Katarack21 3,118 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 An intelligent, sentient weapon that is a full companion. With thoughts, desires, goals, conversations, much to say, a quest line of their own, a narrative arc, etc. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heijoushin 1,075 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I liked Tides of Numenera's "mind scan" (mind reading) feature. Unlike PoE's full "dive into a dream/past" thing, it just picks up surface thoughts. In many cases, its amusing to learn what a person's true feelings are. Of course, you can't give that to the Cipher, because then everyone will play them for the extra dialogue. But maybe as part of the watcher's powers? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katarack21 3,118 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I liked Tides of Numenera's "mind scan" (mind reading) feature. Unlike PoE's full "dive into a dream/past" thing, it just picks up surface thoughts. In many cases, its amusing to learn what a person's true feelings are. Of course, you can't give that to the Cipher, because then everyone will play them for the extra dialogue. But maybe as part of the watcher's powers? The beauty of having things like that as a skill that you have to choose is that it creates a trade-off between player desire; that skill takes the place of something more combat oriented. For players that care about narration and dialogue, they'll take that one at least on the first playthrough. For players who don't care about such things, they'll ignore it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heijoushin 1,075 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017  I liked Tides of Numenera's "mind scan" (mind reading) feature. Unlike PoE's full "dive into a dream/past" thing, it just picks up surface thoughts. In many cases, its amusing to learn what a person's true feelings are. Of course, you can't give that to the Cipher, because then everyone will play them for the extra dialogue. But maybe as part of the watcher's powers? The beauty of having things like that as a skill that you have to choose is that it creates a trade-off between player desire; that skill takes the place of something more combat oriented. For players that care about narration and dialogue, they'll take that one at least on the first playthrough. For players who don't care about such things, they'll ignore it.   The thing is, when PoE came out, there were so many people who wanted to create characters with high RES, INT & PER just so that they wouldn't miss any dialogue. People really obsess about those things. So giving one class out of 11 something so cool strikes me as a little unbalanced. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
injurai 3,507 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Which is why having the "soul-dive" tied to the watcher is a good idea. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VahnXIII 74 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Forgot to add --- I'd like to see..err...hear more ambiance sounds. For example, while walking around the village of Gilded Vale, you don't hear any village chatter or random NPC sounds (like they had in Baldur's Gate). It's simply music and the sound of your party's footsteps. I can SEE that I'm in a village but I would like Hear that I'm in a village as well. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
injurai 3,507 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Footsteps of Eternity Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,632 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 An intelligent, sentient weapon that is a full companion. With thoughts, desires, goals, conversations, much to say, a quest line of their own, a narrative arc, etc. Â Perhaps a sentient weapon that has "lost its mind", so to speak, in the form of various appendages (gems?) formerly attached to the hilt. As these are recovered, more background on the weapon is gained, and possibly additional powers are unlocked. Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
tinysalamander 364 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Forgot to add --- I'd like to see..err...hear more ambiance sounds. For example, while walking around the village of Gilded Vale, you don't hear any village chatter or random NPC sounds (like they had in Baldur's Gate). It's simply music and the sound of your party's footsteps. I can SEE that I'm in a village but I would like Hear that I'm in a village as well. Â Sounds, those are good. Random chatter need to be quite diverse for it to work. Listening to the same thing over and over and over is pretty painful: https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/88151-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaa/ Quote Pillars of Bugothas Link to post Share on other sites
Katarack21 3,118 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Â An intelligent, sentient weapon that is a full companion. With thoughts, desires, goals, conversations, much to say, a quest line of their own, a narrative arc, etc. Perhaps a sentient weapon that has "lost its mind", so to speak, in the form of various appendages (gems?) formerly attached to the hilt. As these are recovered, more background on the weapon is gained, and possibly additional powers are unlocked. Perhaps it starts out "mute" and, in addition to new powers and abilities, you unlock more interactivity as it's "mind" is restored. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eselle28 125 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Super frivolous and totally not worth the programming time, but.... Â It'd be cool to have more ability to interact with vanity pets and some degree of in world reactivity to them. It would be cool to be able to pet Pumpkin's belly and have him nip at me, or have a quest giver question why I'm being followed around by a tiny obsidian wurm. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RosingBull 14 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Forgot to add --- I'd like to see..err...hear more ambiance sounds. For example, while walking around the village of Gilded Vale, you don't hear any village chatter or random NPC sounds (like they had in Baldur's Gate). It's simply music and the sound of your party's footsteps. I can SEE that I'm in a village but I would like Hear that I'm in a village as well. YES. I hope the sound design improves in the new game overall. I hated the looping ambient "tavern noise" inside pretty much any building in POE1. Playing with headphones it was something that started to stick out like a sore thumb--particularly when I'd listened to it so much just by playing the game that I could start to make out actual, individual conversations in the noise. I'm pretty sure someone just recorded sounds from various real-world get togethers or parties. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HooAmEye 315 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Steward x Watcher romance option Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShadySands 7,771 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Some kind of fighting tournament that we can enter  Also agree on the thought reading. That was cool 1 Quote Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to post Share on other sites
Heijoushin 1,075 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Some kind of fighting tournament that we can enter  Also agree on the thought reading. That was cool  I wouldn't might this either. I mean, I doubt it would be a very deep part of the game, but just as an excuse to fight interesting and exotic opponents. Perhaps with separate categories for 1v1 matches and team matches.  Aedyr clothing strikes me as very greco-roman. Maybe when we go to Aedyr in PoE3, we'll get a Colosseum 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madscientist 649 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 We are captured by a warlord. He imprisons us and sentences us to death. The main char must fight some animals in the arena alone and naked. After the victory I have to fight some guards. Then I fight or sneak my way through the inside of the arena, get my things back, free my companions and finally we attack the bad guy. Â This can be avoided when you meet them the first time. You could fight his army right away or you help them and sell them slaves for the arena. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,632 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Scurvy Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
JerekKruger 3,526 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Scurvy  It's not all that difficult to get scurvy, if you really want it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katarack21 3,118 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017  Scurvy  It's not all that difficult to get scurvy, if you really want it  Actually, in the modern Western world of enriched extruded products, scurvy is harder to get than you think. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerekKruger 3,526 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Actually, in the modern Western world of enriched extruded products, scurvy is harder to get than you think. Â True, but a truly committed individual could still achieve this aim. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eselle28 125 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Some kind of fighting tournament that we can enter  Also agree on the thought reading. That was cool  That one doesn't strike me as particularly crazy. It's an RPG staple, I suspect many people would find it fun, and it wouldn't be out of place in Pirate Land. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,632 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Magic can cause non-physical injuries to your soul-based powers. Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
Androoh 58 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Horses, chariots and other mounts. Edited March 7, 2017 by Androoh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
George_Truman 168 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I would love for a high tier Wizard weapon to be "citzal's fists" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjshae 9,632 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 An axe-wielding enormous muscular barbarian called Thac0. 5 Quote "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to post Share on other sites
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