Game News Pillars of Eternity II turn-based mode confirmed, coming January 24th

[luj1]

It's funny how this changes nothing

Their core systems are still anti-game by design
Setting is a bland and derivative copy-paste of D&D, writing is cringeworthy

I dont believe RTwP is the biggest problem, there are games which are RTwP and that didn't stop them from being good. Anyway, this radical post-release decision only shows how desperate they are to change something, guess it goes on sale too

 

[purpleblob]

Are they planning an expansion? Why would they give this game some love if they didn't?

I remember reading somewhere that it's for a console release or something.

 

[AW8]

We're beta testing the console version by playing in turn-based mode, and for once we love it.

 

[AwesomeButton]

the developers realized that there’s room to evolve beyond nostalgia

the irony

This can't be right either, and contradicts what was in the leaked version. Different spells should have different cast times.​

Maybe the leaked version was... streamlined for consoles (tm)?

 

[Ovplain]

Shame. Finished it barely a month ago. I liked it! But would've been nicer with TB combat I'm sure. Not going back just for that though.

 

[Van-d-all]

Why would they give this game some love if they didn't?

Because it's a vanity project?

 

[Sharpedge]

Spoiler

2 hours 26 minutes into this video:


Such an amazing example of innovative boss fights.

 

[Safav Hamon]

That's why I didn't include him in the montage. Huami o Whe is the lamest boss in the game.

 

[Shadenuat]

miss 7 damage no pen graze miss buff+5%

visceral TB

probably amazing with 2000 hp bosses

 

[Tigranes]

It's funny how this changes nothing

Their core systems are still anti-game by design
Setting is a bland and derivative copy-paste of D&D, writing is cringeworthy

I dont believe RTwP is the biggest problem, there are games which are RTwP and that didn't stop them from being good. Anyway, this radical post-release decision only shows how desperate they are to change something, guess it goes on sale too

"Turning the game turn-based doesn't fix the shitty setting!!!!!!"

Glad you cleared that up for us bro

 

[Sharpedge]

miss 7 damage no pen graze miss buff+5%

visceral TB

probably amazing with 2000 hp bosses

Even better when fighting a giant boss ooze that splits into small oozes on death which recombine into a full hp major ooze if you do not perma CC or instant kill them. The true pinnacle of game design.

 

[luj1]

It's funny how this changes nothing

Their core systems are still anti-game by design
Setting is a bland and derivative copy-paste of D&D, writing is cringeworthy

I dont believe RTwP is the biggest problem, there are games which are RTwP and that didn't stop them from being good. Anyway, this radical post-release decision only shows how desperate they are to change something, guess it goes on sale too

"Turning the game turn-based doesn't fix the shitty setting!!!!!!"

Glad you cleared that up for us bro

Good job ignoring everything else in my post then. You are a true champion of reading comprehension

 

[Tigranes]

I think it's funny that a company goes out and gives the game a TB mode nobody expected, and it's apparently a "desperate" move that achieves nothing positive

If every RPG in the world got a free TB mode it would be a pretty cool world even if that didn't fix any of the other problems with those RPGs

 

[Lord brunitius]

It's funny how this changes nothing

Their core systems are still anti-game by design
Setting is a bland and derivative copy-paste of D&D, writing is cringeworthy

I dont believe RTwP is the biggest problem, there are games which are RTwP and that didn't stop them from being good. Anyway, this radical post-release decision only shows how desperate they are to change something, guess it goes on sale too

Like almost every fantasy is a copy+paste and derivative of LoTR.

 

[Ruzen]

Is it late to redo the voting for 2018?

 

[Thane Solus]

I am sure they did this because they love TB combat and feedback from players, not because:

"Pillars of Eternity 2 will be released on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in 2019."

 

[luj1]

I think it's funny that a company goes out and gives the game a TB mode nobody expected, and...

But.. but.. m-m-m-muh company... yeah they are totally doing this for you

Spoiler

How it really went down:

A: We are selling at 0.08x the rate of the first game, cant even cover production costs and we're pretty much fucked financially, better do something fast guys

B: How about we ship to consoles?

C: How do you expect RTwP to work with a joypad? We would need a turn-based mode or something

A: chop chop boys

 

[Deleted Member 22431]

Both Kingmaker and PoE2 were developed with RTwP combat in mind, simply giving it a TB option is not going to make the combat better.

It's going to be even worse.

 

[Delterius]

C: How do you expect RTwP to work with a joypad? We would need a turn-based mode or something

like dragon age

 

[UnknownBro]

An old chinesse saying tells: "No matter how much you polish a turd, it remains a turd".

 

[Infinitron]

C: How do you expect RTwP to work with a joypad? We would need a turn-based mode or something

like dragon age

How about like PoE? The first game was released on consoles in 2017.

You have to applaud luj1's authenticity though, he is truly so thoroughly disgusted by everything PoE that he can't bring himself to learn anything about it

 

[Crescent Hawk]

I honestly wish it was more copy-paste of D&D, it would mean simple stereotypical fantasy characters and Gods I could get along. In here there are only shitty fantasy shark people and black Italians. A shame the Eothan and religious conflict deal was really good. You know it takes a special kinda of person to make a setting even more trash than dirty muh dark fantasy Dragonage.

Tyranny also had issues but at least it was trying something.

 

[Tigranes]

I think it's funny that a company goes out and gives the game a TB mode nobody expected, and...

But.. but.. m-m-m-muh company... yeah they are totally doing this for you

How it really went down:

A: We are selling at 0.08x the rate of the first game, cant even cover production costs and we're pretty much fucked financially, better do something fast guys

B: How about we ship to consoles?

C: How do you expect RTwP to work with a joypad? We would need a turn-based mode or something

A: chop chop boys

1/ Why would anyone think a company does something for them? That's not what a fucking company does.
2/ Why the fuck do I care what their ~feelings~ are when they are doing it?

I could not give two shits about what t-shirts Sawyer wears or how much they earned from the game or any of this retarded shit. Adding an optional TB mode to Deadfire improves the quality of the game. It does not fix the many other flaws, because duh. End of.

 

[luj1]

Adding an optional TB mode to Deadfire improves the quality of the game

How exactly?

 

[luj1]

Because its an addition™? So if they added Battle Royale mode that would "improve quality" too?