capnlejosh

Tis beautiful, can't wait to see it in motion. Now, where is Avellone with the Arcanum update!?

I'm absolutely for achieving more points (skill or "XP") by only completing objectives, if unique encounters exist which have no objective, it could be protecting an orb/book/scroll/ring etc. to boost your character somehow rather than just a set of points. I prefer this because at least you're gaining an item with (at least) a unique design, a bit of backstory (lore) and also the ability to talk about what you gained. I'd rather hear people talk about a sword they obtained by overcoming an awesome encounter rather than saying I got 50k XPs and that's all. Yes, you can have both but it dilutes the experience in my opinion and (for example) a book giving you a new spell is much better than gaining XP and then clicking on a context menu to gain a new spell, especially if that book has good writing within it. I haven't read the thread entirely, apologies if I've re-iterated the same points.