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Pillars of Eternity's turn-based mode arrives in open beta this week, and draws on lessons from Deadfire

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Pillars of Eternity's much-anticipated turn-based mode debuts in PC open beta form on November 5th, with Obsidian seeking more input on their very nice tenth anniversary gift before rolling out a final version. That's not to say the devs haven't already been working to ensure "very reasonable criticisms" of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire's own turn-based mode, though, as outlined by director Josh Sawyer in the beta's announcement video.

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