Ethics Gradient

Frankly, I'm not even sure what's going on with this discussion anymore. But on a positive note, we're only a few weeks away from the forums actually discussing The Outer Worlds. It will be a nice break from meta-gaming storefronts or taking sides in a proxy battle between billion-dollar corporations.

Welcome to our new Social Media overlord! And may her reign be full of glorious memes.

Agreed. It does the job, and has a pretty comprehensive roadmap for the future. While it may not be as feature-complete as other storefronts, I still haven't encountered the "truckload of cons" that has been claimed. Much of the hate seems based on how the storefront worked well over a year ago, or a handful of rumors that the launcher is secretly spyware for one reason or another. Nintendo's eShop also doesn't have a shopping cart, consumer reviews, hassle-free returns, or community forums, yet it barely gets any of the grief that EGS does.

Can we get a tl;dr? Considering the huge pile of money Microsoft is investing into their first-party portfolio, I'm not sure what's forming the basis of any "Microsoft just doesn't care" hypothesis. They've already acknowledged that this round of the console war didn't favor the Xbox, and are devoting a ton of resources into the next generation of gaming systems.

@OMGJesuis Things may have shifted around a little since the original post, but it is still possible. Follow the original post to open the .dll in dnSpy, then Game --> Equipment, then "Edit Class". Comment out lines 747-750 with // so it looks like: //if (slot == EquipmentSlot.Head) //{ // return !component || component.CharacterRace != Race.Godlike; //} Then at line 569, change the first AppearancePiece to Game.GameData.AppearancePiece and compile. Save the module, and wear fancy hats.

I guess what you're referring to is updating Pathfinder's Steam presence for the coming changes to the steam client?

I've also heard a lot of chatter on reddit about FNV runs in anticipation for TOW. For whatever reason, a lot of players are making a connection between the two games that the developers have implied isn't really there. If anything, TOW seems to be channeling FO1/FO2 satire than the SRS BZNS (but excellent plot) found in New Vegas. I guess the good news is that there is plenty of great games keep anyone occupied in the meantime. Personally, I'm running a little behind on things, so I've got plenty of Fire Emblem or Control to tide me over.

Welp. Like clockwork. Pretty much exactly five days since the last time I posted in the thready and I'm logged out once more. I don't know if it is any different for 2FA, but normal user/pass logins need to be repeated every 5 days regardless of how frequently one visits the forums.

Instead of troubleshooting the correct way to to format a character name, just use the oei_hovered instance ID. Position the cursor over the character you want to modify (no need to click on them), then: AttributeScore oei_hovered dexterity 20 (or whatever)

The Outer Worlds will be available on: Xbox PS4 Nintendo Switch Microsoft Store (PC) Epic Game Store (PC)

Looks like my login session is still expiring after ~5 days, even though I've been stopping by at least daily. Anyone else having a similar issue?

Good news! If you have Windows 10, you can just buy The Outer Worlds through the the Microsoft Store app which is probably already on your PC.

It happens often enough. Heck, G2A even offers optional "insurance" for when that totally 100% legitimate key you're buying doesn't work, or mysteriously gets revoked in the future. From what I recall, the financial end of a chargeback is automated once the bank initiates, but key revocation still falls on the developer/publisher. There's some intervention required to match bogus sales to the associated keys (in some cases it may not even be possible). Those who use sites like this are taking a bet that the key is authentic, and if it's not, that maybe the publisher doesn't have the resources to follow up on fraudulent sales.

Okay. Just seems weird that a Microsoft-only release for TOW might have been okay, but releasing on Microsoft and the Epic Game Store makes a lot of people want to hoist the Jolly Rodger or rip off the developers through grey-market keys. It's one thing to take advantage of arbitrage and score a cheap key through differences in regional pricing, but much of what makes the discount economies of G2A or Kinguin work is the bulk offloading keys purchased with stolen credit cards. Experiences do vary, and many gamers have okay experiences with those sites, but it can be really hard to explain why a vendor has dozens of day one keys for hot releases sold at a steep discount without considering the potential for fraud. While the sites themselves claim plausible deniability in the sourcing of the keys, participating in such marketplaces often serves to enable money laundering more than helping that one user that somehow accidentally has an "extra key" for a game they purchased. If that's the route players chose to go, I at least hope they get something positive out of the experience before a chargeback hits and invalidates their key. Best of luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor, etc...

It's also possible to just purchase the game directly on the MS Store. No middle-man required! But if one would rather pay cut-rate prices to get keys of questionable legality, let their conscience be their guide. There's not much anyone can do stop G2A, but it is certainly a facet in the overall discussion concerning perceived entitlement among gamers, and how they can simultaneously "support" a developer, yet choose to financially undercut them when given the option.

Agreed. Announcing one's intent to buy on G2A is probably the best way to tell a developer: "I'm really hyped about your game, but honestly I'd rather my money supported grey-market brokers and loosely-organized criminals than you. No hard feelings right?"

The (!) and green glow only indicates cards acquired in the last scenario. It's just an easy way to identify new boons to help decide which of those cards are worth keeping in your decks.

Why does it have to be an isometric game? Can't we just assume they're working on a sequel to Pathfinder Adventures?

Welcome.... back? If you have further issues, this thread is the official repository of gripes. The upgrade has some mixed reviews, but on the whole, most seem happy with the facelift.

And assuming the dialogue was made in OEI Tools (unconfirmed, I guess, but tremendously likely), it's got an option to run aggregate reports on all the skill checks in the game. In-house tools help the writers keep the checks balanced, or at least shaped in such a way that there are no runaway favorites or useless skills. Even after the recent news dump, we've still only seen a few slim slices of gameplay in select scenarios.

Considering how hyped Justin Bell was that a tiny snippet of his The Outer Worlds theme was snuck into the Nintendo Switch trailer, I think it is pretty likely there is plenty more orchestral and ambient music yet to be revealed.

I wouldn't expect to see any news about steam keys until around this time next year. If you preorder the PC version through https://outerworlds.obsidian.net, your options are: Official Private Division Store (Epic key) Epic Game Store (Epic account) Gamestop (Epic key) Windows Store (Microsoft account)

Yeah. Login credentials expire soon enough that you still need to login twice a week... on every device you visit the forums with. 2FA sadly doesn't buy you any extra time between forced logins, it just adds an extra layer of hassle when you check the forums on your mobile device and PC. Still waiting on the return of the good ol' days when the Obsidian forums only asked users to re-login once every few months.

Yeah. Fig is a pretty solid example of not investing any more than you can stand to completely lose. I wonder what this will do for further Fig-backed games where it is assumed the "long tail" will make up for underperforming sales at release.

It's probably not "suddenly", it's just that the previous forum software was old enough that it didn't really have any COPPA implementations. We've now been beamed into the far future of 2012 and forum software that tries to identify users under the age of 13 that may not legally be able to sign up.