Panam Palmer Storyline/Sidequests DLC [Spoilers]

tru3story · Jul 10, 2021

Not gonna lie I was NOT a fan of Panam on a first play though (ok, ok hold off your torches

). A change of heart is an awesome thing, hear me out. I found her to be really annoying. And the fact that it was almost impossible to ignore her and that demanding tone! almost went through game trying to ignore all her missions (but ofc ended up doing them anyway). At the same time it was fun to get into all sorts of trouble with (because of) her.
And so sheerly because of her attitude completely missed out on how utterly endearing Panam's relentlessness and determination is. Her, trying to live up to other people's standards and not seeing that she's much more capable already. Being independent and not afraid of taking fate into her hands, and actually get things done, but in the end still needing a sense of belonging and being a leader that she is.

phew, had to! Here's a nice pic of Panam, if you still consider burning me at the stake.

MrBilL61 · Jul 10, 2021

tru3story said:
Not gonna lie I was NOT a fan of Panam on a first play though (ok, ok hold off your torches ). A change of heart is an awesome thing, hear me out. I found her to be really annoying. And the fact that it was almost impossible to ignore her and that demanding tone! almost went through game trying to ignore all her missions (but ofc ended up doing them anyway). At the same time it was fun to get into all sorts of trouble with (because of) her.
And so sheerly because of her attitude completely missed out on how utterly endearing Panam's relentlessness and determination is. Her, trying to live up to other people's standards and not seeing that she's much more capable already. Being independent and not afraid of taking fate into her hands, and actually get things done, but in the end still needing a sense of belonging and being a leader that she is.
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phew, had to! Here's a nice pic of Panam, if you still consider burning me at the stake.

There's a difference between "not being a fan of" because of the reason and "hating her" without the reason. I'm not gonna burn you... for now

She's how she is - as you said mentioned - because she had to survive on her own in a new environment which was the Night City - so she had to be independent and not afraid of taking fate into her hands.

Also, she always wanted the best for the clan. Saul saw only one option - making a deal with corpos (Biotechnica) - in return for the food tech basically, Aldecaldos could turn into hired guns. The second option that Saul might see was joining the SnakeNation.
Both of them result in losing the independence of the clan. And the Aldecaldo family is the oldest true nomad family in Cyberpunk lore, always know for its independence. There's also the dialog in Riders of the Storm (Nomad lifepath specific) where V mentions that independence was always the key for Aldeclados.
So in conflicts with Saul, Panam was always at the heart of the Aldecaldo principles - and she was defending it with her words, actions, and heart. It's another point where you see her relentlessness and determination.

Witcher_Y · Jul 11, 2021

Torch Silo One, standby, false alarm, i repeat, false alarm.

#PanamDebt

tru3story · Jul 11, 2021

Witcher_Y said:
Torch Silo One, standby, false alarm, i repeat, false alarm.

Was thinking to write something similar about Judy, but on the contrary AFTER playing through a couple of endings, but then probably would need to pack my bags and delta asap through the back door of this forum

stndn · Jul 11, 2021

First time playing Nomad V (previously Corpo/SK) and I finally met Panam. I just finished Ghost Town today.

Now to track Hellman...

Taking this questline nice and slow

Witcher_Y · Jul 11, 2021

tru3story said:
Was thinking to write something similar about Judy, but on the contrary AFTER playing through a couple of endings, but then probably would need to pack my bags and delta asap through the back door of this forum

One must always think, is how you act that matters, even if the action is an inaction, as long you don't force your ideas upon others, think you must.

I think i said it on the discord, i liked all the characters, they are very humane in a world were humanity is dim and scripted.

@stndn , as one should

MrBilL61 · Jul 11, 2021

#PanamDebt

Witcher_Y · Jul 12, 2021

#PanamDebt

MrBilL61 · Jul 12, 2021

One peaceful moment before the storm

Witcher_Y · Jul 14, 2021

#PanamDebt

stndn · Jul 14, 2021

Life During Wartime

Riders On The Storm

RoS is one of my favourite quests in the game (I've posted about it earlier in the thread).

Now to start her next quest...

Witcher_Y · Jul 15, 2021

#PanamDebt

MrBilL61 · Jul 15, 2021

That smile
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Witcher_Y · Jul 16, 2021

#PanamDebt

CrunkalyDunkaly · Jul 16, 2021

Hey chooms, this may have been brought up before but it's been awhile so I thought I would mention it. Who here would like to see Panam with her dreads down just for a moment in the expansions? Just to see how she would look, and for V (us) to have a chance to comment on it. Like maybe Panam is just getting ready for the day and she hasn't gotten her hair up yet the way she likes ( that we all like too, let's be honest). I think it would be a unique moment and another bonding moment for Panam and V.

MrBilL61 · Jul 16, 2021

CrunkalyDunkaly said:
Hey chooms, this may have been brought up before but it's been awhile so I thought I would mention it. Who here would like to see Panam with her dreads down just for a moment in the expansions? Just to see how she would look, and for V (us) to have a chance to comment on it. Like maybe Panam is just getting ready for the day and she hasn't gotten her hair up yet the way she likes ( that we all like too, let's be honest). I think it would be a unique moment and another bonding moment for Panam and V.
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I'm 100% with this idea. To add up Vincent could even help Panam with or just look at her when she's getting her hair ready- that would make that moment even more unique.

Witcher_Y · Jul 17, 2021

I am all for it too, would be nice to see different facets of their lives and is often the little things that gives that extra authenticity and familiarity.

#PanamDebt