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How do I build a spellsword in this game? Mostly melee damage, but also using buff / debuff / cc spells.
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DatonKallandor posted:Is the magic part important to you or just the mechanical effect? I don't know. I just like to play a version of my first BG2 character (F/M) in every fantasy RPG, since that kind of character is usually very flexible and thus fun to use. If I feel like cutting some heads with swords, I can do that. If I feel like becoming an immortal tank with spells, I can do that. If I want to cast some nukes, I can do that. If I want to make myself invisible and confuse the enemies, I can do that. So basically I just want to be the ultimate jack of all trades.
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Mar 17, 2015 17:56
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Concurred posted:Didn't Chris Avellone write Mask of the Betrayer, too? That was one of the strongest offerings I think I've seen. If you want to attribute it to a single person, that'd be George Ziets. Avellone did mostly just Kaelyn in MotB.
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Mar 18, 2015 00:25
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More like Adam Brennecke is about to make you his bitch.
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Mar 18, 2015 15:17
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drat, Steam's UI could use some work. Took me several minutes before I found a small 'Read More' button on the store page, where I could see what the differences between normal, Hero, Champion and Royal editions are.
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Mar 24, 2015 08:57
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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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Boz0r posted:I don't know which platform I should redeem the code to. Help me! Do you enjoy updating games manually? Yeah, just pick Steam.
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Mar 26, 2015 01:50
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Anyone know when the review embargo gets lifted?
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Mar 26, 2015 11:23
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0/10 would not pay $250 again j/k I'm so loving hyped right now
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Mar 26, 2015 17:07
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Holy gently caress I can't even pick what race I want to play
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Mar 26, 2015 17:37
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Can I eventually get (almost?) all the level 1 cipher powers?
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Mar 26, 2015 17:40
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Looks like Hard mode is actually pretty hard. Think I'll have to find a tank before I can kill three wolves at at time, as my Cipher has only 40 endurance and I don't even have an ally to target Soul Shock with.
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Mar 26, 2015 20:38
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WarLocke posted:I just did this and it wasn't there. Unless the Alt toggle isn't 'scouting'. I'm fairly certain it appears there after you clear the ambush.
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Mar 26, 2015 21:41
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Holy poo poo I should've started reading the Collector's Edition book yesterday. 116 pages, gotta read it all before I really start playing (just finished the Tutorial and found the first town). Also game owns and kicks my rear end so far. 
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Mar 26, 2015 22:41
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WarLocke posted:So if you have a melee weapon equipped at the end of the first map and you choose to throw it to save the NPC, the game remembers and takes it away from you. But if you have the pistol equipped the option is now to fire it and you keep it. My dude had the option to throw a rock. I think it was because I had over 15 dexterity.
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Mar 27, 2015 19:19
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Does mechanics affect your scouting ability? I'm in the Temple of Eothas and I can't seem to be able to find the secret key to the lower level. I already solved the riddle, but I'm just curious why I can't find the key. E: Unless the strategy guide is wrong about the location of the key (the small room with the books). Smol fucked around with this message at 11:05 on Mar 28, 2015 |
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Mar 28, 2015 11:02
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Is Ectopsychic Echo as good as it seems to be on paper?
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Mar 29, 2015 23:08
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VDay posted:I'm really liking it. Keep in mind it targets one of your own people, so you need someone behind the enemy running around in order to get the most out of it. My PC is a rogue so I tag her with it and then run back and forth behind the enemy taking potshots while EE deals 30-40 damage every so often. Well, I figure I could just run Eder (or myself, if need be) behind the enemies. It's not like he'll be taking any damage from a few attacks of opportunity anyway.
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Mar 29, 2015 23:16
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Are there any debuffs that reduce enemy DR? My party is Cipher (myself), Eder, Aloth, Durance and Kana.
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Mar 29, 2015 23:22
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zedprime posted:Wizard third level has a DR reduction debuff IIRC. Yep, I just got everyone to level 5 and saw it!
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Mar 29, 2015 23:31
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aeverous posted:Sanity check here. If the wiki is correct and you get 3 deflection per level, I'm pretty sure he should have 25 + 5 * 3 + 3 + 1 = 44 deflection. But if you have Wary Defender and are in Defender mode, that'd explain the extra 15 deflection.
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Mar 30, 2015 22:36
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I just realized that my Eder (level 5) has almost 110 deflection in full gear. No wonder Hard started to feel pretty easy....
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Mar 30, 2015 22:40
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theblackw0lf posted:Five. Level cap is 12. I think it's worked out though that it takes doing the vast majority of quests to hit that. I'm 20 hours in and just entering the first big city. People play at vastly different speeds.
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Mar 31, 2015 06:30
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I think I'm taking a break until the stat stacking bug is fixed. I feel like I haven't experienced the true difficulty so far, as Eder has hugely inflated deflection right now.
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Mar 31, 2015 16:13
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My swag hasn't even shipped yet 
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Apr 2, 2015 17:50
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CottonWolf posted:I maintain that Durance is the best priest in any CRPG. That'd be Kaelyn the Dove.
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Apr 2, 2015 18:28
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Vermain posted:Durance might get some flowery lines, but there's really nothing in the game that compares to Kaelyn's conversation with Myrkul. Hats off to George Ziets for the writing in this, by the way - it really is some of the best in a CRPG. That's my favourite scene in any video game. 
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Apr 2, 2015 18:36
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theblackw0lf posted:I thought Avellone wrote Kaelyn's dialog? That was just the 1-on-1 companion dialogue, I believe.
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Apr 2, 2015 18:55
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Firstborn posted:NWN2's OC is a loving chore to play, and is the most cliché and basic plot ever to be in a CRPG. The whole thing is like a tutorial. It's boring to the point of loving tears. Did you play it past Act 1?
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Apr 2, 2015 19:25
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WarLocke posted:Mind laying it out for those of us who played the originals but not the enhanced re-releases? Right now, the only thing holding the EEs back is that Ascension (a ToB "Director's Cut" mod by Bioware's David Gaider) isn't ported yet. And probably won't be for a while, since nobody is working on it. Everything else is better, and if you don't like the EE content (I'm not a big fan), it's easily skippable. Edit: Spelling Smol fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Apr 2, 2015 |
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Apr 2, 2015 22:48
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Gyshall posted:What are the default values for SetZoomLevel ? There's a 'Reset Zoom' key binding in the settings. Try using that.
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Apr 3, 2015 14:47
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CompeAnansi posted:On the topic of "how am I ever going to go back and replay Baulder's Gate after the QoL improvements in PoE", I never really got into D&D, so the mechanics are incredibly opaque to me. One of the great advances in Pillars of Eternity for me is the use of a modern stat/damage/armor system. Does anyone know of a mod for the Baulder's Gate games that converts stuff like 2d6 + 1 into actual damage ranges and converts THAC0 into an equivalent non-insane armor number? Basically I want all the D&D mechanics hidden behind a more understandable set of numbers that are displayed on the character page. I looked for such a mod, but didn't find anything. Anyone got any suggestions other than "suck it up"? Suck it up. Honestly, the mechanics in Baldur's Gate games aren't complicated at all. All you need to know is that lower armor class and thac0 is better.
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Apr 3, 2015 14:56
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SunAndSpring posted:So when they say the patch is coming out tonight, do they mean tonight in North America or tonight in European time? I'm wondering because I thought Paradox did some QA for this game. Where did you read this anyway? All I've seen is "within the next couple of days".
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Apr 3, 2015 16:56
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Patch downloaded. Time to start over!
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Apr 3, 2015 18:47
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The dictohomy between overpowered unique weapons (think BG2) and a perfectly balanced system (think PoE) is an interesting one. While the latter is no doubt better when wearing rope kid's balancing hat, many players such as myself find the former preferable, simply because the overpowered unique weapons are cooler. 
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Apr 6, 2015 09:40
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If a special hireling visits my stronghold, should I hire them then and there? Or will they visit again?
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Apr 7, 2015 06:11
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The physical swag finally arrived. 
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Apr 27, 2015 16:13
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So how much harder is PotD? Not going for triple crown right now or anything like that, but I'm in the mid-game and Hard is becoming far too easy. Mental Binding/ Mind Blades / Ectopsychic Echo with Eder tanking poo poo takes care of pretty much anything, so combat goes mostly on autopilot right now. As I understand it, it's not possible to increase difficulty to PotD mid-game, so I'd have to restart from the beginning. Smol fucked around with this message at 18:05 on May 12, 2015 |
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May 12, 2015 18:03
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Rascyc posted:Noticeably but not oppressively harder. It feels like the intended difficulty if you have a mind for these games. All right. I guess I should jump in then, I've played the Baldur's Gate series a lot with mods like SCS, so I was probably overthinking this.
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May 12, 2015 18:55
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Since when is friendly fire an obtuse grognard mechanic? If anything, it (=positioning) is one of the cornerstones of tactical combat in the genre.
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Jun 25, 2015 16:21
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