Aha I didn't really enunciate my take that was nestled in-between the lines.
I worded it the way I did specifically to participate in the existing discussion. It just bothers me when I see so many posts demanding change when there are so many people on both sides of the love it/ hate it argument. I felt like, again directly related to the discussion at hand, someone needed to speak up and state the obvious that people enjoy different things and it's okay for this title to cater to all audiences individually. I didn't quote anyone specifically because I'm not interested in attacking anyone or coming off as such. My desire for a variety of experiences trumps any desire I might have for any specific character x to be made exactly for my tastes.
And to your point about focusing on the topic at hand in a less meta-discussion way, my pure take on the character as a whole is as follows:
I like that dark urge is a character with a mysterious backstory that you can't control as much as you might want. It's like being trapped in a car where the brakes have gone out. In a game where we are all time travelers that can quickload our mistakes away, durge provides a succinct antithesis to the status quo. The story selectively undermines expectations in an especially crafted way to provide a narrative that couldn't exist otherwise. I do not think this character is for everyone, but a game without them would be a game that failed to explore this meta-commentary - which would be a net loss by my estimation. I would hold this opinion whether I thought I would enjoy a playthrough of the character or not.
Gotcha, thank you for the clarification.
So it seems that I did misinterpret the meaning behind your post.
I do agree with you, people tend to become emotional when discussing things they like/dislike and end up demanding games exclusively cater to them. But damn you really got me excited about going off-topic and talking about just enjoying things as they are/experiencing variety as you put it or is there an argument to be made that there could be some room for improvement and not leaving them as they are. (maybe some other time)
As for Dark Urge?
I do enjoy it (more than Tav I would say) but I think that Larian could've done a better job in certain parts of Durges story.
Whether Durge is unique or not?
I don't think so. I would put it in the same category as DA:O and other similar games. Stories that have semi blank main characters (not an unknown entity like Original Sin 2 custom character but not fully fleshed out like Adam Jensen or Geralt)
