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Ziets actually said the meddling came from those above his paygrade.According to Ziets, Dungeon Siege 3 had a lot of publisher meddling which is how it resulted in what it is. But hey, nice boobs.
Ziets actually said the meddling came from those above his paygrade.According to Ziets, Dungeon Siege 3 had a lot of publisher meddling which is how it resulted in what it is. But hey, nice boobs.
Mask of the Betrayer is better than Torment. You're 15 years late.Hey guys I heard Black Isles staff reunited in a new company known as Obsidian, how are RPGs going?
How is the new Planescape Torment?
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2022:
This hurts a lot more than I thought it would.
Huh, strange, the sprite looked more like a flintlock to me, but if they're wheellock they're wheellock I guess.
Also, why the aversion towards firearms in fantasy? I don't get that.
Yeah I noticed that. Like, Pathfinder has bombs, rapiers and plate armor, even though those all coexisted with firearms. Plate armor even reached its peak when arquebus were introduced.
Fair enough, I did find it really odd how there's no guns in kingmaker when I'm playing a literal alchemist throwing bombs at people, and when there's a city of gnomes who sells you automatic crossbows, as if those are somehow less technologically sophisticated than simple firearms.Yeah I noticed that. Like, Pathfinder has bombs, rapiers and plate armor, even though those all coexisted with firearms. Plate armor even reached its peak when arquebus were introduced.
In fairness, simple muzzle loading firearms aren't super uncommon in the PF setting. They just don't make much of an appearance in many early APs (and are obviously hated by Owlcat).
It died before even being born.. What a shame....Dead game.
Because it would.It's as if people have this weird idea that magic retards technological progress,
It died before even being born.. What a shame....Dead game.
Well at least Owlcat exist and tommorow the first DLC is out for Pathfinder , LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO
June, E3 and/or Summer Game Fest.
I just don't agree with that.Because it would.It's as if people have this weird idea that magic retards technological progress,
In any setting where someone who is smart can learn magic rather than it being something innate, there is a good reason for technology to heavily stagnate.
Hell, this is part of Arcanum's worldbuilding. Dwarves are inherently anti-magical and the reason most technology exists.
That would make the most amount of sense, yes.In D&D it's actually in the lore that the Harpers go out of their way to prevent technological progress. Dunno if there's anything similar in Pathfinder.
This is a great observation and a great term. Swordpunk. It perfectly sums up what's wrong with modern fantasy settings.Might as well call medieval fantasy swordpunk at this point, not that it would be inaccurate either considering that what passes as "medieval" is basically an even combination of anything from 12th century to basically 17th century minus the guns.
There are extant matchlock pistols in Japan. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=japan+matchlock+pistolsKind of, its weird.guns in pillars are matchlock, not flintlockI bet all of my money that this will be set ages before POE so they don't have to add flintlock guns.
The long arms are matchlocks (they are called arquebus), but there were no such thing as matchlock pistols. That's more of a wheel lock/flintlock thing.
Which really doesn't make sense if you're familiar with the history of arms development but that's how it is.
Wow that's really interesting. The more you know.There are extant matchlock pistols in Japan. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=japan+matchlock+pistolsKind of, its weird.guns in pillars are matchlock, not flintlockI bet all of my money that this will be set ages before POE so they don't have to add flintlock guns.
The long arms are matchlocks (they are called arquebus), but there were no such thing as matchlock pistols. That's more of a wheel lock/flintlock thing.
Which really doesn't make sense if you're familiar with the history of arms development but that's how it is.
The sprites for the guns don't match the stated ignition mechanism on most PoE guns. Don't assume that the PoE team had any idea what they were doing.
this should be tattoed on the backs of every gun-phobe from here to cathayYou have people wearing armor from 16th century that was specifically designed with guns in mind
And as Avellone put it during his May of Rage, they succeeded in spite of the owners, not because of them.
The meddling with regard to narrative came from Feargus himself who became even worse when it came to their DSIV pitch according to Avellone.
FIFY YCAnd as Avellone put it during his May of Rage, they succeeded in spite of the owners, not because of them.
The meddling with regard to narrative came from Feargus himself who became even worse when it came to their DSIV pitch according to Avellone.
Feargus is the biggest issues in Obsidian games.
Yeah I saw that. I was like "oh shit, is Obsidian part of Games Workshop now?" :DCodex once more putting more effort into world building than the actual devs ever will.
FAMPYRS!
You've yet to give a reason why beyond "scientific curiosity." I'm sure there are plenty of outdated inventions that could still be invented right now in our world without magic, why aren't they being invented?I just don't agree with that.
As magic would be part of the natural world, wizards and scholars would be that world's equivalent of scientists. Being men of learning curious enough to peruse arcane texts, they would be driven to tinker and experiment on their own, which may result in technological advancements, as their findings would either find their way down to aspiring engineers, or even just produced as a way to gain funding for their studies.