Dorky88

Hah, exactly what you are saying, You could call it the paper doll syndrome. A lot of modern have a really in depth character creation and cool items to make your character look fancy. I say that a good roleplaying game doesn't require a good "paper doll" system.

I saw IGN's review they gave it a score of 9 which is awesome but they also had one negative point in the summary. That the art style was dated. I understand that the graphics might not be the best but the art style has really invoked that feeling of tabletop roleplay and as a roleplayer that is more than awesome and fits the setting perfectly. What are your thoughts on the art style in the game?

Can't stay awake much longer....wake me up when the keys are here!

I would have gone to sleep by now but I'm to invested in witnessing the moment when that happens.

First of all, you don't have all the facts. Maybe there is some problem that they didn't foresee and they are doing all they can or maybe they are the boogie man and sitting on their throne laughing at us for backing the game, one seems more plausible than the other but I'll leave you to decide. But on another point I for one have never really gotten on the bandwagon for using white knight as a derogatory term. How is standing up for someone that you feel has been wronged a bad thing? Seriously a white knight is a big guy in full plate, white of course, and preferably wielding an awesome sword.

Now to be fair. Installing the game a day or two in advance will allow some people to actually play the game on the 26th otherwise they would have to wait and maybe not being able to play it until a day or two after release. Which would ruin their weekend plans I presume.

I agree, communication is the key!

I'm a backer too, so out of respect I'll allow him to get his pitchfork too, then we can have a pitchfork duel. That makes me think...why aren't pitchforks an in-game weapon? I demand a delay so they can be implemented . Now seriously, it would be funny if every backer-insipired npc get a pitchfork in their inventory in a future update.

rage begets rage, it's how we operate. It's also hard to contain yourself when you are so near to the oasis after having spent years in the desert. It's been a long time since we've got a proper fantasy cRPG of this caliber. Also I have nothing better to do right now than press f5.

Still the fact of the matter is that we have no idea why it's taking them so long. So maybe reserve judgement until the cards are on the table? It could be the 74,000 kickstarter backers, as a start. For comparison, Kingdom Come: Deliverance had half that. It could also be dragons, never rule out dragons!

Still the fact of the matter is that we have no idea why it's taking them so long. So maybe reserve judgement until the cards are on the table?

Maybe it is taking so long because there will be a surprise for all of us, because they actually love us. Even though we can be impatient and sometimes rude.

Obsidian why you being so quiet? I know loose lips sink ships but the war is won!

I personally love the endurance health system. There is a lot less save scumming involved if someone drops during a fight for one. And you can continue going even after a though fight. It has to be said that the protagonist of other IE games were borderline narcoleptic considering how much they rested.

I hope that there is an alternative way of solving some of the quests in an evil way. Since you don't get experience by killing monsters like in the IE games. Otherwise it would penalize you for not doing all the quests and helping all the people.

What's with the Lovecraft quote?

Then... The Lord of Eternity shall perish But in his doom he shall spawn a score of loyal backers Chaos will be sown from their passing So sayeth the wise Sawyer

Again 1. These people got early copies 2. They have had these copies for days 3. These are "professional" streamers/reviewers 4. They tend to be fans of the IE games and should be familar with basic mechanics and the ability to adapt to new ones 5. They are showing off how to play the game I hold them to a much higher standard than some new guy who is playing his first 5 minutes. Also, I find engagement to be very intuitive. When Josh announced it I thought it made perfect sense. This mechanic also exists in other games. Points 3 and 4 are false to some degree. I saw streamers who played so badly that I don't even think they know what IE games are and secondly I refer to what I said earlier, streamers with about 30 followers.

Ohh man would love me some wizard hats, extra pointy!

According to my steam we are 2 days and 14 hours from release. There has been no sight of update 92 as of now. Was it kidnapped by a rival developer? Is it lost somewhere deep in the forums? What do dragons have to do with it? Discuss

What I find more baffling than some people playing bad is seeing a couple of twitch streamers with about 30 followers. Why they got review copies I have no idea.

So they just released a new gameplay trailer for Sword Coast Legends, see link below. What are your thoughts on this especially with Pillar of Eternity imminent release. After being spoiled by the IE games this games seems plain bad to me. It reminds me a lot of 4th edition DnD, I didn't touch it with a 10 foot pole when it came out so I might be a bit biased.

I wouldn't be surprised if they were focusing more on game breaking bugs that have come up outside of the BB. I would rather not lose a save or something of that caliber happen rather than have a perfectly balanced game. These kind of games are rarely ever perfectly balance and bug free but they are still great, Arcanum was a mess but a great game and the same thing goes for the IE titles. Comes with the territory.

I was always under the impression that they made this game based not only on the old IE games but also based heavily on tabletop role playing. Where the idea is that you need teamwork to succeed. Although you should be able to, and probably can, solo the game it's focused around having a party to your liking and going at it, hence the ability to make an Icewind Dale esque squad or have the pre-made companions. Which might explain why there is so little focus on being able to make a jack-of-all trades kinda of character.

Did you notice they have added effects for the enchantments....looks sweet :D