mecharm Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Title says it all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synel Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Title says it all... I took Durand cause I wanted a certain selection of classes. Botany, dialectic and negation are the default picks plus I chose incantation, grammer and zoology so I thought it was well rounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laclongquan Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I took Hedi because I want to explore all options of this college before I change to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I chose the College depending on the Skills I want and the Starting Attibutes I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecharm Posted August 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 So it seems I'm the only one who have chosen based on the crests... They are gorgeous...the colors, the design, each unique and distinct...simply gorgeous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draigh Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Seems like it I base my choice on what I currently need to gather for the wiki Also no real preference for any specific college yet, which would mostly be based on the classes given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod Cain Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I usually choose depending on what classes are required and if they fit the general idea I had for my character. For instance my current Negation Prodigy is in Durand. -J- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laclongquan Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Since my lovelies has only two faces, the crest is of limited importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteverdi Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 It doesn't matter what College I want. It's what college my current character thinks best suited to his/her goals in life. I'm not being snooty, here--it just means I don't have a preference. I design a character, and a college selection isn't a matter of liking one better than another, but of finding one that emphasizes what they want most out of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swang Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I've had characters in Durand and Hedi, but my last few has been in Morvidus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impet Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I am embarrassed to admit that my college of choice, when I am playing for play, rather than playing to test something, is and only is Morvidus. And what's embarrassing is my reason. Because we can only study our six selected class skills, and because certain *hides and mumbles the rest* of the studies give attribute gains when you master the studies, I couldn't stop myself from considering which of the college's assigned classes gave attribute gains when study is maxed. I'm too attached to higher attributes, when playing to play at least. Playing for some purpose is different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Of Woe Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Impet; I feel your pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draigh Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I am embarrassed to admit that my college of choice, when I am playing for play, rather than playing to test something, is and only is Morvidus. And what's embarrassing is my reason. Because we can only study our six selected class skills, and because certain *hides and mumbles the rest* of the studies give attribute gains when you master the studies, I couldn't stop myself from considering which of the college's assigned classes gave attribute gains when study is maxed. I'm too attached to higher attributes, when playing to play at least. Playing for some purpose is different! There are more ways to increase your attributes, and some of the non-mastery perks (lower then level 10) are still pretty good, even if they not increase your attributes themselves. Secondly, I am learning that some of the more knowledge skills unlock very interesting stuff. So I shouldn't base my choice on the Study Mastery abilities alone, if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 There are more ways to increase your attributes, and some of the non-mastery perks (lower then level 10) are still pretty good, even if they not increase your attributes themselves. Secondly, I am learning that some of the more knowledge skills unlock very interesting stuff. So I shouldn't base my choice on the Study Mastery abilities alone, if I were you. Thus is one of the reasons I really like arithmetic as a subject, its got some killer spells at the upper end, especially the incredibly flexible mathematical acuity spell. Astrology also has some good general spells though I usually learn it as a side discipline rather than a class. Verni has been my preferred house in part because it seems a very well balanced house, and I like both required classes (also I think Liethe (sp) strikes the right balance as a professor, enough distance that you can be "yourself" but not too familiar so as to lose his authority) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Of Woe Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Is it just me, or are the students of Varni more competitive? Every game so far, Varni has had the most merit points of all colleges, whether I'm in it or not (mostly when I'm not ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Woe; It's not that they are necessarily more competitive- there are just more of them. I believe they are the biggest population College. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Morvidius also seems to compete well. We pulled well ahead of Venini (sp?) when I played that college. And in my current game I'm in Gordina (sp?) and Morvidius is so far ahead that I have quit trying to compete as it seems we can't hope for the prizes anyway. I just compete enough to cover my demerits. I pick by what sort of person my character is and what things she might be interested in. My first one was druidish and this one is trying to max incantation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draigh Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I checked the wiki and both Aranaz and Vernin have the most students (15), while Avila, Godina and Morvidus have the lowest number of Students (11). I did notice an increase in Compete actions right after I did a Compete myself in my first game. Haven't been working on that much after that. Might be wrong as my first character was part of Vernin, with lots of students anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikka Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 I always see Morvidus and Vernin at the top of the merit list. Aranaz gives them a run for the money, and if the player is in there or in weird circumstances, they can do just as well. The others, I find you can definitely get an early lead and get the Merit Prizes up to 100 or so... but after that, it seems I fall far behind no matter how much I compete. If only I could bribe my classmates in to doing it, too. My personal favorite collage is Aranaz (so much that I want to write fanfiction, oddly, although I'm uncertain if that's Writers Corner or Shenanigans worthy). For characters, though, I generally just randomly create a character and try to work out for myself where I feel they 'fit'. Morvidus does have advantages from a stats point of view: not only are the two classes plus attribute study bonused, if you feel like being fantastically lazy, they're both Intelligence based and you can also choose four electives that are INT based as well, making everything cued after one stat. That was my second 'real' concept that will be carried through to the next game: first was a a glamour musician who mastered all three speaking classes and leaked charm wherever she went, and then the brilliant boy wizard with INT through the roof. Now, the Aranaz one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Mikka; You will enjoy the first DLC, then- it's about Aranaz College, and goes a little into the backstory of the legendary King who it is named after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecharm Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Mikka; You will enjoy the first DLC, then- it's about Aranaz College, and goes a little into the backstory of the legendary King who it is named after. Sweet! Can we get a rough ETA? You know...just to clear schedules, and we ought to ask... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranielle Limeleaf Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Right now playing an enchanter at Vernin. I was disappointed when I finished the Vernin adventure and got a regular longsword. Oh well. The badge makes up for it, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightguard Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I have to admit, I'm one of the players that doesn't really have much of a preference for one college over another. I tend to just pick what college seems to fit best with what part of the game I want to explore on a given playthrough. That said, there is a case to be made that a person's preference in college might be less based on the college itself, and more based on the students in a given college. With as many students as there are in the game, you can't get to know all of them well, so one way to try and take a crack at learning about the students is to focus on those attending a given college in a single playthrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolf Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 For sheer personal preference it would be either "Speak Quietly of Riddles" or "Friendship is the Treasure" For gaming utility it would seem to be "Friendship is the Treasure" or "Prepare" I need to try "Beware Courtesy" sometime, but their motto and reputation is just too off-putting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draigh Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 *scratches head* Euhm... Which college is behind which motto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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