try to turn it into a question.
In what universe is "Why?" not a question? O_o
If I was really worried about what YOU wanted to do, I would be clamoring for Larian to ban mods to the game.
Good effort, but nope again ... mods are compeltely different topics.
Thats not about what we want to do in this game, thats about what we want to change about game itself.
This was just my way to call you purist, without needing to use that word ... there is lots of them around here, being bothered by existence of something they dont like, even tho its existence dont affect them in any way ...
I allready know i will never be able to understand such people ... and quite honestly, the whole premise makes me sad ...
Maybe bcs i was raised with different values, but my mottos is "
to live and to let live" rather than "
destroy everything that dont fit to your image of world". :-/
Sigh ... maybe in next few hundert years ... i know its naive dream, but its beautiful one.
What I am interested in is what the game does.
Okey ... but why?
Its the simplest question that exist. xD
I will not repeat it whole, but two points:
You want transmog > you transmog.
You dont want transmog > you dont transmog.
Whats the problem?
The problem with trying to engage with you Ragnarok is I'm never sure if you don't understand the point or don't care to.
Feeling is mutual ...
Except im almost sure that you are ignoring my questions on purpose.
I only wonder about reason ... but i have my bets.
This is what I think when you appear to not understand loot is a major driver of the narrative. You adventure to gain things; gear, knowledge and gold(which you mostly turn into gear). Sometimes items are even more significant to the plot, currently we get a few key items, but in most adventures it doesn't stop there.
Seems unfinished ...
Yes, you adventure to gain those things ... yes, they can be significant ... and?
As for your examples with the shields, they're again things that have nothing to do with a transmogrification system
How so?
That is pure example of Transmogrification system ... you have item and the only thing that is changing is its appearance, no futher consequences, no reactivity, nothing ... all the same, it just looks different.
As for your examples with the armor, I would consider that a shortcoming of the game
Ok, why?
Im really trying to understand what is so horrible about it, but you are not helping much ...
You stated that you dont like it ... i accept it ... now i want to know reasoning behind it ...
if you think those are good things about the game, then apparently you think a transmog system is good too.
Duh ...
Did you expect me to try convince you that Transmog system is pure benefits and no flaws, bcs i think its bad?
Behaving as the character would? How does a transmogrification system have anything to do with what your character would do?
As said abowe ...
Shadowheart wears symbols of Shar > wearing armor that have symbols of Shar on it is what she would do > transmogrify statwise-better armor into her amor fits her character, bcs she wouldnt swap those armors.
Lae'zel wears armor of her people > wearing armor of her people is what she would do > transmogrify statwise-better armor into her amor fits her character, bcs she wouldnt swap those armors.
Astarion is spoiled Noble > wearing gorgeous looking dress is what he would do > transmogrify statwise-better armor into his dress fits his character, bcs he wouldnt swap those armors.
And on and on ...
You have to remember that Transmog isnt necesarily part of the world ...
If its for example done purely as part of interface and never mentioned by anyone ... from their (roleplaying) perspective, you still have the same armor, and NOTHING changed.
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What if I create a Drow but change the skin color to the exact same tone as Shadowheart, giving nobody any visual indication of any kind that I'm a Drow, and yet characters still say things like "holy hells, under-elf!" when they see me?
...any number of other appearance customizations that divorce lore, mechanics, logical sense, and visual depiction, all while simultaneously not bothering any sane person because of their totally voluntary nature.
This compulsion to control the appearance of strangers in a single player RPG is absolutely bizarre, and is leading people down a path where they have to start hallucinating armor commentary features or imagining non-existent Half-Plate +1 lore to try and justify it.
Look at that, Astarion is wearing a helmet, and receiving the stat bonus of that helmet...but it looks like he isn't. The visual and stat components of the item have been separated.
+1 to all said.
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transmog system doesn't affect my personal experience, so I don't really care about it's existence- of it is in a game I just tend to not use it.
+100
My only wish is that more people would see wisdom behind theese words.
