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Sensuki posted:Unfortunately, a lot of the tooltips and cyclopedia entries are a little bit like that. That's not fair, many of the entries are far more misleading than that. Knock Down, literally the first fighter ability in the game, straight up says it attacks Fortitude, when it's just a normal attack that inflicts prone on hit without ever requiring a fortitude roll.
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I'm super looking forward to a game where states and cities seem to have gotten more than a one sentence fleshing out of societal stuff and exist as more than archetypes slapped on quest hubs.
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Roguelike posted:That's not fair, many of the entries are far more misleading than that. Knock Down, literally the first fighter ability in the game, straight up says it attacks Fortitude, when it's just a normal attack that inflicts prone on hit without ever requiring a fortitude roll. I submitted a cyclopedia entry for damage in the bug forums a couple weeks ago because the game doesn't have one. Only has one for Damage Types. The word damage is linked to Damage Types.
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rope kid posted:The gaming timeline of history: Post-Apocalyptic Space Loop back to Ancient Tymes
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So are they doing a midnight release or something else?
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rope kid posted:The gaming timeline of history: Corrected.
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SunAndSpring posted:So are they doing a midnight release or something else? I'd like to know as well. I don't want to have to wait most of the 26th because it launches at noon in America.
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Sensuki posted:I submitted a cyclopedia entry for damage in the bug forums a couple weeks ago because the game doesn't have one. Only has one for Damage Types. The word damage is linked to Damage Types. The most disappointing of all was when I tried to use disintegrate to kill my own guy, only to find out out that the flavor text is a lie. A terrible lie.
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rope kid posted:The gaming timeline of history: Also at any point during locking in or fleshing out the setting for PoE, did anyone make any jokes or other allusions to making "Lionheart but better"
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So is it viable to have a stealthy backstabbing rogue with a giant Pike? I would desperately like for this to be a thing.
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Eej posted:More fantasy games should be set in the early modern era because medieval fantasy is so ubiquitous and stale at this point. Also early modern is far more interesting of a period to base things off than medieval. I suspect they tend to avoid the early modern period because unlike medieval stuff which basically exists in the popular consciousness as "King Arthur, except all across Europe", there's some level of understanding that the early modern period is more complicated than that. And nobody wants complicated. Same reason you don't see many RPGs set in the modern day.
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SunAndSpring posted:So are they doing a midnight release or something else?
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Roguelike posted:That's not fair, many of the entries are far more misleading than that. Knock Down, literally the first fighter ability in the game, straight up says it attacks Fortitude, when it's just a normal attack that inflicts prone on hit without ever requiring a fortitude roll. Magitek posted:So is it viable to have a stealthy backstabbing rogue with a giant Pike? I would desperately like for this to be a thing.
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grrarg posted:The Steam page shows it unlocking at the usual 10am Pacific. As much as I would like it to unlock at midnight based on timezone, pages of "how do I VPN?" chat would not be fun. The thread is going to be crazy enough in the leadup to launch without that. Ugh, that means the game won't unlock until 17.00 my time. I guess I could use that time productively but I'd rather pretend to be a fantasy wizard.
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Magitek posted:So is it viable to have a stealthy backstabbing rogue with a giant Pike? I would desperately like for this to be a thing. Sneak attack damage is percentage based and doesn't require any specific weapon, so yes.
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rope kid posted:The gaming timeline of history: Fixed that for you Hacker.
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Captain Oblivious posted:I suspect they tend to avoid the early modern period because unlike medieval stuff which basically exists in the popular consciousness as "King Arthur, except all across Europe", there's some level of understanding that the early modern period is more complicated than that. Let's kickstart a new medieval fantasy RPG but turn it around on people and later mention it's set in the Islamic Golden Age.
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Inspector Gesicht posted:Fixed that for you Hacker. He was actually right the first time. Nobody makes "cyberpunk" games any more. The developers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution actually commented on that in an interview; when they did market research on the "cyberpunk" term, essentially no one had heard of it, and when they described the tropes, all the kids in their target demographics just interpreted those as elements of "modern" settings. Evil corporations, corporate hackers, cybernetic implants, etc., that's all just considered modern now.
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Eej posted:Let's kickstart a new medieval fantasy RPG but turn it around on people and later mention it's set in the Islamic Golden Age. I'd play that.
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Eej posted:Let's kickstart a new medieval fantasy RPG but turn it around on people and later mention it's set in the Islamic Golden Age. I didn't realize how badly I wanted this until now.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:He was actually right the first time. Nobody makes "cyberpunk" games any more. The developers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution actually commented on that in an interview; when they did market research on the "cyberpunk" term, essentially no one had heard of it, and when they described the tropes, all the kids in their target demographics just interpreted those as elements of "modern" settings. Evil corporations, corporate hackers, cybernetic implants, etc., that's all just considered modern now. This makes me sad that no one wants to run through my corridors anymore.
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Eej posted:Let's kickstart a new medieval fantasy RPG but turn it around on people and later mention it's set in the Islamic Golden Age. This has made me listen to Lamma Bada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOjvw7xvvM Sensuki fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Mar 19, 2015 |
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:He was actually right the first time. Nobody makes "cyberpunk" games any more. The developers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution actually commented on that in an interview; when they did market research on the "cyberpunk" term, essentially no one had heard of it, and when they described the tropes, all the kids in their target demographics just interpreted those as elements of "modern" settings. Evil corporations, corporate hackers, cybernetic implants, etc., that's all just considered modern now. well we pretty much already live in a lovely cyberpunk setting all ready so that makes sense.
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Can't decide if I want my main to be a druid or chanter. I guess I'll flip a coin on release day.
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grrarg posted:The Steam page shows it unlocking at the usual 10am Pacific. Well, that sucks. I had taken off from work on the 26th. Now I guess I'll sit around for most of the day twiddling my thumbs in anticipation.
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If you must take off work for a game then always do it the day AFTER release so you at least know that it won't be late or broken for the first day or somethign
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xthetenth posted:I didn't realize how badly I wanted this until now. The Desert of Souls by Howard Andrew Jones is a pretty good arabian fantasy book. There's also Throne of the Crescent Moon, but that one, despite actually getting way more hype, has serious loving flaws.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:It's a big draw. I've played so many generic fantasy RPG's and read so many generic fantasy novels at this point that pure swords-and-wizards settings tend to lose me really fast. Plus there's such a big kaboooooom! The gaming world deserves much more Winged Hussars and Pike & Shot. (If only CA would work on that 30 Years Total War.  )
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Eej posted:Let's kickstart a new medieval fantasy RPG but turn it around on people and later mention it's set in the Islamic Golden Age. I'd be up for some Moorish politicing.
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Davos posted:If you must take off work for a game then always do it the day AFTER release so you at least know that it won't be late or broken for the first day or somethign This is how you do it. Re: Game unlocking on the 26th, I think the thing that hurts me the most about this process is that youtube streamers will be playing it before backers. I don't know why I have a problem with that and not with games "journalists" getting review copies; maybe it's because a review doesn't spoil it nearly as much as watching some idiot play.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:He was actually right the first time. Nobody makes "cyberpunk" games any more. The developers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution actually commented on that in an interview; when they did market research on the "cyberpunk" term, essentially no one had heard of it, and when they described the tropes, all the kids in their target demographics just interpreted those as elements of "modern" settings. Evil corporations, corporate hackers, cybernetic implants, etc., that's all just considered modern now. 
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drgnvale posted:Re: Game unlocking on the 26th, I think the thing that hurts me the most about this process is that youtube streamers will be playing it before backers. I don't know why I have a problem with that and not with games "journalists" getting review copies; maybe it's because a review doesn't spoil it nearly as much as watching some idiot play. So don't watch? I'll be avoiding all streams myself. And heaping scorn on anyone who posts unmarked spoilers.
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Airfoil posted:So don't watch? The not watching was implied, sorry that you didn't pick up on that. I just hate the idea of pewdiepie getting to play before people who funded the production of the game. The spoiler thing was a poor rationalization on my part, it's really my hatred of idiots who get paid to play video games and ramble (which is what I'd totally have done if youtube was a thing when I was their age). drgnvale fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Mar 19, 2015 |
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I know you can create characters; is there a limit on how many you can have chilling at your stronghold total? Do they recruit at level 1 or a more advanced level, and if advanced do they come with talents and abilities pre-set?
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derra posted:I know you can create characters; is there a limit on how many you can have chilling at your stronghold total? Do they recruit at level 1 or a more advanced level, and if advanced do they come with talents and abilities pre-set?
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:He was actually right the first time. Nobody makes "cyberpunk" games any more. The developers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution actually commented on that in an interview; when they did market research on the "cyberpunk" term, essentially no one had heard of it, and when they described the tropes, all the kids in their target demographics just interpreted those as elements of "modern" settings. Evil corporations, corporate hackers, cybernetic implants, etc., that's all just considered modern now. http://cyberpunk.net/
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rope kid posted:You can build 8 adventurers in addition to your main PC (there are also 8 companions). They can be hired at your level-1 (minimum of 1). They arrive with experience and basic starting gear, but you have to level them. Thanks! I know the question is mechanically splergy but I'd like to experience companion interactions while also completing stronghold quests.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:He was actually right the first time. Nobody makes "cyberpunk" games any more. The developers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution actually commented on that in an interview; when they did market research on the "cyberpunk" term, essentially no one had heard of it, and when they described the tropes, all the kids in their target demographics just interpreted those as elements of "modern" settings. Evil corporations, corporate hackers, cybernetic implants, etc., that's all just considered modern now. Once again fighting the good fight.
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It's even based on 2077. I think Eclipse Phase is the only big cyberpunk game left without vidya, unless you consider EVE one.
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