FDCage

Oh, interesting. Thanks.

Wondering if you can only play the game in first person. Considering the setting, it looks like it will be melee focused, which doesn't lend itself to first person. Conan switched to third person combat for this very reason and it improved combat dramatically. Not saying that first person combat is bad, but it is very hard to pull off and usually ends up very dull. It also makes character customization via clothing or armor basically useless for yourself. What is the main survival problem in the game? The environment itself? NPC creatures? Other players? From the trailer it looks more like we are fighting together against npcs (which I would prefer). In this case, is the environment itself actually dangerous and fighting your way from point A to B in the garden the hard part? (imagine a much more complex and longer Left 4 Dead) Or is it more a "build your base and defend it against waves of enemies tower defense style"-kinda thing? Seeing how the setting is very original and creative, I would hate to see it be Generic PvP Survival Game No. 23 when it comes to gameplay. To be honest, I am not a fan of survival games to begin with and not really thrilled with this announcement, but it being developed by Obsidian, I have my hopes up that it becomes a very different, more complex and interesting take on the genre. Survival by working together and being clever and resourceful in an adventurous kind of way instead of the usual grieving simulator.

Time to speculate. - Microsoft is in dire need of good Xbox exclusives. Best case scenario would of course be a well established IP, not something completely new. - Todd Howard showed up at the Microsoft E3 press conference and Fallout 76 had an Xbox exclusive early access, so there is definitely a partnership of some kind going on. - The Fallout: New Vegas footage in the "special announcement" video is suspiciously in sync with people talking about what games Obsidian wants to make and what a Obsidian game is. - Kotor also shows up alot, and although that in itself is not surprising given that it is a much beloved and classic Obsidian game, remember that Microsoft is partnered with Disney - and they own Star Wars as everybody knows. - Given the nature of consoles and gamepads, the preferred exclusives would surely not be top down rpgs, but rather third person or first person games. - I dare to say that Obsidian is a bigger name on pcs than on consoles, so having the announcement "Random new game from Obsidian exclusively for your XBOX!" would not draw nearly as much of a crowd than "Sequels from huge IPs that everybody is waiting for for years coming exclusively for your XBOX!". So... conclusion in my humble opinion: The chances for a new KOTOR and Fallout: New Vegas are better than ever - if not very good all around. If I was Microsoft, I would have set my eyes on those to games as the Obsidian flagship games for future exclusives. Since I love these games, I would certainly look forward to this, but it also saddens me that from how I see this new situation, Pillars of Eternity in its current form is most likely shelved.

Is the beta only available if you pledged a certain amount? I backed the game on Fig in february, but the only thing showing up on the My Products page is the Tyranny coupon.