Why Anomen is hated - Page 2

Galadria · 01-07-2002, 03:09 PM

Sazerac, exactly. That's why I never kill him. He's too much fun to badger. BTW, thanks for the cool portrait, except I don't know how to put it on my sig. Will you PM or e-mail me on hoow to do it, so I can lose this lame knight???

Sir Exxon · 01-07-2002, 03:12 PM

I can PM you how to do it!

see ya!

J'aran · 01-07-2002, 03:18 PM

I never found Anomen that annoying, and I included him in my party on virtually every run through the game. He's just too useful to leave behind. And as for his personality, I don't dislike that too much either. He's just written so well, IMO. His arrogance is clearly only a defence mechanism of his to silence his own insecurity and fears.

And I loved Jan's story about Ano the Dung Orc

Sir Exxon · 01-07-2002, 03:30 PM

Yeah, I also hate Anomen. I have only had him in my party twice.
He has some good qualities, though, like priest-spells, a good tanker etc.

Grr, I just hate when he talks, and answers you like "Hrmmf".

Every tme I see or hear him, I just wanna [img]graemlins/grabblue.gif[/img] !

see ya!

Sir Kenyth · 01-07-2002, 04:09 PM

I don't know if y'all noticed, but Anomen is a little statement on todays society by bioware. A typical offspring of the dysfunctional family. Abusive, drunken father and no loving mother figure. At least, that's what I saw. Anomen just needs love and purpose in his life and prozac in his diet! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] He'll be all right with counseling. Don't you think?

Kaz · 01-07-2002, 04:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Sir Kenyth:
I don't know if y'all noticed, but Anomen is a little statement on todays society by bioware. A typical offspring of the dysfunctional family. Abusive, drunken father and no loving mother figure. At least, that's what I saw. Anomen just needs love and purpose in his life and prozac in his diet! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] He'll be all right with counseling. Don't you think?

I'm not a counselor! This is an ADVENTURING party! What's he want here anyway? I am sick and tired of being ridiculed and denounced! Grr...

fable · 01-07-2002, 04:33 PM

Even after passing his test, Anomen is so...earnest. The Unctuous Factor in his conversation with Keldorn is high enough to induce vomiting. I know it's pretty realistic (the acting seems pretty damn good to me) and you're not supposed to think the world of everybody, though, so I don't mind. I avoided him for four run-throughs, and finally decided to include him in a party when I was doing my fifth. (I wanted to try out everybody. Unfortunately, I still missed Mazzy.)

Sazerac · 01-07-2002, 04:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Galadria:
Sazerac, exactly. That's why I never kill him. He's too much fun to badger. BTW, thanks for the cool portrait, except I don't know how to put it on my sig. Will you PM or e-mail me on hoow to do it, so I can lose this lame knight???

Actually, that was Barb that did you the sig, Galadria. I can host it for you, though! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Back to the subject: what's really fun is to have Anomen, Keldorn, and Jan in the party. The two tales he (Jan) spins about those characters gets them so hopping mad it's a hoot!

-Sazerac

Sazerac · 01-07-2002, 05:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Sir Kenyth:
I don't know if y'all noticed, but Anomen is a little statement on todays society by bioware. A typical offspring of the dysfunctional family. Abusive, drunken father and no loving mother figure. At least, that's what I saw. Anomen just needs love and purpose in his life and prozac in his diet! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] He'll be all right with counseling. Don't you think?

Actually I think every damned NPC in this story needs depth counseling! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Anomen for his abusive childhood,
Nalia to get over her overcomensation to the "unfortunate" because she feels guilty for being the "poor little rich girl"
Aerie to get over her WINGS
Jaheira to get over HERSELF
Jan to give up setting himself up for an unrequited love
Cernd to get some backbone and sense of family responsibility

Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung would have had a field day with the BG2 troupe!

Sir Michael · 01-07-2002, 06:06 PM

I remember the first time through (as a good party, and I was a fighter), I hated Anomen so much that I killed him. The next time I was an evil mage, and I simply didn't have any use for him. This time, I am playing a more-or-less neutral (with evil tendencies) party with my druid that I played all the way through BG1 and TOSC with. There aren't a lot of neutral or evil characters to choose from, and from my experience with the evil party, I realized that Vicky was "the weakest link" (although I did enjoy the romance). I chose to include Anomen (along with Korgan, Jaheira, Edwin, and Jan), and he is working out great. I also noticed that he is less irritating than he used to be. I think they added to and changed some of the character dialogues in TOB and/or the latest patch (or maybe I'm just less sensitive).

It was pretty funny...I had a 15 rep before his test, but I made a point of killing a townsperson to lower it to 9 before we went in (Korgan and Edwin were bitching anyway). I liked his reaction when he failed.

Question...He wanted to go in and kick their asses, but I talked him down. Would he have gotten himself killed?

01-07-2002, 03:09 PM	#11
Galadria 20th Level Warrior Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 55 Posts: 2,830	Sazerac, exactly. That's why I never kill him. He's too much fun to badger. BTW, thanks for the cool portrait, except I don't know how to put it on my sig. Will you PM or e-mail me on hoow to do it, so I can lose this lame knight??? __________________ Lady Galadria,Goddess\' Equal of the O.R.T.; [img]\"http://havak.db-forge.com/portraits/bitmaps/wlf180L.bmp\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"Romance at short notice was her specialty.\" - Saki <br />Founder of the IW Branch of the Anti-Anomen Society

01-07-2002, 04:09 PM	#15
Sir Kenyth Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: somewhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,785	I don't know if y'all noticed, but Anomen is a little statement on todays society by bioware. A typical offspring of the dysfunctional family. Abusive, drunken father and no loving mother figure. At least, that's what I saw. Anomen just needs love and purpose in his life and prozac in his diet! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] He'll be all right with counseling. Don't you think? __________________ Master Barbsman and wielder of the razor wit!<br /><br />There are dark angels among us. They present themselves in shining raiment but there is, in their hearts, the blackness of the abyss.

01-07-2002, 04:27 PM	#16
Kaz Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: August 16, 2001 Location: UK Posts: 2,891	quote: Originally posted by Sir Kenyth: I don't know if y'all noticed, but Anomen is a little statement on todays society by bioware. A typical offspring of the dysfunctional family. Abusive, drunken father and no loving mother figure. At least, that's what I saw. Anomen just needs love and purpose in his life and prozac in his diet! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] He'll be all right with counseling. Don't you think? I'm not a counselor! This is an ADVENTURING party! What's he want here anyway? I am sick and tired of being ridiculed and denounced! Grr...

01-07-2002, 04:55 PM	#18
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	quote: Originally posted by Galadria: Sazerac, exactly. That's why I never kill him. He's too much fun to badger. BTW, thanks for the cool portrait, except I don't know how to put it on my sig. Will you PM or e-mail me on hoow to do it, so I can lose this lame knight??? Actually, that was Barb that did you the sig, Galadria. I can host it for you, though! [img]smile.gif[/img] Back to the subject: what's really fun is to have Anomen, Keldorn, and Jan in the party. The two tales he (Jan) spins about those characters gets them so hopping mad it's a hoot! -Sazerac __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

01-07-2002, 05:00 PM	#19
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	quote: Originally posted by Sir Kenyth: I don't know if y'all noticed, but Anomen is a little statement on todays society by bioware. A typical offspring of the dysfunctional family. Abusive, drunken father and no loving mother figure. At least, that's what I saw. Anomen just needs love and purpose in his life and prozac in his diet! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] He'll be all right with counseling. Don't you think? Actually I think every damned NPC in this story needs depth counseling! [img]tongue.gif[/img] Anomen for his abusive childhood, Nalia to get over her overcomensation to the "unfortunate" because she feels guilty for being the "poor little rich girl" Aerie to get over her WINGS Jaheira to get over HERSELF Jan to give up setting himself up for an unrequited love Cernd to get some backbone and sense of family responsibility Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung would have had a field day with the BG2 troupe! __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

01-07-2002, 03:12 PM	#12
Sir Exxon Zartan Join Date: October 15, 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Age: 36 Posts: 5,367	I can PM you how to do it! see ya!

01-07-2002, 03:18 PM	#13
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 46 Posts: 1,493	I never found Anomen that annoying, and I included him in my party on virtually every run through the game. He's just too useful to leave behind. And as for his personality, I don't dislike that too much either. He's just written so well, IMO. His arrogance is clearly only a defence mechanism of his to silence his own insecurity and fears. And I loved Jan's story about Ano the Dung Orc

01-07-2002, 03:30 PM	#14
Sir Exxon Zartan Join Date: October 15, 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Age: 36 Posts: 5,367	Yeah, I also hate Anomen. I have only had him in my party twice. He has some good qualities, though, like priest-spells, a good tanker etc. Grr, I just hate when he talks, and answers you like "Hrmmf". Every tme I see or hear him, I just wanna [img]graemlins/grabblue.gif[/img] ! see ya!

01-07-2002, 04:33 PM	#17
fable Quintesson Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Where I am. Posts: 1,089	Even after passing his test, Anomen is so...earnest. The Unctuous Factor in his conversation with Keldorn is high enough to induce vomiting. I know it's pretty realistic (the acting seems pretty damn good to me) and you're not supposed to think the world of everybody, though, so I don't mind. I avoided him for four run-throughs, and finally decided to include him in a party when I was doing my fifth. (I wanted to try out everybody. Unfortunately, I still missed Mazzy.)

01-07-2002, 06:06 PM	#20
Sir Michael Manshoon Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 58 Posts: 202	I remember the first time through (as a good party, and I was a fighter), I hated Anomen so much that I killed him. The next time I was an evil mage, and I simply didn't have any use for him. This time, I am playing a more-or-less neutral (with evil tendencies) party with my druid that I played all the way through BG1 and TOSC with. There aren't a lot of neutral or evil characters to choose from, and from my experience with the evil party, I realized that Vicky was "the weakest link" (although I did enjoy the romance). I chose to include Anomen (along with Korgan, Jaheira, Edwin, and Jan), and he is working out great. I also noticed that he is less irritating than he used to be. I think they added to and changed some of the character dialogues in TOB and/or the latest patch (or maybe I'm just less sensitive). It was pretty funny...I had a 15 rep before his test, but I made a point of killing a townsperson to lower it to 9 before we went in (Korgan and Edwin were bitching anyway). I liked his reaction when he failed. Question...He wanted to go in and kick their asses, but I talked him down. Would he have gotten himself killed? __________________ \"You see things; and you say \'Why?\' But I dream things that never were; and I say \'Why not?\'\"<br />-George Bernard Shaw<br /><br />\"Men take only their needs into consideration never their abilities.\"<br />-Napoleon Bonaparte

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