While I agree we should all be polite I also feel the OP is being given too much deference for what comes off as a deliberately provocative post designed to stir up trouble.
I agree.
While I respect the work and time the moderators put into the forums, I remain concerned about the bias. If, for example, someone made a post saying the refugees were treated with too much sympathy, showcasing them as the "good guys" and those against refugees as "bad guys," then the post would have been locked. I'm not guessing when I say that, by the way. It's happened before.
But when the complaint swings the other way, suddenly there appears to be leniency. I find it very disturbing and unhealthy for the community. I have offered feedback about this behind the scenes before.
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Anyway. To address the original post: I disagree.
I'm not looking for a real world social agenda when I play a fantasy game. I'm looking for a world full of interesting cultures, and I expect those cultures to clash. Conflict is a good thing in storytelling.
Personally, I'd like to see more conflict. I find the portrayal of races and cultures in BG3 to be one of the worst things about the game. Specifically, once you get to the city, the races become costumes more than cultures. The city is populated with NPCs that seem to have races chosen by random. If that's the way it's going to be approached, then just remove the races because they're no longer bringing anything to the table.
I want to see the devilish side of tieflings. I want to see them portrayed as dangerous, with devilish powers... like they have. I want monster races like hobgoblins to be monstrous. I want to see drow in all their wicked glory.
In short, I'd like to see more culture and more clashing of culture. I want the races to matter in the story.
