LadyCrimson

I've been mostly playing on Normal, vs. Hard, but that's pretty much what interrupt seems like to me too. Even with a lot of interrupts (say if 3 members get one in one after another) it does not = some kind of stunlock or something. The resulting delay in their action is not much of a delay. (edit) not that I've any serious testing or anything....

I beg to differ, but hey, to each their own. I think you misunderstand. I wasn't saying there wasn't a point to an interrupt "build", only that sacrificing points elsewhere for high levels of Perception probably isn't all that helpful if you aren't going to be focusing your gear/skills etc. on interrupt. I've been putting 14-15 in perception on some chrs. partly for the +reflex to go with their dex but also because I was curious about +interrupt. However I don't "build" around interrupt, nor do I min/max (I don't put attributes lower than 9) and frankly I don't see a huge difference on how often interrupts occur with my guys that have somewhat higher per vs. those that have the default (10). A little maybe but it's not massive. Putting the points in Might/Resolve or even Con (if a tankier type) seems more useful?

Yeah, I could see the balance aspect of it a bit, if it's totally out of whack. I thought those scrolls/spells had a high chance of not actually paralyzing or something, however, which can mitigate the imbalance a bit. Maybe I'm thinking of something else, tho. So many spells. >.> Most of the time when I think of serious cheese I think of stuff like Anthile mentioned - using tactics that = taking advantage of known AI limitations or environment quirks in a way that negates pretty much any danger to self. Like those weird certain spots in Borderlands 2 where you could squish yourself into them and were completely safe from any dmg....

That's the current version, I believe, vs. the beta-patch. So I'll move it to the reg. Tech support.

Nothing like those critical head shots from so far away that the other ant-sized enemies just ran around in confused circles when you started to kill them. Man I loved FO:NV.

I've been wondering how much "interrupt" helped, in terms of considering starting attribute spreads for certain classes, at least...from this thread, appears to be "not much." Good to know.

There will be no official modding tools, only that Obsidian would try to keep things accessible enough for modders to tweak if they so wished. So as Faydark says, modding is currently via using tools re:Unity engine to extract/modify files/settings, art skins, sounds. Whether modders will find ways to get much beyond that, only time will tell.

Why is using something that's in the game (paralyze scroll or prone or similar spells) considered cheese, now? It's a legit tool the game gives you, not an exploit of some wonky game mechanic. I get not everyone wants to use those advantages, but that personal type of preference doesn't necessarily make something "cheese" if others do use them. Just curious.

That horn was really cheap pre-patches. Didn't read that reddit link but for most that I've seen, soloing seems to involve a lot of what some might call "cheese" tactics. Which imo isn't a bad thing - must be crazy hard to solo on PotD etc. and using every advantage (summon items say)...don't see anything wrong with that.

Blood and Glory the Civil War (H2 series). The narrator is terrible and there's nothing in it I don't know already but it's definitely interesting to see all those photos I'm so familiar with, in faded-photo color form. I've seen some of them in web articles, but in a way more intriguing on the big TV, the way they often start with the blk/wte then fade-in to the new colorized version. Still doesn't look very natural to me (colorizing) but a lot better than the old days. In the end however I think I still prefer them in black and white, whether portraits, shots of armies by cannons, or the battle aftermath shots. There's a starkness that the obvious colorizing effect destroys. Just me tho.

Durance may like his staff, but it's not glued to his fingers. If you have no need/want for more melee, give him a pistol or bow or a wand, whatever you wish. Some of his spells means he'll get up closer occasionally to cast, but at least he won't be distracted via trying to get close enough to whack things when he's done casting.

^ For some that might still feel too long at times. ...I usually window the game briefly because I want to check on the forums and know I'm going back to the game in a few The long reload time after quitting makes me want to leave it running.

I'm not sure you can. I've seen no option for it to not lose "focus". (edit: course sometimes I miss things, or maybe there's a way via editing a file, but dunno) What I do is lower the resolution/put it in a window to access desktop, then raise it/unwindow it again, vs. alt-tab type minimizing.

You make sure you're in "online" mode and most likely the game will start downloading automatically if there's anything new to download. If it's the first time you're installing the game, it just automatically downloads/installs whatever the latest version is (1.03something).

I believe the wurm was for $50+ tier backers, just as information.

Technically speaking, I'd consider all bugs as technical support issues, since something isn't working as (likely) intended, even if it's not about the game causing sparks to fly out of the computer. And the Backer Beta forums have been archived (read-only).

Sleep...definitely didn't get get enough last night. Too late to bed, too early to rise (the wake up syndrome). Now I can't stop yawning. But if I go back to sleep now, I won't wake up until evening, then I'll stay up too late, and ... I don't know if not enough sleep is harmful to the heart in the long run but I do know intense struggling to stay awake can feel mighty exhausting physically in the short term - fighting a tide as it were. But the two things aren't always mutually tied together. Sometimes you can get little sleep and it's not much of a struggle to just stay awake, other times the lead weights never come off.

Thread pruned a bit. Let's try to keep it friendly and on point.

If he actually finishes all the books before passing, I might try reading them again (I read the 1st when it very first came out in paperback, and own the 2nd and 3rd but haven't read them, since I'd have to read the 1st all over again by now). But at this point I'm not going to try until I know there's actually an ending.

TOOOOO CUUUUTTTE

Aye, wasn't trying to imply you were. I'm always very slow the 1st time through any game. Whatever the "average" time is said to be to complete a game, inside my head I double or triple it, because I know that's how I am. Not sure exactly why. I'm not trying to go super slow. Just a combo of all things I mentioned above. I guess I just spend a ton of time in menus/inventory and sort of just "messing around" than actually playing in terms of progressing, if that makes sense. On repeated playthrus, if I do any, it's always much much faster of course.

I'd imagine people who stealthed everywhere and weren't using double-speed take a bit longer. At least, my time has sped up a lot when I started double-speeding it constantly. At any rate...some people (me) can take a long time making choices in convos, too. I sometimes sit and stare at the options for a long time, spacing out or just wondering which one I want to go with.

I don't know how the save files calculate "time" (eg, does it count when it's paused) but one thing I do know ... I spend an awful lot of time looking at/fiddling with my inventory, in shop windows, staring at the level-up windows trying to decide what darn thingie to choose, and of course the ever popular "walk away from the computer for semi-long periods while leaving the game loaded and still running with chrs. crouched in a corner somewhere."

^ I know! Uma Thurman. Reminds me of her. Also...I luvs ya Eder, and you're all right, Luke, but seriously. Mr Wood Beetle got the kill? Rly? No, no, I understand your beards were on fire and how distracting that can be but ... what? I should have bought you that magic gear back in Twin Elms or even Defiance Bay? Ok that's a point but you know how much that Kana eats, all that singing he does seems to make him hungry 24/7 and it's expensive keeping him fed and ... fine, fine, we'll go shopping then. But no more excuses then, you hear?

Mine aren't.