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Pillars of Eternity |OT| You must gather your party before venturing forth.
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WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
*bell tinkles*
Shake Appeal
Member
Apparently 1.04 takes some steps to improve save/load times, but I don't think it's live yet.
did you get the interrupting wave for every wound talent? I'm still not sure what to think of it or if it's any useful at all
Shake Appeal
Member
I need to look into this, but I've never downsampled anything and I am scared it will be complicated.
hemtae
Member
Well this is pretty much better than BG1 in every way and uses the same combat system to boot.
LurkerPrime
Member
Thanks guys, I may give the monk a little more of a shot before restarting.
get the peasant weapon focus (+ accuracy to fists and some other weapons) and two-weapon style (faster attack rate) talents when you can
and a priest with the level II healing circle to babysit them
The nerf wasn't to raw damage but it got cast speed bumped from fast to average. Prior to the nerf it was obscenely quick to cast and you could fire off three of them in the space of other less party safe aoes. It's still a strong spell that doesn't have any positional concessions needed for proper usage.
Shake Appeal
Member
I think encounter design also tends to make Mind Blades the most obvious fire and forget AoE attack there is. "Oh, another swarm of similar enemies. Mind Blades. Don't even have to aim."
I need to try this~
Pinko Marx
Banned
I'm gunna back those guys up and say that my monk is a total wrecking ball. They definitely take a while to hit their stride but once they do they're amazing. Mine is an off-tank/DD, with pretty good crowd control.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Hanging around in The Goose and Fox <3. I dared to steal from a room in the back (which kinda goes against the RP due to my PC being a good guy but I guess he just happens to have kleptomania when nobody is around) but I wouldn't dare even go near the lootspot behind Bishop's back :lol.
Cross-Section
Member
I tried it for a bit, but ended up not using it because of how annoyingly blurry it made the game's UI. That said, it was a improvement over simply forcing SSAA from the control panel.
beato_angelico
Member
great, found a nasty post-patch bug: when I brought back kana and aloth into the party all their items are gone except the equipped ones. all the fucking grimoires are gone. pellegina still has everything, oddly.
On PotD? Otherwise, I find him to be borderline useless. I am seriously considering replacement.
Even on PotD, I am still not a big fan.
So, I just completed my first optional quest "Buried Secrets" in the Gilded Vale.
While this must clearly be a very, very low level quest as it's right at the start of the game, I have to say I was thoroughly engrossed and immersed in the experience. Slowly edging my way forward through the old temple, searching for secret passages, traps and treasure; it was everything I love about RPG's.
I found myself thoroughly examining every book and note I came across for clues on what might lay ahead, and insight to the game's world in general. One tale that caught my attention in particular was that of The Great Western Stag. In such a well-realised gameworld, I can't help but wonder if it actually exists, and if I could potentially track it down.
I won't spoil the quest by going into detail about what I found in the temple, but slowly piecing things together and bringing the quest to a close was extremely satisfying.
All-in-all, while I'm finding this game very challenging, I feel like I'm in no rush to burn through the main story. I'm happy to take my time and discover the interesting world that's been created here.
I don't think I have a solid grasp on all of the mechanics just yet, so I might watch a few tutorials on YouTube or something, but the fact that I'm willing to read deeper into how this game is played and the lore surrounding it, rather than get frustrated and dismiss it, is a massive compliment, in my opinion.
While this must clearly be a very, very low level quest as it's right at the start of the game, I have to say I was thoroughly engrossed and immersed in the experience. Slowly edging my way forward through the old temple, searching for secret passages, traps and treasure; it was everything I love about RPG's.
I found myself thoroughly examining every book and note I came across for clues on what might lay ahead, and insight to the game's world in general. One tale that caught my attention in particular was that of The Great Western Stag. In such a well-realised gameworld, I can't help but wonder if it actually exists, and if I could potentially track it down.
I won't spoil the quest by going into detail about what I found in the temple, but slowly piecing things together and bringing the quest to a close was extremely satisfying.
All-in-all, while I'm finding this game very challenging, I feel like I'm in no rush to burn through the main story. I'm happy to take my time and discover the interesting world that's been created here.
I don't think I have a solid grasp on all of the mechanics just yet, so I might watch a few tutorials on YouTube or something, but the fact that I'm willing to read deeper into how this game is played and the lore surrounding it, rather than get frustrated and dismiss it, is a massive compliment, in my opinion.
Patch betas on Steam.
In other uninteresting news, I have completed 8 levels of Od Nua, all bounties I can find and almost every side quest available to me in act 2 that I know of.('ve been tunning with the same party almost the entire time. I bring the reserves along on very few occasions. I will probably change party members a bit more often to hear party banter and do their quests. I'm thinking on going with three tanks instead of my current two.
I entered the Searing Falls and cleared everything but the cave. I can already guess what's down there.
In other uninteresting news, I have completed 8 levels of Od Nua, all bounties I can find and almost every side quest available to me in act 2 that I know of.('ve been tunning with the same party almost the entire time. I bring the reserves along on very few occasions. I will probably change party members a bit more often to hear party banter and do their quests. I'm thinking on going with three tanks instead of my current two.
I entered the Searing Falls and cleared everything but the cave. I can already guess what's down there.
Shake Appeal
Member
I think that patch beta bug with the camera panning would irk me, so I'm happy to wait.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
So, uhhh...have I done something wrong in Eder's quest?
Was I supposed to do something else? Or will something happen later to advance it? I can't just end there, right?
It just kinda....ended. I found a ring, was able to see his brother talk to a guy but didn't hear what they said. And now it basically says "Eder will never know anything and everything you did was meaningless - Quest completed - "
Jawmuncher
Member
Ok cool. Are you allowed to mess around after you beat the game or should I keep a save somewhere near the end so I can do that stuff?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Shake Appeal
Member
I think it says a lot about how formulaic companion sidequests have become that this one is throwing people. I think it's really well-written.
Just keep talking to him when he has something to say.
The quest completing isn't the end of your interactions with him.
At the same time
it doesn't seem like Eder puts two and two together about Waidwen either even if it isn't ultimately the point
Mental Atrophy
Banned
I seem to've grazed my hirelings with a fireball or something. They're angry at me all of the time now, and I hate paying to replace their gibbed corpses every time I revisit the keep.
The game will warn you before you reach the point of no return.
It also makes a separate save automatically before then.
Map achievement is busted too.
texhnolyze
Banned
Twin Elms is.. an interesting place.
I think I like it more than Defiance Bay, love the peaceful atmosphere there.
I thought as well. I loaded different save several times and confirmed that there's nothing that I can do about it.
I think I like it more than Defiance Bay, love the peaceful atmosphere there.
I thought as well. I loaded different save several times and confirmed that there's nothing that I can do about it.
He said some more lines about it later though.
Anyone make a Knight pc yet?
Several achievements don't work for me, including the 'finished act' achievements
Chance Hale
Member
Are you getting a steady 60 FPS? Been having a lot of performance issues as the game doesn't seem to be using my card to its full ability as I play longer sessions. Weird memory leak I guess?
thesaucetastic
Unconfirmed Member
I like how your party members can affect side quests, like the
and
in Act II. I appreciated the options they gave me instead of the other ones I've heard about.
I'm still in the beginning of Act III because I haven't been able to play in a week, but it seems like it's a good thing since the game seems bugged even worse with the newest patch?
Grieving Mother for Blood Legacy
Kana for The Farmer's Plight
I'm still in the beginning of Act III because I haven't been able to play in a week, but it seems like it's a good thing since the game seems bugged even worse with the newest patch?
PandaPedinte
Member
Act 2 Wailling Banshee spoiler
that ambush right at the first floor, I wasn't expecting that. At least my party is level 7 so they won't be too much trouble.
thesaucetastic
Unconfirmed Member
2nd floor spoiler
you can avoid combat on the second floor entirely if you sneak straight for the staircase
Napalm_Frank
Member
From the posts here and elsewhere it seems that Barbarian is by far the least played class in the game. Not that surprised but I am a bit surprised by the apparent lack of Priest players. Clerics/Priests are always great in these types of games and I would definately considered it as my second option if Wizards didn't exist. And D&D types of Clerics I always have found way more fun than Paladins and AFAIK you can definately play as a ''warrior type'' Cleric even if not exactly an optimal for tanking jobs. Paladins always have seemed to me a more boring version of a ''BG type cleric''.
Any Barbarian players here? I extremely rarely play a full melee class in games like this but I would have definately taken Barb over Fighter/Paladin.
Any Barbarian players here? I extremely rarely play a full melee class in games like this but I would have definately taken Barb over Fighter/Paladin.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i love it. i just wait for a swarm of enemies to bunch around my tank and then i switch from pistol to 2h and hit like 10 guys at once. i have a weapon that Prones on crit. Its glorious.
PandaPedinte
Member
I just steamrolled through the second floor now I need to find a way to deal with
Lilith
doesn't attack me on sight so there must be another resolution involving the chest I can't open