Shadow Curse

[CrackeR]

Feeling lazy today, so rather than reading up on it, i will ask...
Is there any REAL beneficial reason to lift the Shadow Curse?
You don't even see the result until you enter Act 3 , and you cannot go back to see what all that time you spent lifting it opened up, except for a little cut-scene when you zone into Act 3.
Can someone clarify a reason why, other than just a time dump?

[Tax evasion]

There is no real reason to choose any decision over the other.
If you want to lift it, do. Otherwise, don't.
What changes if you do is mainly related to Halsin's epilogue, iirc.

[AngryBeard]

Originally posted by CrackeR:

Feeling lazy today, so rather than reading up on it, i will ask...
Is there any REAL beneficial reason to lift the Shadow Curse?
You don't even see the result until you enter Act 3 , and you cannot go back to see what all that time you spent lifting it opened up, except for a little cut-scene when you zone into Act 3.
Can someone clarify a reason why, other than just a time dump?

Experience points?

[GriffinPilgrim]

I realise this is personal preference but I have never understood this attitude. You play a game centred around the story and characters but consider following up on that story and those characters a "time dump."

[jonnin]

Originally posted by GriffinPilgrim:

I realise this is personal preference but I have never understood this attitude. You play a game centred around the story and characters but consider following up on that story and those characters a "time dump."

some players expect an item & xp every time they do stuff. Its a video game mentality, and its understandable. Sometimes, all you get in D&D is to say you did it or a warm fuzzy that you helped out (if you are nice).

[A Disembodied Intelligence]

Depends on your roleplay.

Also nets you a nice experience chunk (though you can get a similar chunk while still being evil and keeping the shadowcurse up by letting Halsin go into the portal, killing the enemies until the last turn left, then by destroying the portal before he can get back lol).

[AokiYakumo]

Hol' up.

Doesn't Halsin leave the party if you fail to lift the curse in Act II?

[CrackeR]

Originally posted by GriffinPilgrim:

I realise this is personal preference but I have never understood this attitude. You play a game centred around the story and characters but consider following up on that story and those characters a "time dump."

I didn't worry about the "time dump" on my first play through as i wanted to get the most out of the game!
I guess i shouldve clarified to include on ((additional)) play throughs.

[GriffinPilgrim]

Originally posted by CrackeR:

Originally posted by GriffinPilgrim:

I realise this is personal preference but I have never understood this attitude. You play a game centred around the story and characters but consider following up on that story and those characters a "time dump."

I didn't worry about the "time dump" on my first play through as i wanted to get the most out of the game!
I guess i shouldve clarified to include on ((additional)) play throughs.

Well, that makes more sense. But just for myself I can never skip stuff on a re-play, it feels like skipping a chapter in a book.
Naturally I mean stuff with actual story to it, not "Greet every single random NPC in case they have a quest" sort of thing that one does on the first playthrough.