Wasteland The Wasteland 2 Beta Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

You don't deserve a fanboy tag.

 

Remember that Fargo kept advertising that biography thing in the Kickstarter. So I guess they NEED to have it, like a pointlessly configurable interface.

Believe me, nobody will ever type anything in there. NOBODY. It's pointlessly wasted space and if you really want it it should be a button somewhere that opens a separate window. Where you will never type anything ever.

 

So, this hasn't changed since the initial build. I mowed through Ag Center using only rudimentary combat skills, or even less than that. I switched to melee weapons after a couple of fights, even if only half of my chars had any skills in bladed/blunt, and barely had any problems winning a fight, not counting Robots!.

But this is to be expected, balancing usually comes last in development. I just hope the main quest path does not stay easier than the rest of the game, you know, for people who only want to breeze through the game, as it seems to be the case now (random encounters can be challenging at times).

Not true, LPers could write something there, especially if the party is composed of forum users who you make jabs at.
You could also make notes there, I guess, if the field is editable during the game.

 

We've seen the prison area and a rough map of it from the video made last year, someone make a new map to compare.

 

I vow to make a tranny and name it FeelTheRads, then copy a selection of your most inane posts and chuckle every time i read it as i play the game. you are invited to do the same, but i doubt my entire post history will fit. Then we will both feel good, because i proved you wrong and because you got to use that feature.

 

Pretty much this but please do keep posting feedback and we'll keep tweaking. I think the balance is better now in the sense that there's more consequences to using different weapon varieties, better enemy AI and encounter design and armor is no longer a broken mechanics, but there's still a long way to go, and I did notice while testing myself that it was rather easy.

It's not for everyone but I've seen shots and videos with people using that feature and nothing is harmed by keeping it in. I do like the idea of vanity stats if it's easy to do, I'll bounce that idea around the office.

 

Agreed with BN, I've used that space for that very purpose(Making fun of friends on Let's plays.), although if I had to choose one or the other the stats would obviously be my choice. Not that there needs to be a choice between the two.

 

So is this game good yet?

 

Its getting there.

 

IIRC, NWN2 had a biography or something and I saw some people sharing their characters with their background story. It was kinda fun for a little bit but not really that useful.

But then again maybe allowing character transfer, people can download party members if there are no official companions in W2 could be fun for some people to role play or something.

 

In nwn1 multiplayer people could see your description, you could also keep a journal.

The first one was useful to RP, the second one was even more useful to keep notes or reminders. Its a feature that takes nothing away and enriches the game for some, so why not.

 

I still dont like how cheap the inventory looks/feels, not really a big deal but if we are going to be using it constantly it should get a bit more love.

 

Brother None, you should tweak the skill points allocated, try reducing it by 2 or 4 at char creation screen..

and give intelligence a lesser bonus each level to skill points.

Currently, you can have a party that is good at EVERYTHING in the entire skill setup.. which is.. kind of boring. Especially with hired help from Angela and alot of other npc's...

 

Yes, a side by side comparison would be welcomed because that is in my opinion the quintessential corridor&pockets map design.
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Here is a type of an open map design I hoped to see in a Wasteland sequel. No rock walls whatsoever and the illusion of openness is perfect.

 

Homophobe detected.

OK, well, I'm thinking of people playing the game normally. Seems like a waste of space, when it could be hidden like in the IE games for example. Then again, the whole 4 screens for the character info is a mess, so...

 

Not really, im just a newfag trying to fit as many codex memes as possible in my posts to show i belong. Brofist if you agree.

Qwinn~

 

I can already notice several things I'd suggest get adjusted and I'm sure players will give us tons more useful feedback (like felipepepe).

 

I wonder how much of the corridor-like design of those W2 levels is because they want to guide you trough content in a certain order.
Well, they keep promising they're not all like that, but I guess we'll see.

 

pity look:

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This.

 

Looks like Dark Souls level design right there, maybe Fargo should include that fact in his promotional efforts.

 

this video begs to differ.