Pillars of Eternity Beta Discussion [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

Get out the calculator and pause ftw.

 

Having interesting builds that all have similar effectiveness in combat is pretty secondary imo. Give us interesting encounters and enemies with we might need to adapt to. But then again counters aren't fun so adapting in this game amounts to bypassing varying amounts of DR.

 

Eh, either way its not my ideal of fun, the tough decisions being before the game or fight begins, then just press play and win battles.

 

As long as you have a sick build, know the basics and don't make mistakes - combat probably won't make you do that much thinking after you've done your opening. At worst you'll be forced to deal with high incoming damage or a hard CC like a paralyze.

Healing Potion / Suppress Affliction is probably the best answer to those. Priest heal if you're in recovery.

 

FIGHT THE DECLINE

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/70...rocessing-effects-marring-the-2d-backgrounds/

REMEMBER THE WASTELAND 2 SCREENSHOTS?

 

Do you accuse everyone of White Knighting when they disagree with you?

 

Also, the IE games were only tactical if you flat out limited yourself from employing the most effective strategies or exploiting its multiple exploitable game systems. Played straight up, you can employ a handful of strategies with little tactical thought to great success in the IE games.

 

Character systems rarely dictate how the combat feels/plays out mechanically. I'd argue that it's more determined by technical stuff (i.e. movement speed, visibility in combat, etc.).

Also, you're underestimating how many people place a premium on simulation/immersion. The foremost complaint about the PoE attribute system to this day still is that it's not very realistic. The late 90's isometric RPG's also didn't really have much in the way of in-depth character building.

 

Yes, problem?

 

Jesus, who thought DoF would make the game look better?

 

Maybe they thought combat could be improved by making the act of killing trash mobs more cinematic.

But yeah, depth of field is the worst effect known to man. I fear for a future where games won't even offer an option to disable it.

 

Hell yer. To arms !

 

So apparently this is the explanation:

The blurriness is there to indicate that you're fatigued, I guess? Or maybe it has to do with the 'no sleep for the Watcher' thing that is supposed to be some kind of condition the main character has. Pretty silly though.

 

Can't resist those cheesy VFX. At least it's not T4ffer.

 

What in God's name are they doing to my collector's edition?

 

Consecrating it!

 

Sensuki Do I remember some ~weeks old posts correctly, and are OE only doing pain-tovers on a minority/minimum of backgrounds?

 

Yeah Sean Dunny said that they did not do much paint over because the 3D lighting stuff limits what they can do with a paint over and they don't have many artists on the project.

I'm not sure if we've actually even seen anything with a paintover. In a KS update they said the machine in the Skaen Temple was painted on - which may or may not be the case, as when you load the image file with that tile, there is no machine, so it might be a 3D object, or an animation.

 

Eeeeeh, well at least there is an explanation for that from a game mechanic point of view, and it is not just there for a the sake of "nextgencinematic". But I'd rather play without it. Fatitgue should be presented with a yawn and a status effecticon, just like in the IE games. No need to fuck up the visuals.

 

From what country the collector editions will be shipped for backers from Europe?

 

Codex backers should ask for codex signatures.

 

Today we have some information and screen shots on Raedric's Hold for you all!

The Raedric line has held dominion over the lands surrounding Gilded Vale for generations, and its formidable keep stands as a bulwark against the dangers of the Dyrwood. Despite their lofty position as Aedyran nobility, the Raedrics joined in the fighting for independence from the Empire during the War of Defiance. In the wake of the Dyrwood's victory, they retained both their stronghold and their stature. Raedric VII now carries the title of Thayn, pledged to Gilded Vale's defense against all threats - both physical and spiritual in nature. Raedric's iron-fisted rule has seen his people through many hardships, but in the aftermath of the Saint's War, new threats have arisen - threats Raedric has sworn to scour from his lands and reclaim some of Gilded Vale's past glory. At his invitation, new settlers have braved long distances to settle within Gilded Vale, tempted by the offer of land and opportunity.