LadyCrimson

I like cynical, doomsayer, sarcastic-humored and tragic characters. Not necessarily all rolled into one. Or, in a pinch, any character whose battle cries don't drive me insane after hearing them 2338 times. +1

I always liked the "dragons" in that one book series ... um ... the name escapes me ... by Anne McCaffery? Where they were intelligent, emotional, loyal/bonded. I'd much prefer intelligent dragons that have some importance to the story/plot than dragons that always seem to have to be an enemy to be fought. But eh....I also enjoy an occasional dragon steak for dinner.

Good point, that dragons in games should be rare - unless, of course, it's a game about dragons, or there's a dragon playable race (MM8...). Anyway...I don't mind and kinda like seeing them in games, but I do want them to be more of a special event. Not just an enemy you encounter every time you cross a road. Perhaps it's a world where dragons used to be common but then they all disappeared/went extinct for some reason ... but they're still a big part of the lore/culture in terms of symbols, rituals, legends/prophecy, and so on.

I'm indifferent, simply because I'm not into "reality" that much (fantasy games have all kinds of unreality to begin with, after all), as well as not wanting to micro-manage inventory more than necessary. However I wouldn't be opposed to it being an option you can turn on/off or something.

I think 10 million is a pretty big reach. Things tend to get slow in the middle, then pick up towards the end. But 3-5 is well within the realm of possibility.

Well, I'm going to think big here and go on the notion that these are enough to bring it to that 2.2 million mark, and then all these other things people want (more worldspace/quests, translations, etc) can be for the even higher stretch goals. eg, I'm hoping by the end of 32 days it'll be 4-5 million, with all kinds of things added along the way. Including that toolset.

When I think random loot in this type of game, I'm thinking in terms that creatures and chests are not completely predictable in what pops out of them. Obviously there will be some "static" items (quest stuff, perhaps special items) but I don't want to know that every time I open this chest in that cave, I'll get 5 arrows, 25 gold, and a 2H axe. And it's fine/preferred to not have a mage dropping giant 2H swords as loot, but I don't want them to always drop the same spell scroll, robe, gems, and tiny dagger either.

I think the people who really wanted a Linux/Mac version will be potentially pleased. And it's not just companions, but playable races. I like having more choices in both those things, actually...helps replay value for me. So I'm pretty happy.

I'd definitely like some randomness to loot. And some random encounters on the road (either combat or mini-quests or even just humorous etc), where you might not encounter them all in one playthrough is always nice. In terms of resting ... if resting is an option ... I don't mind if there's a chance of being disrupted/attacked while resting out in the "open", but I don't want it to be a super high chance. I remember playing some games like that, where the result was almost every single time I rested in the woods, I'd be attacked. Then after I beat them away with my sticks, I'd try resting again, and I'd be attacked again. And so on. It just became ridiculous. Don't want that. (edit) I remember, pre-patches, BG1 had this one spot with knolls that was truly horrible in this regard. It must have been a glitch because in later versions I think it was vastly lessened.

Maybe 3million can be a toolset ...

I think the rate of increase has picked up again somewhat already.

And there they are! Keep on pledging, folks! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity/posts

This produces a most amusing image in my mind of everyone grooving to some wild celebratory tunes. Doesn't help I saw a funny .gif like that earlier .... I'm just happy it's funded and will be made ... I can wait a bit for the stretch goals.

I trust the team to know how to listen without being actually led, if that makes sense.

Ok, that's kind of what I was thinking, in terms of visually. DS3 crossed my mind earlier, too. And in that case, I'd say I'd be absolutely fine with 3D isometric. 2D can be very nice, but I'm not convinced that it's necessarily better. Even in terms of details ... I think that is often more of an emotional perception of what "details" mean, art-wise, and not everyone is going to agree on a definition for that.

I'm not really clear/up on the difference between 3D isometric and 2D isometric, visually, in terms of modern-day (eg, I do know/remember BG/IWD style but that's a long time ago). Can someone give me an example of a more modern game of each type, that I can go look at screens for? I mean, is Wasteland2 considered 3D or 2D?

I wouldn't want every game to be isometric, but I do like it and sometimes miss it, and I tend to prefer that 3/4 perspective vs. 1st person or even over the shoulder, so ... looking forward to it. I'm going to be very interested in some screenshots showing what they're doing with it graphically, however. Will it be more akin to those older games, with that somewhat flatter, more sprite-y look, or more like Wasteland2, Path of Exile, etc. I liked the screens/videos of Wasteland2, in terms of graphical look. Path of Exile is nice too, overall.

I disliked early versions of Steam and refused to use it for ages, but it's become tolerable to me in the past couple years. That said, I still prefer not to use Steam when it's an option and I would definitely be up for and pay extra for a GoG version.

Today I spent far too much time watching some numbers on some website increase in rapid increments. It's surprisingly entertaining. Unrelated to that, I also spent quite a bit of time thinking about how one can be technically proficient at something but because of a lack of a certain type of mental creativity, still kinda suck at it.

A hand cannon that rapid-fire shoots a dozen very angry hamsters onto your enemy. It shall be called ... Boo's Revenge.

What I wouldn't mind seeing is a playable race that isn't humanoid. eg, one that doesn't have two legs, arms, neck, two eyes, etc ... a non-human race that looks like a human only with fish scales for skin or roots for hair gets a bit old at times.

I have a feeling there's more map than can be seen in that picture. There's more red lettering under the border at the bottom. How much more tho, I couldn't guess. Could be just a little more ... or another half continent more.

They are indeed. Therefore, I'm putting in my vote now for one of the male companion NPC's to have an aging, ex-boxer softening into retirement type of physique (so still rather strong) but with a large lower potbelly. From drinking all that ale in every tavern, you know. High calorie stuff.

I still pine for that dev. game party but outside of that I don't really care. However, it does feel a bit different (reward tiers), for those that do care about it - mostly compared to some others I've seen. Maybe a $200 pledge with something like that chest they did for the Borderlands2, or a small statue, or ... um ... I dunno, I'm not very creative and I'm sure you know what I mean. But I have no idea how costly it is to maybe have to hire a manufacturer to create those types of things, even if you limited it to 300 or something. I'm fine with the rewards ... I'd rather more was spent on the game itself than on potentially giving me some more trinkets.

My main complaint about the map we have at the moment is that the given screenshot is too small and I have to put on my reading glasses to read the names. "Lake of Drow Tombs/Lake of Drowned Tombs" ... Many of the names do feel a bit simple but like Humanoid said, I kinda like it vs. the often made-up gibberish language stuff. Having a mix of both types might feel a bit more realistic tho, as a world of multiple race/areas probably aren't all going to be commonly known with only descriptive "common language" names. That said, I have no idea what concept they have in mind for language among current race or historical (to the game world) races.