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Problem with PE and consoles is usually minimalistic graphic memory in consoles. As large (15360x8640 from 6x6 screen map [used in IE games] where one screen is 2560x1440) 2d background consume lot of graphic memory. And when you add enviromental animations and 3d characters and objects consoles just run out of graphic memory. So to get game to run on consoles backgrouds and background animations must be renered on smaller size (which means lose of details) or game must use partial loading technics that cause map to flow unsmoothly or slowly and this can also cause need to change how pathfinding and etc. things work. PE will not probably cause high load to cpu or gpu, so prosessing power will not, probably, be a problem. Then there is of course problem of point and click and paint and select interface solutions, as they are not perfect for console controller, but are optimal for mouse. And of course keyboard will over lot of shortcut keys, when console interface much be developed so that skill/spell/talent/menu/map/journal/window/inventario/etc. selection are fast to do with few clicks from the controller. So for optimal gaming experience, consoles and pc need separate interfaces. And then there is of course testing which console version would add considerably Then there is of course that fact that PE will need quite much harddrive space, so it will not fit in OUYA's 8 GB, and it will be too big for Xbox live or PSN. And physical distribution for consoles is expensive and difficult for indie studio to do in first place.

Gameplay balances what we have seen in past AD&D full plate is best and one would use it, but some classes can't use it or it blocks usage of class specific abilities. D&D 3.0 and 3.5 put limit to dexterity bonus, some classes must take feat to be able to use one and it restricts some class specific abilities DAO, full plate causes abilities to use more combat resource and armours have minimium strength requirement to character to wear them. And in all of these games full plate is rare and expensive and it weight more than other armours. In all of these settings reason for not to use full plate come from realism or world inner logic.

From that this come in mind

Yes and no. Yes because strong emergence says that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. And no because reductionism says that a complex system is nothing but the sum of its parts, and that an account of it can be reduced to accounts of individual constituents.

They mean with previous tier, previous physical tier, which is $140. And that list in obsidian tumblr page should be most specific about what each tier includes as they say on PE's kickstarter's homepage that one should look complete reward list from there.

Excelent story companied with good gameplay mechanics in intresting and believable world added with elements of exploration, discovery and heroism/villianism and all this must be paced with appropriate rate of action, story telling, character development and threat. This of course is when we speak about fantasy rpgs.

http://project-etern...ty-reward-tiers Hope this helps

Video of study made in University of Leeds limitations imposed by full plate And here is study it self http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2011/07/15/rspb.2011.0816.full

Some logic will help usually when you think which claims have basis in reality and which are probably fiction. For example, why people would use armour that don't really protect against one of common weapons on battlefield and which causes them lose much of their ability to fight and which is also most expensive armour in market? And one thing what people also should remember about full plates is that there were battle, ceremonial and jousting version of them. Jousting version of full plates were much heavier and they didn't had same agility as battle and ceremonial versions. Example about jousting armour Example of battlefield version of full plate

When every class in the game has magic, so I don't see why one class should have special restrictions what to wear so that it can cast spells. And removing equipment restrictions don't make wizard as fighter, because even if you can wield sword, it don't mean that you know how to use it. And wearing heavy armour don't make you immortal even if you are wizard. And those who say that wiards should not have armours, because of their protective magic, you should probably read what Josh said about that in his update. Wizards magic is not effective against bullets, which is reason why some wizards in PE's world wear plate armour. And in melee wizard with plate armour will probably lose to fighter who has more skill with sword and can magically enchant his speed and strength. And rogue who can make him or her self to be invisible and insubstantial has great advantage against wizard who focus more to combat than his or her spells. So removing equipment restrictions don't destroy balance between classes when classes are different from what you have seen in D&D.

Here not so good video that show how well stanard 15th century crossbow penetrates armour

That's not how I understood it, do you have a source please? In Health and stamina systems update's thread Josh gives this example http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/61533-update-24-less-than-30-hours-to-go-life-and-death-and-audio-cd-soundtrack/page__st__20?do=findComment&comment=1241994

Or not impregnate her and die hero's death as one should. This ending is especially good when you have slaughterd all companions on the way except Morrigan and of course you have destroyed elves in forrest and city, drive dwarfs in civil war, let undead kill most of the Redcliff and killed jarl's son and wife. So you were absolute true hero

Character takes damage to health and stamina from every hit. Stamina don't protect character from health lose.

Long-sword meant any sword with long cutting blade Bastard sword refered to irregular swords or swords of uncertain origin Great Sword is modern term that which don't has any historical preference. But Scottish Claymore in it's Gaelic form (claidheamh mor) means literally great sword, but it was hand and half sword. German's had Zweihänder which literally means two-hander and is sword type what people usually mean when they speak about great swords. So dividing swords to these three types can be very difficult time to time, as there is no specific specs what sword should have that it could be put in one.

Maybe definition what Greeks used is bit too wide "whoever is not Greek is a Barbarian"

Mail is quite easy and cheap to make. Because you only need long and thick enough iron or steel wire, which you circle around rod which has diameter which you want for your links it is long enough to have enough rounds to make links that mail need, then make cut parallel to rod on wire one sidedly. And now you have all links you need to make mail, then you only need to weave them as shirt. I would say that expert weaver can weave at least shirt a day. And then if smith will bother he or she will close all links and that can take another day. And you don't need any real experts to do mails (because I did one and I am very poor smith) Here a video how to make chain mail using steel wire Of course making mail will take much longer if you forge all links invidiually.

This quite morbid video shows why i think Two handed sword shoud have greater damage.Its not best fencing weapon but when it goes dow to choping head of troll its your weapon of choice. You dont want to fance with rapier with him for 10 minutes. You just try to chop as much meat of that m**herf***er as fast and as much as possible In fight one should very rarelly use any sword as meat cleaver, because such blows are easy to anticipate and block especially if blocker is much stronger than wielder. And futhermore heavy blows will tire wielder very quickly. So fighter with two handed sword should use caution and finesse, against bigger and badder opponents. Same goes for single handed sword wielders. So tactics, like hit troll on knee, hope that you broke it and decapitated troll or pierce troll's head when it's down, would be preferable.

What you think about this part and that George Ziets is also a member of PE team? And then back to topic, interview was great, especially that refenrence to scrum and how that will give them good estimate what they can and can't do.

Great information about rapiers and how they developed during in their history and why they came to be obsolete http://www.historynet.com/weaponry-the-rapier.htm And another great article where writer explain how longsword fencing differs from modern fencing.

Yes, I so want to see that Cipher’s lair now. So much so that I almost start to demanding romance to be in PE instead of only preferring it be included

To me most of the fun parts in IE games were "realistic" feeling parts of the game, like how areas were designed so that they looked functional, how most of the equipments had functional look in them, how relationships evolved, how some people had hidden agendas, etc. Most unfun parts of the game for me were those where there was problems with inner logic of the game, like why I can't take Gorion's body to cleric to be resurrected, or why my warrior hit's with quarterstaff like it is baseball bat, why nobody in market place has any money with them, etc. things that broke my suspension of disbelief. Most important thing is not that things follow rules scientific realism, but that they look like they function realistically. It's like magic show if trick looks like that it wasn't real, it is rarely fun to watch, but when it looks like that person really flows in air or is sawed to pieces or takes dove from thin air then it's very entertaining to watch. And here fatastic three bladed sword which shoot blades. What you think is this such weapon which you want to swing in PE?

Some culture specific materials, which other cultures see as inferior like chinese paper armour, in armours could be nice addiyion. Paper armour actually works quite well as MythBusters season 9 episode 12 tells us

High beauty opened some unexpected doors (for example dialog with dark elf leader was quite different with high beaty character ) in the game so I would not say that it is worthless. And pickpocketing was really not worthless skill in high level as you could steal armours npcs weared from them and it also gave some nice short cuts.

I writed down some of my thoughts about fatigue system earlier in this thread