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I am Catharsis
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Why being pissed off for a roleplay thing?
It's all the same all along the game, sometimes you can make choices that brings you better rewards / reputations / experience but still are not in the philosophy you follow. This is what is fun about this game, that also adds a nice replay value to explore other possibilities. I didn't even know there was a talent bonus if you were doing what you did.
If you REALLY want to get every possible bonus and maximum reward, then you just have to activate the option that shows you what you can get at each answer or to reload every time you talk to a npc. But it's not that fun imo.
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I'm not sure I understood exactly what you meant. Did you manage to empty the great hall without scroll?
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I think that we need to let a bit of time to Obsidian to balance this new-school Baldur's Gate.
So far, it has been an incredible work to create this new engine and it gives a good base to create new things over it.
Just let some time, some patches, maybe an extention, things will for sure get better and better.
I don't know if you played the Baldur's Gate series, but if you did, you should remember that the very begining of the serie was slow and not that customisable. Then things evolved little by little over time.
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good thing this game is not balanced for soloing purpose
there is a achievement yes, but the game is meant to be played with a team.
i hope they remove this solo crap from the game in the expansion or atleast make it impossible to solo.
in recent times there is to many cries for nurfs from solo players while in a properly build team everything is alright even on PoTD.
Please don't hate. Everyone has the right to play the game it's own way.
I understand that you want a balanced game for a team, and I partially disagree with OP because imo those spells are not what makes the game "imbalanced". Still, it's right to admit that some mechanics of this game are kind of wierd, solo or not.
The fact that the phantoms can perma stun characters due to their high attack speed and "stun on every hit" passive is not really fun, solo or not solo, and it doesn't make the game deeper in terms of gameplay or strategy (except if you consider "bursting everything with aoe spells and one shot the packs, then travel back to the inn to rest and do it again" as a strategy).
The famous adragan graze isn't much more balanced either (on both sides, monsters or players).
So please, don't be that agressive towards players who play solo, and try to be a bit more objective.
The game as it is right now is quite unbalanced regarding some mechanics and I think it would be a lie not to admit it.
And it's not about playing solo or not.
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Ok ok I believe you. Still I'm really intrested in seeing how you can handle this fight without getting instantly shot down. If someone manage to do it, please make a video
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To be honest, the global progression of the game is probably viable with every class as long as you can use well enough all the small mechanics of the game (summonings, traps, scrolls, bottleneck and so on...).
The only thing i'm a bit worried by playing Wizard solo is "how are you gonna defeat the last boss?" as long as you don't have any sustain mechanics nor tanking ones.
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By the way, does the word "Un-suck" actually exist?
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I think you need to get out more.
You're playing far too much PoE
I agree 100%
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Nice achievement.
Interesting that you decided to stack Con instead of defenses.
Also was there any merit to going human over fire/moon? or just the +1 Resolve
Sorry for the late answer, I hadn't seen
You can stack easily the defenses like Deflection through Items and talents, but nothing is as good as Cons to stack your Health and Resistance. The last fight lasts around 7 - 10 minutes, and you can't survive that long without a high Cons.
Not good advantage by playing a Human, i did it for the roleplay, nothing more
i think that moon is super strong for solo runs.@Ahzab: Yeah, they are not the best class in terms of gameplay. I agree with you on this
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Paladins are good enough to solo run in PotD, just saying. If you make your hero a paladin and improve the "Faith and Conviction" passive, it makes a great tank imo.
I agree that they are not that fun to play with, but their def stats are close to awesome. You just need to build them without the recommanded stats and focus more on Constitution and here you go.
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Wow, thats quite impressive.
If it's doable with a paladin, I'd say it's probably doable with all classes.
Thank you very much!
And yes this is also what i think. At least it means that it's doable for all the Melee classes.Ah ok, I saw your posts above I was just a bit confused hwo that was enough. So basically all your DPS is coming from items and better gear
Well that's more or less the same kind of strat that I used with my characters, the good part is that when you're used to those items, you can do the same run with different classes. But it might be different with a Cypher or a Druid for example. No idea, I didn't try.
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Where is your damage coming from if i may ask? You beat me to it, ive been trying to solo my way through the endless paths the last couple of days but i was gonna do a paldin run
what classes are still untaken maybe we can divide them up between us 
dont think anyone has done a ranger, havnt seen a druid PoTD either. maybe we should write a list and have a race 
Well, as I explained above, the true lack of damages concerns the early game overall. You have to be very patient, try to find a good quality dagger or sword before the flail of Gaun, use the few traps and scrolls that you can find or craft. It's not the funniest part I have to say. Once you can reach the bay, things get easier: You have access to the 3 obsidian scarabs item as soon as you enter the city and you can also directly buy the Rotfinger Gloves, and that will bring you a lot of dps as well in AoE that on single mobs. If you feel you're getting tanky enough, you can even use a 2h sword for some fights (Raedric gives a good one, later on you can get Tidefall on Cain). Then the Blood plate is the ultimate item to get rid if the big packs of mobs.
It's not the easiest class to deal damages to be honest, and every pack of mob is kind of a challenge, but it was worth the try.
And don't worry, I leave you the rest of the classes, I think i'm gonna have a small break for now, I need to sleep
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They get bonus stats if you click the dialogue options labeled as your order's favored behavior.
Which can be RP, or it can simply be "I'll take this 'cause it'll give me stat bonuses", which discourages some players from selecting choices that might be their "RP choice" otherwise.
Well yeah, that's a way of seeing things. After playing a nice Rogue, I was still intrested to see more a darker side of the adventure.
By the way, any advice on creating a bleak walker that try's to tank while doing damage? I guess to be a doable tank while maximizing his what little damage output by chance?
Well I explained in detail the build that I used all along my adventure. This is the "core" build, but I know that I also used a 2 handed sword for some fights when I felt like I didn't need a shield to survive. As wrote also, some items like the Rotfinger Gloves gives you spells to deal nice AoE damages. I think I found a good balance between a tank and a damage dealer, but if you find something different, I would be intrested
Dat Cruel/Agg playthrough with friend, friend, hero, defender, champion, hero, hero, friend, etc. reputations
How did you like the "evil" dialogues and NPC reactions? Did they feel as rich and/or well-written as the dialogue responses on other playthroughs?
To be honest.. Really fun! I even discovered thanks to this that you can actually massacre the expedition at the very begining of the game for your first Crualty point! Which is just awesome. There are some inconsistences still, some dialongue (especially for the main quest) are not so much made for a 100% evil hero. But yeah overall it was really fun ^^
Thank you very much ! :DThis is awesome, congrats
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Hi mighty adventurers!
Today's another great day of victory, Thaos died once again, but this time by the hand of a cruel and merciless Bleak Walker!
This time I'm going to go a bit more in the details of the build that I used for my hero.
0. Introduction: Why a Paladin? Why a Bleak walker?
Pros:
- It's a good challenge to play a bad and mean character in a rpg
- Paladins get bonus stats if you roleplay, and I was intrested in that kind of gameplay
- Not the most common class used to solo the game, and I love new challenges
Cons:
- Not so many active and offensive skills, so a bit annoying the early levels
- Extremely gear dependant
- No shadowing beyond
1. Attributes
- Might 18+
- Constitution 18+
- Rest of the stats 10
Constitution is the best stat to solo the game in my opinion. Some fights are really long (especially the last one) and without enough of Cons, you will not survive.
Might is great, but I guess you can balance it with some Dex if you want to attack faster.
2. Skills
Key points:
- Athletics 2/3 (80/90% Combat fatigue reduction, essential imo)
- Lore 2: You will need it the first part of the game to use flame fan scrolls for Caed Nua
- Mechanics 10+ : OverPowered. Free traps, Free loot, Free XP all along the game. A Must have
- Stealth: Optionnal, but still good to take when the rest is maxed out
3. Abilities & Talents
Key points:
- Faith and Conviction + Deep Faith: a must have to solo the game. Free defensive points
- Lay on Hands: Free heal once per encounter
- Cautious Attack (+10 Deflection)
- Superior Deflection (+5 Deflection)
- Unstoppable (+10 Defense against Blind, Daze, Hobble, Prone, Stuck)
- Mental Fortress (+10 Defense against Charm, Confusion, Domination, Fear, Terror)
- Zealous Endurance (+3 RD)
- Sworn Enemy (Nice damage boost for single target)
4. Gear
Those are Core Items, the rest of the gear is up to what you will find.
Act1.
- Outworn Buckler (Merchant Gilded Vale)
- Gaun's Share (First dungeon, Gilded Vale)
- Blunting Belt (Merchant, Gilded Vale)
- Ring of Minor Deflection (Merchant/chest)
- Plate Armor (Backer next to the tree, Gilded Vale)
- Fire fan scrolls (Crafting + Chest)
Act2.
- Oaken Scarab Figurine (Hidden cache, Copperlane close to the comedians)
- Iridescent Scarab Figurine (Heritage Hill)
- Obsidian Lamp Figurine (First Fire)
- Rotfinger Gloves (Merchant in Ondra's Gift)
- Sanguine Plate (Task: The Forgotten)
- Ring of Deflection (Merchant in Copperlane)
- Gaze of the Adragan's Trap (Merchant, Copperlane)
Act3.
- Blesca's Labor (Merchant, Hearthsong)
- Purgatory (On the way from Stormwall Gorge to Elmshore, group from the Key)
- Animancer's Boots (on a corpse during the riot, end of act 2)
- Bartender's ring (Locked chest, Copperlane)
- Boots of Speed (Random loot)
- Health potions (Craft)
Screens of the Stats of my character here:
- Attributes: http://i.imgur.com/1EfSeLU.jpg
- Gear Bonuses: http://i.imgur.com/d2bAMEj.jpg
- Abilities and Talent: http://i.imgur.com/yaHjino.jpg
Final Boss Video: http://youtu.be/8GkU_V3gKVM
I hope you enjoyed the video and the Build, if you need more explanations, feel free to ask as always
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Good question. First, if you upgrade Reckless Assault, the malus will be reduced at only -3 points which is not so much.
So a -3 Deflection for a +20% Bonus Damage is really good, especially on the final fight where you cannot deflect the attacks from the bosses.
But don't rush it, I took it 'cause nothing else was really intresting late game.
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@Pufulet: Yeah i'm talking about the Flail. The French name is "Gaun's Promise", sorry for the confusion.
*EDIT: Actually I lied, it's not called at all "Promise". I'm just stupid.
@Drumther: The Riposte is not super super effective early in the game. First because it only hit back around 20 - 30% of the deflected / avoided hits, and second because the damages scale on the damage the ennemy deals. If you want to make it really good, you need to focus on the Deflection as much as possible. Take the talents that brings you a lot of it (even if it lowers your attack speed) and find some gears having bonuses like +10 Deflection (ring), +2 Perception, +2/3 Perception, +2/3 Determination .
*Edit: I lied too. Wrong explanations at first. It should be better now. >>
But at level 5 you can't really rely on this skill only. It becomes more intresting a bit later in the game!
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On a different note, you have a lot of reputation in lots of factions, I'm wondering what quest did you do and which you didn't (or tryied to avoid).
Some screenshots on your Journal would be much appriaciated!
Here are the lists of the side quests and tasks that i did
(I couldn't manage to kill the dragons with my Rogue)
http://i.imgur.com/Rebi0T9.jpg
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Hi Pufulet, and thank you
So I have to say that i was mistaken with the "One Handed Weapon" talent. I learnt that it doesn't stack with sword and shield, so it was a waste of a point.
For the weapon used, I mainly used the Promise of Gaun all along my adventure. I swapped it with the Blesca's Labor at the 3rd Act (you can buy it as soon as you reach Hearthsong) then Purgatory at the end for the final boss.
I didn't use much potions all game long except for the final fight because they are expensive and usually don't last long. I would still advise you to buy a lot of food, and especially the ones that least for 300 seconds. They cost amost nothing and are really good.
And i have no idea about the 30 gazes and the Saints War Armor
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Yeah, well then I would like to understand well what he aims for.
If it's for the roleplay, i understand it. But by reading his post, we could also believe that he doesn't know that we can buy supplies in the inns... Just saying..
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How prevalant are they? Can I run out? I'm still exploring the overworld map's northwest portion. I found 3 sets of camping supplies so far (1 in Cilant Lis and 2 in the next area). I have money to stay at inns, but there's the matter of avoiding fatigue when I transition maps. (I have 0 Athletics and no Stronghold.)
Ok so first of all, if you wanna solo the PotD, I would really advise you to put at least 15 points in constitution so you can handle more that 1 fight before resting.
In addition to this, 3 Points in Athletics is a must. This way, your character won't have the Fatigue debuff after 2 or 3 fights (and believe me, you don't want this).
The Campfire are a Security in this mode. That means that I strongly advice you to always use them if you only have a urgent need. Use the inns as much as possible (some of them are free, some others are for 25 coins). For this reason, everytime you enter an Inn, refill your campfire stock.
Believe me on this, you don't wanna start all over again just because you're stuck at a point of no way back and you don't have anything left to rest.
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Yeah, it's not Baldur's gate bro. You can max out the mechanics even if you're not a thief
The only thing that changes if you get a Rogue is that you're gonna have 1 extra point in Mechanics eary on, but that makes no difference at all late game.
So chose only the class you want for its gameplay. If you prefer ranged class, then go for a Ranger. They are probably way better than Rogues of that.
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I agree with OP on one point: The adra traps are really really strong. They give you an extremely huge advantage against some mobs and seem to be not really balanced compared to most of the other traps.
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Being Rogue makes the fight easier.
Still, did you try to use the small technique i use where i move my character right before the fight starts ?
Because if you do that, you basically 1v1 Thaos without taking the aggro on the judge!
Try it
Does this works on the latest patch (1.04)?
According to patch notes:
- Game will now pause if you Alt-Tab during a cutscene in full screen mode.
Ok, that makes it more complicated. You can't alt+ Tab anymore, but there is still a frame before Thaos speaks. That means that you still can pause the game here, but you'll have to train it a bit more.
And sure, i'll make a screen on my journal. But i don't think i did anything special.
Resolved all the quests before ACT 3 (or almost, I couldn't beat Cain for example). Followed the Doemmel house because the quests are the easiest, tried to resolve the quests the longest way possible because they bring you better reputation most of the time.
But i don't think those reputation influence so much the game in the end. I didn't really find a real intrest in it, except a price reduction in the shops, but that you don't really need when you play solo 'cause you're rich as hell.
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Thank you very much
I'm trying with a Paladin right now. I'll try to find another strat for the last boss but I already have some ideas
Gift from the Machine (spoiler warning)
in Pillars of Eternity: Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)
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There's one at the 3rd act, when you ented the inn in Hearthsong, a npc gives you a quest where apparently some friends of him got lost in the woods and are hunted by Fangs. You can then chose to help one of the 2 factions, and if at the end of it you ask for "knowledge" as rewards, you can get one buff.
There's a second one still in act 3, if you go in the Wolf's cavern in Oldsong and help a npc who lost her sister in the frost cavern.
Those are the only ones i found so far. (I hope my instructions are clear enough...)