Granted, there was one instance where a chest was hidden in/among bushes (might be more but I just missed them) but I would argue that stumbling into it wasn't nearly as rewarding as to force players to hover over every table and shelf to see if they can open it. I don't know, second one seems more like UI inconsistency rather than game design. No, I mean I am explaining, right there at my postĢ) it doesn't highlight interactive objects, while it highlight everything else. Maybe so, as long as you explain what more hardcore means. True fact: DOS and DOS 2 are more hardcore than Pillars. In this regard I like Pillars far more than Divinity. DoS 2 is actually really bad in the itemization department though because items stats inflate so fast that you only ever get to enjoy a good unique or whatever for a single level and you can't wear whatever armor looks the coolest on your character.

Pillars is mostly about hand placed items while Divinity is all about randomly generated. I can't really see PoE 2 not really being an improvement over the original what with multi classing and sub classes, so most likely PoE 2 will be my favorite of the lot.ĮDIT: One thing I forgot to mention, which may be the biggest point of all, is itemization. I prefer the serious tone of Pillars but that's just my taste.Īnyways, mechanically (combat and character building) I prefer Pillars of Eternity over both DoS and DoS 2, DoS 2 certainly has it's moments though. Neither Divinity takes itself seriously, between pet pal and all the humor wrote into the games. I don't expect PoE 2 will topple that.īoth pillars and divinity have depth when it comes to building your characters, though I'm biased towards Pillars in that regard (I like it better). In the original DoS melee also felt like an exercise in masochism, but DoS 2 improved that aspect a lot.ĭoS 1 and 2 both are kings in the area of environmental effects. DoS 2 tones down the number of ways to instantly party wipe but they're still there. They both have ironman modes but in DoS party wipes from traps or any number of things was a pretty common occurrence so you'd have had to have been a real masochist to enjoy that. DoS 2 isn't as bad but there are still a few offenders. I feel like the combat pacing in Pillars is better, nothing is going to come along and two shot you, while in DoS getting 2 shot was common.

Namely, in Pillars it's 10x easier to use positioning tactics that involve choke points (would be even easier with a proper stand your ground button. Like initiative problems and a lack of body blocking. They both have some problems that Pillars doesn't have though. DoS 2 gives you a lot to think about tactically, though most battles for me devolve into fire.

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