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Common pitfalls of CRPG games to avoid
rjshae replied to TrashMan's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
Another common pitfall: repetitive banter. Characters with a limited set of blurt strings that they say over... and over... and over again. -
Common pitfalls of CRPG games to avoid
rjshae replied to TrashMan's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
What does "too much loot" mean anyway? It seems purely a matter of perception. I suppose there's a group of players who prefer "low magic" gaming, which would make magic "rare" in the general population. But rare for your average Joe doesn't necessarily mean rare for an adventurer. Your character is entering fantasy venues where magical power has necessarily been concentrated, so the likelihood of encountering magical loot is greatly increased. The only way to fix the supposed "problem" is to eliminate magic entirely, which isn't an appealing idea in a fantasy genre. -
My understanding is that the class-based approach is favored in this game because it encourages synergistic tactics. That is, the different strengths and weaknesses of the party members need to be coordinated for best effect. If every party member can be anything, then there is less to differentiate them. Class-less works great for a single character game, but for a party-based game, specialties allow for more interesting tactics that can make the whole greater than the sum of the parts.
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Pushing the release date forward
rjshae replied to drizzan's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
It's very easy for people to say "take your time" and get it right, but taking your time also takes more money. Hopefully the budget won't become a serious issue late in the development, otherwise they may need to find investors and split the rewards. -
Well it's one balancing mechanism or another; choose your poison. The summoner is presumably staying out of combat, so the stamina is going to other purposes. In the example I gave, the summoner gets a 2 for 1 deal with the Stamina, effectively reducing their rate of loss. The summoner is also not taking Health damage--that is being absorbed by the summoned creature.
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The same as with professions in real life: by providing a variety of different situations in each of which the strengths and skills of just a subset of the classes is favored.
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Summoned creatures could be turned into Stamina drains for their owners by giving them a lower Stamina cap and allowing the caster to transfer her own Stamina when the creature gets low (at, say a 1-for-2 rate). This could be done by setting up a Stamina link at the instant of summoning, which automatically draws down the caster's Stamina as needed. If the caster doesn't sustain the summoned creature, then it gets eliminated relatively quickly. Requiring Stamina maintenance would remove the need to limit the number of summons and make it a resource management issue.
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Level cap and pacing
rjshae replied to Shadowmant's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
Haven't we discussed this before? Not that it matters, I suppose. Let's say 40-80 hours of play time and twelve levels; that's one level up per ~3-6 hours of play. Seems fine. -
New Interview with Josh Sawayer
rjshae replied to GrayAngel's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Wasteland 2 is coming soonish. It is still in beta and probably has a ways to go, but I think its the most recent thing coming out next. Maybe a few more months? Yup, plus Shadowrun: Dragonfall, Divinity: Original Sin, The Witcher 3: WIld Hunt, Blackguards, and many more. This may turn out to be the new golden age. -
Hopes on female armors design
rjshae replied to MarieL's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Brianne of Tarth.- 148 replies
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Reflections
rjshae replied to NanoPaladin's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Early on I was hoping they would add a small panel showing an overhead view (even if it was just iconized). Nothing appears to have come of it though. -
New Interview with Josh Sawayer
rjshae replied to GrayAngel's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
It's been mentioned that they are aiming to reach level 12. The fact that they are about half way there is news to me; that may mean it's another year away. Fortunately there are plenty of other good CRPGs coming out this year to fill the void. It is encouraging to read that he speaks positively of future games if this does well. I'm also glad that there will be a large variety of monsters. -
Common pitfalls of CRPG games to avoid
rjshae replied to TrashMan's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
Settlements that feel devoid of life. I don't enjoy the experience of walking into a city that is inhabited by a handful of cardboard cutout characters and has only a few working doors. I'd rather find a ruined, empty city inhabited only by beasts.- 253 replies
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Hopes on female armors design
rjshae replied to MarieL's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
I don't think that claim is broadly accepted at all. Certainly not in this community. I'm very forgiving towards claims of spiritual succession, and even I don't buy that one. I suspect also that all but the most committed skeptics would agree that the PoE apple is not going to fall nearly as far from the tree as the DA:O one did. If anything, DA:O was the spiritual successor to NWN2.- 148 replies
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There could be some class differentiation made by the types of stores you can access. For example, a Rogue gets access to a black market shoppe by demonstrating his skills; priests and paladins allows access beneficial potions at a temple; wizards are permitted to trade with the magic guild; rangers can trade with the elven clan, etc.
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Class Name Ideas
rjshae replied to ZornWO's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
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It's got to be my favorite ad from the SB...
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game narrator / chapters
rjshae replied to agris's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Stories (Spoiler Warning!)
Thus the story began with a solemn, baritone voice that exclaimed, "You must gather your party before venturing forth...." -
Hopes on female armors design
rjshae replied to MarieL's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Charged power: bonus to Thrusting attacks, but you're fatigued afterwards and need to cuddle.- 148 replies
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If Rangers are going to be given the option to melee focus, I think Fighters should be provided a decent ranged capability.
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I like to think that science is a procedural construct to help correct for the evolved biases of the human mind. It's not a truth unto itself, but provides a road-map to avoid useless rationalizations.
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