I think that the option is so blatantly apparent that it's not bypassing a rule, it's making use of another rule.
How have you felt about Wizards being able to learn Cleric spells?
Was that ok?
I don't like it in principle because it entirely breaks the lore. But I also don't think that's an exploit, I think it's the way Larian wants things to be, a new rule. And a bad one at that.
How is using the send to camp feature to manage carry weight any more exploiting the system than using certain dialogue choices to avoid combat is?
What rule are you bypassing, or negating by using dialogue choice?
Thats the difference.
Not so much a rule, but you're bypassing a challenge. The challenge is, there is a fight waiting for you here. If you choose wisely and make use of this clearly presented option, you can bypass that fight and the loss of resources which would result. I think is also the case with the send to camp feature as it currently exists. Your character can only carry a certain amount of weight. If you choose wisely and use this clearly presented option, you can bypassthat. Same principle. Otherwise, why isn't giving the high-strength members of the party the bulk of items not an exploit? It requires the exact same level of thought and consideration, and it lets you get past your main character's carry capacity.
And Red Queen, I hear the point you're making. If that IS Larian's goal, then they need to do a far better job of making it clear that's what they're doing, because I think they're failing miserably currently. But I'm willing togive them grace because I know tutorials are the last thing to get done in a game. But I think that without guidance, their efforts do end up coming off sloppy. But then, this game probably just isn't what I want from a crpg, because so many other people are just singing its praises for things I do not understand at all. It took me days of conversations and a reddit thread to understand why people found roleplaying in the game so great when I feel it's quite weak compared to other crpgs. I think Larian's approach just doesn't work for me and I'm lucky that I enjoy the game as much as I do.
