Originally Posted by crashdaddy
I mean was it? Or was it just one of those things they had to code in but which took time?

Definitely. In that Italian interview with Larian's lead designer, he specifically said that without fan feedback there would have been no reaction system like the one we now have.

"You may call it 'nonsense' if you like, but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!"