Originally Posted by JandK
For what it's worth, I'm not sure that others here have been so open. To me, it appears a handful of regulars have settled into a collectively shared opinion, and oddly act transgressed against if someone disagrees with that opinion. Sincerely, the environment here feels uncomfortable for a newcomer like myself, almost bully'ish I dare say.

I see the opposite probably occurring, at least considering it from the perspective of the OP, who signed up for the boards what, like not even 2 week ago? First did a bit of dabbling by responding to some existing threads, created a couple new threads offering what I read as largely positive feedback suggestions without much recourse to charged language or a sardonic tone. But then came back a few days later and just brought the crashing hammer this time! With a hilarious and lighthearted take down of BG3 from the vantage of BG1. The kind of post that calls for a nod and a first bump, like someone delivering a clutch eulogy at a wake, with some good jokes sprinkled in there to really capture the spirit of the dearly departed. You know, the kind of thing that gets a hand on the shoulder and some drinks on the house for +650 xp. To see it pulled apart on the point by point as if it were offered as some kind of philosophical tractatus or something seems somehow more bully-ish. I agree though, the boards are often a bit hostile, like a wolf pack devouring itself or internecine video game warfare lol. It's what happens when forums are left sort of anarchic like this, they tend to devolve into the personal agon pretty quickly. I thought for sure that Larian would migrate their forums or use this EA as a pretext to provide some better boards, with better structure and functionality, more Mods, more stickies, and a more guided discourse in general. Baldur's Gate III deserves its own set of boards I think, with some nice gilded framing, a warm hearth and inviting light, perhaps even a section specifically for comparisons with the previous BG games. Instead it's still hella desperado here, even after a year lol