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I still don't see any concrete examples here relating to PoE2 specifically. I don't think there will be any "safe spaces" in Obsidian's writing in PoE2. As for people's sexuality in game, well it might come up I suppose, since there seems to be some sort of relationship feature in the game for a limited set of characters, but I think it is a pretty safe bet that you will be able to avoid the issue completely if you so wish. I still don't see the problem.

I agree. What are people worried about happening? "SJW writing" isn't really defined so it's hard to understand what the potential problem might be.

That plus stacking would be great imo, I don't see why anything further would be necessary. Why have stacking if you instead just cut down on all the meaningless loot? Instead of having 10 spears with a total worth of 10 gold coins, have 1 spear drop worth 10 gold coins. Less hassle.

Just wanted to say there's a lot of great portraits in this thread! And kudos to everyone who's helping out making watercolored versions, particularly Aramintai.

Not really, as a Devoted wouldn't have an animal companion. So those who wants to make an Archer type who doesn't have companion is better off with Devoted.

Sorry for coming in from the side here, but why does Devoted class get several weapon proficiencies? The class description clearly states the class is focused on one single weapon type. Is all this working as intended or is it something they are going to fix?

Working now! Thanks for the swift action!

I'm not aware of who Aartz is or where he/she has posted any info on this. Sorry if I was stating something that was already obvious.

+1 I'm having the same problem. *edit* Got a reply from @obsidian on Twitter. They are aware of the problem and looking into it.

Good thinking! Will do that! I've sent a tweet to @obsidian about the problem by the way. Maybe we will get some info that way too. *edit* Got a reply from @obsidian. They are aware of the problem and looking into it.

Yeah, same for me. Annoying.

It was included in tiers $99+ and could be added as add-on for the others. Sounds awesome. Thanks for the info!

Was the beta included in any backer level or is it sold completely seperately?

I have no idea what it will cost at release, but given how big the game is, I'd be surprised if it didn't cost more than $35. So I'd grab it now rather than later, if I were you.

. I liked Durance, I liked Sagani, I liked Grieving Widow. These are characters which don't fit into the "dating sim" design. I'm not sure what you mean with "dating sim" design, but I think Sagani could have been a good fit for a romance. It could have been an interesting scenario where Sagani would have been torn between her family and her feelings for the PC. It wouldn't necessarily have been a "happily ever after" romance, but a very interesting and fulfilling romance none the less. What I'd like more from romances in RPGs is to make them a bit less railroaded. Just like a boss can be difficult to defeat in a game, completing a romance should/could be difficult to achieve too. I think it would both make them more interesting and more satisfactory too (cause it's not just about clicking on the heart symbol seven times during the span of a 30 hour game or whatever).

The city looked great! Can't wait for the game to be released.

Same here. And I have an important meeting in a few hours. :/

Indeed. Personally I don't like active abilities on my fighters and similar classes. I want them to be low maintenance so I can focus on my spell slingers.

Have a meeting at work today which starts 16:30 (CST) which lasts until around 21.00. This meeting will be an absolute drag.

Took me 18 minutes to pre-load. Oh, the humanity.

Indeed, and the backer beta have been available for quite some time.

First of all; at the moment there is no product to use. You can use the product on Thursday, when it goes live. No need to panic. Yes, streamers and reviewers have a review build to play at the moment. That is standard procedure for any game. Nothing to whine about. Indeed, we all wish to preload the game, and you will have that opportunity today. Brandon Adler stated in another thread they will push out the keys today (they're on pacific US time so that might mean tomorrow if you are in some other time zone). And people taking their day off on Thursday is just peachy. They will get to play the game when it goes live, which is 9 am (PDT) on Thursday (again, according to Brandon Adler). Seacrest out.

Steam orderers don't have the game pre-loaded if that is what you're getting at. Not that it matters anyway, cause we can't play it (activate the game) until Thursday anyway. So calm the eff down. The drama on these forums are reaching ridiculous levels.

Is there any point in taking backstab for a bow wielding rogue? I mean, it says the char have to be max 2 meters from target, and that's not generally a prefered distance for a ranged char.