Eternity Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Pre-Release Thread [BETA RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Prime Junta]

If the beta isn't here soon RPGCodex will go the way of the GAF.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

If the beta isn't here soon RPGCodex will go the way of the GAF.

As though any of our moderators could get laid.

 

[Prime Junta]

If the beta isn't here soon RPGCodex will go the way of the GAF.

As though any of our moderators could get laid.

I hear DU just hit a cow.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

If the beta isn't here soon RPGCodex will go the way of the GAF.

As though any of our moderators could get laid.

I hear DU just hit a cow.

It's Mad Max land, he's not exactly besieged with options.

 

[Iznaliu]

If the beta isn't here soon RPGCodex will go the way of the GAF.

Can you explain this in more detail?

 

[Sizzle]

 

[Jimmious]

The AI scripts in DA:O were probably one of the coolest parts of the game, I'm really glad they're gonna add something similar.... even though I will probably manually control everything 99% of the time

 

[Lacrymas]

I don't want the AI to play the game for me, so meh. Even though DA:O had only 4 party members, the MMO cooldowns were ripe for exploitation by the scripts, so I guess something useful came out of them in that game. I only see myself automating no-brainer abilities that are used in every encounter, like Sacred Immolation.

 

[Abu Antar]

I like this. I was one of the people who asked for this. Manual control in tough fights, let the AI do the work in easier fights. It's not like people didn't use select all and let them fight piss easy enemies in the first case.

 

[Prime Junta]

It also lets you focus on controlling your main characters as your ranged ones do their thing automatically.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

I don't want the AI to play the game for me, so meh.

I see how you feel. AI might do better job than you and won't have to kite to the chokepoint every fight.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Dorateen]

But Mola Ram did not pickpocket a liver. He pulled a still-beating heart out of a man's chest as part of a kali ritual.

Poor cinematic reference, Sawyer.

 

[Ulfhednar]

But Mola Ram did not pickpocket a liver. He pulled a still-beating heart out of a man's chest as part of a kali ritual.

Poor cinematic reference, Sawyer.

Spoiler

 

[Iznaliu]

But Mola Ram did not pickpocket a liver. He pulled a still-beating heart out of a man's chest as part of a kali ritual.

Poor cinematic reference, Sawyer.

Especially as Sawyer is known as a person who likes details and micromanagement.

 

[Sizzle]

 

[ArchAngel]

After I started playing Tyranny recently I now have more hope that PoE2 could be a good game. Hopefully they take positive lessons from Tyranny and get rid of all the shit from PoE1.

 

[Lacrymas]

The only thing Tranny did better than PoE is C&C. The ray of hope is White March 2, not Tranny.

Also -

pomenitul

 

[ArchAngel]

I have not played White March so I cannot compare to that. I also don't plan to play White March because that would require me to play PoE as well which is not an experience I want to have again.

 

[Lacrymas]

You could ask for someone's save file just before they've begun WM. The base game really is a slog and I don't know if I'd say it's worth it just to see White March 2.

 

[ArchAngel]

You could ask for someone's save file just before they've begun WM. The base game really is a slog and I don't know if I'd say it's worth it just to see White March 2.

Why would I want to play with someone else characters using a different party configuration?!
Also I am sure WM didn't fix clusterfuck combat. Tyranny did with reducing party to 4.

 

[Prime Junta]

clusterfuck combat

git gud

 

[Lacrymas]

Why would I want to play with someone else characters using a different party configuration?!

You do know you can change your party composition to literally whatever you want, right? What the PC is is almost irrelevant, so eh. You can make an adventurer and treat them as the PC, it literally doesn't matter.

 

[ArchAngel]

clusterfuck combat

git gud

Now I would normally give you a snarky codex approved reply but I promised to not do that to you over PoE anymore after that awesome Truce interview/preview you did.

 

[ArchAngel]

Why would I want to play with someone else characters using a different party configuration?!

You do know you can change your party composition to literally whatever you want, right? What the PC is is almost irrelevant, so eh. You can make an adventurer and treat them as the PC, it literally doesn't matter.

Even if I wanted to do that (and it is not as simple because they will not have right level equipment and my PC is certainly not irrelevant if I am to experience a new story and combat encounters in the expansion), it does not fix clusterfuck combat and other problems of PoE.