It could be possible for Avowed to find a compromise between the class system found in more traditional RPGs and more accessible ones. Class choice could give the player certain abilities at the start of the game which other classes would have to unlock later, for example, as well as affecting their attack power with certain weapons and spells. Some lighter class systems like this can be found in games like Dark Souls , where classes affect how the player starts the game but doesn't stop them from redirecting their specialties as they play m
Finally, Obsidian should keep some of the unique skill checks seen in New Vegas like low intellect dialogue options, Black Widow , Confirmed Bachelor, Sneering Imperialist, Terrifying Presence, Cannibal, and all the other perks that give the player unique options while talking to NPCs. Along with the Courier's lack of background these traits make every playthrough feel like a fresh experience with unique roleplaying opportunit
Managing in-depth systems such as party members could be difficult to manage in real-time, so another opportune feature for Obsidian is a tactical pause. PoE, like Baldur's Gate which inspired the series, contains a real-time pause element and this could be transferred to Avowed and prove to be useful. GreedFall from developer Spiders is a great recent example of an action-RPG that used a tactical pause to great effect. At the touch of a button, combat is paused, and the player is free to map out their next move. This approach could suit Avowed as it's simple to use and wouldn't detract from the action-orientation of the game too much. Using a straightforward pausing system like this could help gamers manage their followers' actions and insight into their combat situat
This is particularly noticeable in the second game, Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire . The sequel let players get behind the wheel of a galleon and fire cannons, though the first game also had a clear early-modern slant to its technology. In the original Pillars of Eternity , players witnessed the creation of a powerful weapon known as the Godhammer Bomb which combined magical know-how with the expertise of artillery specialists to make an explosive powerful enough to kill a god's ava
Rumors suggest that Avowed will have in-depth spells . It's common practice for action-RPG titles to include abilities that have cooldowns so that they can't be spammed, and make fighting enemies more of a challenge. These are often only seconds long and still enable players to use their skills fairly liberally. What Avowed can take from Pillars of Eternity to differentiate from Skyrim and other similar games are skills which have longer cooldown periods. In PoE, gamers have access to a deep well of abilities that can be used per encounter and rest, and this could work well in the upcoming action-RPG. Potent abilities that can only be used infrequently would help players turn the tide in close battles, and also encourage getting basic combat and tactics mastered, as the more powerful skills couldn't be used very often. This could also necessitate limited resting when on adventures, making each rest more valua
Eora's dragons also come to reflect the environment around them in a way that could inspire far more interesting lair encounters than the Word Wall dragons found in Skyrim . Their coloration and even their body structure morphs to reflect the environment in which they choose to live. The player character of Avowed could find themselves scaling a mountain, for example, before part of it appear to break away, revealing itself to be a recently-dormant dra
With Benny, the player might pursue revenge or simply avoid him, but in both cases it feels far more like a personal, in-universe decision rather than the player just following the plot's demands. The main character in Avowed needs the option to ignore the main quest, and should be positively motivated to do it, not negatively. This may not need to be the case for all RPGs, but Obsidian has shown before that it works particularly well with the open-world RPG form
The dragons of Skyrim are described as simply pursuing power and domination, and in-game seem to throw themselves recklessly at the Dragonborn one-by-one. The roles of the dragons in Pillars of Eternity are far more diverse. In the add-on Pillars of Eternity: The White March - Part 2 players encounter the archmage Llengrath, a godlike and a member of the Circle of Archmagi. She has raised two swamp dragons from the time they were eggs. These dragons are named Gafonercos and Turisulfus. Gafornercos is used as a mount by the archmage when she needs to leave the swamp, and is fond of singing. Turisulfus is a dutiful student of the archmage and dislikes Gafornercos' singing, but both simply aim to make their homes in the swamp they grew up in for years to c
Avowed has several ways to distinguish itself from Skyrim, thanks to it spinning off from a series that already has an established setting and lore. Another way to further separate it from the Bethesda series would be to use the ship mechanic from Pillars of Eternity 2 . While it wouldn't have to be ships specifically as the mode of transport, it made traveling in Deadfire more interesting. Players were liable to be attacked by enemies while traversing the sea and altogether made for a more interesting way to travel the game world. This could work in Avowed strategy even for land travel, with gamers risking being attacked depending on where they were journeying to and how far their destination