I hate alohomora spell

[MoodySVK]

Devs can you change that spell to not solve every time that f*** wheel ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? or at least if i have spell lvl2 then lvl1 locks unlock auto and lvl3 unlocks lvl2. Hate solving that every time

[cap-boulanger]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Moon Rabbit:

The lockpicking is ok. It just seems seems shoehorned into hit that checklist of game mechanic tropes. Like you have to do a minigame for lockpicking. Even when it doesn't make a lot of sense. None of the other spells require any kind of mechanics save aiming and object manipulation. It's very "video gamey".

Also, a lot of locks just lead to nothing of real value, it seems. Like I pass this level one lock for 20 hours of gameplay, come back with Alohamora and there's just a sack with like 10 coins.

The one that gets me is when there's just one chest in the room, and it's also locked... with a lock of the same level. Why?

[Old Man Gamer (OMG)]

Opprinnelig skrevet av wardenwolf:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Old Man Gamer (OMG):

I have no problem with a puzzle. The problem is that it is not a puzzle. It is just a time sink. All puzzles in the game are far too easy. They are nicely made, but require no actual thinking or logic. They just require rudimentary motions.

I keep telling myself that the game is for little kids...but then I remember that I didn't have 60 bucks when I was a little kid. Either way, your characterization of the problem is correct.

Indeed. And as a kid, I thrived on puzzles. This would be more tedious for the younger me who have not yet learned patience.

[AWF1000]

it makes no sense especially since its a spell to unlock... it should unlock no questions ask.. and the worst part is i suffer from partial paralysis in my right arm so it makes it difficult to unlock.

[paladin765]

if you lower the difficulty to story mode you can auto solve the locks by pressing F when the lock minigame shows up. then you can switch it back to whatever you had for the difficulty or whatever. no mods required.
But yes, I agree, using a lockpick minigame for a spell that is supposed to unlock was a bit superfluos

[Coffee]

I wish it was a cooler minigame personally.

[Wüste]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Ꝙ Ghosthunter Ꝙ:

I wish it was a cooler minigame personally.

Every minigame - even cool ones, if you repeat them 100 times, suck.
And also I never saw Hermione or Harry do any lockpicking.

[Jesse.]

This game suffers from so many weird design choices. Alohomora should be instant or hold <button> for 1 sec at most. Also, not being able to sell items in bulk is annoying (and the whole rarity thing is absurd). The game definitely tries to have too many things going on and ends up being shallow.

[Coffee]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Wüste:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Ꝙ Ghosthunter Ꝙ:

I wish it was a cooler minigame personally.

Every minigame - even cool ones, if you repeat them 100 times, suck.
And also I never saw Hermione or Harry do any lockpicking.

The mini-game is to show you it's not a fluke. -LPL

[Nym™]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Adam__86:

https://www.nexusmods.com/hogwartslegacy/mods/297

LITERALLY THIS DOES EXACTLY WHAT YOU ALL ARE ASKING FOR!
But I guess people wanna rant.

[Raiden85OCUK]

Yes there is a mod but you shouldn't have to mod a game for a piss poor game mechanic that shouldn't exist in a game that uses magic spells.

[Delta_BOSS]

Not to mention you can get to level 20 before even knowing the spell Alohomora on hardest difficulty!

Completing the game once: ha, ok, cool...
Playing a second time: why do I put time into this?
3rd time: WTF?
4th time: I quit.

You don't even have to finish a playthrough on every house to get the achievements, you only need to get to the map chamber!

It's lifeless already that they couldn't not put a mini-game for unlocking a locked door.
- Characters don't adapt to weather.
- They don't sleep
- etc.
- the list can be quite long

I think Shadow of War is more enjoyable even despite the grinding.

I think main problem is that they wanted to make it open world for everything to bypass loading screen. This prevented deeper details in the game that would have made it maybe more enjoyable. It also makes the game heavier.

Almost everytime I get to a door in Hogwarts, I have to wait about more or less 3 sec for the stuff to load behind. (game is installed on SSD) Not different than a loading screen, except I can just step back.

[Tempest]

Dear Devs,

The minigame is annoying enough as is, why does this spell need a leveling system for the
same Alohomora spell? It's still the SAME spell, same purpose of hacking locks.

[Coffee]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Thor:

Dear Devs,

The minigame is annoying enough as is, why does this spell need a leveling system for the
same Alohomora spell? It's still the SAME spell, same purpose of hacking locks.

Because you start with easy locks that aren't a fluke that you can rack, then you got to open door with doors that require LPL to open!

[Adam__86]

You guys do know if you set difficulty to STORY every minigame is skippable, for example alohomora has an auto solve button

[Tiamat]

Opprinnelig skrevet av |Pipe Dreams:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Terran:

its 5-10 seconds a lock... jeebus

If each lock takes 10 seconds

You do 150 (theres more locks then that)

Thats 25min at a stupid puzzle rotating gears. Yes, it should be fixed.

Step further? 25min is roughly for simplicity 1/4 of an hour.

25min * 0.25. So we spend almost 7% of our playtime at a stupid gear puzzle. If the game is 40hours. If it takes someone 30 hours, the % is higher.

Yes it should be fixed.

Love the math.

Also hate the way Alohomora has been done. COmplete waste of my time.