Anyone else hate the gods?

[MTV]

In the first game they were slightly interesting because there was some mystery to them. In this game they just feel like boring annoying pests. I like the setting in this game, but the god stuff takes me out of it and I find myself wanting the god encounters over fast as possible so I can get back into the game.

Personally, I think the story just doesn't fit very good with this setting for the game.

[Bloodwest]

Like, everyone aware of plot? I mean, one of them killed you, another raised you from dead in exchange to do their bidding. Unlike 1st part, gods literally guide you through main plotline. Yeah, kinda annoying, good thing there is much other stuff to do in this game.

[Steffan]

It is ok. Do not feel guilty. If you have played the prequel (PoE) you will grow to dislike them even more. To be honest, from the gods I have interacted with Berath seem to be one of the better ones. But most of the others.... Woedica, Ondra and even Hylea... they are mostly hypocrites, capricous beings with little concern for the mortals. I won't comment Eothas whose heavy handedness destroys a lot of things, including the life of my main pc. From a game perspective, it is great. :)

[psychotron666]

I love the god moments, was the most interesting parts of the story for me.

[McJiggy]

I enjoyed talking ♥♥♥♥ to them directly to their faces letting them know I'm not putting up with their crap and that I plan on getting rid of them all some day.

[ppaladin123]

This is one of the major plot problems with the game (beside it being a a very short chase and series of events over which you ultimately have no control). It really does cut into your motivation to stop Eothas. Why exactly? Because the meddling hypocritical capricious gods who treat mortals horribly don't like what he is planning? The developers even went back and added more story scenes/dialogue to try to correct this.

[Steffan]

Originally posted by ppaladin123:

This is one of the major plot problems with the game (beside it being a a very short chase and series of events over which you ultimately have no control). It really does cut into your motivation to stop Eothas. Why exactly? Because the meddling hypocritical capricious gods who treat mortals horribly don't like what he is planning? The developers even went back and added more story scenes/dialogue to try to correct this.

I would say the motivation is multifold. Eothas killed you, ruined what you have built, slaughtered more than 200 souls that you knew. Some gods consider creating Armagedon just to stop him (think of millions of deaths). I say you have plenty of reasons to go after him regardless what the other gods want.

Mind you, let's avoid major spoilers as I am still in the opening chapters but the motivation of the Watcher is not really lacking at least from what I can tell. At least not to my character. Funny, the moment my character hated Eothas as much and probably a bit more than Woedica, he got encircled by at least two Eothasians. It helps a bit to rein in his anger but the irony is still there. :D

[arrak]

The Poe Gods, long ago...once...were all just normal mortals, like us...
...but even at the time they were mortals, they haughtilly spat on their
fellow mortals...

Given power/abilities, your character determines how you use that power/abilities.

[MTV]

Originally posted by steffan8:

Originally posted by ppaladin123:

This is one of the major plot problems with the game (beside it being a a very short chase and series of events over which you ultimately have no control). It really does cut into your motivation to stop Eothas. Why exactly? Because the meddling hypocritical capricious gods who treat mortals horribly don't like what he is planning? The developers even went back and added more story scenes/dialogue to try to correct this.

I would say the motivation is multifold. Eothas killed you, ruined what you have built, slaughtered more than 200 souls that you knew. Some gods consider creating Armagedon just to stop him (think of millions of deaths). I say you have plenty of reasons to go after him regardless what the other gods want.

Mind you, let's avoid major spoilers as I am still in the opening chapters but the motivation of the Watcher is not really lacking at least from what I can tell. At least not to my character. Funny, the moment my character hated Eothas as much and probably a bit more than Woedica, he got encircled by at least two Eothasians. It helps a bit to rein in his anger but the irony is still there. :D

Assuming your watcher was a good guy in the first game. What if your watcher was evil or neglected the keep? What if your watcher dislikes the gods after the revelation that they are just mortals on soul steriods posing as gods? In that case the only motive is be Berath's pawn or be destroyed.

[Steffan]

Originally posted by MTV:

Originally posted by steffan8:

I would say the motivation is multifold. Eothas killed you, ruined what you have built, slaughtered more than 200 souls that you knew. Some gods consider creating Armagedon just to stop him (think of millions of deaths). I say you have plenty of reasons to go after him regardless what the other gods want.

Mind you, let's avoid major spoilers as I am still in the opening chapters but the motivation of the Watcher is not really lacking at least from what I can tell. At least not to my character. Funny, the moment my character hated Eothas as much and probably a bit more than Woedica, he got encircled by at least two Eothasians. It helps a bit to rein in his anger but the irony is still there. :D

Assuming your watcher was a good guy in the first game. What if your watcher was evil or neglected the keep? What if your watcher dislikes the gods after the revelation that they are just mortals on soul steriods posing as gods? In that case the only motive is be Berath's pawn or be destroyed.

And vengeance against the god who (tried to) kill(ed) him

[psychotron666]

Originally posted by steffan8:

Originally posted by ppaladin123:

This is one of the major plot problems with the game (beside it being a a very short chase and series of events over which you ultimately have no control). It really does cut into your motivation to stop Eothas. Why exactly? Because the meddling hypocritical capricious gods who treat mortals horribly don't like what he is planning? The developers even went back and added more story scenes/dialogue to try to correct this.

I would say the motivation is multifold. Eothas killed you, ruined what you have built, slaughtered more than 200 souls that you knew. Some gods consider creating Armagedon just to stop him (think of millions of deaths). I say you have plenty of reasons to go after him regardless what the other gods want.

Mind you, let's avoid major spoilers as I am still in the opening chapters but the motivation of the Watcher is not really lacking at least from what I can tell. At least not to my character. Funny, the moment my character hated Eothas as much and probably a bit more than Woedica, he got encircled by at least two Eothasians. It helps a bit to rein in his anger but the irony is still there. :D

Don't forget that berath gives you her chime basically saying do this or I kill you. Even if you hate berath and the rest and even sympathize with eothas, you probably still wanna catch up to him to get your soul back and cus he has the power to remove that chime.