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Tantrika
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: mndfreeze]
#25492340 - 09/27/18 07:30 AM (5 years, 5 months ago) |
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mndfreeze said: I finally started playing Divinity: Original Sin 2.
SOOOOOOO much cooler than the first. I loved the first but you definitely could feel the lack of a big budget behind it. The idea of the first was amazing, and the general story was good, but it felt a little to "simple" from a technical perspective, perhaps because of the lack of voice acting and sometimes confusing quest lines. So far none of the issues I had with the first are apparent in 2. The story so far is really good, the mechanics have been improved on soooo much. The complexity with not only how to deal with game issues like battles or puzzles, as well as how NPC's react different to different races/characters is awesome. The level design is top notch also. The landscape is gorgeous, one of the best I've ever seen in a CRPG like this.
So far my only complaint has been a weird click delay sometimes where I click on a hotbar spell or item, it starts the animation and then when I go to click on the target creature my guy instead acts like the initial spell was cancelled and then burns all his action points to run over and hand to hand.
The game is also not very forgiving in the early game and doesn't teach you very well. SUPER complex in the way combat and such works and it can be very confusing at times wondering why this fight whoops your ass time after time until you figure out how all the environment elements and mechanics work.
If the lack of voice acting in OS1 was significant a problem for you, it is worth noting that they rectified that when they released the Enhanced Edition also pretty sure the Narrator of OS1 is now the voice of Sebille in OS2 but them getting to launch with full voice acting for OS2 was a very pleasant surprise; even in the voiceless beta, held some preference for the style of writing -- the character interactions flow better
Still have not progressed further than the starter island in OS2 tho, no disrespect for it as a game just my focus issues still wreaking havoc on me similarly have been through the opening 3-4 hours of Shadow of the Tomb Raider twice now and am still unable to get to grips with what is going on and why Lara ends up in Peru so suddenly; think she started an Apocalypse or something?
my pill dosage was changed again last week with a reduction to anti-depressants and an increase in OCD meds and have been having major issues with nightmares again; if it does not level off in a week or so plan to go back in to the doctor and request a change back to my previous dosage as the sort of 'best' so far focus was fucked and couldn't even glean a narrative from a comic or short story, but nightmares were almost completely suppressed and sleep was vaguely restful so it is either that or just take an extended break off pills again -- would not entirely object to the latter, as no dosage combination thus far has proved completely beneficial and am getting frustrated by my backlog of incomplete games due to inability to follow what is going on e.e
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Tantrika]
#25494648 - 09/28/18 01:09 AM (5 years, 5 months ago) |
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Focus was my main problem with the first one. I have a weird tick where when I know there are multiple ways to solve something to get the best response or loot, I will try it on my own and once I fail, I load back a prior save then go read the damn wiki. In a game like OS2 with such complexities between which race each person is when you interact with an npc, and the multiple ways you can handle almost every single interaction leads me down a spiral of ticks lolol.
I'm still on the first island as well. Almost done with it. Even though I got out of the fort I had to go clear my quest log so I went and did every other possible way to get out of it also.....killed every bad guy I could find, etc. There are always so many damn secrets and things you can easily miss if you don't reallllllly look. The game only takes place in a few large locations like that though so still being on the 'first island' isn't exactly to mean you are near the beginning still. Apparently like 60% of the game takes place in chapter 2, the section you go to after the island.
I can't wait for the damn respec on the ship. I fucked up my characters so bad not knowing how to build them in this version. Once you escape the island you have access to a magic mirror in the ship that lets you completely respec all aspects of your characters for free, and its available the entire time you are in chapter 2.
Did you make a custom character or did you go with one of the origin story ones? I did Fane, the origin story undead guy. You get more storyline and specific quests when you play as one of them vs just having them as a companion.
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Tantrika
Miss Ann Thrope




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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: mndfreeze]
#25494684 - 09/28/18 01:24 AM (5 years, 5 months ago) |
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mndfreeze said: Focus was my main problem with the first one. I have a weird tick where when I know there are multiple ways to solve something to get the best response or loot, I will try it on my own and once I fail, I load back a prior save then go read the damn wiki. In a game like OS2 with such complexities between which race each person is when you interact with an npc, and the multiple ways you can handle almost every single interaction leads me down a spiral of ticks lolol.
I'm still on the first island as well. Almost done with it. Even though I got out of the fort I had to go clear my quest log so I went and did every other possible way to get out of it also.....killed every bad guy I could find, etc. There are always so many damn secrets and things you can easily miss if you don't reallllllly look. The game only takes place in a few large locations like that though so still being on the 'first island' isn't exactly to mean you are near the beginning still. Apparently like 60% of the game takes place in chapter 2, the section you go to after the island.
I can't wait for the damn respec on the ship. I fucked up my characters so bad not knowing how to build them in this version. Once you escape the island you have access to a magic mirror in the ship that lets you completely respec all aspects of your characters for free, and its available the entire time you are in chapter 2.
Did you make a custom character or did you go with one of the origin story ones? I did Fane, the origin story undead guy. You get more storyline and specific quests when you play as one of them vs just having them as a companion.
'First Island' is more of a reference to the fact that it is the same content from the beta had beta access back before my focus got as fucked as it is now, so am familiar with the story and quests and stuff on the first island; anything beyond getting away on the ship is the actual new content to me but still have not further engaged any of it since the launch making it accessible
do custom character runs, feels more in line with the dual custom Source Hunters in the first my various builds are fine so the mirror is not an enormous enticement to me basically have just a bunch of different characters from beta/full/definitive with around 20 hours playtime each at this point
having a more involved storyline and various quests would prolly not pan out so great for me right now, but do like that customizing the pre-written characters is an option
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Herbologist
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Tantrika]
#25495896 - 09/28/18 02:09 PM (5 years, 5 months ago) |
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Pokemon Go... anyone wanna give me their friend ID? My challenge is to add 3 new friends and I have nobody to add lol
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Herbologist]
#25496064 - 09/28/18 03:11 PM (5 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: SARAtonin]
#25496095 - 09/28/18 03:23 PM (5 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks, sent you a request.
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Enjoywho
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Herbologist]
#25499375 - 09/29/18 09:38 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Is mine
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Enjoywho]
#25504016 - 10/01/18 05:17 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks, sent you a request too.
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Herbologist]
#25505002 - 10/01/18 11:51 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Decided to actually care about this expansion so I’m gearing up my Mage. ilvl312, not bad. just farming heroics was until I can get into some raid. Got Brewmaster so I’m that much closer to my Violet Proto-Drake.
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Barnaby
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: SARAtonin]
#25506016 - 10/02/18 12:05 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Bored by old technology. Finished Far Cry 5 which was better than expected at the beginning. I picked the tricky ending not to spoil it for those who are playing it or will. Now it is time to finish the Evil Within 2. Then on to the Egypt game of Creed before the new one launches, then Red Dead 2 whenever it finally comes out.
Reading about it the space it takes is 1/5 of my PS4 storage. Going with the disc on this one.
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Barnaby]
#25507272 - 10/02/18 07:25 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Barnaby said: Bored by old technology. Finished Far Cry 5 which was better than expected at the beginning. I picked the tricky ending not to spoil it for those who are playing it or will. Now it is time to finish the Evil Within 2. Then on to the Egypt game of Creed before the new one launches, then Red Dead 2 whenever it finally comes out.
Reading about it the space it takes is 1/5 of my PS4 storage. Going with the disc on this one.
You can get external 2 tb hd's for like 60 bucks.
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Enjoywho]
#25509201 - 10/03/18 12:48 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks for the info. Going to Gamestop today and will ask the cashier about it.
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Barnaby]
#25509683 - 10/03/18 03:56 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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-------------------- "I don't give nothin' to nobody, I just pay the cost to do business." - Riley "Young Reezy"-Boondocks "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." "In the days of kings and queens I was a jester." "And then the great lord created bears... too many bears... shoulda really dialed back on the bears." Squidbillies "Can you start speaking words instead of your damn filthy lies!"- Louise "Bobs Burgers"
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Enjoywho]
#25517475 - 10/06/18 02:58 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Picked up the new Mario party on Friday, and it's been disappointing so far.
To be fair, I haven't played it with a group of people yet, which is what it's made for, but most of the mini games that I've played were based around motion controls. Little menial tasks like flipping a cubed piece of meat in a pan until all sides are cooked, or shaking candy out of a jar. It's all fucking lame.
And the thing that annoys me the most is that you can't vs people online in the traditional mode. Only the shitty little mini games that never seem to change.
I give it a 4/10. This things already collecting dust on my shelf.
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Barnaby
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Enjoywho]
#25517855 - 10/06/18 06:24 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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God, am getting into the much maligned drunken amazon splurging phase. But have what I need for this month. Went off to surf a Halloween messed up decoration to scare my neighbors in my apartment. 
Got to have my drug and alcohol money for this one of the best months of the year. God, time for a pill, seeing that guy in
ahs popping Adderall. Should of done that instead of meth in my younger days. Happy Halloween everyone!
Trick r treat but if that is to much always like Burton's film.
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Barnaby]
#25520509 - 10/07/18 07:40 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: chibiabos]
#25551113 - 10/19/18 07:23 PM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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in a few days red dead....
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Barnaby
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Sitting around when your around. Great lyric. The Floyd.
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Barnaby
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Barnaby]
#25551542 - 10/20/18 01:53 AM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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Living in a box. WHOOO YEAHH!
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Barnaby
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Re: What Are You Currently Playing? [Re: Barnaby]
#25551543 - 10/20/18 01:55 AM (5 years, 4 months ago) |
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They did they pay you to screw that bear? what the fuck did your friend just say to me. Look over there, there are two women screwing a Polar Bear. Yeah, friends like that.
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