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I was thinking........

Jiub

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So.....yeah, i don't really have any good games to play right now (only fifa world cup, but right now i'm in the mood for a good rpg..) so that means that all of my hopes are on AoD. I'm really hyped about this game..... Don't dissapoint me! :evil:

Today I was thinking about what kind of character i would like to create and what skills to choose. (right now i don't have what people like to call a "LIFE") so my whole day revolves around eating, sleeping, and day dreaming about the "perfect" rpg...) My problem is that i don't know what skillz i would want to put on my character cuz there so many good ones. So my question is, how many skills can i choose? Do you tag skillz like in Fallout? or do i get points to waste on what ever skill i want? Oh, and anyone who's planning on buying this game, tell me what kind of character your planning on making. So that i can get ideas.. :idea:




I need a fucking life....... :cry:
Jiub
 

whatusername

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If I ever do get this game, I'd get a big, strong, muscular Orc with uber spells and shit.
 

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I usually don't plan ahead. It depends on my mood at the time I boot up the game. If I am feeling aggressive I build a fighter... if I want more of a challenge I will build an archer or Mage type. Only time will tell since we are banking on being able to download the game sometime this Fall.

To keep you busy if you haven't tried any of these check out a good indie cRPG over at... http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/

Wish I would have heard about this guy before now. I am playing Avernum 4 at the moment and it's pretty damned good. Amazing what a good designer can do with dated graphics. Yeah, the graphics are old school... so if you're a graphics whore (and who hasn't been at one time or another?) then don't bother. But if you like a well made game that is highly entertaining even with graphics from the '90 check them out.

And a quick question just in case somebody out there has played them all... which would you consider the best in the lot?
 

Jiub

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Paranoid Jack said:
I usually don't plan ahead. It depends on my mood at the time I boot up the game. If I am feeling aggressive I build a fighter... if I want more of a challenge I will build an archer or Mage type. Only time will tell since we are banking on being able to download the game sometime this Fall.

To keep you busy if you haven't tried any of these check out a good indie cRPG over at... http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/

Wish I would have heard about this guy before now. I am playing Avernum 4 at the moment and it's pretty damned good. Amazing what a good designer can do with dated graphics. Yeah, the graphics are old school... so if you're a graphics whore (and who hasn't been at one time or another?) then don't bother. But if you like a well made game that is highly entertaining even with graphics from the '90 check them out.

And a quick question just in case somebody out there has played them all... which would you consider the best in the lot?
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I dont really care about graphix that much, maybe i'll buy Avernum. Thank you very much! :)

(EDIT) I dont think there's gonna be any magic in AoD....... ORCS? where!?!? :shock:
 

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Well, VD has repeatedly mentioned how l33t the magic will be, and how you'll fight traditional RPG monsters, like ponies and stuff.
 

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Vault Dweller said:
whatusername said:
Well, VD has repeatedly mentioned how l33t the magic will be, and how you'll fight traditional RPG monsters, like ponies and stuff.
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You know, I always wondered, do they put ice cream cones and stuff back there to encourage little kids to lick horses' asses? What kind of sick deviant minds are behind "My Little Pony"?
 
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Probably the same minds who came up with Strawberry Shortcake, the possibly deliciously edible little girl.
 

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I want to be a minotaur

Hey, I want to be a minotaur so I can chase after all the livestock and the women in the game. I'll be hung like a bull.
 
Lumpy

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Jiub said:
So.....yeah, i don't really have any good games to play right now (only fifa world cup, but right now i'm in the mood for a good rpg..) so that means that all of my hopes are on AoD. I'm really hyped about this game..... Don't dissapoint me! :evil:

Today I was thinking about what kind of character i would like to create and what skills to choose. (right now i don't have what people like to call a "LIFE") so my whole day revolves around eating, sleeping, and day dreaming about the "perfect" rpg...) My problem is that i don't know what skillz i would want to put on my character cuz there so many good ones. So my question is, how many skills can i choose? Do you tag skillz like in Fallout? or do i get points to waste on what ever skill i want? Oh, and anyone who's planning on buying this game, tell me what kind of character your planning on making. So that i can get ideas.. :idea:




I need a fucking life....... :cry:
Jiub
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Uhm... how about making several characters? Each with several skills.
By the way, you don't tag skills, you just distribute points among them, and they all rise equally fast.
I think my first character will be a diplomat, because I find combat quite annoying, and because it will be really refreshing to play a pure diplomatic character. Then, I'll make a thief or assassin, because they will also be combat-light, most likely.
 

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If I can, I normally start with a Jack of all trades to test out a set of main skills and/or any other (Train all skills to be decent enough to judge). Then create a character with sets of skills I liked. If not, like lumpy said, just create different characters for different roles.
 

Late

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Sounds like a good idea, but how it will turn out remains to be seen.
Link AoD :D
 
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