In the full game do we always start in the same place?

[BlueGrunt]

It seems like you could take a long time to create a character and then you have to go through the same map and gauntlet at the start. I wish every race and class had a different starting point.

Typically you want to try out different characters, but then you have to go through the same tunnels again and again. This is disappointing.

[Time wisened Wombat]

If it's anything like DOS 2, I think it will be a different start, though not perhaps different for each class/race.

[Farsha]

This is not open world game, it's a story driven game with handcrafted maps.
You always start at the same place cause you are always an iteration of the same character who was abducted by mindflayers.

[Time wisened Wombat]

Originally posted by Farsha:

This is not open world game, it's a story driven game with handcrafted maps.
You always start at the same place cause you are always an iteration of the same character who was abducted by mindflayers.

True, but I would think that the start will be different to the EA start, at least.

[Djayc85]

There is ~33% extra/changed content in Live Act one compared to EA Act one

[everybe2]

It`s like in Most ElderScroll games we start in Prison....

[fulf]

the nautiloid takes like five minutes man
maybe the origin characters might start in different places but I doubt it

[everybe2]

Originally posted by fulf:

the nautiloid takes like five minutes man
maybe the origin characters might start in different places but I doubt it

All of them was in the same Ship.

[DeadBeat61]

All 6 origin chars + Tav was born in the Nautiloid. Conceived. Birthed.

Only thing they could believably change is where they end up after it crashes, but I doubt they'll do that.

[Farsha]

Originally posted by Time wisened Wombat:

True, but I would think that the start will be different to the EA start, at least.

People already played the full version Nautiloid tutorial is still there.
One section of it was reworked otherwise it is the same.

Your character needs to have the tadpole implanted for the story, so it won't change.

[Time Traveler]

Originally posted by BlueGrunt:

It seems like you could take a long time to create a character and then you have to go through the same map and gauntlet at the start. I wish every race and class had a different starting point.

Typically you want to try out different characters, but then you have to go through the same tunnels again and again. This is disappointing.

Whether you are using a custom character or an Origin character, you will start on the Nautiloid (the Mind Flayer ship). It is story-specific and explains how you actually got the parasite placed inside you. The opening cinematic is showing you exactly what is going on at the time, and you are one of those people kidnapped by the Mind Flayers. So it makes sense (story wise) that players start on the ship. That, and it is used as a tutorial to get players used to the game mechanics (just like in DOS 2).

[Mollerz]

I wonder what differences will pop up in the EA start vs release.

[wtiger27]

Same as when you play EA. On the ship.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Mollerz:

I wonder what differences will pop up in the EA start vs release.

One will be, a timer for the Commander and the Mindflayer fight. You have to reach the helm within 15 rounds. No timer in EA. So you can easily get to level 2 1/2 before reaching the helm and also the flaming sword off the Commander by killing him. May still be possible to kill him, but certainly not easy like it is now.

There is going to be around 33% of Act 1 that will change from what it is in EA.