiefling NPC, Kreplach or whatever her name is, when the game comes out. If she's good, add the vampire, and SH for lock picking and cheap spells (Gale gets killed too easily), and that's my starter pack.

[Kyutaru]

Автор сообщения: Jekko

Автор сообщения: GrandMajora

According to his newly rewritten backstory, Gale tried to pull the same stunt as Karsus; so maybe Astarion isn't the 'only' truly evil companion.

Gale may cause great evil because of his egomaniac antics but he favours good actions and helping others. Astarion dislikes anything remotely good

Because Gale is a scholar, and the scholarly thing to do is manipulate as many people as possible so they can serve as resources should you need them. There's no tactical advantage to pissing everyone in the world off. There's much to be gained by making friends of enemies.

Gale is a player and ya'll are getting played.

[Malmsey]

That's solid. I agree on gale. If it weren't for how good he is at cheesing certain boss enemies, there would be no use for him at all imo. I am a fan of a paladin, warlock, cleric, and druid combination. A lot of versatility, damage and sustainability with that core group. Although the new classes may change the game up a lot so, I'm excited to see all the new options at launch.

Автор сообщения: ceetee_oh

I find him annoying as heck, but he tends to be the best teammate for ranged attacks, so I'm probably stuck with him. No romance planned, furry or otherwise.

Core group? I'm testing a custom tiefling right now in EA, he doesn't seem very special so far, but I'd like to compare him to the new tiefling NPC, Kreplach or whatever her name is, when the game comes out. If she's good, add the vampire and SH for cheap spells (Gale gets killed too easily), and that's my starter pack.

[Odyssey]

Автор сообщения: MalContempt

Anyone else plan on killing him every time or am I alone? Something about the guy I cannot stand, either his voice or the fact he tries some sneaky stuff in the camp. I'm sure there are a lot of fans that are going to come to his defense, I just cannot stand him to exist, ever.

im getting rid of all but shadowheart, i dont like any of them tbh. especially gale

[GrandMajora]

Автор сообщения: Mister Inadequate

I don't see any of them as being "good" either.

You're not supposed to. Larian outright stated the companions we have in EA are supposed to be the evil party members, because they were afraid nobody would want to use them after full release.

[Foolswalkin]

Автор сообщения: DeportedFetus

His class choice blows. I would change him out of rogue immediately

I’m hoping to play as his Origin and then be something else, if possible. Also then I won’t have to hear his smarmy smug poshness.

[GrandMajora]

Автор сообщения: Foolswalkin

Автор сообщения: DeportedFetus

His class choice blows. I would change him out of rogue immediately

I’m hoping to play as his Origin and then be something else, if possible. Also then I won’t have to hear his smarmy smug poshness.

Make him a Light Cleric, and the next time his master shows up, blast him with Channel Divinity. :-)

[Mister Inadequate]

Автор сообщения: GrandMajora

Автор сообщения: Mister Inadequate

I don't see any of them as being "good" either.

You're not supposed to. Larian outright stated the companions we have in EA are supposed to be the evil party members, because they were afraid nobody would want to use them after full release.

They are the type of rough survivors that you could expect to find out and about in this world. People with agendas.

[Mister Inadequate]

Автор сообщения: Foolswalkin

Автор сообщения: DeportedFetus

His class choice blows. I would change him out of rogue immediately

I’m hoping to play as his Origin and then be something else, if possible. Also then I won’t have to hear his smarmy smug poshness.

Actually fits for any of the origin characters. They all have character defects. Personally I would play Gale so as to not hear his smugness.

[Kyutaru]

Автор сообщения: Mister Inadequate

Автор сообщения: GrandMajora

You're not supposed to. Larian outright stated the companions we have in EA are supposed to be the evil party members, because they were afraid nobody would want to use them after full release.

They are the type of rough survivors that you could expect to find out and about in this world. People with agendas.

So wait... the Mindflayers were doing the world a FAVOR by rounding up all the evil people and sticking brain slugs in them?

[Mister Inadequate]

Автор сообщения: Kyutaru

Автор сообщения: Mister Inadequate

They are the type of rough survivors that you could expect to find out and about in this world. People with agendas.

So wait... the Mindflayers were doing the world a FAVOR by rounding up all the evil people and sticking brain slugs in them?

Maybe.

[GrandMajora]

Автор сообщения: Kyutaru

So wait... the Mindflayers were doing the world a FAVOR by rounding up all the evil people and sticking brain slugs in them?

Not really?

It's like replacing Hitler with Genghis Khan. Sure, you killed an extremely evil person, but you replaced them with somebody who wasn't much better.