Eternity Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire + DLC Thread - now with turn-based combat!

[Shadenuat]

They still get stuff like withdraw, buffs, and I think Skaenites even gain invis and backstab (not sure) so makes sense for soloing.

 

[Lacrymas]

I think Skaenites even gain ... backstab

No. *twitch*

Yeah, invis from Skaen is good, but it does eat up a spell slot.

 

[Shadenuat]

You obviously need invis for solo so what does it matter if it eats a spell slot. To me Cler/Wiz as solo makes total sense.

 

[Lacrymas]

Yeah, now that you mention Skaen's invis it makes sense. Withdraw could've come from a scroll, so that isn't as necessary. Isn't there also a pot of invis? I was expecting Rogue for the damage and utility, but I guess Wiz covers the damage department well enough.

 

[Shadenuat]

swear I don't remember but if there was one, you probably would still want high level crafted scrolls taking all your belt for when your ability batteries run out. the dude on video has grimoires in them so I assume he switches spells.

 

[Delterius]

So, it's in RTwP (not surprising) with a Priest/Wizard. Which is surprising considering how nerfed Priests are, I was expecting maybe Druid/Wizard or Rogue/Wizard.

The priest spell that extends buff duration seems to be a favorite of the obsidian forums.

 

[Haplo]

So, it's in RTwP (not surprising) with a Priest/Wizard. Which is surprising considering how nerfed Priests are, I was expecting maybe Druid/Wizard or Rogue/Wizard.

The priest spell that extends buff duration seems to be a favorite of the obsidian forums.

Yes, it's pretty awesome. For example coupled with a cipher's Ascension or fighter's Unbending.

The nice thing is that the extension time is fixed, so extending some short duration poweful buffs really makes a difference.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Decided to give the game a third go, fully patched and tb.

Tb seems instant incline over vanilla, but then you can immediately realize how little effort went into it. I created assassin to backstab people without twitch micro in tb and first thing I noticed:

1. There's a skill that makes you invisible that costs 2 resource and is a full action.
2. There's also a skill that makes you invisible that costs 1 resource and is a free action.

Gee, if only they had an inhouse balance expert to skim through this shit in like an hour or two and pinpoint the most obvious problems.

Anyways, played through the initial parts and reached the Tikitaka-we'rereallyreallybadatnamingstuff capital.

Whenever I try to do a quest that involves fighting all the neutral guards flock like flies to shit and attack me.

jesus.jpg

Read the net. Multiple posts describing how that happens when they play tb, ranging in dates from when it was introduced to recent. Some replies that "yes that is a bug, thanks for reporting".

Wow, yes, this is, in fact, a bug. Quite a serious one at that.

Feck off.

 

[drgames]

Decided to give the game a third go, fully patched and tb.

Tb seems instant incline over vanilla, but then you can immediately realize how little effort went into it. I created assassin to backstab people without twitch micro in tb and first thing I noticed:

1. There's a skill that makes you invisible that costs 2 resource and is a full action.
2. There's also a skill that makes you invisible that costs 1 resource and is a free action.

Gee, if only they had an inhouse balance expert to skim through this shit in like an hour or two and pinpoint the most obvious problems.

Anyways, played through the initial parts and reached the Tikitaka-we'rereallyreallybadatnamingstuff capital.

Whenever I try to do a quest that involves fighting all the neutral guards flock like flies to shit and attack me.

jesus.jpg

Read the net. Multiple posts describing how that happens when they play tb, ranging in dates from when it was introduced to recent. Some replies that "yes that is a bug, thanks for reporting".

Wow, yes, this is, in fact, a bug. Quite a serious one at that.

Feck off.

It is really sad what you have been through, mister Zboj. May you be interested to play the true incline, like P:K with the tb mod....you know, something which is not turd and worth playing?

 

[Tigranes]

Yeah, now that you mention Skaen's invis it makes sense. Withdraw could've come from a scroll, so that isn't as necessary. Isn't there also a pot of invis? I was expecting Rogue for the damage and utility, but I guess Wiz covers the damage department well enough.

There's invis potion but especially given how pot animations aren't 100% reliable in RTwP I'd want to be able to cast invis as an ability/spell. Priests are a big favourite for many optimisers due to Brilliant.

 

[Sherry]

Hi!

Gosh thank-you Infintron for posting the responses by Josh about the plaques and stuff because it is a very grueling challenge that only a few will be able to do so it is awesome that there is already one player and what looks to be a second who have been able to provide real proof they completed one of the most difficult runs in a game ever. Congratulations to those who receive this mighty award and even better that you made Josh etch the letters upon the pure gold your accomplishment will forever be remembered for.

Thanks,
Sherry

 

[Sailor Woedica]

Dear Pillars of Eternity 2 Investor,

As you may already know, Obsidian joined the Microsoft family late last year - we are excited for them for this next stage in their journey of making unique and creative games and can't wait to see what they do next! As a part of this transition, Microsoft has also recently purchased Fig's publishing rights for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, for a price of $315,000.

Our goal has been to get fans involved in the financial funding and growth of the games that they love while providing for the opportunity to also participate in the financial returns. Based on proceeds from the Microsoft purchase and sales of the Pillars of Eternity 2 game from Q1 2019, we will be making a final dividend of $205.08 per share (bringing the cumulative return to 52% on each $1,000 share) around September 18th of this year. This total, as well as all previous dividends, also includes sales from all DLC of Pillars of Eternity 2, even though the right to share in this revenue was not included in the licensing agreement between Fig and Obsidian. As an investor in Fig Game Shares - Pillars of Eternity 2, you have helped support Obsidian and the development of Pillars of Eternity 2. The game simply would not be what it is without you!

If you are curious about how this game performed in relation to other Fig Game Shares, our CEO wrote a blog post sharing game-by-game results here.

Microsoft bought the publishing rights to Deadfire!

(https://www.reddit.com/r/projecteternity/comments/cldd3l/final_poe2_dividend_of_20508_52_return/)

 

[Lacrymas]

Imagine buying Fig's publishing rights for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire.

 

[Sailor Woedica]

Imagine buying Fig's publishing rights for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire.

You don't need to imagine Microsoft just bought them. That's like literally what my post just said.

 

[Lacrymas]

Yes, that's exactly what I mean.

 

[Tenebris]

Just how many times is this game going to be on sale? it's been on sale more than it's not at this point.

 

[DalekFlay]

Just how many times is this game going to be on sale? it's been on sale more than it's not at this point.

Welcome to video games in 2019.

 

[PsychoFox]

This game has yet to let me down. I'm having a blast playing factions against each other.

 

[TT1]

 

[gurugeorge]

So I'm playing the hell out of Pathfinder: Kingmaker with the TB mod at the moment, and I'm in a state of bliss.

I've played PoE (very engaging till about half-way through, then my interest dropped off a cliff), but I haven't played Deadfire yet (I must confess to being someone who's bored by pirates and sailing ships).

Just as a matter of curiosity, how does the TB option in Deadfire compare to the TB mod in PF:K? Does it feel integrated in the way that hsinyucuan's managed to do with the P:K mod, or does it feel like an afterthought?

 

[PsychoFox]

So I'm playing the hell out of Pathfinder: Kingmaker with the TB mod at the moment, and I'm in a state of bliss.

I've played PoE (very engaging till about half-way through, then my interest dropped off a cliff), but I haven't played Deadfire yet (I must confess to being someone who's bored by pirates and sailing ships).

Just as a matter of curiosity, how does the TB option in Deadfire compare to the TB mod in PF:K? Does it feel integrated in the way that hsinyucuan's managed to do with the P:K mod, or does it feel like an afterthought?

It's an afterthought with massive balance issues. Encounters also take forever. Not recommend for TB, but i do wholeheartedly recommend it in general.

 

[Grunker]

So I'm playing the hell out of Pathfinder: Kingmaker with the TB mod at the moment, and I'm in a state of bliss.

I've played PoE (very engaging till about half-way through, then my interest dropped off a cliff), but I haven't played Deadfire yet (I must confess to being someone who's bored by pirates and sailing ships).

Just as a matter of curiosity, how does the TB option in Deadfire compare to the TB mod in PF:K? Does it feel integrated in the way that hsinyucuan's managed to do with the P:K mod, or does it feel like an afterthought?

I wrote a long rundown like one or two pages ago

 

[vortex]

He got the statue and finished the ultimate with cypher.

 

[gurugeorge]

So I'm playing the hell out of Pathfinder: Kingmaker with the TB mod at the moment, and I'm in a state of bliss.

I've played PoE (very engaging till about half-way through, then my interest dropped off a cliff), but I haven't played Deadfire yet (I must confess to being someone who's bored by pirates and sailing ships).

Just as a matter of curiosity, how does the TB option in Deadfire compare to the TB mod in PF:K? Does it feel integrated in the way that hsinyucuan's managed to do with the P:K mod, or does it feel like an afterthought?

I wrote a long rundown like one or two pages ago

Thanks!

 

[PsychoFox]

So I'm playing the hell out of Pathfinder: Kingmaker with the TB mod at the moment, and I'm in a state of bliss.

I've played PoE (very engaging till about half-way through, then my interest dropped off a cliff), but I haven't played Deadfire yet (I must confess to being someone who's bored by pirates and sailing ships).

Just as a matter of curiosity, how does the TB option in Deadfire compare to the TB mod in PF:K? Does it feel integrated in the way that hsinyucuan's managed to do with the P:K mod, or does it feel like an afterthought?

I wrote a long rundown like one or two pages ago

Can you link to it cause i can't seem to find it (maybe i'm going blind).

Also on an unrelated note, i found this bit from your write up on RTwP games so poignant.

Exposure to actual quality might bring you to the realization that the games industry is stuck in a juvenile rut, and has been since the inception of the medium.

As someone who is going through all these supposed masterpieces for the first time in 2019, i can't help but to scoff at most of them.