ThoseDeafMutes
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Oh?
You might be right, I just assumed it was the way I described it based on what the info text said.
If that's the one I think it is, involving hot springs and such, then yes.
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Pillars of Eternity |OT| You must gather your party before venturing forth.
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Oh?
You might be right, I just assumed it was the way I described it based on what the info text said.
If that's the one I think it is, involving hot springs and such, then yes.
Yes! A personal story with the options for understandable selfishness, heroic selflessness, fixing everything or being a major dick.
Jest Chillin
Member
It could be that it has multiple avenues to be advanced. However in my playthrough
I similarly didn't choose a faction. I went very neutral in a "good guy" sense, not realizing that I was polarizing all the factions so I don't belong to any now. However getting my Defiance Bay rep up to a suitable level enabled me to advance the quest.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Right? They really made every faction supremely unlikable. What was cool was there were a couple of people that made each faction relatable, but on the whole, fuck those guys.
Teknopathetic
Member
"Wee bit tougher than I thought. Have to manage my party more than anticipated.
More so than BG2 I think? That long since I played."
Ehhh, BG2 has some particularly nasty enemies and spells with permanent effects (Vampires, Petrify) that I'd give BG2 the edge on difficulty. With the exception of some encounters, I'd say Pillars is not that hard from the middle of Act 2 onwards.
More so than BG2 I think? That long since I played."
Ehhh, BG2 has some particularly nasty enemies and spells with permanent effects (Vampires, Petrify) that I'd give BG2 the edge on difficulty. With the exception of some encounters, I'd say Pillars is not that hard from the middle of Act 2 onwards.
justsomeguy
Member
I only had enough rep
to get into the archives
You don't need to reach an exceptional reputation, mine was still somewhere around moderately good (somewhat eccentric), or words to that effect
hemtae
Member
I think I did two quests for the knights, two quests for the dozens, the priest quest, the GAF inn quest, the brothel quest and the one that takes place in the brothel, rescuing the kid in heritage hill, and the kid murder quest
there's also the lighthouse quest, the catacombs quests, and the library quests and more if you advance the main quest far enough
Basileus777
Member
The game as a whole reminds me a lot of NWN2's OC. Especially in terms of the main narrative which isn't especially compelling. Hopefully we get a MOTBesque expansion.
texhnolyze
Banned
Totally agree.
In fact, I slide the difficulty to hard at the beginning of Act 2. So far it's the sweet spot for me.
hemtae
Member
It's kinda what I think NWN2 OC would have been if not for the horrible engine and the clusterfuck that was its development.
A good engine won't stop majority of NWN2 OC at the beginning being about getting someone to open a normal fucking gate
Pistols are two handed so you can only use one. Blunderbuss would be best because each shot fires 6 pellets and Cipher get focus with each hit.
Yeah, they did a fantastic job of modeling a realistic political situation, especially in such a volatile/negative setting.
I really disagree. The lore and setting are about 50 times more interesting, and so are the companion characters.
I would love to see what happened if Durance and Qara met. He'd either fall in love with her or break her soul after hearing one sentence come out of her mouth so her soul can never pass on to another body again
She is the ultimate low in RPG companions
Basileus777
Member
I did specify main narrative. The companions are better. The lore and setting I wouldn't agree with, though I don't feel strongly about that. Dyrwood isn't very interesting and NWN2 had the benefit of all of the Forgotten Realm's lore. But POE's main narrative isn't structured particularly well, and the whole thing feels really detached and lacking in character motivation. The opening is weak, and it pays too many homages to old IE games. It isn't until the end of Act 2 that there is any momentum, and the payoff isn't compelling because of a weak villain. The revelations feel like something that belonged in a sequel,
I don't care about the gods because I barely know anything about them, the twist of them being created by an ancient civilization was not interesting. All of the past life sequences feel forced and it was never convincing that the PC was supposed to be going insane.
Because the health/endurance increase is marginal.
I did some testing and for a tank build and it's far better to invest all the available points in perception and resolve to avoid getting hit instead of being able to absorb a little bit more damage.
Dexterity increases reflex (for aoe evasion) and attack speed but perception increases reflex as well, deflection and interrupt. For a tank, those defense stat increases are FAR more appropriate than attack speed.
For a fighter tank I would go for something like this:
MIG 10
CON 11
DEX 12 (reflex defense)
PER 19 (deflection, reflex defense, interrupt)
INT 10
RES 18 (deflection, will defense)
For my two handed weapon damage dealer fighter I rerolled to this:
MIG 19 (hit harder)
CON 10
DEX 17 (hit faster)
PER 11
INT 8
RES 15 (concentration to counter enemy interruption stat since I'm using 2-handed weapons)
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
When an item (weapon) says "Of will: -3 will" does that literally mean it's cursed? Or is that a glitch? Or does it mean the target loses 3 will?
I think it means the user is penalized 3 will when they are wearing/wielding it. It's to offset the (hopefully) good aspects of the item.
Agreed, PoE is much better than N2N2 OC, which had a strange Bioware feel to it imo
Well. This has turned into Lionheart all over again.
I'm glad the game has been well received, and seems to be doing well in sales. I want isometric rpgs to make a comeback. But there's a lot of stuff I don't like buried on top of the stuff I do with PoE. Going to push on to the end, but can't see replaying it again any time soon.
I'm glad the game has been well received, and seems to be doing well in sales. I want isometric rpgs to make a comeback. But there's a lot of stuff I don't like buried on top of the stuff I do with PoE. Going to push on to the end, but can't see replaying it again any time soon.
Most Bioware games have far better pacing than NWN2.
Fair enough, NWN2's pacing was all over the place, but I was mainly thinking of certain cheesy characters and the adherence to the "three tasks" formula at certain points.
The Trial (which unfortunately has only one outcome no matter what you do) and Crossroad Keep are the only real highlights of the game for me.
joshbob1985
Member
How do you use items with "spellbind"? I got a cloak with "spellbind: mirror image" last night but couldn't see how to use the spell.
"NWN2 had the benefit of all of the Forgotten Realm's lore"
(fake-quoting since I really don't want to see spoilers)
I wouldn't call that a benefit. With PoE, they can model a situation where an entire country is on the verge of collapse, and how people there (and surrounding powers) react to that situation. The political and historical background, how well it is developed and how you can actually notice its influence throughout the game is one of its greatest strengths.
(fake-quoting since I really don't want to see spoilers)
I wouldn't call that a benefit. With PoE, they can model a situation where an entire country is on the verge of collapse, and how people there (and surrounding powers) react to that situation. The political and historical background, how well it is developed and how you can actually notice its influence throughout the game is one of its greatest strengths.
You should get a separate entry on the action bar.
The lore and setting in PoE is great. The narrative is good too. I can understand someone feeling that it is a bit dry because it's true that a lot of the time nothing is really "happening" because much of the game is built around the player being someone who has come from a distant land and there's a lot of discovery in the narrative. Learning about the land, its history, the cultures, how people in the land view the gods and animancy, the politics in the region, etc. The worldbuilding is solid, and there's a very grounded feel to how things are designed in the narrative. There's often a why and how, and the socio-political themes are a good representation of early post-colonial cultures and frontier attitudes. I love it.
Spoony Bob
Member
Trying to stay away from as much as I can about the game as I slowly start in on it.
I was wondering if anyone could clear something up though. I hired a paladin adventurer and I was wanting to confirm/deny that the dialogue choices I make will have an effect on the paladin's alignment bonuses. Anyone know if they're unchanged since they're not the main character?
I was wondering if anyone could clear something up though. I hired a paladin adventurer and I was wanting to confirm/deny that the dialogue choices I make will have an effect on the paladin's alignment bonuses. Anyone know if they're unchanged since they're not the main character?
texhnolyze
Banned
Regarding factions, is it possible be at the good side of all of them?
I think I've been in a good side of 2 out of 3 factions in Defiance Bay, and the other one is not my enemy neither (mixed).
I think I've been in a good side of 2 out of 3 factions in Defiance Bay, and the other one is not my enemy neither (mixed).
joshbob1985
Member
Nothing there for me. I assumed it would be next to the healing ability from the ring I started the game with. Is it limited by character class? I put it on
Kana
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
What I like about PoE's story is that while there are some callbacks to the olden days, the world seems to be in the middle of growing. It's not yet another ripoff of Tolkien's "the world is a shadow of its former self" type world. It seems very much like a world that hasn't yet reached its golden age.
Hell, if the series continues long enough, we may get to the time period where science and magic are coexisting on a much grander level. Outside of bombs and guns and whatnot. Sort of like an Arcanum that isn't beholden to Victorian tropes. And you know, doesn't hurt to play.
Hell, if the series continues long enough, we may get to the time period where science and magic are coexisting on a much grander level. Outside of bombs and guns and whatnot. Sort of like an Arcanum that isn't beholden to Victorian tropes. And you know, doesn't hurt to play.
AntiFacebook
Member
Is there a list of spells that can only be learned through level up, so I'll be able to choose spells more wisely on level up?
In dialog, only your main character's stats/alignments matter.
CrichtonKicks
Member
I think NWN2 is very underrated. However the first act (which is pretty long) can be kind of a slog and a lot of people never make it past it. Acts 2 and 3 are awesome, though.
The funny thing is that is what Obsidian went for. A world that hasn't reached its Golden Age yet. They have started dabbling with firearms and bombs. Paper is rare, etc.
It was in one of their updates or one of Josh's videos.
So about enchanting, when have people found it's a good time to start paying attention to that for gear?
It looks pretty damn appealing but I don't really want to go blowing money and materials too early on enchanting fairly regular gear if I should be waiting for more unique and useful equipment.
The attribute boosting enchantments look pretty nice, though it seems like people don't care all that much for attributes in general as much as specific defenses/stats and so on.
It looks pretty damn appealing but I don't really want to go blowing money and materials too early on enchanting fairly regular gear if I should be waiting for more unique and useful equipment.
The attribute boosting enchantments look pretty nice, though it seems like people don't care all that much for attributes in general as much as specific defenses/stats and so on.
Another highlight is the possible betrayals at the end and the multi-stage bossfight, imo.
I think Spellbind in particular means that the spell will occasionally proc. I have a belt that gives me and close party members Wood Skin if I get taken to low Endurance
Edit: nevermind, that's "Spell Holding"
I found NWN2 very hard to get into, I tried multiple time and ended up giving up after a few hours because I wasn't engaged enough to keep fighting the UI :/
NWN2 was weird, when I saw it I thought "This is my kind of thing", and when I played it, I just couldn't get into it, it already felt strangely dated even back then and it was just an odd experience in general for me.
But... Arcanum is a dream to play (Not really) and Victorian tropes are awesome, just look at Bloodborne. I would be all for that however.
I still adore Arcanum, I still love how it looks too, it's pretty aged in some spots visually but in general I find it holds up surprisingly well, more so than some more recent RPGs anyway.
I like the Pillars universe enough, it feels a bit generic in some ways just because it's more of a throwback to those older fantasy worlds before LOTR which is fine but was always the kind of thing that really needed a specific hook to catch my interest.
See Arcanum was great because I never saw a game that was literally just the 1800's with Elves, Dwarves and "medieval fantasy" thrown into the mix and I fucking loved the atmosphere. (Magic was also really fun and had some creative dialogue/quest uses)
But... Arcanum is a dream to play (Not really) and Victorian tropes are awesome, just look at Bloodborne. I would be all for that however.
I still adore Arcanum, I still love how it looks too, it's pretty aged in some spots visually but in general I find it holds up surprisingly well, more so than some more recent RPGs anyway.
I like the Pillars universe enough, it feels a bit generic in some ways just because it's more of a throwback to those older fantasy worlds before LOTR which is fine but was always the kind of thing that really needed a specific hook to catch my interest.
See Arcanum was great because I never saw a game that was literally just the 1800's with Elves, Dwarves and "medieval fantasy" thrown into the mix and I fucking loved the atmosphere. (Magic was also really fun and had some creative dialogue/quest uses)
I have the same issue with an armor that's supposed to give you Sunbeam (lvl 1 Druid spell I think).
Where did you get that character portrait? Is that one of the defaults?
Custom portraits are easy to add to the game.
PetriP-TNT
Member
I am currently Champion for the Crucible and moderately good for the others. I also have (Defiance Bay missions slight spoilers)
Missions available for both the Crucible and House for that will affect very negatively to the others
I'm going to say probably not in any intended way, no.
Stuff like that sometimes has weird loopholes if you look hard enough, but I doubt it.
You might have to rest before it shows up on your character.
joshbob1985
Member
Looking around it seems that others have had this problem. Save/load or resting are suggested fixes.
EDIT: ^Indeed. I think I tried this last night but can't be sure.
I think you can be on the good side of all the factions (almost done with Act 2 here), but if you are good with one faction, another might not want to deal with you.
For instance:
I did the quests for the Dozens in Defiance Bay first, and I was on decent terms with House Doemenel, but they wouldn't let me do anything past the first quest because I was too friendly with the Dozens.