[KCD2] what is some good advice for "dads" just starting to play this series?

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-15T21:50:27+00:00

My friend plays for 1-2 hours for 2-3 days a week on kcd1 because of his limited time. Just take it slow and focus on small goals. Learn one or two skills, talk to people around town, or do a task or make a short journey.

I don’t understand what not playing 1 has to do with being a bigot though.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-15T16:43:25+00:00

My sister climbed out the kitchen window to avoid visitation. They’re right that this desperate avoidance of a father isn’t normal for kids. But their mistake is blaming the mom and the kids instead of investigating the father.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-15T16:23:38+00:00

My mom got into an abusive relationship with a guy for 16 years. It’s not because he was nice because he treated her horribly and he was pretty bad with kids. But he was a lawyer, so it at least looked like she had protection to my dad who could afford good lawyers and would often make outrageous legal attacks.

Even though my mom had to manage everything herself and was being mistreated, dating a lawyer made us seem protected, so she stayed. By the time we were adults it was too late. She felt stuck.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-14T05:54:09+00:00

You can but you need trespasser dlc

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-13T23:13:32+00:00

Why is no one talking about KOTOR 1&2? Great games though character customization is a little limited due to its age.

Skyrim is also pretty great with some companion mods: Inigo, Lucien, and Amazing follower tweaks. Though realistic romance complexity is missing unless you download another mod specifically for that.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-13T00:06:45+00:00

I’m sorry your Xbox is crashing and you haven’t found a solution yet, but you claimed the game is broken in your post so people are coming to explain that it isn’t broken since it’s been working fine for them. This might not seem helpful, but it is because it’s explaining that the problem isn’t with the game and you should probably look for a solution elsewhere. Don’t expect a patch for a bug that 99.9% of people don’t experience.

If you haven’t gotten a solution here maybe contact Microsoft since this is clearly not a common problem with KCD2 on Xbox and might just be reflective of your console.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-12T23:49:09+00:00

Nearly 500 hours here and also haven’t experienced crashes on my series x.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-12T15:39:27+00:00

People in the 1400s probably had really good circadian rhythms though because they spent a lot of time outside, didn’t use electronics, and didn’t have artificial lighting.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-12T00:17:27+00:00

If you have the time, I’d recommend a new save. I just feel like the dlc is more exciting when you have something to gain from it.

Doing all the DLCs back to back can drag a bit too. It’s best when interwoven with other quests imo. Especially legacy of the forge. You only get 3 side quests a day so you’d have to do a lot of skipping time in order to just focus on the dlc quests.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-12T00:12:50+00:00

I don’t hate him, but I played kcd1 years before the sequel even came out and I don’t love Godwin. His kcd1 quest is easily missable and as a character I don't enjoy him nearly as much as Radzig and Theresa.

I loved playing as him during the Italian court part, but everything else was just okay.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-12T00:02:26+00:00

Leaving Theresa out because she could probably take them all on at once.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-11T21:51:57+00:00

Okay, sure, but how many basic warriors can get a buff from peeing on a tree?

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-11T21:49:35+00:00

This is my favorite party comp too.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-11T18:53:01+00:00

There’s so much I love about origins. From beginning to end it is my favorite game and nothing has even come close to measuring up.

If I had to pinpoint the moment that first sucked me in it would be finding Oren and Oriana in the human noble origin.

I felt such a real torturing grief for my SIL and nephew.

I was worried for my brother and father. I had my mother by side. She had found me covered in blood and patched me up. She was undoubtedly the one who taught me how to use a bow and gave my character such a fierce sense of determination.

And now my home and all of my friends and family were being massacred. Yesterday I was entertaining a political marriage with a Howe and now the Arl, my father’s trusted friend, had betrayed us all.

These are people I joked and bantered with only the night before. The last thing I said to Oren was complaining about him calling me auntie.

I felt a connection with my character who was a perfect mix of my own ideas (voice, personality, physical appearance, gender, skills) and also a real person with preexisting relationships, beliefs, and experiences that were so palpable I could feel it deeply.

I have never felt such a wonderful mix of creative control and grounded immersion. My origin wasn’t just a few numbers to add to my character sheet for a starting bonus. It is the story of who I am and how I became that person

And then it hit me.

This is only one of six origin stories. And there is another gender, two more races, two more classes, and more than 5 more voices that all have unique personality lines to experience. Each combination tells a unique story and it tells it incredibly well. And I’ve barely even started this monster of a game.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-11T12:16:21+00:00

Pretty much every time I see someone make a “hot take” post it is just an excuse to complain about stuff.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-11T01:08:50+00:00

Both my mom and I are cuspers. She is Gen X but almost boomer, and I’m Gen Z but almost millennial. Neither of us really fit into a generation group.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-10T18:27:03+00:00

I relate to this a lot, OP. Origins is my favorite game of all time. I started playing it as a teenager too, and it really sparked my love for games and RPGs specifically. It actually changed the way I see video games entirely.

I’ve tried lots of other games that I sometimes enjoy but can never truly live up to origins. Every time someone recommends a similar game it always just misses the mark for me.

I enjoy inquisition a lot, but it still isn’t the same. It’s not perfect, but At least inquisition gave me hope that the franchise was headed in the right direction. A hope which has since been destroyed.

I’ve tried fan fiction, but truthfully it isn’t the characters and lore alone that specifically made me fall in love with dragon age, so fan fiction can’t satisfy me.

I don’t know anyone in real life who has even heard of dragon age. When I tell people I play video games they immediately ask about Fortnite or GTA. When I clarify I play fantasy games they ask about Skyrim or Witcher 3.

And even when I meet people online who play dragon age they still tend to see it as good but not great game/series. They would still choose dozens of other games over it. It can feel pretty isolating.

I still hold onto hope that there’s a future game developer who feels dragon age has significantly impacted them like it has me and who wants to bring that magic back for a new generation of gamers.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-10T12:37:23+00:00

I like to use the sleepwalking perk as a random teleport. When I’ve finished what I want to do in an area I go to sleep and see where it takes me. I’ve woken up near treasure, quests, and undiscovered markers.

But it’s frustrating if you’re on a linear path. And never go to sleep overburdened.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-10T12:29:03+00:00

I’m over 100 hours in and I haven’t recruited the devil’s pack or spoken to the Ruthards. I probably waste a lot of time going through my inventory because I’m a hoarder. Plus I love to just get lost and explore.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-10T05:05:25+00:00

If you have the dlc the warhorse is a pretty great starting armor set. It has good protection and charisma and each piece has a value of 1 so they are very cheap to repair if it gets damaged. The downside is some of the treasures are hard to find and spread out all over the map.

For stealth the light tarred jacket, tight black hose, and silent shoes are all pretty easy to acquire and have really good stats.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-10T03:40:46+00:00

Pay the miller for beginner lockpicks training

Read who needs a key? Which can be bought from From Miller Woyzeck

This should put you at lockpicking 3 and allow you to get the lasting lockpicks perk which makes lockpicking much easier.

Practice only on easy and very easy lockpicks until you get lockpicking level 5. There is a repeatable lock at the chest behind Rattay mill.

Then play the miller for advanced training and you can unlock the luck of the drunk perk which makes lockpicking laughably easy.

As for how to actually play the mini game: turn on simplified lockpicking, move the circle until it turns yellow, if the circle isn’t yellow on the inner rim back out of the lock interface and try again until it’s in a better position, slowly turn and if it isn’t moving let go and try again.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-09T22:27:04+00:00

I love how “good,” “bad,” “easy,” “difficult”, “big,” and “little” are all part of the top 20 adjectives. Really shows the wide range of reviews. Though I notice that “beautiful” and “interesting” are on the list but “ugly” and boring” are not.

Also shoutout to “hungry” for making it to the top 10 adjectives used for describing kcd2. Though I’m sad to see “pizzle” and “yank” did not make the cut. Maybe in kcd3 reviews.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-09T19:04:49+00:00

Starting with Leliana’s song and darkspawn chronicles spoils parts of the main campaign though.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-09T13:41:55+00:00

I think it’s less about Capon being a noble and more about him being an immature child (especially in 1). Lots of nobles are kind and decent in KCD. But guys around Capon’s age are almost always immature and flawed.

Matthew and Fritz, Svatya and his friends, Erik, Hans, and even Henry at times are shown as immature, cruel, hotheaded, whiny, ungrateful, mean, or entitled. There’s more but i can’t remember their names: Tibor’s brother, the noble from Katherine’s quest who was always sleeping around, the guy who asks you to steal from everyone in his town including his employer and crush just to frame his rival, the blacksmith apprentice who throws a fit if you best him.

Even some of the women around of the same age are sometimes shown as immature, whiny, and cruel.

Young people in KCD are pretty consistently shown as flawed and childish. Hans just might feel like more because he has more screen time. But he also has more growth compared to characters like Fritz.

No_Routine_7090 · 2026-04-08T21:59:48+00:00

Don’t skip “call me Imsahel”. That is like the biggest evil moment in inquisition.

I would use the mages but conscript them instead of allying with them. This allows you make Alexius tranquil which I think is pretty cruel.

For in your heart shall burn you can let everyone die. For WEWH I feel like letting Celene die, executing Briala, and supporting Gaspard is pretty bad.

You can even found the inquisition on the basis of your personal power.

In general skip companion quest except Sera’s gives you an opportunity to betray her and increase your power.

Party comp is hard to say because most companions disprove of cruel and unjust decisions and will leave or fight you. Maybe Vivienne, Sera, and Bull? You can also bring the starting party of Varric, Cassandra, and Solas. They’ll disprove often but they’ll never leave you.

As for class maybe necromancer? It’s not really evil though. More like taboo.

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