Roche. He didn't have to trust Geralt and allow him to escape. Siding with him made sense. But I think I prefer Vergen from a gameplay standpoint.
Corylea said:Yes! I'd love to see that choice re-worked so that Iorveth offers something that would appeal to Geralt as strongly as what Roche offers.
MM360 said:Iorveth FTW!
DeargRuadhri said:maybe because of his personality, along with his squad's (basically die non-humans, no matter whose side you are on).
KnightofPhoenix said:Iorveth's path has Geralt look for Triss more pro-actively.
Also, Iorveth worked with the kingslayers before, he knows their tactics and modus operandi, in addition to Serrit and Auckes hiding amongst them in Upper Aedirn. Moreover, part of Geralt's rationale could be to meet Philippa Eilhart, who might help him find Triss. Finally, it's pretty clear that Roche's priority is Temeria first and foremost (as evidenced by his attempt to kill Loredo, which you could think is a waste of time) and Geralt might conclude that siding with him would hold him back (indeed his meddling in Kaedweini affairs almost got him killed. But Iorveth's path also has Geralt stuck in politics).
There are logical reasons and incentives to want to side with Iorveth, depending on your Geralt's perspective and primary motivation. And that's not mentioning ideological reasons.
Mrowakus said:if we abandon the best chance of clearing our name - by cooperating with the party that actually represents Temeria.
KnightofPhoenix said:Sure, but Geralt can have other motivations. He can tell Triss that he doesn't mind abandoning his quest to find the kingslayer. His main priority can be to either find Triss (where Philippa Eilhart can come in handy and yes we can know that before making the choice) and / or to recover his memory. Or it can become ideological.
Furthermore, even if you wanted to clear your name, while I do agree that Roche's path makes more sense in that regard, Iorveth does not offer you nothing. Like I said, he worked with them, he knows them and how they operate. And if Letho himself feared Iorveth, he feared him for a good reason.
Spartanpanic said:I picked Iorveth, mostly because i wanted to go with Zoltan.
Mrowakus said:Yes, but we don't know that by siding with Roche we will block our opportunity to seek Triss because a magical mist will appear from nowhere and divide the map. Again, it's a little bit skipping ahead of the narrative.
However, I agree that Geralt's personal reasons here a quite good... but somehow insufficient. They lack clear rationalisation - why should I trust someone who 5 minutes back from now was clearly my enemy?
Of course, it could be that maybe I shouldn't trust him, but he teases me with something only he can offer (e.g. intel) - which would really play the role later in the narrative. As it is, Iorveth offers nothing, and apparently gives nothing.
The reason Letho feared Iorveth is explained to the same reason Letho could fear Roche - cunning and network of agents. Again this is more of player's feeling empathy towards Iorveth than Geralt making a calculated decision.
I have to say, I somewhat agree you, but Roche might not be that reliale as some think. In Iorveth's Act III, with the correct choices, Roche can be heard that he is ready to find and kill Geralt and Iorveth (this gets dismissed by his conversation partner, as there are bigger problems than that duo is). Also, Roche might be a bit too ruthless for me (hitting people that basically did nothing, like the one rightfully complaning about the Veyopatis statue, also, he starts the first fight with the Scoia'tael, trying to throw a knife into Iorveth. Other than that, he shows no sign of willingness to talk with the Scoia'tael leader and try to sort out the kingslayer problem together, which might not have been impossible, as Letho duble-crossed Iorveth too, and the Squirrel let Geralt talk, didn't shoot him at sight.)KnightofPhoenix said:That's inaccurate. Some of them are clearly racist (the one Geralt can bitch slap), but we do not see or hear of Blue Stripes killing nonhumans indiscriminately. Ves cared for Moril and the rest of the Blue Stripes were clearly affected by what Loredo did (see the transition cutscene).
The Blue Stripes are ruthlessly cruel when dealing with rebelling nonhuman communities, but that does not mean they go out of their way to kill any nonhuman they find.
DeargRuadhri said:I have to say, I somewhat agree you, but Roche might not be that reliale as some think. In Iorveth's Act III, with the correct choices, Roche can be heard that he is ready to find and kill Geralt and Iorveth.
Oh lord, I wanted to punch whoever came up with those "flashbacks"! That just sounded so out-of-character for Roche - he met Geralt in person just a few days before, had no problem helping him although he KNEW who he'd sided with, and now he wants to ~terminate~ him? What the actual hell? I like to pretend that scene was wrong and never happened, lol.DeargRuadhri said:In Iorveth's Act III, with the correct choices, Roche can be heard that he is ready to find and kill Geralt and Iorveth (this gets dismissed by his conversation partner, as there are bigger problems than that duo is).
He is nicer if you had given him the sword in Flotsam.DeargRuadhri said:Iorveth isn't nice anymore if you choose Roche's path.