Pillars of Eternity Patch Beta 3.0.4 Is Live; Plus a Competition!

By Michelle-Louise Janion,

Hey, everyone!

It's been some time. You have all been missed. We'll get right to it, though!

We have a new Patch Beta available for you all to play and check out. Not only that, we're running a competition over on our forums! We're looking for the most awesome feedback around with this beta and are offering up some Obsidian swag boxes for the three people who really impress us with their feedback. For full information on the competition, check out or forums:

http://forums.obsidian.net/forum-89/announcement-31-pillars-...

But what can you expect from this patch? I'll tell you!

Major Bug Fixes

(These fixes will be retroactive)

Brighthollow upstairs will no longer error on transition
Hiravias and Durance will no longer break party manager in the base game
Characters put into the stronghold with the Rod of Wind and Thunder will no longer break party manager in base game
Fighter, Confident Aim doubling on Save/Load

Bug Fixes:

Engagement is now broken when characters are knocked back
Personal 'Total Damage Done' no longer comes up as '-Infinity'
Multiple issues with Glittering Gauntlets
Fixed the Nav around the adra pillar in Elmshore
Cape of the Cheat will now be rewarded to base and White March Part 1 players
Charming all enemies in a combat will no longer reset combat
Audio cutting out in the End Slides following the White March
Skeleton Wizard 'Necrotic Lance' set up as a ray
VFX that start from characters heads (breath weapons, etc.) misaligned
Korean Loc issue with text getting cut off during Character Creation
Barbarian, Bash hitting multiple times with Carnage
Chanter, Ancient Memory no longer deactivates after casting an Invocation
Cipher, Phantom Foes flanked debuff being removed when the enemy is engaged
Cipher, Psychic Blacklash hitting the Cipher at the start of combat
Druid, Fire Stag *Missing gui* in the combat log
Druid, Infestation of Maggots now does the intended amount of damage per tic
Monk, Torment's Reach no longer procs off every enemy hit
Priest, Seal spells no longer activate twice
Priest, Iconic Projection no longer bypasses DR
Ranger, Powder Burns now works as intended with DR Penetration
Wizard, Wall of Draining no longer increases beneficial spells permanently

Balance Changes:

Sabre base damage will drop from 13-19 to 11-16 and are given a +20% damage mod. They should still take the 'top damage' slot but this change will lower them enough to encourage other options.

The list can also be found here: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/89399-304-beta-live-104

And that's the list! We want to thank you all for your love and support of Pillars of Eternity from the inception of the Kickstarter in 2012 through to the release back in March of 2015 and up until today. Crazy to think that the game has already been out for a year and a half now. Time flies.

You are all incredible and we look forward to bringing more adventure to you real soon!

Oh! And don't forget that contest! We want your feedback and we know you'll help make Pillars all the better just as you have the entire way.

Have a glorious day,
-Mikey Dowling

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Written by Michelle-Louise Janion

I tend to favour the puzzle, RPG, action-adventure and strategy genres. My particular favourites over the years have been Final Fantasy IX, Metal Gear Solid, Civilisation V and The Last of Us. I'm also a sucker for a series: Darksiders, Assassin's Creed, Tomb Raider etc.

I am a bit of a lone gamer as I tend to steer clear of PvP, and only play multiplayer with close friends.