Yeah, I'm aware it's a one-sided view. I meant that specifically the people who had problems with those mechanics would feel that way, of course there are people who like having the mechanics that would feel differently. Also, Idon't think they could both be happy here. I think there's a vast swathe of folks in the middle who don't care, and people on either side, and the folks who actively don't want it are at best just going to grudgingly deal with it, which is not the same as being happy or even content
In the end we're all just advocating for what we think will make a better game, hoping Larian listens to us. And in the end, people will be dissatisfied, others will be satisfied, but those states are mutually exclusive for a lot of people. Speaking for myself? I don't think there's much they can do to make me love the game or even think it's all that special, but I do think the changes I suggest will on the whole make for a better version of the game they're trying to make. I think the game they're trying to make and the game they actually want to make are two different things, but that's a tangent I don't want to go down.
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I actually didn't know bulls were colorblind so I've learned something new, though I'm not sure what the bull is in this version of the metaphor, I will admit.
The thing is, your version of the metaphor is probably more accurate to what's happening, but the tweak I would make is that the walls already ARE the same color, ignoring the walls doesn't change that and nobody wants to have paid for the apartment only to then have to go to the time and effort of repainting it so that they don't have to deal with the walls in what they thought would be their dream apartment.
Stepping out of this metaphor, I continue to think the fundamental problem is the sheer volume of these mechanics that exist in the game. I think most people would be content with a few of them, but all together it creates an impression of chaotic carelessness that rubs folk the wrong way. I think toggleable options for the things it makes sense for would help because it would create more of a sense of intentionality, like Larian is thinking about what they're doing and not just leaving stuff in for the fun of it.
