LadyCrimson

Assuming I understand what you're asking about: If you click on a portrait in combat, their hotbar comes up. Spells and skills available are automatically put there. I'm not sure about actually hotkeying them. I can look ...

Anyone who harms unicorns gets an insta-ban. Even with the edit-date line, it still means a lack of record of what was before, unless it was already quoted. Which can make it difficult to assess a situation occasionally. As always, there's no perfect solution.

Haha! I missed this earlier. That's very funny. I didn't even realize you could name your chants. They're just "Chant 2 and Chant 3" etc. for me.

^ The time limit is an hour. We used to have no time limit, but there was a period of rather severe abuse from having no limit and thus one was implemented. We're aware it can be inconvenient for certain types of topic threads...but until such time when/if it's decided the limit no longer serves a purpose, if someone wants their post edited etc. just PM a moderator of the forum in question and we'll change it for you. ..also, moving to Obsidian General, as this isn't PoE related, as already pointed out.

Think I need a break from thinking about PoE (and from sitting in this deskchair), so I'm going to spend the evening drowning myself in TV alongside the hubster, snuggled on the couch whilst groaning about our creaky joints. Think we have a lot of show episodes to catch up on here and there.

I wouldn't mind more portraits that look kind of Asian-ish, both female and male, that are also class/trope-neutral. So basically, I'd like more portraits where they could be interpreted to be any class.

...he'll be the Priest, of course. ...working on the others but PITA to screencap pics that edit/work well in-game.

I would look like me and would probably be lounging on a couch reading books, since adventuring, politics, and violence are not my bag and there are no computers in PoE. Statswise, I would be average (10-12) all across the board, except Might would probably be something like 4. Dex would've been high in my youth but not so much now. Class: I don't know, nothing really fits me. Ranger could work (loner, animals), except again, I don't adventure plus I'm not "spiritual" in any way. A lazy wizard, perhaps?

^ So I guess that missile spell will seem more powerful when I'm lvl 12. It's still really lackluster at lvl9, however. I haven't been impressed with most of the non-AoE wizard offensive dmg. spells.

At level 8/9 tho, he finally gets a couple nice spells that can really make a difference in a tough fight.

Is it? The one that bounces a bit to a couple other enemies? I've tried it in many fights and it rarely seemed to do much of anything. Maybe you mean another one that I haven't access to yet.

Hehe....me too. Although I've kept him in my 1st-started party, but I refuse to talk to him again, except when he occasionally has initiated it. Plus he's glitched, for me anyway, since I asked about his staff before I had a dream/his quest updated, or something. Other player chr. games I've made, I've made my own Priest when I want one. I have the feeling the ... paladin? Pellgina? wouldn't appeal to me either. I don't tend to like chrs. with that type of mindset. But can't say for sure since she's sitting in my Stronghold and escorting troublemakers. Someone has to. May as well be her.

I loved BG's magic missile too, but it's very strength was also sort of a "problem." Because I could play the entire game using nothing but that one spell. I had no serious need for any other spells, I'd just fill all memorize slots with MM. Now, of course one didn't have to actually use it/there were other tactics. I'm just saying when a lvl1 (or a single) spell is that good, it doesn't encourage diversity. My main issue with mages spells in PoE is still FF - just a personal dislike because it doesn't fit the way I like to play. So I have to wait until level 8 or 9 to get those nice defense spells and then it becomes a game of just using those. Same sort of issue (for me at least), only delayed. Anyway...I'm aware PoE wizards can be awesome dps dudes. Just doesn't fit my playstyle in this game, is all.

This is apparently a bug and should be fixed in 1.05, according to a dev. post a bit earlier today.

Since question and answers may be a little spoilery, moved to another forum. When responding, please try to keep in mind the OP didn't want major spoilers, however.

*chants Tides of Grey Shall March Endlessly Across The Strands of Time ... * Sidenote: the chant names in PoE are pretty redonkulous.

It's not that they can't ... it's that if you build them with all defense in mind (talents, skills, gear) then their dps can be fairly limited compared to non-defense oriented builds. eg, it's hard to be both very defensive and very dps. Do that and they're just middle-of-the-road. Which can be fine, of course, depending on one's playstyle and goals. A poleaxe etc. is not generally a defensive build weapon choice.

I don't know about all of them, but it was a little weird when I found a "dandy" unique hat that in inventory, looked like the brown striped cap helmet, but when you put it on, it turns into a slightly altered version of the wide brimmed feathered hat.

There's a little "+" sign on the character portraits in the left corner area that appears when chrs. level up. It can be hard to notice, but it should be there. Clicking it takes you to the level-up choices screen.

Priests get their spells automatically at certain level ups. It's by design.

Never heard of it. What genre? Strategy? Edit: ah, space game.

You don't learn spells from spell scrolls. That is just an indicator of how much lore you need to be able to cast that scroll from a quickslot. (Fighters with no Lore, for example, can't use scrolls at all). ...that number seems to always be red when in your inventory. I'm not sure why. If put in a quickslot of a chr. who has enough Lore, however, they can use it, no worries. P.S. Wizards can learn spells when you find other Grimores (sp?), and if there are spells in it that the mage doesn't know, you can click a + sign over the spell to learn it. Costs a little copper to do so.

^ My guess would be the whole Cipher-tank build stuff. But I think as a tank that can just soak damage forever (vs. dealing damage) and engage many enemies the fighter may still beat in that regard. Other "tank" builds may be almost as good at tanking but can dish out dmg. as well, however (eg, better for solo runs maybe?). At least, that's my impression. I could be totally wrong.

Thing is, overall the game is a lot of fun, imo. There's some gems in there and it definitely gives me the old game feeling a lot of the time. But by Act3 the combat issues and some other niggling things start to wear you down.

^ I'm 3.5 years away from being 50. I try very very hard not to dwell on this... ...but inside a part of me already starting to freak out a little.