PK htiw klaw eriF
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Today I got drunk and played Baldur's Gate Trilogy. I hope that magic isn't so god damn hard to dispell in PE. -
I dunno, maybe HBO could do something that Game if Thrones for that. I wonder how the audience would react when they found out that Roland is cursed to redo the same epic journey until he recovers his humanity? I don't really have anything to watch ATM(TrueBlood and Dexter have been pretty lackluster for the last few seasons) is Under the Dome that meh?
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)Oh Lurky, I wasn't actually commenting about your posts(I'd actually put them down as a model of civil discussion), just the general negativity from both camps that turns a discussion into a mud-slinging contest. I do think your question is fair(and something I'm kicking myself for not posting) and should be discussed. I'm personally fine if something I like isn't included, as long as there is enough quality content to keep me entertained. I'm sure that Obsidian will provide on that front, seeing as every game of their's I've played(everything but DS3) has been packed with great content while lacking things I like(like sea battles with Krakens, a cRPG should really try this sometime).
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I actually prefer to use mods without any sort of manager.
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Ulquiorra's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)Rather than outright specializations, I would like to see each class have a choice of what special abilities they get. For example, a Fighter could chose between "Defender" and "Offensive Stance"* instead of being saddled with "Defender", which is not very useful for a fighter who wants to deal high amounts of damage and is not concerned with defense. Giving the player the choice of which ability to take allows them to craft their own "specialization" instead of shoehorning them into a role. *not a confirmed PE ability AFAIK, but think of a similar ability to the 3.X/PF feat "Power Attack". I made up the name.
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)A damn shame. I think that making any suppositions about the motives of people who want something different from you is not good at all, and reeks of a strawman. I think that discussing why you want/don't want something in the game is good, but when doing so you should try to analyse what the person actually says instead of launching an attack on what you want them to say. By attacking strawmen and being hypersensitive to everything, you are making these forums closer to the BSN than X>10 regular posters talking about romance ever could on their own. Back on topic: There are three positions in this. 1. You want romance because you believe that it is worth the resources to implement and is something that you will likely enjoy 2. You don't want romance because you believe that it is not worth the resources to implement and is not something you will likely enjoy 3. You could live with or without romances in PE I personally take position 3. I trust that Obsidian will make the right call when it comes to what is best for their game, and am sure that all relationships will be well written and integrated into the "story" of either the main plot or companion in question. If there is romance(s) I highly doubt that they will be Bioware-like virtual **** dolls. Does anyone else here trust that Obsidian could deliver with PE, even if something you don't like is included?
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)Are you saying that evil characters are all pedos?
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My first pnp game was GURPS in a sci-fi setting. My character, Santiago, blew up a planet with the "demolitions" skill. Good times.
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)Perhaps it could be a cursed codpiece? . You could call it Bigby's oppressive strap It draws crushing hand to the codpiece...
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No. There are Dire Wolves in the first area the PC ends up in that can kill Warrior classes on a lucky roll and is almost certain to kill anyone else. They are pretty hard to hit and quite tough too, so unless you get very lucky or have a party of characters who are at least specialized with ranged weapons, they will most likely kill you if you are playing on normal difficulty. Things do flow better after level 3, but levels 1 and 2 are insanely difficult. It's compounded by the fact that the power differences between the early levels are massive, ie. level 1 = unkillable, level 2 = doable, level 3 = faceroll. Yeah, 2E levels do have a large difference early game, then sort of blend together level 17+. Thinking about it more, I would love to see a BG-style game in a new engine, using the Pathfinder ruleset, and with a prologue that gets the player to level 3. I wonder if a videogame with Pathfinder ruleset is legally possible?
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)Perhaps it could be a cursed codpiece?
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)It is a bit strange seeing mcmanusaur being so serious. I do agree that NPC relationships with each other are often lacking, and that is one thing I would really like to see in a RPG. I would also like to see a system similar to what Ieo proposed ages ago implemented, where NPCs can have different relationships with different PCs, and see some more "negative" relationships(like rivalries) implemented well.
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No. There are Dire Wolves in the first area the PC ends up in that can kill Warrior classes on a lucky roll and is almost certain to kill anyone else. They are pretty hard to hit and quite tough too, so unless you get very lucky or have a party of characters who are at least specialized with ranged weapons, they will most likely kill you if you are playing on normal difficulty. Things do flow better after level 3, but levels 1 and 2 are insanely difficult.
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Wals, I feel the need to hire an older English gent to read your thread titles for me.
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)I'm not anti-romance. I'm not romance has to be in the game either. If romances are included, I want them to fit the game and the characters and not limit the viability of not romancing NPCs. If they're not there I still expect robust NPCs to have other kinds of human relationships with. That is exactly how I feel. IMO, the biggest problem with romances isn't the content itself, but rather the expectation some players have for the content. I don't think that a romance(in any work of fiction or IRL) needs to be deeper, more complex, and more content-rich than other types of inter-personal relationships to be considered valid. When people argue for making romance more content-rich and deeper than other relationships(because they believe that romances are the deepest inter-personal relationship possible) in games it is perfectly understandable that someone may not want to see them included if they overshadow all other types of relationships.
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With multiple monitors being commonplace, that probably isn't too far off.
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PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)I knew Forton looked like a deadbeat dad...
Today I worked all day. Drinking a beer and thinking of playing videogames or watching TV. Not as impressive, also what happened to the drainage? Canada spent all of their money on Maple Syrup and can't afford to install drainage.
Try here. Not AutoUpdate, but as far as I know the only place to access updates at all. If you have the GOG version, it is already at the final patch. Make that the Pathfinder ruleset and it would be an instant buy for me.
Good on you, the first rig always feels the most rewarding. Current rig MOBO: MSI Z87-G45 CPU: i5-4670k 3.4GHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 770 RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2x8 DDR3 1600 PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow 850W SSD: SAMSUNG 840 250GB HDD: WD BLUE 1TB Not really impressive, but suits my needs well enough.
PK htiw klaw eriF replied to Zalpha's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)You see that's where we disagree to a certain degree. Unless someone is suffering from some sort of mental ailment I think we all know that your character in a RPG is just a pixel and software code creation of developers. We all know its not real. But that's not the point or the point of RPG. We identify and see ourselves as the characters in this epic journey and we do consider the choices we make as choices that have consequence in changing this virtual world that we immerse ourselves in for dozens of hours. We "role-play" for a number of reasons like escapism and excitement. But I never presume to tell people what there RP experience should be as this is completely subjective and personal. I fail to see anything weird around the effort or time someone puts into there game and how they choose to discuss or demonstrate this effort. For some people just the thought of adults spending time on a website discussing a game that isn't even released would be considered pointless and weird so we should be careful with our judgments I hate to pull this card but, have you been to the Bioware forums? Posters there are obsessively attached to characters to the point of building effigies. To your point, I wasn't claiming that you can't relate to or empathize with a character. I was claiming that seeing yourself as the PC is wrong and that the NPCs have a relationship with the PC not the player. I don't think PE needs romance, but I won't lose sleep or bitch about Sawyer if it is included.
