Wasteland Wasteland 2 Pre-Release Discussion Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[zeitgeist]

you'd be surprised... the majority of people playing DayZ, for example, don't know what TS or Vent is

But that only means a minority of people playing it will have a huge advantage.

I don't think I've ever seen a multiplayer game where something that gives such an advantage didn't spread like wildfire, becoming a standard.

 

[Spockrock]

it's useful only to those who play in groups. in DayZ there are still many "loners", and they complain about lack of communication between players in-game (although, there is a way to speak to characters standing right next to you, but people still want to be able to communicate at long distances)

you'd have to have every player on the server be on the same TS server in one channel. too complicated.

 

[sgc_meltdown]

http://beefjack.com/news/wastelands-brian-fargo-advises-against-kickstarter-for-first-timers/

On Twitter Fargo has advised that if you’ve never shipped a game before then Kickstarter is not the place for you. It is “not a place to learn.”

 

[Kosmonaut]

http://beefjack.com/news/wastelands-brian-fargo-advises-against-kickstarter-for-first-timers/

On Twitter Fargo has advised that if you’ve never shipped a game before then Kickstarter is not the place for you. It is “not a place to learn.”

This should be some kind of emoticon for haters gonna hate or something.

 

[RyuRanX]

 

[Zed]

Chris Avellone ‏@ChrisAvellone
Design meeting w/ 2 old colleagues tonight: Anthony Davis and Tony Evans. I never thought I'd get to work with again. Thanks Wasteland 2!

Anthony Davis Spill the beans!
Also; do you have a twitter account? https://twitter.com/welsh_lad_26 ?

 

[Infinitron]

inb4 Storm of Zehir dialogue system confirmed

 

[hoverdog]

Also; do you have a twitter account? https://twitter.com/welsh_lad_26 ?

 

[Kitako]

inb4 Storm of Zehir dialogue system confirmed

Fapping at the idea

 

[I_am_Ian]

What is the Storm of Zehir dialogue system?

 

[Infinitron]

What is the Storm of Zehir dialogue system?

http://wasteland.inxile-entertainment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2352

Anthony Davis and Tony Evans created it.

 

[Ulminati]

Mental note to self: Photoshop in a fireball when I get home.

 

[Anthony Davis]

Also; do you have a twitter account? https://twitter.com/welsh_lad_26 ?

I do not have a twitter account.

 

[Anthony Davis]

Chris Avellone ‏@ChrisAvellone
Design meeting w/ 2 old colleagues tonight: Anthony Davis and Tony Evans. I never thought I'd get to work with again. Thanks Wasteland 2!

Anthony Davis Spill the beans!
Also; do you have a twitter account? https://twitter.com/welsh_lad_26 ?

All I can tell you is that I will be doing some design work probono with Chris and Tony in my free time.

 

[Anthony Davis]

And Honestly, would you really want me to spoil WL2?

 

[Zed]

I do not have a twitter account.

Haha! Sorry about that. It's just funny what sort of stuff one stumbles upon when searching for someone/thing on the internets.

And Honestly, would you really want me to spoil WL2?

No! But "design work" could mean a lot of things

I haven't played SoZ but you should push for that conversation system in WL2!

 

[Spockrock]

I do not have a twitter account.

what about formspring?

 

[I_am_Ian]

Anthony Davis and Tony Evans created it.

Does it work well? I've never touched a Neverwinter Nights game. It looks promising though.

 

[Infinitron]

Anthony Davis and Tony Evans created it.

Does it work well? I've never touched a Neverwinter Nights game. It looks promising though.

The system is great, but of course it depends on the content created for it.

 

[Infinitron]

https://twitter.com/BrianFargo/status/226124789914427392

‏@BrianFargo

I'm curious which games you thought had the best writing in the last decade. Doesn't need to be an RPG.

So far the responses have been...disappointing. Perhaps the Codex can contribute a monocled opinion here?

 

[circ]

From that screenshot, how does this dialogue system differ from others where skillchecks are used?

 

[General Maxson]

https://twitter.com/BrianFargo/status/226124789914427392

‏@BrianFargo

I'm curious which games you thought had the best writing in the last decade. Doesn't need to be an RPG.

So far the responses have been...disappointing. Perhaps the Codex can contribute a monocled opinion here?

I know I'll probably get booed here on the Codex (READING IS TEH HARD etc.), but I liked Fallout (1,2) and Arcanum writing. I know, nothing special, but it was good enough for me. Perfect balance between interesting dialogue, story and length, while at the same tame not too lengthy to spend game playing time reading. Bloodlines had good writing, but somehow it always felt to minimalistic and short (probably because of voiced dialogue, which fortunately W2 won't have). Better that, than some pretentious writing, that turns out to be shitty. And I don't really like to read novels while I play games (PST ). Of course the disgrace of writing we get in games nowadays is shameful, but I can't imagine inXile doing something like that. And STAY AWAY FROM BIOWARE TYPE DIALOGUE (pretentious, yet shitty)!

 

[General Maxson]

From that screenshot, how does this dialogue system differ from others where skillchecks are used?

I presume because, as you can notice, you can select different party members with different skills have a saying in the dialogue.

 

[Ulminati]

This should be some kind of emoticon for haters gonna hate or something.

 

[Kitako]

From that screenshot, how does this dialogue system differ from others where skillchecks are used?

It allows you to use every skills at disposal in your party, which should be default for party based games, but often is a commodity ignored by so many developer.
Instead of building your brute barbarian to have maxed out diplomacy and bluff, SoZ dialogue system put that little baloon icon when a party member can use a specific skill.

For example if you're talking with NPC X about quest Y, you can chose to let your mage say some mumbo jumbo with his spellcraft skill, or let the rogue bluff him, or the warrior to intimidate him, and so on.