Destroy or use the crystal?

[BooDaddy]

Curious about the crystal at the end of act 2, there's an option to either destroy it, or use it. I've done both on different characters and don't seem to notice any difference.

Is there a point to using/not using it, or is it just for roleplay flavour?

[Fendelphi]

Notice any difference... yet...

Mwahahahahaha...

[The Blazing Moon]

The only difference I noticed was destroying it left more components on the ground to pick up, while using it gave me several consumable 'aether clusters' which could be used to grant 75% damage absorption and 100% skill disrupt protection for 10 secs. Those could have just been random drops. Either way, no significant difference between the two choices that I could tell.

[Zantai]

Or isn't there... >:3

[Hodor]

So without spoilers, does choosing to keep some crystals open new plot paths?

[Valkez]

No. If it will in FG, that's still left to be seen.

[RodHull]

Can I get a Necro!!

[Anathema]

OMG THREE AND A HALF YEARS. Come on people, geez.

[Valkez]

Well hey, his question was legit. AoM could've brought consequences like it did to some witch...
Would we have been happier if he had started a new thread?

[MTB-Fritz]

Question wasnt answered back then and its still valid today so I think its better to post on this thread instead of opening a new one. Stop with the "necro" knee-jerk reaction and think about the situation....geez

[Anathema]

No, it's always better to start a new thread. OP does not care three and a half years later.

[MTB-Fritz]

But Hodor does and he chose to put a post into an existing thread to the topic insted of bloating up the forum with something that is basically a double thread.....but we ll just have to agree to disagree I guess.

@Donor

I wondered the same thing and even tho I didnt research this in depth it doesnt seem to result in immediate different paths or follow-up choices. Just another of the "your-choice-matters" illusions I d say

[Hodor]

Originally posted by MTB-Fritz:

But Hodor does and he chose to put a post into an existing thread to the topic insted of bloating up the forum with something that is basically a double thread.....but we ll just have to agree to disagree I guess.

@Donor

I wondered the same thing and even tho I didnt research this in depth it doesnt seem to result in immediate different paths or follow-up choices. Just another of the "your-choice-matters" illusions I d say

Cheers for the new player tip Fritz, yeah these guys whining need to get a life. There're new pple buying the game every day, but the universe revolves around these 'omg necro' guys apparently. =P

[nassshole]

any answer yet? It's still on google top results 6 years later lol

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

destroy, but keep for yourself
that option gives an Aether Cluster for free, introducing you to this unique lifesaving consumable
story, lore/plot wise the quest does nothing but adds a little aether lore and another meaningless "moral" choice,
since the specific quest rewards on this are so diff imo the correct choice is always destroy and keep, given how rare Aether Clusters are even when you actually farm for them

[Violesta]

I always assumed you got less exp & got more crystals. Never made that choice. So it doesnt matter on exp? Ive always choose destroy everything. I figured I get enough crystals in game & I wanted the exp.

I love the fact this is a necro thread. Ive been playing this game forever & im still learning things.