Do we really need to question people, why they post here? Kanisatha isn't impolite or rude, he just hangs out here, giving his opinion. That's what forums are for.
I'm still hanging around the BioWare forums, despite Not being invested in their newer games anymore, because I like the people there.
Thank you.
I think a lot of it's in the presentation.
For instance, saying, "I don't like this game. It's not for me because I don't enjoy x, y, and z."
To which someone responds, "Oh, wow! I really like those things. I guess we like different games."
--that's all fine.
But sometimes it comes more like: "The people at Larian are incompetent at game design."
--that kind of thing is different because it's rhetoric that pretends to be objective truth. When it's anything but. Clearly, this professional company selling millions of dollars worth of games are competent at game design. You may not like their design, which is fair, but that's just taste.
As someone who respects a lot of the work that Larian has done, I find people saying this kind of stuff for years to be, well, borderline offensive. Not the first time, or even the second. It just piles up over time and bubbles about until it's hard not to make some snarky comment in return, and there you have it.
In my opinion, the Red Queen is absolutely right in that we should disengage from certain back and forths. All I can say is, some moments it's easier said than done, because I know I've been guilty of it myself. I read some of the forum posts sometimes and find myself (sarcastically) thinking, "Gosh, look at all these folks who missed their calling in life and should have been the CEO of a game design studio."
And for what it's worth, I certainly don't mean to single out kanisatha. I'm more referencing all the negativity. There's no point mentioning names. All the regulars here know what the other posters are like by this point.
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Anyway. I'm really looking forward to the game. I'm sure they'll be things that aren't perfect for me in the game. But I'm also sure that I've thoroughly enjoyed my time in EA, and I feel like I've gotten my money's worth several times over already.
It's impossible to give everyone what they're looking for. So, I'm sorry for those of you who were looking forward to this, and it didn't turn out being what you wanted. I sincerely hope you find the game you're looking for.
