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[Finnegone]

Which did you choose? And did it have any impact on future quests?

[abat223]

i chose trade, and that resulted in new items at the merchants in the keep

[Brockololly]

Or do you choose all of them?

[Hubb-]

Brockololly wrote...

Or do you choose all of them?

I took this option and I still got the new items from the trade routes and I have yet to see a negative from it.  I have yet to finish the game though so who knows what surprises are waiting for me.

Three cheers for those unable to make a tough decision.

[Sylvanspirits]

This choice is bugging the heck out of me. Everything has pros and cons, and nothing seems like the best choice.



Defending the city keeps a second outpost in the area, and if things go horribly wrong, the farmers can fall back to the city or Vigil. But the city also has walls and its own guard, and if someone really wanted to take it, some extra men might not help that much.



Defending the farms is the nice thing to do, but being nice and being smart don't always go hand in hand. Also, the farms are so spread out it'd probably be useless against a strong Darkspawn push. Then again, in a long siege we could be cut off from our food...



And defending trade keeps a steady stream of supplies, but might be at the expense of lives.



And of course, splitting my forces just seems like asking for everything to be overrun because I spread my men too thin.



Too... hard... to... choose...

[AntiChri5]

I chose to protect trade because i have been indoctrinated by NWN2. Stupid Crossroad Keep.



Nice summary of the thought process Sylvan, did a bit of that myself.

[Alderaad]

I chose trade, and when I left the keep to go visit the farms, they were overrun.



Are they always overrun?

[Finnegone]

I chose to protect the farms, and the one I've visited so far was destroyed. Hmmm...



What sort of new wares did the merchants have?

[Hubb-]

Finnegone wrote...

I chose to protect the farms, and the one I've visited so far was destroyed. Hmmm...

What sort of new wares did the merchants have?

Nothing to write home about that I could recognize.  I am guessing if you went to town and emptied all the crafting material most of that would be replenished.  I however didn't go that route so I don't know if that rings true or not.  In all honesty I wouldn't be surprised if it was more of a story point (in other words, to let you know protecting the trade route worked to some  extent) and less of actual wares for you.

[kshocker]

I'm doing trade from now on, both of the others suck as far as story points and how they deal with the epilogue (sp?).

[Darkkyn46]

I chose trade, only because of the three it seemed like the most logical choice.

[Lord_Saulot]

I don't think that protecting the city alone would make sense, because if the city lost all its trade routes and nearby farmland, the darkspawn could easily starve it out.

[Darkkyn46]

Lord_Saulot wrote...

I don't think that protecting the city alone would make sense, because if the city lost all its trade routes and nearby farmland, the darkspawn could easily starve it out.

After talking to my secretary or treasurer or whatever Lady WhatsHerName is at the Vigil that I personally would need trade to flow or be hampered later on.  She's pretty adamant about its importance.

[Brockololly]

Yeah- me and my blasted indecisiveness trying to protect everything. I have a feeling it won't end well..

[PDXGamerGirl]

This is a tough decision.  Currently, I haven't made one and I'm a little worried about that.

Anyone know what happens if you delay the decision until much later (if anything)? 

[Freestorm Skinn]

I chose trade also after talking to Lady Woolsey. Seemed the most logical, practical choice.

[Raiil]

My first playthrough, I spread my forces out. I got two merchants into the Keep anyways from other quests, I defended Amaranthine but the Keep held up thanks to the upgrades, and the farmers were pretty happy with the Wardens because hey, it could have been worse. Seemed fair to me.

[Venatio]

Alderaad wrote...

I chose trade, and when I left the keep to go visit the farms, they were overrun.

Are they always overrun?

You mean the Turnoble Estate (or whatever)? Ya, I think its always overrun. Didnt know about the new supplies in the shops however... anyone find the nimble chest piece while they where perusing?

Right, I chose all three, to protect the roads, farms, and city. I still dont know if things would have turned out differently but I didnt see any direct mention of any negative affects associated with it.

[Cork85]

I send my guys to protect the farms. almost tempted to switch to splitting up my troops between all 3.

[keesio74]

I'm stuck on this decision also. When I choose the option to let my advisor decide (forgot his name), it looks like defending the city is what he chooses. Logically it makes sense from a real historical perspective. Never do you see efforts to defend the farmlands. It's always the major cities.

[Sardoni]

I chose all three.



Nothing bad happened. Game ended and everything in the Vigil withstood on it's own (to be vague).

[Xeremius]

According to this Wiki link , choosing to protect the trading roads is not such a good idea...
I've decided to protect the city, the farmers and the roads, even though it doesn't sound realistic at all...

Modifié par Xeremius, 21 mars 2010 - 07:22 .

[rumination888]

Choosing all of them should have been the worst choice, but instead it became the best. Thats just silly.
Protecting everything means protecting nothing. Your forces are spread too thin and a concentrated enemy attack would completely overwhelm the opposition no matter where they struck, leaving you with less troops to mount a counterattack. Thats one of the basic fundamentals of war.