Probably should've replied earlier for this, but I'm not sure on the etiqutte of "offtopic" conversations, but I guess it's fine in small quantities?
From a business perspective... Well this one is obvious. Game for everyone = Everyone gives money to play it. Game for niche community = Only niche community gives money to play it.
I am curious to see where Owlcat goes from here.
While they are moving away from their core base of Pathfinder rpgs, they do seemingly want to keep their games being very complex cRPGs.
Will they make concessions for things like game complexity or Companion romances (Cause I see a ton of complaints of RT's options not being playersexual)? Cause they do seem to be watching what Larian does, atleast on the Marketing side (I think atleast).
ER had most of its endings being the same one just you have a different colour filter over the camera as you sit on the throne. It's only the Age of the Stars and Lord of Frenzied Flame endings that did something different.
Well, I guess I just find Elden Ring's endings to be more interesting in their implications on the Lands Between as well as other people's interpretations.
That and how each ending is as valid as the other with them not being based on good/evil, with the exception of Frenzied, but even then maybe not. (Atleast to my understanding)
And well, by comparison, BG3 has:
1. "We've saved the universe and nothing really changes"
2. "I've killed/controlled the universe and I guess Faerun no longer exists?"
Tho, I guess some of the subplots (Raphael and Crown, Orpheus) might shake things up elsewhere somehow.
As for thought into builds and fighting bosses? Ehh... Builds are pretty simple. Stack damage stats. (ER get some Vit and End to your comfort level). Boss fights... Hit boss. Dodge boss attacks. Rinse and repeat.
That part was more arguing against the "Generic +2 weapons" quote, which while the builds are pretty simple, the game does provide a ton of weapons/spells/ashes of war/etc to use and where most? of them are all valid options.
And well, I guess theres also learning the bosses movesets/weaknesses. Waterfowl dance says hi.
and admit to getting very frustrated with all those "critical fails".
Crit fails on skill checks are a LarianBrew thing. Also, running as a Halfling is such a godsend for not getting 1's anymore that I can never play another race.
