Hey guys,
I don't spend as much time on these boards as I should, but I wanted to put my 2 cents in on the beta while I had the opportunity to be heard. Sorry in advance if this has already been addressed/discussed!
I tried out the latest build and noticed I can press "S" for "slow mode" but when I press it while things are slower, they are still too fast for me to process all that's happening. I played the crap out of stuff like Baldur's Gate and IWD, both when they came out and several times over the years, and for some reason PoE I have a harder time following the action and reacting accordingly. Maybe I'm just getting old, or a maybe it's just being a little unfamiliar with the rules systems, or a bit of both?
I had hoped Slow Mode would be sort of like half or quarter speed, somewhat like the real-time pausable combat in the UFO games did. To be honest, slow mode is fast enough that I played for awhile wondering "why do my guys walk a bit slower?" but not otherwise realizing I was even IN slow mode.
Has this been addressed at all, or talked about? Is there a way to toggle down to a third, "Super Slow" mode for old fogies like me who enjoy a tactical challenge but don't want to constantly pause the game ever half a second? The action would be a lot more fun to watch as it unfolds slowly, I believe.
Also, since it was suggested on the comments of a YouTube video I recorded, I'll bring up an idea someone passed along to me - the ability to re-watch a battle that has occurred where the pausing isn't taken into account. So every time you pause, the recording pauses, so if you re-watch it later you just see the action from start to finish. I thought that was a nifty idea, so I'm bringing it up here.
Thanks for all the hard work!
-Scott