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Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment (Kickstarter) [Up: Teaser]
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That's exactly what I was thinking :lol that's probably a kick ass lounge.
And nice stretch goals there. They'll definitely hit 2 million I think.
hemtae
Member
I'm not sure on why we are discounting mod tools in the base game.
I sure hope so. Player house be damned, I need official modding support.
whalleywhat
Member
Awww yeeeaahh br... oh, nm.
At an early point like this I don't think stretch goals are really meant to be anything but a bit of additional info for what to expect in the game. It's basically a forgone conclusion that it will hit $2.2 million, so this is stuff they were likely always intending to include.
It's when it gets closer to the end of the pledge drive that the more uncertain pledge goals will be introduced to really get a spike in funding.
VGChampion
Member
If it makes it to two million I'm in. My own house? Awesome.
You know one of the unfortunate things about kickstarter i just realized while reading those goals is we have no idea if they are actually new additions or existing content labeled as additions. We do not have a base level roadmap to reference here. Basically a trust system. lulz
Ha I was thinking the same thing. While it does seem pretty "meh" though that might be just us. Going by how often people ask for a "player house" to be in every RPG ever I am sure that there are people freaking out about that possibility now.
Player house seems to be right behind romance on peoples wish lists from what i have seen.
Please Obsidian for the love of all that is holy stay away from romance options. Please.
Basileus777
Member
Who wrote the romance in MOTB? Was that Ziets?
whalleywhat
Member
They're a little strange in that they don't seem to correlate directly to budgeting, but maybe I'm wrong.
I knew there was a reason I liked that man so much.
To my shame as a self proclaimed Obsidian fanboy I have never actually played MotB.
Basileus777
Member
It's Obsidian's best game, you should really play it. Though buying a copy is difficult now that it's been taken off all DD platforms.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Hell, let me see if I still have my discs.
EDIT: Yeah, if you want them PM me. I got it while it was on Steam, so they're not doing me any good.
At the same time they do have to introduce stretch goals to show that they aren't just going to pocket the money past the base $1.1 mill - that it's actually going somewhere.
If the pledge drive were to end at $1.1 - which is impossible, but hypothetically - then I do believe much of that stuff wouldn't be included. It's more that it's so likely it will hit $2.2 million that there's probably no need to concern oneself too much with whether or not it makes it in, and just view it as a bit more context as to what the game will be like.
MOTB is my favorite WRPG since Torment. Easily the best Obs game too.
Ziets wrote the bald mage girl. Avellone wrote Gann (and Kaelyn).
Ziets wrote the bald mage girl. Avellone wrote Gann (and Kaelyn).
Well I have another confession that is just going to make it worse. I do own it. A friend got it for me a few years back. I have just never actually played it. I am not even sure I ever installed it.
hemtae
Member
I have a MotB disc laying around here somewhere but I have long since lost my NWN2 disc.
But I would if I could.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Well, what are you waiting for? Go struggle through the shit UI and enjoy the great story and characters already.
whalleywhat
Member
Consume their souls.
saveweyard
Banned
Backed. $20. Now to go play Planescape: Torment. Saw it for $3.49 on GOG.
Is MoTB a standalone game storyline-wise? Or do I need to slog through NWN2 vanilla to make any sense of it?
I put 14 hours into the base game and it felt so boring. None of the NPCs were really likable (or memorable) for that matter. I vaguely remember a stereotypically bitchy main female NPC.
I put 14 hours into the base game and it felt so boring. None of the NPCs were really likable (or memorable) for that matter. I vaguely remember a stereotypically bitchy main female NPC.
it's not on steam. or gog. or anywhere
I would nom on their corpses. That was the best perk in New Vegas
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Yeah, Durante is definitely an awesome bro. But he's so wrong about the UI. It's so very, very, very bad.
Basileus777
Member
It's essentially standalone. There are a few references to the base game, but nothing really critical. All you really need to know is
that the MC had a special silver sword.
hemtae
Member
You can go straight to MotB. It does have some callbacks to the base game but nothing too major.
J Sawyer has been posting in the Something Awful thread somewhat regularly. He said he though they only had a 50/50 chance of making it to 1.1 million during the entire Kickstarter.
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?action=showpost&postid=407584077
Posted that just now saying he is going to work on a blog post tomorrow outlining details about the world.
It is so sad how they have been fucked over by publishers so much in their lives that they thought they only had a 50% chance of getting funded. They never knew how much people loved them. Makes you just want to give them a hug.
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?action=showpost&postid=407584077
Posted that just now saying he is going to work on a blog post tomorrow outlining details about the world.
It is so sad how they have been fucked over by publishers so much in their lives that they thought they only had a 50% chance of getting funded. They never knew how much people loved them. Makes you just want to give them a hug.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Oh man, we need all of those stretch goals.
You're right. I have plenty of time til XCOM and Dishonored hit might as well play some MotB. Now I just have to remember where I put it. Pretty sure I know where it is.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I sent their PR guy a message about NeoGAF delivering a "thanks and good luck" gift, btw. No response as of yet.
Kickstarter to fly me to OC, CA to hug everyone at Obsidian.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, that's crazy. As soon asthe Kickstarter was announced there was no doubt in my mind that they'd make it, even at over a million. Hopefully the funds will keep rolling in. If Wasteland 2 can make it to nearly 3 million then I don't think project shouldn't have trouble clearing over 2.5 million.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Did you just do what I think you did.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
But BioWare has shown that companions are the easiest way to get the obsessive fans. lol
At least this time they won't have to worry about doing voice work for them. That could help things.