On one hand it seems silly, but on the other... Where was it parked? I can definitely see a reason to not want people leaving cars in places they don't need to be in order to sell them. But there should need to be some kind of proof it was left there for that purpose for a span of time that can't be explain by the…

Here’s two pages from my Chevy Volt manual:

I’m no fan of Tesla, but I HATE misinformation and FUD. We don’t know why this truck stopped working, and that’s a concerning thing. But chances are it wasn’t the car wash.

Yeah, I get how it’s “strategy” to a degree, but it’s a bit too all over the place at this point.

Idk about that. Scam implies that there was false advertising, or they took people’s money and ran, etc. The advertising shows a lot of the pals with guns, which actually unlock pretty early. The marketing doesn’t say “Pokémon eith guns”, that’s news outlets doing that.

This is a fair point, your pals get guns way earlier than you do. 

One key problem I see, is the really steep power curve of enemies (especially in groups) and the disconnect in power curve for the player VS their pals.

I'm level 30, and while I've made two primitive guns and unlocked the handgun, I still use an upgraded Crossbow. The resources needed to make guns and ammo are to big a pain to harvest, while there are ways to get arrows for free (and they are cheap anyway). 

I know, I’m being somewhat facetious. Mainly, it seems like this game is going to be technically superior to mainline Pokémon games which is just... hilarious and depressing. Also, Nintendo and by extension Game Freak have a tendency to just ignore their massive fanbase of now-adult gamers and they just make games…

This will either be the game Pokémon fans deserve and Game Freak will never deliver... Or it will be a trash fire.

I meant “in a fight” but also yeah, still not that useful over all. Sure, rogues are good at certain things but you don’t have to be a Rogue to pick locks and steal stuff. My second playthrough has been a Bard, which can be very nearly as good a Rogue as a Rogue can.

Haha, I telekinesised a different boss (the murderous one) into a pit. I wasn’t sure if I was SOL for doing it, so I reloaded my save just in case and dealt with her the hard way.

Sorcerous Sundries has like 10 dimension door scrolls for the parties without other options. If you can't avoid him getting caught up (which is easy, don't move him onto the platform - used range) then it's no big deal to cross the battlefield and help. You can even bring a meat shield with you. 

Yeah, I wouldn't do it just for mechanics. But in my second run I'm not bothering with him at all. I'll deal with the vampire problem, but I don't need his help. I always felt he was the least effective party member in my first playthrough. 

I initiated the battle from a range, which prevented him from being pulled into the cutscene. Then locked Cazador down with a spell, and hammered him. Honestly the cleanup of all his goons was the hard part.

Yeah, I’ll try not to spoil much but there’s a similar thing in Act III where you have a side mission (for a companion) that seems like it needs to happen before the end of the game. But no, actually you need to go to the end part of the game for the opportunity to complete it. Actually there are a few quests that all…

Oh, do you mean that ominous red pit in the dungeons? 

I just think of Matt Mercer’s “you can certainly try” motto. With tabletop D&D, you can try anything and the DM will assign a difficulty and the dice tell you if you succeed. Having dice allows you to try stuff that’s crazy, and have it not just be awkward yes-anding from the DM every time.

Hypothetically this is the case, but I've noticed a marked decline in recommendation quality over the years. 

Please to god stop. I’m so tired of seeing programming courses, AI courses, “learn to X in 30 days” courses for sale. And I’m sick of seeing these things promoted by sites like this as if it was a real recommendation rather than a sponsorship. (Edit: Oh, even better, it’s LHs own product they’re advertising.)