Talk:Dungeon Siege II

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Contents 1 Buff? Emanation? 2 Removed "Sequel" section 3 Dubious 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Ds2box.jpg 5 Reception

[edit] Buff? Emanation?

The last paragraph in the game description has me scratching my bald head. It reads, in part:

...players can also buy pets that grow after being fed items. Pets will start off with a basic attack (and spell if applicable) but gain a power upon reaching the 3rd level of growth and finally an emanation upon becoming mature. Most pet emanations are good and do not count towards the 2 buff limit.

What do "buff" and "emanation" mean? Is "emanation" just a poor spelling of "animation"? Can someone please explain these terms in the article? — Frecklefoot | Talk 21:49, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

Buffs: Spells cast on characters to enhance abilities, health, etc… for a short time.

Emanation: Like Buffs but cast from pets and not counted against the buff limit. --Pulsar 19:18, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Removed "Sequel" section

This section referred to Throne of Agony on the PSP. While the backstory is based on DS2, it is not really a sequel. The crossover is mentioned in the Expansion section, which I personally think is sufficient. Since Throne of Agony was not created under the "Dungeon Siege 2" label I don't think it's appropriate to include a section on it here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by VanishingUser (talk • contribs) 08:48, 16 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Dubious

In the "Expansion" section, the article states:

"The initial difficulty level of Broken World assumes that characters are roughly level 40; it does not take into consideration that DS2 players may have played through the multiple difficulty levels of the original game."

However, I have heard from people that *have* completed Veteran/Elite in the original, and were granted access to the corresponding modes of Broken World upon conversion. I myself only played characters through the Mercenary level before installing Broken World, but I do know for an absolute fact that the expansion does have difficulty levels, in a scaling pattern of:

"'Mercenary' Dungeon Siege II" -> "'Mercenary' Broken World" -> "'Veteran' Dungeon Siege II" -> "'Veteran' Broken World" -> "'Elite' Dungeon Siege II" -> "'Elite' Broken World'"

The actual statements of difficulty conversions are sort of a distant memory for me, but has anyone experienced being faced with a Merc BW after completing Vet/Elite DS2 (or vice versa) firsthand? Found Missing (talk) 22:12, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Ds2box.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reception

There needs to be information on how this game was received by critics.--Drat (Talk) 14:08, 20 April 2008 (UTC)