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Nope, just the image, the quote, and Trademark jargon at the bottom. No clock. :/ Internet hates me. I use firefox, but have tried bing. Im debating download chrome to see if that works.

Thanks, but for some reason I am only seeing the screen from yesterday with the orb over the upside down crown on the blue background. No clock for me. Oh, well.

Same here, but I would try a post-apoc RPG with a different take on it. I still don't think it will be fundamentally different, but a different style

Where is this countdown clock? I just woke up, and my brain is stupid.

I understand if you can't get too deep into details, but how do you know that with any kind of certainty? Did I miss some news, an interview, or what have you about the project? https://youtu.be/73cYTlul9vM?t=1365 Thanks. He could just being glib, but it is what it is. I do like the idea of an Obsidian Urban Fantasy game, though. Dresden Files meets Obsidian sounds cool.

Fampyrs, Vithraks, giant beetles and spiders, Animats (and other constructs), Undead, Dragons, Ogres, Elemental Blights, Spiritshifters, Drakes, Skuldrs, Trolls, and Xaurips aren't magical creatures? At least by our world's definition? Raedric isn't an evil Lord? I guess there isn't a Good King equivalent unless that is your Watcher once established. I mean, you see it how you see it, and far be it from me to judge. To me, high fantasy is full of magic, and the classes in this game use a form of magic based around their souls. The creatures are magic. It has all the trappings, but is a little more gray in its subject matter than is typical. @kirottu - You would still be looking at post apoc setting and all its same concepts regardless of the location. The only thing that would make it different is accents, and some names. Just to be clear, I am not dumping on the idea. I think a Fallout-esque game on another continent would be cool. I just don't think it would be too fundamentally different than the ones set in the USA.

I understand if you can't get too deep into details, but how do you know that with any kind of certainty? Did I miss some news, an interview, or what have you about the project?

Pretty much how I feel. I think the only thing I would lift is the versatility of the Character Generation system. I'd like it Open World like Arcanum, and I'd prefer TB combat. I would also enjoy the magic vs tech angle. I'd like similar levels of reactivity. Any other details are minute on my requirements.

I'm pretty sure Wizards of the Coast owns all digital rights to D20. A pathfinder game could be made, but it would have to use a rule set unlike its PnP source material (which is run on D20). That's why the card game is completely unique. I could be wrong, and I can't tell you where I read that about D20, but I don't think it's likely. I would be fine with a Pathfinder game along the NWN lines if it were possible, though.

Did they actually say that they wanted to do a Pathfinder cRPG? [speculation hat] What if the mystery Unreal Engine project is a spiritual successor to NWN2, but set in the Pathfinder universe? [/speculation hat] Well, isn't Pillars a spiritual successor to NWN2 too? I mean NWN2 is the continuation of the party-based isometric DnD games IE games used to be. Why would they make a new game that is similar with Pillars but in different engine? Nah,I believe it'll be something else (though it might be in the Pathfinder universe). Maybe a turn-based more tactical game or an action rpg (1st person or 3rd person). Not really. When the PoE kickstarter began they mentioned BG 1 and 2, IWD 1 & 2, and PST. Isometric, pretenders backgrounds, and 6 man parties. The NWN games were more about the toilet than anything, and a PoE type of game wouldn't allow such a powerful toilet. Well yea, they mentioned the old IE games but NWN are successors to those games and to be honest they don't have that much differences other than the engine. They feel mostly the same (especially NWN 2). So why make a fantasy party-based rpg when they already made 2 like those and they're going for their third? Not that I'd object, but we have plenty of those now; I'd like to see something new. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed NWN, and adored MotB. However, using the term successor here, IMHO, isn't entirely correct. Or at least it implies (in my mind) that they brought nothing but improvements over the IE games. Which IMHO they didn't. In some respects they did. I prefer 3.5 for character building, and the mods were great. However, I always preferred 2nd edition for its spell variety. On the flip side, parties of 4 are really limited though. Where with six you aren't stuck with Tank, DPS, heals, +1. You can have much more interesting comps with 6. They UIs in both NWN games are hot garbage IMHO. The animations were clunkier, and that made the games feel clunkier. The area design was much more compact, linear, and bordered on claustrophobic at times. The set pieces were more drab and less interesting (late MotB is an exception here to an extent). I could probably go on for a while if I think hard enough about it. NWN1 looked worse than the IE games because 3d was so new at the time, but that could change so I will leave it at that. The only 2 things they really have in common with the IE games are set in the Forgotten Realms and RTwP combat. You could argue that IWD2 used 3.0 like NWN1 did, and you wouldn't be wrong, but I would much rather play IWD2 right now that NWN1 or any of its expacs just based on how clunky NWN1 is (and how bad its RTwP system is for single character offline campaigns). NWN1 had no companion control at all, and it sucked. NWN2 had only 3 spots for companions. NWN used 3.0 and NWN2 used 3.5, or close enough to those editions it doesn't matter. They have less in common than they have in common. Now, all that said, "IF" Obsidian created a spin off of PoE (or a new IP entirely) that had a 3d tile based world, with a modding toolset, and launched a crowdfunding campaign for it... I would be all over it in a heartbeat. However, not at the expense of tossing the 2d prerendered background style of game. They both have their place. PoE is what PoE is. For now at least. PS - Another point is a NWN successor would cost a lot more to make IMHO. You would spend most of your money making the engine and toolset that you wouldn't have money to make the game.

Did they actually say that they wanted to do a Pathfinder cRPG? [speculation hat] What if the mystery Unreal Engine project is a spiritual successor to NWN2, but set in the Pathfinder universe? [/speculation hat] Well, isn't Pillars a spiritual successor to NWN2 too? I mean NWN2 is the continuation of the party-based isometric DnD games IE games used to be. Why would they make a new game that is similar with Pillars but in different engine? Nah,I believe it'll be something else (though it might be in the Pathfinder universe). Maybe a turn-based more tactical game or an action rpg (1st person or 3rd person). Not really. When the PoE kickstarter began they mentioned BG 1 and 2, IWD 1 & 2, and PST. Isometric, pretenders backgrounds, and 6 man parties. The NWN games were more about the toolset than anything, and a PoE type of game wouldn't allow such a powerful toolset.

That's definitely a fair critique of them trying Post-Apoc, and I don't disagree. As an avid Arcanum fan, and realizing the IP may be forever stuck in limbo at Activision, combining the steampunk and Post-Apoc settings could give great diversity. Basically have a Shadowrun type reawakening of magic that causes technology to crash. It would take Arcanum's magic Vs tech angle and come at it from the other side. Instead of tech smothering magic as it develops you have magic causing the downfall of tech and civilization which reverts it back to steampunk levels of technology. It would flip the idea, and be much more fresh for a CRPG. I think I've mentioned this on these forums before, but I can't remember. This should be turn-based, though. At least IMHO. Also, it should have an open class system like Arcanum/Fallout, but more competent combat. Definitely needs Arcanum's Traits and Backgrounds.

Oh, I know Feargus said it. I worded that poorly. My bad. Game companies have their own IPs, and I doubt Obsidian would piss anyone off building their own post-apocalypse IP. Competition is the name of the game. I agree that Obsidian has been frugal about crowdfunding, and I love them for it. However, if they launched a second game through Kickstarter/Fig after they got PoE2 moving then I would be fine. They have proven themselves worthy of backing them again in my eyes. They aren't 3 kickstarters in with only one game to show for it like some other developers. You are right though. Cain and Boyarsky are either getting something ready for crowdfunding or working for a publisher. They are using Unreal Engine, and that makes me believe it is more likely to be for Publisher for cost reasons. However, it may not be. I am eager to hear about what they are working on, for sure. Heck, it could be they are building their own Bethesda-sequel Engine using Unreal to allow a Skyrim-like PoE experience. Who knows? Anyway, I think Obsidian could definitely survive another Crowdfunded IP that they would own. It would give them more stability, and allow them an IP that isn't as bog-standard fantasy as PoE is. Thus giving them some more creative potential.

I imagine some will be patching Tyranny, some folded into PoE2, and some might be helping Cain and Boyarsky. Will Tyranny get any DLC/Expac love? I haven't paid close attention to it, honestly.

I also agree on these last two being factions. Sawyer, I believe, has said that the factions of PoE having no ramifications to Act 3 and the end of the game was one of his regrets. So, factions playing a bigger part of a PoE's sequel makes a ton of sense. I think most of us would enjoy faction choice to play a larger part, as well.

Those dev numbers depend on if you mean a sequel to Fallout 1 & 2, or Fallout NV. I know we can assume you mean the latter, but they could start their own FO spin off IP like they did with PoE. Of the games you mentioned Vampie and Arcanum (at least a spiritual successor) are the most likely. Boyarsky came from Blizzard, and and he might have had some connections left to allow them to get the green light for Arcanum in full. I do agree that PoE seemed much more profitable for Obsidian than their published games. They have a lot of projects rolling along at the moment, though. I personally think they could benefit from having another owned IP cooked up to run in tandem with PoE. That might be what Cain and Boyarsky are working on. It would definitely give Obsidian more financial stability than they have had in the past.

I dunno, can aumaua have white hair? And small as that picture is it clearly shows someone of human or elf size, not big framed aumaua. And besides that, it can't be Kana's relative - he's an island aumaua who have yellow/brown skin, blue skinned aumaua are coastal aumaua, different subspecies.Couldnt he have one Coastal parent and one Island Aumaua parent? Perhaps they are half siblings? We just don't know enough, IMHO, about Amaua, or Kana's family (IIRC) to be sure. I don't think it will be Kana, but who knows? I love the guy, and it wouldn't bum me out to have him return too.

I must be the only one that likes Durance lol. Anyway, his story was very tied to the main story in the first game, and he would potentially be irrelevant in this. Well, him meeting Eothas would be entertaining. Aloth, Eder, and Pallegina are the 3 I would pick to bring back. I like Zahua and Kana as well, but they aren't as core IMHO. I'm pretty excited. Can't wait till next week.

I have no problem with government intervening in businesses growing too large. The US has done it with AT&T, MS, etc. They were right to do so, but that was then and today they don't bother. I think big corporations and big government are both something to be feared. The irony is big corps are paying to make your governent huge by buying your politicians. The difference between a company and a government is you can bargain with a company, or choose not to spend your money. Where the government takes through force, and you have little avenue for arguing the point. It's pay or enjoy your cell. @213374U - All disabled vets should be covered by the government, but that's where they were injured. So it makes sense. However, the VA needs an overhaul, and anyone with friends/family that have used it (or used it personally) can attest how atrocious it is. Every government worker injured during their job should be covered this way IMHO. Police, FF, etc are covered by the state and not the fed though. If injured on the job working for private corps then that is where the aid should come from. Both from said company, it's insurance, and/or private non-profit aid foundations, and last but not least family. It doesn't "have" to be government. On the note of work being a scam. I don't disagree, but until everything is automated then someone's got to do it. I make Ethernet cable at my job. So, you're welcome that we can communicate via the internet. Because if I, and others, didn't contribute to the scam then we wouldn't be debating this. On Private property - things are mostly useless, but I've grown more into productive hobbies Vs toys. As long as I can own a PC and a guitar I don't really care about much else. However, I think that owning yourself a home is something everyone should be able to do. This is something we've lost sight of in America. And renting doesn't cut it for some of us. I play electric guitar, and I can't do that easily in an apartment. Also, effort to gain reward- what's the point of life if you aren't being productive? It doesn't have to be at work either. It could be doing stuff you love. Learning, reading, developing a talent, seeing the world, fixing your home, etc. Too many people bury themselves solely in their electronics, media, and crap that they live a truly hollow life. That's a fault of capitalism that I do agree with, but it's more a fault of advertising constantly being in your face IMHO. People wouldn't constantly want the junk if it wasn't always in your face. Anyway, the last one hundred years have been the first time where most people weren't killed in the name of God. They were killed in the name of giant governments. NAZI Germany, USSR, Mao's China, Fascist Italy... There's about 150,000,000 people. Let's keep growing these governments and bureaucracies though. What could go wrong by ignoring history and pretending it can't be repeated? I hate to be the pragmatist but if we lose a person here or there because of falling through the cracks then it is a necessary evil to allowing a dying gigantic government to go rogue and start dropping bombs. That's just me, though.

The world wars are an exception IMHO, because I think they were a necessary and morally justified fight. Maybe I should have said half a century. Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, etc, etc are different. although, i dont condemn Afghanistan because of 9/11, and the paranoia of those attacks led to iraq 2.0. Ironically the declaration of war is the job of Congress, and they haven't declared war since WW2. Which imho is BS. Either way we have been in one conflict or another for the past 25-30 years, and im tired of footing the bill.

No. The government should protect the people by securing the border, enforcing the laws and regulating and administrating in such a way that allows for a fair opportunity for economic success. It is incumbent on the people to take care of themselves. This. It's no job of the government to take care of me. It is my life to do with as I please, and I am no more or less important than any other US Citizen. I have no right to demand them of their prosperity via the government and no one has the right to demand a piece of mine. Half our problem as a society is that people don't take responsibility for themselves anymore.

Please find me a single government that hasn't engaged in blatant Human Rights violations, especially one in a position as precarious as Cuba's. I'd love to see you, or anyone else, remain a saint while keeping the worlds strongest superpower at bay as it attempts to depose or outright kill you in every way imaginable for decades. As for poverty, Cuba is poor for a reason. That reason has little to do with Castro and more to do with the fact that the island has little in the way of valuable resources and less ways to utilize what it has since the US tried to keep it in an economic stranglehold for years. Politics is the art of the possible, not living a fantasy. With what little Cuba has, it has done rather well in some respects. Why would I bother? I said in the post you quoted that politicians have no problem with causing death and destruction. That's why I'm a small government guy. Because big authoritarian governments can cause more harm to its people and to other countries more easily. Either way, all the sins of other governments of the world and history don't make many of those committed by Castro morally acceptable. You are giving the "but they did it too" argument that doesn't work with children and shouldn't extend to government. On poverty, that's fair, but his decisions led them there. You can't overrun a nation and expect it's neighbors to just play nice with you afterwards. Especially if you are friends with their enemies. Where does this small government you speak of exist? They created it in 1789, but then a bunch of guys decided to star growing it in 1913 by allowing income tax on a federal level and ruined it. Then more guys came along and created a huge unregulated bank to create a fiat currency that caused massive inflation but allowed for a century of Wars to occur. So, right now, it doesn't exist because a bunch of people expect the government to take care of them. So, year after year it keeps getting bigger. Eventually it will do what everything that is too top heavy for its foundation does, and it will topple. It's a sad story to be sure.

Please find me a single government that hasn't engaged in blatant Human Rights violations, especially one in a position as precarious as Cuba's. I'd love to see you, or anyone else, remain a saint while keeping the worlds strongest superpower at bay as it attempts to depose or outright kill you in every way imaginable for decades. As for poverty, Cuba is poor for a reason. That reason has little to do with Castro and more to do with the fact that the island has little in the way of valuable resources and less ways to utilize what it has since the US tried to keep it in an economic stranglehold for years. Politics is the art of the possible, not living a fantasy. With what little Cuba has, it has done rather well in some respects. Why would I bother? I said in the post you quoted that politicians have no problem with causing death and destruction. That's why I'm a small government guy. Because big authoritarian governments can cause more harm to its people and to other countries more easily. Either way, all the sins of other governments of the world and history don't make many of those committed by Castro morally acceptable. You are giving the "but they did it too" argument that doesn't work with children and shouldn't extend to government. On poverty, that's fair, but his decisions led them there. You can't overrun a nation and expect it's neighbors to just play nice with you afterwards. Especially if you are friends with their enemies.

So we are making a huge connection between the vaccination of livestock and firing squads, blatant Human Rights violations, and huge amounts of poverty? That's a pretty huge mental leap. I will take the word of people who lived under this man's reign Vs someone who lived half a world away many times over. Particularly if those people on the other side of the world are politicians. Considering that politicians seem to have very little moral issue with causing large amounts of death and destruction.

Finally 2016 took someone that I couldn't care less about.