Do you do every quest in a hub before moving on?

[Remeran]

I'm 20 hours into Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire and I've realized that most of my time so far has been spent in Neketaka the games largest quest hub which is dragging on a bit. Don't get me wrong I'm having fun I just want a little change of scenery. I could always move on and come back later to complete quests that I haven't finished but the problem is that I have this weird obsession with doing everything I can before I move on. I had this same feeling when playing the first Pillars game in Defiance Bay. In the end I ended up doing everything I could before moving forward despite a part of me not wanting to do it. What about you guys? What's your strategy and do you find that you have conflicting ideas about how best to go about quests?

 

[deanna_beanna]

I always start to then after I've had enough I beeline to the end

 

[dunkzilla]

Noooooope. I do what looks interesting. If it doesn't interest me, I steer clear.

 

[JazzmanZ]

I'd never get Xenoblade done if I did

 

[TripleBee]

Depends on how much fun I'm having, and if it has auto-generating quests.

But In general I'll finish any authored content before moving on.

 

[Deleted member 11976]

Yes and I hate myself for it. It's what killed MGS5 for me. I was 70h deep and only 50% through according to the ingame stat tracker.

The worst thing is it usually breaks balance since you're so resource-rich or overpowered if you do everything in a game with tonnes of side quests.

 

[Firebrand]

I'd never get Xenoblade done if I did

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I did every single one of the timed ones in that one city and I stopped playing right after.

 

[Fadewise]

Yes, I'm not a monster.

 

[julia crawford]

How can i not

Is there a secret to this?

 

[Remeran]

Noooooope. I do what looks interesting. If it doesn't interest me, I steer clear.

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The problem is I do find them interesting I just want a break. I usually just don't do side quests if they don't interest me like xenoblade 2 where I seldom did any side quests.

 

[Mcfrank]

Leave the Hinterlands!

 

[jon bones]

i do NO quests

keep me moving, don't have time for this

 

[MisterAnderson]

Yes and I hate myself for it. It's what killed MGS5 for me. I was 70h deep and only 50% through according to the ingame stat tracker.

The worst thing is it usually breaks balance since you're so resource-rich or overpowered if you do everything in a game with tonnes of side quests.

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This is what I'm struggling with in Ghost of Tsushima. Even on hard mode, I am holding back on applying technique points I've unlocked and upgrading my weapons I've found resources for, to prevent the combat from becoming too easy.

 

[BackwardsSuggestions]

I have to google to see if certain things never end or I fear I'll never stop doing them. The NCPD stuff in Cyberpunk being a prime example. I'm still not sure if it's possible to do them all but I'm guessing not.
Like, what's finite and what's auto/generated?!

 

[JetmanJay]

Yep. Every damn time.

Dragon Age Inquisition, was stuck in the Hinterlands for hours and hours and hours.

 

[Dezzy]

Depends on how much I like the game. Sometimes I do everything, sometimes I skip most things.

 

[FallenGrace]

Yes.

Stay in the Hinterlands!

 

[formasymphonic]

I did and its a hard compulsion to overcome. The only times I don't do it are for games that truly have an overload of meaningless side content. or where its deliberately scaled so its meant to be a thing you come back to post game.

 

[BizzyBum]

Only if it's not named Xenoblade.

 

[Starlatine]

When i can, usually yes
Which doesnt include the Hinterlands but god knows i tried!

 

[Remeran]

Yes and I hate myself for it. It's what killed MGS5 for me. I was 70h deep and only 50% through according to the ingame stat tracker.

The worst thing is it usually breaks balance since you're so resource-rich or overpowered if you do everything in a game with tonnes of side quests.

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I have so much money now in PoE2 lol. I also have to talk to everyone which sometimes creates awkward encounters where I find a quest give who needs something from me that I've already done by accident or meet someone who I've already met, hah.

 

[astro]

Entirely depends how I to the game I am.

Also depends how many there are, how rewarding, what kind of quality they are.

I can play a bunch of low quality fetch style combat quests if I love.rhe combat, for example.

In Xenoblade Chronicles there are just too many, though, so I just grab the ones I see right in front of me and don't go actively looking for others.

In Cyberpunk I cleared the entire map, I found the side quests were actually more appealing then the main questline.

If I am not super into a game and just want to play the story, I'll just ignore them.

 

[Seijuro]

I always start to then after I've had enough I beeline to the end

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Yeah mostly this.

 

[Einchy]

 

[SilverArrow20XX]

Every
Single
One.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Not only do I do this, I don't understand how anyone couldn't.

 

[Shake Appeal]

That said, with Neketaka in PoE2 specifically, I think you will enjoy the game more if you venture out to other islands for quests and don't just hammer everything there at once. You'll be coming back plenty.

 

[Remeran]

That said, with Neketaka in PoE2 specifically, I think you will enjoy the game more if you venture out to other islands for quests and don't just hammer everything there at once. You'll be coming back plenty.

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Yeah I keep hearing this might be too late though, haha. I've literally been to every house and through all of the nooks and crannies. I talked to everyone and went through the dungeon. It was only when I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel that I thought man I could have just taken a break and done some outside stuff.

I did read that some quests open up later?

 

[Firima]

I stayed in the Hinterlands.

No regrets. I loved it there.

I might have helped that I played Inquisition after Xenoblade, where I did everything I could before moving on, especially the timed quests at

Spoiler: the place with all the timed quests

Alcamoth.

 

[Pankratous]

Yeah. Always clear out each hub/area/map segment before moving on.

 

[Truno]

How do you look at an icon on your HUD/Minimap and decide, "You know what? I'm going to purposefully ignore this for the entirety of the game". Maybe it's an issue that I have, but I always check everything. Missing out on something is always something that I'm afraid of

 

[DrScruffleton]

Yep, do everything possible that the game shows in an area and then move on to the next.

 

[Septimus Prime]

Yes.

I'd never get Xenoblade done if I did

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And yeah, I never finished this game.

 

[Remeran]

How do you look at an icon on your HUD/Minimap and decide, "You know what? I'm going to purposefully ignore this for the entirety of the game". Maybe it's an issue that I have, but I always check everything. Missing out on something is always something that I'm afraid of

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AC: Valhalla had so many things to do that i actually broke my code and b lined it after a couple of regions.

 

[super-famicom]

I never left the Hinterlands

 

[Anddo]

It depends on the game/genre.

I typically try to do everything in the initial starting hub. Once I learn the gameplay loop and quest variations I decide which one's I pursue or skip the rest of the game.

 

[Diogo Arez]

Yeah unless I get tired or locked out of something

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

If it's interesting stuff, sure. But it usually isn't, so absolutely fucking not. I move on as soon as I realize I'm doing stupid shit

 

[nihilence]

You will die of you don't immediately talk to this npc and solve the story.

*here is 500 missions all over the place that distract from the story. Skip them and you're under powered. Completing too many and you're over powered.

*and don't forget those achievements and trophies

 

[Zera Bloodwinter]

Nah. And a special HELL NAH for The Witcher 3. I am going through the game again after losing a 200 hour set of saves. There is NO way I'd finish the game in a reasonable amount of time if I did every quest in all the towns. I do the Witcher contracts, Treasure Hunts for Witcher gear, and keep it moving. Once I am done with main story (already finished) and DLC story plots I can think about all the quests I left behind.

On another note. Blood and Wine is some of the best dlc content I have experienced. Its freaking amazing. Heart of Stone was great but this is amazing.

 

[Wood Man]

Yes, I always try.

Playing Xenoblade currently and oh boy. What the hell am I thinking.

 

[Lightjolly]

I'm wondering if I should do that in my first Cross Code playthrough

 

[TheMadTitan]

Nope. I do what I like or what I run into and call it a day. I very rarely even make attempts at 100%ing games.

 

[Justified]

No. Leave the Hitherlands!!

 

[Josh5890]

It depends on whether I love the gameplay or not.

 

[gebler]

I usually do everything when the game is new to me, but rarely keep it up for the entire game. There is usually a point where I decide to be more selective, only doing the main missions and side activities I expect to be especially enjoyable. Time-consuming things that aren't much fun are obviously dropped at that point. Trophies and other incentives can sometimes sway me to do a little more that I would have otherwise, but not in a major way.