Are the expansions going to increase the level cap?

[Takkik]

 

 

With Josh out of the picture, I'm almost expecting the isometric troupe-style fantasy crown to pass to another game company. Possibly Owl Cat Games or Ceres Games.

 

Curious to play the pathfinder game. I hope it will be a success and good to play.

 

 

I understand they could not do this with Pillars, but once the trilogy for BG was entirely released, making your character progress throughout the saga was a great feeling. You could only get to lvl 8 with BG1. Bioware never needed to find some crappy reason for you to be lvl 1 in BG2. I'm afraid they will do the same if there is a Pillars 3. Increasing lvl cap in the 3 expansions is pretty much guaranting they'll do it. Don't want it.

 

However Bioware DID reset you to level on after your "death" in ME2 which is pretty much the same thing here. 

 

 

The bioware of ME trilogy isn't the same. Already brought by EA. I have hard time to call ME a RPG. Even if I've enjoyed the 2, there is no 'ruleset'.

 

The lasts games to feature a continuous progression are the neverwinter nights, but it was limited to the expansions (so close to what we get with the poe). At the end of the main game you don't reach the max level allowed by the d&d3 system.

 

 

But Bioware's choice to hit the reset button on Shepard had nothing to do with EA owning the company. And ME3 DID offer continuous progression from ME2.

 

I know people like to stomp on EA (which I find hilarious because I remember them for the creation of some of the greatest CRPGs of the '80s in the Bard's Tale series), but in this case it really does look like a story decision which makes sense. Even Agents of Shield makes a reference to something similar with Coulson in season 1. 

 

 

EA today isn't the same from 80's. If obsidian was owned by EA it would have never released a game like POE or Tyranny. EA destroyed Origins, Maxis, Dice (soon) and even Bioware that is only a brand on some studios. All studios under EA grasp have some grim futur.

 

I don't say EA never produced good games. But they don't care about players (outside of their $) and games. They don't care about studio legacy and what make them great before they acquired them. They just care about brand name. Today no one in Bioware have worked on a BG games (or even a Kotor, or even first dragon age?).

 

 

im pretty sure there isnt going to be a POE3

 

Based on what?

 

 

I think Josh tweeted he will step down from designing (something like that) after po2 balance, working on some other project. So the question is if obsidian will continue to make some poe even without Josh as a lead designer.

Edited June 19, 2018 by Takkik

[Amentep]

Since the last update from the developers indicated there'd be more details on the DLC at an unspecified later date, the initial question -if the level cap will increase in the expansions- cannot be answered.  As the speculation has drifted away from PoEII and its DLC, I'm locking the thread.  The topic perhaps should be revisited after Obsidian posts more information about BEASTS OF WINTER.