For Combat UI you only get a single cycleable hotbar and cannot cast from spellbook like the previous game.
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The Armor System is boring and underutilized.Almost all relevant mechanics seem to still rely on and indicate the previous system, and the new system is not explained anywhere. Round-Robin Initiative defeats the purpose of Initiative/Wits investment and has produced many other issues. The Initiative System is nonfunctional.These are flaws in the game that have a deep, resounding impact that generates numerous other issues, cripples other systems and mechanics, and are generally responsible for a great number of problems in the game. Systemic Flaws in Divinity: Original Sin 2 These criticisms are leveled at the game as a whole, and do not usually reference the Origins Campaign specifically these criticisms come not only from me as a player, so please treat these as also from the perspective of someone who would use the current content available to make their own campaigns with the studio-provided tools.Īnd no, “Mods can fix it” isn’t an excuse for anything listed below.
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I’ve chosen this format because trying to engage in a detailed discussion or explanation of each issue and how it relates to other segments of the game, even describing the elements of broad categories like Character Building and Combat, becomes a monolithic task that quickly spirals to multi-page proportions.Įach category below represents a different impact and severity that the issues pose with Systemic Flaws causing issues with large segments of the game and Minor Flaws contributing to more specific areas or being self-contained problems. I have elected to upload this in an easier to read format than WordPress HERE on GoogleDocs if the slight changes made to accommodate this webstyle bother you.
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I waited until the ‘big patch’ Larian had teased for well over a week, that was sent out almost a month after release, but it seems that it did little to abate the vast majority of issues. This is a compilation of the various issues of Divinity: Original Sin 2 that I’ve noticed over the course of multiple in-depth playthroughs.