Originally Posted by sublimeclown
My problem with having so many options is that it starts to feel like you are able to change the rules/core mechanics of the game at a whim. Isn't the point of playing a game to actually play by the rules that the developer sets? If things like food, etc. are optional, why have them at all? It actually bothers me in Solasta that I have so much freedom to change the game mechanics. It's nice because I can turn things off that I don't like (like needing free hands for spells) but it makes me feel like I'm cheating when I do because it's making things easier.
Then don't use those options. By your own admission, you can simply ignore all of this, but you are choosing to not do so. So then that is your problem. You feeling like a cheater is YOUR problem. You're the one with the problem of not being able to control yourself, and you want the developer to fix your problem for you at other people's expense. Why?
Originally Posted by sublimeclown
I'd rather the developers take a stance on how the game is meant to be played and force me to play that way.
I would HATE any RPG developer who tried to do this to me. The very definition of an RPG is for the game to NOT do this to the player. So I would argue now that it is all you guys who don't want options for whom BG3 is NOT your game. And in fact, no RPG is your game. By being opposed to options, and wanting the game to tell you exactly how to play it, you are essentially against the very idea of an RPG.
Originally Posted by 1varangian
Every time I see a game with a long list of toggles and options, I get the feeling the devs don't have a clue how their game should play and just gave up and left it up to the player. I don't think it speaks well for the game, and I hate wading through endless pages of difficulty micromanagement.
Then don't. No one is forcing you to wade through all those options and to micromanage your difficulty. You are completely FREE to ignore it all.