Divinity:Original Sin 2

Dave_The_Sheep · 14-09-2018 10:21am

Kiith wrote: »

Ok i take back what i said earlier. The combat can be unbelievably frustrating. The Alexander fight...i mean what the ****? :mad:

Love that fight.

14-09-2018 11:11am

Kiith wrote: »

Ok i take back what i said earlier. The combat can be unbelievably frustrating. The Alexander fight...i mean what the ****? :mad:

That the one at the end of the first act? That took some proper cheesing

Kiith · 14-09-2018 11:29am

Yeah, i managed it eventually with some serious cheese. Kept everyone on high ground, stealthed one person in and set fire to them, then ran away. That funneled them in one at a time, and allowed me to slowly kill them. Giant Voidworm then spawned on top of the Seekers, so i left them deal with it (and mostly die a horrible death :P).

Only annoying this is my journal now says i wasn't able to question Alexander...i did the first few times :mad:

ballyargus · 14-09-2018 12:22pm

I cheesed it first time around a LOT. Teleported one of the mobs miles back and pulled other npcs into the fight.

On this playthrough I found it quite easy overall.

Kiith · 18-09-2018 12:18am

Looks like i'll be turning down the difficulty if i ever want to progress. Fights are absolutely mental now. First was the stupid claw tomb guardians that hit like trucks and could respawn as long as their leader guys were alive (and respawn by the dozen it seemed like). Then got hit by some Shadow Assassins, and they absolutely slaughter me before i can do anything. 3-4 turns plus the ability to disappear? That's just stupid.

And i can't even attack them as everyone gets blinded immediately.

:mad:

Dave_The_Sheep · 18-09-2018 12:38am

What were you playing on?

ballyargus · 18-09-2018 9:36am

I fought the shadow assassins last night. They are a pain as they hit hard and have lots of stun and blinding capabilities but their armor and magic resistance is poor. Knockdowns (arrows, warrior ability etc) are vital.

Use your rogue to take one of them out in one go - Adrenaline, Blood Sacrifice, Backstab and the special source ability with 5 attacks will take out one of their snipers in one go. Then disable the armor on another two foes and get knockdowns using the warrior abilities, knockdown arrows or similar.

Get them down to two as soon as you can and it should be easy enough from there. I didn't have pressure spike or any other cloud clearing ability (stomp used for knockdown) but a cloud clearing ability would have made the fight easier again as my archer and mage would have had an easier time getting shots in.

Kiith · 18-09-2018 12:03pm

Main problem was i went the wrong way, without realizing it. They are around lvl14, and i was only just lvl10. Reloaded an earlier save, and went west instead of east, and it's not so bad. Quit mid fight against another bunch of posessed dwarves and giant voidwoken though, as it just seems like every enemy gets 3-4 moves to my 1-2, and drives me mental. I should probably respec, as i don't have a rogue at all (1 fighter, 2 mages and a ranger/summoner).

I think i'll have to lower the difficulty (It's on classic), as i will stop playing it in annoyance otherwise.

I remember i used to be good at games

18-09-2018 12:25pm

I did the same thing. I had to keep changing direction till I found an area where I could win a fight. Eventually going back to other areas.

Cina · 18-09-2018 2:04pm

Anyone who played the original just over a year ago (like me), do you find the definitive edition worth playing now? Is there enough in it to make it worthwhile?

Dave_The_Sheep · 21-09-2018 10:55pm

Cina wrote: »

Anyone who played the original just over a year ago (like me), do you find the definitive edition worth playing now? Is there enough in it to make it worthwhile?

I'm still on the original island (playing multiplayer, so it's slower than normal) but I'll let you know once I get to the later stages.

So far, there's a few QoL improvements that are quite nice.

Kiith · 22-09-2018 11:39am

So i refused to let the game beat me, and went back at it this week. Loaded an earlier save, where i hadn't gone across to the higher level areas, and went from there. Respecced my characters, and started paying attention to the fights. Having a much better time now, and am beating fights i was earlier having major issues with. It really does require tactical thinking for some of these fights, and i just wasn't paying enough attention.

Really enjoying it again.

ballyargus · 22-09-2018 7:27pm

The aetera at level 14 makes me want to cry. Unplayable, even with cheese

Kiith · 07-10-2018 11:43pm

Finally onto Act 3. Really enjoying it still, though i do kind of just want to get to the end now to see what happens.

Dave_The_Sheep · 08-10-2018 5:19am

Don't rush it. Pay attention.

Otherwise the ending may not be as personable as you deserve.

Kiith · 08-10-2018 9:23am

It's taken me 60 or so hours to get to Act 3, so definitely not rushing it :P

As much as i enjoy the combat, i'd still take real time combat over turn based any day (at least in isometric rpg's). i just prefer how chaotic it can all feel.

Mike Litoris · 14-10-2018 5:54pm

Just finished it there. Thought the last quarter of the game was a slog. Maybe it's just me but it felt like the developers ran out of steam and the game lost the excitement and passion of the first 3/4.

Everything got a bit repetitive and combat felt quite scarce. I got to level 21 eventually but never really got to kick much a$$ with the new found power of those last couple of levels. The final battle

was a joke and I finished it in 1 turn. Arx as a whole was a total chore imo

. The epilogue was enjoyable but the game felt a bit long.

Great game over all and a vast improvement over the first. Sits right up there with the best crpgs. None of them are perfect and, for me, this over stayed its welcome somewhat at the end.

Now, what to play next?? Anyone play Tides of Numenera? Any use? I forgot I had backed it a few years ago. Was clearing out me inbox last week when I found the release email.

Dave_The_Sheep · 15-10-2018 1:01pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Now, what to play next?? Anyone play Tides of Numenera? Any use? I forgot I had backed it a few years ago. Was clearing out me inbox last week when I found the release email.

Me too actually. Must give that a pop.

Pillars of Eternity 2 is out as well.

Mike Litoris · 15-10-2018 3:14pm

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Pillars of Eternity 2 is out as well.

Finished that in the summer too

. Thought it was epic. Enjoyed Divinitys combat much more but POE 2 trumped it everywhere else imo.

Kiith · 15-10-2018 10:54pm

I thought i was near the end, but it just keeps on going :P 71 hours in, and i think i'm near the end of Act 3 (or at least the Island). Still have Arx to go to it seems like.

PoE2 is my next game, as it's supposed to be excellent.

Kiith · 17-10-2018 10:32am

Also, there is some fantastic music in the game. Love the theme on Lady Vengence, and there are a few other stand out ones as well.

Dave_The_Sheep · 17-10-2018 1:40pm

Kiith wrote: »

Also, there is some fantastic music in the game. Love the theme on Lady Vengence, and there are a few other stand out ones as well.

I particularly loved the music from the initial 'boss' fight with Alexander, really nailed the mood of the fight for me (until the worm shows up).

Kiith · 19-10-2018 11:48pm

Hit a massive wall in Arx. The difficulty jumped massively, and i can't seem to beat anything now. Seems like i'm underlevelled, even though i've been doing the bast majority of the quests along the way. Bloody annoying again, so i think i'll just lower the difficulty to get through it now.

ballyargus · 20-10-2018 1:00am

The combat and music are excellent. I'm in Arx as well but I don't feel compelled to get to the end. Little things like exploration, finding relevant NPCs (and then even timing the chat click accurately), and chaining & unchaining your characters are all quite finicky and frustrating. The game is an 8/10 at best, it has nowhere near the replay value or engagement of any of the grand old games of the genre (BG etc)

Kiith · 24-10-2018 11:58am

Right, think i'm really close to the end now. After having an awful time at the start of Arx, I'm pretty much slaughtering everything now. Finished most of the side quests, and companion quests (which were really well done...Lohse especially). Heading into what i assume is the final dungeon/section now.

Definitely the most tactical combat i've ever played, and absolutely worth the high review scores it's received. I still put Baldurs Gate 2 as my favourite RPG ever, but this comes very close.

Kiith · 25-10-2018 10:12am

93 hours and done :P

Dave_The_Sheep · 25-10-2018 1:23pm

Kiith wrote: »

93 hours and done :P

You got up in the morning to play, or you finished it late last night?

Kiith · 25-10-2018 1:35pm

Finished way to late last night, and was wrecked this morning, but glad to finally be finished it. Loved it, but definitely went on a bit in the end (though that's my own fault for trying to complete every side quest).

Onto PoE2 now i think, or i might do some Assassins Creed.

Dave_The_Sheep · 20-06-2021 2:14am

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

... then found a bear corpse ... found the cub of the bear corpse, told that cub that his mother was still alIve (she wasn't) ... laughed at the happy hopeful head on him running off calling for his mummy ... followed him to her corpse and then (in front of the cub) turned the bear mother's corpse into a necromantic bloated re-animation.

So, I went one worse in the current multiplayer game. I used the necromantic bloated abomination to kill the bear cub.

My teammates made me reload. They actually threatened to stop playing unless I reloaded.

I agree with them, to be fair.

20-06-2021 5:00pm

I never found the bear cub's mother in either of my play throughs. I felt really bad for it and your teammates were right!!

Divinity:Original Sin 2

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