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    How Would You Feel if the Fundraising Was Extended?

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    By all means keep it open for longer. I personally went for a fairly high tier, but if the PayPal fundraising stays open longer it is in no way going to reduce the value of what I get - quite the contarary - I am going to get a bigger, better game as a result.

     

    This applies in particular if it means the difference between getting a second big city or not (the 3.5M one).

    Update #21: 5 days left!

    in Pillars of Eternity: Announcements & News

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    Hmm, this has me a little worried. It is okay if there is very little level scaling used in the main campaign to balance a few things out (encounter scaling!)... but then Josh references New Vegas, in which the ENTIRE critical path was level scaled - and that was a huge part of the game... :geek:

     

    But is there any better alternative? Say for example, that at some point you have two semi-independent goals - you need to complete both A and B to proceed towards your primary goal, but it does not matter in what order you do them. Let's assume A and B are "equally" hard. Say you do A first ... spend a lot of time on it - it is pretty hard and time-consuming, but your party gains quite a bit of XP, levels and gear. Then you do B, but if it does not scale, it will be ... well, very, very easy compared to A, because of everything you have gained while doing A - and if it is not a real challenge, it will be a disappointment to some.

     

    I would prefer to have some limited scaling in situations like that.

     

    Too much scaling is even worse, however. If I reach a high level and return to a typical starting area - say, a rat-infested basement, I don't want to see duraluminum-plated, fire-breathing rats. Likewise, if I wander into a dragon lair at the beginning I should get killed, not have to fight a tiny, wimpy dragon whelp.

     

    The right level of scaling to me means to have major NPCs, their spells, skills, pets, henchmen, gear and treasure scale a bit .. within a limited range - in D&D terms something like "NPC X will be set to level 13-17 depending on average party level when you first encounter him". To me, that is reasonable, and keeps the game challenging, without making the scaling silly.

    Modding

    in Pillars of Eternity: Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

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    I know there are many people like myself - programmers who really look forward to the game, and have the skill and time required to make modding tools. We don't really need Obsidian to make the tools - all we need is for them to make it possible in principle to make the tools....and then the mods will follow.

     

    I think it is well established by now that modding support estends the "lifespan" of any game - people will play it for longer, recommend it to more friends and will be more likely to buy any expansions or sequels.

     

    Besides, by having the community develop the tools, Obsidian can condentrate on the game itself - a much better use of their resources.

     

    So, that's my primary mod-related request - make it possible to add community created content (new areas, enounters, spells, items, quests...) and make it possible for us to create any necessary tools to create that content.

     

    I would for example suggest that a few months before the game is released, Obsidian should release some sample files and file format info - possibly only under NDA and possibly only to selected people. This would give the community a bit of a head start, and might mean that some tools might be ready when the game is released.

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    Stretch Goals and Backer Rewards - What do you think?

    in Pillars of Eternity: Announcements & News

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    To me, the most valuable addition would be anything that increases replayability value.

     

    If I play the game through twice, with different companions, will my experience be sufficiently different the second time?

     

    I would like to see companion/class/race/gender-specific side-quests, encounters and areas.

     

    I would also like to see interactions between my companions and any other "small" details that will make it worthwhile to re-play the game.

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