Once in Celtic Rift is there a way to return to the core game (The Quest Gold)? Is it possible to go back and forth even between expansions?
Which PC RPG game will this most closely resemble? Would 'turn based Oblivion' be an accurate description? Just read some reviews, this aspect concerns me: "Strangely, running away isn’t really an option. If you do, your enemies will just run after you, even into the middle of a town; those same town guards who will put you in jail for stealing stand idly by as an orc chases you through the town." Is this fixed?
Enemies do relentlessly chase you but if you have the skills or items you can teleport away so they can't follow. Also I've had some luck using environmental obstacles as barriers.
That takes some immersion and interactivity out... (unlike Oblivion...) Which 'Quest' should I get? I'm looking at 'The Quest Gold' but does that include everything or just the ones released before it? Would the subsequent expansions recognize characters/progress in the quest gold?
The Quest Gold includes the core game plus if I remember correctly 3 mid-level expansions and if you'd buy expansions anyway is the best deal. All expansions can be enabled in core game and played with same character. Once purchasing an expansion just push add module and you can delete the separate app. There are multiple expansions not included in gold. Also you can download and play expansions alone without core game. If you're unsure try the lite/trial version.
It is nicer in 2x. You can see the clouds moving and you notice more items on the ground that blend in. (It's made for PC also). You can try the lite version for free and transfer your character if you get the full version. You can also use the file sharing and save your files to PC.
build advice I've played the lite version for a while, and the game looks absolutely fantastic! Thank you for all the complexity. Through reading I feel I understand game mechanics and builds pretty well. My question has to do with creating a character who will be effective throughout the expansions. I run into difficulty since I don't really know how ineffective magic becomes, what spells are eventually added, that a bow is important, etc. Seems best to be more combat focused. Perhaps: Rasvim - undead magic, heavy armor, light (or heavy?) weapons, environment magic, mercantile, accuracy. Most on the fence about weapon type as well as the last three skills. If I went light weapon I'd be able to focus more on dexterity and thus improve bow use and all of dex's other associated skills; there isn't as much use for strength. Should any of the skills above be replaced with: attack magic, alchemy, persuade, repair? Thanks!
OK... I'm thinking of jumping into the Quest world but the amount of expansions are maddening. Really. So I'll probably... Get the Gold Edition. But WHICH expansions should I get that need to be played at a low level? I can't buy them all (I ain't a millionaire) so I want to just get the ones that are "for low levels", and then eventually get them all (hoping that by the time I level enough to play the higher ones a fair bit of time will passed so I'm not spending 50 bucks on the Quest and all the expansions within a week). AFAIK... There's the Celtic one.. And the Chess one... Anymore? Thanks guys... Also, any tips for a complete Quest noob?
I made a listing of Quest expansions with corresponding level recommendations in General Discussion forum here. You're correct that Celtic Rift and Cursed Chess Set are the only two lower level expansions. There is supposedly another follow-up to Celtic Rift in development that will coincide with expected level finishing CR but I think Mithril Horde II will come out first. I highly recommend the quest. There is a lot of content but much of it is non-linear so you can just quest at will. Also, it's not absolutely necessary to buy the expansions since a lot of material comes with Quest Gold core.
Awesome link! Since I have your ear for a bit, I have a question... A lot of the expansions are labelled Hero of Lukomorye I, II, etc. Does that means they are all connected story wise, and should be played in a certain order to understand them? I figure if I got the Gold Edition + The low level expansions I should be set for a while and if I wanted more I could get subsequent ones... At least now I have more of an idea on what to get.
The Hero of Lukomorye expansions are connected storywise, yes. There's not that much story in them so it wouldn't be that bad if you played them out of order, but there's really no reason to do so anyway Also, if all this continuity is hurting your brain too much, you can just buy the expansions one at a time and start a new character each time by playing from the expansion app itself, and not the main Quest app. It'll start you with a blank character preleveled to whatever the recommended starting level is for that expansion. This is what I do now, since I got bored of using my (extremely) overpowered character that I was using for all the expansions.
The Quest was one of the earliest purchases I made when I started getting into iPhone gaming, but I only just started playing it a couple of weeks ago. Seems great so far - ended up making an undead pure-mage. One small tweak that could make character creation a little easier for people like me who are anal about details, is including the text from the book you get about your race in the character creation blurb. This would be helpful, because it sucks if, for example, you go ahead and make a character from the Derth race, and you don't discover that being bald isn't negotiable until you read the book, or perhaps you make a Seiry and you want to be the black tribal portrait. I, for one, make an enormous effort to play according to the rules of the universe. Another fix for the same minor quibble might be sorting the photos to the races as would be acceptable to the game world. Some are obvious, which is great, but others seem to have no applicable race.
Hey, one last question regarding purchasing the game. If I buy the Gold Ed. and then Chess and Celtic Rift... Do I buy the three apps separately ? And then When I want to play one of the games I load up the specific app and transfer the save game? Or is there an IAP type of thing for the core game? I know it may be a stupid question but I wanna be sure.
Once you download the expansions you can enable them in the core game. Once enabled you can delete the expansion app file and it will seamlessly blend into the core world of The Quest. From there you are able to go to the expansion environments by ferry and eventually travel back/forth with telephone spells. Alternatively you can download only an expansion and just play that without ever buying the core game. As an aside I'm not sure how well Cursed Chess Set and Celtic Rift would work being played simultaniously. I suspect as you progress in one expansion character level would advance making the other lower level expansion too easy. Since you indicated being on a budget I'd advise starting with just one or another.
