If you are right, then i presume Larian should make this work so that Goblins kill everyone and then start searching surroundings, until they find you. :P
Problem solved.
2. All the companions in your group can be evil
Indeed ... but is "being evil" all that matters?
Lae'zel would never ever hide from some lowly insignificant goblins, she would massacre them just to express her superirority.
Astarion would kill them all just for the fun of it.
Shadowheart would kill the goblins so she can get inside (wall and gate means settlement, settlement no matter how limited means potential help).
Gale would help Aradin and his group.
And you dont yet have Wyll in your party on that situation.
and you easily can come there alone, being evil. It is not illogical situation, there's even a route you can take where you meet no one.
I never said its illogical ...
I said its purposely created just to break the story.
Its simmilar as when we start asking why nobody ever used Time-Turner to kill Voldemort in the past ... they simply didnt, deal with it.
Its simple to break the story once you know all possible outomes and can purposely prepare for them, or create situations that would not make sence ... but that doesnt mean that story itself is bad, it just mean that you managed to find a way (and i repeat its not so big problem) where puzzle pieces dont fit.
3. As I said, it's very easy to just observe combat without participating.
I never tryed this myself ...
But in that case as mentioned abowe, all Larian need to do is add few more ranged goblins so they either win ... or scatter around once every enemy on the ground will be dead, so they are not simply sniped by High Grounded invincible Zevlor.
Personaly i like the second option more. :P
4. I wouldn't mind it if it makes sense. And it does not.
That is just matter of perspective ...
We obviously play a different kind of "intelligent evil" ... since my Evil Warlock have seen this as opourtunity, he just kills one or two lowly and hardly challenging goblins and people will be grateful ... that means potential profit.
Just jump down where the elevator is, no metagaming necessary.
Do you often jump down several building floors, next to inactive elevator to find out what is down there, while clearly see the sloping path down the hill on the opposite side?
Bcs i usualy dont ... that is why it feels like metagaming.
I mean it totally make sence that person who allready played this game is thinking "huh what will happen if i get inside other way than around those pesky guards" ... but exactly that is metagaming ... and i honestly cant find any other reason for jumping there.
But in the game they assume that some random travelers that just arrived already conspired to kill them with Zevlor, when all you do is to tell them that you need a healer and that you go where you want.
Same question ...
How are they suppose to know that "you just arrived" ?
Just count the facts:
- There isnt any druid up there.
- There is a group of refugees that is clearly disrespecting their rules.
- You just disrespected their rules.
- Situation in the groove is tedious at best, more like one bad step from explosion.
- Some of them are clearly just looking for excuses to act against the tieflings.
- You just give them the excuse ... since nobody cares enough to find out if there is any alliance between you and Zevlor, they simply presume and act.
Why should they threat you differently ... you had your chance, you decided to throw it away ... now you shall suffer the consequences.
2. You know, normally, druids don't go on the murderous rampage over some people whom they just met willing immediately visit a doctor.
You see that only from your perspective ...
You were trespassing after all ... you were warned ... but you willingly decided to ignore them.
I didn't expect that all grove will go nuts and start attacking not only me but everyone who's not a druid in the settlement.
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Have you never ben in / seen some protestation, procession, or meeting of two groups of footbal fans hating each other clubs, or something simmilar ... that "went wrong"?
All you need is single person who throw an item ... it doesnt really matter if that is a rock, a beer, a cup of cola, a hotdog, or probably even flower.
Either someone from oposite side will throw it back ... and fight starts ...
OR they dont, wich encourage the first one to throw something else, since they are not retaliating ... and fight starts ...
Situation here is simmilar ...
You can see the Druid that transformed himself into a Bear WANT to attack ... but he cant, since it was forbidden ... so he stand ready, waiting for excuse.
On the other side you can see concerned parents of Arabella (and their friends) that was just ready to attack them, but the threat of Druid turning into a Bear drive them away.
>> It does not matter who throws the item first ... once there is a fight, they both join it for their own reasons ... and sooner than you realize it, whole Grove is covered by blood.
One old quote say:
All you need to start a fire is one tiny sparkle.
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just for the record, i dont know those things from personal experience ... im usualy only a watcher ... since i live just few dozen meters from footbal stadion and there are fights quite often ... but the scenario is allways the same)
My expectation was that, even if there will be a fight, it will be only with the entrance guards and that they'll back off after getting few serious hits.
Then your expectations were wrong.
