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I'm really curious as to what direction the story and world will take and hope my resistance to not watching any streams will hold up until release. Also after seeing the map, I'm guessing most outside enviroments will be mid-temperate stuff with some deserts thrown in to the east and south(?).
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Did Sensuki make his spoiler-free guide he was talking about some time ago?
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Mar 24, 2015 11:59
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MonikaTSarn posted:I was going to play a rogue or barbarian, but it seems their stats are really bad for conversations. I thought without speech skills to cover there would be more freedom for the player character, but it's worse. Why put mechanics on the player, when a companion can do the same. But lore used in conversations has to be on the player. How do you *win* a conversation anyway?
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Mar 24, 2015 12:06
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frajaq posted:Did Sensuki make his spoiler-free guide he was talking about some time ago? He's made a giant beginner's guide video series but it suffers from being "not in print."
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Mar 24, 2015 12:07
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I've kept myself in the dark about this game and hey look it's coming out on Thursday! I love Infinity engine games and RPGs in general, should i pre-order yea/nay?
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Mar 24, 2015 12:13
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Illegal Username posted:I've kept myself in the dark about this game and hey look it's coming out on Thursday! Sure.
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Mar 24, 2015 12:21
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Illegal Username posted:I've kept myself in the dark about this game and hey look it's coming out on Thursday! If you hate fun then no otherwise yes
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Mar 24, 2015 12:23
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:If you hate fun then no But I've heard rumours that ropekid hates fun too, so even then, yes.
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Mar 24, 2015 12:25
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Illegal Username posted:I've kept myself in the dark about this game and hey look it's coming out on Thursday! yeah. yeah.
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Mar 24, 2015 12:26
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Illegal Username posted:I've kept myself in the dark about this game and hey look it's coming out on Thursday! Absolutely. Worst case scenario, from watching streams and playing the Beta, you'll get a game that tries to evoke the old IE games with some cool new paint and new mechanics and better writing that doesn't quite go all the way. Best case this will be my GOTY. I'm leaning towards that one.
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Mar 24, 2015 12:27
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When do backers get their keys so we can pre-load?
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Mar 24, 2015 12:28
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Should be today. I'm pretty sure that Brandon Adler over on the official boards said it would be Monday or Tuesday, and considering it wasn't Monday...
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Mar 24, 2015 12:31
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How many skills is it viable to raise on the PC and still get most of the content those skills unlock?
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Mar 24, 2015 12:38
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Gato posted:How many skills is it viable to raise on the PC and still get most of the content those skills unlock? I've heard 2 is probably best.
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Mar 24, 2015 12:47
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Shapeshifters get a bad rap not just due to their mechanics, but also the characters associated with the class. Cernd from BG2 was such an awful character that every character who knows him hates his hippie bullshit.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:He's made a giant beginner's guide video series but it suffers from being "not in print." If you want my transcript, you can have it but I riffed off like one line many times so there'll be information missing. Here's the character creation part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVhbWTDAbR4 I'm writing part 2 now, trying to cover everything.
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Mar 24, 2015 12:52
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Somewhat related: How much Athletics is a reasonable amount? You seem to be getting quite a lot of bang for your buck initially, but it tapers off. It feels like most characters should take at least a couple of levels in it, since I assume the guys with tons of it won't really get to use it, if the rest of the weakass party needs to rest anyway. Does anyone know how fatigue works, by the way, does everyone with the same score in Athletics accumulate Fatigue at the same rate, or is it somehow related to combat performance (as in being beat up a lot is more strenous than back-lining)? Good job on the video, Sensuki. I'm looking forward to future episodes! ovenboy fucked around with this message at 13:00 on Mar 24, 2015 |
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Mar 24, 2015 12:54
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Just upgraded to the Royal Edition on Steam, and ordered the hardback lore book with a Barnes and Noble giftcard I forgot I had. I'm going full-nerd with this, and don't want to half rear end it.
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Mar 24, 2015 12:54
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For those of you in the backer beta, is there a way to adjust the zoom range? Maybe a console command or an .ini tweak? I'm a scrub with a PC from the middle ages playing at sub-1080p and would love to be able to extend the field of view and zoom out "further" than what the mouse wheel/default zoom allows at my resolution. Is that possible at all?
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Mar 24, 2015 12:56
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Yes, I believe it is possible to zoom out further than by default. I have no clue how to go about that but I believe it was mentioned somewhere as possible.
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Mar 24, 2015 13:04
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I tried looking in my account but it seems there is no news when I will get my key. I pledged on the site by the way
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Mar 24, 2015 13:06
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chaosapiant posted:Just upgraded to the Royal Edition on Steam, and ordered the hardback lore book with a Barnes and Noble giftcard I forgot I had. I'm going full-nerd with this, and don't want to half rear end it. I *would* but since I don't have a Steam key yet, or even official confirmation that I'll get one since I backed on the website post - ks, aaarg Inspector Gesicht posted:Shapeshifters get a bad rap not just due to their mechanics, but also the characters associated with the class. Cernd from BG2 was such an awful character that every character who knows him hates his hippie bullshit. This is definitely a thing for me. I avoid druids generally, and actually come to think of it most elven characters period, just because they're an absolute magnet of poo poo-tastic writing.
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Mar 24, 2015 13:08
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I wonder if we'll be able to upgrade our edition once the game comes out, I've pre-ordered but would like to get myself a royal edition once my paychecks come in.
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Mar 24, 2015 13:10
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I've tried to avoid spoiling myself, so I haven't followed this thread too closely or even tried the backer beta, but I'm so glad that my contribution helped Obsidian create this game. By all accounts, it seems to be exactly what I wanted, and I can't wait to get to play it. May it sell like hotcakes so rope kid et al. get to make many more games like this. 
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Mar 24, 2015 13:10
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Why is everyone buying GTA 5 on Steam? It isn't coming out for another month, did they forget to update people on that? Or is there a pre-order bonus running out? Oh. There is. For money in the game. Star Citizen really has ruined us  At least PoE is holding onto that 3rd spot. Cities Skylines deserves its spot at least.
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Offkorn posted:Every D&D game did shapeshifting that way (i.e. overwrite the PC template with a creature template), and shapeshifting is pretty awful in every D&D game for exactly that reason. Cernd was garbage, sure. But shapeshifting was one of the ways spellcasters obviated melee characters; just turn into a bear or a buffalo or something and your raw stats are higher than any fighter of your level could hope for. Turn into a panther and sneak better than the thief. Better hit points, stronger attacks. I mean, as a caster you have much better ways to negate noncasters contributions - this is for if you wanted to play the same game as them just better. MartianAgitator fucked around with this message at 13:24 on Mar 24, 2015 |
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Mar 24, 2015 13:22
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Sensuki posted:If you want my transcript, you can have it but I riffed off like one line many times so there'll be information missing. What did you mean exactly at the Paladin part that a Bleak Walker is one of the hardest hitting builds right now?
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Ihmemies posted:Heh, you can still upgrade your pledge at the backer portal.. and get some keys for friends: Oh awesome, I'm going to take advantage of this.
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Dreylad posted:Oh awesome, I'm going to take advantage of this. Where do you think I got my 3 extra keys from? Edit: vvv Darnit, too bad it got caught! evilmiera fucked around with this message at 14:02 on Mar 24, 2015 |
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Mar 24, 2015 13:51
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frajaq posted:What did you mean exactly at the Paladin part that a Bleak Walker is one of the hardest hitting builds right now? rope kid said that one of the QA guys found a combo that allowed them to get 400 damage crits. He nerfed them, but I imagine that it's still good.
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Sensuki posted:rope kid said that one of the QA guys found a combo that allowed them to get 400 damage crits. He nerfed them, but I imagine that it's still good. I suspect it wasn't anything more complicated than arquebus + flames of devotion + high base might + zealous focus + critical focus. You could add in black path, Death Godlike, and Bloody Slaughter if you want to gild the lily, but I suspect it's just that you can build paladins generally for huge arquebus crits if you want and if you do that Bleak Walkers start looking really badass because of their on-kill bonuses. edit: ok yeah Rakhan Field too. Wheeeeeeeee ok that would be fun gonna have to try that at least once
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frajaq posted:What did you mean exactly at the Paladin part that a Bleak Walker is one of the hardest hitting builds right now? They get two talents to buff the damage of Flames of Devotion rather than the one that other classes get. Which, before the nerf (and I don't know how it works now) used to allow you to get a Full Attack plus 200% damage, before taking into account any extra passive buffs you had. A crit on that would be significant. I never tried it with an aquebus, but in the BB with a pike it was still good enough to do stupid damage.
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Mar 24, 2015 14:03
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Sensuki posted:If you want my transcript, you can have it but I riffed off like one line many times so there'll be information missing. This was excellent, I can't wait for part 2. I'm trying to decide between the new Mortal Kombat or this, and you just about sold me.
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Even building sub-optimally I've been able to get fairly high frequency 80-100 damage crits with a Bleak Walker paladin using a fine great sword in the current version of the beta.
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El Pollo Blanco posted:Even building sub-optimally I've been able to get fairly high frequency 80-100 damage crits with a Bleak Walker paladin using a fine great sword in the current version of the beta. Excellent, can't really ask for more than this. What armor you using?
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Mar 24, 2015 14:18
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So is Bleak Walker like Judge Dredd or Darth Vader?
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Firstborn posted:So is Bleak Walker like Judge Dredd or Darth Vader? Neither, really. Maybe a bit Judge Dredd but they're not really about the law. They believe in minimising conflict as much as possible by being such merciless, brutal killers that people surrender immediately rather than have themselves and their families slaughtered, their fields salted and their homes burned to the ground. Ideally, The Bleak Walkers fight once and kill everyone, so that the next five times they're called in nobody gets hurt. (Or at least, there isn't a battle. I imagine if a bunch of rebel peasants surrender, the lord who hired the Bleak Walkers would probably still execute a few of them.)
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Firstborn posted:So is Bleak Walker like Judge Dredd or Darth Vader? Sortof, yeah. Think General Sherman: The Paladin. quote:Bleak Walkers is a paladin order of Soldiers dedicated to conducting warfare mercilessly and with extreme brutality in order to bring a swift end to conflicts. Known for their unyielding, terrible nature, most nobles will only call on them as a last resort. The Bleak Walkers' behavior generally reinforces cruelty and brutality because the quickest resolution is one in which the Bleak Walkers' arrival is announced and a surrender immediately follows. To ensure that people believe that no mercy will ever be given by Bleak Walkers, they avoid any dealings where they could be seen as merciful given the right circumstances. For the Bleak Walkers, there are no right circumstances. Bleak Walkers won't call off an attack even if their "employer" asks them to or turns forces on them.[1][2] http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Bleak_Walkers
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Darkhold posted:Not picking on the poster that brought it up but currently doing a playthrough of NWN2 it's amusing what you'd have to go through to make every dialogue check in the game. You'd have Intimidate, Diplomacy, and Bluff. Also a lore skill that comes up rarely but does solve a few puzzles and adds occasional flavor text. So at least 4 skillpoints per level assuming you took the Able Learner Feat and at least dual classed into classes that have each of those skills (otherwise at least some of those skills will be 1/2 of the max per level). You'd also be wise to pick up gear that had +Diplomacy because a few of those checks have really high requirements if you're not burning more feats for skills. Perform also comes up but super rarely and I think you can make the gnome make most of those anyway aside from the trial IIRC. You also need charisma to be hitting those checks, or enchanted gear, I tried making a character with diplomacy but not high charisma, and missed literally every check of the first five or so.
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CottonWolf posted:But I've heard rumours that ropekid hates fun too, so even then, yes.
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