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Yep. Co-signed. Bought off Steam, installing now.

Is this worth picking up?

I don't think save or die would work with PoE's mechanics, as all offensive attacks will either miss, graze, hit, or critical. There could be a critical causes death ability, but no all or nothing spells. Also, no spells like that cheese Imprisonment. Instant KO without save or spell resistance that can only be reversed by a 9th level spell is pretty **** design.

Windows 8?

Did I miss anything of note or are the same arguments being repeated ad nauseam?

No you said "some of those things" which is very vague. If you don't want people to misunderstand your meaning, try being more precise. How is his different than Baldur's Gate? You can reach the XP cap if you only play a fourth of the game and there are plenty of actions that are not rewarded with XP. Again, how is his different than Baldur's Gate? You don't need Varscona, The World's Edge, or Asheinda to beat the game, but they are quite nice to grab.

Yes, it is nice. Seeing as sneaking will be skill-intensive, and unless Obsidian are absolutely terrible designers dazzling the boss will be more complicated than just "Speech>10 = win". Which is why the vast majority of quests shouldn't(and likely won't) use lump sum and instead reward XP in intervals. Preferably said intervals would be tied to overcoming individual challenges within the quest and rewarded after completing those challenges. For example, you have a quest to rescue a lord's mistress from a mage. One challenge in the quest involves getting past the bandits the mage employs to guard his fortress. You have the option to (1)defeat the bandits in combat, (2)sneak past them, (3)bribe them, (4) poison them, or (5) trick them into fleeing. On completion of this challenge, you are rewarded a set amount of XP for completing the challenge regardless of method used. Options 1 and 2 require both player and character skill, options 3 and 4 will be resource draining, and if well-designed option 5 should be harder than "Speech>10 = win". Furthermore, the idea that quests should be completed without using any skill would be terrible design. I didn't like it because combat was the only method of conflict resolution available in the Baldur's Gate series for the vast majority of quests. For everything good about Baldur's Gate 2, there were very few quests where non-combat resolution was viable. I would have much preferred a system that rewarded players for completing challenges than method used to complete challenges. If you skip out on things in PoE, you will miss out on loot and XP as well. If you don't bother exploring, you will miss out on quests and loot too. You can play about a fourth of Baldur's gate and reach the 161,000 level cap. Only played 25% of vanilla BG and got all my XP! Winner!

Said combat encounter will likely be part of an objective, unless Obsidian happens to be bad designers. Seeing as the lead is the same guy behind IWD, I don't see that being an issue at all.

Objective XP is nice not because it makes the game easier(although a competent designer can still provide challenges, and if you think Obsidian isn't competent, giving them money to make a game is strange), but because it doesn't overly penalize or reward for role-playing in a role-playing game. If I'm playing a merciful hero, why should I get less XP because I decide to spare a foe I bested in combat? Why should someone who effortlessly butchers random villages be rewarded with XP for something that was at best a 15-minute click fest? Isn't a better option typing XP to completing objectives and rewarding them for that? If you enjoy the challenges of combat you can still take enjoyment out of the combat encounters, the only thing that changes for you is that XP is rewarded in bulk after completing an objective rather than in smaller increments everytime you slay a mook. If you dislike combat so much the only reason you grinded through it was to be rewarded with XP, you should try playing a game that you actually enjoy playing.

In an attempt to make the honorable Orogun1 fell less perturbed: And the woman so sexy she was fired: I think the only one who would give you flak is an insane fake-Russian whose taste in women is terrible.

Is some trying to take away my pixel boobs again?

Today I'm working and picked up a hd on my lunch break. Going to reinstall my GOG stuff later tonight.

Having to reinstall BGT because my HD crapped out. It's BG2 fixpack then Ascension then BGT right?

What about me Prime, doesn't the Internet need more people like me who are committed evangelists to decent Romance options in RPG? You know you need more people like me ..... No.

Umm.....that is very weak for an original setting. My original setting that I played with included detailed notes on major factions, gods, and nations. And I was 17 then.

This again? If the only enjoyment you get out of combat is getting XP, then you should probably play something else. If it pisses you off that PoE will not have combat be rewarded with XP, then I suggest you get laid.

Just picked up the trade of Manhattan projects. It was pretty damn good.

Kang the Conqueror is always the most important. If the celeb in question is sexy, upwards of 75%.

Would like this, but the man in the red shirt creeps me out.

I picked up the second issue of Red Rover Charlie today. Was pretty damn good. I can't disagree with this at all. I wish they would put a better creative team on Spider-Man too.

Does Resolve still influence status effects?

This thread makes me question the sanity of forum members.

While I find the idea of the real Galactus eating the Ultimate universe hilarious, I'm willing to bet the execution is ****. The new titles sound bad as well.