PC RPG Players

I downloaded Pillars of Eternity based on a lot of praise it has been receiving. It is definitely different than most other RPGs I have played....I just have yet to really get into it.

Any tips?

I'm currently 40+ hours in my first playthrough of PoE. Absolutely love the game so far. Here are some tips:

Ciphers are badass.
Druids are also badass.
Rangers kind of suck.
Don't listen to people when they say that wizards suck. They do kind of suck, but that's because people have no idea how to build them.
Don't listen to people when they say that rogues suck. Rogues are fricking awesome, and fun to micromanage.
Don't get sucked into the 'backstab' trap. Don't take backstab ever. Sneak attack is your friend.
Make use of weapons that bypass damage reduction.
Read up on enemy resistances and stuff.
Mental binding heavily tips combat in your favor.
Crowd control spells >>> damage spells.
The game seems to get easier as you get higher in level. The first few levels were a bit rough, until I got a full party.
Spec your party to do specific things. And have them focus on those things. Don't make 'jack of all trades' adventurers.
Don't be afraid to create an adventurer at an inn. I ended up creating a rogue to act as my primary damage dealer, and the game got a lot easier for me.
Use items that summon things.
Do you like reading? Have fun reading.

One I finish this playthrough I am probably going to attempt the Triple Crown, which is insane. And I can't wait.

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Coach72

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Have you played Divinity: Original Sin? It's along the same lines of the CRPG games you seem to be in to. I got really far into it, and have loved it, but I stopped once I found out that an "enhanced edition" is coming out later this year. If you have purchased the regular version for PC, you get the enhanced edition for free. Which is good. I have a lot of respect for Larian for doing that.

I take it you didn't read all the codex in origins.

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Ain't reading

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Hmm.

I don't read any of those damnit things. It's one thing if they are relevant but often times they aren't.

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Any tips?

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Save...and 5 seconds later Save again. Once you kill anything, save...and save and save and save (quick saves).

space bar to pause in combat and make sure everyone does what they're supposed to is an absolute must. I sometimes will pause, set everything up and unpause for what feels like an eternity and then pause to find that half my people haven't even had time to do what I told them to do, although I think there's a way to set up chain commands, I just haven't done it yet.

Did I mention save your game yet? Cus I think that can'tn be stated enough

Black Desert

i must be too much of a BGII fan boy. I just cant get into it or force myself to play more than 30 minutes. I hate the lack of healing in combat and I havent gotten into the story enough, just feels like mindless questing in the early stages. have owned since launch and only 8 hours played.

At first I was really digging POE but now I don't have the interest anymore to play it. Not sure what it is, but something about it that I can't get into...