Messier-31

Mate, these are just work in progres placeholders, like big icons on your desktop. Every location on that map is significantly taller than the trees, ffs.

Prime is right - if optional content is needed to go further, than its not longer optional. YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT AT THE SAME TIME.

Don't assume that every inhabitant will be roaming the streets so you can see them. Some of the populace will be hanging inside the buildings, some will be conveniently in other areas than you at the moment, some will reside in areas that are inaccessible for you ingame (like districts of Athkatla not showing all of its places, opposite to BG which covered entirety of the city).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtVdAasjOgU The Wtcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming February 24th 2015. Hurrrup obsidion pls

I noticed that there's a lot of diacritics in some of the game's names. Will it be possible to use them while naming your character? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic

It's all fun and games, until someone says "that last boss fight, oh man he was such a wuss". I believe that this will not spoil the gameplay just as there was a tidbit of level scaling in BG2. You did enjoy it, did you?

Three sweet switched Swiss witches Watch three washed Swiss witch Swatch watch switches. Which sweet switched Swiss witch watches Which washed Swiss witch Swatch watch switch? I'll have my eye on you.

^ *ring-a*ding*ding*ding* Personally I think that we have a winner. EDIT: 'Twas gnolls, not kobolds

Ever since I graduated, started working, went on building a family and such, time I can spend playing games plummeted a great deal. Thus I thought "am I a casual gamer now?". But right now I'm seriously starting to think wether I should play easy or normal. Normal doesn't require consumables, you say? That would mean easy will be taking a candy from a baby.

Aren't you taking him for Chilloutman? Dude's been againts firearms all way round. I think that TrashMan over here just says that changing some stuff, like elven/dwarven stereotypes, just to be totally different than usual is not always a good thing. That or maybe I'm mistaken.

BG1 loading screens FTW - would love to see it in high-res.

Has there been some intel about race/class limitations?

Sheesh. E3 is serious business; if you seriously want to stay in it, you need to attend events like this. Gawd.

The closer the realease gets, the more hyped I get.

Or ALCHEMY for that matter.

I dub thee workaholic To be honest I would pretty much like to see the ensemble of every race avatar standing next to each other. Not only we do not know what will the "new" races look like ingame but also it would give a good comparison between them. I have no more specific wishes regarding the graphic as I am too much of a layman in the topic, so everything new will be equally appreciated. Ooh, maybe someone will end the Kana Rua male/female dispute. Tell you what: if you're right I'll track you down in January-February next year (as I will be roaming the entire Down Under with my wife), and say some wise words of appreciation ("bravo, sir, bravo"). Otherwise, I'll throw pebbles at ya.

And the reason magic and technology shouldn't coexist in PoE is what, according to you? Basically every world experiences some progress, magic or not. Firearms are present in the game, but are rare and uncommon. Things like printing press are most notably absent. Anyway - as you said, this is just your subjective feel. I, on the other hand, like where this is going. It resembles WHFR in a way probably only I perceive.

I do understand - I think your feelings about the "issue" are exaggerated.

Poor Sensuki, got to stay up late and fight the urge to sleep. Wouldn't it be better to wake up in the morn' and smell the update?

@Chilloutman @PrimeJunta I think that limiting oneself with less races/classes will be really dull. Suit yourself, though. Everyone will play the way that he or she desires.

Yes, and we will continue in pointing out your inexcusable goofyness as long as we want *smirk smirk*

A placeholder then?

Maybe not 'Caroc' but 'Devil'. I admit that might be it, like from some legend of an offworld-y entity being a bitch somewhere near a settlement called Caroc. Peasants called it the 'devil' out of fear, prejudice and/or lack of knowledge. A godlike makes more sense now.

And the reason that the Devil of Caroc is male is? Don't get me wrong, but you make a lot of assumptions I think that the safest bet would be a human. Humans are the most typical race in all fantasy. Of course this just might be a good reason to break the conventions.