Gather your questions for an Outer Worlds leads interview

[Roguey]

Here's an important question. We know a bit about who the game's writers are. But who are its area designers/quest designers? Just as important if not moreso.

Seems like a bit of useless trivia given that Obsidian's area designer aren't exactly well-known or have detailed work history.

 

[Infinitron]

Another question you could ask: Are you deliberately attempting to design a game that handles somewhat like Bethesda's Gamebryo engine did in Fallout: New Vegas? The rhythm of combat, animations, movement and so on.

Here's an important question. We know a bit about who the game's writers are. But who are its area designers/quest designers? Just as important if not moreso.

Seems like a bit of useless trivia given that Obsidian's area designer aren't exactly well-known or have detailed work history.

Well let's make them known. (Note: I may be trying to give the people who are currently obsessing about the game's writers a bit of perspective.)

 

[Roguey]

Well let's make them known. (Note: I may be trying to give the people who are currently obsessing about the game's writers a bit of perspective.)

It's established Codex Consensus that they don't give a damn about C&C if they don't care about the writing.

 

[Luckmann]

Here's an important question. We know a bit about who the game's writers are. But who are its area designers/quest designers? Just as important if not moreso.

Area designers rarely have the aim or opportunity for soapboxing, so it's unlikely there's anything to discuss.

 

[Quillon]

Will there be dismemberment?

 

[santino27]

Another question you could ask: Are you deliberately attempting to design a game that handles somewhat like Bethesda's Gamebryo engine did in Fallout: New Vegas? The rhythm of combat, animations, movement and so on.

Here's an important question. We know a bit about who the game's writers are. But who are its area designers/quest designers? Just as important if not moreso.

Seems like a bit of useless trivia given that Obsidian's area designer aren't exactly well-known or have detailed work history.

Well let's make them known. (Note: I may be trying to give the people who are currently obsessing about the game's writers a bit of perspective.)

So you specifically want to know how many of the level designers are women so the Codex can creepily fixate on them now too? For shame.

Spoiler

:D

 

[AwesomeButton]

Another question you could ask: Are you deliberately attempting to design a game that handles somewhat like Bethesda's Gamebryo engine did in Fallout: New Vegas? The rhythm of combat, animations, movement and so on.

Here's an important question. We know a bit about who the game's writers are. But who are its area designers/quest designers? Just as important if not moreso.

Seems like a bit of useless trivia given that Obsidian's area designer aren't exactly well-known or have detailed work history.

Well let's make them known. (Note: I may be trying to give the people who are currently obsessing about the game's writers a bit of perspective.)

This is something I myself have been wondering and I had a similar question about PoE back in the day, but of course no one would have answered it sincerely: when you are making a game "in the lines of" another game, do you also copy the trademark flaws of the source game, or do you try to rectify them?

 

[Big Wrangle]

To follow up on the "pacifist run" question, will it be possible, albeit probably difficult, to knock someone out?

 

[sapetto]

My questions:

1. Will there be some kind of crafting/upgrading gear? Is there some RNG involved?
2. Is there a fast travel possibility? If yes can you travel between planets? Are there any random encounters during the fast travel?
3. Can you fly a spaceship?
4. If you are in a town and do something bad can the NPCs report crimes to authorities?
5. Are there stealth mechanics? Can you choose to do a quest by sneaking without killing anyone?
6. Is there a weapon degradation system?

 

[Big Wrangle]

And before I forget: Can we holster our weapons?

 

[Wunderbar]

And before I forget: Can we holster our weapons?

yes.

 

[Jimmious]

Ah another question that I think is nice to ask:
Are they trying to create a "living world" with some sort of AI and NPCs doing things off screen, with their own schedules etc?

 

[AwesomeButton]

I'll refrain from commentary for now, but I think the codex' expectations will turn out to be a little bit inflated

 

[Vladimuar]

Will it be possible to customize my character's armpit hair color? Living Coral (PANTONE 16-1546) is the color of 2019, FYI.

 

[undecaf]

How do skillchecks work? In the demo video there was lockpicking with a timer, but is the check behind it deterministic or non-deterministic? Is the same principle used in all the other in-world skillchecks?

 

[Don Peste]

All those postmortems Tim is stacking, will he ever share them? Has Leonard read them?

 

[AwesomeButton]

All those postmortems Tim is stacking, will he ever share them? Has Leonard read them?

I suspect he plans to sell them on an auction of RPG grogs

 

[Don Peste]

All those postmortems Tim is stacking, will he ever share them? Has Leonard read them?

I suspect he plans to sell them on an auction of RPG grogs

Mmm maybe kickstarting a book would get him more $$$ to complement his pension.

 

[Quillon]

Is there a disconnect between Earth and its farthest colony? Will we hear news/see recent arrivals from Earth/other colonies far away?

 

[Sentinel]

Ask them if there will be a DRM-free version.

 

[Vladimuar]

Ask them if there will be a DRM-free version.

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[Sannom]

1. Were the [Dumb] options in the demo made available because of the character's statistics?
2. You can apparently involve the character Ellie in a number of the discussions in that same demo, will such companion involvement be a thing for all of them?

 

[conan_edw]

 

[Roguey]

It's been weeks, so is this something they've agreed to do or was it all just wishful thinking?

 

[Luckmann]

Ask them if there will be a DRM-free version.

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I feel sorry for all the idiots that are still hopeful, even after Obsidian was acquired by Microsoft.