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DA is maybe a crap franchise, but DAO is the best one by far. PoE's combat is just a crazy ankward mess. That's a bit of nostalgia here. The battles in DA:O were a mess too. The only thing I liked a bit better was the option to script certain behavior, so that you didn't have to babysit every step of the way. Well, they got rid of that too with the crap followups soiling the franchise in order to go button awsome.
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An Honest but Harsh Review on the Setting
abaris replied to guguma's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
Well, the Rennaissance was a rather long period. Some say, it started in the late 14th century. As with every historical period, the borders are fleeting. The fashion festures items of the 15th, 16th and 17th century, at least as far as headware is concerned. And there's still plate armor, which proved it's uselessness in the battle of Crecy in 1346 against long bows. The pistols are somewhere between 16th and even 18th century. So it's good to remember we're dealing with fantasy and a fantasy world here. And we don't know if they have printing presses. There's no mention of it one way or the other. Just books. -
Actually, I was looking for reviews for DA:I to see if Bioware was showing some signs of intelligent life, when I stumbled over Divinity Original Sin in the process and instantly got hooked. And after numerous playthroughs, I looked for something along the same lines and stumbled over POE. Same story. The so called AAA+ titles can get stuffed as far as I am concerned.
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Prisoner Escapes
abaris replied to Cronstintein's question in Pillars of Eternity: Technical Support (Spoiler Warning!)
One time a had three escapes in a row, next time I had none. Security level was about the same. It seems totally random. Same with the attacks. -
Motivation after the Level Cap
abaris replied to Ickis99's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Well, my mentality changed when playing pen and paper D&D back in the 80ies. In fact, it never changed, since levelling, the sense of achievement and getting shiny new toys are part of the fun when roleplaying. -
Motivation after the Level Cap
abaris replied to Ickis99's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Same here. I always hit the 20 in the very last dungeon. It was perfectly balanced as far a levelling goes. But I suspect it had been easier with NWNII, since the game is pretty linear as opposed to POE where the side quest make for the majority of quests. -
I always give Durance a decent pistol. For the times when his more important faculties aren't needed. But he's invaluable as a party member. Since I'm not into playing a priest myself and don't want to create some bot to replace him, Durance is always with my party and the priest class is absolutely vital for those more difficult encounters.
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Durance & Eder at the stronghold
abaris replied to TrumpetWinsock's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
I haven't dismissed Eder or Durance for that matter. Without them, the whole party would fall to pieces, since I'm neither into playing fighter or priest and I see no reason to replace them with self made bots. -
Their best spells are their buffs and healing. There are encounters where Durance does nothing but buffing and healing, since otherwise the whole party would fall to pieces.
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An Honest but Harsh Review on the Setting
abaris replied to guguma's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
Hmm, let's see. A drunken brawl? I definitely wouldn't expect polite tea party conversation. Can't speak for DA:I though. I haven't played it, nor will I ever play it. -
At his point they are completely unplayable. Speak for yourself. I just brought a Cypher to level 12 with 65000 total damage and the highest kill rate of all the characters. So either you expect to have some superhero or they aren't just not your cup of tea. And as far as mindblades are concerned, they're still my opener in most situations and they are still incredible powerfull. I honestly don't know what you expect. Instant kill?
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An Honest but Harsh Review on the Setting
abaris replied to guguma's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
Exactly. Nothing to add to this comment. -
Really depends on the situation you're in. Just read what they're doing and make your choice accordingly. I hope you know, you don't get to select your priest spells when levelling. They are just added.
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An Honest but Harsh Review on the Setting
abaris replied to guguma's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
Totally fitting in my book. No offense, but your alternative for Aloth is what I would find ridiculous. Yselmir didn't put it politely, so why should my character? And what's more, you don't have to say it. You just have to give it a rest with one of the other options. -
There were no interesting games within the last three or four years, wether we're talking about PC or console. The last games I bought before D:OS and POE were Fallout New Vegas and DA:O. Everything else on the market was digital fast food with ultra short development cycles to rake in enough cash to satisfy the shareholders in the annual meetings and to grant the bonusses for the bosses. Yes, I'm looking at you, EA. That's the problem these days. Most developers aren't invested in their products anymore. Their bosses could just as well run a toilet paper company, since all that matters is beancounting. That's also why we see this abundance of catering to consoles as the primary medium. Because it promises the hhighest revenue in the shortest period of time.
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Motivation after the Level Cap
abaris replied to Ickis99's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Not necessarily making them stronger. Shaping them would be the more apt word. Having the option to develop them till the end credits roll. -
An Honest but Harsh Review on the Setting
abaris replied to guguma's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
It only ends with profanity if you choose the dialogue options leading up to it. I'm always playing it confrontational, since the self importance of that guy warrants that kind of approach. Characters don't use the F word if there's no reason for it. It's not as if the banter was full with profanity for profanity's sake. Apart from Durance and Iselmyr, but that's perfectly in character. -
Yeah, voice acting bad feature, so to say. Costs tons of money and takes away from dialogue options, since to record insane amounts of possible responses isn't possible. What's left is the Bioware dialogue wheel with three options. Multicolored for those, who don't even want to read what their character is about to say.