KickStarter Pathfinder: Kingmaker Pre-DLC Thread [GO TO NEW THREAD]

Finally someone who said it. Look what good PoE's "serious" tone did! Empyrical data clearly shows that RtwP is about a light story and simple to grasp combat mechanics. For the rest of you, there is Underrail and AoD.

 

Aside from the fact that this is shit for a variety of reasons, where is my response?

 

Probably. I last played it years ago, but it did certainly have significant flaws. If you like 3.5 Rtwp combat and are willing to overlook some weaknesses in your games for it then it is worth a punt just for the sheer party creation, customization, exploration and combat.

 

Literally no one here is advocating for a serious tone. Just because something isn't serious, doesn't mean it's an excuse for shit writing. BG wasn't serious and the writing was still infinitely better than this steaming pile of shit.

 

Tully, this is a game made by MCA.

Can't wait to get home and start playing.

 

If by challenging you mean Hard, than that is normal. Default hard difficulty gives a blanket +4 to enemy to all their relevant stats. That is 20% more of everything. And this is especially noticeable at low levels where parties don't have many buffing options. If you want a real D&D experience reduce enemy difficulty option to Normal (there are two and each gives +2 to enemies). I reduced one of them and now enemies just get +2 buff, left other to counter my ability to savescum.
With +4, D&D balance it way too out of whack, party spellcasters will be most of the time useless except as buffers.

 

Sup nibbas, have you already declared this good game as popamole/decline?

 

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wow.

 

Don't take them seriously. Shittalking Baldur's Gate is all the rage in nu-codex. Writting was never BG's strong suit yet it still shits on all the garbage that passes for "incline" these days...

 

those things (party creation and management, and adventuring across a map) are the most enjoyable parts of these games for me, so it sounds like I should give it a go..thanks!

 

I feel you man, it would have been much better in Gamebryo.

I haven't stopped updating my data editor, but if I get around to modding it will be after they have finished patching the game. I'm curious how my ideas will work in practice, the question is will I have the free IRL time.

I haven't played it yet, so I can't say if I agree with you, or if this is your nostalgia speaking. I made this thread about writing a while ago, I think it contains some good stuff: Order these games by how bad their writing is

 

I believe the verb you're looking for is shat

 

The biggest issue with NWN2 is the engine. The rule implementation is alright and can be improved with mods and the SoZ campaign is alright as far as murderhobo-ing/turbo capitalism simulation goes, just don't expect an amazing story.

 

Well, no, not really. Even if the word crap has its roots in Middle English, what about "crappy"? Was it also used and with the same meaning? Do you think the developers actually checked the origin of the word "crappy" or they just slipped it in without even thinking? Which do you think is more likely?
I'd say it's on the developers to know the expectations of the players. I get your point that anachronistic language is probably used all the time, but it's about expectations (admittedly often wrong) and some things will stand out. And "crappy" does that. It's not something you're expecting to hear people in a medieval setting say. It sounds like a modern, whiny, word. "Waaah, waaah, my life is so crappy". Also unsuitable to say for someone who is supposedly tough.

 

Good post.

Language-wise, for me, as long as no NPC is saying 'pogchamp' or 'incel' it's all good.

 

How about you play a game before trying to comment on the quality of other peoples opinions regarding said game.

 

The camera has some...interesting... quirks. My main gripe so far is that you can't zoom out very much.

 

So is normal difficulty too easy? I am torn between starting on normal or on challenging. I kinda want an authentic pnp expirience, but i also don't want to miss out on some good "MCA in Arcanum" moments...

 

How about you jump from a high window yourself before judging other people's decisions. The fall is very fun.

 

Is Normal the only difficulty where Core Rules apply and enemies don't get bonuses?

 

You can fiddle with difficulty settings yourself. There are two that govern enemy strength, just put both to Normal.

 

Challenging says all damage is 1:1 between enemies and player I believe.

I'm pretty sure Normal reduces enemy damage by 20%.

 

Guy plays the game on Unfair :

 

You can't skin animals that you gibbed during combat, nice attention to detail.

e: Look at dis wittle bunny, because why not.

 

The only problem I see with the combat on harder difficulties is that the enemies crit way too often, I have enemies doing bazzilions of damage to my heavily fortified fighter and it's just ridiculous when you see some peep squek little shit hitting for 80% of your health bar. I mean every fight I pray to RNG Jesus to not get demolished by some random crit