stalfos

The point of pre-ordering isn't much different from backing the game. You're essentially just funding current development on the promise that you will eventually get a completed game. There hasn't been any purely consumer oriented reason to pre-order games since digital distribution became ubiquitous. I would say that there is an incentive to pre-order now that you can pre-load (at least on Steam). Maybe not a huge incentive, not like back when stores would run out of physical copies of a game, but if you have a slow connection it can make a difference. Besides, pre-orders aren't presented as "pre-order and get a complete game Eventually"; it's "pre-order and get a complete game on Insert Date Here." It does feel like it violates the spirit of the agreement a little. If you're considering whether or not to back a project, you're going to consider the developer's past work, and "Hey, remember the time they knowingly released a thoroughly borked game?" does not exactly bode well. I think Deadfire will be a good game, perhaps excellent, once all the bugs are fixed, and that it's a lot easier for me to play Armchair Dev/Tester/Project Manager than it is for the good folks at Obisidian to actually do those things. They've worked their butts off (and are continuing to do so), and the parts of the game I have seen (that are not bugged) seem very nice. I think that's why I found this frustrating, but as far as life problems go, this is ultimately pretty minor.

This is pretty disheartening. I know that it approaches impossible to catch every bug before release, but these are both large and obvious. What's the point of pre-ordering or buying early if the game is virtually unplayable (for those with bugged companions and/or relationships) or actually unplayable (for Mac users)? I would rather have a later release date than to get my hopes up and then dash them :-/

Especially if there's another disposition that's supposed to be there but is overtaken by one of the conflicting traits. Hmm. Can you tell me all the dispositions your Aloth has, if it's not too much trouble? Mine has: Anti-Irresponsibility Pro-Autonomy Pro-Duty Anti-Pride Pro-Stewardship/Authoritarianism Anti-Tradition

I have been lurking on the forums for some time, but this is my first post. I've searched for this issue and haven't seen another thread for it, but if there is one then please point it out I know that Aloth currently has some approval and past-choices bugs, so I am not sure if this is another one or if it's intended. My Aloth has two dispositions/reputations that appear to conflict--he is pro-autonomy (represented by the bird) and pro-stewardship (represented by the cage); the description for stewardship says that he supports "benevolent authoritarianism." Does anyone know if this is a bug, or intended nuance/hypocrisy on Aloth's part? I am using a created history with the "Aloth dismantles the Leaden Key and sublimates Iselmyr" choice.