anima tree useless?

[Ccrack]

after reading the patch notes, i was under the impression that the tree was put in as a way of gaining abilities outside of becoming a royal scrub, but it seems like only tribesmen can actually cause the anima grass to grow?

so unless im missing something obvious then the tree is effectively useless for 90% of pawns and i still need to be a royal scrub

[grapplehoeker]

If you have no tribal pawns, then you have no use for the Anima tree to meditate. That's all it is, a meditation site.
As for 'Royal scrub', what do you mean by that? You may choose to keep Royal favour and benefit from the advantages of that, such as Imperial trader and Imperial aid. or you may choose to reduce your favour with the Empire and gain nothing at all but their enmity.
Either way, it doesn't make you a scrub.

[Ccrack]

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

If you have no tribal pawns, then you have no use for the Anima tree to meditate. That's all it is, a meditation site.

from what i read on the patch notes the anima tree grows grass that can be used to grant psi abilities instead of having to get them from the royals, which seems like its primary purpose, but you cant get the grass to grow unless the pawn meditating by the tree is a tribsman

so basicly if your not a tribsman your only option is still the royals

[Phenring]

They eliminated the psychic crimes, you can buy psytrainers from merchants without royal titles, royals just get them for free along with other perks.

[HunterSilver]

Yes, if you don't have the nature meditation type you cannot grow anima grass or link with the tree for psychic levels. You will have to do quests, raid empire camps/cities, capture and recruit psychics, or gain royal favor to get psychic powers now.

You have never needed to be in the good graces of the empire to get or use psychic powers though. Frankly being at war with them usually leads to more psychic amps than getting royal favor. Raiding an empire camp usually nets you a few, and a lot of quests give them out 2 at a time as rewards.