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The Bloody Nine said:
50,000 copies. Ouch.
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Where did Avowed hurt you?

This will be the last time I respond to you.
Kvally said:
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Don't bother responding to him anymore it's a waste of time that's what he craves in life
 
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Phunkydiabetic said:
But....Kvally posted a tweet where the dev says they're number one in multiple European countries AND America. And they managed to do that only selling 50,000 copies?

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And Xbox, and on Game Pass, and on Battle.net in addition to Steam on those locations.
 
TaySan said:
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Where did Avowed hurt you?

This will be the last time I respond to you.


Don't bother responding to him anymore it's a waste of time that's what he craves in life
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:ROFLMAO:

Stereotypical libtard. "I can't respond to you so IGNOOOOOOORRRREEEEEEEEEEE". And who asked you to respond in the first place, dumbass?

You're an embarrassment to your parents.
 
Phunkydiabetic said:
But....Taysan posted a tweet where the dev says they're number one in multiple European countries AND America. And they managed to do that only selling 50,000 copies?

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DA the Failguard also shot to the top of the charts. Turns out if there's fuck all else out it's achievable.
 
Just made a character and played a bit of the intro mission. The game looks and runs well. Seems very polished! A bit disappointed that it doesn't have HDR support (second game in a row after Kingdom Come II...).

Probably not going to dive in deep until I finish KCD II, but it seems pretty neat so far.
 
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Zefah said:
Just made a character and played a bit of the intro mission. The game looks and runs well. Seems very polished! A bit disappointed that it doesn't have HDR support (second game in a row after Kingdom Come II...).

Probably not going to dive in deep until I finish KCD II, but it seems pretty neat so far.
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Are you playing on PC gamepass? When I launch the game HDR on windows automatically enables


Edit- I think you might be right that's a bummer I had mine enabled for nothing lol
 
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Still hardly touched the main campaign just playing side missions and bounties. About almost wrapped up on the second location. "Just 5 more minutes" vibes
 
TaySan said:
Still hardly touched the main campaign just playing side missions and bounties. About almost wrapped up on the second location. "Just 5 more minutes" vibes
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How's the writing so far? From the videos and stuff I've seen it seems quite exposition heavy and lacking the sort of depth Obsidian bought to KOTOR 2, New Vegas and the Pillars games. The Outer Worlds had some intriguing characters, hoping for something similar here.
 
Amorous Biscuit said:
How's the writing so far? From the videos and stuff I've seen it seems quite exposition heavy and lacking the sort of depth Obsidian bought to KOTOR 2, New Vegas and the Pillars games. The Outer Worlds had some intriguing characters, hoping for something similar here.
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Amorous Biscuit said:
How's the writing so far? From the videos and stuff I've seen it seems quite exposition heavy and lacking the sort of depth Obsidian bought to KOTOR 2, New Vegas and the Pillars games. The Outer Worlds had some intriguing characters, hoping for something similar here.
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I think Josh Sawyer did those games. He's not credited for Avowed afaik.
 
HE1NZ said:
I think Josh Sawyer did those games. He's not credited for Avowed afaik.
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I know Sawyer oversaw directorial duties for Pillars, but couldn't find information on the writing team for Avowed. Chris Avellone was the senior/lead designer for NV and KOTOR 2, but he's long since departed the studio. Was hoping that the team who worked on Pillars were present for this one.
 
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Amorous Biscuit said:
How's the writing so far? From the videos and stuff I've seen it seems quite exposition heavy and lacking the sort of depth Obsidian bought to KOTOR 2, New Vegas and the Pillars games. The Outer Worlds had some intriguing characters, hoping for something similar here.
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Well like I said I barely played the main story just doing side missions and bounties but from what I played I think it's generally good but the way it is delivered is very stale. Similar to how it's done in The Outer Worlds. Completely static conversation camera, NPCs standing in place in a town with exactly two things to say to you, notes lying on the ground that spell out exactly what a character is thinking, etc. But you do have good control of the conversations.

To be honest, in my opinion this games greatest strength is the gameplay, combat and exploration and finding all the secrets in every nook and cranny.
 
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The Bloody Nine said:
50,000 copies. Ouch.
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I'm guessing that Game Pass will make up a decent chunk of the player base for this so the number of copies sold would not represent the number of people playing the game?

The game does look like your typical Game Pass slop though. Just like Starfield and others. Not so awful that you wouldn't give it a go if you had Game Pass already but not worth going out of your way for and hardly likely to be remembered in a few years.

Grifters gonna grift and shills gonna shill but generally this looks like one to avoid.
 
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TaySan said:
Well like I said I barely played the main story just doing side missions and bounties but from what I played I think it's generally good but the way it is delivered is very stale. Similar to how it's done in The Outer Worlds. Completely static conversation camera, NPCs standing in place in a town with exactly two things to say to you, notes lying on the ground that spell out exactly what a character is thinking, etc. But you do have good control of the conversations.

To be honest, in my opinion this games greatest strength is the gameplay, combat and exploration and finding all the secrets in every nook and cranny.
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Why limit themselves like that though? I do feel Outer Worlds could have been more, if it had more. Maybe same for Avowed though I do see more of a positive reception compared to Outer Worlds.

Avowed had articles and reveals on how it did not have what Skyrim did. I think that it absolutely no favors.

Skyrim, a Multiple Generation Defining Game is honestly unfair to compare to a vast majority of games but people generally do expect more from their RPGs after 20 years.

Games like prior Skyrim, Witcher 3 even Pillars of Eternity 1/2 the direct prior but future set games to Avowed, Divinity Orginal Sin 1/2, Pathfinder Kingmaker/Wrath of Rightous, Baldurs Gate 3 have set a lot of standards and expectations for better or for worse.

I do like they have gotten an update out already which is promising support wise. Baldurs Gate 3 likely also has Obsidian and Microsoft eyeing the potential of Pillars of Eternity 3.
 
Zeta Dragoon said:
Why limit themselves like that though? I do feel Outer Worlds could have been more, if it had more. Maybe same for Avowed.

Avowed had articles and reveals on how it did not have what Skyrim did. I think that it absolutely no favors.

Skyrim, a Multiple Generation Defining Game is honestly unfair to compare to a vast majority of games but people generally do expect more from their RPGs after 20 years.

Games like prior Skyrim, Witcher 3 Pillar of Eternity 1/2, Divinity Orginal Sin 1/2, Pathfinder Kingmaker/Wrath of Rightous, Baldurs Gate 3 have set a lot of standards and expectations for better or for worse.
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I feel like Avowed and something like Skyrim are two different types of games. Avowed is a smaller scale but focused gameplay/combat. Bethesda should seriously hire whoever worked on the combat for Avowed. It feels so much better than any first person RPG I've played.
 
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TaySan said:
Hopefully, we will see more bumps once word of mouth spreads. Id be pleasantly surprised with 25k. Shame MS is trash when it comes to any marketing
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Avowed has been literally every other commercial on HULU and amazon for us for what seems like a month and a half. I don't think they're skimping on the marketing...
 
VlaudTheImpaler said:
Avowed has been literally every other commercial on HULU and amazon for us for what seems like a month and a half. I don't think they're skimping on the marketing...
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Well I don't have Hulu or Amazon so I guess that explains why I haven't seen anything. If it wasn't for the developer showcase I wouldn't have known anything aside from the DEI drama
 
One of the reviews I read liked the game, but said the enemy variety was really lacking. He said you fight a lot of skeletons and bears through the whole game, any truth to that?
 
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HeresJohnny said:
One of the reviews I read liked the game, but said the enemy variety was really lacking. He said you fight a lot of skeletons and bears through the whole game, any truth to that?
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There's more than just bears and skeletons and each location has there own types. But yea enemy variety isn't the greatest compared to other games. I don't really have an issue with it personally because they don't respawn once you kill them so it doesn't feel repetitive or anything
 
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Ulrask in Steel Resolve was a fun fight!
Kicked my but a few times but my axe did good work of him :)
 
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I just did the tutorial level, promising mechanics, I want to do some sort of warmage build but I'm not sure those are compatible. Also the stream quality sucked on gamepass. I wonder if their bandwidth is being strained with the launch.
 
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Finally got enough herbs to upgrade my exceptional axe and finish that boss xD sacrificed a lot of equipment though
 
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View: https://x.com/AvowedtheGame/status/1893001358493786486


Hey everyone,

A new patch is now available! This update includes important fixes, so be sure to update your game when you see it.

If you are encountering any problems, please continue to let us know at support.obsidian.net.

Thanks for playing, and we appreciate your support!

— The Avowed Team

[H3]Crashes & Major Issues[/H3]
  • Resolved a crash related to GameThread timing out.
  • The playerwill no longer crash after pressing ESC upon climbing a ladder.
  • The player will no longer crash when playing on PC with an Xbox Account is signed in and internet connection is lost.
  • The player will no longer experience a rare crash related to rendering.

Quests & Area Design

  • Yatzli now correctly advances "A Path to the Garden" quest even if "One Last Drink" was completed before meeting Temerti & Yatzli in Thirdborn.
  • Ofryc will now appear as intended in Paradis near the end of the quest "Dawntreader".
  • "Shadows of the Past" quest now progresses correctly if the player enters Naku Kubel immediately after it becomes accessible.
  • Sanza now correctly rewards the player when turning in the first map to him.
  • Wilfrith's Map is now removed from the player's inventory when giving it to Sanza.
  • A "Quest Available" icon is no longer present on the map for a quest giver in Shatterscarp if they have been killed.
  • A conversation with Yatzli during the quest "The Siege of Paradis" will no longer drop earlier than intended.
  • A dream conversation in Dawnshore no longer ends earlier than intended.
  • Corrected some conditionals that were preventing certain end slides from playing.
  • The quest marker for the quest "Precious Light" appears where intended if Adelgund was spoken before the quest starts.
  • Amadio in Emerald Stair no longer reacts as if the xaurips have been killed if they've been damaged by an elemental interaction.
  • Sargamis' dialogue after choosing to sacrifice himself is no longer cut off by himself.
  • Some dreamthralls outside of Naku Kubel will no longer drop dead out of nowhere.
  • Some xaurips in the Deadfall Highlands in Shatterscarp will no longer follow the player outside of the intended area.
  • Barrier collision is now correctly removed after the conversation in front of Naku Kubel in Shatterscarp and fast travelling to Party Camp.
  • The encounter for Belderreno's bounty now spawns more reliably.
  • The player can no longer skip talking to Darle after burning the nests as part of the quest "Fires in the Mine".
  • The player can no longer pick up 4 of the same Great Sword outside of Paradis.
  • The player can now give the illicit goods to Daiko under certain conditions as part of the quest "The Wasteland Courier".
  • The player can now properly exit the conversation with Forgemaster Dela in Solace Keep if they are unsure which weapon they want to upgrade.
  • The player can no longer use parkour on the rocks to bypass part of the quest "Boundaries of Antiquity".
  • The Pyromancer in Dawnshore no longer clips into and out of the ground.
  • The quest "Message From Afar" will complete properly if the player exited The Strangleroot in an unintended way.
  • There is now a proper quest marker for the quest "Mapping the Living Lands: Galawain's Tusks".
Systems, Gameplay, and Balance Updates

  • Corrected the requirements for the achievement "The Outer Worlds."
  • Arcane Veil balance adjustments: Damage Reduction: 50% -> 25%, Cooldown: 10 seconds -> 15 seconds
  • Characters are no longer affected by electrified water when standing above it, jumping over it, or on an ice platform.
  • Companions will help the player in combat more reliably.
  • Companions will no longer rarelydisappear after skipping a cutscene.
  • Corrected loot drops related to upgrade materials.
  • Encounters that have waves of enemies will now spawn more reliably.
  • Errant teleports of NPCs to under the map in rare situations will no longer occur.
  • Improved water-borne electrical damage behavior.
  • Melee weapons (besides one-handed sword) will now properly trigger camera shakes when hitting an enemy.
  • New enemies spawned during active combat now detect the player correctly.
  • Steel Garotte guard's weapon no longer enlarges when receiving damage prior to the conversation.
  • The player camera will no longer lurch when opening a small lockbox.
  • The player will no longer levitate briefly after opening a sarcophagus.
  • The player will no longer momentarily uncrouch when opening a small lockbox.
  • The player will no longer be unable to move after loading a save in which the ability Arcane Veil was active.
  • The player will no longer get stuck aiming down sights after a cutscene occurs.

Audio Improvements

  • Added volumes around Emerald Stair to adjust music mix based on story moments, choices, and vistas.
  • Added volumes around Galawain's Tusks to adjust music mix based on story moments and vistas.
  • Added volumes around Shatterscarp to adjust music mix based on story moments and vistas.
  • Added volumes around The Garden to adjust music mix based on story moments and vistas.
  • Arduous Delay of Motion ability now has audio effect upon enemy impact.
  • Using Barbaric Shout will always make the player shout when using the ability.
Visual & Art Fixes

  • Adjusted camera framing in conversation before dispelling the barrier to Naku Kubel.
  • Adjusted camera framing in conversation with gossiping Fiorian Citizens in Emerald Stair.
  • Adjusted camera framing in conversations during the quest "The Siege of Paradis".
  • Adjusted camera framing in conversations in Naku Kubel.
  • Adjusted camera framing in conversation with Cinzia in Thirdborn.
  • Improved the appearance of fog in the opening area of The Garden.
  • Lighting has been adjusted near the Shrine to Skaen in Emerald Stair.
  • NPCs now correctly look at the player rather than at the camera during the debate with Giatta, Vidarro, and Quillici in Fior mes Iverno.
  • Removed graphical artifacts from dreamscourge affect in Emerald Stair near the Farmer's Market.
User Interface (UI) & Controls

  • "Insufficient funds" and strikethrough text in store screens will no longer appear incorrectly under certain conditions
  • When saving fails, a more descriptive error message appears.
  • After cloud syncing when logging in through the main menu, if any save syncs fail it will now show a dialog with a list of the failed save syncs."
  • Added a Steam and Xbox icon to the Main Menu where the player's currently logged in account is displayed.
  • Adjusted behavior of directional damage indicators to not display when taking damage over time.
  • Adjusted damage numbers to show when they were previously failing to appear.
  • Clarified text for Cross Save pop-ups.
  • Loot windows will now show the correct value of stacked coins.
  • Settings now apply the saved preset layout for controllers after the game restarts.
  • Upon finishing crafting the maximum amount of an item, focus will be returned to that item's recipe entry, or the 1st item in the recipe list if the crafted item isn't visible anymore.
  • Values in the inventory are now hidden for items that cannot be sold once acquired (quest items that must be purchased and upgrade materials).

Misc.

  • Corrections were made to the Credits
  • Tutorials in French no longer have images with English text.
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Although it doesn't specifically call out the UE-Alabama issue i hope this patch will resolve it for PC users
 
 
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Zefah said:
Just made a character and played a bit of the intro mission. The game looks and runs well. Seems very polished! A bit disappointed that it doesn't have HDR support (second game in a row after Kingdom Come II...).

Probably not going to dive in deep until I finish KCD II, but it seems pretty neat so far.
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About what I did, I gave it a quick test drive and made a rogue. The moment I started shooting arrows the interest was gone as it's just a really bad destiny-like where you shoot your gun and get impressed by a # that pops up until a boring enemy is dead. Just feels more of the same and watched enough end-game video to understand what it is.

Went back to KCD 2 as the direct comparison I'll make between the 2 is that choices are a lot more meaningful in KCD 2

If anything from what folks have said it looks like a better exploring game than anything else so I may jump in again later on
 
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