LadyCrimson

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.

FTW right there.

I like when your actions have consequences within the game. Make someone too angry thru action or dialogue and they won't deal with you anymore, or having to choose sides in some faction/group conflict. And I do like it when having charisma or charm skills or even what I'm wearing (a uniform, badge) etc. can be influential in some way during a conversation/situation. What I don't like, however, is when you're playing, say, a Thief, who successfully steals items when no one is looking ... and somehow everyone everywhere still automatically knows you've done wrong and your rep goes down or whatever. Or in terms of alignment in some games - the notion that everyone I meet will magically know what "alignment" I am upon first sight, before I've even opened my mouth, always feels a bit silly.

I keep thinking there must be 20 Resident Evil films by now, but then when I look it up, there's only like ... what ... 4? (now 5?) ... and I go "no wai is that all?" I remember I thought the first one was at least watchable. I tried to watch the last one on cable recently. I turned it off after about 30 minutes.

Crates are so 90's. It's time for the wooden box to take over.

That's a great thought/idea. A small quest npc would be perfect, but even the small shrine idea, or some other naming thing, would be something. I couldn't quite justify going up to $1000 myself, either (yet), to do it that way, alas.

How about some female characters that don't have wasp waists/hour-glass hips etc, that is not a female dwarf? Not that I personally care toooo much, but it would be nice sometimes if there was more than just a token town NPC or two who was less idealized in that regard.

I don't think they have it completely figured out how many/what type of options will ultimately be available, so possibly no real answer to that just yet. Yes Steam has to be open/running, but Steam does not require you to be online in order to play. So I find it tolerable in small doses/the occasional game, even if I still don't like the system as a whole. I've come to the conclusion it's just about the least annoying DRM available.

I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy. Group hug! In case of emergency, I was going to offer to host some bake-sales with profits going to the project, but I think such measures won't be required. Which is good, but I'm not actually that great a baker.

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Ditto.

I'm with Nefastus - I prefer companions level up at least somewhat even when they're not with you. Maybe not an exact level for your level, but maybe one below, say. I dunno. Anyway, I don't like grinding to make them useful either (I think that can discourage people from trying or going back to them), and my rationalization is that when they're not with you, they're actually doing odd jobs for other people when you're not looking. Have they mentioned how big the party can be, yet? I didn't notice that, but I tend to lose observational skills when distracted, these days.

I have no issue with "bikini armors" as long as there are also plenty of non-bikini armors of equal value/protection etc. It's all about options for me. Romance ... not huge on them as a major active part of the game for the player-character, but I do like them as backstories for dialogue and some companion side quests or something like that. And I like dragons. Well, not the ones in Skyrim so much, but I can like dragons...especially if they're more than just enemy-fodder.

Yay the forums work for me, again! And yeah, it's awesome how fast it's going on the first day. I've been dancing around in glee all afternoon.

Look at those numbers going up. If only I had 10K to spare. I wanna game-party with the devs. Hm...have to figure out what I can pitch in...

Sounds promising, I'd definitely love a new game along those lines. The video and overall lack of more detail/description of the game itself is a little disappointing, however. Just being honest.

I didn't say I'd automatically buy it. Only that I'll wait for one before I'll even think about playing it again. There's a good chance I won't get it actually...it'd have to be a whole new game almost, because more gameplay mechanic band-aids won't make it more fun to replay, for me personally. But I'm willing to listen to their pitch if they ever release one.

It's setup to appear only once per day for people. There's a cookie you can delete that manages this. (obsidian.net cookie, not forums.obsidian.net) Oh, OK, cheers. I got all excited over nothing, then. Heh, that got me too. early this morning. I have browser set to not allow perm. cookies, so it kept disappearing then reappearing for me last night. So there's still an hour or so to go, eh? Guess I'll find something else to do until then....

I got to watch the first 20 minutes or so of Borderlands, before they yanked the videos off YT. Heh. Looks awesome. Must be some Gamestop employee who opened his copy a bit early, haha. First couple print reviews I heard about were over 9 (GamesMaster, GameInformer), and IGN just gave it a 9. Now, I don't rely much too much on reviews for my own personal perception, but it's nice to see that critic-wise, it may end up doing better than the first one. Maybe. Anyway, the gameplay I saw looked fun, and I'm encouraged by IGN saying that the car/driving parts of the game still weren't that big a part of the game. The driving stuff was my least fave part of BL1.