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Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment (Kickstarter) [Up: Teaser]
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I can't remember which video interview (I've seen too many of them on Pillars of Eternity) but he (Josh Sawyer) roughly stated that writing a normal conversation between two characters is already very difficult to get right and feel natural. Writing romantic conversations that feel natural is even harder and the time and resources required to do so weren't worth it and he didn't feel the backers would approve either.
Brennecke romanced a few.
speaking of which, have they addressed whether romances are in or not?
I'm guessing not, but I'm still hoping
whole game's a romance between you and 1997
but no i don't think any sexing up
speaking of which, have they addressed whether romances are in or not?
I'm guessing not, but I'm still hoping
Pretty sure it's been ruled out
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
My streaming software is primed and ready for beta on Monday!
You can strangle me then. I think it was the right decision to avoid romances. I don't inherently hate the idea but it's not worth the resources to get it done right, and could very likely turn out terrible. More so if they feel forced to cater to everyone and have to create several romantic interests to accommodate this, further increasing the problem.
TheForceWithin
Banned
Totally agree with you there. Sometimes romances in games are more trouble than they're worth. You end up in the situation that Bioware is in where it's expected of them to cater for every gamers romance needs in all their games now, and it ends up a unrealistic tragic mess.
First I need to know what classes my companions are going to be, then I choose a class not covered by them, and based on this I will choose a race which is suitable for this class.
Otherwise I usually love to pick the Paladin class, because they're natural leaders (which suits the PC), usually* good characters and I like that they can fight but also use some kind of spells.
*In PoE I read that some Paladin orders are actually kind of evil or cruel, so for my playstyle I need to actively choose a good and honest order.
Monk. I always try out the monk class in rpgs. Punching and kicking enemies to death. Up close and personal. Plus, the wounds system sounds interesting.
Probably Chanter. I dig the concept and love the idea that you're basically telling stories at your enemies.
Pyros_Eien
Member
I need to see EVERYTHING before I make a decision. Skills, spells, mechanics. I don't have a particular attachment to specific classes, but I do want an active class as my main(no bard click a song and afk kind of thing). Generally it's down to:
- Tank/2H warrior/deathknight/shadowknight/darkknight/evilknight/youknowtheknight so I run in first, get everything on me then beat the crap out of them. I tend to avoid the class when swords aren't viable/the best option since I dislike maces/axes as weapon types, only want to be using swords, one or two handed. Luckily swords are usually the best option, when they're not the ONLY option.
- Rogue so I can do the out of combat stuff directly on my main, stealing stuff, pickpocketting, sneaking around and what not and I like dagger+poison type of combat as well as displacement/control from the usual rogue skills(shadowstep, blind powder, crippling poison, silencing poison, that kind of stuff). Can play Ranger if there's interesting mechanics tied to it, like the D&D ranger with nature spells and stuff and being melee proficient is pretty nice, but the pure glass canon "mage with a bow" kind of ranger bores me.
- Mage when it's done right, and by done right I mean fun to play. I want to be casting a bunch of different spells, not be an archer with a fireball skin on my "arrows". For example loved mages in Divinity, so many spells, a spell for each situation. I tend to leave those to NPCs quite often nowadays though, because it's hard to "lead" a group as a mage, you can't really be frontline and I like my PC to be in front of the group.
The char creation and char build seem so good in this I'll probably spend a real long time replaying the "tutorial" area over and over trying to find my favorite char. From the videos I've seen I'd say I'd be leaning towards rogue for now, warrior seems a bit passive while rogue looks like it has some cool tricks.
I haven't read much about the classes yet but I'm thinking about starting with a Cipher. From what little I know about it, it sounds like it could be fun and I want to try something different than the warrior or mage class I usually pick.
Someone asked this same question earlier today on the official forum.
Darren Monahan said:
Remember that might actually corresponds to the damage of your spells! Strength's not a dump stat for wizards in Eternity.
Actually, I don't think there's really any dump stats in this game.
Muscle Wizard far from boring.
Resolve for ranged classes atm. Will probably be tweaked though by release.
*Breathing intensifies*
Imp the Dimp
Member
Romances suck. I'm glad they are out.
It's going to be a fun day of playing the beta tomorrow.
Romances were awesome in BG2 and PS:T. They added a lot of flavor to those games and made the characters in the game feel even more alive.
I hope they reconsider romances for the expansion...
Anyway, I'm so ready for that beta, waiting this last day feels more difficult than I expected
This has been on my mind all weekend. I woke up today knowing I still had to wait another 24 hours. If only the codes would come at midnight, but I know it'll likely be 1PM EST. And to think I was originally going to skip the beta for fear of spoilers. Hahaha. I am glad they structured the beta to avoid as many spoilers as possible though.
I've been debating, thinking, and reading over old updates to have a better idea of what class I want my PC to be and have a rough idea of party composition. Of the front line classes I know I want to have a fighter in my party. I've always enjoyed using support/healer classes such as the priest and will want to have one in my party as well. The cipher is another class I was immediately interested. Ultimately my choice may depend a little on the confirmed companion classes assuming the three classes listed aren't represented (I probably won't be using hired Henchman for my first playthrough), but at the moment I'm leaning towards Cipher.
Will you be streaming?
Do post your impressions here if you get a chance! Of course, if we don't hear from you for 24 hours we'll take it as a very positive sign that the game rocks.
I will not be streaming, but I pity the fools that are on my STEAM friends list. I will be spamming screens all over the place.Will you be streaming?
Do post your impressions here if you get a chance! Of course, if we don't hear from you for 24 hours we'll take it as a very positive sign that the game rocks.
If you want streams, it seems that lots of people on the Obsidian forum will be streaming.
Whoever it is better get the title right.
It's 'Meet the beetles'. You got that thread person? You better.
I think it's only $25 after the $35 pledge. At least that is what I see in the store page (addons).
ftfy
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
And server meltdowns.
I was lucky enough to miss the WL2 server meltdown, do not think I'll be so lucky with the beta.
He is never living that down, is he.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
No, it it The Beetles Are Not Having It.
And whoever does the OT, put up a list of whoever is streaming?
Really? I was super excited when he said it.
It's basically continuing on the XP system of the IE games - You earned some XP by killing stuff, but the XP from killing was very low, and it divided by six. You got the real XP from quests, which gave out a lot of XP over really anything, or killing dragons or other "boss" type stuff that could be categorized as sort of a quest. Removing the XP from kills further emphasizes these elements.
Oh no, it has spread to GAF.
http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/66528-experience-point-mechanics-fighting-enemies/page-24
This topic has been debated a lot...
Eh. I don't really see what there is to the debate on really... For this type of game, going with an objective-based XP system is better. Fights are going to happen anyway, players should be motivated to be engaged in the world and interact with it.