Yosharian
Arcane
Yes but then I have to put up with Pallegina, no thanks
I really like the inclusion of Pellegina in the game, because she's an easy pick for Skaen altar sacrificing. What's not to love about perma attribute upgrades?Yes but then I have to put up with Pallegina, no thanks
Non-mundane motivationsWhy else do stuff?This is the opposite of excellence.excellent motivations for any given character to support them or wish their destruction for ideological or practical reasons
The downside is that Fort is typically high save for melee, which is where most bunches are. Made up for by persistent AoE, but if it persists in whiffing not so good. Graze good enough with Blind (one way to manage friend and foe nukes is letting your tank in the middle shrug them off, but hard to shrug off even a short duration Blind, which is what makes Tekehu so good), but I prefer non-Fort Blinds for those sweet long durations.That spell is seriously OP for its level
Haplo is the best there is.Thank you. The day I'll have the possibility to react to messages, you'll be one of my firstI'd trust Eder way more in this role. Pallegina can have good defenses, but lacks abilities that'd let her control the enemies and make them focus on attacking her.Do you think Pallegina can be a good tank?
There are ways to enhance engagement as the game goes on, but those come naturally to Fighter.I'd trust Eder way more in this role. Pallegina can have good defenses, but lacks abilities that'd let her control the enemies and make them focus on attacking her.Do you think Pallegina can be a good tank?
Clickthrough is my go to.Torturing her with that still means having to put up with her atrocious accent and garbage writing, thoughI like Xoti in my party because what’s the point of making anti religious choices if there’s not someone to watch in horror as I do it.You definitely have to choose your companions carefully to preserve your sanity. Xoti, for example, can die in a fucking fire.
Maybe if there was a way to tell her to shut the fuck up every time she opened her mouth
In PoE this was probably #1 spell next to paralyzing fireball, in Deadfire I find myself rarely using it.The downside is that Fort is typically high save for melee, which is where most bunches are. Made up for by persistent AoE, but if it persists in whiffing not so good. Graze good enough with Blind (one way to manage friend and foe nukes is letting your tank in the middle shrug them off, but hard to shrug off even a short duration Blind, which is what makes Tekehu so good), but I prefer non-Fort Blinds for those sweet long durations.That spell is seriously OP for its level
That’s where the persistent comes in as in any game, and Deadfire is bullet-spongy enough for it to have time to matter.Not really my experience. Of course, Pen is often an issue, but I treat the damage as a nice bonus to the CC effect.
Though Grave Calling Paralysing Chilling Fog, that also refills your Focus, is just Chef's Kiss.
Overwrittenwhat is wrong with Xoti?
Most of PoE companions were rather grounded and believable. In Deadfire everyone received the california millenial treatment, i.e. is insufferable, either by being 'quirky', smug, retarded etc. Everyone is modern and cartoonish as fuck, this is the main problem.Out of curiousity, what is wrong with Xoti?
These are just playable companions, you do not need to like them, just as you don't need to like every char in a book. I can put myself above all that subjective child play.
Overwritten
Soyer's trying to throw a bone to the trads and fundies but she's written empathetically instead of sympathetically. Same thing he does in his game design. "Let me imagine being an idiot" instead of "what experiences/hopes/preferences/habits do I share with this character/gamer that I can build on?".
Replaying Pillows seems like Durance is Avellone trying to pushback on Soyer's ham-handedness (Godhammer is nuke killing Christ) by going over the top.
You can see it sort of worked by Soyer's approach in Deadfire but not enough because Avellone got cock-blocked by Soyer's fat "friends" who'd rather keep him mediocre.
The Grieving Mother was boring and annoying from the first moment. Never even thought of adding her to the party.Overwritten
Soyer's trying to throw a bone to the trads and fundies but she's written empathetically instead of sympathetically. Same thing he does in his game design. "Let me imagine being an idiot" instead of "what experiences/hopes/preferences/habits do I share with this character/gamer that I can build on?".
Replaying Pillows seems like Durance is Avellone trying to pushback on Soyer's ham-handedness (Godhammer is nuke killing Christ) by going over the top.
You can see it sort of worked by Soyer's approach in Deadfire but not enough because Avellone got cock-blocked by Soyer's fat "friends" who'd rather keep him mediocre.
"Overwritten" describes Durance as well (and Grieving Mother).
Yes that's absolutely right, I hate her because she's cheerful and a young womanThe tone of Deadfire is quite different from the first game. More light-hearted, less grim, more colourful in a way. And Xoti is the first new companion you meet, and a cheerful young woman to boot, hence the status of standard of Deadfire's tone.
That's at least how I understand the general disdain for her.
Pretty much thisMost of PoE companions were rather grounded and believable. In Deadfire everyone received the california millenial treatment, i.e. is insufferable, either by being 'quirky', smug, retarded etc. Everyone is modern and cartoonish as fuck, this is the main problem.
Did you really not get the point or was the temptation to drop a shitty one-liner so difficult to resist you merely pretend not to ?Yes that's absolutely right, I hate her because she's cheerful and a young womanThe tone of Deadfire is quite different from the first game. More light-hearted, less grim, more colourful in a way. And Xoti is the first new companion you meet, and a cheerful young woman to boot, hence the status of standard of Deadfire's tone.
That's at least how I understand the general disdain for her.
Brilliant deduction
English motherfucker do you speak itDid you really not get the point of was the temptation to drop a shitty one-liner so difficult to resist you merely pretend not to ?Yes that's absolutely right, I hate her because she's cheerful and a young womanThe tone of Deadfire is quite different from the first game. More light-hearted, less grim, more colourful in a way. And Xoti is the first new companion you meet, and a cheerful young woman to boot, hence the status of standard of Deadfire's tone.
That's at least how I understand the general disdain for her.
Brilliant deduction
Most of PoE companions were rather grounded and believable. In Deadfire everyone received the california millenial treatment, i.e. is insufferable, either by being 'quirky', smug, retarded etc. Everyone is modern and cartoonish as fuck, this is the main problem.Out of curiousity, what is wrong with Xoti?
These are just playable companions, you do not need to like them, just as you don't need to like every char in a book. I can put myself above all that subjective child play.
She... doesn't fit the serious, pious, scholarly cleric... or disciplined, ascetic monk archetypes?
She's a cheerful, energetic, young redneck girl, who speaks funny and will enthusiastically hop into the main character's bedroll.
Again, I have no problem with colourful characters. It's not the issue at all. I took Tekehu with me on my last run FFS.Simpler explanation would be that pirate game inherently calls for more colorful cast of characters than grim and sombre squad from the first game.