Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity [BETA RELEASED, GO TO THE NEW THREAD]

[Jasede]

Mondblut playing Skyrim.
I grinned.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Mondblut playing Skyrim.
I grinned.

Mondblut enters Whiterun.

Mondblut sees blacksmith forge.

Mondblut sees person selling irong ingots and leather.

Mondblut notices Smithing skill.

{STACK_OVERFLOW}

 

[octavius]

To be fair, BG didn't have that much in the way of buffs. Spell selection was a bit sparse.

BG2 had so many buffs that I had to make a list of which order to cast them, to avoid the first buff expiring before I cast the last one.

 

[Jarpie]

Where that 400 000 words has been mentioned?

 

[RK47]

Roguey Go ahead and say that Edair is Project Eternity's Alistair.

Swooping is bad.

 

[Grimlorn]

They already have a companion built and how it's going to be integrated into the story? They definitely have been working on this for awhile.

 

[octavius]

wat http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60629-melissa-disney/

I always loved her voice for some reason as imogen - do you think/would like for her to do a voice in this game??

I bet he mispelled "Imoen" because he's using one hand to fap to pictures of her.

Imoen or Melissa?

If she is to do VA I hope it's some chirpy tavern wench and not some angst ridden "deep" character with "issues".

 

[Stinger]

Roguey Go ahead and say that Edair is Project Eternity's Alistair.

That's so dullsville.

 

[ironyuri]

They already have a companion built and how it's going to be integrated into the story? They definitely have been working on this for awhile.

 

[ironyuri]

What do you want the other races to be? http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60609-what-do-you-want-the-other-races-to-be/

I vote for a race/culture called the Blackfaces:

Not black people. White people who paint their faces black and primarily engage in banjo playing and water melon eating.

 

[Grimlorn]

They already have a companion built and how it's going to be integrated into the story? They definitely have been working on this for awhile.

It's already been hinted at that they have been. Not sure why it's funny.

 

[I_am_Ian]

You done offended me, sir.

 

[Volrath]

I was just trying to get a reaction out of FTR, but you ruined it now. Don't you have tutus to loot, or something?

???

My post was mocking Roguey's neverending infatuation with Sawyer and every little stupid shit he says, to the point where he appears as some god that we should be thankful to.
So, I'm sorry, you ruined it from the start because I had no idea it was for me. WTF?

But there. Reaction.

I'm fairly certain that Roguey hates Sawyer.

To be fair, BG didn't have that much in the way of buffs. Spell selection was a bit sparse.

BG2 had so many buffs that I had to make a list of which order to cast them, to avoid the first buff expiring before I cast the last one.

Yeah but BG2 != BG. And it's also just another reason why I liked the combat in BG2. Thinking about how to maximize the potential of your chain contigencies, spell triggers and etc... just to crush your enemies in the most horrible ways.

 

[DraQ]

Cool story bro. I was playing Skyrim and turns out Dawnguard lets me craft a 22 DEF helmet out of the shells of some blue bug. It makes you look like you have a giant blue bug for a face. Not just a helmet that looks like it's made from of a blue bug mind you, we're talking Kamen Rider here. But blue.



I crafted a steel helmet instead. 17 DEF. Hmmm.

Using races and items that *look* the right way is powergaming to me.

It allows me to concentrate on playing the game optimally instead of wondering "WTF am I looking at", so while in game's mechanics it may not give me the most pluses, when considering my own performance in addition to mechanics, it does.

 

[Hobz]

They already have a companion built and how it's going to be integrated into the story? They definitely have been working on this for awhile.

Poor Capitaine Haddock...

 

[Infinitron]

 

[J_C]

Infinitron Where do you get this chart?

 

[Infinitron]

Mega-Dungeons Poll: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60...bsidian-said-itd-be-a-good-idea-to-do-a-poll/

 

[Grunker]

Voted 1, 3 and 2.

The most important for me is the last vote, but we seem to be winning that one.

I'd really like something like Watcher's Keep. Probably some of the most fun I've had exploring in a video game.

 

[Infinitron]

Infinitron Where do you get this chart?

Somebody on Something Awful forums is generating them periodically.

 

[Johannes]

What do you want the other races to be? http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60609-what-do-you-want-the-other-races-to-be/

Neandertal

 

[Kane]

and what does it say? bananas vs. apples?

 

[Roguey]

That's not LARPing though because he suggests customization through perks.

And I suggest customizing him through putting a hole in the back of his head.

Don't get me wrong, I like well thought out perk systems, but the core of your character should still be made of fucking attributes.
Attributes->Skills->Perks (possibly with some perks following directly from attributes).

Says The Witcher 2 fan. I think one can hypothetically make a decent RPG where attributes are replaced by perks. Haven't seen one yet though (LOL Witcher 2).

Where that 400 000 words has been mentioned?

http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/obsidian/comments
Keep scrolling till you see it.

 

[suejak]

Wait, so there are humans in this game too? Fuck, their setting is so bland and terrible. Most autistic creative minds in the industry.

 

[DraQ]

That's not LARPing though because he suggests customization through perks.

And I suggest customizing him through putting a hole in the back of his head.

Don't get me wrong, I like well thought out perk systems, but the core of your character should still be made of fucking attributes.
Attributes->Skills->Perks (possibly with some perks following directly from attributes).

Says The Witcher 2 fan.

I'm also a fan of Stalker. Doesn't mean I consider either of those an RPG, so the joke is on you.

I think one can hypothetically make a decent RPG where attributes are replaced by perks. Haven't seen one yet though (LOL Witcher 2).

Not if you want any sort of structure or internal logic in your build. Unless what you call perks goes in front of any skills and are actually attributes with very small range.

Also, even if Witcher games were RPGs, they would still be special cases, because they use very specific protagonist with character system tailored to this protagonist. They don't have any generic stat system to speak of.