The finer features of Project Eternity

[Nonek]

Purely in the interests of parity and fostering a positive attitude we grumpy old curmudgeons may sometimes be a little short of, I suggest a thread outlining ones hopes and dreams for Pillars of Eternity: What features are you particularly enthused over? What drew your eye to the Kickstarter?

 

I suggest this as a sister thread to Sophos' critically thinking thread, not out of any malice (indeed who could do anything but admire such a befeathered and striking Landsknecht?) But out of an honest desire for blatant positivity and juvenile enthusiasm, partaking in the Christmas and Thanksgiving spirit, where we cast our minds onto happier shores while the skies grow dark and the light abandons us.

 

Personally i'm enormously happy to see the level of detail Mr Sawyer is intent on bringing to the project, the fine artwork revealed so far, and of course the chance for Obsidian to give us our latest fix of choice, consequence and interaction with the fantastic.

Edited November 16, 2013 by Nonek

[Sensuki]

Well currently I think the Environment Art is clearly winning.

 

The shown portraits have also been very good.

 

Stronghold design is also very incline.

 

I'm sure we'll have a lot of 'stuff' to talk about in just over a week's time.

Edited November 16, 2013 by Sensuki

[IndiraLightfoot]

Playing PE, I'd love to find:

-A character creation smorgasbord that blows my sock off

-A game world catering to exploration and multitudes of ways of solving and dealing with encounters and mysteries

-Great story, wonderful dialogue, and most of all, that rife/right RPG atmosphere that sorely have been missing for so long

-Replayability just because the game is so darn good

-Character choices at level up that no only means technical development of the character, but actually gets to be woven into the story as well

 

And this is just for starters!

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

I like the Cipher concept, as I always thought the Soulknife was pretty cool.

 

Environment art and portraits look nice.

 

I like that there are defenses instead of saves.

 

Avellone's writing has rarely disappointed.

[Messier-31]

Most of the things was said. Story, characters, setting, developers, screenshots, art... you name it. PE will kick ass.

 

I'm sure we'll have a lot of 'stuff' to talk about in just over a week's time.

 

I'll drink to that.

[Tamerlane]

Every single time they do a new in-depth class update, I say to myself, "Holy ****, I have to make one of those!"

 

Also, strongholds are sweet.

[aluminiumtrioxid]

- the portraits revealed recently look awesome

- objective XP!

- dispositions!

- they seem intent on making every skill useful (and for every class, to boot)

- classes seem to have distinct niches, so paladins aren't "slightly worse fighters who can heal and turn undead" etc etc. The lack of classes with limited combat utility is also a plus (especially in a game which totes itself as "fairly combat-oriented").

[IndiraLightfoot]

aluminumtrioxid: Off topic, but before I forget - I must congratulate you on the most awesome avatar name and pic you could get, basically. That series is a highlight in my life of film- and TV-consumption. Bryan Cranston alone is eerily brilliant in that role.

Edited November 16, 2013 by IndiraLightfoot

[Mor]

 

Purely in the interests of parity and fostering a positive attitude we grumpy old curmudgeons may sometimes be a little short of, I suggest a thread outlining ones hopes and dreams for Pillars of Eternity: What features are you particularly enthused over? What drew your eye to the Kickstarter?

 

I suppose its the premise and the wink to old school RPGs. To be honest, I am not familiar with much of the finer features of the game, since I try to steer away from anything that might spoil my first play through, though everything I did see todate keeps me in good spirits.

[mcmanusaur]

Oh, so this thread isn't about wine, cheese, and caviar, I see? Hmmph.

[Sensuki]

sharp cheese

[Fearabbit]

I pretty much like everything I'm hearing so far. But if I had to list some highlights off the top of my head:

 

- I'm very excited about the Cipher and Chanter classes.

- The reputation system sounds excellent with just the right blend of flavour stuff and real consequences.

- Crafting! It sounds great and I'm very much looking forward to it.

- All the art is great. I especially love the character portraits so far, I think those might be the best ones I've ever seen in an RPG (best ones meaning "most to my liking").

- I LOVE the world and the fact that it's more modern than your typical fantasy RPG but also classical enough to not be steampunk or anything like that (which I adore, but that's what Arcanum 2 will be for, hopefully, one day ^^). The races and various ethnicities, the soul theme... sounds like some really great lore that can rival any established franchise.

- Combat sounds extremely exciting, fair and balanced. Everytime I read one of Sawyer's posts that go into this, I get excited. He clearly loves to create these systems and I feel the game is in very good hands there.

- I think objective XP is a huge, important change to other classical RPGs that will make the game more satisfying for me personally. I hate having to run after an enemy that's fleeing just because I need the XP.

[Diagoras]

One of the biggest pulls is a setting that's actually thought through, and not regurgitated Generic "Medieval" Fantasy. I also like the inclusion of firearms, as their arbitrary exclusion from the fantasy milieu has always irked me.

 

But in general, everything. That it's a game from Obsidian would be enough for me to back it.

[Lephys]

Oh, so this thread isn't about wine, cheese, and caviar, I see? Hmmph.

 

If it's metaphorical wine, cheese, and caviar, then absolutely.

 

 

sharp cheese

 

+10% chance to cause bleeding. Plus... NO one suspects weaponized cheese!

 

Okay okay, serious face:

 

Honestly? I'd have to say my favorite thing about the game so far is the approach they're taking in its development. I think it's the reason all the little facets of the game are going to be so amazing. And major props go to the crowdfunding, and the absolute freedom for them to take this on as almost a professional artwork, instead of merely a product for revenue.

 

So, best thing? The engine. Not the technical, software engine. But the people engine. The greatest feature is the source of all the features.

[JFSOCC]

I'm looking forward to toggable game features, I'm a fan of objective XP, Chris Avellone's writing is what brought me to this project in the first place, I'm looking forward to having Forton in my party, I love this community, I love that you can add your own portraits, and I love most of the promises made, though seeing is believing.

 

I'm probably going to add a lot to the list when the big update hits next week.

 

Edit: ooh, I loved the dynamic lighting in that one demo-video.

Edited November 21, 2013 by JFSOCC