HP_Wuvcraft
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Holy shit.
I just gave a merchant Rot.
I just gave a merchant Rot.
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Divinity: Original Sin |OT| Sandbox RPG. Co-Op friendly. Bread.
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JustProgress
Member
Anyone help me with the Act 2/immaculates
did the initiation, found their base after using the portal, introduced to tenebrium weapons and ore, but stuck on what to do for quest purposes. Only hint I have is "investigate for Source".
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So uh... I have no idea what to do now.
Just got the spell to kill the death knights. Am i supposed to clear the mines now?
Also any idea where lawrence went? I exposed him but spared his life.
Also any idea where lawrence went? I exposed him but spared his life.
Ok, I started over again last night, was only a few hours in anyway, feel more comfortable with my starting set up. (Rogue / Wizard, fire - earth)
Took me some time to get to know the gamesystems/UI a bit more, but I've played it for ten hours now and it's really starting to click. Learning curve isn't super steep but it's a lot on your plate when you start at first.
Most fun I've had with a game in quite some time. Been robbing people blind :lol
Took me some time to get to know the gamesystems/UI a bit more, but I've played it for ten hours now and it's really starting to click. Learning curve isn't super steep but it's a lot on your plate when you start at first.
Most fun I've had with a game in quite some time. Been robbing people blind :lol
Moff
Member
talk to the white which about what you found.
you cant go back to the mines, they are destroyed
you cant go back to the mines, they are destroyed
Gully State
Member
How do I get to Evelyn's lair ? I can't find the entrance to the beach..how do I even get to that area?
Explore the land outside of the base, especially towards the
northwest, there's a temple
There is a cave
northeast of Cyseal, the other side will wrap around towards the lair
Finished the game after 60 hours and there are only 3 maps.
I was a bit over level up even if I didn't kill all the mobs around the temple.
I love the battle system but not the jar explorator and walk simulator that took most of my time.
But the story wasn't for me at all, I couldn't come to like it.
7/10
I was a bit over level up even if I didn't kill all the mobs around the temple.
I love the battle system but not the jar explorator and walk simulator that took most of my time.
But the story wasn't for me at all, I couldn't come to like it.
7/10
http://guides.gamepressure.com/divinityoriginalsin/
OmegaDL50
Member
Were you the one that wrote that guide? EDIT: Nevermind. I saw your post about
beating the game
Moff
Member
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Nope, it wasn't me.
OmegaDL50
Member
I always thought there were 4 maps
Same here, The rumor spread from the official Larian forums so I just took it as it was assumed the information as correct.
Sorry for the misinformation, folks.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Pretty sure
is considered its own area, so 4 is accurate.
Also it should be its own area, seeing that it is pretty huge.
hiberheim
Also it should be its own area, seeing that it is pretty huge.
Moff
Member
well goblin, the user who finished it first here, also said
it was 4 maps and they were all equally fleshed out.
I can only guess they counted hiberheim as one of them, which probably makes sense because the savegames have their own names too.
but then I would have to disagree, because hiberheim certainly is not as fleshed out as the others.
I can only guess they counted hiberheim as one of them, which probably makes sense because the savegames have their own names too.
but then I would have to disagree, because hiberheim certainly is not as fleshed out as the others.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I dunno man.
might not be as large as the other areas but it's still pretty large. I don't think that it's unreasonable to consider it as a separate area.
Hiberheim
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Any good places to stock up on Oil Barrels?
It's for science.
foobarry81
Member
Not sure if this was posted already (this thread is moving too fast):
Divinity: Original Sin is the game Larian Studios waited 15 years to make
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...me_Larian_Studios_waited_15_years_to_make.php
Divinity: Original Sin is the game Larian Studios waited 15 years to make
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...me_Larian_Studios_waited_15_years_to_make.php
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The Weresheep is a douchebag.
That was an interesting read, thanks for the link!
Moff
Member
sure, but if you see it like that,
hiberheim
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
This one review is pretty bad written :
http://www.cheatcc.com/pc/rev/divinityoriginalsinreview.html 3.9/5
http://www.cheatcc.com/pc/rev/divinityoriginalsinreview.html 3.9/5
This one review has screenshots from the pre-alpha version that was shown during kickstarter over a year ago and gets everything wrong.
The guy doesn't even have the game, much less played it more than 5 minutes.
That whole review reads like it's been written based on information he's gotten off previews.
Just bought the game, made a Wizard and a Rogue, and just completed the "tutorial cave". I'm already thinking of making a new game, however, as the Rogue class wasn't that interesting to me. Is there any good guide on party setups, or should I just go with "what feels right"? I read somewhere that the two companions you later meet are specific classes, does that mean I'm wasting a slot by making a character of the same class? Some form of leveling guide would be great, I'm really not that used to advanced RPGs! 
TheContact
Member
I'm down for having your own opinion and expressing it but this guy states so much wrong information it makes it look like he never even played the game or he did in alpha and decided to review that version
Just bought the game, made a Wizard and a Rogue, and just completed the "tutorial cave". I'm already thinking of making a new game, however, as the Rogue class wasn't that interesting to me. Is there any good guide on party setups, or should I just go with "what feels right"? I read somewhere that the two companions you later meet are specific classes, does that mean I'm wasting a slot by making a character of the same class? Some form of leveling guide would be great, I'm really not that used to advanced RPGs!
Just go with what feels right but for some tips I'd say not to double up on specs. I.e. yes you do get a mage but he's focused on air and water. Keep investing him with those and have your mage go for like pyro and withcraft or something. Keep in mind later in the game you can hire new party members to replace the 2 you found in the city so if you're sick of a mage you can hire a warrior or something. There aren't really classes in this game tho, but don't spread your skills too thin. Also make sure you get the pet pals perk. It's like a built in help system but it's really cool
Moff
Member
Just bought the game, made a Wizard and a Rogue, and just completed the "tutorial cave". I'm already thinking of making a new game, however, as the Rogue class wasn't that interesting to me. Is there any good guide on party setups, or should I just go with "what feels right"? I read somewhere that the two companions you later meet are specific classes, does that mean I'm wasting a slot by making a character of the same class? Some form of leveling guide would be great, I'm really not that used to advanced RPGs!
I feel wizard and rogue is very balanced, because the companions you get are a warrior and another wizard.
I turned my rogue into a ranger soon, though. this worked well, but I cant really say anything about rogue.
So, from the Eurogamer piece, Divinity: Original Sin Larian Studios' fastest-selling game ever, there was a part toward the end where Swen mentioned a license he's interested in for Larian's next game,
"Vincke then said he plans to try to obtain the license for a mystery role-playing franchise - but stopped short of saying what it was.
"There was a certain license we tried to get, but they haven't replied to us," he said. "Maybe now they will reply to us! I'm not going to tell you, because that will ruin the chances of me getting it.
"We asked them a couple of months ago, so we'll ask them again now. Maybe they'll be interested. It's in the RPG space, that's for sure.
"If they refuse to answer this time I'm going to put it in the press and then hopefully something will happen. Or I'll launch a Kickstarter and say, this is the game we want to make, but we don't have the license yet. But maybe we can get it this way."
In the Gamasutra article above, Swen says,
"Not many people remember, but one of our first games, which was cancelled during production because the publisher went bankrupt, was a game called The Lady, The Mage and The Knight," says Vincke. "We were trying this same multiplayer concept, and ever since it was cancelled weve been trying to remake that game."
Cancelled in 1999, The Lady, The Mage and The Knight was designed to be a three-player cooperative RPG based on the popular German role-playing game franchise Das Schwarze Auge, or "The Dark Eye."
I assume the point of the comment is to illustrate that they finally got to "remake that game" in the shape of D:OS but, reading between the lines, I can't help but wonder whether The Dark Eye might be the "mystery role-playing franchise" that Swen mentions to Eurogamer.
"Vincke then said he plans to try to obtain the license for a mystery role-playing franchise - but stopped short of saying what it was.
"There was a certain license we tried to get, but they haven't replied to us," he said. "Maybe now they will reply to us! I'm not going to tell you, because that will ruin the chances of me getting it.
"We asked them a couple of months ago, so we'll ask them again now. Maybe they'll be interested. It's in the RPG space, that's for sure.
"If they refuse to answer this time I'm going to put it in the press and then hopefully something will happen. Or I'll launch a Kickstarter and say, this is the game we want to make, but we don't have the license yet. But maybe we can get it this way."
In the Gamasutra article above, Swen says,
"Not many people remember, but one of our first games, which was cancelled during production because the publisher went bankrupt, was a game called The Lady, The Mage and The Knight," says Vincke. "We were trying this same multiplayer concept, and ever since it was cancelled weve been trying to remake that game."
Cancelled in 1999, The Lady, The Mage and The Knight was designed to be a three-player cooperative RPG based on the popular German role-playing game franchise Das Schwarze Auge, or "The Dark Eye."
I assume the point of the comment is to illustrate that they finally got to "remake that game" in the shape of D:OS but, reading between the lines, I can't help but wonder whether The Dark Eye might be the "mystery role-playing franchise" that Swen mentions to Eurogamer.
Sentenza
Gold Member
Hum, maybe it is, but it seems weird that they would have problems getting it, since it's already licensed to a lot of other games from even less popular developers.
On a side note, I don't wan to be "that guy", crying over the "ruined metascore", but it's a bit shameful that the review dragging down the average on Metacritic comes from someone who obviously didn't even play the game and is using screenshots from a months-old alpha build: http://www.cheatcc.com/pc/rev/divinityoriginalsinreview.html
Moff
Member
I loved the black eye games back as a kid, but I dont see a point in obtaining that franchise. I dont think those were good games because of the franchise, but because of the gameplay. the dark eye world itself is pretty generic and forgettable, in my opinion. so they might just as well continue to build the divinity franchise.
besides, there have been several new dark eye RPGS in the last few years, as wel as abysmal 3d remakes of the classics.
besides, there have been several new dark eye RPGS in the last few years, as wel as abysmal 3d remakes of the classics.
I'd rather Larian didn't continue to build the Divinity franchise, immediately anyway. I want to see what Larian do outside of Rivellon, especially if it's a passion piece as this mystery RPG franchise appears to be. On the back of D:OS's success however, it (on paper at least) probably makes a great deal of pure financial sense to slap 'Divinity' on their next few games.
Be carefull, to not lvl up too much
or the boss will be too easy, lol.
It's only lvl 20
It's only lvl 20
MrCompletely
Member
I read somewhere recently that they are looking to take over a well established rpg franchise and have reached out to the license holder with a proposal, which they are hoping the success of DOS will help a great deal with. I wish I could remember the source if I find it I'll post it here.
Edit: it's early in the morning , is see this is exactly what you were talking about. I'm an idiot.
Nice article, thanks for the link.
TheContact
Member
So pretty early on in the second map (minor spoilers)
I saw a group of Immaculate Students and a Teacher patrolling through the map, and the Teacher was going from point to point teaching the students (i.e. He was talking to them about the Waypoint portals), then they walked on a bridge loaded with mines and just kept walking on them until they all blew up. wtf? lol
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Haha, yeah, I was wondering if I was the only one who got that. Was bizarre.
I've been having a lot of fun with my rogue stealing stuff and being a dork in town, can't say much about combat yet though, the backstabbing mechanic feels a bit clunky but I heard they start dishing out mad dps later on.
Moff
Member
yeah I gave my ranger all the rogue "dirty deeds" skills like lockpicking, pickpocketing and sneaking.
pickpocketing can be fun and useful, but honestly any points in lockpicking and sneaking are absolutely wasted. sneaking is good enough with 0 zero skillppoints.
and lockpicking can only vey rarely be used, mostly you a) find a key nearby b) can simply bash the lock in c) the lock is unpickable/unbashable
Good tips, thanks Moff! Only a few hours in myself.