This is probably the combination I'll go with as well. The rogue is all kinds of fun in combat (sneak+backstab > your BS top-of-the-round fireball), and gives you plenty of potential for rampant larceny. Hopefully additional companions will be able to fill the magic gap. Any idea if you get more options beyond the two in the first town?
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Divinity: Original Sin |OT| Sandbox RPG. Co-Op friendly. Bread.
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This is probably the combination I'll go with as well. The rogue is all kinds of fun in combat (sneak+backstab > your BS top-of-the-round fireball), and gives you plenty of potential for rampant larceny. Hopefully additional companions will be able to fill the magic gap. Any idea if you get more options beyond the two in the first town?
Thelma&Louise?
Scrooge McDuck
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Celia and Lettie are what come to mind. Somehow. They're kinda roguey.
Why not make one an archer then? :3 You can give him sneak too.
They should obviously be named WEDOIT and FROMBEHIND
I really think people are too much focused on that aspect. You'll get other companions later or even in the same town.
Jag
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Silk and Locke.
Nias and Ayla, the twins from Gail Simone's Red Sonja.
Facism
Member
Ass Master & Dong Supreme.
Hesitating to grab this because of the comparison with MMX,which I loved until the unbalanced parts hit me right in the face...seeing no respawns again for this scares me,although I think I read a few times that you can change difficulty on the fly,something you couldn't do in MMX...ther's also co-op that sounds great...probably will get this anyway,just waiting to hear about the difficulty spikes,if any,on normal and what causes them...
LurkerPrime
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In the introduction area at the beginning of the game (or is it a loading tip?) they outline that fleeing is a valid tactic. There are also character traits that help or harm escape from battles.
So, there's no reason to be concerned about battles that are too tough - you may get in over your head, but you can always retreat and re-think your strategy.
foobarry81
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Chance Hale
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How does the coop work in terms of saves? When one person saves, does it do so for the other person as well? Is there a host who keeps the progress?
LurkerPrime
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Co-op player is just visiting, as they are just inhabiting one of the host's characters. Host keeps everything, co-op player gains nothing.
At least, that's my understanding.
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LurkerPrime
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Can co-op player create their own character?
LurkerPrime
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They use one of the co-op characters the host made, that's my understanding. That is to say there's no bringing in of anything from another person's game.
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Oh, that's cool. Never would have guessed that!
If the co-op player joins the host while he's at the character select screen, then the co-op player can create their own character.
Pretty much same conclusion for me; warrior and rogue. Will use the mage npc the whole game and probably dump the 2 handed warrior npc if a ranger shows up.
OmegaDL50
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My first character will probably be a Sword and Board traditional knight class. I don't like those clunky two handers, I prefer the nimbler longsword with a shield. It's lesser attack power for extra defense.
And the second character will be a strict mage focusing on 4 elemental primaries (Fire, Lightning, Water, and either Earth or Healing)
And the second character will be a strict mage focusing on 4 elemental primaries (Fire, Lightning, Water, and either Earth or Healing)
Water = Healing. Earth is more of a support / summoning school. Witchcraft (Dark) has Warlock spells, summon skelets, drain life, and buffs / debuffs (e.g. starting spell: +50% damage for 3 turns)
Reluctant-Hero
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Yup, I have the same plan in mind. Female Sword & Board and a male mage.
It's too bad we can't alter the physical build in the CC, because I'd love my Mage to be an old Gandalf-type dude. Not all buff like the default male character.
OmegaDL50
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Fire, Water, Lightning it is then.
Maybe a 3rd character I recruit will be a Rogue / Thief type to balance out the trinity of the archtype Warrior, Mage, Thief party.
LurkerPrime
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No. You can skip your turn and hold onto your remaining action points, but you cannot switch around the turn order.
The turn order is in the top middle of the screen, and it will only be altered by status effects during combat.
You control every party member both inside and outside of combat.
I'm not sure exactly how it works in co-op - you probably control everyone but the co-op player.
Does anyone know the plan with regards to upgrading from early access to final release? I got a copy of the game for 10 keys, and I'm building my new machine tomorrow night. I was wondering if it's worth downloading it all now, and then backing it up so I can just easily transfer it over and update when Monday comes along. Or is it just going to pretty much redownload the full thing on Monday anyway?
I started playing Demon's Souls (first time playing any Souls game) this week. I didn't think I would like the series. WRONG. Game has top notch atmosphere and amazing music. Well on pace to finish it by the 30th.
The thing is I have to be careful with games that get gushed over on GAF. I played through the entire Uncharted series last month and I really don't see what people are so crazy about. Average games at best. Demon's Souls though, I agree with the praise there.
Sentenza
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Dark Souls is even better.
Not sure why you thought you wouldn't like it.
If you are someone who can appreciate stellar level design, tight game mechanics and a moderate challenge, the Souls series is a sure bet.
Finally did my part and picked this up 
TBH in recent years I've not played many turn based games and even gone off them a bit but started this up and holy shit, I'm in love. Deleted my save though and waiting for the 30th. Got other games to keep me preoccupied, but I'm looking forward to this greatly
TBH in recent years I've not played many turn based games and even gone off them a bit but started this up and holy shit, I'm in love. Deleted my save though and waiting for the 30th. Got other games to keep me preoccupied, but I'm looking forward to this greatly
Is there going to be a price difference between early access and release? I don't plan to play this yet until next week so I was just waiting for release day but I was thinking of buying early access just to start playing around with builds.
Is early access steam only?
Does anyone know if co-op will work across different publishers? I was planning to buy it on gog.com and wasn't sure if gog and steam users can play together.
Is early access steam only?
Does anyone know if co-op will work across different publishers? I was planning to buy it on gog.com and wasn't sure if gog and steam users can play together.
Nope.
Yes.
Not sure about this one. There is LAN support so I'm sure you could clobber together some way to play though.
I think you each get a follower.
Melhisedek
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Guys how are the other Divinity games? Never played any of them, but bought Dragon Commander as it looked damn nice (hope it is good) while I wait
Guys how are the other Divinity games? Never played any of them, but bought Dragon Commander as it looked damn nice (hope it is good) while I wait
The first one is really good.
The second one is terrible.
Divine Divinity: is an isometric ARPG, not as Diablolike as that sounds. It's great.Guys how are the other Divinity games? Never played any of them, but bought Dragon Commander as it looked damn nice (hope it is good) while I wait
Beyond Divinity: skip it.
Divinity II: is a third person ARPG where you can turn into a Dragon and mind-read people for fun and profit. It's good.
Divinity: Dragon Commander: Not an RPG, but a RTS/TBS/Action hybrid. I love it, read more here.
Sentenza
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The more I play around with this game to experiment a bit, the more I convince myself this is an instant classic.
The one, only, single feature I don't like to any degree is the randomized loot.
Beside not liking it in general as a mechanic, I really, really don't think it fits this kind of game.
It's also all sorts of annoying to reload a save game for whatever reason, repeat a battle/re-loot a container just to find entirely different stuff, and it opens up the game to some silly exploits (i.e. if you're a OCD freak you can keep reloading before opening a chest until your luck strikes and you find something extremely valuable.
In my most recent game I found the most awesome "orange" armour for a Knight/Warrior so far in a common chest in the legion building, 20 minutes into the new playthrough.
The one, only, single feature I don't like to any degree is the randomized loot.
Beside not liking it in general as a mechanic, I really, really don't think it fits this kind of game.
It's also all sorts of annoying to reload a save game for whatever reason, repeat a battle/re-loot a container just to find entirely different stuff, and it opens up the game to some silly exploits (i.e. if you're a OCD freak you can keep reloading before opening a chest until your luck strikes and you find something extremely valuable.
In my most recent game I found the most awesome "orange" armour for a Knight/Warrior so far in a common chest in the legion building, 20 minutes into the new playthrough.
Yeah, randomized loot is always kind of a double-edged sword in my opinion. On one hand, finding a rare item early on feels incredible and destroying the opposition for a while is great.
On the other hand, when loot isn't randomized, you feel like you've earned the item when you find something rare. The developers put it right there because they knew it'd be hard to get, so getting it is all the more satisfying. And with randomized loot you could keep getting shitty loot even from the hardest to reach chests if you're really unlucky.
I know I'll say "I'll never save scum" now, but I think I'll end up saving before every chest without even thinking.
e: but yeah, really doesn't fit a game like this
On the other hand, when loot isn't randomized, you feel like you've earned the item when you find something rare. The developers put it right there because they knew it'd be hard to get, so getting it is all the more satisfying. And with randomized loot you could keep getting shitty loot even from the hardest to reach chests if you're really unlucky.
I know I'll say "I'll never save scum" now, but I think I'll end up saving before every chest without even thinking.
e: but yeah, really doesn't fit a game like this
LurkerPrime
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I just got downloading a 2.3 GB update for DOS on Steam; it must be the editor.
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