Game News Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Released

[Ninjerk]

It's pretty ironic, too. They could have just as easily kept those elements and said, "If people don't like that, then too bad."

 

[jungl]

anyone willing to tell spoilers what happens in the game. I'm burnt out of playing infinity engine games from years ago. Game mechanics have always been beyond retarded with hasting every battle, kiting, spells like magic missle being op while higher level spells are crap. The insanely unbalanced kits. Original icewind dale was the best 2nd edition dnd pc game. Still think dnd pc games are terrible, when the best tactical combat in one I played was indie shit like knights of the chalice, well.... Hasbro what the FUCK are you doing with you IPs. >_< pnp pc adaptions are all crap for the most part.

I don't know why they bother adding 6 something difficulties to a game where the game mechanics allow a kensai to instanst gib demigorgon before he can even attack.

 

[Shadenuat]

Ok i think by this point the guy who's making ui for them is just trolling everybody

How ugly would next version of their spellbook would look like?

Also they took my Imoen away with all the equipment and gave me Safana with 20 darts and studded leather armor

 

[Desur]

The new UI will take getting used to, can't honestly say that I'm sold on it. I won't pass any judgement on the quality of SoD yet, need time to actually play but it must be good because there's achievements.

Spoiler

 

[Ninjerk]

This whole thing makes me want to install my GOG copy of BG.

 

[DeepOcean]

This whole thing makes me want to install my GOG copy of BG.

Did this other day, run flawless and without bugs and trannies.

 

[Luzur]

Link for the lazy?

https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/42770/debate-something-for-the-gaymers

Perhaps it was different or less harsh from how I remember it now (it was a year ago,) but it happened there.

Flashburn should be given a medal, thats was some nice reading LOL

 

[Mustawd]

https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/42770/debate-something-for-the-gaymers

 

[AwesomeButton]

Link for the lazy?

https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/42770/debate-something-for-the-gaymers

Perhaps it was different or less harsh from how I remember it now (it was a year ago,) but it happened there.

Good characters are, above everything else, human (or human-like), if his orientation eclipses that you have not done a good job.

If your diversity is forced or fake you suck at your job.

One does not just create an amazing character and then say: "to all that, I'll add lesbianess and then she will be better".

This is one of the things that is killing the videogame industry, where identity politics are more important than making a GAME, the purpose of which is to ENTERTAIN.

This is why Amber Scott writes romance-y quests for Jaheira and Khalid instead of something of value, and adds sexual orientations to NPCs by checklist.

I'd probably be laughing myself to death if a D&D npc told me he actually identifies with and wants to be a woman

Well, your prediction has come true. Standards have fallen that low.

btw, some really miserable and misguided dumbfucks on that forum.

 

[Shadenuat]

put fucking stoneskin on be4 combat woman

 

[Johannes]

Do you import any/all gear from BG1?

Also how is the xp curve early, if you dual a character (say, lvl9 berserker to mage) during the game how long will you be screwed for?

 

[ArchAngel]

"when I return to mommy upstairs I will be rewarded" - kiddy gaming 10/10

 

[Shadenuat]

Everything gets imported but after tutorial they took my party away again and put stuff in chests
Probably would have to find them again

It's all interesting cinematic and fun but I prefer tyranic game designers TO NOT touch MY PARTY which I MADE with their dirty hands

I am REALLY TIRED OF MANAGING MY WANDS OF FIREBALLS AND PARALYZE BETWEEN CHESTS

Also how is the xp curve early, if you dual a character (say, lvl9 berserker to mage) during the game how long will you be screwed for?

It seems tame and on bg1 level, but it is supposed to be 30 hours expanshun, so who knows? I am berserker 3/druid 10

 

[Jaesun]

Wait what? If you import your save game, you suddenly have different party members?

 

[Infinitron]

Wait what? If you import your save game, you suddenly have different party members?

No, but most of them leave you after the prologue.

 

[aVENGER]

Also they took my Imoen away with all the equipment and gave me Safana with 20 darts and studded leather armor

You get all of Imoen's equipment back after finishing the first dungeon.

 

[Excidium II]

put fucking stoneskin on be4 combat woman

that's...anticlimatic.

 

[Jaesun]

Wait what? If you import your save game, you suddenly have different party members?

No, but most of them leave you after the prologue.

OK, I *assume* there is a story reason for that then?

 

[aVENGER]

Wait what? If you import your save game, you suddenly have different party members?

For plot reasons, Imoen leaves your party even if you import. You get Safana instead.

 

[Excidium II]

Wait what? If you import your save game, you suddenly have different party members?

No, but most of them leave you after the prologue.

OK, I *assume* there is a story reason for that then?

Yes, your quest against Sarevok forces is over and they go their merry way. But then stuff happens.

 

[Jaesun]

OK that's cool, I can live with that as long as there IS a reason for it.

 

[Excidium II]

Yeah the chapter narration explains it.

 

[Shadenuat]

BUT I WANT IMOEN IN PARTY I LIKEIMOEN or at least Alora(

 

[garren]

That special snowflake name thing is some cringey shit. She probably should've gotten herself one of those niffty belts.

Inserting politically correct glorification of mental illnesses into classic RPGs. Fuck you Beamdog, I don't play games to get this shit shoved down my throat.

 

[Azarkon]

I said it already in the other thread, but the biggest problem with introducing these ideas, is that they're never explored, only thrown in your face, which makes them out of place and ridiculous.

A D&D character who was born a male but has the mind of a female has many ways to become a physical female. The belt as mentioned, as well as plenty of other magical solutions. Even were such options out of the character's ability to obtain, there should at least be a mention, as opposed to acting as though this is our world and such a solution would never be acceptable.