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Divinity: Original Sin 2 |OT| Dragons & Dungeon Mastering
- Thread starter Plumpbiscuit
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Like good lulz or bad lulz?
by enjoying it
not everything needs to be grim dark and edgy. loved the irreverent tone of OS1 and even the comparatively more serious tone of this game is still fun
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[TW]Stone
Tripwire Producer
strange... one of the feedback items they stated was that the tone would be darker based on community feedback. Hmmm
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Still havent gotten a download code for PC (I was a KS backer) is this normal? The last email didnt seem to mention any of it
Pyros_Eien
Member
Looking at the skills, good lulz, they seem very strong. They'll probably be strong contenders for Tactician, adding more units is always good to soak up damage, the Incarnates give you additional skills including an aoe taunt and their damage output isn't tied to a stat so you can stack stuff like wits and con and ignore int making the characters really tanky.
As boring as it would be, I think something like 4man summoner > 2man summoner with lone wolf(once you have enough skills/levels) is probably going to be top tier for tactician/ironman. Wits/Con with shield+wand and a bit of every school for utility/CC spells+ summons. Maybe just stay with 4summoners to spam summons everywhere.
Maybe Pillars Of Eternity is more your style then?
The Red Wizard
Member
Has anyone had a dispatch email for the CE?
It should be on your https://www.larianvault.com/
I feel like this game is too big, too long and too involved to play with random people, I can't imagine a lfg thread would have much success.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
That's good to hear. I was immediately drawn to summoning but was worried it might not be very effective. I don't need it to be OP but hearing that it is strong is a relief.
Pantsuit Apologist
Member
I'm curious to know this as well.
.C.S.Lewis said:
Yeah I played the first one with my best friend. You need someone that will stick for the long run and be patient enough when you will see the game over screen again and again.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Anyone know how far in you have to get before you can jump into someone else's game for co-op?
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Thank you! Must have missed that in an email
Pyros_Eien
Member
The searching is the only downside really. In the first game it was even easier since there wasn't any searching involved and you could just steal everything right in front of people are long as you were sneaking/invis, now they do have reactions and stuff but if you're careful and methodical about it you can just clean everything out anyway.
hobblygobbly
Member
While it's not in tone like Pillars of Eternity, D:OS2 so far is much more balanced than D:OS with its tone that it's not overtly "happy go-lucky" like the first, but it still has Larian's humour and aesthetic... just more balanced. Aalthough since this game is so huge we've barely scratched the surface so far so we don't know how much it changes yet.
Personally my preference is something like PoE however I still like a less serious tone to games from time to time as well and we don't get much of that in RPGs so Larian is a nice change up with their RPGs.
I can't really add much right now since the game has only been out for a few hours. To be clear it's not a massive tonal shift, but for me there is a noticeable shift (and I like it).
malboroking
Banned
I couldn't agree more.
They originally had it this way, but with the origin stories being included the way they are they didn't want people to miss out on a character just because their class didn't fit with the party a player had set up.
Anything that is a normal healing spell will hurt you however taking necro skills + leech will not.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Jawmuncher! It's me!
Sounds good, lots of damage, and still can diversify leveling up, thanks!
If I play Undead and a skill does damage + heals you, does that mean the user will take damage with every spell? For example, Mosquito Swam says it will heal the user.
In the original game, I went ranger, warrior, and 2 different spellcaster types. Will probably do something similar, although I'm not sure the best secondary classes to synergize for melee movement or ranger stuff.
In the original game, I went ranger, warrior, and 2 different spellcaster types. Will probably do something similar, although I'm not sure the best secondary classes to synergize for melee movement or ranger stuff.
God damn, this is one slick game. After everything the studio's been through, it's fantastic to see them deliver an independently product this polished, which is a huge accomplishment considering how reactive the game world is (I don't think they have any competition in that area). VO adds so much, as do the origin stories. Fane' skill set is so much fun to experiment with. My only concern is that this is going to eat up a massive amount of time.
Topped the Steam charts, too!
Topped the Steam charts, too!
TemplaerDude
Member
I'm in love with this, probably gonna be my jam for the next month. Such a beautifully detailed world filled with colourful characters, I'm in heaven!
You should be able to from the beginning
A Grizzly Bear
Member
No, that update was a bit confusing/misleading. They went to WotC to find out if they could use Lost Mines to demo GM mode, not include it in the game. Question is whether someone will put in the work to recreate it and just put it up on the workshop or if they'll sell it as DLC.
I'm thinking of going with Fane as my MC. Figured I'd put a point into Geomancer for poison heals. I have a question about effective heals:
Can you target yourself with poison bolt? You know, it's that first level single target ranged damage spell. Or is Contamination the way to go? Maybe a completely different skill than Geomancer would be better?
Can you target yourself with poison bolt? You know, it's that first level single target ranged damage spell. Or is Contamination the way to go? Maybe a completely different skill than Geomancer would be better?
Also some of the humor is pretty dark as well.
Just died there lol
I'll return soon with spells and actual armor/weapons that I'll have to steal somewhere
BossDarkseid
Member
Did a couple of hours Co op with friends. We have a Fighter, Conjurer, Shadowblade (Me) and something I forget. I have found no particularly useful gear so far, getting pitiful damage in most fights. We fought some giant turtles and cosmic crocodiles...is there any stash or merchant I should look for, for armour and daggers?
I'm not very far, obviously, but so far I'd say it's harder than the first game's tactician mode. Combat is messy and brutal and can easily turn into a shameful defeat if you simply rush the enemies. It almost feels unfair especially in the early stages, before you have any decent-ish equipment and levels. Crafting feels like a must, especially grenades.
I'm not sure if the difficulty also changes the persuasion success chances during conversations but so far I wasn't able to win a single one.
xeroborn55
Member
Almost done downloading. Really excited to dig in. Been stressful for me lately. Gonma crack a beer and play the rest of the night.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
EDIT: Nvm
What can you be doing on the ship for 2 hours?!