Decline Sword Coast Legends Pre-Release Thread

[Bubbles]

Considering you start the game with 0 memories of anything game giving you a TN alignment automatically was fitting.

Everyone's born with zero memories yet for some reason some races are inherently evil (including some incarnations of TNO).

Are you talking real world or just D&D?

 

[jimmy_pvish]

Do we need to talk about alignment in here?

Last time this topic mention in P&P board, it reach 100+ pages

It's just need a little push like "what is batman alignment?"
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Wait.... No!! what have I done!!

 

[Irenaeus]

Chaotic evil

 

[ArchAngel]

So today is the day. We either finally find out(prove) this game is crap or it is something to be excited about.

 

[Bubbles]

6 hours until the RPG event of the year

 

[Trodat]

http://www.twitch.tv/swordcoastlegends/b/638862685

Dat voice acting... one of the companions sounds like a generic american high school kid.

- Combat looks almost identical with DA:O
- Pretty good music, I think the build shown on the video is still supposed to be pre-alpha

 

[Alchemist]

So, this twitch stream basically was just so they could play a short pre-recorded gameplay video (about 10 minutes). And that was it. Way to utilize the medium guys.
DM mode will be shown off next week apparently.

Some cringe-worthy voice acting (especially the nasally-voiced wizard).
Gameplay is pretty much what I expected - no big surprises.

 

[Bubbles]

Someone should tell these guys that EDT and EST are not the same thing

 

[Tigranes]

Any concrete details?

 

[Gary Indiana]

That's got to rank right up there with the worst Scottish accents I've ever heard. It's insane.

 

[Necroscope]

Any concrete details?

Inventory shit is. At least in the current build.

 

[Trodat]

Random poster from their forums:

Why are you guys complaining about the cool downs? Its something that's need to keep people from spamming abilities helps to keep a balance.

Made me laugh.

I wonder when we will hear about the community Q&A 2, it's already been a while.

 

[ArchAngel]

I will not say this game is dead to me but this is not D&D. No resting, autohealing and all abilities on cooldowns
And even worse the game played itself. The guy controls one guy, does not pause except at start of combat and the other 3 characters kept using their abilities and switching targets and all.
The longsword +2 and ring of regeneration on low level characters also does not bode well. The combat was basically some MMO action shit. I think even DAO had better combat. If this is how release will look no way in hell I am buying this game. I might pirate it to play it once if at least story will be decent.
I am so sad now after this stream
I was so hoping for a proper D&D game, and this one is not that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOiZGWeGxVI - gameplay video they played on stream.

 

[getter77]

Early April for the community update that might actually get more concrete info out there? Really? Sigh...

 

[ArchAngel]

I bet the game even has no death system but when characters fall down they get up after the battle.
I also wonder how hard it is, from the video it is so easy anyone can play it.

 

[clemens]

This actually looks worse than NWN2...

 

[imweasel]

Combat looks like a mix of Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age: Origins, BG/D&D style combat with DA:O cooldowns and an autocasting system (which you can probably turn off or customize I guess). It actually looks pretty good IMO. Autohealing is shit though. Same with the fucking shitty console inventory.

The combat is also a lot more fluid than in the PoE beta I played a few months ago.

I will not say this game is dead to me but this is not D&D. No resting, autohealing and all abilities on cooldowns

Hey, look at the bright side, the game has combat XP! hue hue hue

 

[ArchAngel]

There was nothing Baldur's Gatey from that video.

Also all abilities were so fast and characters switched to next ability also very fast. The whole experience was truly of some action game that played itself. I don't understand if devs really feel the game will appeal to many people in this state.

I was less cool than DAO and less tactical and D&D like than NWN. Baldur's Gate should not even be mentioned, it only shares names of classes and races with BG.

 

[Athelas]

Combat looks almost identical with DA:O

I don't see how. For one, combat seemed quite a bit faster-paced.

 

[imweasel]

Select all -> whack the shit out of zombie ogre is very Baldur's Gatey actually.

Combat seems to have less depth than BG, could also just be a low level party though. It is also faster paced.

 

[Bubbles]

Engine also looks smoother than the NWN or DA:O engines.

 

[Mastermind]

I'll play it. I don't give a shit, I'll play anything D&D at this point. It can't possibly be worse than the original dragon age.

 

[Seari]

I'll play it. I don't give a shit, I'll play anything D&D at this point. It can't possibly be worse than the original dragon age.

DA:O wasn't that bad when modded, personally I enjoyed it quite a bit. This will most def be worse, I think.

 

[Trodat]

Combat looks almost identical with DA:O

I don't see how. For one, combat seemed quite a bit faster-paced.

Yeah, you are right. At first glance it seemed like that because I just skipped through the video quickly.

 

[ArchAngel]

Select all -> whack the shit out of zombie ogre is very Baldur's Gatey actually.

Combat seems to have less depth than BG, could also just be a low level party though. It is also faster paced.

Except he didn't do that. He paused, cast fireball at all zombies, then clicked on cleric and told the cleric to move to the side. After that he just let the game play itself and battle ended very soon after. That is not Baldur's gate.