This is the very subject of the first thread I made on the forum. I’m still on team “trust the Illithid hunter and not the shady racist”, but I have a question/comment.
And a rebuttal to “the signs are obvious” argument.
In video games, every threat gets their hype. If I refused to face the Joker in Arkham Asylum because he looked too formidable, how would I progress?
Seeing the Hag’s victims makes her look terrifying, but she can be taken on. The party handles an Adamantine Golem, no problem, even though there are warnings of its might. Tieflings mention over and over that their cause is hopeless. Using the “signs” logic, why even try to save them?
I distinctly recall in previous patches Lae’zel being put to death by the Gith if you don’t join up with her fast enough. It didn’t happen in Patch 8. Is that a bug on my end? Because I’d no use for Lae’zel in Patch 7 (it was all about barbarians), I’m not sure if this is a recent change (or bug), but Patch 7 had already nerfed the Gith’s weapons.
It seems like Larian are slowly decreasing the challenge on this one, while upping xp gains overall. It might end up being challenging but doable instead of cheese-or-death.
