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You are right of course, still not sure if this would make amazing videos. Hm...i guess for us who love those kind of games, but i don´t know if i would watch something like this. Fraps and editing usualy make the best videos *shrug* just my opinion

Oh i got it, but didn´t found it funny..also i never let a opportunity pass to point out that PoE is better than D3 sooorrry :D

I don´t know if it was VII but there was something like this in a FF game, you could still finish it as far as i remember but you got basically told "grazt you finished the game but still lost". Something like that i think but don´t quote me

I don´t think it counts as exploiting if you work with what the game gives you. I did so many solo runs in BG1 and even more in 2. Which depending on the class, where almost impossible, depending on the situation i would at most call them "loopholes" :D However when i´m done with the story playthru i will definitely aim for a perfect solo game with the hardest settings possible...that will be a nightmare...and i´m so looking forward to the challenge and i know i will hate and love it

This, except that is not a good one. Both games are totally different there is really no point in comparing them. However i do think Path of Exile is an awesome action RPG in the tradition of Diablo, and better than D3 anyway Over mine than too, though i don´t see something funny about it, maybe you mistake joke with sarcasm

Locks that are there for story reasons can´t be picked thats true, but i would assume that the devs thought it would be pretty obvious, which i think it is. Otherwise they could just slapped a "can´t be picked because of magic...reasons whaterver" text over it, and then people would criticise that.

I don´t know if this is even possible with this engine or if, it would make up for the effort considering there are more important things to do. It´s not a bad though :D But you could also fraps your fights

I agree with the "bottleneck" aspect but not being told before. I think time quests could work in this format of RPG´s but they have to be regional and easy to reach. Let´s say you would be in Twin Elms just after a battle and would be send to D. Bay...that travel takes time, you should rest before, maybe something important with your keep comes up, it would just **** up the play in my opinion. But if, let´s say in Twin Elms you are send to the temple to hinder a murderer, well that can work. If you take to time you fail and have to search for the person, if you make it you can prevent it. Thinks like this can work. But when you have to travel long ways over different zones it becomes a problem, Minsk and Umar Hills quest is one of those kinda annoying examples in BG2 where a compain can run off on his own when you take too much time, which i loved but also hated because it could mess up my personal gameplay flow. If that makes any sense

I think i will wait a bit for at last 1 or 2 patches for a second playthrough, not because i think the game is bad, but i just have so much to play and i´m curious what they will change. The expansion shouldn´t be on your mind, that will take months to finish and you will have enough time for another game

Thanks for the info, i find it interesting. Personaly i liked all of them but Griving Mother is really fascinating and probably my favourite, also thanks to voice actress...man that voice

Thats horrible I also don´t get it...what are they aiming for? The success of Divinity and Pillars should make it clear that there is a market for this kind of games without watering it down /facepalm

Well it can. The Witcher 2 blew everything out of the water as well when it was released. Depends on your machine though, i would expect a high end pc to really play it a max with everything turned on. These eastern studios really come up with amazing graphics out of nowhere, just take a look at Metro 2, which still can roast your pc.

Excuse me, there is no moving past facts. Let me be frank here, i´m not going to discuss here but simply put forward facts mixed with my opinion sometimes, if you choose to ignore them, feel free to do so. There is no point in having a one way discussion. Also, your comment on how Russia works on the peace process is de-facto speaking for Russia in a good way and not against it. I might also add that i have zero respect for people who blindly follow the biased lies from mainstream media, especially when the are so obviously lies. But let me explain: warning, long read. 1. How did it start? There is a big backstory with the former president being corrupt and everything, but that is beside the point because all of them are and everyone can easily research the split opinion on Ukraine joining the EU (which would be bad for them and i have enough experince as an Austrian and we are even considered part of the "core" EU, the EU did nothing good for us) or the free Eurasian Trade zone (which would have been better for them, instead, they now have closed down all ties with the East, which is part of the reason the Ukraine now is a failed state, but more on that later. The magic term here is "Coup d'état", in this case a violent overthrow of a legitimate elected goverment. That is what happened. Such things happen, however in this case it was also sponsored and initiated by Washington. Now that is nothing new, Washington is an expert in this and follows this sort of program for decades and when it works for them, they support the new goverment, and when not they attack them (see middle East). But you don´t have to believe me, let´s see what people say who should know better than all of us ok? A Ukraine Deputy in 2013 already knew it was happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9hOl8TuBUM well thats interesting, but who sponsored this? Oh wait, we know who! Victoria "**** the EU" Nuland in her own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2fYcHLouXY Wow, isn´t that nice to know where US taxpayer money goes? 5 Billion overall to ensure Ukraine gets a pro-US goverment. She was even so nice to handpick the NEW Ukraine leader days BEFORE the coup took place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSxaa-67yGM Oooops, maybe should have used a secure line there! Of course others know that as well, like the Head of Stratfor, you know the global intelligence company that usually works for Washington? Well he made it pretty clear in an interview with the Russian magazine Kommersant that “It really was the most blatant coup in history.” (saddly in russian but there are translators: http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2636177) Or how about a president, this time the Czech Republic’s President Milos Zeman who also made it clear that this had nothing to do with democracy? http://rt.com/news/219595-ukraine-prime-minister-war/ And for those who are still not convinced, let´s say what that scumbag Obama himself has to say about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QAXmf5_EOs Oh, he so "brokered" for power, I think that says it all. He was also so nice to let us all know WHY they did it in his speech: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/28/remarks-president-west-point-academy-commencement-ceremony Read that carefully, it´s pretty clear that the rising economic and military power of Russia and China are the threat for them, because that would mean they can´t control everything anymore. But don´t worry the Obama administration thinks americans are idiots anyway: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/11/3-videos-now-surfaced-obamacare-architect-saying-american-people-stupid-must-fooled.html 2. The results: A civil war. The western part now controlled by the Junta attacks the Donbass, a region consisting of mostly russian speaking people with close ties to Russia who voted for the former president, under the laughable guise of an "anti-terror" movement. Openly attacking the civil population, because at that point there was no milita. Obviously it didn´t take long for the people living there taking up arms and striking back. Striking back they did, and kicked the Ukraine army in the ass several times. Despite being outnumbered. Sadly, having neither the man power nor the equpiment they couldn´t stop the constant shelling of villages, dense cities etc A first person report from people living there: http://fortruss.blogspot.co.at/2015/01/humanitarian-crisis-in-novorossia-from.html Using airstrikes on the population: http://rt.com/news/170104-ukraine-lugansk-shelling-airstrike/ Schools in Donbass: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/04/crimes-humanity-ukraine-president-poroshenko-keeps-word-weve-bombed-schools-donbass-children-dont-go-school.html A long article with video links on how they are targeting civilians to "clean the cities" http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/02/ukraine-target-civilians-separatists-targeting-maps-prove.html Even a simple google image search brings up enough to make you vomit....i don´t even want to post a link there..search foryourself but i warned you. I personaly know 2 people who lived in that region but could thankfully flee, their stories would make your soul cry out. Nevermind all of this things are warcrimes by international law. But who cares about law when you use cluster bombs on inocent people? But it also looks horrible for the west part of Ukraine, also called "Bandera", because Ukraine is a failed state, no money, no economy, no future right now. But nevermind, while people don´t get money and starve, at last the great president Poroshenko made millions last year alone, well he is an Oligarch after all and works as closely as he can with Washington, or do you believe its just an accident that Joe Biddens son now board director in an Oil and Gas company in Ukraine who start fracking the **** out of the country? Moving on. 3. But who does this? Well the Junta is in power. Who are they? A right-wing Neo-Nazi movement thats what they are and they never hide it. You know, this guys here: http://fortruss.blogspot.co.at/2015/01/azov-battalion-pose-with-hitlers.html Just search for it, you will find tons of pictures like this from them, they are open about it. My words don´t do justice to what comes from them, so why not let them speak for themself? The mindset of a Ukrainian "bandarian" journalist: http://slavyangrad.org/2014/08/01/ukrainian-journalist-openly-calls-for-genocide-on-hromadske-tv-financed-by-us-and-netherlands/ The Ukranian "princess (more pschyo)" Yulia Tymoshenko: http://rt.com/news/tymoshenko-calls-destroy-russia-917/ Poroshenkos terror promise to the Donbass: http://russia-insider.com/en/military_ukraine/2014/11/17/06-22-28pm/poroshenko_promises_win_east_ukraine_using_terror There is more, but thats enough to see what kind of people this are. You can also find enough videos of them beating the crap out of normal people and politicans who don´t stand in line with them. 4. The lie of the Russian threat. Well we allready have this posted but it´s important that France says there is no threat: http://rt.com/news/248877-france-ukraine-russian-military/ The thing is, it´s not only france. Let´s see what Germany has to say? http://russia-insider.com/en/2015/03/09/4261 Oh, hm, thats kinda confusing isn´t it? But why don´t we move on to the hell hole itself and ask the leading Ukrainian Military? http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150129/1017514425.html Damn, now that is a statement isn´t it? There is even a youtube video of him if you want to listen to his own words. So we have the european powers AND the Ukraine military itself saying that there is NO russian army in Ukraine. Well **** me, it can´t get anymore obvious now? Ok well maybe we could also take in account that everytime a NATO or US tool opens there mouth about some fictional invasion or troops in the thousands they have no proof, which alone is a joke considering their intelligence, satellites and constant visits of US Navy spy vessels in the black sea. Yet, not one real image or video in our times. Right, that makes sense. On a side note, IF the russian army would invade Ukraine it would be over in no time and there would be NOTHING Europe or the US could do about it. Also the Kremlin gave the President the power to send troops there and HE chose NOT to do it. 4. Crimea Let´s get the obvious out of the way. Crimea was NEVER really Ukraine. It is historical russian territory, i´m not going to explain the whole history, look it up yourself. It only way part of Ukraine because a uky president "gifted" it to Ukraine, which itself is allready not legal considering the people there are russian and never wanted that. Also, we could call them a federation in the Ukraine, they had mostly their own ruling. It was also not the first time they tried to get away and back to Russia where THEY feel they belong. It should also be noted that the Russian troops in Crimea are there legaly. The had rented the Sewastopol post and infact could have send more troops until the maximum of the contract would have been reached. It should also be noted that the dissarming of the Ukrainian troops there went peacefully. Now here comes the problem, was it legal? I would say yes and no. By UN charta it is not legal to come in there by force. However, i could also argument that a Coup d'état is not legal thus making the current goverment illegal. Especially with outside involement. But the UN charta also says that the people could hold a referendum, you know, the right to vote. Meaning while, the first phase might be illegal, the referendum wasnt, and lets not forget that it was pretty clear that the russians living there wanted to get aways from Ukraine, and that is their right, they tried it often enough in the past. Also there were over 70 international observers present and not even ONE could find something fishy with it. That makes the re-unification of Crimea with Russia more legal than the re-unification of germany or the annexation of Texas from Mexico by the USA or the annexation of the Falklands by UK. Get your history straight and stop with silly double standarts. In the end it doesn´t matter if it´s legal, Crimea is happy to be back and it would take a full front on war to size it from russia, nothing more or less. Sorry Obama, no warm waterport for you there. 5. Future outlook and ending. I don´t know what happen, but this is not the end. What could save the Ukraine would be second "Maidan" to get ride of the junta. Otherwise the fighting will continue, Kiev is not holding to the Minsk agreement, just on Friday they startet shelling Donetsk almost the whole night. This alone should make clear who is the agressor here. If Washington is hard set on a war against russia because of geo-politcal reasons, we will all pay for it. Russia is not a helpless Afghanistan and even there the US couldn´t exactly "win". Or in other words? Who started a Coup d'état in Ukraine? Washington Who started attacking the Donbass? Kiev Who broke the first cease fire? Kiev Who is constantly breaking the second? Kiev Who is shelling civilians and killing them? Kiev Who is spreading racial slurs and asking for genocide? Kiev Who is spreading lies and has no proof? Washington and their Nato arm Who is waging a currency and economic war against the east? Washington Who is sponsoring leathal weapons and thus undermining peace efforts started by Russia, Germany and France? Washington and it´s vassal states. Thats all i have to say to this. If you still believe in the "us lead narrative" you are beyond reasoning and part of the problem in my eyes. Hopefully some people could learn something from this, at last i want to add this video that sums up the US support very well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-RyOaFwcEw What a wall of text >.> I´m outa here Edit: some typos..maybe more. live with it it´s not my native language.

Because people are sick of them. Anyway, PoE is still in the top Ten on Steam, that includes a new BIG release and a big sale on south park and some youtube deal with gtaV maybe, so far it´s doing goog. I would say let Obsidian come out when they are ready to say the sales and what they can do with money. Speculating is fun, but also pointless :D

There is none. After reading all off it, i can only say that the OP has no idea what he is talking about. You "study this"? Good luck in the markt out there because with your attitude you will be buried. Or maybe you are good at ass kissing then go to EA :D No i´m really serious. QA? Do you have any idea what kind of QA team it needs to get through a game like this? PoE has some problems, not much i might say. Otherwise Obisidian games are the norm in the industry, you release and fix the **** you couldn´t or haven´t seen. Sure exceptions are there..like kotor2...which was hardly their fault, and which is STILL considered a great game and had a dedicated modding communinty fixing it because they ****ing loved the game. Students, work a year in this industry or anything releated to it, i´m not even a game designer but spent probably more time with them than you did (IT and NW Tech) and you will see it differently, Game designer sounds always so nice, i wanted to be one, lol, i have a ****ing game in my mind completly flashed out, but why should i work as one when i can make twice and more money than they do? Not mention the rest.. man you have no idea..

*sigh* i know that but i could also point out that this just makes it more easy and the only reason you have to do it on a console are technicale limitations.

RPGs are a niche? Are you a time traveler from the previous century? In terms of sales and expected sales? Yes they are. Check the numbers, they don´t lie. Edit: the point here is, before i need to explain myself in more posts, that RPG´s are NO COD or MWF etc. They are there own niche, and games like PoE, Divinity, BG etc especialy because Publisher don´t want to make them. Because they can´t boost 5m sales in no time. That will never happen. Oh, okay, you meant this specific kind of RPGs. Because I wouldn't call Bioware or Bethesda games niche. Yes it´s a different kind of RPG. Here is the thing though, Bethesda games are a sandbox, like Skyrim, they are sandbox games. It´s the equivalent to GTA just in fantasy. They are good in world building but suck at a story (and yes i´m very well aware of the background lore). Bioware? I was and am the most advocate "fanboy" to play their old games. BG, NWN, KotoR, ME 1 and to extend 2. DA:O, but everything after DA:A was a downer. They are not the same anymore. They are now EA property. I´m sure DA:I sold very well, thanks to EA making a hell of a PR trouble around it in the first place. DA:I isn´t bad, but far from being good either. And honestly, if i consider their latest non-existing campain about the new DA:I dlc, i can only think that EA doesn´t care. Maybe they had higher expectations? Who knows. Its a mediocre RPG. But think about this. RPG´s don´t sell the amount like action rpg´s or shooters etc,. the market is simply smaller (i have my own theory but i will keep it to myself or i will get burned like a witch :D). Thus publisher don´t care (also no console option). As proven with this kind of RPG. Which was considered dead until kickstarter. Yet WE want them, but WE are a small community compared to the rest, and thats fine in my opinion. The moment you become big you have to cater to more and more people. AND that is never a good idea. This kind of games and others prove however that you can make a game that doesn´t cost you 50m (which probably goes into exec pocets anyway) and be successfull, sure you won´t make millions and be rich, but you make some and can work. Hopefully more than what a publisher throws infront you. Ugh sorry got a bit off topic, anyway, in terms of publishers, this is a niche and dead. Just like RTS is dead (except the success of SC2 AND the now released Grey Goo). They don´t get it because they are not gamers they are bankers. They only look at numbers, more investment = more return in their eyes. A game that costs 3m and brings in 6? who cares when you can (maybe) tribble that amount with a new CoD? And overall gaming changes, but just take a look at what people play, Steam is good for it, and its not RPG´s...this was and will always be considered a niche, and i´m actually very happy about it. Keeps the outside noise down

No offense Bryy, but clicking is the same as pushing a button in a sense which in this sense makes it even worse because of the stronge auto-attacks based on weapon damage. Oh well, DA2 and 3 are NOT bad games. I just think of them as mediocre at best *shrug* i miss the old bioware.

I assure you, as a product meant to be sold (especially considering Obsidian is trying to crawl out of the hole they were in pre-PoE), they want mass sales. As a company..who wouldn´t? o.O I hope it will sale masses, maybe then this games will get some publisher rec again. A bit, not too much

But...Ygritte isn´t a barbarin

RPGs are a niche? Are you a time traveler from the previous century? In terms of sales and expected sales? Yes they are. Check the numbers, they don´t lie. Edit: the point here is, before i need to explain myself in more posts, that RPG´s are NO COD or MWF etc. They are there own niche, and games like PoE, Divinity, BG etc especialy because Publisher don´t want to make them. Because they can´t boost 5m sales in no time. That will never happen.

I only played the PC versions, i did a playthrough of DA2 in the hardest setting without much trouble and without any need for pause mode (unless i needed a break). BUT you are right, they are not button smashers, but what then..action rpgs? Smashing your 1-4 with the hardest attacks on the highest difficulty is what i call a button smasher sorry. They went from DA:O which was limited but still offered tactical combat to "smash your face into the enemy because consoles" way. As far as i´m concered that is button smashing, So i guess action rpg is more ok, but that would also mean its not better than, let´s say DIablo 3, fine. Both are mediocre.

That's cool, but you're self-identifying as "not the target audience". You already play it on PC - I'm talking about people who do not, and suggesting BG doesn't work well enough for many on tablet is clearly wrong, given I know so many people who do it and are happy! But BG on tablet was not very successfull, there is not such a big audience for a game like PoE to convert it. You also forget that BG was made in the IE engine, which was easier to port, that should be not doable or maybe even impossible with PoE without breaking the game. Don´t get me wrong i understand your point, maybe better than you think I tried to get some friends into BG forever! Only when the tablet version of EE come out they tried it, the result was: yes they liked it and played it sometimes. Well that made a few sales for the EE, but brought not the BG experience to them that i had, there is a difference if you sit down infront of your pc and decide "i´m playing this now and let the immersion take me away" or "oh well i´m at the doctors and i play a bit". i don´t think massive RPG´s like this are made for a tablet, gameplaywise maybe, but storywise and length? I don´t think it translates very well. Just my opinion though. If a rise in RPGS on tablets would make publishers rethink their attitude torwards them, then i´m all for it. On the other side, they would just "shop" them, want the mighty Carsomyr? Pay 5 bucks at our shop, your are welcome RPG´s will always be a niche, but thats a good thing! Because of this we get pearls and not very often crap, look at the other side of the fence

Voted for Strongehold, it´s the most interesting for me in terms of an RPG element. Also, i would like have a bit more party banter and them reacting to your choices, even if it means losing them. Make them persons and not just companions.

I don't agree with you. They've already fixed all of the critical bugs in the last patch. For me, this is by far the most annoying problem with the game remaining and it seems to be getting worse and worse the further I go. You don´t have to :D They did fix a lot, if this turns out to be another one, as it seems considering the amount of people reporting problems (which i not have had) i´m sure they will address them too. The further you are in? That reminds me of the mess with Dragon Age Origins saves, lots of "dead data".....anyway i´m not saying your problems are invalid, i was refering to normal loading times, if thats out of the norm the longer the games takes, then this sounds like a problem. Definitely something they should and probably will take a look at it.