So, can we get an official update on the thief NPC?

Arcalian

I mean, yes, I know people think her name is Hexxat because of screenshots and stuff. But I'm asking the powers that be to give us some kind of update/info on her? We're close enough to launch now; by this point in BG1EE's development we already had info on Dorn, Neera and Rasaad.

Please?

LiamEsler

Hexxat is one you might have to wait to see.

CutlassJack

If you see her, she's probably not that good of a thief. :P

CoryNewb

Ooooh! I like secrets! I remember the day a patch went live and somebody randomly stumbled on baeloth and it caused a frenzy. We can all look forward to the "where the Heck is hex at" jokes. (I think I just coined it)

shawne

@LiamEsler: Any particular reason for that? She's mentioned on the website, it's not like her existence is a secret...?

Jalily

shawne said:

@LiamEsler: Any particular reason for that? She's mentioned on the website, it's not like her existence is a secret...?

We want to leave more for players to discover this time.

SCARY_WIZARD

Jalily said:

shawne said:

@LiamEsler: Any particular reason for that? She's mentioned on the website, it's not like her existence is a secret...?

We want to leave more for players to discover this time.

I have discovered that there is a likelihood that she is between three feet...and eight feet...

mlnevese

SCARY_WIZARD said:

Jalily said:

shawne said:

@LiamEsler: Any particular reason for that? She's mentioned on the website, it's not like her existence is a secret...?

We want to leave more for players to discover this time.

I have discovered that there is a likelihood that she is between three feet...and eight feet...

And what is the base for this wild guess of yours?

AstroBryGuy

mlnevese said:

SCARY_WIZARD said:

Jalily said:

shawne said:

@LiamEsler: Any particular reason for that? She's mentioned on the website, it's not like her existence is a secret...?

We want to leave more for players to discover this time.

I have discovered that there is a likelihood that she is between three feet...and eight feet...

And what is the base for this wild guess of yours?

Oooooh! Hexxat must be a pixie!!! ;-)

Kamigoroshi

Wasn't it already confirmed that Hexxat is a werecapybara?

Eudaemonium

Also that she was a half-drow demigoddess.

shawne

@Jalily: I could understand keeping her race/class/backstory/romance (?) under wraps if they come into play during the game, but what about the basics like stats or alignment? "Female thief" isn't much to go on when you're planning a playthrough (or, for that matter, talking the game up at other venues).

Dee

@shawne
You'll just have to trust us on this one.

Permidion_Stark

Hexxat isn't a female thief. She's a male thief wearing the Girdle of Masculinity/Femininity.

Eudaemonium

We only have like a month or so left anyway.

Delvarian

Eudaemonium said:

We only have like a month or so left anyway.

Are we sure on this?

shawne

@Dee: Not the best marketing tactic to use given the less-than-stellar year you've had, but I suppose that's your prerogative. It's not like someone won't pull the .CRE file at launch and spill the beans anyway.

Dee

I wouldn't give away the ending to a movie or a book before it was published, either. This isn't a marketing thing; it's a spoilers thing. If you want to read into that anything more than "we want to leave some of the surprises intact", that's up to you.

shawne

Dee said:

I wouldn't give away the ending to a movie or a book before it was published, either. This isn't a marketing thing; it's a spoilers thing. If you want to read into that anything more than "we want to leave some of the surprises intact", that's up to you.

I'd like to think there's a rather substantial middle ground between spoiling an entire storyline and revealing rudimentary details about a major addition to the game.

CutlassJack

We have rudimentary details. She's a Thief. And Female. And works for someone.

I can see details beyond that being potential spoilers. Guess we'll see.

Eudaemonium

Delvarian said:

Eudaemonium said:

We only have like a month or so left anyway.

Are we sure on this?

Believe.

ajwz

Her name spelt backwards sounds a bit like a lolcat calling for a taxi

Joey

How could a new NPC be that much of a spoiler? Especially considering that, iirc, Beamdog aren't allowed to change the storyline anyway.

CutlassJack

Joey said:

How could a new NPC be that much of a spoiler? Especially considering that, iirc, Beamdog aren't allowed to change the storyline anyway.

Can't change the existing storyline. The New NPCs come with their own new storylines. Since the bulk of the new content is tied into the new NPCs...

Joey

I don't see how letting us know her kit (assuming she has one) and what her strengths are would be a spoiler.

Imoen is a vital NPC in BG2 and you describe her as "A neutral good (iirc) theif/mage with enough points in thief skills to get you through the game, and becomes a decent spellcaster as she advances.". No need to mention her being a child of Bhall of being taken to Spellhold.

Should point out I am insanely supportful of the devs whatever they do, I would just like more info on new content.

Dino

Permidion_Stark said:

Hexxat isn't a female thief. She's a male thief wearing the Girdle of Masculinity/Femininity.

You are thinking of imoen...

Fardragon

Joey said:

How could a new NPC be that much of a spoiler? Especially considering that, iirc, Beamdog aren't allowed to change the storyline anyway.

Quite easily. Whatever she is, we can be sure she isn't what she appears to be.

SionIV

Whatever she will end up as some people will find it a letdown and dissapointing. And then you would have a huge discussion with people wanting to change her before release, and this not being possible will cause even more drama.

And they are obviously trying to sell as many copies as possible before people figure out that Hexxat is actually her real name, and then 80% of them won't bother with refunding because they are lazy.

CutlassJack

I will laugh so hard if her name isn't Hexxat and they pulled a fast one on people.

SionIV

CutlassJack said:

I will laugh so hard if her name isn't Hexxat and they pulled a fast one on people.

Ofcourse it isn't Hexxat. No one that wants to even try to make a good RPG would ever name a NPC Hexxat, Especially not when it's the only one that gets released.

"We're making a brand new NPC for our game, and she'll be what most people want which is a thief! Buuut here's the catch, we're going to name her... Trainbridge #32 just because we can, trololololo"

Let's hope they wake up and are more sensible before release.

Illustair

The name sure takes a lot of getting used to it, at least for me. Hexxat, Hexxat, Hexxat, Hexxat, Hexxat, Hexxat, Hexxat, Hexxat, Hexxat, Hexxat... I still can't get myself to like the name, argh...maybe someday!