AndreaColombo

^ With those tiny, mirrored sprites for player-controlled characters? No, thanks. Give me BG1 sprites any time of day and night!

Character models could really use AA in this game. At least MSAA (possibly + TrSSAA).

I must say the UI and icons look pretty good

Yes please. This looks so good and feels so IE!

Very interesting info on sound!

I recall there being issues with characters that were almost transparent in the first few builds of the backer beta but that doesn't seem to be the case any longer. What issues are left with contrast? Things look pretty good to me now.

Hi, quick question for the devs: Is it possible to bring back per-pixel occlusion on selection circles in the form of a toggable option? I understand the reason why it was removed, as occlusion hid selection circles underneath tall grass, spell fx, etc. and that was absolutely a legitimate concern. However, there are places where having selection circles on top of everything else looks kinda funky, like in this caption I took from Shevek's youtube playthrough of the the backer beta: Plus I like the idea of selection circles rippling underwater That said, I do realize this is super minor and I do not advocate that much time be spent on it, if at all. If it is something that can be easily and quickly turned into a toggable option, that would be rad. If not, that's also totally kewl.

How come you're playing with Color Blind Mode on? Tangentially, is there a way to apply per-pixel occlusion to selection circles like it used to be in the first version of the beta? I understand the reason why it was removed, but now selection circles are always on top of everything and that's immersion breaking at times. I wouldn't mind the option to revert back to original behavior.

I normally only lurk but as Sensuki has been described as a single very loud individual, I wanted to point out that I agree with pretty much everything he said about the engagement system; I just didn't bother posting about it because he already had my back covered and explained things much better than I ever could. However, to recap: Engagement does nothing to prevent kiting. Sensuki's videos clearly demonstrate that kiting is still very much possible. Engagement makes certain playing styles (that were never a problem to begin with) not viable for no good reason. Engagement adds zero value to combat. So far I have not seen a single post providing evidence to the contrary of any of the above. Re: exploitable mechanics in IE games. Just because IE games had exploitable mechanics, it doesn't mean PoE should too. Spiritual successors are not supposed to bring back the bad sides of the games they pay homage to. PoE, being the spiritual successor to IE games that it is, should have BG/IWD-like combat minus the dumb A.I. and exploitable systems. End of story—no two ways about it.

? As in, those are your cans through which you're listening to the stream? On unrelated news, I hope the stream will be available on YouTube afterward (1080p, FTW!).

Your link looks pretty 720p to me

Not playing the beta but I figured color-coding spell icons would be a given in a IE spiritual successor (or any RPG, really; I know it is not, but it should). Makes things a lot more intuitive.

Those dragons look good!

Wait, they're gonna sell this? I thought it would be an exclusive backer item?

How delightfully Sturm und Drang!

Chiming in as well to express my full support for the Obsidian team and their decision to delay the game release. Take all the time you need to make it shine!

That animal companion's selection circle must be made larger to fully encompass the 3D model. It looks weirdly off like that.

Is anyone going to post the new portraits added with this build? How many are they?

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/66852-list-of-typosspelling-mistakesgrammarinconsistancies-thread/

Very much this.

Beta access is a $25 add-on to any pledge.

Brandon - I backed at a tier that includes a beta key but I will not be able to participate or contribute any feedback. May my beta key be given to another user that doesn't currently have a right to one? It would be a pity if it was wasted.

I can't stress enough how fundamental this is. If there is one thing I have learned in my (albeit limited) experience in the field, is that there is only one thing that makes a good bug report: crystal-clear, detailed repro steps. A screenshot of the issue may add value depending on the issue; everything else ranges from optional to time-wasting. Nothing helps a developer like the ability to quickly reproduce the bug without wasting time wild-guessing what it might be.

Hi StrangeCat, is your computer monitor calibrated? Mine is, and I can tell you skin color in PoE is neither grey nor light blue. Not particularly natural, if you will, but that's mostly because it lacks texture and it is completely flat. Anyway, you can change skin color during CC if the default color is not to your liking

True. That's why a smart AI would switch from a ranged weapon to a melee weapon as they see you rushing toward them (provided they could see you do that in a given circumstance; such as the one in the video)