GreasyDogMeat Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 http://pc.ign.com/articles/821/821071p1.html This will probably be mentioned on the front page soon. The new portals that open at night sound very cool and a bit more detail on the soul eating. I hope morality will be tied to the soul eating somehow.
Cantousent Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Forget all else and play an Arcane Scholar. Even though it's a munchkin's dream, I really did enjoy my arcane scholar for roleplaying reasons. :D Nice preview. The Spirit Eater aspect of the game is inextricably tied to morality. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends!
Pop Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Interesting, interesting. The spirit eating mechanic is an ingenious response to the ridiculous rest mechanics of NWN2. We'll just have to see if it comes out well in practice. I was intrigued by the new sense of time they'll apparently be adding. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
Oerwinde Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 http://pc.ign.com/articles/821/821071p1.html This will probably be mentioned on the front page soon. The new portals that open at night sound very cool and a bit more detail on the soul eating. I hope morality will be tied to the soul eating somehow. Theres a front page? Ha, I actually forget that sometimes because I just have the forums bookmarked. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
taks Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 the guy that wrote this never played PnP D&D. treants, not tree ents. taks comrade taks... just because.
GreasyDogMeat Posted September 21, 2007 Author Posted September 21, 2007 the guy that wrote this never played PnP D&D. treants, not tree ents. taks Big deal, at least it is a positive preview and goes into a bit of detail on the new night time shadow portal system (Which I had not heard of before now).
Enoch Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 (edited) The shadow-portal thing makes me want to replay "A Link to the Past." Edited September 21, 2007 by Enoch
Pop Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Right. So, there are these portals. And they open only at certain times. I would like to point out here that there was no semblance of timekeeping in NWN2 (a bit if you count the Keep's timeline.) so does this mean we will get a clock in MotB, and we have to wait around until a given time, ala TES games? Or is it a "only open at certain times" in the old "This door will not open until you kill the goblin king and explore the lava cave" sort of way? Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
taks Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 the impression i got was "night-time," which implies waiting around, or resting, which was another feature (pass time while awake) they've added. taks comrade taks... just because.
CoM_Solaufein Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Nice read. I can't wait for it to get released. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester
lurchman Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Pop sez, Right. So, there are these portals. And they open only at certain times. I would like to point out here that there was no semblance of timekeeping in NWN2 (a bit if you count the Keep's timeline.) so does this mean we will get a clock in MotB, and we have to wait around until a given time, ala TES games? Or is it a "only open at certain times" in the old "This door will not open until you kill the goblin king and explore the lava cave" sort of way? Okay. As I read it the portals open at different times, not neseccarily at night only. But you do have to wait until the portal opens in order to gain access to certain areas. An example was given that mentioned a broken bridge in the real world, in the shadow world the bridge is whole. Everything is the opposite in the "shadow world" from what it is in the real world. If it's good in the RW, it's evil in the SW. And yes, there definately a time clock in the expansion. But you can still rest. The problem is, real time passes. And although you may regain hit points and mana, you will lose spirit points. Which leaves the possibility that you could die while resting. Executive Producer Thieves-Guild
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