LadyCrimson

When Harry Met Sally. Pygmalion. I tend towards dark humor or tragic/ambiguous romance. A longing that's never quite fulfilled (or takes forever to realize) or a love lost/abandoned feels more poignant and emotionally affecting than Disney or Harlequin.

I can often suffer from "quest overload" syndrome. Where you reach a saturation point in quests available/quests accepted and eventually I become tired of making decisions so I just ignore them all and forge ahead to the end. Does that count? Usually this stems, at least in part, from a questing system and pacing that creates too much of a sense of overload in the first place. It's not that I dislike lots of quests...I just become overwhelmed if it feels like I accept a quest, and in the process of trying to do those I encounter 3 more, which I feel must accept or I'll forget they exist, and then I encounter 3 more, and so on. So before I've even been able to finish one quest my quest log is now bursting. So...do I think even RPG's can be too long? Not technically, perhaps. But depending on design and personal entertainment value, I can definitely become weary before I get to "everything."

Are they eating Pizza Hut? Ewww....that said, it still makes me want pizza myself.

I've been so fatigued all day..never really woke up if you know what I mean. This is a perfect excuse to wrap back up in a blanket and just relax. I think they said they'd be recording it, but my own video recorder will still be running, in case I ... er ... fall asleep or something. I'm too impatient to wait for an official upload in case I miss bits.

I think, last I knew, it just disabled them from accumulating for that session.

My opinion is I'd rather the focus just be on creating multiple characters with great stories/personalities, where players may find attachment ('crush') to one or more because you like that personality ... and then use your own imagination to create the rest of romance, if you want one. I don't always want it all spelled out for me, where my own imagination may be stepped on by some crude writing or silly fade to black or poorly animated bedroom scene. Games can offer a framework for inspiring romantic imagination, but I don't think they're a very good format for actually providing a fully fleshed out, interesting, and complex romantic plot line. My own imagination is always better anyway.

Which is why I also hope they stick mostly to their own vision and not be too influenced by what goes on in the forums. Don't get me wrong, I can completely understand not being happy with something in a proposed game, but why not give them a chance instead of assuming the worst? I'm very used to the xp-per-kill type of system (or whatever) but I'm open to other options and directions. Sometimes things that initially sound unappealing to me because it's not what I'm used to ends up becoming my favorite new thing. eg, I love chocolate, but it doesn't mean I want to eat it all the time.

Hope this doctor can get some answers for you guys.

Thanks for putting it all into one easy to read post/place, Loranc. Helpful to old farts like me.

I guess I don't need XP for every rat or bandit I take down, as long as the general notion of character progression is there. Exploration for me is wanting to see what's there, not whether I get tons of XP from killing things I might encounter along the way. XP-per-kill is the common way to do things (in a lot of games...) and I wouldn't mind seeing what Obsidian can do with a different type of XP system.

This was my thought as well, except that unlike in some games, once the shield/stamina is down, you can't keep on doing any actions until it recovers (via time or spell).

Sometimes things sound complicated when described in words, and turn out to be simple during execution. edit: nvm, dev. posted while I was typing.

Extremely tired. Looking forward to that D&D session Obsidian is doing tonight. They better not cancel it, or I'll be all

Having it does add some flavor at times, so don't mind "jargon" if it's present. But mostly, unless I have to know it to solve puzzles or something, I ignore it, just like I ignored Klingon in Star Trek. Edit: I do remember that one "tarmoc and something on tennegra" (spelling not correct I'm sure) episode of ST:TNG tho...called..."Darmok?" That was one episode where an alien language/culture was quite interesting to me.

BL2 ... Being level 43/44 for the Wildlife Preservation story quest made it much easier. The boss at the end didn't level up like I thought it might, either, so it was a straight "we're 44, it's 44" difficulty ratio. Still had some dicey moments but nothing like before. Neither of us died once. Think we're reaching a point where most things won't be too much ahead of us anymore, since max lvl is 50. Gaining those last 10 levels is definitely slower than in BL1. When we're done, might check out the first DLC (think that's this week?) ... then take a break.

I love humor in games, but of course what one person finds funny, another may not. I found Xan's chr. shouts to be hilarious, but others may have found them whiny and boring. I tend to prefer more subtle humor in RPG's, things that can be more open to interpretation, than outright slapstick. And too much humor in any one area/place/situation can be overkill. Like, one or two tombstones in a graveyard with something funny on them, that you had to 'read' all of them to find, great. Every single tombstone having an attempt at humor ... not so great. imo.

Sounds pretty much like me, except I do have a spouse. On the rational end, you have to consider "what if I end up not even liking the game?" Not whether it's a good/bad game, but perhaps it just won't end up suiting your personal tastes. My pledge is based on how much I'm willing to support Obsidian's desire to make an independent IP even if it turns out that I don't like/don't play the game itself all that much. Obviously I'm hoping/expecting I'll love it and play it to death, but one never knows. Aye, same. Plus photography gear.

Subjective. This thread is becoming very circular. I'd like to see more suggestions for actual solutions/compromises and less commenting on whether or not other people's personal preferences for how they like to play a game are right or wrong.

Have to remember we've been skipping most of the side quests. We haven't had to "grind" exp. in the sense of the Diablo's, say. Last night we did some side quests, gained a couple levels. Will do one or two more and tackle that quest/boss again at lvl44 ... the boss will probably be lvl46 then, but the rest should be easier. I do know someone who tried that questline at lvl42 (solo, not co-op) and failed (15 attempts). The main thing I dislike about the sidequests is still the backtracking. In BL1, I felt like you entered a new area, could get a bunch of new quests, and if you did them all before leaving that area, when you were done, 98% of the time you didn't have to go back for anything. In BL2, not the case at all. In this type of game, backtracking should be left to a minimum, and they failed.

Someone beat ya to it this time, C2B.

I....pledged way more than my rational brain said I should, but so far have resisted pledging as much as my emotional brain wants. That troll tier has been tempting me all day, however. Sigh. Way I look at it: --how much can you afford? (either lump sum or spread out over a few CC payments if you have one etc.) --how much are the rewards really worth to you vs. how much support you want to give? --how much would make your spouse murder and bury you in the basement? It can be pretty easy to talk yourself up higher and higher (the "And if I do pay $110, it's only $55 to the $165 tier" line of thought)...one just needs to be careful not to talk yourself into doing something you might regret financially later.

I can record them while they're going, but then I pretty much can't use my computer for anything else (like my own gaming), since my secondary/lesser PC probably couldn't handle recording video for so long. I did record some pieces of the IWD2 yesterday, but not anywhere near all of it. A couple hours maybe. If the gaming session on Monday isn't for hours and hours I might get that tho. If I remember. Heh.

Reload! lol

Off for a late fall picnic/walk while it's still sunny. With some treats for the ducks, geese and squirrels. Always gotta take the critter treats.

"Are you winning yet?"