I thought the NPCs in PoE were like BG NPCs on Prozac. They are masterfully imagined and come with their unique backstory, but personality-wise, they feel subdued. Not lacking, mind you, just... repr… (View Post)

It's always great to witness a thread you start get four pages worth of replies. Before I wrote the OP, I was under the impression that most Beamdoggers liked PoE very much. As such, I expected to ge… (View Post)

This is my fourth attempt at playing the Pillars and it is not going too well. During my past three attempts, I quit before the second act. I originally blamed it on my cruddy PC which couldn't run t… (View Post)

I have to agree with you here. Gameplay-wise, BG2 actually discourages the player from going after Imoen too soon, even though immersion-wise this is exactly what you would like to do, especially if … (View Post)

I don't really have anything to add that other, smarter and more eloquent people haven't said already, but I'm going to give my 2cp anyway because of the awesome subject matter. I am a big fan of SCS… (View Post)