It's still a neat system. Which, if you think about it, makes it very much the same as your first impression - just less of a coincidence. Even better, perhaps, as that makes these things more likely to happen. Well, that's what I think, anyway.
I'm so sorry, I know for a fact I should be plowing through story stuff - but my god do I enjoy killing orcs. What are your thoughts? Orc slaying? or Story playing?
Both! Basically, whenever you're having the most fun it shines through and it makes watching your videos all the more enjoyable. So, as far as I'm concerned, go wild.
Man when Jesse said "unless you're Maku, then f*ck that guy." I wish that spear that came flying was an arrow and Maku had just walked out of the shadows of that hut, it would've been perfect.
I had a Ronk the Grog maker attack me once after I blew up a few Grog stacks and he was pissed that I was blowing them up. I like how they do the little things like this and I can't wait until it's $5 on PC.
Meh it's more jarring for me. Really wished instead of just spawning the Orc captain right behind you they'd wait until you meet the Orc later on, although within a reasonable time frame. Only time it works is when there's a hunter hiding in a bush like in the first episode. Imagine meeting that survivor guy again with a new arm and Nakra next to him saying that. I find it really lazy and almost insulting that they literally spawn the Orc rite behind you. We're not idiots that will instantly forget things.
1ProAssassin It's an "ambush event" and it's meant to portray the Orc captain as sneaking up on you and only showing himself when you do something relevant to his title. There are a tone of variations of this in the game, like being ambushed after you poison grog by an orc assassin that then berates you for using too much of that poison, or after picking up loot by an orc marauder that tells you that only he is allowed to loot and pillage, and so on. It's not meant to remind you that you just did something, it's meant to serve as funny context. It would be less jarring if the orc ambushed and tackled you, which is what usually happens, instead of just standing there and talking.
Jesse! You don't get xp from regular orcs, only from missions, and captains. So fighting regular orcs won't help you level up like the last game. Also, collecting all the collectibles like shelobs memories and the gondorian artifacts in an area give you a skill point, so they are well worth finding, plus when you get all of them from every area you get two skills unlocked in the game If you get this Jesse let me know, if not I will make this comment every time until you respond or I see in a video that you now know this
On a separate note, it seems the problem with ground executions is that Jesse is trying to do it when orcs are just dazed and not actually on the ground.
U should probably do all the collectibles if you're willing, you get skill points when you find everything which is really useful later when it takes longer to level up
Jsut get them as early as you can, the skillpoint come without level ups so it doesn't matter when you get them only that you have them longer when you get them early. Also you need them more early then later since you don't have your abilities from the start.
I think the Brightlord set is actually kind of bad. It doesn't level up until you can turn level 40 orcs and even basic gear is better than it at this point in my experience. I personally don't like the effects on it either.
Make sure to get all of shelobs memories, it let's you get a cool skill later that allows you to summon spiders, and you can also upgrade your gems into better gems, make sure you destroy what you don't need as it turns into money and the money can be used on seige upgrades which can become costly. And each gear from yellow and on can be upgraded by doing certain challenges do them especially for the legendary pieces. Cheers! Keep up the great videos.
Thank you so much for continuing this series! I can't believe I have been watching your channel for three years! Easily my favorite channel I subscribe to. I really enjoyed your play through of Shadow of Mordor. This one so far has been as good if not better.
Someone probably already said it, but ground executions are used on you know... enemies on the ground. Preferrably stunned, kind of like what happens after a perfect parry, which you do by pressing Y when the symbol is blue. You're doing a pretty good job at perfect parries, just need to get that execution thing going.
Toco Balls you'll be surprised by what uruks can come back from, the only way to be absolutely sure that their dead and gone is if his head is no longer attached.
I love the orcs in this game. I had a random spearman kill me and when I killed him I cut him in half, and he came back with a way deeper voice and now he's part machine and rides a dire caragor.
i love how jessie cant get enough of battle, can't wait for him to reach the later stages , just to see if he changes his tune. because they are a horde of hell
I really like how Monolith realized that no one gives a shit about Talion and Celebrimbor, so they just turned the sequel into funny orc battle simulator with really good combat.
Loss of the Ithil Stone is not the worst that could happen, there is another palantir in Gondor as we know from lore, the Anor Stone, held in Minas Tirith (formerly Minas Anor), though in the end the palantir in Sauron's hand means greater danger in using the other stones as Denethor found out. Of course if Sauron ever got hold of the master stone of Osgiliath that was lost in the waters of Anduin during the gondorian civil war, the Kin-strife, then this would be even more serious business, the master stone could 'eavesdrop' on the others. This Baranor is too pessimistic about their use though :). A man with proper strength of will and mental powers, someone like the Numenoreans of old, and someone with proper authority to use it (the palantiri answer more readily to those who have a 'right' to use it, kings of Gondor and Arnor could use them properly ad had full right and ownership of them, there were people specially appointed by kings to use them too, the wardens of the stones, and others, like ministers of the crown concerned with 'intelligence' and Stewards) of course it's a mental strain to use one no to mention that it requires quite a mental strength to use it more advanced functions. Aragorn had the right and power to use the stones and thanks to that he was able to wrench the stone of Orthanc from Sauron's grasp. Well that's the end of your daily Lotr lore :), tune in to the next episode hehe. Those Shelob memory things are getting weirder and weirder. Sometimes I wonder what the devs thought when they came up with all those insane backstories that were never part of Tolkien's ideas.
My plasure :). Lotr as you probably may guess is my favourite fictional world so... :) and Tolkien wrote quite a bit. I could probably also add that main function of the palantiri was communication between each other (so people could communicate using the stones, user of one could talk or actually exchange thoughts that were heard 'in-mind' as speech with the user of another stone, they could also send images and visions from one mind to another). But of course the other function is to see across vast distances, that would allow to spy on things far away, with proper concentration to even the most miniscule details, of course the user has to direct his gaze to look where he wants to see: "What did the Men of old use them for?' asked Pippin, delighted and astonished at getting answers to so many questions, and wondering how long it would last. 'To see far off, and to converse in thought with one another,' said Gandalf. 'In that way they long guarded and united the realm of Gondor. They set up Stones at Minas Anor, and at Minas Ithil, and at Orthanc in the ring of Isengard. The chief and master of these was under the Dome of Stars at Osgiliath before its ruin. The three others were far away in the North. In the house of Elrond it is told that they were at Annúminas, and Amon Sûl, and Elendil's Stone was on the Tower Hills that look towards Mithlond in the Gulf of Lune where the grey ships lie. 'Each palantír replied to each, but all those in Gondor were ever open to the view of Osgiliath." ... "The palantíri were no doubt never matters of common use or common knowledge, even in Númenor. In Middle-earth they were kept in guarded rooms, high in strong towers, only kings and rulers, and their appointed wardens, had access to them, and they were never consulted, nor exhibited, publicly. But until the passing of the Kings they were not sinister secrets. Their use involved no peril, and no king or other person authorized to survey them would have hesitated to reveal the source of his knowledge of the deeds or opinions of distant rulers, if obtained through the Stones. 1 After the days of the Kings, and the loss of Minas Ithil, there is no further mention of their open and official use. There was no answering Stone left in the North after the shipwreck of Arvedui Last-king in the year 1975. 2 In 2002 the Ithil-stone was lost. There then remained only the Anor-stone in Minas Tirith and the Orthanc-stone." .. "The vision of the palantíri was not "blinded" or "occluded" by physical obstacles, but only by darkness; so they could look through a mountain as they could look through a patch of dark or shadow, but see nothing within that did not receive some light. They could see through walls but see nothing within rooms, caves, or vaults unless some light fell on it; and they could not themselves provide or project light. It was possible to guard against their sight by the process called "shrouding," by which certain things or areas would be seen in a Stone only as a shadow or a deep mist. How this was done (by those aware of the Stones and the possibility of being watched by them) is one of the lost mysteries of the palantíri." ... "A viewer could by his will cause the vision of the Stone to concentrate on some point, on or near its direct line. The uncontrolled "visions" were small, especially in the minor Stones, though they were much larger to the eye of a beholder who placed himself at some distance from the surface of the palantír (about three feet at best). But controlled by the will of a skilled and strong surveyor, remoter things could be enlarged, brought as it were nearer and clearer, while their background was almost suppressed. Thus a man at a considerable distance might be seen as a tiny figure, half an inch high, difficult to pick out against a landscape or a concourse of other men; but concentration could enlarge and clarify the vision till he was seen in clear if reduced detail like a picture apparently a foot or more in height, and recognized if he was known to the surveyor. Great concentration might even enlarge some detail that interested the surveyor, so that it could be seen (for instance) if he had a ring on his hand."
+Aeiluindae: yeah you're right. Sauron used it quite creatively beyond it's intended purposes, he could affect other users, either outright dominating their minds (like in case of Saruman) or influencing through deceits (like Denethor, additionally the struggle with the will of Sauron who tried to always draw Denethor to open confrontation, caused the Steward to age prematurely, Denethor naturally never directly faced Sauron through palantir, if he did he would have been dominated): "He was too great to be subdued to the will of the Dark Power, he saw nonetheless only those things which that Power permitted him to see." ... "He can, maybe, by his will choose what things shall be seen by weaker minds, or cause them to mistake the meaning of what they see." ... "[circa] 3000 ... Saruman dares to use the palantír of Orthanc, but becomes ensnared by Sauron, who has the Ithil Stone. He becomes a traitor to the Council." .. "Saruman fell under the domination of Sauron and desired his victory, or no longer opposed it." ... "Easy it is now to guess how quickly the roving eye of Saruman was trapped and held; and how ever since he has been persuaded from afar, and daunted when persuasion would not serve.... How long, I wonder, has he been constrained to come often to his glass for inspection and instruction, and the Orthanc-stone so bent towards Barad-dûr that, if any save a will of adamant now looks into it, it will bear his mind and sight swiftly thither?'" ... "It must be remembered that the Stones were originally "innocent," serving no evil purpose. It was Sauron who made them sinister, and instruments of domination and deceit." ... "[It] is said that Sauron had at this time [3018], by means of the palantíri, at last begun to daunt Saruman, and could in any case often read his thought even when he withheld information." ... "It was only Sauron who used a Stone for the transference of his superior will, dominating the weaker surveyor and forcing him to reveal hidden thought and to submit to commands. [Author's note.]" The influence of Sauron could even give a palantir that was often in communication with his mind and will, a certain...luring pull, like it happened to the Orthanc Stone (which was very often in communication with Ithil Stone held in Barad-dur): "And how it draws one to itself! Have I not felt it? Even now my heart desires to test my will upon it, to see if I could not wrench it from him and turn it where I would" Denethor as a 'rightful' user was a bit more protected by this authority that made the stone better responding to his will: "...Denethor could, after he had acquired the skill, learn much of distant events by the use of the Anor-stone alone, and even after Sauron became aware of his operations he could still do so, as long as he retained the strength to control his Stone to his own purposes, in spite of Sauron's attempt to "wrench" the Anor-stone always towards himself. It must also be considered that the Stones were only a small item in Sauron's vast designs and operations: a means of dominating and deluding two of his opponents, but he would not (and could not) have the Ithil-stone under perpetual observation." ... "In the case of Denethor, the Steward was strengthened, even against Sauron himself, by the fact the Stones were far more amenable to legitimate users: most of all to true "Heirs of Elendil" (as Aragorn), but also to one with inherited authority (as Denethor), as compared to Saruman, or Sauron."
12:45 Golm's little speech there reminds me a lot of the Battle of Wits scene from "The Princess Bride". Maybe a little bit of Monty Python thrown in as well.
At least there is a difficulty setting this time. In Shadow of Mordor it got to the point where I could murder captains and warchiefs without any real issue. I cleared out entire strongholds without so much as a scratch.
Jesse in regards to combat, just keep swinging and countering until you fill up your might meter if your surrounded. Then you can just do normal executions instead of ground executions.
The sneaking thing Jesse is describing is just the nature of using a controller. There aren't enough buttons, so they make the sneak button part of the ground execution button combination for some reason. That's not necessarily Jesse's fault, so much as it's just iffy game design and hardware limitations.
Epic loot has missions attached to them wich apon completion you get some special ability on that Set of youre equipment ( like fire blades for example)
I must admit that all though i have my reservations about buying this game atm due to the whole loot crate debacle and the possibility of a long end game grind that may try to push me into purchasing said loot crates, you make this look really fun Jessie.
By the way Jesse a little tip with the gems they're not added to each weapon their added to that slot but they can also be combined into more powerful gems, the slots are unlocked through those silver coins
Jesse is such a conundrum; complete badass at dodging, countering, and sword swinging.... but simple mechanics of the game like ground executions and wraith stun on savages he just can’t do
that ground finisher you have is just faster ground finisher, an upgraded ground finisher, What you look at was upgrade to the updrade so to speak. and have not unlocked it yet. Can also had the fact that attack from Orcs will interupt the ground finisher aswell.
Hey Jessie the hammer that you got was really good! If you do the unlock challenge you can upgrade it (with silver) and make it even better! Also if you find a group of orcs you can damage them all with one shot
if you use silver for lootboxes you wont have the silver for "other stuff" Also feel like everything you do is pointless untill you get ability to dominate captins.
Okay Mirian is used to purchase the gem slots in your armor, weapons and rune and is also used for siege upgrades and siege defense upgrades, and there is a possibility that any captain can come back even if you behead them I should know it happened to me.
Jesse, do you even read the strengths and weaknesses of the Captains when you get info on them? Like some of them could be really interesting to make use of, but you always just run up to them and swing your sword wildly.
I have just about 50 hours in this game myself, and this entire playthrough, I've thought Jesse didnt unlock the Execution Skill, because he used it so little that I have never seen it, and in the upgrade menu, I have thought the Brutalize symbol was Execution. Just realized it, and I'm laughing my ass off!
I wonder if Jesse will ever work out that he can get much longer jumps by waiting to do the ghost-flip jump skill till after he's already jumped quite a distance. Seeing him failing to make long jumps that he could have made because he used the ghost-flip right away.... is as butt-clenching as watching him miss loot! lolz
well so much for Graugs being savage monstrosities that even orcs and other trolls avoid, like they were portrayed in the last game, now theyre somehow fine with orcs riding them and mounting balistas on their backs...
16:25 Jesse and anyone else that see this comment it has been confirmed that normal Orcs give no XP, i know Jesse has likely finished the game by now and so this isnt any help to him but for anyone still playing or planning to play it only missions, objectives and captain orcs give XP.
Hey Jesse, could you perhaps enable subtitles? Some of the dialoge really gets hard to hear due to how 'whispery ghost' it gets and the sound effects also drown them at times. D: (Like, I havent gotten a single word Shelob has said in those memory things)
8:40 He saw you cut Maku's arm/leg and actually commented on it. That's so cool.
If I understand the system correctly, he appeared there because Jesse has cut the limbs of a Captain
you understand perfectly, alot of captains appear out of no-where becuase of circumstances. like that and a range of other things
WHY MUST YOU ALL RUIN MY INNOCENCE
Some will actual appear when you find intelligence of them, and perform specific actions
It's still a neat system. Which, if you think about it, makes it very much the same as your first impression - just less of a coincidence. Even better, perhaps, as that makes these things more likely to happen. Well, that's what I think, anyway.
Talion: I must save Minas Ithil.
Celebrimbor: No, we must find the Palantir.
Jesse: How do I play this game?
I'm so sorry, I know for a fact I should be plowing through story stuff - but my god do I enjoy killing orcs. What are your thoughts? Orc slaying? or Story playing?
Jesse Cox
Orc Slaying!!
My preference is on Story. "Orc slaying" is entertaining as well, just in smaller stretches. Maybe like a 60/40 split?
Do whatever, maybe get a bit further into the story so you can build up the cox squad but once that’s done just have fun with it
Both! Basically, whenever you're having the most fun it shines through and it makes watching your videos all the more enjoyable. So, as far as I'm concerned, go wild.
Jesse Cox Do whatever you want, ya glob. World's yer grog barrel.
Jesse you need to go to the elf barrow to unlock the door. you got all the ithildin needed to open it
Fun Star but not yet wait a few levels
ehh the bright lord set is pretty crap anyways. Unless you really like your elven rage its not worth it.
Man when Jesse said "unless you're Maku, then f*ck that guy." I wish that spear that came flying was an arrow and Maku had just walked out of the shadows of that hut, it would've been perfect.
i love how Nakra the Amputator shows up and comments after you killed and amputated Maku. 10 points to monolith for continuity :D
I had a Ronk the Grog maker attack me once after I blew up a few Grog stacks and he was pissed that I was blowing them up. I like how they do the little things like this and I can't wait until it's $5 on PC.
for 5 dollars with all dlc it should take about 5 to 6 years
man, i don't have that kind of patience to wait for a sale like that. i'm getting this ASAP once i build my new PC.
Meh it's more jarring for me. Really wished instead of just spawning the Orc captain right behind you they'd wait until you meet the Orc later on, although within a reasonable time frame. Only time it works is when there's a hunter hiding in a bush like in the first episode. Imagine meeting that survivor guy again with a new arm and Nakra next to him saying that. I find it really lazy and almost insulting that they literally spawn the Orc rite behind you. We're not idiots that will instantly forget things.
1ProAssassin It's an "ambush event" and it's meant to portray the Orc captain as sneaking up on you and only showing himself when you do something relevant to his title. There are a tone of variations of this in the game, like being ambushed after you poison grog by an orc assassin that then berates you for using too much of that poison, or after picking up loot by an orc marauder that tells you that only he is allowed to loot and pillage, and so on. It's not meant to remind you that you just did something, it's meant to serve as funny context.
It would be less jarring if the orc ambushed and tackled you, which is what usually happens, instead of just standing there and talking.
You can use the coins to buy gem slots in your weapons and to upgrade your fortress attacks/defense
Pls. Like so Jesse sees this
Box's are a waste of resources,I'm only about 2/3rds of the way through but you seem to get Legendary Orcs easy on the map .
I see this
Jesse! You don't get xp from regular orcs, only from missions, and captains. So fighting regular orcs won't help you level up like the last game. Also, collecting all the collectibles like shelobs memories and the gondorian artifacts in an area give you a skill point, so they are well worth finding, plus when you get all of them from every area you get two skills unlocked in the game
If you get this Jesse let me know, if not I will make this comment every time until you respond or I see in a video that you now know this
That's saddening...
Jesse Cox ALSO you have item challenges on items that are rare and above, do the challenge, then you can spend 15 coins to unlock that special stat!
I'm so glad they kept the humour when it came to some of the orc dudes. The guy counting out his three points was great.
Quick tip: With shadow strider you can jump further, but not if you do it immediately after you jumped.
Arokh He probably skipped over the part where it said 'double jump'. Classic Jesse.
Trying to teach game mechanics to Jesse is a fruitless endeavor.
Yes. hope he reads it. would be very annoying if he doesn't
Jesse the entirety of the green area is the place where the hero orcs can be not just the exact location of the skull
For a guy who played a lot of WoW, he doesn't seem to understand quest zones...
On a separate note, it seems the problem with ground executions is that Jesse is trying to do it when orcs are just dazed and not actually on the ground.
game flashes "b to stun savages" in the middle of the screen, poor text destined to be un-read
* destined to be unread by Jesse
U should probably do all the collectibles if you're willing, you get skill points when you find everything which is really useful later when it takes longer to level up
Jsut get them as early as you can, the skillpoint come without level ups so it doesn't matter when you get them only that you have them longer when you get them early. Also you need them more early then later since you don't have your abilities from the start.
You ONLY get XP for Quests and for killing Captains... none for killing normal Orcs
JESSE, go to the ithildin door to get legendary gear, its worth it trust me. Theres a door in each region
i wouldnt say they are too worth it, if you farm or get lucky you find much much better gear even in the early stages
I think the Brightlord set is actually kind of bad. It doesn't level up until you can turn level 40 orcs and even basic gear is better than it at this point in my experience. I personally don't like the effects on it either.
13:40 I've never seen the animation with the head stuck on the sword. That was cool.
Make sure to get all of shelobs memories, it let's you get a cool skill later that allows you to summon spiders, and you can also upgrade your gems into better gems, make sure you destroy what you don't need as it turns into money and the money can be used on seige upgrades which can become costly. And each gear from yellow and on can be upgraded by doing certain challenges do them especially for the legendary pieces. Cheers! Keep up the great videos.
Thank you so much for continuing this series! I can't believe I have been watching your channel for three years! Easily my favorite channel I subscribe to. I really enjoyed your play through of Shadow of Mordor. This one so far has been as good if not better.
Someone probably already said it, but ground executions are used on you know... enemies on the ground. Preferrably stunned, kind of like what happens after a perfect parry, which you do by pressing Y when the symbol is blue. You're doing a pretty good job at perfect parries, just need to get that execution thing going.
Man I love these orcs, they have a super valid pointsometimes, rather than just spouting out nonsense or cliché stuff
I have a good feeling that maku the survivor will become jessies' "prak jaws".
ShotgunAtTheDisco nowhere near as terrifying though.
Oh God, the thought sends shivers down my spine
ShotgunAtTheDisco yeah but he already cut his arm and leg off and I dont believe they come back after that...
Toco Balls you'll be surprised by what uruks can come back from, the only way to be absolutely sure that their dead and gone is if his head is no longer attached.
They can still come back from that too...
36:02 that guy had a hot entrance ! and escape lol!
I love the idea of building an army of drunks to siege a fortress.
Oh yeah that's the shot of Jesse in Mordor I needed... Withdrawls over.
I love the orcs in this game. I had a random spearman kill me and when I killed him I cut him in half, and he came back with a way deeper voice and now he's part machine and rides a dire caragor.
i love how jessie cant get enough of battle, can't wait for him to reach the later stages , just to see if he changes his tune. because they are a horde of hell
I really like how Monolith realized that no one gives a shit about Talion and Celebrimbor, so they just turned the sequel into funny orc battle simulator with really good combat.
I like Celebrimdor xP But Talion is forgettable. The Orcs/Orks and Nemesis system is def their strong point and glad they focused on it mostly.
People do but the Nemesis system is just as important.
Loss of the Ithil Stone is not the worst that could happen, there is another palantir in Gondor as we know from lore, the Anor Stone, held in Minas Tirith (formerly Minas Anor), though in the end the palantir in Sauron's hand means greater danger in using the other stones as Denethor found out. Of course if Sauron ever got hold of the master stone of Osgiliath that was lost in the waters of Anduin during the gondorian civil war, the Kin-strife, then this would be even more serious business, the master stone could 'eavesdrop' on the others. This Baranor is too pessimistic about their use though :). A man with proper strength of will and mental powers, someone like the Numenoreans of old, and someone with proper authority to use it (the palantiri answer more readily to those who have a 'right' to use it, kings of Gondor and Arnor could use them properly ad had full right and ownership of them, there were people specially appointed by kings to use them too, the wardens of the stones, and others, like ministers of the crown concerned with 'intelligence' and Stewards) of course it's a mental strain to use one no to mention that it requires quite a mental strength to use it more advanced functions. Aragorn had the right and power to use the stones and thanks to that he was able to wrench the stone of Orthanc from Sauron's grasp. Well that's the end of your daily Lotr lore :), tune in to the next episode hehe. Those Shelob memory things are getting weirder and weirder. Sometimes I wonder what the devs thought when they came up with all those insane backstories that were never part of Tolkien's ideas.
Thank you for the information about the stones. As someone who only watched the movies, this was educational and interesting for me.
My plasure :). Lotr as you probably may guess is my favourite fictional world so... :) and Tolkien wrote quite a bit. I could probably also add that main function of the palantiri was communication between each other (so people could communicate using the stones, user of one could talk or actually exchange thoughts that were heard 'in-mind' as speech with the user of another stone, they could also send images and visions from one mind to another). But of course the other function is to see across vast distances, that would allow to spy on things far away, with proper concentration to even the most miniscule details, of course the user has to direct his gaze to look where he wants to see:
"What did the Men of old use them for?' asked Pippin, delighted and astonished at getting answers to so many questions, and wondering how long it would last.
'To see far off, and to converse in thought with one another,' said Gandalf. 'In that way they long guarded and united the realm of Gondor. They set up Stones at Minas Anor, and at Minas Ithil, and at Orthanc in the ring of Isengard. The chief and master of these was under the Dome of Stars at Osgiliath before its ruin. The three others were far away in the North. In the house of Elrond it is told that they were at Annúminas, and Amon Sûl, and Elendil's Stone was on the Tower Hills that look towards Mithlond in the Gulf of Lune where the grey ships lie.
'Each palantír replied to each, but all those in Gondor were ever open to the view of Osgiliath."
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"The palantíri were no doubt never matters of common use or common knowledge, even in Númenor. In Middle-earth they were kept in guarded rooms, high in strong towers, only kings and rulers, and their appointed wardens, had access to them, and they were never consulted, nor exhibited, publicly. But until the passing of the Kings they were not sinister secrets. Their use involved no peril, and no king or other person authorized to survey them would have hesitated to reveal the source of his knowledge of the deeds or opinions of distant rulers, if obtained through the Stones. 1
After the days of the Kings, and the loss of Minas Ithil, there is no further mention of their open and official use. There was no answering Stone left in the North after the shipwreck of Arvedui Last-king in the year 1975. 2 In 2002 the Ithil-stone was lost. There then remained only the Anor-stone in Minas Tirith and the Orthanc-stone."
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"The vision of the palantíri was not "blinded" or "occluded" by physical obstacles, but only by darkness; so they could look through a mountain as they could look through a patch of dark or shadow, but see nothing within that did not receive some light. They could see through walls but see nothing within rooms, caves, or vaults unless some light fell on it; and they could not themselves provide or project light. It was possible to guard against their sight by the process called "shrouding," by which certain things or areas would be seen in a Stone only as a shadow or a deep mist. How this was done (by those aware of the Stones and the possibility of being watched by them) is one of the lost mysteries of the palantíri."
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"A viewer could by his will cause the vision of the Stone to concentrate on some point, on or near its direct line. The uncontrolled "visions" were small, especially in the minor Stones, though they were much larger to the eye of a beholder who placed himself at some distance from the surface of the palantír (about three feet at best). But controlled by the will of a skilled and strong surveyor, remoter things could be enlarged, brought as it were nearer and clearer, while their background was almost suppressed. Thus a man at a considerable distance might be seen as a tiny figure, half an inch high, difficult to pick out against a landscape or a concourse of other men; but concentration could enlarge and clarify the vision till he was seen in clear if reduced detail like a picture apparently a foot or more in height, and recognized if he was known to the surveyor. Great concentration might even enlarge some detail that interested the surveyor, so that it could be seen (for instance) if he had a ring on his hand."
+Aeiluindae: yeah you're right. Sauron used it quite creatively beyond it's intended purposes, he could affect other users, either outright dominating their minds (like in case of Saruman) or influencing through deceits (like Denethor, additionally the struggle with the will of Sauron who tried to always draw Denethor to open confrontation, caused the Steward to age prematurely, Denethor naturally never directly faced Sauron through palantir, if he did he would have been dominated):
"He was too great to be subdued to the will of the Dark Power, he saw nonetheless only those things which that Power permitted him to see."
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"He can, maybe, by his will choose what things shall be seen by weaker minds, or cause them to mistake the meaning of what they see."
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"[circa] 3000
... Saruman dares to use the palantír of Orthanc, but becomes ensnared by Sauron, who has the Ithil Stone. He becomes a traitor to the Council."
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"Saruman fell under the domination of Sauron and desired his victory, or no longer opposed it."
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"Easy it is now to guess how quickly the roving eye of Saruman was trapped and held; and how ever since he has been persuaded from afar, and daunted when persuasion would not serve.... How long, I wonder, has he been constrained to come often to his glass for inspection and instruction, and the Orthanc-stone so bent towards Barad-dûr that, if any save a will of adamant now looks into it, it will bear his mind and sight swiftly thither?'"
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"It must be remembered that the Stones were originally "innocent," serving no evil purpose. It was Sauron who made them sinister, and instruments of domination and deceit."
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"[It] is said that Sauron had at this time [3018], by means of the palantíri, at last begun to daunt Saruman, and could in any case often read his thought even when he withheld information."
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"It was only Sauron who used a Stone for the transference of his superior will, dominating the weaker surveyor and forcing him to reveal hidden thought and to submit to commands. [Author's note.]"
The influence of Sauron could even give a palantir that was often in communication with his mind and will, a certain...luring pull, like it happened to the Orthanc Stone (which was very often in communication with Ithil Stone held in Barad-dur):
"And how it draws one to itself! Have I not felt it? Even now my heart desires to test my will upon it, to see if I could not wrench it from him and turn it where I would"
Denethor as a 'rightful' user was a bit more protected by this authority that made the stone better responding to his will:
"...Denethor could, after he had acquired the skill, learn much of distant events by the use of the Anor-stone alone, and even after Sauron became aware of his operations he could still do so, as long as he retained the strength to control his Stone to his own purposes, in spite of Sauron's attempt to "wrench" the Anor-stone always towards himself. It must also be considered that the Stones were only a small item in Sauron's vast designs and operations: a means of dominating and deluding two of his opponents, but he would not (and could not) have the Ithil-stone under perpetual observation."
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"In the case of Denethor, the Steward was strengthened, even against Sauron himself, by the fact the Stones were far more amenable to legitimate users: most of all to true "Heirs of Elendil" (as Aragorn), but also to one with inherited authority (as Denethor), as compared to Saruman, or Sauron."
yes twin powah! That whisperer one seemed cool too. Man the orcs in this game are just so cool.
Whenever Jesse says give 'em the ol' hooptie, I just imagine Crendor in the back with a 1950 Cadillac coupe de ville or something
I know it will be an optimal Saturday when I wake up to a Shadow of War video. Thanks Jesse!
12:45 Golm's little speech there reminds me a lot of the Battle of Wits scene from "The Princess Bride". Maybe a little bit of Monty Python thrown in as well.
Garl looks like he saw the Men of the East tribes and decided he wanted to make his own. His face tells me he regrets his life choices.
You don't get exp for everything like last game, only killing captains and doing missions
I bought shadow of mordor after watch Jesse playing it and thinking "I could do better." Lol
adjwindu70 rule 1 with jessie, you can always do better.
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When you go on the hardest difficulty it’s a nightmare, I tried it. My attacks barely tickle most captains that are above Level 10.
At least there is a difficulty setting this time. In Shadow of Mordor it got to the point where I could murder captains and warchiefs without any real issue. I cleared out entire strongholds without so much as a scratch.
+Fist-of-Doom That's only in the beginning like most RPGs. Maybe that also just was because I turned off the attack notifications. Bad mistake.
44:16 Orcs playing "would you rather"
The hard choise of either watching Jesse or a lets player who plays 6h of this game a day. Damn
Hey Jesse if you use coins you can unlock gem slots to your armor and weapons and can also craft your gems to make them better
RIP Bolg. The quest for the ultimate nemesis continues.
I love Golm's 3 point thesis
Man, this is actually a really fun playthrough to watch. I was never a fan of Witcher so this is great for me.
Jesse in regards to combat, just keep swinging and countering until you fill up your might meter if your surrounded. Then you can just do normal executions instead of ground executions.
The sneaking thing Jesse is describing is just the nature of using a controller. There aren't enough buttons, so they make the sneak button part of the ground execution button combination for some reason. That's not necessarily Jesse's fault, so much as it's just iffy game design and hardware limitations.
Rip Bolg the mysterious assasin my favorite orc
Epic loot has missions attached to them wich apon completion you get some special ability on that Set of youre equipment ( like fire blades for example)
I must admit that all though i have my reservations about buying this game atm due to the whole loot crate debacle and the possibility of a long end game grind that may try to push me into purchasing said loot crates, you make this look really fun Jessie.
Love these vids Jesse, I appreciate your work immensly. Keep it up man.
Jesse you can use the coins to upgrade your fortress assault and forts later on as well as upgrade gear with it
K-irith Ungol. Like K-elebrimbor. Always the hard C with elvish.
Thank you. I was planning to point that out myself.
That orc at 6:00, thinks he is so important while Jesse ignores him completely.
By the way Jesse a little tip with the gems they're not added to each weapon their added to that slot but they can also be combined into more powerful gems, the slots are unlocked through those silver coins
Keep slaying those orcs, good job so far.
you left the isuldur door behind theres legendary loot there
Jesse is such a conundrum; complete badass at dodging, countering, and sword swinging.... but simple mechanics of the game like ground executions and wraith stun on savages he just can’t do
Maku is trying really hard for that new position on Team Rocket that just opened up.
that ground finisher you have is just faster ground finisher, an upgraded ground finisher, What you look at was upgrade to the updrade so to speak. and have not unlocked it yet. Can also had the fact that attack from Orcs will interupt the ground finisher aswell.
Hey Jessie the hammer that you got was really good! If you do the unlock challenge you can upgrade it (with silver) and make it even better! Also if you find a group of orcs you can damage them all with one shot
You can use the Mirian to unlock slots for gems on your weapons, Jessie.
Take a shot every time homeboy says "Palantir".
you should really put it on Nemesis difficulty. its not really that much harder. but you get more out of the nemesis system.
"And they didn't seem to care..." Sums up the AI in this game nicely.
Revealing all of the Ithildin in a region unlocks its Ithildin Door, and within them lie a Legendary Gear Piece in one of the sets
I love watching a grown man hammer all the buttons!
Holy crap when Jesse copied Tarz the Venomous's laugh I almost spit out my smoothie I was drinking😂🤣😆
Whoever suggested using Mirian in the market. Just save it, you'll need it for siege upgrades.
if you use silver for lootboxes you wont have the silver for "other stuff"
Also feel like everything you do is pointless untill you get ability to dominate captins.
With that market, if we attached a generator to Tolkien’s grave we would have infinite power!
Jessie said orc harem, someone please make Jessie In a game with a orc harem end.
Damn, and I wanted the twins to join Jesse's ranks... AND Bolg too?!
I see what Jesse is saying regarding the ground finish but knowing him I wouldn't be surprised if he just didn't know what he was doing.
jesse, after you get all the elvish phrases, you have to go to the door in the barrows to claim your legendary item
Dear Jesse, please don't kill Shak the friendly. He's a good lad, I promise! Just look at his fancy hat :3
In love,
a friendly viewer
But.. are you as friendly as Shak? ;o)
R.I.P. Maku
You were Jesse's original Nemesis
Hootsie Tootsie is everywhere right now lol
Okay Mirian is used to purchase the gem slots in your armor, weapons and rune and is also used for siege upgrades and siege defense upgrades, and there is a possibility that any captain can come back even if you behead them I should know it happened to me.
Jeese, I think the green area that comes up when looking for a captain is "where" he can be and the yellow icon is not his exact location.
With all these CHEATED DEATH shenanigans, it kind of makes you wonder if Jesus was an Orc too.
Jesse, do you even read the strengths and weaknesses of the Captains when you get info on them? Like some of them could be really interesting to make use of, but you always just run up to them and swing your sword wildly.
I love Cox in the morning
Jesse are you planning on doing all the content? I.e the Celebrimbor missions, the legendary loot from the doors, shelobs memories e.t.c?
I have just about 50 hours in this game myself, and this entire playthrough, I've thought Jesse didnt unlock the Execution Skill, because he used it so little that I have never seen it, and in the upgrade menu, I have thought the Brutalize symbol was Execution. Just realized it, and I'm laughing my ass off!
those orcs man.... it's like he's fighting british football fans :D
I wonder if Jesse will ever work out that he can get much longer jumps by waiting to do the ghost-flip jump skill till after he's already jumped quite a distance. Seeing him failing to make long jumps that he could have made because he used the ghost-flip right away.... is as butt-clenching as watching him miss loot! lolz
"It works- and it's fun!" -Jesse Cox, also a Viagra ad.
Awww... you playing with a controller? How cute!
well so much for Graugs being savage monstrosities that even orcs and other trolls avoid, like they were portrayed in the last game, now theyre somehow fine with orcs riding them and mounting balistas on their backs...
Lasnight those where domesticated Graugs
Nakra probably appeared cause you amputated Maku in the finishing move. He was the amputater after all
''i like this guy i want him to live'' *kills him twice*
Jesse you should use Y+B to insta kill enemies when you have enough hit counter more
If you complete armor and weapons challenges you can upgrade them to have better stats
Yeah ya still gotta do that new region and then you get ANOTHER new region where you can gather your harem. It takes a little too long in my opinion.
You shozld know Jesse, that normal orcs do not give any EXP, only the captains
@16:30 -.- they have a cave troll in that there cage!
16:25 Jesse and anyone else that see this comment it has been confirmed that normal Orcs give no XP, i know Jesse has likely finished the game by now and so this isnt any help to him but for anyone still playing or planning to play it only missions, objectives and captain orcs give XP.
THE HAMMER IS RANGED AS WELL
"Come back from that, asshole." Best line of the episode
the shelobs visiosn are worth it just need them all jesse
Okay, I'll buy this game. Still don't care for the loot boxes, but it looks too damn fun and the orcs are just...amazing
If I hear Brimble-Breeches say "palantir" one more god damned time....
I really like Takra the Twins.
Hey Jesse, could you perhaps enable subtitles?
Some of the dialoge really gets hard to hear due to how 'whispery ghost' it gets and the sound effects also drown them at times. D:
(Like, I havent gotten a single word Shelob has said in those memory things)