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Legit though, this has been the main gripe and the main grouse pretty much from the getgo.

I've made my peace with it by now. It wasn't easy, but then I ended up really enjoying the game on release, so now I have no clue and they just get a pass for not trying to nickel and dime me on it. Perhaps it would have been a stronger game with a more currated beta, but they basically invited the world to watch over their shoulder the whole time, which is honestly kinda insane.

I think its forgivable that they keep their heads down, cause I don't know what else they'd do at this point. They did finally figure out a way to engage with their community by proxy, mainly via their artists and actors, though obviously only after the thing was released. It makes sense I suppose given things like NDAs. But honestly for all the heavy lifting the performers have done in the past 6 months, I kinda feel like Pitstop deserves their own BG3 splash loadscreen or something lol.

This also makes sense, because actors, artists, musicians, twitch streamers etc those peeps are used to interacting with fans and they have more tools at their disposal to engage with the fanbase in a way that's at least somewhat insulated and generally seems pretty positive. I don't know that the average developer would have that same skillset/experience or just the same sorts of institutional/industry norms to draw upon when dealing with say feedback or adoring crowds and all that. I mean you know what I mean right, with some guardrails there, to protect the principles and keep things sorta light and enthusiastic.

In my head canon there's probably like a d20 roll to determine who goes in and has to read the boards feedback, to then summarize and transmit 'what people are saying' to the Devs, in a way that's actually fruitful and conducive to a happy working environment. If I was in charge of the wizards tower I would not be all encouraging devs to wade in randomly, or to even read reviews that might stifle or put peeps in a dour mood. I think they'd go elsewhere for direct engagement probably.

That said I'm very happy that forums of any sort exist for this game. Forums, much like Discord or the Socials etc tend to be thwarted both by innactivity and overactivity at either extreme. But unlike say discord which is very useful for in-the-moment communication, forums retain a somewhat solid archival function. Like I can barely follow a discord thread from 24 hrs ago, let alone a conversation that's been ongoing for 4 years with half a million people, but forums remain somewhat easier to navigate without getting completely lost in the whirl. Plus they got that oldschool charm. I still think these boards could use a thorough upgrade though, and that might ameliorate the sense of 'hey, is it still happening?'

We need the mod workshop support and toolsets and whatnot, but feels like it's sorta all still in the oven right now, like still baking up the goods. I just want them to peek their head up and announce whatever Expansion type thing. Everyone talks about the Definitive Edition as being definitively in the works, but nobody has really said that outright. So they could legit just say that, and probably gets em another 6-12 months in the clear to just chip away at bugs and such, while the momemtum on that builds.

Just give us more Char creation type stuff and something to dream on. I'll stick around lol