Ar¢tos
Member
Look at Conan Exiles... Same age ratings, no genitals on Playstation.
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Baldur's Gate III | OT | Bear in Mind, Your Choices Have Consequences
Gorgon
Member
Oh! So that's why I didn't get genitals even though the option to turn them on on my server was there?
Guess I will have to return to PC sooner than I thought. Fuck this and the lack of mods.
Ar¢tos
Member
Sony seems to think that adults that play on PC are more mature than adults that play on Playstation...
systemr123
Banned
Minor nitpicks, not a single reason to not play the game. You’re missing out. Only thing that really annoys me there’s no option to turn of the game version. There’s no reason why you’d like to watch that the entire game.
Gorgon
Member
I think yesterday's patch fixed that. Haven't tried it yet.
Gorgon
Member
You'd think that with the parental options built in to these machines, we could be treated as adults. I mean, from Nintendo I expect whatever, but it's Sony and MS. I don't need a company telling me if I can watch dick in my games or not.
Guilty_AI
Member
I don't think Cyberpunk was censored, so this one probably won't either.
Playstation only dislikes sexual content if its anime.
Gorgon
Member
Well, Conan: Exiles ain't anime.
Guilty_AI
Member
balls of snow
Member
I just renamed it to main, backup 1, backup 2.
geary
Member
This is one of the question i have? The underdark is still Act 1? I found the entrance
under the goblin camp
Gorgon
Member
To the first question: yep, still Act 1.
acidagfc
Member
I chickened out from going through the
spider caverns
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
I went mountain pass rather than Underdark. Will probably do another playthrough at some point and go that way instead rather than trying to see everything in one go.
Done a decent chunk of act II, the side quest town is SO GOOD.
Done a decent chunk of act II, the side quest town is SO GOOD.
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Guilty_AI
Member
Man, the more i play, the more stuff i just want to try and test out. As much as i want to commit to one storyline i can't help but wonder "what if i did this?" in many situations.
For example when shadowheart's artifact gets bound to me, what happens if i "betray" her? If i kill her i know the artifact keeps with me (saw on youtube), but what if i just piss her off so much that she'd want to leave my party? Would she even leave? Maybe try to kill me? I feel really tempted to keep trying things like this but it really halts the nice flow of the story if i keep stopping to experiment with every little thing. I feel so conflicted
For example when shadowheart's artifact gets bound to me, what happens if i "betray" her? If i kill her i know the artifact keeps with me (saw on youtube), but what if i just piss her off so much that she'd want to leave my party? Would she even leave? Maybe try to kill me? I feel really tempted to keep trying things like this but it really halts the nice flow of the story if i keep stopping to experiment with every little thing. I feel so conflicted
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calistan
Member
If you rotate through the save files like that, surely you'd have the backup files taking turns at becoming the current one. Unless you keep renaming them every time.
What it should do, like most other games, is automatically apply an appropriate name. When I save over Autosave 3, it should become Ruined Village 16h 45m or whatever. No big deal but it seems like an oversight to me.
calistan
Member
It's almost overwhelming, isn't it? I went down one path with the Irish granny lady, which I knew I didn't really want to take - I only wanted a peek, and then I was 20 minutes further down the line before I noped out of it and went back to an earlier save.Man, the more i play, the more stuff i just want to try and test out stuff. As much as i want to commit to one storyline i can't help but wonder "what if i did this?" in many situations.
For example when shadowheart's artifact gets bound to me, what happens if i "betray" her? If i kill her i know the artifact keeps with me (saw on youtube), but what if i just piss her off so much that she'd want to leave my party? Would she even leave? Maybe try to kill me? I feel really tempted to keep trying things like this but it really halts the nice flow of the story if i keep stopping to experiment with every little thing. I feel so conflicted
Now I've had a glimpse of what lies ahead I'm not sure which direction to go to. I think in future I'll just try to live with my first choice.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
You can definitely do mountain pass if you can do underdark. I got my shit slapped in the underdark, went away and did some side stuff instead but ended up taking the mountain route in the end. Not even seen this forge people are on about.
Guilty_AI
Member
Must resist the dark urge.
Guess i'll just play normally at first and leave the experimentation for other playthroughs.
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darth.shrimp
Member
There's also an entrance from Aunty Ethel's "teahouse".
And by "spider cavern", do you mean the one under the blighted village you enter from the well? Didn't see any entrance there...
There's also an illusory wall in the Zhentarim hideout with a lift, I suspect you could use it to get to the Underdark as well but I had opened their chest so I had to kill everyone, not sure if they'd have allowed you if you stay in good standing. God, I hate failing quests I didn't even know existed because I used the "wrong way" to get there...
And by "spider cavern", do you mean the one under the blighted village you enter from the well? Didn't see any entrance there...
There's also an illusory wall in the Zhentarim hideout with a lift, I suspect you could use it to get to the Underdark as well but I had opened their chest so I had to kill everyone, not sure if they'd have allowed you if you stay in good standing. God, I hate failing quests I didn't even know existed because I used the "wrong way" to get there...
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Slicker than your average
Banned
Mentioned this earlier in the thread but didn't have a picture. By paladin seems broke. Free unlimited level 1 spells . All the ones that have a purple circle.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Mentioned this earlier in the thread but didn't have a picture. By paladin seems broke. Free unlimited level 1 spells . All the ones that have a purple circle.
Something's giving you "liberated spellcasting". Have you got a very rare piece of gear with that ability or something?
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Where is he getting liberated spellcasting from?(Mentioned this earlier in the thread but didn't have a picture. By paladin seems broke. Free unlimited level 1 spells . All the ones that have a purple circle.
acidagfc
Member
Oh, shit, right. I saw a marker pointing to Underdark from the
hag's place
killing the hag
And I did find the
Zhentarim
Fools idol
Banned
I've clocked around 35 in act 1, and currently at 34 in act 2 with no end remotely in sight. So much side content.
balls of snow
Member
Nah I double save when convenient (usually after a long rest) so I always have a fresh party if something goes awry on my main. Then my 2nd backup will always lag behind before a big story decision.
Low Moral Fibre
Member
So much optional content and all of it (so far) has been top tier. Like entire games worth of stuff that has no bearing on the main quest but is still brilliantly executed with proper stories and voice acting.
I'll be coming back to this 10 years from now and will still find new stuff, new ways to resolve quests & new ways to approach the combat encounters like I did with games like Deus Ex.
Tossing people off cliffs with my barb will not get old.
One thing to note is that certain areas progress without you if you long rest which makes perfect sense. While it's powerful to long rest all the time you can miss stuff if you do it in the middle of a dungeon. I've only been resting between major areas.
I'll be coming back to this 10 years from now and will still find new stuff, new ways to resolve quests & new ways to approach the combat encounters like I did with games like Deus Ex.
Tossing people off cliffs with my barb will not get old.
One thing to note is that certain areas progress without you if you long rest which makes perfect sense. While it's powerful to long rest all the time you can miss stuff if you do it in the middle of a dungeon. I've only been resting between major areas.
darth.shrimp
Member
I went back to the Underdark, and managed to beat the Spectator by triggering the fight from inside the outpost (by shooting at one of the petrified drows). Then I beat the ones the thing was mind-controlling. Then the Bullette a bit further in (pretty easy fight actually, can't even climb/jump so I bombarded it from above lol).
Although, the place has a few DC 30 traps that don't get disarmed even with a success. What's up with that?
Anyway, back to the goblins. I'm level 5 after this small "excursion" so I don't expect them to be too much trouble... And since Karlach got her extra attack, that means she can throw her returning spear twice in one turn. With the ring that gives +1d4 damage to thrown items, and Tavern Brawler, she deals insane damage (and it's only going to get better).
Although, the place has a few DC 30 traps that don't get disarmed even with a success. What's up with that?
Anyway, back to the goblins. I'm level 5 after this small "excursion" so I don't expect them to be too much trouble... And since Karlach got her extra attack, that means she can throw her returning spear twice in one turn. With the ring that gives +1d4 damage to thrown items, and Tavern Brawler, she deals insane damage (and it's only going to get better).
Denton
Member
Missing out on what exactly? I started playing it on thursday at 6PM CET.
Those nitpicks are from my own play (40 hours so far).
And yes, the game version being displayed is now finally fixed properly. The others still remain.
I have exactly 40 hours now according to Steam, and still have yet to go to Ethel, or Underdark. Just about to do the LeaZel quest with that kreche of hers. It is enormous but to be fair, sometimes I repeat some situations multiple times because I want to see other lines of dialogue and what not. I expect my final playtime to be around 200 hours...Witcher 3 level.
SpiceRacz
Gold Member
Started it yesterday and I'm instantly hooked. I haven't touched any CRPGs since the 90s/early 2000s. Never been a huge fan of the this style of of RPGs, honestly. This feels more accessible while maintaining the complexity & depth the genre is known for. What I'm most struck by is that I haven't felt inundated with dialogue and story at all. The cut scenes and voice acting are so well done that I'm not skipping through anything. This game is special.
KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
I wanted to wait because the sense of discovery will not be the same but fuck it, I launched solo. 9 hours in and it's amazing.
Fools idol
Banned
Playing on tactician, and I've hit a major brick wall of difficulty with a boss in Act 2. Not sure how I can progress, unless I man up and beat this thing xD
First time it's happenned. Not to say that tactician is easy, far from it, just that this one is the first time I've thought I can't do it. Going to backtrack some and find more healing resoures.
First time it's happenned. Not to say that tactician is easy, far from it, just that this one is the first time I've thought I can't do it. Going to backtrack some and find more healing resoures.
Last Hearth
Member
That’s got to be a ACT 1 thing right? I can’t imagine that they would be able to pull that off in the City itself.
Fools idol
Banned
there are so many little touches like that in the game.
In general the explosions feel meaty as hell, firing a thunder arrow and causing a huge blast while enemies fly everywhere never gets old. I actually killed the Hobgoblin warlord guy by blasting the brazier which caused a huge explosion, knocking him back into the spider pits below, where he was eaten alive in a few turns
DanEON
Member
Is the jump from Balanced to Tactician that big? I am playing on balanced and its kinda easy. I am thinking on change it to Tactician, but I fear to hit those walls you mentioned.
ThisIsMyDog
Member
Im in ACT 3 and that just how whole game works, otherwise it would be.. strange, don't you think.
Mattdaddy
Gold Member
Are you guys trying to go full completionist on your first play through or leaving some areas for follow up runs cause its just too massive??
Im still in Act 1 and discovering tons of massive ares branching off random little side quests, lots of the same areas mentioned above lol.
I love the ambition, but shit I don't wanna burn out before I finish the game. I might start forcing myself to push the main story a little and knowingly leave some areas for next time.
I know I want to do a second play through with a different character, I might leave some areas undiscovered for that run.
Im still in Act 1 and discovering tons of massive ares branching off random little side quests, lots of the same areas mentioned above lol.
I love the ambition, but shit I don't wanna burn out before I finish the game. I might start forcing myself to push the main story a little and knowingly leave some areas for next time.
I know I want to do a second play through with a different character, I might leave some areas undiscovered for that run.
Luipadre
Member
Yeah but the overall sound volume in this game is pretty low. Game is much more quiet than most games
Sleepwalker
Member
Super early but from last night:
We started as a party of 3 with one NPC (shadowheart) we did all the intro stuff in the ship then started exploring around, we came up to some sort of ruins/buildings where our charlatan background rogue friend talked a few dudes out of fighting and then left, there was a crack in the floor so another friend who plays as a sorceress took down some rock and opened a hole in the floor, our rogue friend got hit by the rock and fell down into a basement like a moron, this initiated combat with a full party of like 8 enemies which actually was pretty hard for our level/familiarity with the game.
I can't help but feel we murdered a bunch of people that could've been allies under other circumstances lol, I love this game, cant wait to get back at it tonight.
We started as a party of 3 with one NPC (shadowheart) we did all the intro stuff in the ship then started exploring around, we came up to some sort of ruins/buildings where our charlatan background rogue friend talked a few dudes out of fighting and then left, there was a crack in the floor so another friend who plays as a sorceress took down some rock and opened a hole in the floor, our rogue friend got hit by the rock and fell down into a basement like a moron, this initiated combat with a full party of like 8 enemies which actually was pretty hard for our level/familiarity with the game.
I can't help but feel we murdered a bunch of people that could've been allies under other circumstances lol, I love this game, cant wait to get back at it tonight.
Guilty_AI
Member
Hows act 3 btw? I heard its quite overwhelming in terms of content and somewhat buggy. Is that your experience?
Actually, i read on steam forums some people get an audio bug where the voice sounds really low and compressed. Audio is fine on my end so you should check out if this isn't the case for you.
I don't think you can talk to them. I did the crack in the floor after they were already dead luckily. I just went through the front door and then popped the exploding barrel. After that i just stationed one of my allies at the lever that opened the door. Every time someone came through the door i would hit the lever to close it and my whole party would jump them. Easiest fight ever, lol.
darth.shrimp
Member
Well I did it Skyrim-style: cheesing them with a stealth archer lol
ThisIsMyDog
Member
Yes to both, i have encountered one bug that prevents me from progressing the main story, or at least in the style I would like so I am waiting for a patch and in the meantime doing other things, and there are quite a few.