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    Is it me or T8 and T9 Paladin skills are terrible?

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted · Edited by Torm51

    You are right and Paladin is my fav class.  I rather play a Crusader. I messaged a moderator and he wrote the bug down with Sacred Immolation.  He confirmed that 43 damage per pulse to the Paladin is wrong.  Of course it is.  The AOE nerf sucks to but thats not as bad I can cluster enemies.

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    Memory leak still downgrading the game.

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Technical Support (Spoiler Warning!)

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    Maybe this is related.

     

    Since the latesd patch, I noticed micro stuttering. I occurs mostly when it´s raining on larger maps.

    Ya micro stutter is a problem for me as well.  I have done everything I can on my end except elevation of the priority on task manager.  I will try that tonight.  But I am running not much in the background so I do not see that helping, but I have seen stranger things.

    Subclasses: Poor design makes them undesirable.

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

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    Maybe you played too much WoW, in this game tanks do do damage.

     

    Its just easier to damage now though.  Like one handers actually hurt because of the new armor system.  My example is the Paladin.  You really do not have to alpha with big hitting range  weapons now.  Range weapon  damage seems to be tuned down a bit more compared to melee.  My sword and board Paladin crits really hard with his one hander and Flames of Devotion.  In POE 1 unless you were Duel wielding, Firing of FoD with a one hander and shield was pointless for damage.  Maybe to fire of a buff ability like healing for Wayfarers or Deflection for Shieldbearers but thats it.  Normally youd want to get passed DR with high base damage.  It seems you do not have to do that as much anymore.

     

     

    +pen on disengagement attacks isn't a DPS buff, it's dissuasion from breaking engagement. Now, if the AI is smart enough to recognize that is another story altogether, but it's an enhancement to the fighter's "stickiness" by making it more punishing to break engagement.

     

    Barbarian has the most "meh" subclasses to me right now - they don't substantially change how the class is played, and the cost of 2 of the 3 seem really steep for the limited benefits they get. 

     

    Agreed on the stickyness.  But for that reason tanks can work well.  And its not that hard to do damage even if you are not speced for it.  Unlike POE 1.

    Subclasses: Poor design makes them undesirable.

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

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    Maybe you played too much WoW, in this game tanks do do damage.

     

    Its just easier to damage now though.  Like one handers actually hurt because of the new armor system.  My example is the Paladin.  You really do not have to alpha with big hitting range  weapons now.  Range weapon  damage seems to be tuned down a bit more compared to melee.  My sword and board Paladin crits really hard with his one hander and Flames of Devotion.  In POE 1 unless you were Duel wielding, Firing of FoD with a one hander and shield was pointless for damage.  Maybe to fire of a buff ability like healing for Wayfarers or Deflection for Shieldbearers but thats it.  Normally youd want to get passed DR with high base damage.  It seems you do not have to do that as much anymore.

    [Framerate] General Framerate Problems.

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Technical Support (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted · Edited by Torm51

    So I am hoping you guys can help a dummy out. I am trying to see if my card is in the right PCI slot. As I am looking at Washfire's solutions to help my micro stutter, GPU-Z is telling me:


    The Graphics Card Reports that it Supports:


    PCI-Express x16 v3.0


    It is currently runing at:


    PCI-Express x16 1.1  

     

    I am assuming that is wrong.  The Bus Field reads 

    PCI-Express x16 3.0 @16x1.1  
     

     

    Update: The above result is when I am not running a game...When I run a game it changes to PCI-Express x16 3.0 @3.0 So I think my card is in the right slot.

    Love the game, but the bugs and performance issues are ruining it!

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

    Posted · Edited by Torm51

    I am in the same boat as you, and have your exact specs and get the same performance as you.  I don't believe the micro stutter you experienced will ever get fixed totally.  It happened in POE 1 in certain areas of the game such as Copper Lane in Defiance Bay (not half as bad as in POE 2 where you get it everywhere and in combat) but not in combat so it was not as bad.  Every Unity engine game I play has micro stutter issues.  BATTLETECH has the same problems and they have patched the game and fixed it SOME but it is still there (uses Unity).  That being said maybe I am lucky but have had no save game state errors except Eder's and this one was fixed last patch (fingers crossed).  Why I have not had the save game state errors and you have with the same specs? no idea. 

     

    I was really hoping they would delay the release as I felt it came too fast but I know money is not infinite and they must release at some point :(.  Overall I enjoy the game but the micro stutter drives me nuts sometimes.

    Seriously pissed about Dunnage

    in Pillars of Eternity: Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

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    As the title says, i've gotten to dunnage after fort deadlight to hand in the quests.

     

    Little did I know that an unavoidable ambush encounter would kick me right in the nuts.

     

    I dont mind hard (im on potd), but poor encounter design thrown out of nowhere and set up as an an ambush, meaning my positionning is garbage is just straight idiotic.

     

    Who thought outnumbering my team with an ambush, that i cant even choose to avoid and that actually blocks me from progressing, was a good idea?

    Wrong forum dude, and if you build your teams for ambush type scenarios you can get through them.  Even my backline squishes have emergency button defenses where they are much harder to hit or un hittable until the party can focus fire whats hitting them.

    What is your worst single-class in Deadfire?

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    Sacred-Immolation is so bad lol.

    So in POE 1 this turned Paladins from a good support tank to face melters. I have not gotten that far what changed?

    It does x fire damages to enemies and approximately twice that amount to the paladin himself as raw damages, so you will kill yourself real quick when you use it. I think the radius is also smaller than it was in PoE 1 but i could be wrong about that.

    You know I read the ability and it seemed that way too me. My Paladin has a ton of HP because high CON (15 base) and tough but ya you can’t turn it off right? Seems like they need to turn the raw dmg down some.

    What is your worst single-class in Deadfire?

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    Yeah single-class paladin is probably in a worse position than ranger or cleric at the moment. It's saving grace is that Paladin combined with a bunch of glasses for multi make a good toon but alone it's nothing special anymore with the nerfed abilities. Maybe you can abuse self-immolation somehow but that's about it.

    I haven’t had an issue. Playing a single class Paladin and it does what it’s supposed to do extremely well. Tank and support. That being said I ya I think Crusader is better.

    What is your worst single-class in Deadfire?

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    As a single class Ranger seems very undercooked compared to every other class. I think Ranger probably needs a suite of additional actives for debuffing various enemy defenses: Screaming Shots to lower Will, Distracting Barrage to lower Deflection, that sort of thing. Along with having a pet I tend to think of Rangers as skirmishers, who would traditionally have the task of harassing the enemy -skills like this would fit that theme.

     

    I'm surprised Priest is so high in the poll. It seems very powerful to me but maybe the difficulty level just isn't there for Priest to shine at the moment.

    Agree with you here. I’ve had success with the ranger but only as a Scout. I think a lot of the classes are good as single class but the ranger needs a bit of a nudge in that direction. Also since there is no more heath/endurance system the pet isn’t as attractive. That being said with a few invested points they are a good mini fighter and haven’t been that soft in my case. Combined with the ranger/rogue firepower I find it to be a good class.

    What is your worst single-class in Deadfire?

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    Maybe I am just a crap player but I have had great success (Borat Voice) with Maia (however you spell her name) as a Scout gunner.  Rifles, Blunderbusses and pistols.  She hits hard and has very quick reload times.  She is my only single target damage dealer but it works.  That being said for once I am not playing PoTD it is on veteran and most things work on less than PoTD.  I didnt play PoTD on this first run cause of Josh's comment on the balance.  Can I be playing PoTD or is it that bad?  I really want to lol but do not want a crap experience.

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    The 'Changes for Balance' Thread

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    I simply wish to say that not having played the game yet (because of the save import and general difficulty problems), I am absolutely astonished that it's like this. If the OP is correct in what he lists, it could be a long wait before we have a thoroughly functional game.

    I do not think its that bad, the story is still great and the last patch fixed Eder and all of my companions so I am good ( so far).  That being said it could run a lot better, needs some balance and needs bug fixes.  Just like the first game.

    The 'Changes for Balance' Thread

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    I’ll grant you that it’s not the number one priority but making combat trivial (which some of these abilities do) is also a bug in my subjective opinion.

    But enemies use those abilities too! :)

    Combat is trivial (mostly) for other reasons and OEI is already working on them.

     

    Some ya, but not stuff like a monk being invulnerable to melee, not that I have seen.  High int monks are ridiculous at the moment and at times do not take any damage for extended periods of time in melee.  This is my understanding of course of the mechanic I have not seen it yet, I will admit that.

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