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Furism posted:I think Aloth is alright and the problem is mostly that the VA is over the top. But being raised in an aristocratic house (even as a servant family) I can see how it makes sense for him to sound annoying. I really dislike his alt personality voice though. One cool thing is that although you have to fight Thaos you can agree with him in dialogue and end up completing his plan, which I can only imagine will make it harder to write interactions with the gods in the next game.
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CottonWolf posted:Is it imagined as being a positive or negative place? Since people reference it while cursing, I guess the latter? It sounds more neutral than I imagined with a name like Hel. It's pretty evocative of fire and brimstone. Though I'll admit I don't know what the Norse Hel was like.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 20:59 |
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SunAndSpring posted:Really all of Carrie Patel's characters are poo poo, she's not good at writing interesting companions. I liked Eder, Sagani, Hirivias and Durance. Did she do any of those four? Because if so, I disagree! I do not like Aloth. As a character. As a person. As a cog in my combat strategy. I replace him with an Inn Wizard when I want a Wizard on the team.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 21:13 |
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GlyphGryph posted:I liked Eder, Sagani, Hirivias and Durance. Did she do any of those four? Because if so, I disagree! She did Sagani.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 21:16 |
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Clever Spambot posted:I cannot believe there was ever a time when people thought wizards weren't insane. When the game first released there was not a single enemy in the game that was immune to slicken, and you could eventually cast it 4 times per encounter. Like, i know that release ciphers were also really good but that stuff was just nuts. I know, right? I think part of it was that Aloth's starter spellbook didn't have slicken in it (did it? it's been a while), but you could roll a new wizard and steal his tome and then most monsters don't get to stand for the rest of the game. I haven't played PoE since immunities went in, so I'm a little sad I can't slicken dragons and other large creatures, just because. Ginette Reno posted:Huh? His split personality comes up all the time, like 24/7 if you have him in the party. Other party members rib him constantly over it, and there's tons of content where it comes up. I feel like this is a tad hyperbolic. I'm curious to see how many lines his alternate personality actually has in the game, voiced or otherwise, and I know the companions will make fun of him every once in a while. Mostly it comes out when doing his personal quest, then kind of disappears. Once again, it reminds me a lot of Sand and his personality quirk of sniffing or smelling something. He does it a few times, but most of it slips by people. I know it's easy to make fun of people, and goons, who miss poo poo that seems obvious to you and me. But I think it's fair to say it's not as common as 24/7 literally all the time constantly forever, as you're implying. It happens, a few times. On the topic of NPC's: I never played with the WM ones because my PC characters were rogue and monk, in that order. Hard to take redundant companions, and PoE is so long replaying it is troublesome. Otherwise, I liked how normal sagani is, and just sounds like an absolutely normal person in every way, and I actually dislike kana. I can't put my finger on it, but I'd take GM over kana. I realize that makes me a monster. Hiravias was possibly my favorite besides Eder. Especially when goons acted like he was a creepy weirdo while in the same breath fellating Durance who was shouting at whores while pointing at his crotch and suggestively wiggling whatever remained of his eyebrows.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 21:37 |
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rope kid posted:People use the term Hel in two ways: 1) another way to refer to the Beyond, the place where souls go between incarnations or 2) the depths of the world, where people assume adra pillars originate. In most Eoran minds, these are the same place, the former being metaphysical/spiritual, the latter being the physical. What about devils? What are those on Eora?
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 21:48 |
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User0015 posted:I know, right? I think part of it was that Aloth's starter spellbook didn't have slicken in it (did it? it's been a while), but you could roll a new wizard and steal his tome and then most monsters don't get to stand for the rest of the game. I haven't played PoE since immunities went in, so I'm a little sad I can't slicken dragons and other large creatures, just because. Off the top of my head it comes up when you meet him, during the quest to meet Maerwald, and also during the main quest in Defiance Bay it comes up when you go to meet the cultists in the sewers (after which he flat out explains to you what his problem is) and then you get the quest to go to the Sanitarium with him. And there is all the inter party banter making fun of him for being a schizo. I mean I guess it would be possible to miss some or all of that if you didn't take him along with you in the early parts of the game but you wouldn't even have an opportunity to switch him out for a while unless you created party members or made a beeline for Hiravias/GM/Pallegina.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 21:55 |
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My favorite companions were Eder and Zahua, so I really hope that Fenstermaker will be doing some writing for the game even though he's busy being a daddy now. I think Zahua took the whole "drug schtick" a bit far but I found him amusing and there was some pretty good depth to his story and quest as well. As far as Carrie Patel's characters go, I found them a bit hit and miss. But to be honest, the misses were mostly due to some of the characters feeling a bit "thin" and that some of the quests were a bit badly set up. The Devil of Caroc is a pretty cool character but when I played the expansion I ended up tripping her quest pretty much by accident without even trying and then I completed it pretty much before I had gotten to know her. It felt abrupt. I didn't like Maneha much, mostly because of the chirpy voiceacting, but she also felt a bit thin content-wise. Sagani was my favorite of the bunch. She felt "normal" but her story resonated with me and I really liked the ending of her quest. I think Patel also wrote the dialogues with the gods and that was some of my favorite writing in the entire game.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 22:29 |
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If we're playing as the Watcher again, I hope there's some sort of justification available for recustomizing the Watcher from the save you import. Because the only endgame save I think I want to import is my human Cipher, and I don't know yet if I want to play a human Cipher again in PoE2. Kill off the Watcher in the intro and have them be reincarnated IMO (I'm joking, people would be furious)
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 22:36 |
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Octo1 posted:What about devils? What are those on Eora?
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 22:39 |
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rope kid posted:"Devils" in Eora are bad people, not pointy beard pitchfork supernatural minions of evil gods. But Thaos fits all of that criteria except the pitchfork
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 22:44 |
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Ginette Reno posted:But Thaos fits all of that criteria except the pitchfork He has a summer house on a farm actually.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 22:51 |
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Harrow posted:If we're playing as the Watcher again, I hope there's some sort of justification available for recustomizing the Watcher from the save you import. Because the only endgame save I think I want to import is my human Cipher, and I don't know yet if I want to play a human Cipher again in PoE2. Changing your character should definitely be an option somehow because, if, for instance, you were a priest, there are some serious RP reasons that things might have changed between games.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 23:18 |
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CottonWolf posted:Changing your character should definitely be an option somehow because, if, for instance, you were a priest, there are some serious RP reasons that things might have changed between games. Yeah, that'd be nice. I played a priest of Skaen who basically abandoned her god at the end because he was seemingly Woedica's toady. It'd be cool as heck to be able to re-align her class to match that story at the start of the sequel. edit: Wael 4 life
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 23:27 |
You've gone into hiding . . . And disguise! I'm not human anymore mom I'm an elf now My fav companions were definitely Eder and the animals Eder wanted to pet Sagani was well written but never had much place in my parties. Aloth was the opposite. He fit well mechanics wise but drat did Aloth have too much poo poo going on. Pick one deep dark secret and stick to that one. Durance was a must include because he was such an important part of the setting, and because he also fit well mechanically. Hiravias was also well written but tended to get pushed out of the party by other folks. Pallegina just didn't work for me personally, possibly because her name is literally "female paladin, but in fake Italian." And I never got over that. Kahlua was almost really great but suffered from Chanters being a kinda blah class without many fun gimmicks. Grieving Mother was a deviantart profile given flesh. So badly overwritten, so painful. I haven't gotten to the expansion companions yet, doing them now. So far zahua seems fun. I hope the next game has a dwarf buddy and a talking dog. Give me a dwarf buddy and a talking dog and I'm a happy camper. I'll play any game with a dog buddy in it.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 23:35 |
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I liked all of the companions well enough. My favorites were Eder, Sagani, and Durance. Aloth is probably my least favorite personality-wise but he's such a powerful class that I often take him anyways.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:06 |
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I really dislike Grieving Mother, Durance, and Maneha. I was neutral on Hiravas, Pallegina, Devil of Caroc, Aloth and Zahua. Really, really liked Kana, Eder, and Sagani. Kana is probably my favorite companion overall, and the one I would want to return. Zore fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Jan 26, 2017 |
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The only run I actually completed was Hiravas, Zahua, Kana, Eder, Sagani and a PC Barb. Sort of a "stoner lost boys and a pint-sized Wendy w/ a fox" thing going on.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:16 |
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I hope Kana's personal quest in PoE2 is about paying off his student loans.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:18 |
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Hiravis was okay. I kinda wish that Eder had been the Druid and Hiravis had been the Fighter, or that there was a mod to do that. Farmer who loves pets as a druid and perverted hobbit as fighter would have been fun.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:30 |
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I would pay like $20 for a DLC that lets you change the rear end and stats of the NCPs.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:31 |
bongwizzard posted:I would pay like $20 for a DLC that lets you change the rear end and stats of the NCPs. Agreed, but just the rear end changing.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:32 |
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rope kid posted:"Devils" in Eora are bad people, not pointy beard pitchfork supernatural minions of evil gods. You really need to release that glossary, rope kid.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:39 |
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SunAndSpring posted:Agreed, but just the rear end changing. Yea, Eder's flat Hank Hill rear end really ruins he game for me.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:40 |
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zedprime posted:I hope Kana's personal quest in PoE2 is about paying off his student loans. IIRC, Kana's father built the most important defensive structure in Rautai and is pals with the king, so Kana probably doesn't have too many financial worries.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:46 |
I hope we get to meet the rest of Kanas family.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 00:48 |
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ProfessorCirno posted:wait so you've hated this character so hard that you immediately kill them on sight, but you a) never got to actually understand what was even happening in that scene, and way more hilariously, b) never checked to see if that spoiler was correct The issue is that I just assumed he was another incredibly powerful Wizard NPC (similarly to Edwin from BGII) who happened to be a complete rear end in a top hat and had no problem with killing people for the hell of it. Given my interpretation of events up to that point, and given the ending I got in the first playthrough, I feel that was a fair conclusion to draw. Also re: general companion chat, for me Eder comes in first place by a country mile (heh) and Sagani barely edges out Pallegina for second. I am hopeful that the sequel will continue the trend of lacking romantic subplots, because not having to deal with them was nice.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 06:01 |
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In Pillars of Eternity I don't level adjust because I feel like I've earned that power, I'm not sure sure about the power curve of a direct import of my characters into Pillars 2.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 06:09 |
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So, according to Neogaf, Polygon goofed and posted some Pillars 2 news early. The link is dead now, so they've corrected their mistake.Polygon posted:The team at Obsidian Entertainment is going back to the well, announcing Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire as a high-profile, equity crowdfunding effort through Fig. The campaign goes live today, and is seeking at least $1.1 million, with $2.25 million open for equity. Original link before it went dead.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 07:36 |
Goddammit I just put in granite countertops
Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 08:03 on Jan 26, 2017 |
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 07:39 |
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Another site jumped the gun, images are still up as of now: https://gameup24.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/obsidian-announces-pillars-of-eternity-2/
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 07:51 |
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Concept art shows Eder, a blue-haired orlan going akimbo with some pistols, a mage who may or may not be Aloth, a green-haired woman charging with a blue flaming sword (Pallegina?) and a tall Amuaua woman with a brightly colored hawk or eagle flying above her, as she's aiming a rifle. They're fighting off pirates on a boat that is getting attacked by something with huge tentacles. Character art confirms Aloth / Eder / Pallegina. No others as yet. Environment art shows a turquoise (or copper) palace carved into the side of a dusty bluff, what looks like the interior of an Engwythan ruin, and a cave with some giant (dog-sized) worms to fight Basic Chunnel fucked around with this message at 08:05 on Jan 26, 2017 |
# ? Jan 26, 2017 08:00 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1mpdxuHNFw
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 08:02 |
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I really hope Fig doesn't gently caress them.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 08:03 |
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Fig can draw money even if the pitch isn't a classic case of KS money printing ala Psychonauts 2. Reaction to Pillars among hardcores was generally positive. They'll come through. Plus, the tangible success of PoE should draw quite a bit of private investment as well. We could be seeing a significantly larger budget for this one, not even including PoE profits that have probably produced what they'll be showing tomorrow.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 08:17 |
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I hope this is more of a Divinity and Shadowrun situation, where the game is definitely going to happen and they explain how crowdfunding is going to make it better. I might pass this time around if it's just to get the game off the ground.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 08:25 |
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Rascyc posted:I really hope Fig doesn't gently caress them. Yeah I really hope they know what they're doing with Fig. I mean they're closely tied to it but I just want them to keep making games and hiring people, and i'm not sure fig is a good way to do that. I'll probably back this on fig despite my misgivings, but it's about the only property I can imagine backing on those terms.
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# ? Jan 26, 2017 08:32 |
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So looks like it's you, Aloth, Eder, Pallegina, an unnamed orlan with two guns, and an aumaua ranger, going by the art. Can't wait to play Obsidian Presents: Shadow of the Colossus, or, Did Anyone Get The Number On That Statue?
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Basic Chunnel posted:Fig can draw money even if the pitch isn't a classic case of KS money printing ala Psychonauts 2. Reaction to Pillars among hardcores was generally positive. They'll come through. I hope it's an Original Sin situation where they need crowdfunding just for polish/further content and this is basically a preorder campaign.
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The screenshots look great. Really loving excited again! New thread here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3807509
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