Current Events > at first I wasn't feeling it, but Divinity Original Sin 2 is amazing *spoilers*

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like, I enjoyed it at first, but after getting whooped multiple times, I was getting to be discouraged.

now I'm just exploring the area after the boat reaches the second area (the game's world is huge), and I'm having a good time.

I keep getting my ass kicked, though. maybe I'm not playing that well, maybe I'm underleveled, maybe both.

I'm at the cemetery, btw.
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I couldn't decide which character to play as so I never got into the game

I'm bad at decisions lol
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same, especially since the main characters have interesting traits and/or storylines

I went with Lohse since she has that demon thing going on, the one mercenary guy who can talk to animals, the Red Prince, and Fane (since he can pickpocket with his fingers, and his masks give him the special traits of each race).

and I looked up tips to best play them.
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I've been bored of every game i've been playing recently. Maybe I should give this game another shot.

No shame in knocking the difficulty down a notch to learn and enjoy, heavy difficulty isn't fun for everyone. I like turn based games like this, and X-COM, but i'm not great at them and usually start on a low difficulty until I learn how to play better.
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I've been thinking about getting this game but I'm kind of intimidated
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It's a fun game and worth completing.

It's only difficult because it can be tricky to grind exp and level up... there aren't random monsters roaming about that you can just fight over and over, as you're probably already seeing... each fight typically has long lasting consequences.

But all that makes the game better because it makes each fight matter.
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MorbidFaithless posted...

I've been thinking about getting this game but I'm kind of intimidated

It's really, really good. I was intimidated at first due to the size of it, but I caught on faster than I thought I would and it became my addiction for months.
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I really like the game, but I get a bit too overwhelmed once I hit that second island
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iClockwork posted...

I've been bored of every game i've been playing recently. Maybe I should give this game another shot.

MabusIncarnate posted...

No shame in knocking the difficulty down a notch to learn and enjoy, heavy difficulty isn't fun for everyone. I like turn based games like this, and X-COM, but i'm not great at them and usually start on a low difficulty until I learn how to play better.

I'm not playing at the easiest difficulty, but the next one that's apparently for people more familiar with the genre

MorbidFaithless posted...

I've been thinking about getting this game but I'm kind of intimidated

it can be, and I feel like I'm doing a lot wrong, but having a balanced crew has helped a lot.

HairyThotter posted...

It's a fun game and worth completing.

It's only difficult because it can be tricky to grind exp and level up... there aren't random monsters roaming about that you can just fight over and over, as you're probably already seeing... each fight typically has long lasting consequences.

But all that makes the game better because it makes each fight matter.

yea, that's how I feel. in other games, I usually feel bad about being a dick, and I do in this one as well, but it pays off, lol.

but I try not to be; only against the magisters.

Bad_Mojo posted...

I really like the game, but I get a bit too overwhelmed once I hit that second island

same. the exploration has paid off, but I end up having a difficult time with some of the fights the further away I get from the starting town
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boxington posted...

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Don't just bump the topic, give us some updates!
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well, I'm still on the second island, and I'm winning as many fights as I'm losing, but then there are some fights where the narrator is like, "the enemy is a lot stronger than you are, so you should run away (I think I'm at level 10 or 11)"

I'll probably just stick with the story related quests for now.

I'm about to head to the dude Gareth's family home, or something like that
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Nice!

I have never once played with a party in that game, but I have a mod that brings back the original, better Lone Wolf perks. And I also have a lot more skills and classes thanks to mods

Vampire FTW
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I went the other way, started off liking it a lot but my interest waned and I didn't finish it, got through a bit of the second world before I quit.

The movement speed in that game is inexcusable btw
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Nice!

I have never once played with a party in that game, but I have a mod that brings back the original, better Lone Wolf perks. And I also have a lot more skills and classes thanks to mods

Vampire FTW

yea, I'll probably try out lone wolf in a subsequent playthrough. right now, I want to get to learn more about the crew I'm running with.

and I'm playing the PS4 version, so it'll likely be a different experience without mods.

Doe posted...

I went the other way, started off liking it a lot but my interest waned and I didn't finish it, got through a bit of the second world before I quit.

The movement speed in that game is inexcusable btw

I don't really play turn-based RPGs anymore, especially CRPGs, so I kinda chalked up the speed as just being one of those things.

but yea, something just clicked for me during the second area. I just started buying/crafting all of the different skill books I could, and experimented until I found the combination that I liked the most.
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It's the perfect RPG as far as I'm concerned.

Had doubts about the armor system early on but had to admit they were on to something eventually. Good stuff. Very tactical.
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tbh, I've just been using the armor with the highest defense, unless if it added something I cared about to my stats.
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Doe posted...

The movement speed in that game is inexcusable btw

And there is a mod to fix that

This is why I do think PC is the best way to play a lot of games. We can just make the games better
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I actually haven't had a chance to play Enhanced Edition but Summoners were top notch in vanilla, try it if you haven't.
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I started the game last night. Took forever to create a character and I did the small tutorial before you go up the ladder. Think I'm going to scrap current character and start over now that I have a feel for combat.

I really do love how detailed it all is.

For a first playthrough should I use one of the premade characters or a custom character?
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I"ve tried playing a completely evil character but it's just too hard to do
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Ilishe posted...

I actually haven't had a chance to play Enhanced Edition but Summoners were top notch in vanilla, try it if you haven't.

I'll see if I can make the bone dude a summoner

MorbidFaithless posted...

I started the game last night. Took forever to create a character and I did the small tutorial before you go up the ladder. Think I'm going to scrap current character and start over now that I have a feel for combat.

I really do love how detailed it all is.

For a first playthrough should I use one of the premade characters or a custom character?

pre-made characters have quests and back stories attached to them, so I think it's better to start with them

DuranOfForcena posted...

have you played the first one? i just played it earlier this year and it had enjoyable combat and character progression, but overall i was kind of underwhelmed. especially with the extremely generic and trope-filled story. i've heard the second one is way better though.

nah, this is my first DoS. the story is pretty interesting so far, but the gameplay is the appeal, for me, and I generally don't even like turn-based games.

refmon posted...

I"ve tried playing a completely evil character but it's just too hard to do

I agree. I only really kill magisters when it's convenient/they're in the way.
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I like how

Early spoiler

you can fight and even legitimately defeat Dallis the first time you see her IIRC and what the game does if you do is fantastic
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It does turn based really well. It's just too much for me and I can't manage to stay invested for long enough.

It takes some real effort to get back into things at the end of each act/location.
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I been noticing I either don't like a game at first and then get really into it. Or I like a game a lot at first then lose interest in it after 10-15 hours
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It was roughly around the time I left the tutorial island that I felt like I fucked up with messing around with the preset characters. Like, I'd give the dude that's obviously supposed to be a ranger or whatever the warrior class, the Red Prince became a ranger, etc.

I ended up just starting all over and not changing a thing about the premade characters.
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Those bitches just left me on the damn boat smh. After i risked my own ass
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same, but at least they often show some level of appreciation

and levels in this game are no joke. I went to an area I wasn't ready for, and the dudes were two-shotting people in my party.

Ilishe posted...

I like how

Early spoiler

you can fight and even legitimately defeat Dallis the first time you see her IIRC and what the game does if you do is fantastic

I saw something about cheesing her in the beginning
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After the ship starts sinking am I the only one who went back and murdered Magister Siwin's unconscious body? Lmao deserved it tbh
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This game is so goooood.
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Best written journal entries in a game I've ever played
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