Matt516 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) Here's where I'm at: My party is all 1000 XP from lvl 10 or so. I did every quest I could do before finishing Act II except for the Endless Paths - I'm on floor 7 of those. And I've just finished Act II. I haven't been challenged in any battles in quite a while. I think I had maybe... 1 or 2 characters even get knocked out in all of Act II (note that I did all the Dyrford quests before starting Act II). I don't use summons and I don't use figurines. Just a nice Barbarian/Monk/Eder/Durance/Sagani/Aloth party. I miss being challenged in battles. I'm not a masochist - at least not in this game (I have XCOM Long War for that), but I do want to feel like I actually need to try in combat. The first third of the game was about perfect for me on Hard. "Eothas Temple -> Raedric's Keep -> Endless Paths down to 7 -> Dyrford" made a really nice difficulty curve and was probably the most enjoyable part of the game for me. Act II was decent, but too easy. And if the game is only going to get easier than I'm going to lose steam and just get bored. So. Should I switch to PotD difficulty for Act III? Or do the lower levels of the Endless Paths and the Act III enemies get reasonably challenging enough to bring back that "Act I feel"? Edited May 24, 2015 by Matt516 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roller12 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) try floor 8 first hehe Edited May 24, 2015 by roller12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 You won't get the acheev so it's not real worth it at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 If you play for achievements you're basically accentuating your genetic similarity to lab mice (which we all have, yes). You miss the challenge? You already said it - go POTD. Difficulty goes down in Act 3. 5 Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt516 Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 try floor 8 first hehe Haha just finished it. Didn't find it too difficult for the most part, but the final boss provided quite a fun fight. I may stay on Hard for now. Not like I can't replay it. We'll see how story content is later game. Endless Paths still seems decent though. You won't get the acheev so it's not real worth it at this point. .... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idleray Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 How to challenge yourself and not be masochist: 1. Don't have a cipher. Swap your cipher out. oh and yea play on POTD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View619 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 How to challenge yourself and not be masochist: 1. Don't have a cipher. Swap your cipher out. oh and yea play on POTD I would say don't pick the clearly unbalanced spells. It should be possible to play a Cipher that doesn't trivialize the game if you're not using **** like AOE Paralyze/Charm/Stuck. Also, no figurines and POTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shevek Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Restart on PotD and use IE mod to reduce xp by 25%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt516 Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Restart on PotD and use IE mod to reduce xp by 25%. Yeah, no. I have no interest in restarting a game 80 hours in. That's probably the least helpful advice you could possibly have given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forefall Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Don't think you can switch to PotD unless you started on it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGX-17 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Wizard only, no spells, final destination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) Restart on PotD and use IE mod to reduce xp by 25%. Yeah, no. I have no interest in restarting a game 80 hours in. That's probably the least helpful advice you could possibly have given. you have no idea how many times we has made the same observation. in any event, as you o' all boardies well know, the developers made a serious error regarding the poe xp progression. at the end o' chapter 2, the completionist will be multiple levels above what the developers anticipated (am not sure why) and such a player is gonna have access to end game 1007 that were no doubt considered outta reach. the critical path problem rears its ugly head in yet another game, eh? the further you get into a game such as poe, the more you will see a disparity 'tween critical path difficulty and completionist power. the disparity is inevitable, but the power gulf can be minimized. obsidian developers, for reasons we cannot fathom, failed to recognize just how great were the disparity. conclusion: if you do a majority o' side quests in poe, chapter 3 will be too ez on hard. we don't like potd as it actual requires less tactical and strategic consideration on the part o' the player. there is gaming cheese that can make potd battles a breeze, but in the absence o' such you is nevertheless having your tactical and strategic options narrowed as you must inflict max damage as quick as possible. is perhaps ironic that increased difficulty makes poe gameplay less varied. one o' these days, if Gromnir becomes extreme bored, we will try a critical path run o' poe on hard difficulty. am genuine curious what level we end at and how difficult the game plays with less than optimal gear and levels. our curiosity is a small and pitiable creature that is likely to expire at any moment, but it is real nevertheless. HA! Good Fun! Edited May 26, 2015 by Gromnir 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT1 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Don't think you can switch to PotD unless you started on it. Fatality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt516 Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Don't think you can switch to PotD unless you started on it. Fatality. IE mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 You won't get the acheev so it's not real worth it at this point. .... ... Well it's the truth. Besides, if you're not starting on Hard or above, 90% of the time if you switch, it means you're going for some sort of difficulty acheev and trying to cheese the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbag Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Besides, if you're not starting on Hard or above, 90% of the time if you switch, it means you're going for some sort of difficulty acheev and trying to cheese the system. There is another option: He could also be trying to counter-balance the decrease in difficulty caused by over-levelling. While Act I is more straightforward, Act II opens up a huge variety of side content which you may or may not bother with. On the other hand Act III isn't balanced around doing everything in Act II (since that would be too punishing for those who don't care about side content) and difficulty does not scale, so a difficulty switch is in order if you want to keep the encounters challenging. 2 Nothing gold can stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaColombo Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) How can you move to potd using the IE Mod? Edited May 26, 2015 by AndreaColombo "Time is not your enemy. Forever is." — Fall-From-Grace, Planescape: Torment "It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question, and he'll look for his own answers." — Kvothe, The Wise Man's Fears My Deadfire mods: Brilliant Mod | Faster Deadfire | Deadfire Unnerfed | Helwalker Rekke | Permanent Per-Rest Bonuses | PoE Items for Deadfire | No Recyled Icons | Soul Charged Nautilus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View619 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 How can you move to potd using the IE Mod? There's a specific console command that allows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonKowalski Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) You won't get the acheev so it's not real worth it at this point. You can get every achievement you want without playing the game (Valve doesn't care about cheating in single player games, including achievements). Edited May 26, 2015 by LeonKowalski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 You won't get the acheev so it's not real worth it at this point. You can get every achievement you want without playing the game (Valve doesn't care about cheating in single player games, including achievements). This is incorrect. Plenty of games on Steam disable acheevs if you cheat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonKowalski Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Shrug, I don't know about plenty of games ... I only know about PoE. You can get any achievement you want by googling a bit (I'm not going to link the program, Valve might not care but I dunno if Obsidian doesn't care). Including the Kickstarter one if you're one of those people who wants to 100% a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) Including the Kickstarter one if you're one of those people who wants to 100% a game. Oh good lord, the Kickstarter acheev does not count towards anything, and I say this as a complete Achievement Whore. And if you have it and did not earn it (the Backer Acheev), that's seriously screwed up. Edited May 27, 2015 by Bryy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonKowalski Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 It counts towards Perfect game, like every achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT1 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 It counts towards Perfect game, like every achievement. If you are a player and uses cheats to achieve the "perfect game" you are a loser, as a player and in life. And I think that Obsidian would just ruin your game if you use cheat to get the "backer achievement". BTW, what good is having "perfect game"? I can exchange it for money somewhere? Your photo will be published somewhere and you will be successful with the girls? What's the point, exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 It counts towards Perfect game, like every achievement. No, it doesn't. It counts on the Steam app, but for the actual game in which you are playing? No, it doesn't. No acheev in Pillars of Eternity actually counts for anything. It's just an image that pops up on an overlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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