And you're here on the forums. Meaning that 1) You're an RPG player and 2) You're a fan enough to engage in discussion of said game.
Thus, you are not a non-RPG gamer and thus are not representative of said group of non-RPG gamers. Meaning that just because YOU personally didn't' buy the game because of romances, doesn't mean that NO-ONE at all did.
I am on these forums because they are very small and get little traffic and so you can have a normal discussion. I used to be also on reddit but that was before they got so many bots pretending to make posts there. If you look at social media, then it might seem like big numbers, because nowadays these overinflated by said bots.
I have been playing crpgs for over twenty years, and romances are not a new invention. I think people enjoy these as additions to a well made game, not the conclusion and centerpoint of one. Romance and sex games would be more popular otherwise. Imo most people play games for the gameplay itself, and being able to play with others adds to that.
