Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity

panzerde · March 29, 2015, 10:15:07 AM

Quote from: Gusington on March 28, 2015, 08:43:06 PM
^Thanks!

How are the cities in Pillars? Are they true cities? The cities of Skyrim were the one big let down for me. The cities in Dragon Age are better, IMHO. With an isometric view, cities done well can be truly awesome.

I'm about to head to the main city. If the cities are anything like the villages, they'll be impressive. I also have my stronghold now, which is a really neat feature of the game.

My party is up to five now, all 4th level. We're starting to put out some mean firepower. Having a larger party really expands the tactical options.

Silent Disapproval Robot · March 29, 2015, 11:26:56 AM

I still haven't seen any cities. I just nabbed a stronghold as well but haven't done much with it other than basic repairs. I've got 6 in my party and they're kind of a wrecking crew now but I'm finding 6 can be hard to manage at times, even when I'm using slow speed. I need old guy with left blinker on speed.

The weird keyboard conflicts caused by remapping controls to the numpad are causing me some issues now that my party has expanded as the 1-6 keys not only complete the task I assigned to them but also select the character in that numbered slot. I may have to re-remap things. Fortunately the game is easily controlled by mouse.

mikeck · March 29, 2015, 12:11:17 PM

I just made it out of the opening intro "dungeon crawl" and exited the map headed to some forest on the way to the city. Not sure If I'm supposed to stop there or not...I have no party yet

Rayfer · March 29, 2015, 05:53:11 PM

This is a great rpg....I was enjoying Divinity:OS but I think Pillars is, so far, a much more enjoyable game.

Steelgrave · March 29, 2015, 06:24:14 PM

I almost made it through the weekend without buying this. Almost.

Silent Disapproval Robot · March 29, 2015, 06:47:11 PM

I'm enjoying it too but I'm kind of stuck right now. XP gains work a little differently in this game than in your usual RPG. You don't gain XP just for killing enemies. You gain XP for fleshing out details in your bestiary so if you encounter a new type of enemy, you'll get a good chuck of xp after you defeat it and record what you learned about it in your journal. If you already know everything there is to know about a critter, you won't gain any more xp just from fighting it.

Anyway, I'm at a point where I need to level up in order to take on the two encounters that are impeding my progress but I've pretty much done all the side quests I can and can't find any new enemy types to thump in order to gain more XP. I've got 8 characters to choose from (1 I made in the inn, the others I found along the way) I guess I'll try swapping out different party members to see if I can eke out a win against either of the fights that are kicking my behind right now.

Sir Slash · March 29, 2015, 10:16:50 PM

I think my next character will be a Dwarf Barbarian. I can't think of anything funnier than a Dwarf Barbarian unless it's an Elf Barbarian. ::)

Silent Disapproval Robot · March 29, 2015, 10:38:41 PM

I made a man-fish barbarian as party filler at the inn early on in my game. Switching out the chanter for the Druid helped me get past the battles where I was stuck. The chanter seems kind of weak to me. It takes him too long to charge up a chant and the battle's usually decided by the time he is able to use it.

Bison · March 29, 2015, 11:54:11 PM

I've made 3 of my party members at the inn. I'm not sure how it'll play out other than perhaps some side quests and companion back story.

Rayfer · March 30, 2015, 07:04:18 AM

Quote from: Bison on March 29, 2015, 11:54:11 PM
I've made 3 of my party members at the inn. I'm not sure how it'll play out other than perhaps some side quests and companion back story.

Being able to create characters at the inn rather than just hire on pre-made ones is one of this games great features. One head-scratcher I discovered last night is that you can't use a healing scroll after combat to heal up an injured party member. It says it can only be used while in combat. Makes little sense...I wonder why it was designed that way?

bboyer66 · March 30, 2015, 08:46:37 AM

I have been waiting for an answer to this question in the Obsidian forums. Maybe you guys can help.

When you hit an enemy, the damage done pops up above the enemy. When your player takes damage, nothing happens. You have to look at the combat log to see how much damage was done to your character.

Am I missing something? Is there a way to turn on a damage bubble above your characters.?

mikeck · March 30, 2015, 12:53:09 PM

I just made it to the Inn, how do I create my own characters to build a party? Right now I only have the elf outside...NPC

Silent Disapproval Robot · March 30, 2015, 12:57:28 PM

Go in, talk to the bartender and ask if there are any adventurers for hire. Spend the money and create one.

panzerde · March 30, 2015, 12:58:12 PM

Quote from: bboyer66 on March 30, 2015, 08:46:37 AM
I have been waiting for an answer to this question in the Obsidian forums. Maybe you guys can help.

When you hit an enemy, the damage done pops up above the enemy. When your player takes damage, nothing happens. You have to look at the combat log to see how much damage was done to your character.

Am I missing something? Is there a way to turn on a damage bubble above your characters.?

I don't think I've been seeing a damage bubble above foes, let alone my characters. I went looking for settings a bit ago but didn't find anything. I'll have to watch more closely when I get back to the game this evening

Kushan · March 30, 2015, 02:01:06 PM

I think Pillars is heading for the same unplayed pile along with Divinity and Wasteland 2. Maybe it just that I suck at these games. But they always go the same; I really enjoy it for awhile, then I just run into a brick wall, and go from challenging but beatable fights, to being 2-3 shot by whatever I'm fighting.