Anyone checksd if you can get to the goblin camp with out triggering the first grove scene? I think you cant ? Wonder if it would be possible to not kill the first pack of goblins
You can't, the scene triggers if you bypass the gate, just without you as a participant. I tried to long jump, thats how I found out. Grove is meant to be a tutorial area same as a nautiloid. It introduces vendors and the general feel of 'safe harbors' in the game.
I tried every thing I could think of to get around that fight without starting it. I had hoped that Mithara or any other goblins for that matter would have known about the dead npcs before I spoke to them, but going in and killing everyone breaks the storyline as far as I can tell. So in order for things to make sense you have to play along, and I imagine it probably can be broken anywhere in the story the same way. So if you're going to play evil and just start killing the game might not work too well.
Not that I play that way, I love the rpg and storylines. After finishing the first act I was curious what Mithara would do if the druids were all dead before you get to her. I was surprised that Larian had not included that path. A lot of time can pass before you get to her and their are reasons to kill those druids and wipe out that camp anyways.
Hopefully Larian has fixed this plot hole before it releases.
