Munin posted:

Why turn based combat btw? That switch would shape an awful lot of the gameplay and encounter design. What would be the top things you'd consider and think would be important to pull off a good RPG using turn based combat?

I love it in strategy RPGs (I love SRPGs full stop) but when used in more standard RPGs turn-based tends to turn into a bit of a slog. The larger map sizes and more frequent encounters these games tend to have mean that you end up in frequent slower fights and in many games a slow hunt for the last few fleeing enemies in turn based mode.

I should actually grab Divinity:OS at some point to see how they implemented their turn-based combat. I have to say though that past experiences from everything like Exile to Fallout to Shadowrun Returns have made me leery of turn-based combat in RPGs especially after having played more SRPGs where the tighter parameters around the scope of the encounters makes for a much better experience.

Fintilgin posted:

One thing that would be cool in a fantasy XCOM would be to get rid of scientists and engineers and have your soldiers/heroes fill those slots. So you'd have to make choices like risking your best research wizard on the field because the stats that make him a good researcher also make him naturally good in combat.

You could summon units in the lab and send them out with your team, etc etc.

Fantasy XCOM could be really cool.

Hank Morgan posted:

How do you feel about action points (Fallout/Divinity Original Sin) vs the two actions per turn system used in the new X-Com?

Sensuki posted:

Did you end up getting a chance to play Expeditions: Conquistador ?

User0015 posted:

There is something very wrong with the industry given how true this statement is.

Also, is it possible at this stage of development to increase our pledge for additional rewards, or is it set in stone?

Hakkesshu posted:

I think it looks excellent in every way... EXCEPT for the fog of war. I really don't like the way it looks. The sight radius is way too small, and it just obscures the art. I actually get kind of antsy just watching it; it's almost uncomfortably claustrophobic. I hope there's a clairvoyancy equivalent or something, because I really want to get rid of all that black space. I feel like I should at least be able to get a clear full screen image without any FoW.

Edit: That was kind of a kneejerk reaction. I think it looks perfectly fine inside the dungeon, but when you're outside there's just something off about it. I can't really place it right now.

Eddain posted:

Also I didn't see this during the demo, but do you not pick your skills during character creation? The stuff like Lore, Resolve, Athletics, etc?

Scorchy posted:

Dexterity improves accuracy with all attacks, including spells? Perception increases chances of interrupt, and I admit I have trouble seeing why I would prioritize that when the other 5 stats seem so much better.

El Pollo Blanco posted:

Personally, I hope ropekid has invented hundreds of slang words for each of the language/ethnic groups in PoE, you n'wah.


edit: vvvv, chances of this happening: 99.9%

Sensuki posted:

Fair Bear Maiden posted:

Is his beard still as grotesquely long as it was in the South Park development diaries back when it was announced?

MegaGatts posted:

Ropekid, in the next update can you show off the highlight button for interaction with objects? it's weird seeing a game like this without all the interactable objects being highlighted every two or three seconds to make sure you didn't miss anything.

xthetenth posted:

I'm just worried that some builds won't benefit from a Big Head (unless it means Big Hat mode)

Scorchy posted:

I would have been fine with Darklands-style thin bars on either side of the portrait or something.

Otto Skorzeny posted:

Are all bows and crossbows going to have the same "muzzle velocity" btw?

Inspector Gesicht posted:

I wonder how flexible the game will be in terms of essential characters. In New Vegas you could everyone short of the children and two robots, while in BG and PST you would get a game over or Arkanis Gath'd if you killed the wrong man at the wrong time.

Mozi posted:

I suppose it would be an option.

CottonWolf posted:

I can't say my inner min-maxer is too happy with that. I'd much prefer that they give them a minimum starting level with defined skills at that point (to make sure their skills fit their character), then when you collect them at they're either at that minimum level, if you're a lower level than that, or your level if you're higher with the extra skill points for those levels above their minimum to spend as you will. There doesn't really seem any reason to not do it that way.

Captain Oblivious posted:

Would it be feasible to have an option on this? Like, in options a toggle for full companion control or what you propose? That way you have it both ways. The people who know what they're getting into can make the choice, everybody else can benefit from the informed choices of your default level ups.

SurrealityCheck posted:

Yesssss. Can I name my bear

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

Any word on the expected length of the game?

I'm not expecting a BG2 opus, but I'm definitely looking for something lengthy to sink my RPG-choppers into.

Eddain posted:

Will enemy rangers also have animal companions or is that just a PC/companion thing?

Eddain posted:

So I could have a ranger PC, the ranger companion, and four hired rangers, along with all six pets, to make a band of murdering misfits?

GreatGreen posted:

I'm curious about this mechanic.

When you add a pet to your ranger, does the ranger's health and stamina bars just increase by the exact amount of health and stamina the pet has? and then when either of you take damage, the resistances of the one getting hit are accounted for and the damage is then taken from the total pool?