this whole thread just keeps devloving into back and forth unconstructive negativity.
Well... Can you blame it? The thread started with non-constructive negativity.
Literally, your original post was just you venting at how you disliked Larian's decision.
Unlike other, more constructive threads that focused on specific areas that people would like to be addressed. Heck, there's very prominent threads dedicated to things people would like in regards to Minthara, Astarion and Karlach.
This thread started with nothing constructive and thus remained non-constructive.
If your goal is to "Bring awareness to things that large portions of the community desperately still want to see" then... Where are those things? Where in your original post did you highlight those things that "Large portions of the community" want? Where did you create a discussion besides "Larian bad. Me no likey. Also, don't turn this into a Larian hate thread because I've already done that with the first post"
Like, if someone truly was wanting to be constructive and help the game be the best it can be... Then they'd make a thread that's about discussing what people would like to see in the remaining patches the game is receiving. Not whine about Larian's decision to move on (Eventually, after they've finished their last few patches)
You brought up how people respond to "Similar" threads on Reddit with negativity... But if those discussions took the same direction of simply whining about Larian making a decision instead of providing constructive feedback about areas of the game that should receive updates with the remaining patches, then it's honestly not surprising.
Perhaps this was all a misunderstanding and your original post was simply born out of frustration and you really would like to have a proper discussion. If so, I'd recommend you create a new thread where the original post is focused on being constructive, highlighting aspects that should be addressed in the remaining patches the game will be receiving. Don't bring into it Larian's decision to move on or how you feel about the decision, simply create a place where people share thoughts on how Larian can make the game the best it can be. That way the entire thread can be focused not on Larian's decision, not on people's views of Larian's decision, but entirely about things Larian can (And hopefully will) do to improve the game.
I feel the need to defend myself here, as I don’t really agree with your assessment of what I personally have been saying in this thread which I created. I openly expressed disappointment in Larian’s announcement of no new content, but was in no way engaging in non-constructive negativity, as you have been throughout the whole thread towards myself, other posters, and the developers. Even in my original post I mentioned what I still wanted to see (fixes for the companions), yet you’ve reacted in much the same way as the negative redditors I mentioned, blowing up my words as if I was asking for Larian to remake the entire game from scratch and give it to me free of charge.
All I’ve ever been saying here is that I find it upsetting that there were just a few more things Larian could have done to improve the game, discussed what those were, and wondered why they would suddenly decide they didn’t want to pursue more updates after being so committed to making said updates in the past.
