Originally Posted by kanisatha
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?

LOL I love you referred to me as not being able to control myself like I'm a junkie or something who just can't possible help myself hehe. What I was trying to say is that the developers should be testing the game and getting feedback to make it the most fun experience it can be without relying on each individual player to figure out for themselves how the game should be. If something is a cumbersome mechanic, the developer should fix it, not the player. Like I said, I'm ok with the options existing, it just indicates a lack of clear direction from the developer, IMO.

Originally Posted by kanisatha
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.

I'm confused by this. My understanding of RPGs is that they are about roleplaying as a character through a narrative story, which may involve customizing your character. I've never thought of RPGs as being defined by being able to change the core game mechanics/rules. In a game like FF7 for instance, I don't recall being able to change the max number of characters in your party or how often random encounters occur. You just had to play by the rules of the game. That's what makes it fun and challenging.