Okay, time to re-rail this because certain people insist on continuing this train of thought and proving me right.
Wow, I have never seen anyone so desperate to have the last word. But if it makes you feel better that your somehow being proven right, that is fine.
There is a slight difference in context between both games that makes the criticism much heavier for one instead of the other.
Personally, I think that is just an excuse to justify ANY criticism towards BG3.
Solasta's OP feats are a bit forgivable considering they are literally forced to homebrew that stuff. But I don't think there was anything forcing Larian to implement the questionable cheese mechanics in BG3.
So for some reason, now what is good for the goose isn't good for the gander. It is kind of hypocritical to say that homebrew in Solasta is ok, but not in BG3 (just because you personally like the homebrew of Solasta). As a former "mod" for a gaming forum, you should be familiar with being able to remove your personal preference, and judge both by the same principle.
Your example of spitting spiders in Solasta is slightly disingenuous. The early level spiders only possess melee attacks, and I didn't run into any spitting spiders in Solasta in the EA content
How are you even able to accuse his example of spitting spiders, when you admittedly, have not played the live version of the game? Isn't that comment, by definition, disingenuous?
Btw no one that I can think of on this entire forum is arguing that the exploits (and there are MANY) in BG3 should not be closed, fixed, or straight removed. No seriously, who are these people who are pro game-breaking exploits?
Solasta is a finished game, BG3 is has at least another year in development. BG3 is also building off an engine that needs extensive modification still to make it work for 5E rules. Personally I am not too concerned about those rules because one way or another they will be fixed. The Mod community will step in and tighten that stuff up, but hopefully Larian does it themselves.
It is simple, it is a way to generalize, and make anyone else's points that do not match theirs as trivial, or illegitimate (I can't wait for the "passive aggressive" and "irony coming from" comments to come, that is the general tactic). It is used a lot today, it is easier to brandish someone as a fanboy that loves everything about a company, or stupid as some have said, or lacking experience in tactical games etc. That way, they can prop up their points and make them more "legitimate". It is commonly used on Twitter etc to beat down any conflicting viewpoints into submission.
The irony of this is that if you go to the Solasta forums, where people try the reverse and try to start hate on BG3 (not saying the OP of this thread did that, actually his was laid out decent overall, more the usual suspects), the majority want and enjoy both games. The overall opinion is the more D&D the better, and they look forward to the differences (where here, they want a replica). Of course people have justifiable discussions about little things like inventory management, the ugly group chain, the UI but none of this Larian bashing or these "mechanic sux" attitude. It is actually a pretty interesting comparison between communities.
