Larian Studios Forums Divinity - Original Sin Divinity Original Sin - Beta Thoughts / Feedback.

First off I have been a huge Larian fan for a long time .. Absolutely love all of their games even though I didnt play much of Divinity 2 and have yet played Dragon Commander ( not my type of game ) and was kinda let down by Beyond Divinity when compared to Divine Divinity..

Anyways.

At what point was it decided to not be like Divine Divinity and by that I mean action combat but instead to be turn based? I enjoy turn based rpgs but not as much as action rpgs and yes I was kinda bummed I heard a long time ago that this sequel would be turn based. But I am still having fun with it nonetheless ( just not as much as I would otherwise ).

Will there be an option to choose a body type for our characters? The female looks fine and fits in with the world but the male ( including Jahan ) look so out of place with the overly bulky look which I am not a fan of at all. I would rather have a choice to possible make him have a body type of the Legionnaires.

Why is stealing so easy!?! It seems like the easiest and most reliable way of making money. Heck I stole all of Esmereldas ( sp? ) weapons from the table and resold them to her.. It is ridiculous.

The movement speed feels kinda slow to me. I know I saw ways to make my characters run faster but when you have 4 to manage it seems like it would be difficult to have them run of similar speeds which makes getting into combat an adventure when maybe one of your better fighters end up way behind you and then having to waste turns getting them into the fight. Having to move and stop while adventuring just to make sure I have everyone together is a drag.

More about movement speed.. Maybe a slight increase? A couple nights ago I found myself almost dozing off while running from one side of the town to the other and that isnt good! I dont want to zip around at insane speeds to be sure.

Crafting.. Wow. My head almost explodes when trying to take this part of the game seriously. Will crafting always be just a drag and drop experience or will there be crafting tables in the future? And maybe even having a starting book for a couple simple crafts like a healing potion.

I am having a lot of trouble with the multiplay / co op aspect of the game. I bought the double pack for myself and gave the other copy to my girlfriend and no matter what we try we cannot connect to each other in a game.

And what are the plans for multiplayer? Will there be modes later on to allow for unlimited gameplay or progression or will it just be the story to a level cap and that be it with just secrets to find at the end?

I equipped what I thought was a shirt on my female wizard character and it was a bikini! Why!?! Is it because there is no texture for that item yet or is it really planned to have bikinis as armor?

That is all I can remember at the moment.


Edit : When I first started playing I had no idea that there were companions that you could get to follow you. For awhile I was playing with just the 2 main characters. Did I miss a popup that said I could get companions?