Current Events > Greedfall players, what's your progress like?

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I spent 7 hours in the starting area, doing every side quest available.

I've been on the island for like 5 hours now and haven't touched the main quest. I still am at the quest to go meet the native queen.

I've been doing entirely side quests, some of them are surprisingly in depth. Make sure you do them as ranking up reputations with factions gives fantastic rewards in your player chest.

I habe been siding with the natives every chance I get, as per usual for me. The quest to meet the bridge alliance governer, my squad said to probsbly not bring the native girl with me because she'd go off on the governer. Brought her anyway, worth it lol.

The native girl is ridiculously useful in combat, she spams health spells a lot and breaks armor easily. I've been running with her and Kurt. Kurt is my bro, gotta have him with me.

I love the multiple approaches to most quests. I've been mostly going endurance and agility, as a warrior type.

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DuranOfForcena posted...

damn, i really wanna play Greedfall but can't afford new games right now. is it everything people are saying it is? it's what a Bioware game should be? does it follow in the footsteps of Dragon Age: Origins?

It's a AA version of an older style Bioware game, in essence. It's got some eurojank aspects still, but is more polished than games of that style tend to be. Dragon age origins is a good comparison in terms of how the game is structured.
Also, the game is only $50 new on consoles, and you can find it for as low as $40 on pc.

What's crazy is for how big the game is, it's only 11gb file size.

It's got some really cool environments, the cities in particular are great looking. One of the Arab influenced cities on the island looks downright incredible when you come upon it the first time and see its cityscape in the distance.

The combat is super easy, so I recommend playing on a higher setting.

It's pseudo open world, in that there are zones, but not large open world, it's very dragon age origins in how it's structured. You have these smaller open areas, camps, etc.. Every time you travel in between zones, you go to a camp where you can craft, sell/buy, talk to your companions, etc..

It's very easy to get sucked into doing side quests for so long you forget about the main quest. The music is pretty great too.

Also, it is a "fashion souls" game through and through. So so so so many clothing options. Especially hats. Lots and lots of fancy hats.

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pres_madagascar posted...

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It's a AA version of an older style Bioware game, in essence. It's got some eurojank aspects still, but is more polished than games of that style tend to be. Dragon age origins is a good comparison in terms of how the game is structured.
Also, the game is only $50 new on consoles, and you can find it for as low as $40 on pc.

What's crazy is for how big the game is, it's only 11gb file size.

It's got some really cool environments, the cities in particular are great looking. One of the Arab influenced cities on the island looks downright incredible when you come upon it the first time and see its cityscape in the distance.

The combat is super easy, so I recommend playing on a higher setting.

It's pseudo open world, in that there are zones, but not large open world, it's very dragon age origins in how it's structured. You have these smaller open areas, camps, etc.. Every time you travel in between zones, you go to a camp where you can craft, sell/buy, talk to your companions, etc..

It's very easy to get sucked into doing side quests for so long you forget about the main quest. The music is pretty great too.

Also, it is a "fashion souls" game through and through. So so so so many clothing options. Especially hats. Lots and lots of fancy hats.

You sir/madam caused me to add that to my Steam wishlist...definitely buying it when I have the cash XD
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Yeah it's definitely worth playing for what it is. The character creator is hilarious too.

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Level 15 now.

If you're going melee, go all in on 2h swords, they're amazing.

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My Lady De Sardet is dapper af
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pres_madagascar posted...

Level 15 now.

If you're going melee, go all in on 2h swords, they're amazing.

Considering this is DA-esque, I'm gonna guess there's no unarmed option?
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Whats the combat like? Early videos made it look a little janky. Everything else looks great.
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DarkFists posted...

Considering this is DA-esque, I'm gonna guess there's no unarmed option?

Nope. Blades, blunts, guns, magic.

CapnMuffin posted...

Whats the combat like? Early videos made it look a little janky. Everything else looks great.

It's not as polished as AAA, but not as janky as most eurojank combat.

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Easy combat guide:

Blunts: normal physical damage plus high armor damage.
Blades: high physical damage with normal armor damage
2h variants of blades and blunts do aoe damage and knockback, as well as more easily break your enemy's balance/poise, are slower, but the more swings you can do without being stopped increases effects with each one, a combo basically.
The same can be said for the difference between long guns and pistols. Long guns do more armor damage.
Magic ignores armor all together.

No matter what playstyle you go for, you should have elosir or whatever her name is in your party, the native girl. She's the only healer party member, does Elemental damage to enemies, and replenishes your health and armor. She's the most useful party member in the game.

I run with her and petrus, the old armored mage guy.

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Ign review is pretty good at explaining the game actually:

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/17/greedfall-review

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I ordered it the day before it released and Amazon still hasn't delivered it. I think they're pissed I didn't re-up my free 30 days of prime.

DuranOfForcena posted...

what other kind of headwear is there in the game other than that lame tricorn hat which is all i've seen in the promotional material? are any actually cool looking? is this a Dragon Age-esque option to "hide helmet"?

There's tons of kinds of hats, and helmets. And yes you can.

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Game is definitely scratching an itch for me. Quest dialog is written well, even for the side quests.

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im having difficulty getting into the game.

some of the design is rather bland, especially in towns.

combat is fun though
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Hanky_Bannister posted...

im having difficulty getting into the game.

some of the design is rather bland, especially in towns.

combat is fun though

Some of the places look similar, but the quest dialog is great, side quests included.

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I'm level 35
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I started it a few days ago but it reminded me vaguely of another game that I never finished so I went back and did that. I'll be starting Greedfall again tomorrow probably

Lord_Shadow posted...

I'm level 35

Damn bro. I've been sticking to side quests as I get them, and only doing the main quest once I finish them lol


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pres_madagascar posted...

Lord_Shadow posted...

I'm level 35

Damn bro. I've been sticking to side quests as I get them, and only doing the main quest once I finish them lol

Hit 37 at the end of today's play session and same
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Lord_Shadow posted...

Hit 37 at the end of today's play session and same

I'm envious of your time to play games lol. I can usually manage 2 hours per session.

I'm glad to hear you can get up to that level before finishing the game though.

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pres_madagascar posted...

Lord_Shadow posted...

Hit 37 at the end of today's play session and same

I'm envious of your time to play games lol. I can usually manage 2 hours per session.

I'm glad to hear you can get up to that level before finishing the game though.

From what I was told I'm about half way through the main quest but I did do some ex exploits early in the game
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Lord_Shadow posted...

From what I was told I'm about half way through the main quest but I did do some ex exploits early in the game

There's exploits? I must research this further, I'm still early on in the story.

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pres_madagascar posted...

Lord_Shadow posted...

From what I was told I'm about half way through the main quest but I did do some ex exploits early in the game

There's exploits? I must research this further, I'm still early on in the story.

Dunno if you've passed this part or not, but there's a main mission where you have to follow this potential cultist who might be worshipping a demon, and you have to light candles in a specific order. If you fail the order, enemies spawn and you can just repeat it over and over. And there's a later mission where you have to hit drums in an order or else enemies spawn. As far as I can tell, you can repeat it as many times as you want. I went level 14 to 22 before getting super bored lol

the coin arena, specifically stage 5 round 3 (last stage and round period), monster is easy to beat and gives around 2000 to 2500 exp per every time you kill it, and it can be repeated again right after (you get to choose the stage and round to fight again). so yeah, quick and easy level up. especially comes in handy when you wanna unlock abilities and talents.

From 2 posts between me a friend
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Lord_Shadow posted...

From 2 posts between me a friend

Nice! Thanks. Found this too:

https://www.gamepur.com/guide/42956-greedfall-exploit-infinite-gold-experience-ammo-xp.html

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level 14, around 12 hours in game. i haven't even gone to theleme city yet. i just did the quest bridging alliance with the blackface native and hikmet leader so they allow their merchants to go into the city.
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apolloooo posted...

level 14, around 12 hours in game. i haven't even gone to theleme city yet. i just did the quest bridging alliance with the blackface native and hikmet leader so they allow their merchants to go into the city.

Go to theleme city, Petrus is an amazing party member, lore wise.

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pres_madagascar posted...

apolloooo posted...

level 14, around 12 hours in game. i haven't even gone to theleme city yet. i just did the quest bridging alliance with the blackface native and hikmet leader so they allow their merchants to go into the city.

Go to theleme city, Petrus is an amazing party member, lore wise.

i met petrus, and i like him, but holy shit like 95% of theleme is batshit crazy religious nuts
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Doing all the side missions before even attempting the main quests. I haven't started the plot proper beyond visiting cousin at the office for the first time in New Serene on Teer Fradee.
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when I start this should I be male or female, how do the VAs compare?

apolloooo posted...

i met petrus, and i like him, but holy shit like 95% of theleme is batshit crazy religious nuts

I'm telling you, you'll be very surprised by him. His whole personal quest line is him investigating the dirty deeds the church does. He always questions his faith and doesn't take it too seriously. He's the most vocal teammate in the game, and always comments on stuff with lore things. He's a big softy and nice. He's not a nutbag like the rest of his ilk.

DarthAragorn posted...

when I start this should I be male or female, how do the VAs compare?

I haven't tested female yet, but male VA is decent.

EverDownward posted...

Doing all the side missions before even attempting the main quests. I haven't started the plot proper beyond visiting cousin at the office for the first time in New Serene on Teer Fradee.

I've gotten as far as talking to the other two governors, that's it lol. Been doing side stuff.

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pres_madagascar posted...

I'm telling you, you'll be very surprised by him. His whole personal quest line is him investigating the dirty deeds the church does. He always questions his faith and doesn't take it too seriously. He's the most vocal teammate in the game, and always comments on stuff with lore things. He's a big softy and nice. He's not a nutbag like the rest of his iilk.

But he's a cuck


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Lord_Shadow posted...

But he's a cuck

Hey, I'm not the one who has to bang him. I'm all about that siora native business.

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pres_madagascar posted...

Hey, I'm not the one who has to bang him. I'm all about that siora native business.

I'm trying to make my dick Christopher Columbus and Siora's ass the new world

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Lord_Shadow posted...

I'm trying to make my dick Christopher Columbus and Siora's ass the new world

That's so wrong lol

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Ohhhh, this game. I remember thinking the trailer seemed cool.
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Sonic Cannon posted...

Ohhhh, this game. I remember thinking the trailer seemed cool.

It's legitimately really fun, and a refreshing entry in the RPG genre. There's no DLC (beyond the pre-order bonus), no microtransactions...just you, a bunch of skills/talents/attributes to invest in, teammates to influence, and a big semi open world to explore.

I wholeheartedly recommend it. It's worth the 50 dollar price tag.
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DuranOfForcena posted...

that looks awesome

fuck i wanna play this game so bad

That's my 2h warrior character, with crafted gear, I can wear the heaviest gear and stuff.

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It's rad because with my build, I don't need to worry about damaging armor, I generate so much fury that I can spam fury attacks, which bypass armor entirely.

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DuranOfForcena posted...

sounds badass

Guns do the most armor and physical damage in terms of a balance between the two. If you go the gunner route, you end up never taking a single hit and just shooting everything dead from afar.

Magic is the "weakest" link. It gets really powerful but takes more skill points to reach that point than the other playstyles do.

Oh and something you may enjoy, is that you control your party members' gear too. If you dip into charisma you improve their strength in combat too.

There's a lot of ways to build you and your team, and virtually everything is viable. With no microtransactions or dlc to speak of. Well, except that little starter pack thing with some starter gear in it that gets replaced in the first two hours of gameplay lol.

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