Eternity Pillars of Eternity + The White March Expansion Thread

[Infinitron]

 

[Roguey]

Bunch of grogs nodding their heads at that deadly dangers of retro revival slide. Particularly "updating too much" and "missing the soul."

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Delterius]

Bunch of grogs nodding their heads at that deadly dangers of retro revival slide. Particularly "updating too much" and "missing the soul."

Is there a video somewhere or should we try and find Roguey in the crowd as well?

 

[Infinitron]

Well, I think the talk is over. Now for our interview. We'll see what pops up on the web about this later on.

 

[HoboForEternity]

cool :D

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Not many people went to see Josh talk. When the talk will be on the internet?

 

[Infinitron]

It'll take a few weeks, probably.

 

[Sensuki]

I wonder if the IE Mod made an appearance.

At any rate, here is a german summary

http://www.4players.de/4players.php...elche_Lektionen_sie_daraus_gezogen_haben.html

 

[Bubbles]

I wonder if the IE Mod made an appearance.

Here's a really terrible shot:

Spoiler

 

[Sensuki]

Cool

I dunno if that's our UI though I think it's someone elses.

 

[AwesomeButton]

How long was the interview, how is the transcribing going? I'd like to help transcribing if it's going to take too long (longer than tomorrow).

 

[Shadenuat]

I wonder if the IE Mod made an appearance.

Here's a really terrible shot:

Spoiler

Why wasn't that in the game instead of BigHeads Mod, I have no idea

 

[Immortal]

how is the transcribing going?

"Almost done.. just need 10 more years to spell check this last sentence."

 

[Infinitron]

Bubbles is at Gamescom for the rest of the week, nobody is doing any transcribing yet

 

[Fry]

Do we need to put together a kickstarter to buy him a laptop?

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

how is the transcribing going?

"Almost done.. just need 10 more years to spell check this last sentence."

Spoiler

 

[AwesomeButton]

Bubbles is at Gamescom for the rest of the week, nobody is doing any transcribing yet

How can this be? What else does Bubbles do before going to sleep then?

 

[DosBuster]

http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/media/misc/pe-jsawyer-looking-back.pdf

Josh Sawyer's Pillars of eternity post mortem slides

 

[Ivan]

much thanks. looking forward to the talk

 

[Roguey]

Sawyer considers Yxunomei challenging? I enjoyed that encounter, but challenging isn't how I'd describe it.

Josh's take away regarding systems with my bolding:

Easier to pick up than AD&D 2nd Ed., but lost some of the tactical
complexity, combat became too fast with 5+ party members,
stronghold was disappointing.
• Lesson: Some rough edges are fun, don't overcorrect (easier said than
done), allow for modding if possible, pay attention to why people
liked things (e.g. strongholds).
• Future: Carefully add back layers of complexity, find a better combat
pace, use more accessible file formats, focus on stronghold content and
integration.

PoE2 will also have more Bioware-silly characters, since they noted complaints that Pillars was way too serious.

And a shout out to Sensuki:

The vocal minority sometimes has
a point… but reach out to your
broader audience.
...
Lesson: Betas and Early Access are a fantastic way to get feedback
from your most passionate players -- but remember that they're
passionate!

 

[Rivmusique]

PoE2 will also have more Bioware-silly characters, since they noted complaints that Pillars was way too serious.

Kill Bioware-"funny"-recruit.

 

[santino27]

http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/media/misc/pe-jsawyer-looking-back.pdf

Josh Sawyer's Pillars of eternity post mortem slides

Thanks for posting this. I liked some of his takeaways, honestly... not sure 'silly' characters are necessary, but I would have liked more variance in tone in both characters and world than what we got, and I thought he did a good job of identifying a number of other issues with the first game. Also noted the Sensuki-specific slides!

 

[Immortal]

Focus on restoring some of the lost ingredients:
• Stronghold content
• "Hard" counters in combat and more robust AI
• More distinctive items and item sketches

Roguey

 

[Mazisky]

The silly characters were absolute necessary on this game considering that everyone in PoE seems to have not a single happy\funny moment in his entire life.

The game desperately need folks like Dandelion, Zoltan (Witcher), Kalhid, Minsc (Baldur's Gate), etc..... and not only as party members but as NPCs too