Well, quite new to VC, as old Warband player, i just came back to the game and forums, and to play finally VC (which lingered in my Steam library for a time).
Pre-notes, before i put out my points (i call it "basic questions"):
a. I did already quite some story starts, but stopped to play along it, and went on my own free paths. Which relates to the basic questions about the story line.
b. I personally start usually as Saxon (so a christian), a poor noble and farm work experience.
c. My aim in the VC game overall would be just to side Wessex and helping it along history to claim England, ie. Alfred the Great. I may have a wrong approach to the story line then?
Here the basic questions:
1) Is it possible overall or let's say better, senseful, to start out as described above, and with the approach of for example c. ?
2) Does it make sense, for a protagonist as above, to make good relations with Wessex rulers (and Mierce, East-Engle), if i fe. don't immediately go to Denmark after the ship-reward from Tonkrith and her daughter Brunhild events (just as i did in my recent and current game: After that, going to England, establishing relations via tasks, sampling all companions available in meadhalls, and also founding enterprises there due to making money from bandit charges etc., incl. that i built already a refuge between Cantwaraburh and Winceaster at the coast across London, mouth of the Themse) - and all this in combination with re-opting into the story line quests aka as next going to Ribe?
3) Or along what i know in the meantime about the quests of the story line (due to reading here in the forums, not too much, but at least then one sides with Northumbria, quasi enemy to Wessex etc.), should i start as pagan (Dane, whatsoever) and being mere a raider character, and going mere strict along the story line quests, just for the sake of playing the story line "properly"?
Finally, as summary the question, should i start anew, and playing better along no. 3 for the story line play?
And implicated, playing along my pre-notes, would be better a case for a sandbox match?
Pre-notes, before i put out my points (i call it "basic questions"):
a. I did already quite some story starts, but stopped to play along it, and went on my own free paths. Which relates to the basic questions about the story line.
b. I personally start usually as Saxon (so a christian), a poor noble and farm work experience.
c. My aim in the VC game overall would be just to side Wessex and helping it along history to claim England, ie. Alfred the Great. I may have a wrong approach to the story line then?
Here the basic questions:
1) Is it possible overall or let's say better, senseful, to start out as described above, and with the approach of for example c. ?
2) Does it make sense, for a protagonist as above, to make good relations with Wessex rulers (and Mierce, East-Engle), if i fe. don't immediately go to Denmark after the ship-reward from Tonkrith and her daughter Brunhild events (just as i did in my recent and current game: After that, going to England, establishing relations via tasks, sampling all companions available in meadhalls, and also founding enterprises there due to making money from bandit charges etc., incl. that i built already a refuge between Cantwaraburh and Winceaster at the coast across London, mouth of the Themse) - and all this in combination with re-opting into the story line quests aka as next going to Ribe?
3) Or along what i know in the meantime about the quests of the story line (due to reading here in the forums, not too much, but at least then one sides with Northumbria, quasi enemy to Wessex etc.), should i start as pagan (Dane, whatsoever) and being mere a raider character, and going mere strict along the story line quests, just for the sake of playing the story line "properly"?
Finally, as summary the question, should i start anew, and playing better along no. 3 for the story line play?
And implicated, playing along my pre-notes, would be better a case for a sandbox match?