Editorial RPG Codex Report: PAX East 2015, or How Chris Avellone Called the Codex Unprofessional

[Athelas]

Yes, it is. But that company's contract with Atari does not negate Troika's contract with Atari. They can release a DRM-free game, but we cannot release the code.

Are you going to be the lead on Obsidian's next Kickstarter RPG?

 

[Ninjerk]

Please do, TimCain.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

I think every Codexer's dream would be an RPG where Tim Cain is in charge of systems and Chris Avellone is in charge of writing. But with MCA having left the nest...

 

[Ninjerk]

I think every Codexer's dream would be an RPG where Tim Cain is in charge of systems and Chris Avellone is in charge of writing. But with MCA having left the nest...

No one said we can't kidnapgently escort him and bring him back.

 

[m_s0]

No one said we can't kidnapgently escort him and bring him back.

You're thinking the wrong way around.

 

[Ninjerk]

You're thinking the wrong way around.

Starring Sir Tim Cain

 

[Roguey]

I think every Codexer's dream would be an RPG where Tim Cain is in charge of systems and Chris Avellone is in charge of writing. But with MCA having left the nest...

We already have that with Pillars of Eternity.

 

[Rake]

We already have that with Pillars of Eternity.

Are you sure? Neither Cain nor Avellone were in charge of anything in PoE. PoE was Saywer through and through.
With a little bit of Festenmaker on top.

 

[Roguey]

Are you sure? Neither Cain nor Avellone were in charge of anything in PoE

Cain was co-systems lead. Chris Avellone was the creative director of Obsidian Entertainment, all things creative must get his rubber stamp before shipping.

 

[himmy]

We already have that with Pillars of Eternity.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

We already have that with Pillars of Eternity.

Roguey, you aren't even trying any more.

 

[Nuclear Explosion]

I think every Codexer's dream would be an RPG where Tim Cain is in charge of systems

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Hey, I'm not a fan of Arcanum at all. But I do like Fallout. And this is the Codex.

 

[Nuclear Explosion]

Hey, I'm not a fan of Arcanum at all. But I do like Fallout. And this is the Codex.

SPECIAL is terrible. Fallout's strengths do not include its system design.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

SPECIAL is terrible. Fallout's strengths do not include its system design.

 

[Jaesun]

 

[Excidium II]

It is p. terrible.

 

[Dorateen]

A dream RPG would have ToEE's combat system, so there's that.

 

[General Maxson]

Yes, it is. But that company's contract with Atari does not negate Troika's contract with Atari. They can release a DRM-free game, but we cannot release the code.

Sir, are you at all interested/is it possible even, Arcanum 2?

 

[felipepepe]

Bad things about Fallout

 

[Excidium II]

Well everyone agrees SPECIAL is p. trashy, though nothing that couldn't be fixed if they revised it on future games, specially since the gameplay scenarios play a large part on how balanced stuff is.

 

[Zep Zepo]

Starring Sir Tim Cain

That movie was so disappointing after reading the book...

Book

Movie

Zep--

 

[34scell]

Cain was co-systems lead. Chris Avellone was the creative director of Obsidian Entertainment, all things creative must get his rubber stamp before shipping.

You're right. It's not Sawyer's fault.

 

[Roguey]

You're right. It's not Sawyer's fault.

My post didn't assign any kind of blame to anyone, just stating a fact.

 

[Ninjerk]

Just distributing blame