Originally Posted by etonbears
Originally Posted by sublimeclown
Originally Posted by etonbears
No, most players of book-and-dice based RPGs routinely change rules to suit themselves. This was always positively encouraged by the inventors of D&D and other early RPGs.

I should have specified I was talking about video game RPGs. I completely understand that rule customization is a fundamental part of TTRPGs. I have DMed several times.

I'm fine with options as long as the core game is balanced and fun without needing to utilize any of those options. I know that "fun" is subjective but that's what games are supposed to be and the goal that Larian should be striving for smile

Sure, but it is the subjectivity that causes so many problems with videogames. I already know I will enjoy BG3 whether or not it meets all my preferences. But reading some of the vitriol spewed at BG3, I'm not sure everyone could enjoy it without customization. And that's leaving aside the subjective nature of words like "challenge" and "balance" which also tend to inflame passions! smile

It's true. I enjoyed Fallout 4 for what it is, for a long time. Then I started doing some mods, and it's extended that even longer. I last played yesterday, as an example of just how long... I remember way back when, when someone told me that Oblivion was the best thing since sliced bread, if you had this rather extensive list of mods. For me, I was barely able to get out of the prologue. Sadly, the same was true with all three games in the Witcher series. I own all three, multiple times in some cases, because CDPR was the guide for how to treat your customers back then, but I've never been able to finish any of them. Ironically, CP 2077 was the first CDPR game that I actually finished...

I can't make any judgements on what this game actually is, only on what it is so far, and so far, it's been enjoyable. Some of the optional suggestions I've seen made have been over the top, and some have been "well, I might actually use that one". The "loaded dice" were over the top, in so far as I'm concerned, and a suggestion for a fade to black on sex scenes was in the "I might use it" category. I'm not going to spend a lot of time advocating for, or against them in particular, but to say "there should be no options" is taking it a bit too far too, which has been stated in this thread.