[What class(s) are you planning making your first character and why?]

I'm torn between Barbarian/Streetfighter and Devoted/Streetfighter.

[Baby on Board]

Unique life indeed. Look at the things she did in PoE1:

 

- go down the shaft in the ogre cave

- sleep in the inventory while the party fought against dragons

- have fun while the elevator was fixed in Durgan's Battery tower

- stay quiet while sneaking in Adaryc's camp

- survive drowning in the end of WM2

- jump into the pit in Burial Isle

 

And she was just a baby. Imagine what she'll do in Deadfire.

She's going to end up like Ciri from the Witcher series. Being raised by badasses tends to make you badass. Ok, Ciri had a supernatural bloodline, but Vela supposedly has a strong, leader's soul and is destined for greatness, so it's the SAME damnit!

[Deadfire predictions: Expectations vs. reality]

I'm optimistic that I can get Eder and Xoti together romantically, and you can't stop me.

 

 

EDIT: Also, I don't think Eothas meant to be blown up, but I do think we'll find out that he was indeed invading the Dyrwood to prevent Woedica's plan before it started. I'd like to think that he hasn't changed for the worse following his death, or at least I hope we have the option of influencing the way he bounces back, similar to Abydon at the end of WM2.

[Portraits II]

I doubt it, preloads are heavily encrypted by necessity.

[Anyone else love the menagerie feature? All of the feature additions in general?]

 

I feel l this is such an excellent way to make use of the boat as a operation for your home base. I am really starting to respect some of these design decisions. And the talking sword? I can already tell it will be a classic. Love it.

Well, menagerie was asked for a lot, so that's just them listening to feedback. And talking sword was a clever promise during Fig campaign - a good choice to titillate backers interest, because everybody who's a fan still remembers Lilarcor from BG. But, yeah, it's great that these small but awesome things got implemented.

 

I was super surprised that there was no talking weapon in PoE1, to be honest. Having a weapon inhabited by a person's soul makes far, far more sense in the world of PoE than it did in Baldur's Gate.

[Who is playing on the 8th?]

The game comes out at 6pm where I live, so I'll be able to play that evening, but I have work the following day, and I can't take the day off because I have to do something important that day

 

Maybe I'll try to take the Thursday off, but the 9th will be brutal! At least I'll probably have time to make my character on Tuesday night...

[Portraits II]

Do we even know if companion portraits can be easily switched in Deadfire? I know they could in PoE, but I feel like I might have read a tweet or something suggesting that they're hidden now.

[Body Types]

I think the different races perform a similar function in this game. Tyranny was constrained to humans, after all.

[Upcoming DLC - expansion or redo?]

I feel like with the separation of the islands in the Archipelago, it's more believable to have separate plots contained within single islands which could theoretically be undertaken at any point in the story. Unless the plots of the DLCs are heavily connected to the main plot of the game, I'm expecting them to make sense no matter what point in the game you're at.

[Is first-playthrough with Devoted worth the risk?]

In PoE it wasn't possible to respec your companions' level 1 ability choices. Maybe it's the shame for the protagonist this time? If you can't respec your subclass (I don't know if you can, but I'd guess you can't), maybe you can't change your subclass-related weapon choice.

[Portraits II]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it.

[Is first-playthrough with Devoted worth the risk?]

I'm going Devoted just because my pirate character almost exclusively uses sabres for RP reasons anyway. Maybe she'll miss a pistol shot or two, but the vast majority of the time it'll be sabres at dawn.

[Is Beast Of Winter Code For Rymrgand?]

He's different, I'll give you that. I'm not sure whether I'd want to play such a nihilistic character but it'd certainly be interesting.

[Portraits II]

Well, hopefully PoE2 will do well and there'll be some new fans who are artists and want to make some Aumaua, Orlan and Godlike artwork.

[Portraits II]

Damn, got busy for a week and requests are spawning like rabbits.    Guys, where have you all been before?? I'll try, but I'm not sure I'll be able to do all of these before release day.

 

In my case, it's because I'm finally replaying PoE1 in preparation for Deadfire, so I've now actually got a character I'm for sure going to be importing.

[Will there be decision choice options from POE in POE2 if you did not finish the first game?]

I'm guessing that you can't make all the tiny little choices that you get with an actual import, though. The number of variables are just too high. I'm guessing it'll be somewhere in between the Mass Effect comic thing and the Dragon Age Keep.

[starting party and why]

I'm taking Eder and Pallegina as well, because my Watcher gets along with them. By this point they've known each other for over 5 years, so they're probably pretty good friends. I'll sometimes take Aloth, but, like everyone else, I found Iselmyr more interesting than him.

 

I'm going to take Xoti as my fourth party member, because she's a healer. Since she worships a different aspect of Eothas from Eder, plus she's a Readceran, I'm anticipating some lively religious and political debates. I also want to get Eder and Xoti together. It's got to happen.

 

I think I'll rotate the fifth member around. My character is a pirate so she'll probably get along with Serafen.

[Portraits II]

Ok, I managed to dig up the high resolution .png versions of my Watcher's portrait. If Aramintai could work that magic on these it'd be really great!

 

Large aspect ratio:

 

 

Small aspect ratio:

 

 

Bigger is better when it comes to editing images, right?

[Fun Rogue multiclass builds folks have found so far]

Has anyone tried a Devoted/Streetfighter swashbuckler? I was thinking of making one for my character, with an emphasis on DPS and with lower CON. Would that be plausible or would the Streetfighter's malus bite me in the ass too much?

[Portraits II]

If I wanted to request a watercolour version of a portrait, would I have to provide a .png, or would a .jpg be ok?

[What kind of intelligent weapon do you want to have?]

That guy is hilarious! Yes he's cringy as hell, but I also kind of respect him for some reason.

[[Poll] Customizing Multiclass Titles]

In my opinion, they shouldn't let us rename, but they should make sure they come up with names which the majority of people like.

[That's one ugly boat]

I have to say, I really appreciate this thread. The OP clearly knows what he's talking about and conveyed it in a constructive manner.

 

I have to agree, the Defiant doesn't look as good as it could, but I wouldn't have been able to articulate it nearly as clearly as this thread does. There's something about the shape that's odd, it looks dumpy and square, parts of it look too small and others too large. I wonder if there's a chance for things to change?

[What kind of intelligent weapon do you want to have?]

I'd like an intellectual, logical weapon who has been around for a while and can offer actual advice about your situation. It'd be nice if you first get it as a formless blade, and it can be shaped into anything from a dagger to a spear.

[guessing of the 6th party...]

I hope we can get Eder and Xoti together. They're clearly made for each other.