If things have changed, I think it makes sense to ensure the FAQ is updated to reflect the latest information. The primary purpose of the FAQ is to accurately inform people of what the game is like now.
Keep FAQ acurate is good ...
Deleting parts of it without any notification, or comunication is not.
What are we supposed to do?
Read whole topic every two days to check if what we were promised still apply or if Larian just changed their minds?
I mean ...
I read the thing two years back ... and since then whem someone asked something that WAS answered there, and i remembered, i told people to go read this topic.
Now i wonder how many times i looked like complete idiot bcs information was no longer there ... thans a lot, Larian. -_-
There is nothing shady here.
I have serious doubt about this ...
Imagine ...
You make a product ... this product have its flaws ... people request some changes ... there is one HIGHLY requested change ...
Got it?
Now:
Scenario A) You decide to make this change ... why wouldnt you tell them?
What could possibly be the reason when said change affect only those who desired it? Bcs all you need to do if you want fix party is to simply not swap your companions.
Scenario B) AND FOR THE RECORD I ALLWAYS THOUGHT THIS ISNT LARIAN STYLE ... You actually changed nothing, you just removed controversial statement that made your product look bad, knowing that people who will buy it will not find out until after they spend enough time in, so they no longer can refund it.
I dont want to start any conspiration here ...
But cant say it dont smell fishy. :-/
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Its odd bcs Larian uses the policy "what was said is set" ...
They used it a lot when people got scared about X-BOX ... sudently all their media was full of "we never actually said that".
Its good policy and i like it.
But what value it holds when anything you say can be removed at any time without any notification?
Yes, things said can change ... they even maybe SHOULD change if that is so often requested ... but then as a person who allready payd for the product, i would like to know about that change.