Negative situations are way too frequent

[Thor]

As the title says, settlement situations like Nightmares, Pestilence, etc. occur about every 2-3 days, which is way too frequent for someone who can only accomplish a single contract in 1-2 days. Absolutely impossible if you want to keep at least neutral situations across four settlements.

It's a pain when you're returning to a different settlement after having done business in another, only to find it with yet another pestilence, the eigth one in this playthrough that only you, the player, can undo, and it will stay there until you fix it, with the consequence of delayed deliveries, meaning no goods to buy.

I've experienced so many pestilence and nightmare situations that it has practically blocked me from seeing any of the positive ones. So far I have seen two positive. Pilgrims and a fair.

Am I just being unlucky? Other players, please chime in.

TLDR: This really needs some changes, it is hurting the game and its economy.

[Včelí medvídek]

Similar experience in general in maybe about 200 days run.

Dont see it as drama or feel obliged to fix them, but ye if I manage clear some, within week some other negative trigger again.

All positive I saw like once over all settlements.

[Owlie]

My character is almost at level 30 and I have not seen a single positive event. I think they're not even implemented. Not even a fair, bloom, or such

[Včelí medvídek]

Originally posted by Owlie:

My character is almost at level 30 and I have not seen a single positive event. I think they're not even implemented. Not even a fair, bloom, or such

They are, but rare indeed:)

[rwood42]

I have been thinking about making a post on this topic. In my last play-through, literally every settlement had a plague at the same time. I feel like i am the only competent mercenary in the entire world.

[Kill Me For Loot]

Oh, I saw a fair in Osbrook! Didn't even know there were negative events, as I haven't been to the fourth town yet (guessing this triggers it), the one to the west of Brynn.

[money3030]

Originally posted by Kill Me For Loot:

Oh, I saw a fair in Osbrook! Didn't even know there were negative events, as I haven't been to the fourth town yet (guessing this triggers it), the one to the west of Brynn.

There's a fair in Osbrook? Only Fair I've seen was in Manshire atm. How's it different from Manshires?

[Thor]

The two only positives I have seen were:
Pilgrimate in Osbrook and Fair in Manshire.
The rest? Plague... Plague... Plague most of all, a little bit of additional plague, then some nightmares sprinkled for good measure, and some occasional bandit situations that I try to keep because the plague one is incredibly annoying.

[W1nD]

Plague does play a fairly central role in the game considering the crimson plague from the past AND not to mention all the sickness that would ultimately spread during a medieval period. look at our own history. The duration are quite short if you think about it, normally plagues would last months if not years. In game characters are fine after a few in game days... ppfffft sounds like fake news! XD

[Thor]

Originally posted by W1nD:

Plague does play a fairly central role in the game considering the crimson plague from the past AND not to mention all the sickness that would ultimately spread during a medieval period. look at our own history. The duration are quite short if you think about it, normally plagues would last months if not years. In game characters are fine after a few in game days... ppfffft sounds like fake news! XD

The crimson plague is not the same as the situational pestilence, that is just caused by something like corpse stink from the nearby catacomb, which you can just burn and bam it's over.

But listen, I don't care about historical accuracy or IRL counterparts when it's intrusive to the game.
Like, there is no IRL counterpart to this scenario that I just experienced.

Okay, so I just ended the pestilence event in Mannshire, let's go to the local market, sell off the loot, and buy some new much needed supplies... what's this? only 3 hours after turning in the contract that ended the pestilence and now there is a NEW negative situation? People are suffering from nightmares now? Well off I go again to solve the situation and PRAY that I get some time to fix up the supplies in the village.... Wait.. nope.. can't do that, the elder doesn't even have any contracts available.

It seems negative situations renew faster than contracts for us to take. Can't even solve the current negative event. Gotta wait till a contract becomes available to do that.

[MasterWaffle]

My mannshire and osbrook are in perpetual Pestilence. It's been weeks. Constant Pestilence. I'm not interested in doing there low level dungeons.