question about backstory

[Tuvok Shakur]

i just started the game, completed the tutorial and the extracurricular activity and when i try to play quickplay it gives me the medical history backstory every time and by the time im through with one mystery (if i make it) i have a laundry list of injuries and im not skilled enough to deal with this and its ruining my experience, is there something i can do?

[mldb88]

I’d recommend playing more extracurricular activity mode and keep a log of achievements from the in game achievement list written down that are easy to get (specific endings, encountering something truly evil, etc). Odds are you have a very small pool of backgrounds unlocked, which is upping the odds of medical history (or if it’s the only one you have….). Completing achievements unlocks more content and characters/backgrounds/items/etc so achievement farm and run through extra carricular some more until you have some more unlocks

[Schrödinger]

A backstory is a major debuff to your character (in most cases), while the Quickplay randomly adds a backstory at the start. Since you probably haven't unlocked many different backstories, this mode will very likely give you the only option.
If you dont want it, play the customized mode where you can choose a backstory yourself.

[mldb88]

Originally posted by Schrödinger:

A backstory is a major debuff to your character (in most cases), while the Quickplay randomly adds a backstory at the start. Since you probably haven't unlocked many different backstories, this mode will very likely give you the only option.
If you dont want it, play the customized mode where you can choose a backstory yourself.

Personally I see them more as a tradeoff than purely a debuff, but med history definitely is one of the more situational ones to where in most cases with quick play it ends up just being bad. It’s useful on characters who already are pretty bad with melee combat and can use that little boost to xp to get the ball rolling with early mysteries not focused on combat and pursue some work arounds. On quick play though, yea it’s usually just an injury generator lol.

[Schrödinger]

Ah yes I worded it in a bad way. Some of the backstory choices are beneficial in some cases, while the other ones are pure nuisance.

[mldb88]

Originally posted by Schrödinger:

Ah yes I worded it in a bad way. Some of the backstory choices are beneficial in some cases, while the other ones are pure nuisance.

No worries haha. Some might as well just be a debuff though honestly in 9/10 cases.

[ajxx]

so you have to replay multiple times to unlock things? thats kinda lame knowing the game is short and doesn't really add that many choices to it for replayability despite the ''sandbox'' elements so to speak

[mldb88]

Originally posted by ajxx:

so you have to replay multiple times to unlock things? thats kinda lame knowing the game is short and doesn't really add that many choices to it for replayability despite the ''sandbox'' elements so to speak

I mean, the game's a roguelike, it's literally what the genre is known for.

[VGlove]

There is a sub-location you can unlock after 40 achievements that cures all minor injuries for free.
The medical history background mainly comes down to how many times you get hurt in combat, so if you wanna just dash through this background to unlock others, use a strong character like Aiko who has high dex and use dodge a lot (fast combat actions are also very good).
With backstories I don't like I typically just dash through them on custom mode with skeptic level Aiko cause it's much easier to deal with.

[Tuvok Shakur]

thanks for the answers guys, im really enjoying this game so far but it is confusing sometimes

[ajxx]

Originally posted by mldb88:

Originally posted by ajxx:

so you have to replay multiple times to unlock things? thats kinda lame knowing the game is short and doesn't really add that many choices to it for replayability despite the ''sandbox'' elements so to speak

I mean, the game's a roguelike, it's literally what the genre is known for.

my point is that I thought the game was a narrative RPG not an rpg with just some choices thrown into it which usually don't even matter at all