Interesting observations...

[madmagemc]

Interesting observations...

I noticed something last night when I was following up on the Lady Gray quests I wanted to share to see if anyone else had noticed this...

I read here in these fine threads how, if you want to get all the silver keys and legendary weapons (as I surely did), you need to marry Lady Gray, or at least court her to the point of

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fighting Thunder,

so I did that and married her. I then chose to follow up on the

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exposing her as a vile murderess

sub-quest, where, as described here, she

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shows up and berates you for how you treated a wife's devotion and insists on your giving her the letter. She the offs the chap who started this whole mess and 'disappears' from town.

Well, when I got back to Bowerstone North, I talked to the guard flunky out in front of the shop there, and he mentioned he's never seen Lady Gray so down before, and asked what I'd said to her... So, not seeing her around, I hoofed it on up to the mayor's pad and took a look to see if she was hiding inside. Sure enough, she was in her bedroom, so I thought I'd see what she'd do if I tried to talk to her.

This is where it got interesting...

We all know the yellow rings above our wives heads are there to show us easily which of the otherwise unremarkably similar women we've chosen as our wives, yes? But they also apparently serve another purpose... It would appear they also are a visual indicator of the status of our marriage. The gold ring above Lady Gray's head was really faint when I went in to speak with her, though she still had the sappy "I really love you" voice going on. I started with the gifts and expressions (she really digs the manly arm pump and heroic posing, BTW), and not only did the gold ring get brighter, she also

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invited me to jump in the sack with her! :w00t: (which I did twice, just on principle, you dig? :sly

Just thought I'd share that and see if I'm not the only one who's ever noticed this.

 

[Arbiter2010]

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Hmm... no, I've never noticed that before. I always just went by what they say when you're around them. It is annoying that you have to do the Lady Grey Quests to reach every area, though.

 

[droded]

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Wow nice observations! +Rep.

 

[madmagemc]

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Thanks droded! mmm... precious rep!

I've been testing this with my other wives (one in every town, yeah? :ninja and noticed similar behavior with them. My wife in Knothole Glade is very 'meh' with me at the moment (I guess I need to show up in town more than once every other week or so...), and no matter what expressions or gifts, all I get is 'Oh, its you.' and 'what?' expressions from her, and the ring stays dim.

My wife in Bowerstone South, however, was 'meh' with me at first, but after many gifts, heroic poses, flirting, and manly arm pumps, her ring got much brighter, and she started the 'I really love you, you know' stuff again and gave me an obsidian sword and bright plate boots. (...and yeah, the whole going to bed thing too... )

 

[Walker]

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Wait-- wives can give YOU things instead of just the other way around? Really? In the Xbox version, too? I gotta work on them and try to get something... Hell, it's better than buying it myself. Of course, to get gifts I probably have to give them, so maybe not.

 

[madmagemc]

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Yeah, almost all my wives give me stuff. A benefit to keeping them happy. The only one who doesn't now is the one in Knothole Glade... she used to give me stuff, but hasn't in a long time. That reminds me, I really need to check on the Mrs. in Oakvale...

BTW: I 'bought out' all of Bowerstone North and rented the houses. Turns out, all my renters are women! So now I have an entire town of women paying me money. heh...

well... except for that one guy in the first house on the left as you enter who managed to apparently get himself glitched into the basement, as all I could see of him was the top of his head and his hands as he cheered for me. Sadness...

 

[Walker]

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You killed him and buried him in the basement, you monster! Poor little you, can't get WHOLE town of chicks paying you...

I think I need to start playing Fable again...

 

[madmagemc]

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hahaha... yeah, the sad thing is, that's my favorite house, too. It'd be nicer without that whole heart thumping incessantly thing, you know?

 

[droded]

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+Rep again, for making me chuckle...

As for the wives thing, just give them money

All my wives love the bejeezus out of me.

 

[madmagemc]

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hahaha... thanks again droded! I gotta tell ya, I love the sig... cracks me up every time I see it. so +rep for an awesome sig, yeah!

I didn't know you could give the wives money... maybe I should try that with my cold one up in Knothole. Maybe money CAN buy me love... :ninja:

 

[droded]

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Yeah I just spread my money all around town so everyone loves me.

 

[madmagemc]

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Well, seeing as I managed to accidentally rack up over $5 million (I gotta have max strength just to carry that freakin' BAG around all the time!), I oughtta be able to spread a whole lotta love around, dig? :frenchy:

Too bad we can't 'scape into some true pirating every now and then, you know? Bury some treasure and what not. Set the townsfolk up with bogus clues and enjoy the show as they all try in vain to find it. Maybe in Fable 3...

 

[droded]

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Now THAT is an Idea! Pirates rule...Arr...

 

[Walker]

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Of COURSE money can buy love. Just ask any of the ladies of fine repute of Nevada, USA. Or the Darkwood, Albion.

hahaha... yeah, the sad thing is, that's my favorite house, too. It'd be nicer without that whole heart thumping incessantly thing, you know?

Yay! That creepy S.O.B. Edgar Allen Poe! Yet more Maryland wonder-full-ness. The guy's stories (the several I've read) and presumably his poems (none of which I've read) are creepy as hell, but he's from Bawlmer! Even named the Ravens football (American football) team after The Raven That's also the only thing the Ravens have on my team, the 'Skins. The Washington Redskins is both stupid and bigoted. The name, I mean. Otherwise they kick ***. Personally, I think "the Washington Rednecks" would be a better name.

 

[droded]

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A fine name indeed Walker...

 

[suffering]

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Ive already noticed the glowing brighter ring. the brighter it is the happier they are and the more chances of expensive gifts (Like master weapons and Solus)

Anyone been in a land where almost every villager is your fiance? lol
gave a wedding ring to everyone who found my character attractive enough to marry

 

[madmagemc]

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hehe... Yeah, I was a huge fan of Poe as a kid. It all started with a parody of the Raven I read in one of my Dad's old Mad Magazines from the 60's. I liked that so much, I wanted to read the original as well. I figured, it it was cool enough to parody, it must be cool enough to enjoy in it's original form as well. Read most of his short stories, and some of his poetry, though most of the poetry didn't do much for me. What kind of did it in for me was his short story all about how he love his cat, his favorite cat, and how it loved him until one night he started abusing it in all sorts of horrible ways, then it didn't love him any more, so he abused it because it didn't love him, etc. It was the last thing I ever read from that guy... still creeps me out just thinking about it now. :'(

Anyway...

Anyone been in a land where almost every villager is your fiance? lol gave a wedding ring to everyone who found my character attractive enough to marry

Yeah, I've started doing that too! All the fine ladies paying me to live in Bowerstone North have rings now, so I could marry the whole town if the game would let me. Keeps Lady Gray in line to know I got 'em literally lined up out the door! :sly:

Oh, and droded - I tried that 'giving them money' thing last night on the cold one up in Knothole Glade, and it worked like a charm. She's all :wub: for me now, and even gave me a Master Pickhammer to boot! ha-HAH! *heroic man posing*

 

[Walker]

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Glad you think so [grin]. I'm thinking I'll write a letter to Dan Snyder (Guy who owns the 'Skins) and suggest it. I bet he'll take it right away, don't you? I mean, what could be better?

Thankfully, I haven't read that story.

And yeah, I hadn't noticed the rings changing, but then I've never had more than one or two wives.

I meant to play last night, and screw with some mariages, but first I played Halo and then realized that, irregardless of the fact it felt like Friday... it was Thursday, so I had to go to sleep.

 

[droded]

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Well, I do get ALL the ladies!

 

[Walker]

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Of course-- the bush is so large that its gravitational field sucks them in, leaving them at your mercy.