I wonder, if there is any chance BG enhanced editions will go retail? By the way nice wallpaper, BG2EE will be badass, because optional new content and new NPCs is exactly what we need in BG2, looking forward.
I wonder, will BG2EE encourage making evil decisions by improving the rewards (vanilla bg2 evil rewards just suck) and will female have equivalent romancing options ? I feel these two issues are the most outdates ones.
Finally! I never played BG2 (more than 45 minutes in) and I love the mac version!! I also have incredibly rare characters saved, and I will be planning some epic start to finish run throughs.
I don't mind the $5 price increase but I do care that they made Black Pits 2. Black Pits was a waste of time on BGEE that didn't really have a side-story to it. It was just mindless arena battle. Instead of using time for Black Pits 2, they could have made some new kits / spells / weapons / monsters in the original story...
This claims to have multiplayer fixed, but we still don't have that on the first one. I love the game and fully support it, but isn't this getting a bit ahead of itself? If multiplayer has been fixed, patch it for bg:ee. If it hasn't, don't claim that it will work for bg2:ee.
I don't mind the $5 price increase but I do care that they made Black Pits 2. Black Pits was a waste of time on BGEE that didn't really have a side-story to it. It was just mindless arena battle. Instead of using time for Black Pits 2, they could have made some new kits / spells / weapons / monsters in the original story...
I'm going to wait for reviews before buying
I have to disagree. I mean, in principle. I didn't like Black Pits either, and I didn't think it added anything to the game.
But I'm playing BGEE on a PC.
For tablets, I think Black Pits is probably a good feature as it allows users to jump into the game and play through some decent combat in a short space of time--which is a necessity for mobile gaming--rather than set aside an hour or so to play BGEE proper. For iOS and (potentially) Android gamers, it's a good feature to have.
What I'm more concerned about is that by diluting their focus with Black Pits 2 -and- by releasing with such a short development period, they won't give the new characters enough depth & extra content to make them worthwhile over the original party members.
EDIT: And the $5 increase is entirely reasonable (even if it's a bit sad they're not giving pre-order prices a discount this time) because Throne of Bhaal is, essentially, a THIRD game.
@Arsene_Lupin you know you can zoom in and out as you please, right? That goes for BGEE as well.
I may be a patch or two out of date, but last I checked every time you moved to a different area in BGEE the zoom level would reset to default, and default was zoomed out.
All of the screens for BG2EE show that same, super-zoomed out camera level, which would seem to indicate it's the new default. Though maybe they're just doing that to hide the fact that they're still using the really, really ugly low-res sprites.
I may be a patch or two out of date, but last I checked every time you moved to a different area in BGEE the zoom level would reset to default, and default was zoomed out.
That was mostly fixed in one of the recent patches (don't remember which specific one off hand). Now it only drops down by one step instead of fully resetting when you travel from area to area.
This claims to have multiplayer fixed, but we still don't have that on the first one. I love the game and fully support it, but isn't this getting a bit ahead of itself? If multiplayer has been fixed, patch it for bg:ee. If it hasn't, don't claim that it will work for bg2:ee.
I have to say, this guy has reason in his questions, BG:EE came with the promise of multiplayer that don't even exist yet, still BG2:EE is launched. I don't care much for multiplayer but some people do and brought the game in reason of that, so it would be nice for the Multiplayer implement to hit the schedule, preferable before BG2:EE release. To me not as an feature needed but just to see Beamdog keeping an appointment.
if I was to Pre-Order Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition the Windows PC version from Beamdog for $17.99 on Tuesday September 3rd when I get money then, does the actual $17.99 itself automaticly comes off of my card on the same day???
@Cimmerian1x It depends on your credit card provider; the transaction gets processed on our end almost immediately, but it may take a little bit for your credit card to show the charge.
In most cases, though, it goes through the same day, yes.
(Just to clarify, BG2EE's price is 24.95, not 17.99)
@Cimmerian1x It depends on your credit card provider; the transaction gets processed on our end almost immediately, but it may take a little bit for your credit card to show the charge.
In most cases, though, it goes through the same day, yes.
(Just to clarify, BG2EE's price is 24.95, not 17.99)
@Cimmerian1x It depends on your credit card provider; the transaction gets processed on our end almost immediately, but it may take a little bit for your credit card to show the charge.
In most cases, though, it goes through the same day, yes.
(Just to clarify, BG2EE's price is 24.95, not 17.99)
Alright thanks, got it's price mixed up with Beamdog's Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition PC version for $17.99
Bravo! Thanks for all your hard work. This is fantastic news! I couldn't' be happier to hear how fast this will be released. Is there any eta for the big BG:EE patch release with all the goodies?
I have read the announcement about BG2EE carefully and I see nothing about the languages that will be included in addition to English. Before pre-order, I would like to have confirmation as what the game will be multilanguages like BGEE please ?
I'm all excited and everything, but what's our incentive to preorder if there is no preorder discount?
I know it's a lot of content, but I own BG2 collectors box and the GOG edition, so I'm actually paying only for the EE content and paying in advance without being 100% sure that it will work better or even as well as my current copies usually should be provided by some sort of extra motivation, shouldn't it?
What I'm more concerned about is that by diluting their focus with Black Pits 2 -and- by releasing with such a short development period, they won't give the new characters enough depth & extra content to make them worthwhile over the original party members.
I'm going to cross post a comment I made in another thread to clear up any confusion here:
[W]ork was being done on BG2:EE WAY before the legal issues arose. Work began on BG2EE before the last BGEE patch was released. This is the annoucement of availability, not the annoucement of the start of development.
Everyone wanted to know why IneXile kickstarted Torment before they finished Wasteland. Same thing: there are specialists in the development team who finish their work long before other specialists. If you wait until the first game in the pipeline ships before starting the next one, you have people sitting around doing nothing for months.
We are working frantically to get BGEE updated for the open beta. We are working frantically to put the finishing touches on BG2EE. These are not mutually exclusive tasks.
I'll go a step further and say that I'm pretty sure that writing on BG2EE (including BP2) began before BGEE was released.
the trailer looks really good so far, especially the short intro sequences. To be honest, all I want is to "preserve" my nostalgic feeling when it comes to the Baldurs Gate series and you developers make that happen.
Like many others around here, I played Baldurs Gate back in the good ol' days when I was a teenager/young boy, and I connect lots of feelings with those times and therefore the BG series. Summing up the above, I'd glady pay way more than 25€ for BG 2 and/or upcoming DLC content.
But what I won't do is buying/preordering another "unfinished" game as long as there is an unfixed predecessor out there. Although I love playing other games in English, I'm a little bit picky when it comes to the Baldurs Gate series. As written above, I connect those series with lots of old, precious, nostalgic feelings, and hearing the voices of other characters in my native tongue is a necessary premise for that. Since I preordered the game I've been waiting for the German translation and haven't played the game for more than 2 hours. Why? Because to me it's not the same familiar feeling anymore (because of the obviously different voice acting).
Conclusion: I assume I speak for many people if I say: As soon as BG 1 is *really finished* I'll gladly preorder BG 2 (and upcoming stuff) and consider myself a satisfied customer. But you can't expect a new down payment and more trust from your customers if they have been disappointed last time they preordered a game from you.
Pre-ordered, tester, thrown my money at the screen etc etc etc. I am just glad you guys managed to pull through the time of troubles and have placed yourself firmly on the throne (of bhaal). Can't wait for the future
I don't mind the $5 price increase but I do care that they made Black Pits 2. Black Pits was a waste of time on BGEE that didn't really have a side-story to it. It was just mindless arena battle. Instead of using time for Black Pits 2, they could have made some new kits / spells / weapons / monsters in the original story...
I'm going to wait for reviews before buying
At first I was sort of meh towards the Black Pits. But I found it more fun the second time around (many months after the first time I tried it). The battles are frankly more interesting than most of the battles in BG1 and you can revisit them which is great. I don't think it was a waste of time either. It adds to Baeloth's background and provides a different multiplayer experience.
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Meh.
I'm going to wait for reviews before buying
But I'm playing BGEE on a PC.
For tablets, I think Black Pits is probably a good feature as it allows users to jump into the game and play through some decent combat in a short space of time--which is a necessity for mobile gaming--rather than set aside an hour or so to play BGEE proper. For iOS and (potentially) Android gamers, it's a good feature to have.
What I'm more concerned about is that by diluting their focus with Black Pits 2 -and- by releasing with such a short development period, they won't give the new characters enough depth & extra content to make them worthwhile over the original party members.
EDIT: And the $5 increase is entirely reasonable (even if it's a bit sad they're not giving pre-order prices a discount this time) because Throne of Bhaal is, essentially, a THIRD game.
All of the screens for BG2EE show that same, super-zoomed out camera level, which would seem to indicate it's the new default. Though maybe they're just doing that to hide the fact that they're still using the really, really ugly low-res sprites.
Now it only drops down by one step instead of fully resetting when you travel from area to area.
It depends on your credit card provider; the transaction gets processed on our end almost immediately, but it may take a little bit for your credit card to show the charge.
In most cases, though, it goes through the same day, yes.
(Just to clarify, BG2EE's price is 24.95, not 17.99)
I have read the announcement about BG2EE carefully and I see nothing about the languages that will be included in addition to English. Before pre-order, I would like to have confirmation as what the game will be multilanguages like BGEE please ?
I know it's a lot of content, but I own BG2 collectors box and the GOG edition, so I'm actually paying only for the EE content and paying in advance without being 100% sure that it will work better or even as well as my current copies usually should be provided by some sort of extra motivation, shouldn't it?
the trailer looks really good so far, especially the short intro sequences. To be honest, all I want is to "preserve" my nostalgic feeling when it comes to the Baldurs Gate series and you developers make that happen.
Like many others around here, I played Baldurs Gate back in the good ol' days when I was a teenager/young boy, and I connect lots of feelings with those times and therefore the BG series.
Summing up the above, I'd glady pay way more than 25€ for BG 2 and/or upcoming DLC content.
But what I won't do is buying/preordering another "unfinished" game as long as there is an unfixed predecessor out there. Although I love playing other games in English, I'm a little bit picky when it comes to the Baldurs Gate series.
As written above, I connect those series with lots of old, precious, nostalgic feelings, and hearing the voices of other characters in my native tongue is a necessary premise for that.
Since I preordered the game I've been waiting for the German translation and haven't played the game for more than 2 hours. Why? Because to me it's not the same familiar feeling anymore (because of the obviously different voice acting).
Conclusion:
I assume I speak for many people if I say:
As soon as BG 1 is *really finished* I'll gladly preorder BG 2 (and upcoming stuff) and consider myself a satisfied customer.
But you can't expect a new down payment and more trust from your customers if they have been disappointed last time they preordered a game from you.
Thank you.
Akuro
Let's set course to BG3! Hehe