BanShunsaku
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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I have very fond memories of the Arkania games (the "Nordlandtrilogie"), but I still have the original German version and wouldn't really want to play a DSA game in English. I may get Divine Divinity for convenience, it's one of my favourite Diablolikes. I also have all the Gothic games on Steam already.Zeliard said:Which one are you gonna pick? I'm still deciding.
Gothic 2 I already have on Steam and I think I still have my Divine Divinity discs around somewhere, but I'd have to look for them so that's a possibility. Beyond Divinity and the Realms of Arkania games I've never played.
I'd suggest is that you don't get Beyond Divinity, it's really disappointing compared to its predecessor.
LiquidMetal14
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Midnight launch is on. Excited.
theignoramus
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on what? Steam?LiquidMetal14 said:
LiquidMetal14
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Gamestop, sorry.theignoramus said:
â Narayan
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Agreed.BanShunsaku said:
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Less than 5 hours here.
Revolutionary
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Gamestop still carries PC games???Snuggler said:
I'm legitimately shocked. I haven't seen a PC game section in a Gamestop in ages.
Zeliard said:Which one are you gonna pick? I'm still deciding.
Gothic 2 I already have on Steam and I think I still have my Divine Divinity discs around somewhere, but I'd have to look for them so that's a possibility. Beyond Divinity and the Realms of Arkania games I've never played.
The Arkania games are bloody amazing if you know what you're getting into. I mean, which other RPG in decades has the following - a carousing skill, the ability to set up guard shifts while camping, negative attributes like 'superstition' that increases susceptibility to magic, dungeons with puzzles, raising money by dancing and playing music in taverns, and so on.
Out of those 5, the Arkania games are the best, but they require player effort to keep up. It's very easy to get overwhelmed or meet with a dead-end if you end up making bad decisions with your character creation.
BigBlackGamer
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I'm sticking with my steam pre-order but ughhh the wait is gonna be harrrrd. 
SneakyStephan
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Sethos said:You must be a wonderchild, considering this image has made its round on the internet for years
I think most people can get behind that. Doesn't help that fact that EVE is an excel document with 3D graphics but that's a completely different discussion
The curve isn't like that anymore, the game has a lot of tutorials now and has seen a lot of patches since then.
You have to do quite a lot of reading though, so maybe it's difficult for a 3rd grader that way!
Also @ people watching the streams of a SP RPG.
What the hell is wrong with you =\ , I'm sure everyone who worked on the story in the game would spit on your neck if they hear that.
Way to spoil the game for yourselves.
jim-jam bongs
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Should unlock a couple of hours after I get home from work so i'll have to finish TW1 tonight, download while I sleep then start after work tomorrow.
MickeyKnox
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WITCHER 2Pankaks said:
lastplayed
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Sorry if this has been answered, but from what I've seen in the thread the GOG unlocks at 7am GMT? Correct or no?
Zeliard said:
Starting with Arkania I means you import your party completely in II. That includes items, levels, and so on, which can make II's combat curve seem a lot more manageable.
On the flip side, Arkania I has an xp penalty every time you save outside a temple. This is to effectively give a sense of danger when adventuring in dungeons, but for some people, this has proven to be too punishing a design decision. Arkania II does away with it.
Either way, I'd recommend taking a look at the manuals that come with the games - even if you are familiar with the D&D system. The games are old-school with minimal hand-holding.
lastplayed
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Sweet, 7pm here. That's my evening set. ^_^
My favourite is part 2, by far. Just be aware of what Van Buren is saying about knowing what you get into: this is a game where your party can get sick if they are not dressed warm enough in winter, and where your boots don't just degrade over time, but do so to a different degree when traveling through woods depending on whether or not you have axes with you.Zeliard said:
Snapshot King
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Anybody got tips at falling asleep early? I'm thinkin of tryin to get to bed at like...9pm so I can wake up for 3am.
Domstercool
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Mine unlocked :O
Any requests?
Any requests?
Gully State
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Snapshot King said:
alcohol.
lastplayed
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Gully State said:
Alcohol and Dragon Age II.
Snapshot King
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Domstercool said:Mine unlocked :O
Any requests?
HOOWWW
AgentOtaku
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So, 1130am here in Kabul!
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â Narayan
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WIEDŹMIN 2MickeyKnox said:
SneakyStephan
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Snapshot King said:
Get a little drunk (just a little), have a joint or two, then ask your girlfriend for a blowjob while you have a glass of warm milk.
Out in 10seconds!
if this was a console release there would be people holding their breath until they pass out
Gully State
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Any official benchmarks yet or is it all still subjective?
Johnny2Bags
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So this will be unlocked in the US (Michigan) EST at 3 AM? Ughh!
I apologize i'm just clarifying we have so many different users from different countries and continents that i'm a bit confused?
I apologize i'm just clarifying we have so many different users from different countries and continents that i'm a bit confused?
Domstercool
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Snapshot King said:
I own the retail copy of the game. Saw it was midnight so went into the folder and clicked the launcher.exe, asked for CD key, put it in, started patching and BOOM unlocked :O
Domstercool
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I am in England btw. Shopto posted it to me early
nelsonroyale
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Lord Fruity said:Core 2 Duo 2.53, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 9600M GT, no idea about HDD. The game is playable, but ~20 fps with lowest settings is really not the way this game should be played
Thanks man...I remember playing crysis on high custom configs settings on my 1530 XPS with a 8600M 256 mb hahaha.
I am sure with some tweeks you will be able to get your performane up
Got a new laptop coming though with an i7 and 6970m though, so I will be trying it out on Ultra...see how it goes.
Johnny2Bags
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Snuggler said:Sounds like it.
I'll be up then, hopefully my insomnia keeps acting up so I can put a few hours in before crashing.
Haha, exactly, Normally I can't stand my insomnia and in this case I'm not so concerned about it cropping up =).
Have fun man, great thread
Domstercool
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Lol! I tried to run it on 1920x1200 on the highest settings possible with full everything.... was getting 10-14 fps in opening cutscene woops
I have a Q9550 @ 3.4Ghz. 4GB DDR and a 4870x2 overclocked >.<
woops I have a Q9550 @ 3.4Ghz. 4GB DDR and a 4870x2 overclocked >.<
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