Originally Posted by Zarna
Originally Posted by Niara
Just out of curiosity... What games are you thinking about where you've had to deal with this, Zarna... I personally cannot think of any I've played where that's been an issue.
I can't remember the game but there was some snotty noble talking down to my party and treating us like crap then having the nerve to ask for help retrieving something they lost or was stolen. The tone was insinuating we were worth less than the dirt on his shoe and only useful for doing menial tasks. There have been other instances, maybe not technically abusive but still unnecessary. Pretty sure there was someone in BG1 who I had to tell off for their attitude, not sure if they offered a quest or not, and then Minsc started moaning about the party lacking in goodness or whatever, all because I didn't want to be treated like that. Settlers in FO4 had some ungrateful dialogue if you didn't revolve your existence around them, not sure if any of my mods caused this though. It has been a while since I played these, but I think some stuff in the ME series resulted in renegade points if you weren't nice to people who weren't nice to you. I could probably come up with more examples if I wasn't having another bout of insomnia. This stuff most likely bothers me more than it would bother most people due to some real life stuff, but that is not a conversation for a public forum.

(1) In Baldur's Gate 2 there was Nalia's aunt(?) in the keep you liberated from Trolls who basically said it was your 'duty' to rescue your betters and treated you with contempt

(2) There is one (evil) NPC in Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, Daeran, who basically expects you to rescue him.

(3) I had various run ins with peasants/damsels in distress/merchants who obviously expected me to wrestle the nearby dragon bare-handed because I happen to be a "warrior" and they happen to be damsels in distress ^^

Last edited by Arne; 19/10/21 06:57 PM.