internet has in some details a different culture of writing. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Especially smilesy - I don't know any Novel that incorporates smileys. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
That's because smileys are considered, in formal writing, to be juvenile and unprofessional. Even in fanfiction, most discerning readers and writers will scoff at the use of smileys. If someone can't write prose and have to use emoticons to show emotions, then the person is likely to fall into the category of "Can't write to save own life."
On-topic: I see no need to jump on the thread starter for not liking the game. I'm near to giving up on BD myself; the endless dungeons of the first act are extremely off-putting and repetitive. I'll grit my teeth and force myself to go on until I have come to a point where I think I can give an educated opinion on this game, though.
