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I hope there is a great variety of combat and non combat spells. Non combat spells should include teleportation/dimension door at the least. I want to be able to wear non idiotic looking robes and sexy caps while I cast all sorts of sexy spells.

Since hardcore mode is basically gonna be officially within a day, let's list some options that could be included as options in said mode... 1. Limited rest (once every 24 hours of game time) 2. Limited ammo 3. Limited inventory which doesn't allow you to carry more than a handful of weapons, otr a million potions. 4. Weighted coinage 5. Permenant death (including unressecturable - if it exists in the world - death ala BGs) List any that I may have missed....

Reapers aren't actually dead though in all the endings right?

Oh, please. The dcos didn't leave beacuse of whiny fans. That was alreayd outed as a flat out lie by one of the docs. The docs ahve beend ealing with bashing for nearly 2 decades - way back with BG1 even. not to forget the whininess over NWN, KOTOR, and every other game they've released. TOR and ME3 did not fail. They both sold millions of copies. ME3 was/is on pace to outsell both earlier MEs. TOR is making money - not as much as EA foolishly expected considering what they spent on it - but it's no fialre. Even DA2 depsite selling less than DA1 has sold well consdiering it was much cheaper and quicker to produce. The reviews have been solid and better. Crybabiness of internet losers isn't new. I seriosuly doubt they quit because of that kind of ridiculous. If it was 'lack of success' they would have left after JE which while it sold alright it is the first (and only) major BIo release since BG that hasn't sold 2mil+ quickly. Yet, they trudged on amazingly well. L0LZ

On a more positive update, nice update, OBSI.

"Excellent update, what you guys are doing is amazing. One thing I beg you for though; please please please include atheist and anti-theist spheres for priests, monks and druids. Not as a fallen dark character either but as a paragon or noble character. It would be so very awesome if you could include this." Nah. The people in this world know gods exist and priests and priest magic is likely linked to gods so to have an athiest priest just doesn't make sense. if you want a non worshipping spellcaster take mage. It doesn't make sense at all to have an Athiest priest. I repeat ATHIEST PRIEST does not make sense. Obsidian would have to be loco to include ATHIEST PRIEST that have their ATHIEST spells. It's beyond illogical. It's one thing to be an athiest in the real world since there is no direct proof a diety exist. But, even in the real world, there is no such thing as an ATHIEST PRIEST. Which makes sense since priests, by defintion, are RELKIGIOUS leaders and cannot be athiest yet you want to have an ATHIEST PRIEST cast PRIEST spells. It just doesn't make sense.

Two questions after pledging... a) Does Kanada count as 'international' shipping as it only took $140 for the donation. b) Since Kickstarter doesn't approve of paypal donations 9since according tot hem i didn't donate) when will we found out you officially got it? c) i know I donated it as I got an auto email from paypaL but I just don't want any surprises. L0L

Enjoy my money, and I'll enjoy your game.

It was very good atmosphere for sure. I liked it.

NPCs should follow the actual rules barring possible story/character based exceptions. That means, if the npc is of a playable race they should follow the basic rules. if the companion happens to be a golem, demon, or some other fantastical creature beyond NPC character rules than so be it - they should get all the benefits and setbacks of their race. Of course, a demon should not be joining a low level party as to not make the power base out of whack. ie. By the time you get a demon to join, it should be around the same power level.

Limited ammo. This is just logical and fun. It surely didn't lessen my enjoyment of BG (or other games) with it. This, to me, comes in the same category of limited rest, no auto regen, weighted coinage, and other 'hardcore' stuff that is taken for granted in actual pnp but CRPG gamers are too cowardly and chicken to deal with.

Mages aren';t nerfed - at least not in D7D. They are the most powerful and most dangerous class in the game - even at low levels. A 1st level mage can cast a spell like sleep which is an auto win button versus the low level monsters PCs face at that time. A 1st level mage has the same thaco (or attack bonus) of a 1st level warrior. A crossbow bolt does pretty good damage. Yeah, they have low hit points but to cry about the one actual weakness of the class is pretty silly. "Here is a thought, why don't we have fighters run out of physical attacks and are forced to use magic to be fair. " Here's a thought: the diea that magic = physical/real world stuff is nonsense from whichever need you are agruing it. It should be treated the same.

"Bioware games just have meaningless choices. All roads leading to the same destination is cheaper from a developers point of view, lame for any replayability." This simply isn't true. Lots of C&C in BIO games.

I think it could if done right. Heck, you can do it in reverse. Have a female dominated country 9ala the amazons but make the place civilized) and have said place's reactiosn to male PCs be vastly different than they would be to female PCs. females cna wlak through the gates unbothered but males need to be checked at the gates - posisbly even being forced to be strip searched or forced to pay an entrance fee. What have ya.

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"You do understand that does nothing to support your point, right? Women being sexist towards men does not make it OK for men to be sexist towards women just like how Chinese people being racist towards Japanese people makes it OK for Japanese people to be racist towards Chinese people. " You do understand that you completely missed my point, right? The point is the double standard of its evil for men to publically admit they are attracted to sexy women but it's a-okay for women to publically admit they are attracted to sexy men. On top of that, finding the female (or male) body sexy is not sexist in the sense that you are trying to make it be. I'm attracted to females and I'm not afraid to admit it. PCness can go to hell. Try to shame somebody else. Just like I find nothing wrong when a woman finds a man attractive. Good on 'em.

Level scale can be good or bad. Depends soley on how its implmented. it should be noted that in pnp, encounters are 90% level scaled. No matter what, i personally prefer that creatures/npcs drop what they are using. ie. If a warrior uses spear + banded mail that's what they should drop.

"I am a heterosexual male, too, but I have a girlfriend (who is a gamer) and have rented with a bunch of women in the past. Every time I have played a computer game where women are objectified, and any of the girls have been watching me play, they often make some pretty scathing comments about the treatment of women in computer games. And I whole-heartedly agree with them" And, I bet these same women have little or no issues with things like Harlequin romances, soap operas, male modelling, and other places where males are objectified. Double standards. L0L "Sure, many of those potential customers were lost anyway by the nature of this niche game. But any business which ignores potential customers is never going to grow and is probably destined to fail." This is just plain false. Plenty of industries rely on and are successful solely based on targeting a niche - often times just males or just females. barbie has been successful depsite largely being female targeted. GI Joe has been successful despite largely being male targeted. So, my question is, why do you make stuff up?

That was a funny convo but what does that have to do with thinking? I love V:BL. I love it in spite of the below average combat but it didn't require all that much thinking to compete. I never spent more than 2 seconds deciding what to do or say.

I beg to differ. Praising Twitcher in any fashion is clearly the evil choice. Anyways, I don't mind having 'grey' chocies but let's be honest the concept of good and evil exist and exist for good reason. To avoid that kind of choice is not progressive or 'deep' but shallow and ignorant. Why not incorporate good vs evil vs 'grey' or how different shades of good vs different shades of good vs different shades of evil vs different shades of evil vs different shades of meh. That works out better.

"I've recently replayed VTMB, I found myself thinking realistically about certain things and actually having to use my brain to solve puzzles. " Thinking about what? There was very little thinking involved in VTMB.

"I've posted in other threads and I'll say it again here: for me it's about having options. These types of games allow one to don different armors/clothes and have it show up, to one degree or another, on the character. Therefore, I want options, and I want the options to feel fair. That is, if you want to wear a sexy chain mail top and thong that you found because you think it looks awesome, great, but it shouldn't give you the same AC protection in the game as full plate mail would. Or if you want to wear a frilly cloth nightie, then it shouldn't give you any AC at all, just charisma, luck, charm, something along those lines. I have nothing against "boob plate" or sexy female (or male) clothing being one of a number of options in games per se, even if I think it's too overboard much of the time. I'm not personally looking for the ultimate in reality, all the time. I mean, frankly, I wouldn't mind seeing more silly sexy male options. Most male armor in games is so all-encompassing I can't even see their face anymore, let alone the shape of their butt. But I don't want those to be the only options. Options and balance. A mixture of fantasy and reality, both. " Lady crimson wins. "I think all of the the posts on this thread can be summed up as this. If I want to pleasure myself I'll go to one of many great free adult sites on the net, I really don't need it in this game. " You showed your immaturity. Not everyone who wnats 'boob armour' masturbates to video games. I neve rhave. Don't be a toolbag. You ain't cool enough to be a Codexer so don't even try Prestidigitator.

I don't care abotu PCness. Boob armour is awesome. And, i have no issue for male codpieces as well for the ladies. People will whine about anything though and PCness sadly wins out in modern times even when its silly. Of course, the public likes to pretend humans aren't sexual creatures even though sex/reproduction is one of the main driving forces for our species. But, hey, iit's okay for women to have their soaps with their naked men (thoguh I wathc soaps too for the hot women) and their harlequin romance novels 9which i don't care for). *shrug* Life is too short to worry about inconsequential stuff.

BIO game shave many quests solveable in multiple ways. Just like TW/risen also have quests only solved in one way most likely. *shrug*

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