Disco Elysium spoilery thread

[Elex]

I really disliked the ending - both the phantasmid and the fact that the murderer is someone completely off on some secluded island that you get to once you do all fetching. It would be much more fitting if it was someone with whom the player already met and conversed.

This way it's just cheap and derp. OH NO MURDERER WAS SITTING ALL THE TIME ON SOME FUCKING ISLAND NO ONE EVER WENT TO AND KILLED FOR NO GOOD FUCKING REASON EXCEPT BEING INANE.

Or, if you understand it the other way, IT WAS FANTASY MONSTER ALL ALONG, MAGIC HAPPEND OH NO.

you realized the real killer is the fat guy?
not the one you meet, the other brother.

 

[Elex]

Game delivers fake sense of urgency. Take your time. Kim comments only first day of you don't follow the case. After you don't even get bad comments while rushing just cuts content.

the mercenary tribunal will happen on day 7 no matter what you do.

 

[Twiglard]

I didn't get the demise of our noble state line with the cleaning lady

It's a fäscist thing.

 

[vota DC]

Game delivers fake sense of urgency. Take your time. Kim comments only first day of you don't follow the case. After you don't even get bad comments while rushing just cuts content.

the mercenary tribunal will happen on day 7 no matter what you do.

Rene dies if you speak with him, seems a timed events but no tribunal. I tried to reach day 8 with a no quest mode (didn't even inspected the corpse, I just collected money from Kim and the vendor and retreated in the hut on day 3 then read Dick Mullen.....day 8 nobody hurt) and with another mode where I did interviews, found badge, found weapon, found bullet and know Ruby was in village....day 8 and nothing happened except Rene, Hardies are still there.

 

[Lithium Flower]

I really disliked the ending - both the phantasmid and the fact that the murderer is someone completely off on some secluded island that you get to once you do all fetching. It would be much more fitting if it was someone with whom the player already met and conversed.

This way it's just cheap and derp. OH NO MURDERER WAS SITTING ALL THE TIME ON SOME FUCKING ISLAND NO ONE EVER WENT TO AND KILLED FOR NO GOOD FUCKING REASON EXCEPT BEING INANE.

Or, if you understand it the other way, IT WAS FANTASY MONSTER ALL ALONG, MAGIC HAPPEND OH NO.

you realized the real killer is the fat guy?
not the one you meet, the other brother.

You are conflating two different things here. The Claires got the sniper to kill the previous head of the union. There is no reason to believe that they ordered the mercenary's death.

 

[Daemongar]

Finished the game on day 7 - pretty good ending with Delores Dia and a little this and that. Would have liked to have had some time after "finishing the case" to wander around a little bit, but whatever.

1. Right before the end I rest on the island and it mentions when I wake up I'm coughing up blood. Huh? Did I miss something? I was shot in the leg.
2. My date went very well. I got the gal's sword and unfortunately, no more dates.
3. Filled up the tree with lore as that was the most interesting part. Made the conversation with Delores at the end very interesting. Wonder if there is more I missed here.
4. So much happened as a result of the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua - holy shit! Any other research topics that open up so many avenues/quests?
5. I took ever thought cabinet that would shed life on Harry's backstory. Glad I did. Lonesome Long Way Home, The Bow Collector, Apricot Chewing Gum Scented One, and White Mourning (which I thought was related but was not.) Gave up a lot of points and forgot a lot of research to get this.
6. Any benefit to shaving? Was able to shave and looked like a nut regardless. Put a point in hand/eye coordination to get this.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

6. Any benefit to shaving? Was able to shave and looked like a nut regardless. Put a point in hand/eye coordination to get this.

Shaving is a mistake. The only change you should consider making to protagonist's portrait is to eliminate the Guillaume le Million grin ("the expression"), and even that change should be avoided if you're playing a superstar cop as opposed to the Cop of the Apocalypse.

 

[Daemongar]

6. Any benefit to shaving? Was able to shave and looked like a nut regardless. Put a point in hand/eye coordination to get this.

Shaving is a mistake. The only change you should consider making to protagonist's portrait is to eliminate the Guillaume le Million grin ("the expression"), and even that change should be avoided if you're playing a superstar cop as opposed to the Cop of the Apocalypse.

Thanks - That Asian guy who accompanies me implies shaving was a mistake, but he doesn't complete his thoughts. Never tried removing the grin as it never rose above 3% based on the way I set up my char. Maybe next time!

 

[Life of the Party]

At one point I thought the culprit is one of those cryptids you inquire about.

 

[Daemongar]

Game delivers fake sense of urgency. Take your time. Kim comments only first day of you don't follow the case. After you don't even get bad comments while rushing just cuts content.

the mercenary tribunal will happen on day 7 no matter what you do.

For me it happened right after I met Emily/she died. This was on day 4. As soon as I went back to town, the tribunal - which I'll admit probably locked me out of completing a lot of quests.

 

[Gangrelrumbler]

Game delivers fake sense of urgency. Take your time. Kim comments only first day of you don't follow the case. After you don't even get bad comments while rushing just cuts content.

the mercenary tribunal will happen on day 7 no matter what you do.

For me it happened right after I met Emily/she died. This was on day 4. As soon as I went back to town, the tribunal - which I'll admit probably locked me out of completing a lot of quests.

It's always triggered by resolving the situation with ruby. The question is if just doing nothing might trigger it or is there infinite time to finish everything.

 

[Daemongar]

It's always triggered by resolving the situation with ruby. The question is if just doing nothing might trigger it or is there infinite time to finish everything.

Eh, give me some time. I have a save from *right* before talking to her. I do remember something in the game about 5 days to diffuse the situation once you discover he's some kind of soldier - but I don't remember where I got that info. It took me two or three days to get the body down since I went full "intelligence" with very little in hand/eye and that fighting skill.

 

[Elex]

You are conflating two different things here. The Claires got the sniper to kill the previous head of the union. There is no reason to believe that they ordered the mercenary's death.

except that the two fat communist that love money and manipulate everyone are the ones benefitting from the murder.

 

[Kyl Von Kull]

You are conflating two different things here. The Claires got the sniper to kill the previous head of the union. There is no reason to believe that they ordered the mercenary's death.

except that the two fat communist that love money and manipulate everyone are the ones benefitting from the murder.

They didn’t order the hit and the old commy hasn’t worked for them in years. Try interrogating him again.

 

[frajaq]

I'm wondering... is the main menu background splash art supposed to be from the point of view of the sniper?

holy shit...

 

[Gangrelrumbler]

It's always triggered by resolving the situation with ruby. The question is if just doing nothing might trigger it or is there infinite time to finish everything.

Eh, give me some time. I have a save from *right* before talking to her. I do remember something in the game about 5 days to diffuse the situation once you discover he's some kind of soldier - but I don't remember where I got that info. It took me two or three days to get the body down since I went full "intelligence" with very little in hand/eye and that fighting skill.

Yeah, as far as I know as long as you don't bump into Ruby you can do pretty much everything you want and according to the general consenus you have somewhere between 7 and infinite amount of days to finish all the quests. Have fun.

 

[Elex]

You are conflating two different things here. The Claires got the sniper to kill the previous head of the union. There is no reason to believe that they ordered the mercenary's death.

except that the two fat communist that love money and manipulate everyone are the ones benefitting from the murder.

They didn’t order the hit and the old commy hasn’t worked for them in years. Try interrogating him again.

because the crypto is the one mind controlling him for the two fat.

 

[Zariusz]

Is there a chance that we are sometimes talking to Edgar instead of Evrart? Everytime i went to his lair i had feeling that he is trolling me.

 

[Lithium Flower]

imagine standing bent over into evrart's seated mass and throating his phat chodester while edgar's virile cockster turns your funhole into a creamy communist cummyland

 

[Niareh]

Is there a chance that we are sometimes talking to Edgar instead of Evrart? Everytime i went to his lair i had feeling that he is trolling me.

I think one of the checks/dialogue suggested that the other brother is abroad researching things or something to that effect. One of your thoughts then says that Edgar is far more formidable as compared to Evrart. But to be fair, I am still not sure if Joyce's suggestion that this is just a ruse to avoid term limits isn't true.

 

[skaraher]

Well, there is also the possibility the two brothers are in truth only one person, and Du Claire puts up the act so he can stay president of the Union for life without stepping down in favor of other candidates. I think on some encounters you can spot his lazy eye while it's supposed to be his "brother" defining physical trait.

Also yes, fully exhausting Deserter's dialogue tree kinda proved they hadn't ordered the killing of "Lely", they used him to take control of the Union 20 years ago but then left him to his own devices. Except... when Joyce leaves, Du Claire mentions he has agents fare more competent, sneaky and deadly than the Hardies lurking about the port. So this question is left rather open, considering the mind of the island man is a broken mess too.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Thanks - That Asian guy who accompanies me implies shaving was a mistake, but he doesn't complete his thoughts. Never tried removing the grin as it never rose above 3% based on the way I set up my char. Maybe next time!

I kept the grin all throughout my first playthrough as a Superstar Cop. At the beginning of my second playthrough, even with 6 physique (and +1 electrochemistry from the Flare-cut Trousers) I still only had an 8% (3/36) chance to pass the Impossible electrochemistry check for removing the grin --- but I succeeded on the first try.

 

[skaraher]

You can raise your chances to wipe off the grin if your learn its origin and if you manage to recite poetry to the chill truck driver.

 

[Twiglard]

Right before the end I rest on the island and it mentions when I wake up I'm coughing up blood. Huh? Did I miss something?

It's Dora's fault. Technically it's the dream's, but it's still her fault.

Made the conversation with Delores at the end very interesting. Wonder if there is more I missed here.

No, you can't win.

 

[Lithium Flower]

I think shaving while keeping the expression makes you look like a fucking serial killer. Removing the expression *and* shaving produces the most mature look IMO. Interesting lesson: the easy bandaid solution might not have the best results while your fundamentals are still fucked.