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Official Keys Thread v 1.01
TheisEjsing replied to VladWorks's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Your internet connection is ridiculous, buddy; there I was all happy with my 45 minute preload :D I am blessed with very fast internet. =) 45 minutes is all good thou. You'll get the full play-at-launch experience, we all wish for. ^_^ So prepare your favorite setup of consumables. Put on your finest suit, and enjoy! :D -
Official Keys Thread v 1.01
TheisEjsing replied to VladWorks's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
So all the rage and anger were misplaced huh.. Who would have guessed. I just preloaded my game in 4 minutes. Hell, it went so fast, I couldn't enjoy the cohiba and scotch I prepared. Oh well, guess I'll have that much more for when I start the game. Life is good! -
Keys ? When ?
TheisEjsing replied to Skysect's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
You will be able to play, the second the game is released. So what does it matter? Don't be "that" guy. That depends on your download speed, maybe someone will actually take days to download a game? Oh, come on now. -
Keys ? When ?
TheisEjsing replied to Skysect's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
You will be able to play, the second the game is released. So what does it matter? Don't be "that" guy. -
I agree with you Elerond. From a roleplaying perspective, those attributes should be the logical choice for a diplomatic character. And I should add, that gathering information to use/exploit in negotiations is a classic diplomatic tool. Coercion and direct manipulation seems as it's the case in the BB is swaying more towards bullying than diplomacy. But we don't know the whole game, so it might be outliers. @Luckmann I know how you feel. ^_^ it's so easy to misinterpretate dialog. I'm gonna turn help off aswell. I hate when I choose a response and it's the opposite of what I wanted to do/say. I do think the narration helps, since you hear about their emotional state before you read what they say in the BB and therefore gets a clearer contextual grasp.
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I can't agree Elerond. http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Resolve http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Intellect http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Perception If you watch those attributes responses in the BB, most of them are anything, but diplomatic. Intellect might be more diplomatic than the other ones, but in general those attributes are based about forcing your agenda through manipulation or coercion, which isn't what I think OP meant by diplomacy. Edit: I might be wrong on what he wants to do. Talking your way out of any situation isn't the same as diplomacy. A bully can likely achieve the same results.
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Josh has stated several times, that just because you have a special reponse available, it doesn't mean that it's the best response. I observed in the beta that a high perception response especially, often leads to people being angry at you. See the wiki for more information. And since there is a "diplomatic personality type, why not just go with that?
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I'm a bit worried
TheisEjsing replied to Sensuki's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
I really can't imagine any possible reality, where Obsidian knowingly shipped a review release that crashes in 30% of all area transitions as a general thing. Nor can I imagine that they shipped it without knowing if that's a normal issue. -
I'm a bit worried
TheisEjsing replied to Sensuki's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Strange that the other guy with a press release answered the thread saying he got no problems with crashes. -
You suggest the idea that Asians are effeminate or African Americans have "rough skin" might be racist? Your powers of perception are incredible. Wow! Way to reboot an old thread PJ. (: And oowww, I just got burned. However will I cope.
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Can you respec?
TheisEjsing replied to PBJam's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
@Gromnir, I wasn't ranting against you, and I agree with you, that a bad experience as a result of bugs, which cannot simply be adjusted is a serious problem. I do find respec a fix for that. But if they release a game, where they feel it's necessary to put a mechanic in like that, just to deal with buggy content, then the game got bigger problems than bad builds in my opinion. @Stun hehe, I actually did excatly the same build in BG2. (my second character from BG 1) Same stats (21 wisdom I think thou ), longsword and shield. I found it awesome thou. Shields of Balduren and shield of harmony made the hardest part of BG 2 so easy. I got the Blade of Roses really early, so the big weapons didn't bother me too much. Ofc I found out later, that my build was very far from optimal, but I enjoyed it. Being a power gamer myself, I must admit I enjoyed my EE playthrough with kenmage from BG 1 alot aswell thou. =) -
Can you respec?
TheisEjsing replied to PBJam's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
I agree PJ, but the respec amulets in a game with a fairly simple system is disrespectful towards the player. I found it fine in Diablo 3, where it complimented the dynamic gameplay, but in RPGS with tactical-RTwP games. No way. I guess my point with my rant above is that I want to be respected for my choices in games and I want a sensation of defeat and the learning experience if (when) I fail. That's the way I get the most satisfaction from my investment of time and energy into a game, when I play it. -
Can you respec?
TheisEjsing replied to PBJam's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
If we wanted a game with no consequences both storywise and mechanically, we'd have plenty options without PoE. In the IE games I made a bad character at my first go, and I got punished. But I enjoyed myself so much more, when I made my second one and succeeded. Players should be forced to live with their ****ty choices or start the whole game over. Games should not be discouraging, but respec and all the other hand holding features in games are unhealthy for the player. If you want to build a character and just choose ****ty stuff, because you won't bother to research what you're doing, you need to be punished for it. You feel no satisfaction, if you get it easy. I got pissed in DA:I, when I saw the endless respec amulets for close to no cost at all. It made my investment in the skill system less rewarding and removed my incentive for planning ahead. Oopsie mechanics do not belong in games with tactical combat. -
from a mechanics perspective, I do believe that the chanter is abit different from the other classes. Which is cool. But a wizard can enter a battle with any spell he got, like druids, and priests etc. A chanter can't do their big invocations from the get-go. But Luckmann also got a point, that I find valid.
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Does PoE have cinematics?
TheisEjsing replied to Slish's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
There is a sweet resting cinematic. -
Kickstarter projects are doing well. Better than ever. Pebble Time is likely to break 20.000.000 dollars. And that's their second kickstarter. If PoE is succesful, people will recognize the legitimacy of the way it was funded, and a second kickstarter will gain support. It's not about kickstarter as much as about the projects that are coming around. Video games on kickstarter has become country for old men. Dead IP's are overwhelming the demand for good projects to back in hope of ressurection and return to better days. It's a mistake to put Obsidian and a new PoE kickstarter in the same category as those project and base expectations of succes on the same basis as their results.
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Review Keys? Review Embargo?
TheisEjsing replied to rftl's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
thanks for the answer! And really exciting in all cases. Would be cool for the reviewers to get as much of your hard work included as possible. Best wishes for some great reviews.