thebigJ_A

@Garfield518 said:

The game straight up tells you twice before handing in certain quests that they will cancel others.

As in, you have to confirm (yes/no) twice that you're aware that quests may be canceled.

This is pure user error.

Except for the part where it doesn't.

Here come the fanboys. Take it easy, reasonable people, I'm done.

@Demoskinos said:

Don't do story missions until you are done with sidequests. Secondly I guarantee you you've already missed more quests than you realize. There's a ton of sidequests that are extremely time sensitive. Secondly, this is a game designed to be played over and over. If you dont get everything the first time then do it the second time around. This sounds like more user error than anything that is thr games fault

User error. Right. What error was that, pray tell? "Don't do story missions"? Sure, except the 3/4ths of story missions that don't cancel quests. Yep, It's totally my fault the game saves over both slots, including the slot that claims to be just inns and rift stones.

What was I thinking, how silly of me to insult your pet video game. Can you ever forgive me? I mean, we all can't be as smart and perfect as you.

FFS. Talk about the Dunning-Kruger effect...

Yeah I'll go back to it. I was just furious and needed to vent. It's just so arbitrary. One quest straight up gives you a time-limit, which is cool. And there's other times, like killing or sparing the Salvation guy, where it's clear I'll be doing certain quests and not others, but at least then I dont see the ones I'll miss.

Here, there's no rhyme or reason. Hell, the wiki even thinks the Fournival quest cancels it. Apparently it's whichever you do second. So, there's no story reason why I can't run and grab the docs for the guy. And to have him insult me for it...

Well, whatever. I guess there's NG+, if I bother with it.

Fuck this game. (There, now you know this'll be a rant.)

Seriously, what moron designed this? Who sets up a game so that quests just cancel on you without any warning for no reason, and then the game saves over every slot instantly?? It literally breaks its own stated rules to screw you over!

This isn't the first time it's done it, either. Look, I'm a completionist. I love trying to finish everything. So when i get a bunch of quests in the palace at the same time, I plan on doing them all. The chamberlain guy gives me two quests, handle the investigation, and kill the griffin. At the same time, Fedel (or whatever) wants me to find some papers stolen by a monster/monsters. So, I handle the investigation, finish it no problem, and then go off to clear a bunch of older quests I have. Eventually I decide to get back to doing the palace ones. The first half of the griffin quest done, I polish off most of the other quests I have, since the game hasn't implied any rush, then take the long ass trip to Bluemoon Tower and kill the griffin. Cool scene there where a guy I got something for earlier pops up and helps, yay.

So, feeling triumphant, I go back to the castle to turn it in before heading to the other side of the map to grab Fedel's shit for him. But no. Soon as I turn it in, I see "Quest Cancelled, sucker!" up in the corner, and the game saves. Shit, I think to myself. Now I'll have to do the griffin fight all over. At least I used the Rift Stone right at Bluemoon to get a checkpoint save. I go to load checkpoint, and it brings me back, right AFTER cancelling the quest. That's not a checkpoint, not by the rules of the game. So, I try jumping off the walls till I'm dead. Yup, it very clearly states under Load Checkpoint that that entails Inns and Rift Stones. I try just the regular reload instead, grasping at straws, thinking maybe it'll take me to when last I saved myself. Uh uh. Same spot, "Quest Failed, Loser" up in the corner. BOTH slots. WTF for?

They give you no warning, and it's not even like anything happens that would prevent you completing the other quest! There's no immediate story progress. You don't get immediately assigned a new quest, and that shithead Fedel's just dicking around the castle all day! He even has the nerve to call me an asshole for not doing his quest. I tried, Fedel. I tried.

Screw me out of quests, break your own stated rules, and then insult me for it. Fuck you Dragon's Dogma. I was really starting to like you, even with all the warts. I'm done, though. I'm going back to Dark Souls to await the Artorious dlc. >:(

Sigh.

@cannonballBAM said:

@Bravestar said:

by far the best XBL release this year. I hope they are faster with the next patch, so more people can enjoy it.

He didn't say "worst".

They're mostly escorts and kill ten rats quests. Nothing special. The rewards I've gotten are weapons that inflict tarring, but are otherwise weak. Nothing I care about, excep that an ink-black sword does look cool.Not sure what extra affliction they cause when fully upgraded, since I'm only midway thru playthrough #1 and don't have the items to see.

@vorpalparasite said:

@thebigJ_A: I sent you 2, hope that helps.

Have my babies!

Well poo you guys! :P

You can give it to Madeleine, too, for different gear. I'd say the Blacksmith's is better, though. Give her the silver. Also, they both have certain gear they only offer once they really like you. Same with Reynard. Oh, and it takes a few in-game days for them to stock the new stuff.

There's some really good mid-game armor available at the quarry merchant, too.

@Demoskinos said:

Its dumb easy to get one in your game. Just do the quest where you escort fornivals daughter around town. Follow close to her, NEVER touch her , be nice when she asks you to do something do it quickly and at the end let HER win the race and you'll easily get the gold idol every time.

I'm pretty sure he knows that, seeing as how he described exactly how he did that wrong. His point is, having fucked it up, he can't get it now.