Yes, to Firesong, it is a rather strikingly fringe opinion - one that few people other than closed-eyed sycophants will agree with; I'm glad you're aware of that, though of course I wouldn't discourage you from stating your feelings.

Acting like D:OS2 was perfect just because it was (very) popular with a particular crowd (much of which, in the ven diagram of gamers and roleplayers everywhere, are not the same target audience as those who like story-based RPGs, D&D or Baldur's Gate) is itself deeply irrational and a stance that is, to the vast majority of sensible people, objectively false and misguided.

There was a great deal that was poorly done, badly designed, frustrating, and unsatisfying about D:OS2, all of which are things which drastically turned me, personally, off the game, and which I personally do not care to see repeated in this one when they don't need to be (I tried to conduct a second playthrough of D:OS2 after finishing the first, and I simply couldn't stomach it. I genuinely tried, but couldn't bring myself to slog through it again... Whereas, I'd very much like to be able to enjoy replaying a game called Baldur's Gate 3, in the future). That we can then see many of these things being repeated again, therefore, is cause for genuine concern for many people.

If you don't feel your personal opinion on each of those issues is properly represented, then I'd strongly encourage you to go and find the various threads where each of these things are discussed and reasoned through in great detail, have a read through them, see what you think, and then if you still feel like you have an angle that hasn't been covered, absolutely join in on those discussions.

Last edited by Niara; 09/10/21 09:44 PM.