Current Events > DrizztLink plays Divinity: Original Sin 2. He had two on the vine. So divine.

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I know absolutely nothing about this game and we're going in.

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The game scanned my hardware and set my settings at Very Low.

Well fuck you too.

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DrizztLink posted...

The game scanned my hardware and set my settings at Very Low.

Well fuck you too.

maybe it is using your integrated card for some reason?

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Should I do a preset character?

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solosnake posted...

maybe it is using your integrated card for some reason?

My computer isn't that great, I'm just grousing.

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be a skelly boi

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DrizztLink posted...

Should I do a preset character?

The preset characters are nice, they all have good story built in. I have never played as a full custom character. You can still build the preset characters into any type of build you want

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DrizztLink posted...

Should I do a preset character?

I'd recommend doing so for a first playthrough, since they each have their own background that will have some plot related importance and their own missions.

and yea, you can customize each one to make them look how you want.

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Groovy.

I like the Assassin girl, Lizard, and Skelly boi.

Lizard mostly because I was NOT expecting him to have an Oxford accent.

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ill yield to none

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Going with Sebille.

Not sure if I should do a preset build.

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each of the races has their own strengths

the skeleton guy can use his finger bones to lock pick, so you don't need to worry about not having any lockpicks, just as long as you level up his thievery

the assassin woman is an elf, and elves can eat body parts you might see around, and use them to get memories from the person they belonged to.

and lizards can use their claws to dig without you needing a shovel

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Dope.

I'm leaning towards Inquisitor.

Gonna take out a point in one skill for Persuasion, I always need to be a smooth-talker in these games.

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thisisboris2 posted...

ill yield to none

Glory is mine!

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Well, working my way through the boat.

Old lady blew up a bunch of guards and I used up my club beating down a door to get some poison, a scroll of Restoration, and some recipes.

So far I'm only responsible for one murder.

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Got to the swamp.

Freed the elf and found out about the boat, but I ended up leaving by murdering the torturer.


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Make sure to get the Teleportation gloves ASAP, or make sure multiple party members know the skill. Teleport shenanigans were probably my favorite part of the game.

I have no idea where those might be.

I did use a scroll of it to reach a Curious Chest just outside the fort.

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I'm starting to figure out the system a bit more.

I wasn't expecting full-on turn based.

"No no, I need to stand in this fire for a while longer. Moving now would be rude."

Current party is the dead Guy, the lizard guy, and Angry Aragorn.

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DrizztLink posted...

and Angry Aragorn

if you haven't tried it yet, he can talk to animals

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So can I.

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DrizztLink posted...

So can I.

I envy your abilities

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DrizztLink posted...

So can I.

nice

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Do you want us to tell you where the teleportation gloves are or would you rather play the game without outside input? Even without the gloves, there are other ways to hop around as the game progresses.

What classes are you going with dead guy, lizard guy, and Angry Aragorn?

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I'm thinking of getting it on switch lol

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HotLap posted...

Do you want us to tell you where the teleportation gloves are or would you rather play the game without outside input? Even without the gloves, there are other ways to hop around as the game progresses.

What classes are you going with dead guy, lizard guy, and Angry Aragorn?

Hint me.

Wizard, Fighter, Wayfinder in that order.

Didn't mess with them, I don't know this system well enough yet.

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Hmm... trying to figure out a way of hunting at the location without giving it away. Theyre on an animal that doesnt wear gloves in real life.

Id say thats good class coverage. As you continue to play youll figure out how you like to fight.

Glad youre playing through this. Ive spent a lot of time in this game and am eager to see how you like it.

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Also I only met Linda Blair in Fort Joy, I didn't spot the dwarf.

Did the fight to become The One and the blacksmith took off my collar, bounced out relatively quickly after that.

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Taught Liches Ain't Shit Haste, which looks as delightfully useful as always.

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Anyone have suggestions?

The sort of "always remember to do this" thing, like burning the windmill in Dark Souls II?

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there's a lot of hidden stuff in this game so i would kinda just go at your own pace

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MorganTJ posted...

Teleport shenanigans were probably my favorite part of the game.

I suspect we both know how much this understates the usefulness of the teleport abilities.

Parts of that game seemed to go through insane difficulty spikes until you sat back and applied the Patrick Star method of problem-solving.

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Teleport does seem pretty useful.

Get Angry Aragorn up high without wasting two or three turns, pop my dudes behind the line, etc.

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Only thing I'll recommend is saving a lot. Sometimes it autosaves, but there's nothing more disheartening than losing a fight and finding out the last time you saved was two hours ago.

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I gotta remember to do that more.

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I'm not an enormous fan of how buying and selling works in this.

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Yeah this was a good game. I don't think I could play through it again, it's massive.

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DrizztLink posted...

I'm not an enormous fan of how buying and selling works in this.

it's been a while, and I haven't sold much stuff in the game, but iirc it all has to do with how much each seller likes you plus your bartering skills

so you can just donate all of the cheap stuff you wouldn't get much fun the seller anyway to them anyway, with the character that has the highest bartering stats for that kinda stuff.

I think you can get up to 100% favorability with each seller, but I could be wrong.

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You can have a character designated for bartering stuff.

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I actually bought this the other day. No physical copies anywhere and still full price online.

I'm keen to play it, but I feel like I need a guide or something so I don't make a gimped party and have to restart.

^ starting in the second chapter, you can respec your characters as much as you want, so you don't need to worry about screwing yourself over

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I found a guy named Zaleskar.

He gave A-Aragorn a crossbow then decided to get all pissy with me.

Game said he was too powerful and I should run, so I killed him.

Lotta sweet gear on that guy.

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And I meant the bartering system itself.

Maybe I'm just new to it but it's clunky.

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Some NPCs need to stick around for specific quests or whatever, some you need to kill. I never bothered figuring out which, a friend I was playing with decided to figure all that shit out

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Tag

@Leanaunfurled

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I ate Z's heart and got the next step in my personal quest.

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I'm just wandering around ripping off faces, found the chick who sank the ship.

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Oh shoot, forgot to mention: if youre planning on using both Sebille and Red Prince, their quests are tied to the same NPC on Fort Joy, but Sebille will kill him if shes around when you talk. You can finish Red Princes quest with him with Sebille detached from the party and standing far away, and then kill him afterwards for Sebille though.

Just explore everywhere. EVERYWHERE. teleporting is really fun and there's more stuff out there to discover that's a joy to do on your own. And it can be challenging a lot of times and make you think, make use of your surroundings. You can do some pretty hilarious shenanigans. :)

I already did the bit with the Dreamer, think I went through it well enough.

Found the god fellow who called me Godwoken, stabbed him in the neck, learned Bless.

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