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  1. Eldram
    Biting whip and draining whip seem to be must have talents. As far as powers go Eyestrike and Puppet Master are amazing. You should check out Sensuki's build guide for a melee Cipher, some great info! Sorry I don't have the link handy.
  2. Eldram
    What is everyone's plans for skill selection? I'm thinking mechanics and lore with a couple points in athletics. I'm choosing a melee Cipher (Thanks for such a great video on the build Sensuki!) so the scrolls won't be of great use, it's more for the bestiary unlocks and dialog options. Mechanics for finding hidden stuff and unlocking everything, this way I don't feel the need to bring someone with a high mechanics value all the time. What do you plan on focusing on?
  3. Eldram
    Thanks Sock, that's kinda what I was worried about. Maybe Cipher is the wrong pick, I really like the skill set and playstyle though. I have a feeling a melee Cipher will go down tons due to aoe, ranged, etc. And I do want to make use of the badass weapon and armor selections on my first playthrough.
  4. Eldram
    Was looking for some input on a viable character, my ideal class is melee based with a nice selection of active abilities or spells that allow for flexibility. To this end the Cipher class has been very enjoyable in the beta, I really like the idea of using a 2 handed sword over the reach weapons (personal preference really, I just love the look of the giant 2 handed swords) for damage/focus generation and medium armor for a bit of defense, but I'm worried playing on hard through the full campaign may give the build a fair bit of trouble. I do not plan to take hits but want to be in melee range to generate focus so I plan to drop CON to 3 and max out DEX, INT, and MGT. Will this be a viable build or should I be looking to a different class, such as the Paladin? I just do not want to have to rely on scrolls to make the class active and flexible.
  5. Eldram
    Thanks Ark Evensong! Didn't realize Pillars of Eternity Guidebook: Volume one was the same as the Full Color Printed Hardcover Project Eternity Collector’s Book, would have been disappointing when I had 2 copies of the same book arrive lol. Could not resist the hardcover guide though even though the digital version is already included.
  6. Eldram
    I am really enjoying the cipher class, if you give them a bit of CON and some medium armor they can take a few hits and a 2 hander gives good damage and soul return for spells. Some of the later spells really boost your defenses while destroying your enemy. Defenitly not a tank class but can stand toe to toe with some big bruisers for a time if the right spells are used.
  7. Eldram
    I am having tons of fun with the cipher class, you definetly have to watch your placement but running in with a giant 2 hander to lay the smack down while building your spell pool is an awesome playstyle. Also once you reach higher levels you get spells that buff you dt and defences substantially all while weakening your enemies. Not casting spells constantly also allows for a bit more armor, I'm running with medium now and as long as a tank character has the enemies focus the slow down seems worth the extra defence.
  8. Eldram
    Sounds like the only way the cap would be reached is by completing all side quests and content, it's a benefit to the way exp is granted. Kinda makes doing all the content mean even more, I always have to hit that exp cap.
  9. Eldram
    You walk down a path and find a concerned woman standing near a door to a cellar. When you ask her what is wrong, she tells you she has a bug problem but a passerby offered to help her. She says he went down but has not been seen since. When you ask about his name she tells you he was a young man called Sensuki. When you click on the door to the cellar, you get a message "Sensuki: Don't worry good sir, I got this! Only 999 bugs to go!". So much this! This would be an epic addition!
  10. Eldram
    Someone give this person a medal! So much this I wish I could like a post more then once!
  11. Eldram
    What I'm suggesting is to have around 4 talents for each skill. The talents would be tiered 1 through 4 for each skill and require you to pass on a combat talent in order to select a skill talent. This would lead to balanced combat/skill characters who have talents in both areas, combat focused characters who decides to pass on all skill talents in favour of combat talents, or even a character who forgoes most combat (if not all) talents in favour of skills, making them far weaker in combat but more of a non-combat bases character.
  12. Eldram
    Not sure if this was mentioned in the past and cautious to post anything regarding the skill system considering the rage it tends to generate lately. What about simplifying the skill talent merger to talent skill tiers. What I mean by this is remove skills linked to talents and simply have different tiered talents that give you access to the skills you want. Such as basic athletics > intermediate athletics > advanced athletics > master athletics. This would allow you to make balanced combat/skill characters, combat focused (no skills) characters, or even a more passive skills based character (with little to no combat talents). I think it would be simple to implement and allow for varied and flexible builds. Any thoughts?
  13. Eldram
    Excellent! Can't wait to see the update!
  14. Eldram
    Awesome, thanks for the update update!
  15. Eldram
    To be fair it must take time to load that much awesome! Thanks for the update, looking forward to the build!
  16. Eldram
    Very cool idea!
  17. Eldram
    This discussion has allot of negative posts, granted that is the point of a beta to eliminate bugs and shift around certain elements, even with these issues this is an amazing game you have created so far. I did not think it possible to capture the nostalgia of Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale while updating everything to a more current system but I must say you really have done both exceptionally. Although some strong issue have come up the art, writing, lore, characters, music, and general feel that a few hours of gameplay for an early beta have displayed are better than several games I have played over the last few years with a much higher budget and timeline! Keep up the great work, these issues are fixable and this will be a truly epic game when released!
  18. Eldram
    Well said PrimeJunta, I could not agree more! This is a beta, a simple notion some seem to forget. It should have bugs and a few larger issues, that is kinda the whole point. I would be suprised, knowing their track record, if the finished product is any less then stellar!
  19. Eldram
    Very cool idea, and why not? I'd think it would be simple to add...even if just the eyes were made visible.
  20. Eldram
    I would say might, why can't a wizard with a high might focus his strength to move a boulder using magic. I agree that a wizard can be strong, they need strength (or might in this case) to manipulate powerful magic. A weak wizard would not have the fortitude or might to focus massive raw energy to his or her will (similar feel to Richard in the Sword of Truth books), a bookworm wizard would just need to tone down the power of the spells and focus more on intellect to cast more skillfully using less raw power, falling very in line with the attributes in PoE. This allows you to play a raw power feel the magic type wizard, a bookworm type wizard who knows details of how spells work and how to cast them skillfully, or a combination of both.
  21. Eldram
    I really like the hire adventurer option to pick a new character that may fit your party better but always disliked the idea of no story elements, just a blank slate for this new character. I completely understand why story elements can't be added for the newly created adventures but had a different idea. What if every time you picked a new adventurer a random background (related to the class selected) was added to the information panel for that character. Possibly having backers submit class backstories that could be randomly added to new adventurers you hire. Wouldn't add story elements but would give the hireling a bit more depth and not just feel like an empty shell.
  22. Eldram
    Thanks Gifted1 and always on the lookout for cheap viagra pills
  23. Eldram
    In most crpg games there is always one or two classes I know I will play as, after playing around with most of the classes in the beta this will be the first time I am at a loss on what class to pick. They all feel great and unique, classes I have never enjoyed playing (such as the warrior) are incredibly fun with the number of abilities now available. Great job! Once the chaos of combat calms down, which I am confident is fixable, the classes and abilities will really shine making some very cool party compositions!
  24. Eldram
    Anyone know how to do this, used my email address not realizing it would show as the Display Name. I checked help and the option is not where it should be, unless I missed it somewhere and not sure where to email moderators or if they are the ones that can fix it.
  25. Eldram
    It would be nice to be able to set some basic script conditions use healing spell at certain stamina levels. Always enjoyed creating a set of condition, was fun and a nice addition for games like dragon age. May be outside the scope of PoE though.
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