Didn't like it?
I'm going to pick it up regardless, it is my priority for the summer sales.
Divinity: Original Sin Beta - Christopher lives to see another day..
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I'm going to pick it up regardless, it is my priority for the summer sales.
Might and Magic X is one of the most unbalanced and frustrating game I ever played...
Not really but its a weird logic...I was enjoying it,until certain events and noticing amongst the ton of choices when you level up,you can choose stuff that will work great for a while,making you think your choices are good,keeping you going in that branch,only to mess you up at a Boss or certain type of ennemies all of a sudden,with no chances to change them or level up and come back later because the stuff you kill is gone for good...you are left standing in the middle of the desert to die of thirst...
Ah, so it means you're wrong
This is the only reason I haven't bought this yet - I want to make sure the game is at least balanced enough that I'm not going to be forced to use cheap, game-breaking tactics just to win normal fights, even on the lowest difficulty level.
The Steam reviews of the early access releases seem to be generally positive so far, but I do see complaints about excessive difficulty even at lower levels.
I know lots of people like their games to be so hard that they die more often from encounters than not, but that kind of stuff should be reserved for the highest difficulty levels. Give me a balanced, reasonable experience at the lower difficulty levels, and I'll buy in on day one.
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TrueMenace
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If you visit the Larian forums, there is minute-by-minute feedback of the beta that is 100% read and taken in consideration by the devs.
If you have a problem, voice it. Everyone is listening there and Larain Studios is responding.
SolidSnakeUS
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I still really want to play this, but I want to play with a friend of mine. Is it very much worth spending the $40 just to buy him a copy?
You can buy the collector's edition and get 2 copies
That fight is difficult, not impossible and it isn't necesary to use cheap tricks, but most complaints about dificulty are because people are going to higher level areas. Cyseal has, I believe, 4 gates, and in every gate except one there are guards saying that outside it's too difficult for you, but people go outside and die without paying attention to what the game is telling them or not using the tools it gives them, like the giant ballistas in the walls.
Vanethyr
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Rock, Paper, Sourcery?
SolidSnakeUS
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I picked Divine Divinity up over the weekend and I'm really enjoying it. Still holds up today and I can see where OS is coming from compared to Divinity 2 which I played before, though never completed.
Other than a few oddities with the UI and a kind of awkward combat DD is still a great game. I already enjoyed early access for OS but now playing through DD I'm somehow more interested in seeing the full game and everything it has to offer.
I wonder if I'll be able to get through DD and Beyond Divinity before the 20th.
Other than a few oddities with the UI and a kind of awkward combat DD is still a great game. I already enjoyed early access for OS but now playing through DD I'm somehow more interested in seeing the full game and everything it has to offer.
I wonder if I'll be able to get through DD and Beyond Divinity before the 20th.
Well, it's cheaper than buying 2 copies, and you get lots of extra goodies.Nice try
Just skip the latter.
Well that helps, maybe I'll trying Dragon Commander instead since that actually precedes OS unlike DD and BD.
You almost certainly won't play PoE until it's done, IIRC they don't plan on doing early access
(Of course, that's unless you pledged for a beta tier)
I don't remember if it came with beta access but I got the Physical tier (not collector)
I was not planning on playing beta if I had access anyway.
Fake edit: no beta on my tier so I won't be tempted
I talked about Divinity to a friend and we are going to play this together day 1 can't wait .
Divine Divinity is amazing, but I have heard only bad things of Beyond Divinity. I'm really enjoying Divinity 2 now surprisingly, because I remember disliking it on 360.
Dragon Commander is a much better game (and not too long if you just play the campaign) so that works!
Yeah, I'm really surprised that DD never made my radar before now because it's quite enjoyable. I made it like 8 hours into D2 and kind of got burned out, none of it really grabbed me but so many people gush over it I still feel compelled to complete it at some point.
Success.
SolidSnakeUS
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I own it already, I'm thinking a copy just for him.
Crimsonsky
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This saddens me greatly.
Perhaps Durante's good name can at least draw in the Souls crowd? All of that marketing using celebrities can't be wrong can it? And he's the closest we got to e-fame.
No Dsfix needed, actually made for PC's, and Durante approved?
Crimsonsky
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I don't understand people's complaints with difficulty. Use strategy. Fire wizards are ridiculous, heck put pryomancy on anything and it's ridiculous. Charge in balls deep with your warrior/knight and let whoever the other class is bring the pain from a distance. If you roll wizard or shadowblade grab teleport and drop the archer right on the orcs faces(which damages them) and then charge in for insta-gib satisfaction. Make sure where you charge has all the enemies highlighted in red, you don't have to charge an enemy you can charge the ground next to him and hit them if need be.
Once you start stacking leadership and haste at level 4 it's completely over. Your knight becomes an unstoppable wrecking ball of devastation.
ps- sorry for the double post, I'm at work and didn't really notice.
So, I've been sitting on my D:OS keys since June of last year. Rather hold out for the final product than participate in any of the alpha/beta phases. Now, if I claim the reward (keys) and register on Steam, this will serve as my final retail product key or will they be sending out updated keys to register?
If it's a steam key it will update itself to the final version of the game come June 20th.
eidt: Not official, just what I assume will happen.
That's what they announced? I wonder what they'll do for people who went "eh don't care about the alpha someone else can play it." I'm really going to start taking situations like that as evidence that unless I'm explicitly told I can gift it or it's a redundant code to NEVER give away a code meant for me.
That's what I assume, I image those keys are the same as buying the game on Early Access?
Beyond was a rushed game to save the financially struggling company. Swen has openly admitted to it, and the quality issues.
Don't play it.
I was looking at a release calendar for the rest of the year and noticed this game listed for June 20th. I had no idea it was coming out this soon so of course I had to go look up some of the latest trailers and gameplay information.
I think I am now going to pre-order the digital CE on Steam. Divinity: Original Sin is looking extremely good!
I think I am now going to pre-order the digital CE on Steam. Divinity: Original Sin is looking extremely good!
Xenonauts on the 16th and Divinity on the 20th. Busy month for me.
Is there a difference between early access and just pre-ordering the game like normal? Or are they one and the same?
Looking at it from a cost perspective it looks like I would be ok with just the normal game + the DLC pack. I don't need the other two Divinity games (already own them) or the extra CD key. Either way, it would be nice to play with builds and learn some of the game mechanics before the games official launch on the 20th.
Looking at it from a cost perspective it looks like I would be ok with just the normal game + the DLC pack. I don't need the other two Divinity games (already own them) or the extra CD key. Either way, it would be nice to play with builds and learn some of the game mechanics before the games official launch on the 20th.
Apparently the game was delayed to the 30th. Source is in German though and I'm not sure how reliable.
http://www.gamersglobal.de/news/86767/divinity-original-sin-verschiebt-sich-auf-den-30-juni
http://www.gamersglobal.de/news/86767/divinity-original-sin-verschiebt-sich-auf-den-30-juni
I'm ok with this. My vacation starts on the 30th.
It's only ten days, but it annoys me greatly, I was really looking forward to playing it all day the 20th.
Lord Panda
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Maybe the delay is for adding NPC scheduling ... </cant-let-it-go>
A small delay for a good reason: Let there be voice!
Also a beta update soon with balance changes.
And the video to go along with it.
I thought they weren't going to do voicework. Maybe they're just voicing big cutscenes like they did with the intro. Wondering how much deeper that'll go. I assume they're not voicing every little thing in the game.
Oh they explain how far they're taking the voices in the video.
Also a beta update soon with balance changes.
And the video to go along with it.
I thought they weren't going to do voicework. Maybe they're just voicing big cutscenes like they did with the intro. Wondering how much deeper that'll go. I assume they're not voicing every little thing in the game.
Oh they explain how far they're taking the voices in the video.
helloresolven
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You forgot Witcher 3 between PoE and Torment.
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