Will you use force, secrecy or diplomacy?
#51
Posté 06 novembre 2014 - 09:22
#52
Posté 06 novembre 2014 - 09:25
A mixture of three. Relying too much on one blinds you to other methods and means. Never destroy what is useful. A clear enemy? Destroy utterly. An uncertain force? Negotiations. An unknown? Spies.
#53
Posté 06 novembre 2014 - 09:59
Espionage most often most likely. "Oh what's that? You don't agree with me siding with the mages? Well then I totally won't immediately have you assassinated, I respect your opinion" *shanks*
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#54
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 12:00
Oh, I think I'll use a bit of all three approaches. It will depend on the situation and what I think is the best approach to deal with it at the time. After all, sometimes you need to lure the flies in, sometimes you need to catch them, and sometimes you just have to swat them.
#55
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 12:03
I'll use a combination of the three. Wherever it makes the most sense.
Yup. Whatever makes the most sense for a given area.
#56
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 12:05
Espionage most often most likely. "Oh what's that? You don't agree with me siding with the mages? Well then I totally won't immediately have you assassinated, I respect your opinion" *shanks*
Ain't that more like secretive violence though ?
#57
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 12:07
I will trust Leliana with her subtly, and Josie with her skills in diplomacy. For they are my Advisers, I valve them both.
#58
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 12:10
I just cry.. crying solves everything.
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#59
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 12:42
Diplomacy with force and espionage being last resort. The world would be a better place if people were allies, no matter the deals they make with each other to achieve so.
That's a very nice ideal and one worth fighting for. Or is it? In politics, the defense of a hegemonic view, of absolute consensus is considered another form of tyranny.
"Being allies" and "maintaining world peace" are sometimes forms of speech used by politicians to convince a population to accept a cohercitive agenda, such as bringing down foreign governments and placing their own agents in power, exploration of other countries's resources without authorization, exploitation of ethnic groups or unprotected minorities, asf.
Weren't the Chinese considered a sick people, weak and deformed, and thus suffered invasion from Britain? What about the Vietnamese, considered terrorists who could threaten the West and so had half their country invaded and millions killed during the war of occupation? All was done in the name of making allies, converting communists to democrats and ensuring world peace.
Turns out the Chinese were not sick, the Vietnamese were no threat at all... and now, we kill Palestinians because corporations want their land and so they must die. Let's just label them terrorists, the whole lot of them and shoot them "before they shoot us". And why? Because the UN voted in favour of the occupation of Palestine. There is world peace enforced. Except that this isn't peace, but oppression in its worst form.
For there to be peace, there must be freedom to disagree. Lack of said freedom is only façade for hidden tyranny. That's what democracy is about. My interests will sometimes trample the interests of others. In order for there to be peace, both sides must discuss and reach a compromise. None can have the power to just shut the other up or force him to accept or agree the other side's point of view "in the name of peace". That's dictatorship.
#60
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 12:45
The problem with democracy is that it involves asking everyone what they want and most people are stupid
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#61
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 12:49
1st Secrecy
2nd Force
3rd Diplomacy
I am the Inquisitor. They can do what I say, When I say, and how I say, or they can remove me and choose another to lead the Inquisition. Sort of a Lead, follow or get out of my way idea. there is some world wide Apoc, the locals can do what I think or save themselves, i do not have time to coddle them. I would burn them out and kill them all though before I allowed enemies to use them.
#62
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 02:10
I love Josephine so far, while Cullen and Leliana have both left a bad taste in my mouth from the previous games. So, I'm probably going to defer to diplomacy whenever it's reasonable decision, just to be passive-aggressive to those two.
#63
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 02:19
Venero, videro, vicero
#64
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 02:24
I was under the impression that it is best to use all counselors' resources simultaneously for time-management.
Especially since quests disappear overtime if ignored.
#65
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 02:30
I'm suspecting these 3 categories won't work very much like they seem. I don't think their names will be very literal in relation to what they do for you. Not that I'd complain.
#66
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 02:33
I'll be using all three, with a slight lean towards diplomacy.
#67
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 02:35
What I'm wondering is, will they need to like you for their solution to be available ? And will picking their preferred method make them like you regardless of other factors ?
#68
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 03:22

However, if you try to **** with me........... Force all the way

#69
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 03:30
What I'm wondering is, will they need to like you for their solution to be available ?
It's their job to advise you. Therefore I think they'll give you their advice regardless of whether or not they like you.
#70
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 03:40
What I would think ya. Though Idc about their advice, I meant like, the force/secrecy/diplomacy "quests"
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#71
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 03:40
"Secrecy is the tool I will employ. Diplomacy, while nice, is just too slow in a world on the brink of annihilation--there's no time to sit around and chat politely and come to an agreement. And force is so...uncivilized. Intimidation builds resentment. People mutter to each other when they're being coerced. They get angry. They rebel--look what happened to the mages and the Templars. We spend enough time fighting demons without fighting each other. Therefore, I will lie, manipulate, sneak, bribe, assassinate, and use all underhanded methods available to get my results."
So sayeth my Inquisitor, so shall it be. She will use the other two if she thinks they'd better fit the situation, but espionage will be her go-to solution.
#72
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 04:00
Hm, I think it's going to be a bit random for me, but I'm expecting to lean more towards diplomacy, such is the character I plan on playin gfor my first PT.
#73
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 05:06
I won't be ignoring any of my advisers completely but I see myself using mostly a mix of secrecy and diplomacy. Force will be saved for when the Inquisition is challenged in the open, the people must know we are not to be trifled with. Of course I haven't played the game yet so we may end up being openly challenged more often than I imagine but generally speaking I prefer a deft hand.
#74
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 05:06
What I would think ya. Though Idc about their advice, I meant like, the force/secrecy/diplomacy "quests"
I got the impression that that follows from their advice. There's a question of how a bridge will get built, and Josephine advises you that you could ask the local noble to build it whereas Cullen says that it can be done easier if the Inquisition does so out of pocket and has their own soldiers guard it. Leiliana has no advice because there's nobody you can strangle to get a bridge built.
#75
Posté 07 novembre 2014 - 05:08
I'm not sure what I'll do. Probably go with the flow.





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