I understood quite well. I just think you are mistaken and gave a concrete example that udercuts your point. Understanding /= agreement.
To the contrary, you have simply repeated your point about 'niche' without acknowledging any of my points. One of my points -- one backed by evidence -- is that devs do indeed cater to vocal minorities. So even if we were accept that people who would prefer a more faithful port of D&D ruleset are a niche market -- and they are not -- that doesn't mean they cannot have an impact. Lovers of evil paths have an outsized influence on the decisions of devs.
If you are saying that feedback on the forum has no chance of influencing Larian you are making a far more sweeping critique of the Early Access model than I am willing to make at the point. I'm taking Larian's offer at face value. "You pay for early access, help us quash some bugs and by participating in the forum you have a chance of influencing the final outcome."
If you were right and
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[the] game that Larian is trying to make is obviously not driven entirely by popularity or even by feedback from a focused group, but by what they want to make.
Then EA is a sham and the promise to listen to feedback is meaningless hype -- I don't believe that. I'm not willing to go there yet.
As for the market I think we already have good reason to believe that the market is something other than the typical gaming market -- the extrasales are not coming from DOS fans but from people who tune into critical role and people who loved BG. Indeed I only played DOS when I heard Larian got this contract.
Also, count me allergic to elitist appeals like "people don't know what they want". If you decided to come here and share your opinion it's because you have one and that goes for both the l33t and the hoi polloi. *Beams with pleb pride*
Now we do agree that it would be nice to have better communication. And I want a poll of the forums so we have a better sense of the numbers.
