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    The Gamespot review

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    It is clear that Kevin has actually taken the time to finish the game completely and as a result have been more plagued by the bugs, in contrast to some of the early 10/10 reviews. The minuses he points out are both completely fair.

     

    That seems to be a very fair review and 8/10 is a great score whichever way you look at it. I do not understand why the OP is complaining.

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    PoE Embargo ends March 23rd, Backers wait for the 26th?

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    It is a unhealthy trait to be so entitled, it is something that will just generally make you unhappy.

    They are getting a review copy, that is not meant for the public (that includes the 77.000 backers). That is an unfinished copy, we will get to play the finished game once it is released. It is done to promote the game and to increase sales. Obsidian and Paradox are fully in their own right to decide how to promote the game.

    Questions about Class and Personality Dialogue Options

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

    Posted · Edited by Polanski

    What I really would like to know is how high Intelect/Resolve/Perception need to be to open new dialogue options. My main char in this type of game always have high charisma because I like to talk my way out of situations, but since PoE have 3 attributes related to dialogue Im kind of lost of how to build my char. 

     The main thing to remember is that they designed it so that the unlocked dialogue options, are not nescessarily a win-button, just something that your character has the personality to say/do.

     

    Also I believe all stats will be used in dialogue at some point, though not evenly so. It even says in the character creation which stats are for what unlocking which dialogue types. So make the character you feel most like rp'ing.

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    Serious first world problems: How do you name your Characters?

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

    Posted · Edited by Polanski

     

    Nice namegenerator! It would be fantastic if it had a culture setting as well. It could be possible that the devs actually patch something similar in at some point, as that should be quite simple. 

     

    so Aedyr, Ixamitl Plains and Old Vailia naming conventions should be covered by the link I provided. For Deadfire Archipelegola, Rauatai, The Living lands and The White that Wends, we need to get creative.

     

     

    Deadfire Archipelegola:

    The language has Inuit roots, which has some beautiful names and sounds, so we can probably steal from there.

     

    female: Panninguaq, Nivi, Pipaluk, Ivalu

     

    Male: Malik, Nuka, Pavia, Inunnguaq, Aputsiaq

     

    Furthermore the Inuit diminutive -raq and -nnguaq, which both mean "little/sweet" and are used with names from both genders, e.g. Pipalukraq and Nukaraq

     

    http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Greenlandic_Names

     

    Rauatai:

    Lots of "auauauai" I guess. Based on the Maori language, so let us look there for inspiration:

     

    Female names: Hauku, Airini, Ahorangi, Whina, Hahana

    Male names: Arapeta, Maaka, Matiu, Rua (seems familiar), Marama

     

    http://www.huggies.co.nz/parenting/parents-and-children/maori-baby-names

    (I don't feel these fit so well, you probably need to put in some more au.)

     

    The Living lands:

    It sounds like a very disorganised place and alot of settlers from other places, so I think names from other cultures are all good. I have not been able to establish what the pre-dominant culture is though :( 

     

    The White that Wends:

    The only thing I have been able to establish is that the Pale elves and Boreal elves of the region have seperate and unique languages. And that the language of the pale elves has some roots in Eld Aedyran http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Eld_Aedyran#Eld_Aedyran 

    The closest we get to names for the pale elves would probably be using the aedyran names or old english/Anglo-saxon names.

     

    Hope this helps a bit and that Josh or some other dev who knows might shed some more light on these unknowns. 

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    Review Watch?

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

    Posted · Edited by Polanski

     

    Looks like the RockPaperShotgun guy likes it.

     

     

     

    “But John!” you cry, “I want to watch them to get an idea of whether I want to buy the game!” Ah, well, like I said, I’m not able to tell you at this point if THE GAME IS REALLY GOOD or not. So you’ll just have to continue not knowing if IT’S DEFINITELY WORTH GETTING for a couple more days.

     

    caps/italics are his

     

    Best way to avoid the embargo ever  :yes:

     

    I hope Obsidian sues RPS for breach of embargo. They really should not be circumventing stuff like this, positive opinions or not. A nice fat settlement should help fund PoE 2 as well.

     

    ;)

    Deciding on a starting character.

    in Backer Beta Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Polanski

     

    An aggressive tank is awfully tempting, if only because Resolve and Perception are no doubt going to be tied to a lot of the dialogue choices that I'm interested in. But I'm probably going to have to go with a Cipher for the mind control.

    Just based off the cipher specific dialogue options in the beta that class has peaked my interest. Some of the most interesting developments as a result of being a cipher.

     

    Question: Does the cipher-specific dialogue also trigger if one of your companions is a cipher and your main is not? 

     

    I am really torn over if I should pick a cipher or not, knowing that I will want Mother as a companion the whole way through.

    Gameplay videos are here

    in Backer Beta Discussion

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    Reviews are out already? 

     

    The only "review" I've seen is mmrpg first impressions of which were favorable. Actual review will be out later this week.

     

     

    Does this one contain any spoilers?

     

    Same question goes for the other ones. If any brave souls can say it when a videos do not have any spoilers. 

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    a newcomer, non backer perspective

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

    Posted · Edited by Polanski

    Many pausing, no AI for teammates, no easy access to spells...

     

    Did the OP just describe Baldur's Gate II? It sounds like it to me...

    There was very nice party AI options in BG2. 

     

    For me no customizable party tactics seems to be the biggest thing missing from PoE. After the release I intend to find out if they plan to patch it in, and if not then I will work on a mod to include it myself.

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    Anthony Davis Streaming Press Release Copy of the Character Creation ATM

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    My guess? That is the sliding XP scale for not having a full party. If he had killed that bear with a party of 6, he probably would have only received 66xp, instead of the 75xp that he did get..

     

     

    Exactly what I thought. 66 xp * (1 + 15 % ) = 75 xp

     

    I seem to remember the xp increase is 5 % pr. partysize less than 6, so would fit with 3 members.

    The Custom Portraits Thread

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    I collected a bunch of custom portraits early on just cause I like option but now that I'm set playing an Orlan I'm stuck with whatever portraits the game comes with since there really aren't any suitable alternatives out there, and from what I've seen none of them really light my fire. They're not bad by any means, they're all quite good, but none of them stick out to me as my character. 

     

    Yeah, the non-standard fantasy races are particularly hard to find. When I tried searching for Godlike, they were either too human or too alien. I didn't bother with Orlan because I knew I would just get a bunch of furry pics.

     

    FHUSO01_L.png

    How about this for a Fire Godlike?

     

    Chandra Nalaar <3  

     

    I have been looking at mtg portraits specifically to find some portraits for the unique races of PoE. I look and post them here.

    Fanart | Custom Portraits

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    All 3 of these are absolutely beautiful.

     

    In regards to the watermarks, you should do whatever you feel like, and do not get into long forum discussions about your choices. Those discussions are better to have with fellow artists in person anyway.

    All these pictures are clearly meant to be cropped anyway and there is intentionally left too much head-space to leave room for the watermark. (My personal preference would also be to not have the faces so centered.) So crop them! Even if they did not have the watermark you would do that anyway, too get the most out of the portrait in the game.

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