Originally Posted by Languid Lizard
Originally Posted by etonbears
Originally Posted by Languid Lizard
Originally Posted by Wormerine
I am not sure if I will like BG3. What you describe would mean I would defeinitely not like BG3.


Which part specifically wouldn't you like, Wormerine? What is off-putting about it?


Don't know about Wormarine, but for me, just about everything is off-putting. I play video games largely to NOT experience other human interaction, so much so, that I don't even care about MP or co-op modes in games.

When I want to experience human interaction, I have usually found it most satisfying through direct communication rather than vicarious shared experiences.


I also greatly like the lack of human interaction in single player games. It is relaxing. Multi-Player is a different feel, more like a party, hence LAN-party, and I enjoy those if I am co-operating with a team which is competing against another team.

The commentary aspect of the game, if it is introduced, could be a solo experience too. It would be akin to watching TV. (Many people are turning away from TV these days, for many reasons.) Streaming is popular enough for Larian to build support for it into the game. I think that commentary needs to be included with that.

Think about why some people would point their browser at a BGIII stream. It is "the same story", so why would they repeatedly watch BGIII streams? What would the audience be getting from it? How would the views help BGIII itself?


I'm sure you and many others enjoy competitive MP, twitch, streaming, e-sports and other convergent forms of entertainment. Good for you. But as I have already said that I have no interest in any of these, haven't watched any TV-like content in 20 years, and very rarely watch films, I am not exactly qualified to consider what someone else might enjoy in this space. You would undoubtedly be better placed to answer your own open-ended questions than me.

So long as BG3 has an enjoyable, workable PvE single-player mode, I will consider it a good game for my purposes. If BG3 is also able to satisfy a range of other experiences without detracting from the only experience I am interested in, then why not. But there is a danger when trying to satisfy too many different use cases, that the quality of everything suffers.