So how does the pawn system work if one chooses to play in offline mode? Are the pawns and their stats just randomly generated by the game?
So tempting! Must...resist...urges...hey, did I tell you guys Dogma has one of the most insanely interesting stories? It starts real generic for the first 10 hours or so, but then gets all trippy. And then it gets really interesting with metaphysical concepts and stuff. It's very much like Alice going down the rabbit hole. IT. IS. AWESOME!You've never really mentioned it before, Brumbek. Tbh, I'd have never guessed that you'd even played it just by talking to you on the forums. I don't buy it, and if you want to convince me that you like this game even a little bit, you'll probably need to talk about it some more.
So how does the pawn system work if one chooses to play in offline mode? Are the pawns and their stats just randomly generated by the game?
Wait… what? More than 30 FPS doesn't add to the game experience!
The original Dragon's Dogma on console would often slow down to about 10 FPS. It would literally go in slow motion. And I have to say it really helped to give you time to think and contemplate life when the game slowed down to 10 FPS. Sadly, the PC version runs at 60-150 FPS…which means no slowdowns and silky smooth gameplay. Oh well…
Thanks for the info everyone. I'll probably get this when it comes out - as long as I can play offline and I'm not forced to be social ;-) then I'll be happy . And happy new year too!
The 360 and PS3 versions both suffered from persistent, unavoidable slowdowns. I play on PS3, personally. Most of the slowdown was from casting spells. If you didn't encounter slowdowns then you must not have gotten far enough to encounter many magic-casting enemies, and you probably didn't personally use the sorcerer spells. I assure you the slowdown was real, and it was intense.Was that on Xbox? I never had anything remotely like a slowdown on PS3, no matter how much crazy stuff was going on.
Yep! Just like I'm doing now, you can simply choose to not be online and only interact with semi-random offfline AI pawns…like all of you. Right?!?!You can definitely play offline, the entire time, without ever interacting with another human being.
Given Capcoms past PC ports it's usually hit or miss.So…
Returning to the question regarding mouse and keyboard: Do we know how well it will play for we old Luddite gamers that prefer M+K?
We just have to wait and see but the several previews from sites like RPS and Destructoid had nothing bad to say about the KB/M (the preview pictures do show a mouse cursor in the menus which means it should be great).Returning to the question regarding mouse and keyboard: Do we know how well it will play for we old Luddite gamers that prefer M+K?
Playing on a keyboard and mouse feels rather comfortable, and I'm generally not happy with third-person action games using this control scheme. The keyboard keys can be remapped, so if the defaults don't tickle your fancy, change them! )
You make a main pawn at the beginning of your adventure and you can equip he/she with gear and change classes and skills. The other two pawns you pick from a pool of random pawns, and you can favorite certain ones.
So wait, you only get to design the "main" pawn, not the secondary ones? That's disappointing.
So wait, you only get to design the "main" pawn, not the secondary ones? That's disappointing.
Yes. Exactly this. I played almost all of my 200 hours offline because I'm unfit for society. You make a main pawn at the beginning of your adventure and you can equip he/she with gear and change classes and skills. The other two pawns you pick from a pool of random pawns, and you can favorite certain ones.
If you are playing online, you can "rent" another player's main pawn for a time, which is a fun way to share with others and you can give them gift items if you enjoy their pawn. Again, this online part is TOTALLY optional. It isn't obnoxious or forced at all, but it's there for fun.
Okay, thanks for the explanation. Can you at the very least rename them, or is even that not possible?