[Pillars of Eternity 2 Wish List and Suggestions]

@Torm51

 

I salute you on how awesome you are with the Adra dragon on PoTD.

 

I speak for myself you speak for yourself

[Pillars of Eternity 2 Wish List and Suggestions]

Here is my wish list for PoE 2.  (A few updates to my original post...)

 

 

The Talent System needs to be revamped. PoE featured too many awful talents that made little or no difference after you took them. The worst part of this problem is that some of these talents were then rendered worthless by gear. For instance why take Graceful Retreat (12 disengage defense) when there is in-game gear that will provide way more.

 

 

PoTD implementation is a problem. PoTD should emphasize more enemy variety per encounter instead of loading up bosses with infinite HP and one-shot damage. This poor implementation led to Dragons that cannot be killed. Can the developers please play the game on PoTD - or at least try.

 

 

No more random addition of immunities that unbalance the game. If you are going to implement immunities please balance the other talents in the game to accommodate them. Immunities rendered classes like the Barbarian (Threatening presence) and the Rogue weaker than intended in the original game. Immunities were a disaster in PoE

 

 

Players should be rewarded for designing good character builds. Remove the over dependence of classes on gear to be viable. (Forgemaster Gloves I am looking at you). There is something fundamentally wrong with gear overshadowing good character creation. It takes away the pay-off players get from constructing characters

 

 

After a trap is detected, there is no reason for companions to run into them. Bonus against traps should increase upon detection

 

 

A single attribute like Resolve should not dominate when it comes to dialog options. A resolve of 18 in PoE was enough to get the PC through most of the dialog options. Dialog options should be distributed better among the attributes

 

 

Six party members are too many in my opinion. Others may disagree

 

 

There should be more opportunities for people to gain attribute points through questing. The three in PoE (heritage hill, Council of Stars, Skaen Temple) were not enough

 

 

 

Per rest attribute bonuses are immersion breaking and frustrating. No one should have to trace their way out of a dungeon to reinstate attribute bonuses. Resting should give other benefits, but not attribute bonuses

 

 

I personally like min maxing. i like to see what I can squeeze out of a build. There are those who do not like to play that way and that is fine as well. PoE 2 should pay off for both types of play style

 

 

Let us customize companions from the start of the game. Do not give us random stat distribution NPCs to salvage from their miserable attributes (Sorry Pallegina...)

 

 

Please figure out how I can spend my money as it accumulates. 200,000 pands and nothing to spend it on is insane. 

 

 

All classes should have natural regeneration of health, even if some classes have more than others. Natural regeneration should be upgrade-able with talents

 

 

Be brave...let us experience some Divine level or epic gameplay. (Motb did just fine)

 

 

Plan for expansions from the start including the maximum level cap and talents. Scaling an area up because the player's level is too high  breaks the flow of the game and really is an odd way to implement an expansion

 

 

The bounties seemed 'tacked on' to me. the XP gain for those missions did not match overall game balance

 

 

I would like the level cap removed...but that's just my opinion

[Do Druids storm spells need to get nerfed?]

I dislike it when somebody shows up and asks for a talent to get nerfed because it suits their play style. I think it is rather shortsighted and does not help the game. Why not ask for other talents to be upgraded to give players a real choice? 

 

 

Nerfing in general is a lazy man's approach to making a game better. It creates imbalance in the overall game as soon as it is implemented and most of the time developers do not get around to tuning the rest of the game to compensate.

 

 

Look at what happened when they implemented immunities. It wrecked a bunch of rogue and barbarian talents in one swoop and rendered those classes under-powered till today. The fighter is another example. That class cannot hold down a position, critters are constantly breaking engagement.

 

 

PoE as a game has already suffered greatly from this nerfing syndrome. In some patches the nerfing has been so bad that the devs had to make a second pass to avoid ruining the game

 

 

Now someone wakes up and wants the druid to be rendered useless by nerfing the one talent that actually works the way it should. Give me a break...

[[Class Build] The Juggernaut - a heavy armored Monk]

Cannot decide whether to chose Scion of Flame for the 20% stack with Turning Wheel

 

or

 

Just choose Apprentice Sneak Attack for circumstantial damage...

[The Barbarian and the Rogue and the rest...]

The introduction of immunities devastated classes that depend on status effects to play their role

 

 

The Barbarian's Barbaric Yell, Barbaric Shout, and Threatening Presence have been rendered useless, the same goes for the Rogue's Withering, Fearsome, Crippling and Blinding Strikes.

 

This is in addition to their already gimped viability (low deflection, lack of build variety, loss of tactical options) in melee situations. Carnage was the Barbarian's only value to the party, and now even that is severely limited.

 

 

The developers shoehorned the immunities into the game without bothering to fine tune the affected classes to compensate.

 

 

Classes like the monk which deliver only crushing attacks are completely useless when facing enemies like ice blights. This is not normal, complete impotence should not be a feature in this kind of game

 

The game advertises that the Fighter is able to lock down a position and wear down enemies. That is not true...even the addition of Defender and Overbearing Guard talents are not enough to make him perform this task properly

 

 

I suspect Josh Sawyer is tired of fixing the issues with the game and is looking to move on. This is truly sad because the game has a lot of replayability potential like NWN2. 

 

 

Perhaps playing on PoTD has affected my perspective, but that is the only difficulty that clearly reveals the flaws in the class design.

 

 

Right now the situation with poorly tuned classes is just painful.

[White March Soundtrack]

Hail @Sylvus_Moonbow...

 

Hail and much appreciated!

[White March Soundtrack]

I cannot find the White March Soundtrack in the game files

 

Anyone know where they are located?

[Loads are slow]

it takes forever to load and save games now...never used to have this experience with PoE

[Are further patches planned?]

Are further patches for PoE planned or is Obsidan done with the game now that WM 2 is released?

 

 

[Is Vulnerable attack worth it?]

Under what circumstances is vulnerable attack beneficial?

 

It seems to me that taking vulnerable attack causes a massive decrease in speed for a small static bonus

 

Savage attack seems to be a better choice for players seeking to maximise damage

[Weapon and Shield with One handed style]

I am unable to verify that the One handed and Weapon and Shield Styles stack.

 

The combat log does not show it, and the character sheet does not show it.

 

Has anyone seen evidence of these two talents stacking?

[Confident Aim: Fighter talent bonus not applied]

The talent bonus for Confident aim is not being applied.

 

You do not see an increase in minimum damage after you pick the talent. The increase does not show up in the character sheet, and you also see no indication in the combat log.

 

The talent appears to be bugged. The game is not showing the bonus being applied anywhere.

 

 

 

[[3.02 Beta] Both Arcane Veils Fire at Once]

Whenever I activate Aloth's Arcane Veil, both instances now fire at once.

 

I believe this is not by design. One veil should expire first, then if the Wizard is still engaged in melee when it expires, the second veil can be activated.

[Which Attributes for which class? And how high?]

What is the maximum strength attainable?

[Does One Handed Style Stack ?]

Does the one handed style stack on someone also carrying a shield?

 

Can I pick the two talents and they stack?

[Update 3.02 Beta is Live]

Very disappointing that someone at Obsidian is not taking the release of patch notes seriously 

 

 

The delay is ridiculous

[Update 3.02 Beta is Live]

Would it not be better to publish those updates you have verified, and then publish the rest when finished?

 

The Beta is already out and folks need to make reference

[[3.01] Faith and Conviction Reputation Bonuses Do Not Update]

It does not update if you enter or exit a building, neither does it update if you rest...I have not tried travelling to a new location

[[3.01] Faith and Conviction Reputation Bonuses Do Not Update]

Paladin Faith and Conviction Bonuses do not automatically update as your favored reputation increases.

 

You actually have to reload your game before the updated bonuses are reflected in the character panel

 

 

This kind of impairment to the Paladin's faith and conviction breaks the viability of the class

[Paladin Base Deflection]

Was the Paladin's base deflection nerfed or has it always been 20?

 

I thought Paladin base deflection was 25

[Teach Me How to Barb My Fellow Pillarites]

PoTD will show you the weaknesses of your character very clearly.

 

Barbarians with their multiple attribute dependencies have been a huge frustration

[Teach Me How to Barb My Fellow Pillarites]

Josh Sawyer has refused to allow Barbarians to succed in this game.

 

How can one class need 4 attributes  (MIG, CON, PER, and INT to be viable), when other classes need 3?

 

If you lower INT, your Frenzy will not last long, 

If you lower MIG, you cant punch through enemy DR

If you lower CON, you die

Without PER you never hit

 

 

Barbarians have been an excercise in frustration for me

[optimal starting stats and late-game signifficance for wizard]

Perception:

 

 

Perception affects 2 important stats - Interrupt and Accuracy

 

A wizard with high perception and interrupting blows can do wonders with DOT spells...even low level spells like Chill Fog

[Reaching the endgame]

What is the best sequence to play PoE and its expansions

 

• Should I complete the Main Quest first before entering the White March?

 

• Is it better to pause the main quest as soon as you can start White March 1 and then finish both expansions before returning to complete the Main Quest?

 

• Or shall i complete White March 1 then finish the Main Quest before starting White March 2

 

Which option has worked best for you folks?

 

 

[Dual wield or 2H Rogue]

Rogues in WM 2.0

 

Still good as main or choose another class