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Rascyc posted:I don't think those romances added much to the characters but they were funny as gently caress when you had a literal baby object floating in your inventory. The literal baby option is when it's the main character involved. As are the other things you criticized. I was specifically talking about the NPC to NPC stuff.
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Man, killing that first temple full of cultists was really fun! Now to find out if I screwed up the storyline by killing the cult leader too early...
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Aug 7, 2015 23:32
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Darkhold posted:Eh all game genres have people that flip out over everything.
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Aug 8, 2015 02:29
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does ie mod still work with the beta?
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Aug 8, 2015 02:31
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Am I dumb, or is the respect option not in the beta yet?
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Aug 8, 2015 06:08
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romances work very well formally. internal development of character neatly corresponds w/ external development of plot. genre fantasy is basically derivative of feudal romance so this is not a big leap. there is probably something fancy & literary you could say about how the unification of personality and unification of society was originally a christian analogy about the fulfillment of love as a principle of the universe (which was supposed to flow out from god). but idk. the point is: i was in love with aerie when I was like 14 so I need an embarrassing and fruity romance to have a full infinity engine experience.
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Aug 8, 2015 06:44
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Krowley posted:Pillars of eternity, apparently Ending up with a lovely stronghold because they were preoccupied with not upsetting people who hate bad strongholds is some real Terminator time travelling poo poo. Makes you think.
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Aug 8, 2015 09:09
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Ending up with a lovely stronghold because they were preoccupied with not upsetting people who hate bad strongholds is some real Terminator time travelling poo poo. Makes you think. In the end... we had to kill them to save them. It was the only choice.
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Aug 8, 2015 12:16
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Ending up with a lovely stronghold because they were preoccupied with not upsetting people who hate bad strongholds is some real Terminator time travelling poo poo. Makes you think. Wait, what.
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Aug 8, 2015 12:33
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Roobanguy posted:does ie mod still work with the beta? You can see the mod compatibility in the page, but AFAIK the mod is only updated when a non-beta patch comes out.
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Aug 8, 2015 12:36
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Ending up with a lovely stronghold because they were preoccupied with not upsetting people who hate bad strongholds is some real Terminator time travelling poo poo. Makes you think. People must really have been mad about Crossroads Keep in NWN2. Or maybe the Storm of Zehir one (although the entirety of Zehir was rubbish). Enough that Obsidian are now scared of doing anything stronghold related!
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Aug 8, 2015 14:00
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As a modern RPG player, if I can't date or gently caress the stronghold, I ain't interested.
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Aug 8, 2015 14:03
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hey guys remember those games that weren't crowd-funded? Remember how the players who didn't fund the game didn't complain that the features they didn't specifically fund weren't up to their non-existent expectations? isn't that relevant? I'm so cool 
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Aug 8, 2015 14:32
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It's really a shame that PoE was developed at essentially right before Unity game modding became something that wasn't prohibitively expensive to pursue. At the very least we might have things like expanded class dialogue or w/e.
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Aug 8, 2015 19:40
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Basic Chunnel posted:It's really a shame that PoE was developed at essentially right before Unity game modding became something that wasn't prohibitively expensive to pursue. At the very least we might have things like expanded class dialogue or w/e.
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Aug 8, 2015 19:41
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Kurtofan posted:Wait, what. Whether that speaks to the overall quality of the Stronghold is anyone's guess. The best answer we ever got on that was that it was very hard to design it in the first place so that it was optional.
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Aug 8, 2015 20:33
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There should be more perks for having a maxed out stronghold, like a discount everywhere/reduced crafting cost/artillery support on outside zones
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Aug 8, 2015 20:40
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Taear posted:Or maybe the Storm of Zehir one (although the entirety of Zehir was rubbish). The Overland Map was fun and the trading system was a good idea (but easily abused - I think I had 15 million gold pieces at the end of the game). Also the "custom party" thing was a nice feature I'm glad they kept for PoE.
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Aug 8, 2015 20:56
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Overland Map was pretty great, though it was let down by the butt-slow engine which couldn't load between battle levels and the over map quickly enough to realize that Final Fantasy-ish feel.
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Aug 8, 2015 21:28
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I was thinking of doing a ranged Cipher for my first full runthrough. Stats were going to be the following: Might: 18 Con: 3 Dex: 18 Per: 3 Int 18 Res: 15 But is using Perception as a dump stat alright with the changes in 2.0? Should I lower Resolve to compensate?
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Aug 9, 2015 10:18
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Scorchy posted:Overland Map was pretty great, though it was let down by the butt-slow engine which couldn't load between battle levels and the over map quickly enough to realize that Final Fantasy-ish feel. Yep. Everything took loving forever.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:21
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Have they explained why they're splitting the expansion in two? It seems strange and makes me think they need a quick cash injection. I have the expansion through the kickstarter but I'm hoping its a fair price.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:22
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The stated reasons were to capitalize on release buzz before everyone shelves the game, as well as finding there was a natural breakpoint when scoping the expansion. Money probably ties in with that first reason.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:29
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FriggenJ posted:I was thinking of doing a ranged Cipher for my first full runthrough. With the new changes I'd max Dex, then make an even distribution between Might, Int and Per till around 17/18 maybe, pump Con with whatever's left and then dump Res. Optimal race is probably Wood Elf or Aumana. Entropy238 fucked around with this message at 13:47 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Aug 9, 2015 13:45
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Does the expansion take place after the main story?
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Aug 9, 2015 19:19
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insider posted:Does the expansion take place after the main story? It's a side area you can start accessing one you get Caed Nua about 1/3rd through the game. If you load a before-endgame save and return to it you have the option to scale the content up to the appropriate level.
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Aug 9, 2015 19:24
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Scorchy posted:It's a side area you can start accessing one you get Caed Nua about 1/3rd through the game. Thanks... I'm still early in Act 3 so trying to figure out what I want to do.
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I have a terminology question. According to my Kindle's dictionary, "Leaden" means either "very heavy" or "made of lead." Which definition is correct for the "Leaden Key" ? I'm not a native english speaker so I might have missed the proper sense.Scorchy posted:If you load a before-endgame save and return to it you have the option to scale the content up to the appropriate level. Is it strictly when you load the before-endgame save that you can do that? I figured you'd get a pop-up (whatever your progression in the critical path is) upon first launch asking you if you want to scale or not (ie: default or maxed-out level of enemies). insider posted:Thanks... I'm still early in Act 3 so trying to figure out what I want to do. I would recommend to finish the game, but then load the save that the game makes right before the point of no return and do the extension. As far as we know it won't make a difference in the way the main story plays out so there's really no need to wait.
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Aug 9, 2015 19:55
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I've been assuming that it's "heavy". The name of the group then referring for the difficult world they must undertake in order to unlock the future they think is desirable.
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Furism posted:I have a terminology question. According to my Kindle's dictionary, "Leaden" means either "very heavy" or "made of lead." Which definition is correct for the "Leaden Key" ? I'm not a native english speaker so I might have missed the proper sense. I reckon it can mean both and has no single definition. The schemes that the Leaden Key are up to are definitely "very heavy", as in they hold a lot of gravity. But a key can be made from a substance, such as lead, and Woedica also has a Paladin order called the Steel Garrote, which again has the "substance - item" naming.
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Furism posted:I have a terminology question. According to my Kindle's dictionary, "Leaden" means either "very heavy" or "made of lead." Which definition is correct for the "Leaden Key" ? I'm not a native english speaker so I might have missed the proper sense. Both, but probably emphasis on "made of lead." "Leaden" just means "very heavy" because lead is heavy. Nobody would ever say like "he dropped leaden beats" or something, it's only use as a denoter of weight would be metaphorical, i.e., "that briefcase felt leaden" meaning "that briefcase was so heavy it felt like it was made of lead."
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Cool, thanks for all that. Does a key made of lead has a specific meaning, or does the name just sounds cool (maybe because of the double entente that Konsek pointed out) ? Also, on a totally different note, is anybody aware of any "rule" that Obsidian used to create people names in the game? I couldn't find anything in the Guidebook. I'm asking because I have an itch to build a name generator (based on gender/culture) but short of putting syllabs together I have no idea how to build names that make sense.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Both, but probably emphasis on "made of lead." "Leaden" just means "very heavy" because lead is heavy. Nobody would ever say like "he dropped leaden beats" or something, it's only use as a denoter of weight would be metaphorical, i.e., "that briefcase felt leaden" meaning "that briefcase was so heavy it felt like it was made of lead." The OED actually lists the literal "made of lead" usage as archaic, which matches my experience. It's not a prosaic word at all.
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Furism posted:As far as we know it won't make a difference in the way the main story plays out so there's really no need to wait. quote:Also, on a totally different note, is anybody aware of any "rule" that Obsidian used to create people names in the game? I couldn't find anything in the Guidebook. I'm asking because I have an itch to build a name generator (based on gender/culture) but short of putting syllabs together I have no idea how to build names that make sense. X_Toad fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Furism posted:Cool, thanks for all that. Does a key made of lead has a specific meaning, or does the name just sounds cool (maybe because of the double entente that Konsek pointed out) ? The wiki has this: http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Personal_Names
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Autonomous Monster posted:The OED actually lists the literal "made of lead" usage as archaic, which matches my experience. It's not a prosaic word at all. I'm surprised it doesn't list both meanings that way. I guess items actually made of lead are pretty rare these days because of, you know, poisoning.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I'm surprised it doesn't list both meanings that way. I guess items actually made of lead are pretty rare these days because of, you know, poisoning. I still miss lead minis though.
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More stuff coming out of Gamescom, think the embargo lifted this morning. PC Gamer article here: http://www.pcgamer.com/the-story-of-pillars-of-eternity-the-white-march-part-i/ and RPS: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/08/11/pillars-of-eternitys-white-march-improves-as-well-as-expanding/ - More info for the new companions, the Devil of Caroc and Zahua - New dungeon called Cragholdt Bluffs - More bounties and a new dragon that's tougher than the Adra Dragon - Part I of the expansion won't end on a cliffhanger Also from tumblr: quote:aristotleomissis asked: Hi, Josh! With The White March raising the level cap from 12 to 14, has anything been done for the critical path in terms of rebalancing and/or scaling? One of the criticisms that Pillars of Eternity got was a sharp decrease in difficulty near the end, especially after reaching levels 11-12; at 14, I can only imagine how quick a job I could do of the final fight.
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I'm at the end of my first run after the XP re-tuning and I could realy tell the difference from before. I've just finished the god favor quests, halfway through the bounties, just after that Vithrak level in Caed Nua, killed Raedric 2.0 and did pretty much all of the side content except a few of the companion quests - and I just reached level 12 on most of my party. I've never felt frustrated by the leveling pace and it definitively feels more reasonable than before. Obsidian really did a good job.
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