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[Tragedienne of Heavens]

I'm not a very good example of restraint after upgrading precious Pillars of Eternity to Royal edition...

 

And getting the expansion pass...

 

And Undertale...

 

Oh, and Transistor's OST, which is awesome.

 

*Drinks to edits*

[Ashaantha]

Umm, yeah, about that...

 

....You weren't really looking back there and i got REALLY bored....

 

SIGH

 

*starts cleaning up the mess and setting the christmas tree back up*

luckily only a couple of days until christmas starts for me.. ok, more like 25 hours. anywho...

 

*ties tinsel collar to the cat*

[Beren Von Ostwick]

   Not helping, Miss T!

 

Update:

 

 

 

I'm not a very good example of restraint after upgrading precious Pillars of Eternity to Royal edition...

 

  Right there with ya!  Though, if I can somehow limit it to $4.99, I'll consider myself blessed.  Actually, it wasn't Steam that wrecked me this year, it was GOG's summer sale.

[Rel Fexive]

Oh gods i just watched the Star Wars Battlefront honest game trailer XD   Bad games make for great satire, don't they?
 
...I'm pretty much alone at work right now

Post it here! Saves me looking for it and we could all do with a laugh and something to do for a few mins!

[Serza]

Oh gods i just watched the Star Wars Battlefront honest game trailer XD   Bad games make for great satire, don't they?

 

...I'm pretty much alone at work right now

 

I don't know, I enjoy it, and Rel seems to do the same. It's not complete garbage. As for being good... well, I wouldn't really go that far, but I think it'd deserve a nice 5-6/10 (which, in my book is "Average, pretty decent" and 10/10 would be "ORGASMIC EVENT IMMINENT")

 

Well screw you, Steam.  Haven't even started you in anything but offline mode since I heard there was a sale.  But noooo, you just couldn't take the hint, could you?  Bastard...

 

Spoiler

 

 

   Just got a flashback of that blind lady in the Ratway mumbling to herself.

 

 

naal ok zin los vahriin
wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!
Ahrk fin norok paal graan
fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!

 

Spoiler

 

 

No school like old school!  *highfives*  I should fire up some MOO...

 

You... can actually... buy in US Dollars... *looks sad*

 

Bloody Euro. And it actually grew stronger towards the Czech Crown in the past few months.

 

Oh well, at least I don't see anything I really want in the sale.

 

I'm not a very good example of restraint after upgrading precious Pillars of Eternity to Royal edition...

 

And getting the expansion pass...

 

And Undertale...

 

Oh, and Transistor's OST, which is awesome.

 

*And drinks to edits*

 

Do you want me to craft another one of these 100% Sale Resistance armors?

 

 

And as a sneaky little edit: I just apparently entered myself in a PlayStation 4 give away. It's the 500GB edition (hah! My PC has a 1TB harddrive!) with Nathan Drake Collection (So if I win, I'm making a trip to Shembala... right after I get back from bloody Prague, where I'll be forced to pick up the prize if I win... I'm planning on asking if they can send it over here, because the pickup is at my regular retailer's store there, and well, they have another literally fifteen minutes of walking from the University, which has the advantage of NOT BEING ACROSS HALF THE COUNTRY...)

So, yeah. I might win stuff. I wouldn't think it very likely, though. Has to be lots of peoples, right.

[Tragedienne of Heavens]

 

Update:

 

-snip-

  Right there with ya!  Though, if I can somehow limit it to $4.99, I'll consider myself blessed.  Actually, it wasn't Steam that wrecked me this year, it was GOG's summer sale.

Well done Ber, you won't regret it! I suggest getting the latest unofficial patch, however.

 

I don't have a GoG account but miiiight end up getting one for Planetscape: Torment...

[Rel Fexive]

I'm not a very good example of restraint after upgrading precious Pillars of Eternity to Royal edition...
 
And getting the expansion pass...

So is PoE any good? I'm not entirely sold on the old school look and style but how's the story and gameplay and such?

[Ashaantha]

So is PoE any good? I'm not entirely sold on the old school look and style but how's the story and gameplay and such?

 

Story and rp factor - AMAZING

but the gameplay style.. you kind of have to like that style to enjoy it, combat and movement wise etc. conversations are good though.

[Tragedienne of Heavens]

^^^ What Ash said. I find it incredibly immersive, and the writing is superb in my opinion. Probably my GOTY.

 

That said, the combat is a bit difficult and requires quite a lot of pause and managing of your party but one can get used to it.

[Rel Fexive]

I don't know, I enjoy it, and Rel seems to do the same. It's not complete garbage. As for being good... well, I wouldn't really go that far, but I think it'd deserve a nice 5-6/10 (which, in my book is "Average, pretty decent" and 10/10 would be "ORGASMIC EVENT IMMINENT")

 

It can be great deal of fun, which I have to learn to divorce from "doing well" i.e. kills and making a difference in the game (such as captures or activations, and stopping same) because I'm not really that good at these online FPS games.  That being said, I did surprisingly well a few times last night - my KD was very close to 1 a few times and even just over it once.

 

I find it's best to leave a session when the other team wins all the time - the lineup doesn't randomise between matches so the guys who beat you 10-0 last time will likely continue to do so until your team or theirs changes significantly.  Futility is not entertaining.

 

It also looks incredible and the big battle game types really feel like total chaos with blaster bolts and explosions everywhere, it's weirdly atmospheric (for someone who's not every been in a warzone anyway).

 

It'll never win any amazing creativity or new thinking awards, though.

[Rel Fexive]

Story and rp factor - AMAZING

but the gameplay style.. you kind of have to like that style to enjoy it, combat and movement wise etc. conversations are good though.

^^^ What Ash said. I find it incredibly immersive, and the writing is superb in my opinion. Probably my GOTY.

 

That said, the combat is a bit difficult and requires quite a lot of pause and managing of your party but one can get used to it.

 

That's pretty much what I heard.  Sounds like it might be best played on the easy setting if one isn't used to the way the combat is done, which I've seen a few reviews say.

[Beren Von Ostwick]

So... if someone (say me, for example) loved old DA:O combat, would one feel at home in Pillars of Eternity?

 

RE:  GOG:  I love GOG.  I think it actually surpasses Steam in the number of games in my library.  For one thing, while its new client (Galaxy) is nice, you can just download the installers directly if you prefer.  That rocks for me with some of their ancient games because I still have a dedicated DOS machine that I keep for just such games.

 

Spoiler

Note the cup holder and integrated automotive style cigarette lighter.  That ZIP drive to the left of the 3.5" drive is how I transfer stuff.  I bought a USB ATAPI ZIP drive that works with Windows

 

Sadly, for the time being, I do have to use the client and DOSBox emulator as one of my memory modules in my physical DOS machine has gone t*ts up on me.

 

[Lynroy: Final Edition]

I bought three extra bottles of sparkling cider to go with the four I already have just in case. In case what? I have no idea. I'll probably end up buying more tomorrow morning after work.

[Ashaantha]

That's pretty much what I heard.  Sounds like it might be best played on the easy setting if one isn't used to the way the combat is done, which I've seen a few reviews say.

 

I play it on easy settings and can manage the combat alright, not fantastic at it but good enough to get through without losing followers if I save a lot lol.

[Beren Von Ostwick]

I bought three extra bottles of sparkling cider to go with the four I already have just in case. In case what? I have no idea. I'll probably end up buying more tomorrow morning after work.

 

 

 

I know it's not alcoholic, but find a non-alcoholic image that conveys the same message.

[Serza]

It can be great deal of fun, which I have to learn to divorce from "doing well" i.e. kills and making a difference in the game (such as captures or activations, and stopping same) because I'm not really that good at these online FPS games.  That being said, I did surprisingly well a few times last night - my KD was very close to 1 a few times and even just over it once.

 

I find it's best to leave a session when the other team wins all the time - the lineup doesn't randomise between matches so the guys who beat you 10-0 last time will likely continue to do so until your team or theirs changes significantly.  Futility is not entertaining.

 

It also looks incredible and the big battle game types really feel like total chaos with blaster bolts and explosions everywhere, it's weirdly atmospheric (for someone who's not every been in a warzone anyway).

 

It'll never win any amazing creativity or new thinking awards, though.

 

Well, that is an accurate description.

 

The atmosphere is great at times.

 

I bought three extra bottles of sparkling cider to go with the four I already have just in case. In case what? I have no idea. I'll probably end up buying more tomorrow morning after work.

 

Tomorrow's what, exactly? CHRISTMAS!

[Lynroy: Final Edition]

What can I say? I'm passionate about sparkling cider.

 

And just because this song is stuck in my head. It's a favorite TSO song of mine. Gives me feels.

 

Or a bluesy version!

[Lynroy: Final Edition]

Tomorrow's what, exactly? CHRISTMAS!

Christmas Eve.

[Dieb]

I just involuntarily laughed out loud after reading "Boobytrap spelled backwards makes Partyboob" in Roly's signature.

 

Suddenly, all my RPG characters make sense.

[Serza]

Christmas Eve.

 

Christmas.

[Lynroy: Final Edition]

Christmas.

Christmas is on the 25th. Tomorrow is the 24th. Christmas Eve.

[Serza]

Christmas is on the 25th. Tomorrow is the 24th. Christmas Eve.

 

Nope. Christmas is on the 24th.

[Beren Von Ostwick]

   Is this an Old World <>  New World language confusion thing?

[Tragedienne of Heavens]

So... if someone (say me, for example) loved old DA:O combat, would one feel at home in Pillars of Eternity?

-snip-

That depends on how you played DA:O and still... not exactly "at home" but it could help if you're used to a more tactic approach, using pause a lot and controlling your companions.

 

I bought three extra bottles of sparkling cider to go with the four I already have just in case. In case what? I have no idea. I'll probably end up buying more tomorrow morning after work.

I don't think there can be too much sparkling cider, which is best cider IMO.

[Tragedienne of Heavens]

   Is this an Old World <>  New World language confusion thing?

Not in this part of the Old World... 24=Christmas Eve and 25=Christmas.