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New content and portraits from deadfire are out, but backup your portraits folder, the new portraits will overide your old ones if you renamed them using obsidian's naming conventions.
Of course they nuke the thing the day after I spent hours converting and renaming my favorites for a definitive final folder.
P.S. Thanks for new portraits Obsidian, cant wait to check out the soulbound items.
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I found this build play order worked well for pacing and difficulty on POTDDo the following but don't level up past 4:Act I areas (Raedric's Hold final fight maybe level 5)Endless Paths levels 1 and 2Do the following but don't level up past 5:Early Defiance Bay questsDo the following but don't level up past 6:Most of the Act II areas with few exceptions mentioned in next bullet. This is a kinda dull period because there is a lot of content with no meaningful party progress.Endless Paths levels 3 to 6Do the following but don't level up past 7:Searing Falls and Pearlwood Bluff. Skaen Temple.Stormwall Gorge incl. Lle a RhemenDo the following but don't level up past 9:Stalwart, Russetwood (enter WM I at level to 9 in order to scale up the content)Endless Paths level 7Do the following but don't level up past 11:Durgan's BatteryEndless Paths levels 8 to 10Do the following but don't level up past 13:Longwatch FallsEndless Paths levels 11 to 13Scaled WM II content? (not been there yet)Scaled Act III? (not been there yet)Remaining levels:CrägholdtEndless Paths levels 14 to 15Scaled Act IV
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I believe both Pull of Eora and Maura's Writhing Tentacles were added in an expansion but can be learned normally upon leveling up to level 7. You will not find them in any spellbooks that I am aware of, so picking those two as your leveling selections is wise. They become nearly second rate once you get the also level 4 spell Ninagauth's Shadowflame; The spam spell of death.
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Apologies and all credit to whoever wrote this play order, but I found this a useful self gimping guide, pre-WM part 2.
"Do the following but don't level up past 4:Act I areas (Raedric's Hold final fight maybe level 5)Endless Paths levels 1 and 2Do the following but don't level up past 5:Early Defiance Bay questsDo the following but don't level up past 6:Most of the Act II areas with few exceptions mentioned in next bullet. This is a kinda dull period because there is a lot of content with no meaningful party progress.Endless Paths levels 3 to 6Do the following but don't level up past 7:Searing Falls and Pearlwood Bluff. Skaen Temple.Stormwall Gorge incl. Lle a RhemenDo the following but don't level up past 9:Stalwart, Russetwood (enter WM I at level to 9 in order to scale up the content)Endless Paths level 7Do the following but don't level up past 11:Durgan's BatteryEndless Paths levels 8 to 10Do the following but don't level up past 13:Longwatch FallsEndless Paths levels 11 to 13Scaled WM II content? (not been there yet)Scaled Act III? (not been there yet)Remaining levels:CrägholdtEndless Paths levels 14 to 15Scaled Act IV" -
Hidden files within files, puppetmasters working behind proxy games!
Soulstreams cant melt Adra pillars.
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I thought he did good job articulating the improvements made in White March. The improvements happened over 12 patches and such a long time, it became hard to distinguish all the new features I appreciated over time.
I hope they never do a mid game expansion again. The Ambiguous starting level and lack of good narrative break in which to explore what is essentially a side quest in terms of presented motivations for the Watcher drove me as crazy as a Watcher. A great deal of improvements were introduced but mixing it in with the main content leaves a lot of annoying conditionals.
"I should wait to start White March because my Watcher is slowly going mad if I dont figure out what Thaos did."
"I should start the White March after act 2 because it kinda works for the narrative. Oh wait, I have completed MOST of the game without getting to use all those cool White March items"
"I should start White March early to enjoy all the new items, oh wait the most engaging combat of the game was lower level than it would have been and now when I go back to finish act 2 and 3 they are to easy because I leveled in White March. Also causes a dichotomous narrative. "
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Good for the consoles I suppose, doesn't seem like it would be a great return on investment. Consoles have not shown a great interest in the genre from what I can gather, though the divinity series seems to want to change that.
I am not surprised Paradox is choosing to do this. Their pricing for Pillars of Eternity and its expansions post release seems kinda out of sync with the rest of the industry. The products kept to their original price points for far longer than is normal, with some markets worse than others. It has kept the game out of two thirds of my role playing friends. I thought my D&D group would get into this but only the other fan of isometrics bought it, while the others were on a long wait for a sales train that came to late.
Hey Paradox, after your done with that port there is a dead horse out back that needs kicking and a bloodstone that needs squeezing, get on it!
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Edit: I take it all back, my bad. IR Dumb.
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I could sure use some good RPG news. Mount and Blade 2, Elex, and POE2 are about the only thing in the field I care about, and none of those are surprises by any means.
Cyberpunk?
Ooohh yeah! I have no reservations about being excited about that one after Witcher 3.
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I could sure use some good RPG news. Mount and Blade 2, Elex, and POE2 are about the only thing in the field I care about, and none of those are surprises by any means.
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According to my phrenology you rogues are merely suffering from a malady of the spirit, brought on by ill humors and a soul sickness inherited from a longtime soul ancestor. A treatment beginning with leeches and trepanning is necessary to balance the humors and release some soul rot, followed by Harmonic Feedback Therapy and a mild Tidal Magnetism treatment. Should this fail to treat you rogues properly, we shall try a spirtual prothesis, grafting your soul onto those of kidnapped Kind Wayfarers.
Aperture Animancy, we do what we must because we can.
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Please oh please let this be the patch that fixes the Soul Whip visuals for Ciphers, or stuttering/delayed dialogue in the prologue! It is probably our last chance.
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Whoa there man, give em time to work on it. I do not think it is remotely realistic to expect a release date yet.
We invest in crowdfunded games so that there is not some publisher telling our favorite developers to be finished before X and end up compromising the game. So why would you start in on them as a crowdfund participant?
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Well we'll have to play the game to find out were and when we meet them. Why should we care right now?
As for their levels, as Sawyer said, there was no explanation about their levels in Pillars 1 either
Yeah, narratively those two situations aren't the same. Encountering them for the first time, their level can be *anything* and it makes sense because you don't know what they were up to before you met them.
In the second game, not so much. If their level is under max, something has changed and it requires and explanation to make any logical sense.
Applying logic to addressing levels in RPG narrative doesn't seem like the best approach. I personally don't always look at levels in RPGs as an expression of my characters growing skill, simply my progression through the games difficulty curve. When you play through lets say Witcher 3 as Geralt, you dont really think you helped Geralt greatly increase his skills and prowess with each level? Geralt has at least 2 lifetimes worth of experience on the path, he was a (fictional) badass long before the games narrative kicks in and gives the player agency.
To me addressing changes in relative power from one game to another in narrative is the RPG equivalent of talking about midichlorians in Jedi. I didn't need DBZ power levels for martial space monks in space, I dont need them for my martial monastic in a tropical archipelago. That being said, I know we will likely face that very writing scenario with the awakening and the subsequent flight of Eothas. I just hope the explanation doesn't go to far beyond that with The Watcher or any companions.
"Hey Pallegina whats up? Your soul sure looks weaker since we last saw each other!"
"Hey Watcher, thanks for noticing! Eothas passed my ship doing a perfect breaststroke and stole a piece of my soul along the way. The goddess who reads the levels on my back told me I lost 16 levels! I can't even fit into my high end armor anymore. Your looking lighter around the soul yourself by the way."
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Just read a decent article on the latest EVE online war, which is centered around the fact that Anime fans are as passionate about their cartoons as the rest of the internet is passionate about pointing out how banal they find them. It reminded me of this thread.
http://www.pcgamer.com/eve-onlines-latest-war-is-being-fought-over-anime/ if interested.
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My stale bookmarks have grown, thanks all!
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Speaking of RPG freak journalism, does anyone know if the gold npc on the second floor of the black hound in POE1 represents THE Desslock of PCGamer fame as a contributor?
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I am really hoping that the Berath's Breath or whatever they are calling New Game+ will feature the ability to select a POE1 soulbound item to start with.
*edit AFTER your first playthough, I am a big proponent for clean slate starts for balance sakes.
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In fact, MANY people in our own world are named after saints (using variant spellings) without sharing any characteristics with that particular saint. They bear their name because of fashion or their parents liking the sound of it.
I remember when I was in high school a lot of girls were called Katherine, Katrin, Caterina, etc.
One day a teacher came in and asked them if they even knew they were named after a holy woman who was tortured to death in ancient rome. They looked at him in pure shock.
So, what I'm trying to say is: Naming Ydwin after a saint (using a variant spelling) makes the world Eora with its history and languages feel very much believable and alive ... at least in my eyes and ears.
Excuse my terribly bad knowledge of the lore, but who in Eora decides who deserves to be a saint? Are there churches or other religious groups whose leaders decide so, like in irl? Or is it like a folkish hero cult more akin to pre-christian religions?
That is an excellent question who "sainted" Ydwen?
(good points btw stargazer)
:?)
I would imagine the Kind Wayfarers handed out the "Saint" title, given that was Ydwen's order.
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Peace brothers. How about Kotaku? I like the clean interface, and it covers J-games quite thoroughly.
I do like some of what Kotaku does for sure. Every once and awhile they will come out with a really good piece, and Brain Ashcroft's posts from Japan can be very informative or interesting.
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People whining about other sites being negative... don't understand the hilarity of the negativity vibes they give oI
I don't lack self awareness, but I clicked on like 4 topics over there and found them to be very rude. By stating my assessment I was saving those who came here with suggestions from throwing that name out, and giving some context for the type of coverage I would like to see or not see from said suggestions. Liking RPG watch so far, thanks Rjshae.
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Just gonna leave this link here....
[Quick Tutorial] How to change the WM2 ending.
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/90887-quick-tutorial-how-to-change-the-wm2-ending/
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Like the title says, I was wondering if anyone could recommend some gaming news sites. I read gamebanshee and rocks, paper, shotgun often, and kotaku has good writing once in a blue moon, but does anyone here use something else?
ps please dont say RPG codex, I checked it out because Infinitron does such a good job updating news here in the forums and he is very active there, but I just came from reading it for about an hour and found it to be a caustic cesspool of people who hate everything.
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these threads always makes us reflect 'pon a william butler yeats poem:
the darkness drops again but now i knowthat twenty centuries of stony sleepwere vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,and what rough beast, its hour come round at last,slouches towards bethlehem to be born?curious.HA! Good Fun!I only clicked in because I saw Gromnir's name on a "Player sexual companion" thread and knew it would be gold. I got this. Life is good.
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What's Edér smoking?
in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
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I would guess Whiteleaf as well for my 2 cents.
I find this thread very fascinating. My brother often watches me play games, and in the case of fantasy games he always wants to find a real life equivalent to cultures and factions, even when none is clear or exists. Sometimes his need to search for common threads or equivalence can drive me insane, because he cant seem to buy into the world until he figures it out. Until he can figure out that the Rhodoks of Mount and Blade are somewhat Iberian or the Bretonnians of Warhammer sound French but have Arthurian Lore, he just cant relax about the world.