Anyone else holding off their suicide for this? 12 more days...

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i cant wait but i really wish they would show the release date patch notes since the EA build is 4 months old.

is this the highest budget isometric RPG ever? They really hit a home run here, RPG GOTY easily.

>>389107038
No, my suicide is being held off until my dog and mother go. That said, Original Sin 2 eases the suffering.

>>389107140
It's not isometric, and I don't think it's the highest budget one if you include inflation.

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>>389107038
I was thinking of buying the first game.

How is the writing on it? How does it compare to, for example, Planescape? What changes were made in the Enhanced Edition?

>>389107038
No I played a bit of the first one and it was boring shit

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>>389107229
>It's not isometric

>>389107426
Writing is the weakest part of the game, it's 4-5/10 at best.

>>389107426

You do not play Divinity for the writing.

>undead versions of all races are playable
I've been waiting for this for a long while

>>389107491
You can rotate the camera which automatically makes it not isometric. Isometric has a specific meaning.

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>>389107512
Wrong.

Anyone know if spellcrafting will be in on release? I want to play a spellblade and being able to combine elemental abilities with physical abilities will make my dream of a non shitty spellblade come true.

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>>389107491
isometric is fixed camera at certain angles

>>389107038
I hate to say it but I'm not really looking forward to it. I swore a blood pact with my buddy than we'd play it co-op but for the life of me I can't decide on a race/class and when I loaded up early access to try to decide what I wanted to play my eyes glazed over with DOS1 flashbacks.

Might just go undead wizard or something when the time comes.

>>389107038
Very excited for this game, but I have to wait for a console release because none of my friends play on PC

Seems nice but I don't touch early access anymore.

I'll wait and see what the release is like before buying

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>>389107038
If I was contemplating suicide why would this game stave it off?
>Boring one dimensional characters
>Shitty Cliche characters
>Absolutely horrid dialogue and lol so randumb humor
>Slow as walking speed and general clunkiness
>Uninspired and repetitive story
If I wanted to avoid suicide it would not be for this tripe.

>>389107645
yes they confirmed on stream there will be skill / spellcrafting on release

what you specifically mentioned though i dont know if thats possible

>>389109858
You're either a PoEfag or a Divinityfag. Both games play to opposite tastes.

That said, PoEfags are autistic and you've proven the case time and time again.

The singleplayer experience for the first was pretty lackluster. 2 seems to have less of an emphasis on co-op so maybe it'll be better.

>>389107038
Eh, yeah but after I beat it I'm definitely going to kill myself and I'm going to go down in a blaze of glory, cleansing all of Orange County with fire

>>389110595
I'm a centrist, I like both. Look at me!

>>389110595
>PoEvirgin
Filled with donut steel OC NPCs with eyes that pierce YOUR SOUL
Crowdfunded game to supposed make dream RPG without publisher influence, later ran to big daddy Paradox and put out DLC like a good boy
Sold as spiritual successor to Infinity Engine games but makes 3 out of every 5 encounters about ghosts
Limited voice acting
Lose major writer due to interference

>Divinitychad
Backer portraits as tasteful in-game paintings
Crowdfunded by the fans that love it and doesn't need a sugardaddy publisher, no DLC
So popular it supports multiplayer for co-op play
Completely voice acted despite lack of publisher shekels, voice actors cannot stop talking in to Chad's dick
Cucked the PoEvirgin out of Chris Avellone and is banging him nightly and satisfying him like PoE never could

No physical, no buy.
Looks like I'll be happily pirating this.

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I probably won't finish my DD run in time...I really want to play DOS2 at launch but I'm enjoying the hell out of this game right now

>>389111339
>buy off gog
>burn on to disk
You now have a physical copy.

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>>389111339

Ball up.

>>389111339
80 to 90% of the sales on the first game were digital and they lost a ton of money on the physical releases, I don't blame them for going all digital. isn't it a PC exclusive for now? Maybe the consoles will get a physical release

was it cheaper at some point during it's say in early access or has it always been 45 usd?

>>389107038
If I were seriously considering suicide I would just go full hobo and see where life takes me before I die. Straight up killing yourself is so boring.

>>389111546
$25 from Kickstarter.

>>389107038
yes

the wait is suffering and I literally have nothing else to look forward to for the rest of the year

diving into this game will hopefully ease the horrific pain for a little while

>>389111568
t. normalfag

>>389111462
I might as well pirate it then, I refuse to give money to GOG or Steam and I especially refuse to pay for a digital "copy".
I pirated the first one and I'll pirate this one.
>>389111517
The first one's physical release only had Steam keys, so it wasn't a real physical release. And fuck off with that "they lost a ton of money" It costs under a dollar to print a game, and that is better than giving 30% to Steam or GOG

>>389111657
How is becoming a hobo normal?

>>389107038
Will the second one be any good? the first one was charming but somehow got bored in the middleway. Combat is fun but character didn't click on me neither the story or main missions.

Yet I truly loved the combat style, would be a shame if the second is boring.

>>389111657
I'm a shut-in neet and plan on doing the same thing if I ever get to the point of seriously considering killing myself.

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>>389111720
swen literally said they lost a lot of money going physical in his GDC talk and piratefags should always just fuck off

>>389107595
I love that gag but being fair, it is ripped directly from hitchikers guide

>>389107038
>Anyone else holding off their suicide for this?
>Larian Studios
No, you idiot.

>>389107426
Why that GIF in particular? Is is it porn? If so give sauce.

>>389111840
I don't owe them anything, when you pay for a digital "copy" you get absolutely nothing in return, so why should anyone give them money?

>>389107426
The writing is good but it isn't navel-gazing philosophical bullshit like Planescape and PoE, which leads many people to mistake it for bad. The game doesn't take itself seriously at all.

>>389109342
You can't go wrong with a wizard.
>>389109787
Good plan. You'll probably end up like me thinking "I'll just play for a few minutes to see what it's like" and end up completing the entire first act.

>>389107426
>What changes were made in the Enhanced Edition?

It did a lot. Added more story (the last third or so was really barebones), changed fights and added a new difficulty, added new weapons, added more voice acting etc.

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>>389109858

Here's your (You)

>>389111808
The combat is refined and improved in the 2nd but it mostly plays the same. If you didn't like the writing in the first game you won't like it in the second game either.

>>389112607
> If you didn't like the writing in the first game you won't like it in the second game either

Implying that anyone with a brain weighting more than half a kilo liked Larian writing. It's total garbage. Cliche, generic, cringeworthy shit.

>>389112607
Seen people say it takes itself more seriously and from what I've seen in trailers it seems to.

Larian has always had a specific sort of humor in their games and you'll often walk into something extremely silly because they want to remind you they're not making this as a SRZ BEANS setting. The original Divinity was probably their most serious and even it had silliness in it.

>>389112847
the duck
she is imperial wide

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>>389112864
If you don't like Larian's writing you don't know shit about videogames.

>>389112864
It's edgy but still Larian. Same silly humour same silly writing except for the few sentences that were written by that talentless hack Avellone and will put you to sleep in seconds from what I've seen in the Streams and Interviews.

>>389113090
didn't avellone write the skelebro and inspire the face stealing mechanic?

>>389107426
>How does it compare to, for example, Planescape?

People keep criticizing Larian's writing but it's fine as it is. Just don't expect pages of philosophy or anything like that. Their writing style is much more in line with Discworld, it's humorous and that's more than fine with me.

>>389113156
Correct, but if there's one thing no one likes it's skeletons and face stealing so it's best to just more on.

>people critising dialogue in an RPG
Good RPGs have little to no dialogue, because dialogue is a shit way to have a story progress

Oh wow your 10 int got you to win the game, well done you selected the [int] option 100 times.

Div is one of the few RPGs that exist because it lets your actions determine what happens, not dialogue checks that mean nothing.

Go look at the most popular D&D game stories from players, its people doing stupidly amazing things with actions, not words.

>>389113090
If you call Avellone a hack, while amateur, 13 year old schoolboy scribbles (aka Larian writing) are not putting you to sleep, then you are truly a brainlet.

>>389113312
Your mother sucks dwarf cock. D&D and dungeon crawlers in general are the poorest, most simplistic RPG's there are. That shit was thrown to where it belongs 20 years ago, to the trash can.

>>389113321
Avellone is probably the worst and most overrated writer I've ever seen. Absolutely Burger-Tier.

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>>389112962
You mean this.

>>389113312
I don't think it's possible to be this fucking retarded

>>389113589
>>389113548
>Avellonefags getting this upset that their dialogue "games" died
Get over it. Your Telltale tier "RPGs" are dead.

I really want to play this right now

>>389113548
>>389113589
>Using an Int check in dialogue to finish a quest is better than using your high int character to use magic to get the desired outcome through actual gameplay and choices with consequences

Case and point; you'll reply with a shitty comeback to save face, and I wont read it making it meaningless. Action > Words.

>>389113830
>Case and point; you'll reply with a shitty comeback to save face, and I wont read it making it meaningless. Action > Words.
/drops mic

Why? It's a stupid bullshit game
>Enemies are constantly higher level than you
>Enemies appear in groups of 7-10
>Impossible to get even level 5
bullshit game

>>389107426
The game doesn't take itself seriously. Like, at all.

Great instances include

>A man who jumped off a cliff because some statues told him he could fly
>A beached giant clam named Ishmashell
>A feline-inclined polymorphing wizard who constantly makes cat puns
>A senile town mayor who misunderstands everything you say
>Vendors in the town square shouting lines like "No one has as many friends as the man with many cheeses!"
>A treasure chest that bounces away from you nonstop, giggling about how fat and slow you are

Also you can break into someone's house, steal all their shit, and rearrange the furniture just to fuck with them.

>>389112991
>If you don't like Larian's writing you don't know shit about videogames.
You've got to be kidding. Are you really implying that Larian's work holds a candle to stuff like PS:T, Krondor, Fallout, BG, etc? It's shit, dude. The only positive about the game is the combat and music.

>>389113959
Where did you get this? Dump more.

>>389113830
>divinity
>choices with consequences
I don't even know why I'm replying since you seriously believe that writing has nothing to do with good RPGs. Maybe Skyrim is more your speed.

>>389113830
What the hell does writing has to do with game mechanics? Those are entirely different things. Game may have great gameplay, but if it's writing sucks, then it's crippled, and may have been better if writers weren't retarded. Of course gameplay is more important, but those who defend shitty writing belong to a cross.

>>389113312
>Oh wow your 10 int got you to win the game, well done you selected the [int] option 100 times.

would be cool if game gave you [INT] dialogue choice and then it would display like 5 different replies that only 1 or 2 would actually be intelligent replies.

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>>389113991
>A feline-inclined polymorphing wizard who constantly makes cat puns

>>389107158
Mercy kill the dog when your mom goes.

>>389113762
You can do Act 1 but it's missing features and won't be save compatible with the full release.

I'm trying to replay Divos 1 right now but the armor system in 2 is such an improvement that it's hard to go back to plain HP bars and CC nuking.

>>389113991
Did NPCs ever even live in their houses? I don't remember them going home at night.

>>389114053
Games are entertainment. Nobody would ever put dialogue choices which require some intricate knowledge. And with your typical vidya dialogue, even a total brainlet would be able to answer correctly.

>>389114196
>You can do Act 1 but it's missing features and won't be save compatible with the full release.
That is why I must wait

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>>389113830

Case and point; you'll reply with a shitty comeback to save face, and I wont read it making it meaningless. Action > Words.

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>>389114047
They were posting random monsters to their twitter a while back.

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>>389114227
they do in DD, OS doesn't have a day/night cycle and NPCs almost never move (which is mostly nice, makes them easy to find)

>>389114227
They couldn't do a simple day/night cycle for the NPCs because of their ambition being too big to do it right. Personally I think they should have started with a simple schedule, like in Radiata Stories.

>>389114302
MOAR

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>>389114302
Artist: What kind of sea creature do you want?

Designer: Just fuck my shit up

>>389114138
Nice """Balanced""" game
Typical larianshill

>>389114524
holy shit those texture references
which of the fine ladies in Larian did this design

>>389114526
that's an early edition of the game and he's fighting a powerful NPC that's supposed to help you. But the game gives you the freedom to say fuck that and kill almost all of your scripted allies...he just wasn't strong enough to do it in that webm

>>389113991
>A senile town mayor who misunderstands everything you say
yeah hes deaf as a post but its pretty obvious hes into orc domination doujinshi judging from who he hired as his librarian

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>>389110595
>not being a grimwahfag

>>389114039
>Are you really implying that Larian's work holds a candle to stuff like PS:T, Krondor, Fallout, BG, etc? It's shit, dude.
Can you post a single example of the "shit writing" in this game? Or are you just mad that the villain doesn't lecture you on Hegelian dialectics?

I can't wait for this game.

Gon' be good.

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>>389114526
>attempt to fuck up a monstrously powerful wizard
>get fucked over instead
nice going faggot

>>389114189
Nah, my doggo has about 3 years left in him, my mother is stubborn enough to have at least 8, although she's getting moderate Parkinson's/senility so I might need to mercy kill her one day.

>>389114656
how long do you think it will be before cleve breaks down on his "no sales ever" policy? He's already giving away the best part of the game for free in the demo

>>389114634
>>389114524
>>389114302
>>389113959
>>389114715
Cool concept art but in-game the enemies look nothing like this.

>>389107426
Pläne scape is basically a light novel with a shitty combat system.

D:os has a great combat system and writing that isn't to serious.

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>>389114707
yo nigga you gon be a wizard and shiet
>pic fucking related

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As much as I really hope it turns out great I really don't have my hopes up.

I purchased the game a few weeks ago and it's absolute trash.

Horrible UI compared to the first. All of the screens are a total eye sore.

The game is massively incomplete with missing voices everywhere.

The story is awful that I had seen.
I could not get more then a handful of hours in before I went right back to divinity 1.

>>389113991

>Vendors in the town square shouting lines like "No one has as many friends as the man with many cheeses!"

SCROLLS TO ENTUSSLE YOU

>>389114829
Add a skeleton to dat shit and i'm in dawg

>>389114526

Original Sin 2 is even worse, even the early mandatory battles are complete bullshit and blatantly broken against you.

>>389114871
>The game is massively incomplete with missing voices everywhere.
Do you know what "early access" means?

>>389107038
Should I play 1 before jumping into this game new?

>>389114871
Terrible post, neck yourself ASAP.

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>>389114803
not yet at least
Act 2 is going to be fucking huge

>>389114871
They are adding full voices.

>>389109858
Go read a book fou faggot and stop your elitist pretentious bullshit.

Poe is a snore.

>>389114956
Yes. Only because the features of the new one will probably spoil you.

>>389114940
Don't fight enemies above your level or you're going to have a hard time. The differene between level 3 and 4 is massive.

>>389114871
the version you played was literally incomplete, and they weren't even planning on full VO initially it was only confirmed recently.

which means we get the ridiculous depth of text only dialogue but the madmen then went and added voices to it

>>389114956
divos1 feels like a beta test

I'm really excited. This is the only CRPG I've ever gotten my wife to enjoy with me. The co-op was done really well and I'm looking foward to even more.

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>>389115067
loving these, keep posting more

>>389111720
Nigger.

>>389115148
>more blood monsters

aww yeah, one of my favorite bits in OS was when that immaculate summons creatures made of blood to attack you

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>>389114803
Pretty sure act 1 doesn't have any of those.

>>389111720
>It costs under a dollar to print a game
Glad to see /v/ talking out it's ass as usual, I was worried you had a legitimate reasoning behind your sperging out for a second there

>>389114956
The stories have no connection so it's fine to skip 1, but 1 will be good practice for playing 2 and you won't be able to enjoy the combat in 1 as much if you play it second.

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>>389115148
>filename not Starcraft 2 Zergling concept art
oh what could have been ;_; SC2 is the epitome of too many cooks spoil the broth

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>>389114670
It's really bland. I can't really think of an example where the writing was good. Maybe you should be the one posting an example.

>>389115245
I saw the salamander and kraken, and they're both in the normal cartoony style, not the concept art spiky grimdark.

>>389114871
>Horrible UI

Isn't it almost identical to the first with an expanded hotbar?

>Massively incomplete

Yeah because you're playing a really old build ya dingus. "Early Access" means it's an incomplete product until release day.

>>389115282
Under a dollar vs the 30% Steam or GOG takes

>>389112083
>where is my physical copy that I can put into my self masturbatory trophy case like the little bitch that I am

>>389115419
and then pay a percentage to walmart and other shit

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>>389115308
There is a connection in terms of lore since there's talk of the Divine the MC from Divine Divinity and there's also the Black Ring thrown in there, but otherwise it's a standalone game.

>>389115376
Wow this is so overwritten it could be from PoE. Surprised you think that's "bland". The newer games' writing is nothing like this.

>>389115376
That's some shit writing right there. Less is more, and the writing style calls attention to itself instead of focusing on the story/scenario.

>>389114761
never poorfag, go download the pirated version with the russian bitcoin miners

>>389115419
Yo kid, physical distribution takes around 2\3 of the income. Average publisher is getting less than 30 bucks from a 60 dollar game.

>>389115419
>Under a dollar vs.
Except that's literally wrong, try closer to $20 + s&h OR $20 + the take of the store holding the copy, and that's just napkin math, it costs more than that to put a physical copy out there.

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>>389115605
>>389115630
I really, REALLY hope you're not serious.

>>389115419
Plus shipping and overhead.

Anon, I don't know how to tell you this, but...

If digital weren't profitable nobody would fucking do it you colossal retard

>>389113961
Go play skyrim you looser.

>>389115652
Physical distribution can't hold a candle to digital distribution anyway. Those who wanted something physical all backed the expensive as shit kikestarter tier or bought into the 1000 limited collector's edition.

>>389115723
This is proof that anybody complaining about Larian's writing has terrible taste.

>>389107038
>Still can't preorder for any cheaper than 45€
Hell, It's been a while since I've paid full price for a game, might wait for release day in hopes of it being cheaper on key websites

>>389115723
That's really, really shit writing. Like Eragon tier level of writing.
Go read the opening line from The Dark Tower. Simple, effective, and on point.

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>>389115923
>Go read the opening line from The Dark Tower.

>>389115956
censor the nipples, my eyes are burning from all this bara

>>389115652
>>389115695
>>389115753
The fact the developers gets less money is one of the lesser reasons I am only willing to pay for physical.

>>389115923
I'm more partial to the final line of the Dark Tower.

started reading the Stand again and Flagg as TMIB fits really well, a shame how he goes down like a bitch though

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>>389115528
I really can't imagine how mindnumbing it must be to write all that cliche shlock in a serious manner. When i was a kid, i tried writing. Only the same generic fantasy garbage was born on the paper. After a few chapters i stopped, realizing that it doesn't bring anything new to the table. How do these people keep doing it for 15+ years, and still not dying from shame?

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>>389115923
>stephen king
The lowest common denominator meme is real.

>>389116025
Faggot, developers get less money for physical to begin with. Publishers eat up most of the profit. Digital on the other hand lets developers get a bigger slice of the cake.

>>389116056
>realizing that it doesn't bring anything new to the table
It isn't about bringing something new, it's about twisting what's already old into something new. Fantasy and shit is incredibly old. Behind all the concepts there is nothing new under the sun.

>>389116105
Them getting the least amount of money as possible is what I want though. I would never be willing to work for them due to the 80 hour weeks and low pay so why would I want them to make money?

>>389116056
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymQ4ruPsJ_c
They got over themselves and aren't still boring, edgy teenagers fellating themselves and thinking being different is an achievement.

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>>389116082
Stephen King is great...until he has to write an ending... and he's really uses the same things over again like psychics... and sometimes there's just WTF moments like the child orgy in IT... but like 65% of the time, he's great

>>389116082
It's used in university and colleges as an opening line sample.
Here's another one: In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
Better yet: Once upon a time...

>>389107426
The writing in this game is far superior to the first one , they actually hired good writers for the sequel.

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This is your writer.

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Think that's all

>>389116247
So you want developers to get shit on while big publishers like EA swallow almost everything?

>>389116247
>I would never be willing to work for them so no one wants to
Also if you could provide a single shred of evidence that Larian forces their employees to work 80 hour work weeks, then maybe there'd be a point to what you just said, so go ahead and source it.

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>>389116403
seems pretty based

My favorite books and games have good writing

Your favorite books and games have ass writing

>>389116403
She's one half of the writing team. The lead is a goy.

>>389116403
Not bad desu

>>389116190
The only thing that trashy wall of text is twisting - is my temper. Fiction should generate new ideas, cool concepts and stories which can be told to kids in the evening. New words to put in the dictionary. New images in the minds of people.

Generic works are like turds. They are useless, they stink, yet someone spent their time shitting it out.

>>389116403
???

Is this good or bad?

>>389116056
There's nothing truly original left on Earth. The sooner a writer/creator realizes that, the sooner he learns that its the execution and style that draws people in.

>>389116403
good thing any and all fantasy is written to a laughably low standard

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>>389116412
for you
found this from the Russians

>>389116418
Developers shit on their employees so whats wrong with them getting shit on by someone else?
>>389116435
I'm just assuming since that is the standard. Anything over 40 hours is bad though since I assume they are on salary so any overtime is unpaid.

>>389116403
This doesn't sound that bad at all.

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>>389116509
> She's one half of the writing team

>>389116525
>Fiction should generate new ideas
>New words to put in the dictionary.
Fuck that. Especially made up words and names that sound completely balls.

>>389116403
>women are automatically cringeworthy if they have dyed hair
C'mon, anon. Did you even read the description, or was that too much for your peabrain?

>>389116530
Style is originality. Generic works have no style.

>>389116403
jesus christ she's a genius

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>>389116323
>It's used in university and colleges as an opening line sample.
Well, I've got news for you. Your marxist professor is a fucking idiot. Here is the actual opening to the Hobbit:
>In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
>It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube-shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats - the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill - The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it - and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining-rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left-hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep-set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river.
Mind you, this book was also written for children, as was pretty much every story with the old 'Once upon a time..." cliche, but that's not terribly important.
>pretend to be english major
>has never read a book

>>389116530
>The sooner a writer/creator realizes that, the sooner he learns that its the execution and style that draws people in.
It isn't only that, but what's known in the field as the author's voice. It's how you can take any sample of writing from an author's work and instantly know it's that person. i.e. Terry Pratchett.

>>389116602
>I'm assuming since it's the standard
>I assume they are on salary
There's a saying for assumptions anon, and going over 40 isn't even bad if the company pays them appropriately, which we have no proof whether they even work over 40 in the first place.

You have no proof, evidence or reason to believe that Larian shits on their employees, but you choose to believe it anyway and attempt to "punish" them for it by not paying for the game that you're playing. I'm not one to normally shit on pirates for any reason, but this is quite possibly the worst reasoning I've ever heard. Come up with something better or just admit that it's because you're being a cheap fuck, regardless of your personal income.

>>389116756
Seems like your typical wannabe geek dyke to me.

> lardass who teaches yoga
> worked in Facebook
> reads horror and russian literature and thinks you should to

Pretentious, dumb, poser.

>>389116602
>Developers shit on their employees
You sound like you've never worked a day in your life by generalizing like this. There are exceptions to the norm, not every developer team or studio is EA or Activision.

>>389116403
This woman is legitimately cringey and retarded.
https://youtu.be/l1moGwvJyuI

>>389116825
Semantics. It is the opening line.

>>389117091
Just like us RPG fans
Good

Would you preffer a feminist normie bitch?

>>389107038
I am legitimately holding off my suicide for this and monster hunter world, i want to see how horrible it turns out

>>389116403
Her politics are retarded but otherwise she seems incredibly qualified. I like her work.

>>389116874
Don't forget Belgian labor laws. Larian has it good. It also doesn't surprise me that they attracted so many industry veterans from Ubisoft when they opened up Larian North.

>>389117091
her accent is kinda cute

>>389117134
>Would you preffer a feminist normie bitch?
>a yoga teaching marxist with no actual skill in writing

>>389111720
Are you Amish?

>>389117345
He sounds like a jew to me. Only a jew would incessantly whine, complain, and attempt to bargain himself into pirating like this.

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>>389117093
Then the opening line here >>389115376 is
>Blood soaked rags collected at the boy's feet.
which is a hell of a lot more interesting than
>Once upon a time...
Hooks are important.

>>389117091
She just sounds nervous and just generally bad at public speaking, it's hardly cringey.

>>389117512
Too bad it's shat on by purple prose. At least it's not on the level of fucking Lovecraft.

>>389117562
>generally bad at public speaking
The lady gives lectures at university. She is just a genuine airhead. Holy fuck, what is with all the apologists? Are we being raided?

>>389116874
I make those assumptions because they are the industry standard, and why are they entitled for me to pay them when they aren't releasing it in a format that I'm willing to pay for? Whether you agree with what am format I'm willing to pay for, why should they be entitled to my money? When I look at paintings or sculptures online, are the museums or artists that made it entitled to my money because I experienced their work?
You are sounding like a corporate cocksucker. I don't even know why I'm replying when you are using reddit spacing.

>>389117718
who the fuck cares man

>>389117718
3dpd waifu faggotry

>>389117782
>they are the industry standard
You mean murrican standard.

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>>389117712
>purple prose
That is not what that is at all, you fucking brainlet.

>>389117884
Meant to say
>that is the industry standard

>>389117916
>not understanding hyperbole
It's still shit writing, mr rustled jimmies. Also it's 2017 update your reaction images.

>>389117718
You can be informative on a subject even if you are nervous. Her stammering and generally not annunciating well doesn't make her stupid.

>>389115758
How much are you getting paid to shill for this shitty game?
Yeah HARD rpg for hardcore gamers such as yourself, lmao 3v11 battle that is turn based, ok sure mate, who doesn't love those

>>389114883
This is some scary shit, yo

>>389118070
>Her stammering and generally not annunciating well doesn't make her stupid.
It makes her /r9k/, all that's missing is the sweat and spaghetti

>>389107038
I can't get into these games because of the poor plot, dialogue, and lack of character (development).

Gorgeous games, and the combat is very fun, but that's not enough to keep me going till the end.

>>389117782
>I make those assumptions because they are the industry standard
It's a good thing Larian has shown themselves to not be the standard over and over again, and if they're not releasing in a format you like, then why play it? Vote with your wallet, and I never made an argument in regards to art or sculptures anon. It sounds like I must've struck a nerve since you descended into strawmanning and a weak attempt to insult text formatting, keep on keeping on anon, like I said, just don't lie to yourself and act like you have a real reason behind it. You're just a cheapass, own it.

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>>389118102
of all the concept art posted so far that's what scares you?

>>389118117
Okay, but it still doesn't make her stupid, you're being irrationally angry over her not being Carl Sagan levels of smooth with giving presentations.

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>>389118165
He's just moralizing to justify his piracy. Real pirates don't give a fuck and just pirate, you don't need a reason to pirate.

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>>389107038
>tfw holding off suicide for bannerlord
>tfw it will never come out

>>389118401
Man you're going to live forever, it must suck.

>>389118401
stop fapping serially, eat a more balanced diet with lots of protein and LIFT

>>389115357
wut game

>>389116525
Read Circular Ruins by Borges.

>>389118489
Why do normies think they're allowed to give ANY advice for depressed people

>>389118575
Looks like the new Warhammer aRPG. Something something Inquisitor.

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>>389118575
it's worse korea shit, you wouldn't like it

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>>389118029
>not understanding hyperbole
No anon, you're flat out wrong. Those 3 short paragraphs are loaded with important information and, as evidenced by your ignorance, are presented in a way that isn't forced. You don't have a clue what you're talking about. Maybe Krondor doesn't have the best writing ever, but for a video game it is top-fucking-tier.

>>389118858
source pls

>>389118165
I mis typed >>389117995
And I am voting with my wallet, by pirating it.

About to play Divinity OS for the first time, any essential mods?

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>>389119039
boku no gaymu

>>389119141
quiet day on the market, thank me mater

>>389119183
no thanks

>>389119141
No.

>>389119226
I'll try it out if the market sounds get to me. If I make a bad build am I shit out of luck and have to restart?

>>389118236
Yes

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>>389119245
good, here's your sauce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL5zGvsmSM0

>>389119141
you should be looking at the mods available in Steam, not asking in here

>>389119412
you won't ever be barred from beating the game but your character might be suboptimal, hybrids are generally less effective than "pure" builds and some stats like charisma are mostly wasted points. Just do whatever appeals to you though anon, have fun

>>389119535
>hybrids are generally less effective than "pure" builds
That depends on the build. There's nothing wrong with putting a single point into a few different schools if there's specific skills that would benefit you eg a point in huntsman for Tactical Retreat.

>>389107038
So how are the new Polymorph and Summoning schools? Are they fun? How do they compare to the other skill schools?

>>389119535
>>389119662
Alright, thanks. Is there much of a difference between tactician and classic modes?

>>389119709
Polymorph is great and really strong. Summoning just sucks.

>>389119709
Polymorph is really good. Warfare/Polymorph hybrids are going to be very powerful.

Summoning I haven't tried out much. It seems pretty shit though.

>>389119714
if you're playing solo remember to set your partner AIs to none if you want full control over the choices your two characters make or be prepared for a lot of rock paper scissors against yourself

>>389119954
>chosing none over loyal

>>389119141
>>389119412
>>389119714
Prepare lots of lube for yourself. Lots of it.

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>>389117091
>supposed to give a speech
>talks about breathing exercises and feelings instead
>probably not even out of place because A MAZE is literally a post-modernist feminazi bitch seminar about 'alternative gaming'
How do I become gay?

>>389120194
I liked to make them argue, the noble heroic but naive knight and the scumbag greedy sardonic mage

>>389120482
There are plenty of not insane girls. Just focus on improving yourself and they'll be attracted to you by the time you're 30.

>>389119802
>>389119854
>Summoning sucks
A shame. Summoning elementals was fun.

>>389117718
>The lady gives lectures at university.

So? A ton of lecturers are pretty awful speakers (sometimes even fucking awful teachers), they have the posts based on their merit/experience. Hell, a lot of them work in universities as researches etc. for the funding and then get saddled with holding some mandatory courses/lectures as part of the job.

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>>389120616
>by the time you're 30
I'm getting close and all the women jumping on me are batshit insane single mothers. This generation is RUINED.

>>389118070
>You can be informative on a subject
What subject? Did you actually watch the vid? It was 7 minutes of feminist word salad.

>>389121012
She was smart enough to get paid for it.

>>389120798
fucking same DONT give in its like trying to fix a toy someone else broke

>>389121182
So you agree that there was no subject.

>>389121353
When your subject is fucking stupid, no one is unqualified to speak on it. A trained monkey could give educated talks on Feminism.

>Couldn't play co-op of Divinity 1 with friends because two of them who played coooperated already
>"Hey, 4 players co-op! I can play with them now!"
>"Sorry, anon, we're already booked. You haven't played 1 anyway."

Is it worth playing in SP?

>>389121545
join a session with /v/ on release
I know the faggots in here are going to share steam IDs and fuck each other up with poison and shit
fear for your life

I've been very critical of the first game, but I have to admit, if Larian manage to fix the two major flaws of the first game - barebones roleplaying and shit balance, the second game will be decent at worst.

>>389121709
Nah dude, I wouldn't do that to you. Here want a better sword?

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>>389121545
>agree with friend to play it together
>he plays it with someone else

>>389121864
This is going to end up like Patches in Dark Souls, isn't it.

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>>389116403
>with an MLitt in hebrew

>>389107140
I think older infinity engine games had bigger budget?

>>389122081
Didn't DA:O have a bigger budget?

>>389116053
>the final line of the Dark Tower.

Please don't remind me, anon. King is a fucking hack.

>>389107426
Original Sin 1, I assume.
The game itself is quite fun. Yes, fun. At first it may be difficult, but it gets pretty easy the more you play because you will think out of the box by then and have abilities to do those strats you thought of. Story is kind of meh, though. If you're looking for some kind of lore-intensive stuff, you might not get it here. That being said, it is nevertheless a fun turn-based RPG that you can enjoy.

>>389122632
>fun
>fun
>fun
>you can enjoy it
Excellent post.

>>389121709
What about first game?

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>>389123129
you might find a group on the same day

Did they fix not being able to match portraits to models? 1 had a really limited selection of portraits

>>389123698
>1 had a really limited selection of portraits
that's where modding comes in

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If I havent played the first one, what am i missing out on and do i need to play it to understand this game?

>>389123586
Is that an Nvidia exclusive attack?

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>>389123768
You don't need to have played it. The game is using lore based on the older games like Divinity 2.

>>389123910
what fucking year are you living in

>>389123698
Yes, the portraits reflect the customisation you do to your characters. In my experience it's been pretty good.

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>>389123910
you tell me
here's an animegraph to help you

>>389123985
Good 'ol Nvidia house fire jokes never go out of style Anon.

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>>389124070
Intel housefire jokes are older but they're trending again

>>389107038
So we're only going to get 10 schools (11 if you count Source)?

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>>389124363
looks like it looking at this art

>>389124442
>Polymorph werewolf
Yes, yes. Hook those furfag bucks.

>>389107671
Isometric simply means no depth perspective anon
Its not the same as top-down cameras as isometric attempts to abstract scenery and objects as little as possible.

>>389124442
>the books aren't positioned similarly
My autism is triggering.

>>389114196
So its on GoG right now but missing features? the hell?

>>389124889
GOG has been accepting early access games for a while now, they label them In Development and they're hand-picked like all their other games

>>389124889
What part of EARLY ACCESS did you not understand? It's essentially in beta testing phase right now. Sept 14 is the real release date.

>>389124442
Where'd you get that art, Anon?

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LIZARD MASTER RACE

ELVES ARE FUCKING GAY

>>389125973
elves have the best racial skill

>>389112083
>stupid

>>389126020
DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT YOU'RE STILL A FILTHY FUCKING ELF

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>>389126064
minmaxing>roleplaying

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>>389125753
rip it from the website

>>389124985
Early access is disgusting, developers used to have to pay people to test their games, now cucks pay to test developer's games. Just another reason why digital and anyone who supports it is cancer.

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>>389126020
Fuck off filthy corpses eater

>>389126379
muh free skills though

All the faggots who are asking if they should play the first Original Sin for the story, the answer is no.

Second game is set 4 years after the second game in the franchise, Beyond Divinity. So its a direct sequel to Divine Divinity and Beyond Divinity. You can play those games if you really must but according to the stream they did 3 days ago, there will be an introduction to the setting/story so you dont need to play the previous games in order to understand the story.

Also first Original Sin is set 1000 years before the second one and is the worst written game of the series and also the most disconnected one. Even Dragon Commander, which is set 10,000 years earlier with steampunk magic shit, is more connected to the main games.

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>>389125973
>not a skelebro
pathetic

>>389124706
So Div:OS2 is still not isometric.

>>389107038
>hold off suicide for original sin 2
>hold off suicide for bannerlord
>hold off suicide for cyberpunk 2077

Fucking video games are going to make me live forever, fuck.

>>389126721
We better fucking get a sequel for Divinity 2 after this.

>>389126909
>Not playing Lizard Skeleton.

>>389112991
>like bloody excrement, persistently train in my wake

Should get that check Talana, you might have a peptic ulcer.

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I miss when Larian thread were slow without excessive shitposting. Patiently waiting for Larian to deliver the glorious undead campaign.

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>>389127140
>not playing the guy with the most aesthetic chin

>>389112962
The Witcher 3, which /v/ heralds as the grimdarkest grimdark every choice is wrong everyone is an asshole setting is full of silly shit. Thats perfectly fine.

>>389114647
He didn't hire her as his librarian, he adopted the orc as his daughter.

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Can I see all the origins somewhere? They aren't all in the current version of the game.

>>389128049
It's early access. You need to wait for full release.

Tried getting into Divinity OS but every time I tried I was frustrated by it.

>Try game on hard mode first and every battle is life or death
>Pick it up again and find the coop AI to be a cunt who just wants to do the lol so random option at all times
>Try and complete the murder mystery quest but don't want to accuse some red herring option so try and get into someones house. Breaking down the wooden door would take hours, can't break a window, go into the sewers thinking they'll be a way in but find fuck all
>Try to do the talking head quest and try and distract the crowd with a performance but it doesn't seem to work

It feels like the devs and I are on two totally different wavelengths and the fable esque writing next to mountains of text about the world didn't sit right with me either.
Am I missing something? Does the game change after you leave Cyseal?

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>>389128370
>Breaking down the wooden door would take hours
>hours
yeah, nah

>>389128370
I don't know what door you are talking about, but it either has a key, or you can drop the pyramid from the window, or use telekinesis to open it from outside, etc.
There is not door that you need to bash for a long time in the game.

>>389128370
>>389128469
How are you supposed to solve the murder without making a false accusation? I eventually did it since I didn't see any other option despite the fact it was a red herring being obvious. Iirc isn't Evelyn's house locked with a door you can't pick? And you have no reason to go smashing the door down unless you were just breaking into literally everything in town.

You can find the sheep in the grave but I don't think the gravedigger spills the goods either.

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>>389128578
EXPLOSION is the only feasible solution as prescribed by Megumin

>>389128578
>pull this shit the entire game
>include a door they expect you to bash in the final puzzle dungeon
I wasted so much time looking for a way to do it without attacking that thing...

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You're going to play a cute lizard girl, right /v/?

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>>389128719
>How are you supposed to solve the murder without making a false accusation?
Your playthrough would be a lot easier if you had pet pal. Talking to animals gives hints.

>>389128370
>pickpocketing Evelyn
>get Evelyn's keys

>>389128838
stop this, It's X-COM 2 all over again.
My benis can't take it again

>>389128838
No, I am going to play a xenophobic lizard royalty.

>>389128841
I had petpal. I don't recall getting a hint for this quest from a rat, the cats or the dog

>>389128370
there are options for how you want the coop AI to act in dialogues, I'm quite sure, including a Just Fucking Agree With Me setting