Originally Posted by Sadurian
Originally Posted by Orbax
... As a developer, I can tell you that animations and cutscenes are guess what...scripted...
... What if I told you they already had parent-mode developed, it just isn't visible on the menu right now because theyre M-testing. You'd sound pretty dumb, and the developers of this game would be ashamed of you. I'd stay in your lane as far as trying to dictate what Larian or WotC are trying to do with their customer base and what their needs are. ...
... You are actively spiking the wheel of those companies in direct opposition to what they are requesting from their loyal fans. Id think about that before you decide youre the perfect archetype of their customer base and begin judging people on their standard deviation units away from your perfection....

Unless you are a Larian developer working on BG3, your remarks are pure guesswork and appear to be closing down debate every bit as much, more so in fact, as Deventh's post.

Adding additional features is obviously going to take time and resources. The game is rated 'M' and Larian have confirmed that they are happy with that rating. Why spend time and money developing a feature to reduce that rating when that is the rating the game has been marketed and will be released under? What kind of financial madness is it to increase your development costs for something that will not affect the final sales?

Unless the feature to turn the game into a child-friendly one is locked in place, the 'M' rating will stay. If it is M-rated then people know not to sell it to children, and that is not going to be changed by some toggle to turn it into a PG. As an example, look at the game Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal. It had a toggle to allow an 'intimacy mode' but was still banned in Japan because the option was there to show the intimacy. Censors are not stupid, they do not let games through on lower ratings because of an option to tone things down voluntarily.

Yes, if such a 'child friendly' toggle has been developed then I will look silly. But, you know what? I'll take that chance.



So you restricting development knowledge to Larian developers does mean they can't ever hire someone who isn't already a Larian developer right? You do realize thats the logic you just used? Cant drive a honda if you drive a toyota? That is a logically contradictory claim you made to say that my decades of development can't be leveraged because I am not in Sri Lanka mopping up water right now in between cake bites.

Dragon Age. Rating M. Gore Option. 3.2 million copies sold
Gears of War. Rating M. Gore Option. 22 million copies sold

Im not going to make a huge list, but I guess what Im trying to understand is why youre trying to hand-wave a legitimate personal AND business concern with the gen-x and millennial populations that consume this stuff being in their mid 30s+. Your reasoning to date: "Its rated M". Did you think if you said that everyone would say "Oh, well. Nevermind then! I never thought about it like that! Guess I won't spend time with my kids doing something I love!"

Was that what you thought would happen? I dont have kids, its just intellectually offensive watching arguments get made that claiming these a priori truths. There is no reason. Youre making up new reasons as you speak further. Same message, consistent message - it isn't hard, people would use it, it would increase sales, it doesnt take anything away from you. Where is the down side? What downside are you protecting?


Last edited by Orbax; 17/10/20 05:15 PM.
What is the problem you are solving? Does your proposed change solve the problem? Is your change feasible? What else will be affected by your change? Will your change impact revenue? Does your change align with the goals and strategies of the organizations (Larian, WotC)?