CohhCarnage has best hardware money can buy and he still had terrible load times...
That is a poor comparison, though, because the game isn't a roguelike, and gear is not random. Further, the system is one that requires premeditation and an element of planning, whether that is a preference I have or not (it is not, I prefer systems where characters are expected to evolve organically, but they are often unsuitable for CRPG's). PF is structured in such a way, systemically, that you almost need to pick your focus long before you can make an informed decision based on the world you are approaching or partaking in.
Well, looks like it's worse. They looks like they are using global unique identifier for stuff like skills, which breaks isolation and force game interact with W10. A person with a brain would keep kingdom management loaded in RAM, and there would be zero loading times. Why they didn't allow shortcircuit from throne room to global map, thus forced everyone to two loading screens... It's not like they can self-educate themselves, or do it right first time because of talent.
Devourer of Metal is oversized bow which means -2 to attack for 2d6 instead of 1d8. So -2 for average 7 damage instead of average 4.5. Deadly Aim gives +4 damage for -2 attack. That is more than than 2.5 bonus from Devourer of Metal.
Giving NPCs focus feats is a sure tell there are good weapons of that type in the game- sure enough, bastard swords are prominent and powerful.
Still can't find a bow better than Devourer of Metal though, fuck this shit
But averages are also not necessarily the best representation of power in a game that commonly features various forms of damage resistance. The chance of getting a higher total damage can easily be worth more than say, +2.5 vs. +4, especially with enemies where you do not consistently hit over the damage threshold.Devourer of Metal is oversized bow which means -2 to attack for 2d6 instead of 1d8. So -2 for average 7 damage instead of average 4.5. Deadly Aim gives +4 damage for -2 attack. That is more than than 2.5 bonus from Devourer of Metal.
Giving NPCs focus feats is a sure tell there are good weapons of that type in the game- sure enough, bastard swords are prominent and powerful.
Still can't find a bow better than Devourer of Metal though, fuck this shit
Take that into consideration when finding new bows.
Devourer of Metal is oversized bow which means -2 to attack for 2d6 instead of 1d8. So -2 for average 7 damage instead of average 4.5. Deadly Aim gives +4 damage for -2 attack. That is more than than 2.5 bonus from Devourer of Metal.
Giving NPCs focus feats is a sure tell there are good weapons of that type in the game- sure enough, bastard swords are prominent and powerful.
Still can't find a bow better than Devourer of Metal though, fuck this shit
Take that into consideration when finding new bows.
It is working as intended. You are supposed to succeed that event multiple times before the Giant goes away. Savescum that shit like crazy until you win.
Enlarge person is additional -2 to attack and -1 AC and -1 reflex save for +1 damage (from +2 Str) and 3d6 instead of 2d6.. not really worth it. Just use Deadly Aim instead.
But the "of speed" additional attack doesn't stack with additional attack from haste. Or does it?
I does not. But you can get that extra attack in round one when Haste is not up yet.
Yes, but that's also a post-hoc 'fix' that developers can do, but we cannot. The developers either know that bastard swords are prominent, so they give the CNPC's said proficiencies or foci, or they know that tje CNPC's have said proficiencies and foci, and place bastard swords. It is based on a position of knowledge before the fact or or after the fact, which is precisely my point: You have tjis information, then you can plan for it, precisely because the game isn't a roguelike and the system at it's core rewards pre-planning. Which is exactly why they are good examples and why it is bad to approach character development from the roguelike/random perspective.
Giving NPCs focus feats is a sure tell there are good weapons of that type in the game- sure enough, bastard swords are prominent and powerful.
Still can't find a bow better than Devourer of Metal though, fuck this shit
And you use that anyways to make sure you get more hits. It does not change what I said. PnP is balanced differently than this game. High AC enemies have low HP and high HP enemies have low AC (edit: except a few enemies like Dragons but you are not supposed to fight those often). That is why feats like power attack and deadly aim exist. But in this game everyone has high HP and high AC.
Low duration? I never precast spells that last 1 round /lvl.
Oculus?
