Fable II

[LK]

It turns out this game violates Microsoft's policy on Achievmeents. In order to get one of the Achievements, you've had to have bought and played the Fable II Pub Games Arcade title.

Pretty fucked up. People are setting up games where you can login and get the achievement granted without having to go through that crap.

[Velorath]

Pretty fucked up.

Not really.  The pub games were offered for free with pre-orders, and only people with OCD are going to be bothered by the fact that they might miss out on one achievement.

[RUiN 427]

It turns out this game violates Microsoft's policy on Achievmeents. In order to get one of the Achievements, you've had to have bought and played the Fable II Pub Games Arcade title.

Pretty fucked up. People are setting up games where you can login and get the achievement granted without having to go through that crap.

the acheivement is worth 0 points

[LK]

No, the Completionist Achievement in Fable II is the one I'm talking about. You need two expressions from the Pub Games to get it.

[AcidCat]

My dude finally looks like a badass. He's got the dreads and a highwayman outfit dyed mostly black that makes him look like a pirate. Finally purchased a house to live in instead of just rent out, a modest little cottage in Oakfield, currently updating the furniture. No wife yet - though I have my eye on that whore Leah  - I wonder if whores make decent wives...

Game is crazy addicting, I'm getting in trouble with the wife for playing so much.

[Cyrrex]

Wait...you can RENT housing?  I haven't noticed that.  It would sure make it easier to have more sex with someone other than my wife.

[AcidCat]

I mean I had bought houses and just rented them out to npcs.

[Cyrrex]

Ah, okay, uh....wait!  You can rent them out to NPCs ?!!  Fuck, I need to find more time for this game.

[AcidCat]

Most houses you buy already have a tenant. You can adjust the rent. I wonder if they move out if you set it too high...

The house I purchased to live in, when I took it over for myself, the chick just calmly walked out. I followed her across Oakfield trying to get her attention but she totally ignored everything I did. I wonder if she moved to another town or what, she just walked straight out of the Oakfield area ... I should have followed her across the zone line to see what happened.

[Cyrrex]

Hmm, that probably explains the strange lady (who is in love with me) always hanging around while I'm trying to sex the wife.

[AcidCat]

Yeah you set rent/or move in yourself at the same paper outside the house you use to buy it.

Though strange people will still walk into your house.

[RUiN 427]

raising your rent above average rate makes you evil

[AcidCat]

I thought it just raised your corruption level? And you get purity if you lower it?

[schild]

Yar, it doesn't make you evil. It just makes you more or less liked depending on which way you go.

[RUiN 427]

I thought it just raised your corruption level? And you get purity if you lower it?

evil was a blanket term

[LK]

Corruption for higher rent. What that translates to is extremely ugly teeth, yellowed eyes with green irises, a constant expression of constipation, and flies flying around you. Of course, if you're good, these flies glow.

Also required to open one of the demon doors.

[AcidCat]

Yeah it's a little confusing since corruption is a separate rating than evil. Strange that you can be corrupt/good.

[Morfiend]

Anyone know what your character would look like if he/she was Pure/Evil?

[schild]

Anyone know what your character would look like if he/she was Pure/Evil?

I don't think purity would change or effect evil much. I am what one would call totally corrupt evil, and I look uhmmm evil - but still wall-eyed.

[MrHat]

Anyone know what your character would look like if he/she was Pure/Evil?

I don't think purity would change or effect evil much. I am what one would call totally corrupt evil, and I look uhmmm evil - but still wall-eyed.

Apparently you get pale and vampire-y.

[Murgos]

Is celery the only thing that reduces fat?  My character isn't chubby but I'd like the option of eating a larger variety of things without having to do some weird forced consumption of celery to maintain a look.

[LK]

Celery is all you get, and each merchant only stocks one of each star rating, if that, at a time. You have to fast travel between areas to get it to restock.

[MrHat]

On that note, how do I thin out? I ate too many pies fighting a boss and now I'll chubs no loves.

[Morfiend]

Celery is all you get, and each merchant only stocks one of each star rating, if that, at a time. You have to fast travel between areas to get it to restock.

Or sleep in a bed for 7 days.

[Litigator]

Is celery the only thing that reduces fat?  My character isn't chubby but I'd like the option of eating a larger variety of things without having to do some weird forced consumption of celery to maintain a look.

Celery is the only thing that gives you a -fat modifier.  However, it is not the only thing that does not give you a +fat modifier.  Anything from the produce vendor except cheese has no +fat, water and juices from the drinks vendor generally have no +fat or very small +fat.  Also, the fish tend to not have +fat, but will have a -purity.  Purity can be restored by drinking spring water or eating tofu, neither of which contain fat. 

Note that as you add to the strength modifiers, your character bulks up.  As you add to the skill modifiers, he gets taller, which somewhat reduces the bulkiness from the muscles. If you are doing swords and magic and not using ranged a lot, your guy is going to wind up looking pretty stout, though.

[Murgos]

Celery is all you get, and each merchant only stocks one of each star rating, if that, at a time. You have to fast travel between areas to get it to restock.

Or sleep in a bed for 7 days.

That sounds much easier.

[Morfiend]

On that note, how do I thin out? I ate too many pies fighting a boss and now I'll chubs no loves.

Wait a second. It just dawned on me. Your playing games.

 

[MrHat]

On that note, how do I thin out? I ate too many pies fighting a boss and now I'll chubs no loves.

Wait a second. It just dawned on me. Your playing games.

 

I do fucking love pie.

[KallDrexx]

wow.  This game sounds more complex then I thought an action rpg would be O.o

[MisterNoisy]

I love the game, warts and all, but I wish they'd included an option to turn off the 'obvious' feedback (+4 Love, 'You gained 300 good points', 'Dig Spot', etc.).  The game would probably be more interesting/fun (though I'd still want to murder my toon's fan club) without it.

[FatuousTwat]

Just got divorced from Lady Grey, according to the game the relationship was going fine, I visited her every week or so, but when I met her the last time she just left me. Wtf?

I'm gonna go get blasted. IRL.

[Krushchev]

Lady Grey is back in Fable II?

[Bunk]

I'm taking a short break playing Fallout, so I figure I'll be rich when I play again. :)

Without being spoilery, I'm at a point in the main quest where the next step is to catch a boat at the docks. Will I be cutting off side quest options if I do that quest now, or am I not as far in to the main quest as I think I am?

[Phildo]

If you were going to finish the Temple of Light stuff, do it now.  Everything else is pretty much the same afterwards.

[Litigator]

I'm taking a short break playing Fallout, so I figure I'll be rich when I play again. :)

Without being spoilery, I'm at a point in the main quest where the next step is to catch a boat at the docks. Will I be cutting off side quest options if I do that quest now, or am I not as far in to the main quest as I think I am?

It should be very clear from the events leading to that point that getting on the boat starts a major plot event.  It will trigger some changes to the world.  Some sidequests may still be around when you finish that, but I would clear anything you don't want to miss.