Hey, everyone! ...anyone still there? :+) It's been a little while, to put it mildly - things are complicated for me, but I'll try to get back to all of your comments and posting more videos in the near future. As for now: I hope all of you had a great Christmas and I wish you a Happy New Year - may 2021 be better than 2020 in every way for you! I'll see you in 2021!
@@CryoWolfWon Thank you very much for the kind words! I love the Icewind Dale series as well - a playthrough of IWD1 will come directly after Diablo 2 is finished and I have plans to get to IWD2 eventually as well. There's a lot of good content (some of my favourite places) that comes after the forest you mentioned. Hopefully I'll be able to give the game a good showcase. Also, totally agreed about the good old games - I often sound like a grumpy old man in that regard, but many of those classics were truly a labor of love.
It's insane how I've been waiting for this guy to come back. I never bother to check on movie sequels that cost billions now to produce. And it's not like I don't have a life either, but whenever I get a breather, I find myself back on the channel. Amazing, really.
Mivsan, hope you are well. Life can be, well, you know... Thank you for the great video's you've done. Helped me through months of bad. Will help through more.
2021 has started! I am very excited to see what is next for this channel! I’ve noticed this community is extreme loyal. I mean I’ve been subbed for several years now and still check in once a month. Excited for your return!
I thought I was knew BG inside out then I watch your playthrough and learn so much. You passion to detail is amazing. I just finish this D2 playthrough and again such a good job you did. Hope your doing well and will eventually be able to continue. You sound like your an amazing person
I really do want to post much more in 2021 and want to end the break soon. The coming year looks to bring many life changes for me, but I'll try to do my best and offer as many videos as I can!
@@Mivsan_NT please don't feel pressured. Take your time. As long as you need. These Videos you make are really top! But there are more Important things in live! I just hope you are doing fine and those changes in your life are for the better! Keep it up!
Thank you so much for the kind words, glad you're enjoying the playthrough! I'm finishing dealing with some annoying delays and will be back to recording again soon!
@@Mivsan_NT Hey, just wanted to add that I'm also new to you channel, but enjoying it immensely! Glad to hear you're coming back. What other games (besides IWD, which I'm looking forward to) are you planning on doing in the future?
will you be transitioning to the upcoming Remaster version of D2? It will look far better but you'd need to reinstall, deal with less inventory space (what would you do with all those unique collections) etc.; it could take a while before mods get up to date and then there is no way to know if your current save will be transferrable
I haven't changed anything on Twitter, but I'm gearing for a return to posting again. I'll try my best to provide much more content in 2021, hang in there!
@@Mivsan_NT you did an awesome job with Baldur's Gate; I might, like 5% chance, start my own presentation of Fallout 2 on a similar note ^^ although I lack the same presentation skills and don't know every single detail to the same extent
Hej, mam nadzieję, że niedługo wznowisz nagrywanie i pojawią się nowe filmy. Robiłeś doskonałą robotę a każdy kolejny odcinek obejrzałem (i oglądam) z przyjemnością. Przypuszczam, że mówisz po polsku (lokalizacja?) niemniej na wszelki wypadek: Hey man, I am like still waiting that Mivsan upload new of this awesome youtube content! Hope everything goes well up there and you eventually come back, providing to us those glorious viedos!
Heya! Hope all is well with you my guy, I'm in the midst of watching your Baldur's Gate series and it's been really fun and entertaining (and also informative!). Take it easy out there!
Hey, thank you for the kind words! I'm gearing up for a return to posting again - I really want to redeem myself in 2021 and post much more content. Will try to do my best!
@@Mivsan_NT Glad to hear you're still going at it my man! I'm sure it'll be great, but most importantly have fun with it! Looking forward to your return :D
Hey Miv! While we patiently wait for the next installment, do you have any recommendations of other playthroughs that we could check out? I really enjoy these informative-like playthroughs you do. Are there any UA-cam channels that you draw inspiration or ideas from that you would recommend? Keep the videos coming!
I feel bad for giving recommendations to other YT channels in Mivsan's channel, and I hope he doesn't get mad at me for doing so :unsure: In any case, these are the ones I enjoyed over the years: Grimith has a Hardcore Javazon Let's Play that I also enjoyed a lot, that was the LP that made me think into getting into D2 myself, and the reason why Javazons are my fav spec :) Also, the YTer called ThePhramed has a nice Bowazon LP and an Kicksin Assassin LP too, that are quite enjoyable too (not hardcore, though.)
@@joriankhan9302 Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with other channels similar in style to mine. If I felt any outside inspiration, it was more as a result of a shortage of such content, and the existance of a niche to be filled. I don't want to come off the wrong way and imply that I'm some super unique snowflake - videos like that are surely out there, but are generally much more difficult to find, compared to regular Let's Plays. I've always enjoyed watching knowledgeable players, but it usually took the form of following online competition or speedruns. Hopefully you were able to discover some cool channels to watch! As for me, I will get back to providing you with some more content again soon, as I'm slowly finishing my battle with various setbacks and delays. Stay tuned! :+)
@@Mivsan_NT Hey man! Thank you! And glad to hear from you too :) Hope you're well and doing good! In these times one tends to worry too much! Best wishes!
I know you don't need to hear this, but i'm invested enough to say it anyway...take your time. farm until your SURE your ready for hell Act 1..than farm a little more. Your gameplan sounds solid and winnable to me, just needs to be executed with caution..looking forward to it, and i'm patient enough to wait as long as needed for you to get there right :D
Thank you for rooting for me, I appreciate the support! As for farming, I got a few juicy drops already :+). Will do an update on it as soon as I'm close to being done! And then: fun with Hell!
@@Mivsan_NT I know I said i'm patient and i'd wait long as needed and I meant that but..you ok mate? With all the things going on in the world right now I can imagine several reasons this is on hold, but i'll feel better if I know your safe :)
@@Nosgard Thank you for your concern, but fortunately there's no need to worry! I've had to deal with a lot of setbacks and time-consuming delays, but I'm slowly getting back to normal. I'll start posting again soon! :+)
Hey! I'm still preparing for a return to posting again. 2021 looks pretty crazy for me, but I'll try to provide much more content, despite all odds :+). Icewind Dale is guaranteed to come after Diablo 2. I have a lot of it planned out and am excited for it. Anything in particular you'd like to know about it?
@@Mivsan_NT great to hear you're still alive! Hope you stay on top of the crazy 2021. I know how it is for life to leave little/no time for these games we love so much. My favourite aspect of Icewind Dale remains the high-tension tactical combat. I would greatly enjoy it if you play it on Insane difficulty with extra experience turned off. I love your combat explanations, and use of all available resources, especially depletables, instead of cheesing it by save-scumming. My other favourite aspect is party composition/building. A fully custom party gives greater liberty in choosing class/race combinations, and IWD also has great roleplay reactivity to that. A while back I even worked out a party that covered the widest range I could figure of the available races/classes that offer unique conversation branches: Human Paladin Dwarf Fighter/Cleric Halfling Fighter/Thief Gnome Illusionist/Cleric Elf Druid Half-Elf Bard Not sure if that's anywhere close to the party you had in mind, but perhaps it can offer some inspiration. ;) Bear in mind that the EE has added some new possibilities (e.g. I think there's a unique Assassin conversation somewhere in the Vale of Shadows), whilst I'm basing the above on the classic version.
@@sneakyfred Playing on Insane difficulty with bonus experience turned off is exactly my favourite way to play the game (and one of the reasons for playing on EE). All the extra enemies, with none of the quick outleveling of content. I'm also going to have a suboptimal (not min-maxed) party, kind of similar to the one you've presented, with a few RP background elements, influencing some of their in-game limitations, choices, etc. As for EE dialogue additions, there's only a few: Priest of Tempus - there are some slight differences when talking to Accalia, Everard, Angaar, Hjollder and Wylfdene Assassin - few different lines when talking to Kresselack and Wylfdene Blackguard - ONE response to Vexing Thoughts Barbarian - ONE response to Wylfdene Half-Orc - ONE quick exchange with a Townsperson in Easthaven Those differences are very slight and don't add anything of substance. I think I'm going to play in a "purist" way and avoid most of the EE-introduced things, like kits and spells it brought over from BG2. It's going to be better for difficulty reasons, and also give proper attention to all the cool stuff IWD itself offers (so many spells are different from BG + there are many new ones). I generally like to keep BG and IWD separate and focus on their uniqueness, instead of making them more similar. Thanks again for the kind words!
@@Mivsan_NT I appreciate your plan to avoid min-maxing. What's your approach to limiting it? I find if I even start to make minor tweaks to a character's stats it becomes almost irresistible to add that extra point of Str, Dex or Con. ;) When it comes to computer games I'm unfortunately the worst type of power-gamer! But I have great respect for those who can resist the lure of the dark side. Speaking of EE-introduced aspects, how will you handle dual-wielding? With the proliferation of +APR weapons in IWD, off-handing them with a stun/slow-effect weapon in the main-hand seems massively overpowered. Also what's your plan regarding one of the most intrinsic IWD characteristics, random equipment drops? There are mods that take the randomness out of it, or the classic "quicksave-fishing" approach. Will you just accept the luck of the roll, or try to force it? Thinking back to the Deck of Many Things, I recall you reloading to take a specific set of cards, but that you chose them specifically not to be the "optimal" outcomes. Will you follow a similar tactic in IWD? I can't wait to follow the upcoming series! But no pressure: take your time; I wholeheartedly agree with someone else's comment, you should enjoy the whole process, both playing the game and creating the videos. :)
@@sneakyfred Hehe, the dark side beckons to me often as well :+). I appreciate min-maxing from a theorycrafting point of view, but I think the IWD playthrough (and probably other Infinity Engine game runs) will work out much better, if I resist. It's probably easier to combat those powergaming tendencies, if you: 1. Already min-maxed before - hard truth, but you have to get your "fix" first :+). 2. Want to experience the game in a different way - not having the usual (best) solutions, you have to come up with new ones. Sometimes it can lead to great discoveries. 3. Make it a challenge - do bad stuff on purpose and prove you can still do it. 4. Refer to a RP-based vision/theme for the run - lots of potential for creativity and cool ideas. 5. Add a little realism - characters aren't supposed to be perfect, but rather have weaknesses, etc. For my IWD run, it's a combination of factors. I want it to be more difficult + I want to introduce some RP-based ideas into it. Having a suboptimal party also brings fun, indirect gameplay consequences, like making certain spells and items more useful. All of this should make the playthrough more interesting. As for dual-wielding, I'm generally not going to use it. Other than an occasional situation to showcase the potential of some weapon combo (it's an interesting subject from a min-maxing point of view), I'll leave the mechanic alone. As you mentioned, it was clearly not intended. When it comes to random drops, I'm leaning towards a "no reload" type of approach - whatever happens, happens. I'm going to discuss every random drop table anyway, talking about what we could have gotten etc., but I'd rather not tinker with random drops at all. Thank you for your patience and support. I'm also excited for the playthrough - I have a lot of plans and ideas for it. I want to do it properly, though, and my life is rather complicated right now. Ideally, I'd like to be able to focus 100% on it and give the game the justice it deserves. We'll see!
Hey Mivsan. I just received a Wish scroll as a Christmas gift and the wish I choose is that in 2021 you'll be buffed with Bless, Luck, Protection From Evil, Friends and Strength! Also, wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you soon :)
My plan is to use my own, custom party. I have it set up in a precise way, to showcase a lot of cool stuff (like many class- and attribute-dependant dialogues and quest outcomes, etc.). I like the IWD NPC mod and will surely mention it in the run - it's a nice inclusion every once in a while, but it's best experienced on one's own, I think. In my playthrough, it would only add some banters and interjections I would mostly summarize and click through. Therefore, for the same reasons I skipped the banter mods in BG2, I will abstain from installing it for my IWD run.
@@icesat I consider the first two Fallout games as classics, even though they have a few clunky/annoying mechanics. They might be an option for a future playthrough.
@@Dan-uf2vh Thanks in advance! I've had quite a few suggestions mentioning Pathfinder: Kingmaker and will keep it in mind. It's really high time for me to check out the newer RPGs from the recent isometric renaissance in general, like Pillars of Eternity, Pathfinder and others. I hope to look into them in the future!
I've been finished with farming for a long time, but had a lot of annoying and time-consuming delays to deal with. No need to worry, though - I'll be back to posting again soon! :+)
^^ the violent deaths of a motorcyclist or of a hardcore character are inevitable.. the only question is in what circumstances and exactly when / how long it takes to happen
I hear that in order to grow the channel, it is necessary to have a steady output of videos; I have no idea how Kurzgesagt manages with 1 / month, perhaps it worked differently years back when their channel was growing; I don't think it follows the spirit of your channel, but if you somehow manage to space videos out more evenly and consistently it could take off
Thanks for rooting for me and checking back on the channel! It's been too long, but I plan to get back to posting more regularly soon. Hopefully I won't have to deal with such breaks again!
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Hey, everyone! ...anyone still there? :+)
It's been a little while, to put it mildly - things are complicated for me, but I'll try to get back to all of your comments and posting more videos in the near future. As for now: I hope all of you had a great Christmas and I wish you a Happy New Year - may 2021 be better than 2020 in every way for you!
I'll see you in 2021!
@@CryoWolfWon Thank you very much for the kind words!
I love the Icewind Dale series as well - a playthrough of IWD1 will come directly after Diablo 2 is finished and I have plans to get to IWD2 eventually as well. There's a lot of good content (some of my favourite places) that comes after the forest you mentioned. Hopefully I'll be able to give the game a good showcase.
Also, totally agreed about the good old games - I often sound like a grumpy old man in that regard, but many of those classics were truly a labor of love.
Hello there Mivsan, all the best in 2021
@@Draconomiconn Hello! Best wishes and a happy 2021 to you as well!
@@Mivsan_NT nice to hear youre still about to make content and also nice that you plan on making icewind dale content. looking forward to it.
We for sure miss you, but understand needing to take care of life. Hope to have you and your awesome content back soon!
It's insane how I've been waiting for this guy to come back. I never bother to check on movie sequels that cost billions now to produce. And it's not like I don't have a life either, but whenever I get a breather, I find myself back on the channel.
Amazing, really.
Ya, me too. And even if he never uploads again, i'd just like to know if he is alright.
Mivsan, hope you are well. Life can be, well, you know... Thank you for the great video's you've done. Helped me through months of bad. Will help through more.
Can't belive it's been a year already! Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year! Mivsan, hope you are well and we'll see you again soon. 🎄⚔️🏹🐲
Miv! Still hoping here to see you post videos again. Loved the BG playthrough, enjoy Diablo 2, holding out for IWD and IWD2! Hope are you well!
Hope you come back dude. Your playthroughs are top notch!
2021 has started! I am very excited to see what is next for this channel! I’ve noticed this community is extreme loyal. I mean I’ve been subbed for several years now and still check in once a month. Excited for your return!
I thought I was knew BG inside out then I watch your playthrough and learn so much. You passion to detail is amazing. I just finish this D2 playthrough and again such a good job you did. Hope your doing well and will eventually be able to continue. You sound like your an amazing person
Where you at
Mivsan you are the best lets play dude out there! BG series was a masterpiece. When you get back to it we'll still be watching.
Thank you for this very enjoyable run, I love it. Really appreciate your knowledge and I’m learning tons about the game. Keep going!
Thank you! Glad to hear you're enjoying the playthrough!
Happy new year! Wherever you are😔
Dude I'm still waiting for your new videos! Been watching since BG playthrough and I can't wait for you to come back :D
Hope you are alright!!
And hoping we getting more content from you in near future. But take your time!
I really do want to post much more in 2021 and want to end the break soon. The coming year looks to bring many life changes for me, but I'll try to do my best and offer as many videos as I can!
@@Mivsan_NT please don't feel pressured.
Take your time. As long as you need. These Videos you make are really top! But there are more Important things in live!
I just hope you are doing fine and those changes in your life are for the better!
Keep it up!
You're one of my favourite!
Top Videos, top commentary, nice Humor.
Love it. Pls keep going
Thank you so much for the kind words, glad you're enjoying the playthrough!
I'm finishing dealing with some annoying delays and will be back to recording again soon!
@@Mivsan_NT Hey, just wanted to add that I'm also new to you channel, but enjoying it immensely! Glad to hear you're coming back. What other games (besides IWD, which I'm looking forward to) are you planning on doing in the future?
Look at his Baldurs gate walkthrough.
Its amazing!!!
Best of All UA-cam!
@@buntefuss Yep, that's how I got to his channel in the first place. Baldur's Gate II is my favorite game of all time.
Still checking in once in a while Hope you will continiue this playthrough.
I shall! I don't want to make specific predictions, but my resolve is strong - I'll try my best to provide much more content this year. Stay tuned!
will you be transitioning to the upcoming Remaster version of D2? It will look far better but you'd need to reinstall, deal with less inventory space (what would you do with all those unique collections) etc.; it could take a while before mods get up to date and then there is no way to know if your current save will be transferrable
Hey mate.
Just checking.
Hope You're allright and doing fine
Any update?
I see that you changed your twitter banner I think? I hope that means you might come back soon. Stay safe and well, cheers.
I haven't changed anything on Twitter, but I'm gearing for a return to posting again. I'll try my best to provide much more content in 2021, hang in there!
@@Mivsan_NT you did an awesome job with Baldur's Gate; I might, like 5% chance, start my own presentation of Fallout 2 on a similar note ^^ although I lack the same presentation skills and don't know every single detail to the same extent
Hey you okay man?
Hej, mam nadzieję, że niedługo wznowisz nagrywanie i pojawią się nowe filmy. Robiłeś doskonałą robotę a każdy kolejny odcinek obejrzałem (i oglądam) z przyjemnością. Przypuszczam, że mówisz po polsku (lokalizacja?) niemniej na wszelki wypadek: Hey man, I am like still waiting that Mivsan upload new of this awesome youtube content! Hope everything goes well up there and you eventually come back, providing to us those glorious viedos!
Heya! Hope all is well with you my guy, I'm in the midst of watching your Baldur's Gate series and it's been really fun and entertaining (and also informative!). Take it easy out there!
Hey, thank you for the kind words!
I'm gearing up for a return to posting again - I really want to redeem myself in 2021 and post much more content. Will try to do my best!
@@Mivsan_NT Glad to hear you're still going at it my man! I'm sure it'll be great, but most importantly have fun with it! Looking forward to your return :D
I rly hope all is well with you 😞
Happy new year man, hope all is well :)
Congrats on the 2K subs! And cheers for many more Ks to come! :)
Thank you! I'm happy to see the channel grow :+).
Your support is appreciated!
Hey Miv! While we patiently wait for the next installment, do you have any recommendations of other playthroughs that we could check out? I really enjoy these informative-like playthroughs you do. Are there any UA-cam channels that you draw inspiration or ideas from that you would recommend? Keep the videos coming!
I feel bad for giving recommendations to other YT channels in Mivsan's channel, and I hope he doesn't get mad at me for doing so :unsure:
In any case, these are the ones I enjoyed over the years:
Grimith has a Hardcore Javazon Let's Play that I also enjoyed a lot, that was the LP that made me think into getting into D2 myself, and the reason why Javazons are my fav spec :)
Also, the YTer called ThePhramed has a nice Bowazon LP and an Kicksin Assassin LP too, that are quite enjoyable too (not hardcore, though.)
@@leeux Thanks for the recommendations, I'll check them out!
@@joriankhan9302 Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with other channels similar in style to mine. If I felt any outside inspiration, it was more as a result of a shortage of such content, and the existance of a niche to be filled. I don't want to come off the wrong way and imply that I'm some super unique snowflake - videos like that are surely out there, but are generally much more difficult to find, compared to regular Let's Plays. I've always enjoyed watching knowledgeable players, but it usually took the form of following online competition or speedruns. Hopefully you were able to discover some cool channels to watch!
As for me, I will get back to providing you with some more content again soon, as I'm slowly finishing my battle with various setbacks and delays. Stay tuned! :+)
@@leeux No worries at all - spread the love for some good content :+).
@@Mivsan_NT Hey man! Thank you! And glad to hear from you too :)
Hope you're well and doing good! In these times one tends to worry too much!
Best wishes!
proszę natychmiast wrócić 😪😪😪
Maybe in 2023?..
I know you don't need to hear this, but i'm invested enough to say it anyway...take your time. farm until your SURE your ready for hell Act 1..than farm a little more. Your gameplan sounds solid and winnable to me, just needs to be executed with caution..looking forward to it, and i'm patient enough to wait as long as needed for you to get there right :D
Thank you for rooting for me, I appreciate the support!
As for farming, I got a few juicy drops already :+). Will do an update on it as soon as I'm close to being done! And then: fun with Hell!
@@Mivsan_NT I know I said i'm patient and i'd wait long as needed and I meant that but..you ok mate? With all the things going on in the world right now I can imagine several reasons this is on hold, but i'll feel better if I know your safe :)
@@Nosgard Thank you for your concern, but fortunately there's no need to worry!
I've had to deal with a lot of setbacks and time-consuming delays, but I'm slowly getting back to normal. I'll start posting again soon! :+)
@@Mivsan_NT Awesome! Good enough for me, take your time so it looks right when it is done :D
Hope you and your fam doing ok. Please let your followers know if you are good.
Hey Mivsan, hope you're alright
I am, no need to worry (though thank you nonetheless)!
I've had a lot of time-consuming setbacks to deal with, but I'll be back to recording soon!
@@Mivsan_NT glad you're ok. Looking forward to more of your videos :)
Pls come back
Hope that when you come back you'll have every unique in the game :P (Hope you're doing well!)
I hope you're doing alright still. Saw some concerned comments 3 weeks ago but you seemed to have some stuff to sort out. Appreciate your vids!
Thank you! I appreciate your continued interest in my content!
I'm not happy with how things turned out, but I -shall- be back soon!
come back 😭
I shall!
I'll do my best to make 2021 a much better year in terms of content.
COME BACK!!!! :(
Hey dude. :) Any update on the future Icewind Dale playthrough? Hope all is well!
Hey!
I'm still preparing for a return to posting again. 2021 looks pretty crazy for me, but I'll try to provide much more content, despite all odds :+).
Icewind Dale is guaranteed to come after Diablo 2. I have a lot of it planned out and am excited for it. Anything in particular you'd like to know about it?
@@Mivsan_NT great to hear you're still alive! Hope you stay on top of the crazy 2021. I know how it is for life to leave little/no time for these games we love so much.
My favourite aspect of Icewind Dale remains the high-tension tactical combat. I would greatly enjoy it if you play it on Insane difficulty with extra experience turned off. I love your combat explanations, and use of all available resources, especially depletables, instead of cheesing it by save-scumming.
My other favourite aspect is party composition/building. A fully custom party gives greater liberty in choosing class/race combinations, and IWD also has great roleplay reactivity to that. A while back I even worked out a party that covered the widest range I could figure of the available races/classes that offer unique conversation branches:
Human Paladin
Dwarf Fighter/Cleric
Halfling Fighter/Thief
Gnome Illusionist/Cleric
Elf Druid
Half-Elf Bard
Not sure if that's anywhere close to the party you had in mind, but perhaps it can offer some inspiration. ;) Bear in mind that the EE has added some new possibilities (e.g. I think there's a unique Assassin conversation somewhere in the Vale of Shadows), whilst I'm basing the above on the classic version.
@@sneakyfred Playing on Insane difficulty with bonus experience turned off is exactly my favourite way to play the game (and one of the reasons for playing on EE). All the extra enemies, with none of the quick outleveling of content.
I'm also going to have a suboptimal (not min-maxed) party, kind of similar to the one you've presented, with a few RP background elements, influencing some of their in-game limitations, choices, etc.
As for EE dialogue additions, there's only a few:
Priest of Tempus - there are some slight differences when talking to Accalia, Everard, Angaar, Hjollder and Wylfdene
Assassin - few different lines when talking to Kresselack and Wylfdene
Blackguard - ONE response to Vexing Thoughts
Barbarian - ONE response to Wylfdene
Half-Orc - ONE quick exchange with a Townsperson in Easthaven
Those differences are very slight and don't add anything of substance. I think I'm going to play in a "purist" way and avoid most of the EE-introduced things, like kits and spells it brought over from BG2. It's going to be better for difficulty reasons, and also give proper attention to all the cool stuff IWD itself offers (so many spells are different from BG + there are many new ones). I generally like to keep BG and IWD separate and focus on their uniqueness, instead of making them more similar.
Thanks again for the kind words!
@@Mivsan_NT I appreciate your plan to avoid min-maxing. What's your approach to limiting it? I find if I even start to make minor tweaks to a character's stats it becomes almost irresistible to add that extra point of Str, Dex or Con. ;) When it comes to computer games I'm unfortunately the worst type of power-gamer! But I have great respect for those who can resist the lure of the dark side.
Speaking of EE-introduced aspects, how will you handle dual-wielding? With the proliferation of +APR weapons in IWD, off-handing them with a stun/slow-effect weapon in the main-hand seems massively overpowered.
Also what's your plan regarding one of the most intrinsic IWD characteristics, random equipment drops? There are mods that take the randomness out of it, or the classic "quicksave-fishing" approach. Will you just accept the luck of the roll, or try to force it? Thinking back to the Deck of Many Things, I recall you reloading to take a specific set of cards, but that you chose them specifically not to be the "optimal" outcomes. Will you follow a similar tactic in IWD?
I can't wait to follow the upcoming series! But no pressure: take your time; I wholeheartedly agree with someone else's comment, you should enjoy the whole process, both playing the game and creating the videos. :)
@@sneakyfred Hehe, the dark side beckons to me often as well :+). I appreciate min-maxing from a theorycrafting point of view, but I think the IWD playthrough (and probably other Infinity Engine game runs) will work out much better, if I resist.
It's probably easier to combat those powergaming tendencies, if you:
1. Already min-maxed before - hard truth, but you have to get your "fix" first :+).
2. Want to experience the game in a different way - not having the usual (best) solutions, you have to come up with new ones. Sometimes it can lead to great discoveries.
3. Make it a challenge - do bad stuff on purpose and prove you can still do it.
4. Refer to a RP-based vision/theme for the run - lots of potential for creativity and cool ideas.
5. Add a little realism - characters aren't supposed to be perfect, but rather have weaknesses, etc.
For my IWD run, it's a combination of factors. I want it to be more difficult + I want to introduce some RP-based ideas into it. Having a suboptimal party also brings fun, indirect gameplay consequences, like making certain spells and items more useful. All of this should make the playthrough more interesting.
As for dual-wielding, I'm generally not going to use it. Other than an occasional situation to showcase the potential of some weapon combo (it's an interesting subject from a min-maxing point of view), I'll leave the mechanic alone. As you mentioned, it was clearly not intended.
When it comes to random drops, I'm leaning towards a "no reload" type of approach - whatever happens, happens. I'm going to discuss every random drop table anyway, talking about what we could have gotten etc., but I'd rather not tinker with random drops at all.
Thank you for your patience and support. I'm also excited for the playthrough - I have a lot of plans and ideas for it. I want to do it properly, though, and my life is rather complicated right now. Ideally, I'd like to be able to focus 100% on it and give the game the justice it deserves. We'll see!
Those cows talked too much for their own good.
I knew a guy named Three-Finger Frankie who used to have the same problem.
Hey Mivsan. I just received a Wish scroll as a Christmas gift and the wish I choose is that in 2021 you'll be buffed with Bless, Luck, Protection From Evil, Friends and Strength! Also, wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you soon :)
Are you planning to use Icewind Dale NPCs mod for IWD?
My plan is to use my own, custom party. I have it set up in a precise way, to showcase a lot of cool stuff (like many class- and attribute-dependant dialogues and quest outcomes, etc.).
I like the IWD NPC mod and will surely mention it in the run - it's a nice inclusion every once in a while, but it's best experienced on one's own, I think. In my playthrough, it would only add some banters and interjections I would mostly summarize and click through. Therefore, for the same reasons I skipped the banter mods in BG2, I will abstain from installing it for my IWD run.
@@Mivsan_NT looking forward to the IWD playthrough too. At the same time, I am wondering if you are interested in the fallout series as well.
@@Mivsan_NT I hope you will consider Pathfinder Kingmaker some day :) I could give some tips for your first playthrough
@@icesat I consider the first two Fallout games as classics, even though they have a few clunky/annoying mechanics. They might be an option for a future playthrough.
@@Dan-uf2vh Thanks in advance! I've had quite a few suggestions mentioning Pathfinder: Kingmaker and will keep it in mind.
It's really high time for me to check out the newer RPGs from the recent isometric renaissance in general, like Pillars of Eternity, Pathfinder and others. I hope to look into them in the future!
what happebed Mivsan_NT?
I've had a lot of setbacks to sort out recently, but the situation is slowly stabilizing. I'll be back to posting again soon!
@@Mivsan_NT glad to hear!
COME BACK!
Had no idea Diablo 2 grind takes so long.
Hope you are Ok.
I've been finished with farming for a long time, but had a lot of annoying and time-consuming delays to deal with.
No need to worry, though - I'll be back to posting again soon! :+)
@@Mivsan_NT That's great!
i request a pillars of eternity 1/2 playthrough
Conqueror....BAH...Edwin would still destroy you
His magical skills are supreme, indeed, but Nesharin would be about 20 teleports away before he gets a cast off :+).
^^ the violent deaths of a motorcyclist or of a hardcore character are inevitable.. the only question is in what circumstances and exactly when / how long it takes to happen
Hopefully such grim fate awaits Nesharin only AFTER finishing this run! :+)
Speaking of which, I'll be back to continue it soon - stay tuned!
Stop farming, sir. , it's been six months!
I finished farming a long time ago, it's just that I'm stuck at some farming parts IRL. I will return and try to provide more videos this year!
I hear that in order to grow the channel, it is necessary to have a steady output of videos; I have no idea how Kurzgesagt manages with 1 / month, perhaps it worked differently years back when their channel was growing; I don't think it follows the spirit of your channel, but if you somehow manage to space videos out more evenly and consistently it could take off
Thanks for rooting for me and checking back on the channel!
It's been too long, but I plan to get back to posting more regularly soon. Hopefully I won't have to deal with such breaks again!