This isn't about differing interpretations - you narrowed it down so much that it completely distorted the picture, making it look like I was asking for a harem sex doll game. That's like saying "If you want a game with elephants, go play one with snakes" just because elephant trunks resemble snakes. So I had to clarify that this is not what "waifu" means - just as elephants are not snakes.
You'll find I said "started" and I've also stated that my initial understanding of the definition was too narrow. It's also very much clear that your definition is also too narrow and personal, so it's simply an unclear term in this context.
What source are you using that makes this unclear? It's absolutely clear that "waifu" refers to an idealized romantic partner. What else could it possibly mean - honestly?
I've stated the various definitions and Taril also mentioned it more clearly a few times now. I just went through a search engine and found various dictionaries and forum threads where that term is used in many different ways and with a wide variety of uses like I described earlier.
Agreed - I'm tired of focusing on her too. She was never the main point of this thread. To me, Shadowheart comes off as a spoiled, arrogant, egocentric wannabe princess and a LARPer. There are already plenty of discussions out there, including right here on this forum
https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=735973 . Anyone interested can google for more opinions.
Had a quick look at the thread, aside from it being 4 years old and there being plenty of writing adjustments since then, at least on the first page no one agrees with the poster. A similar positive sentiment about Shadowheart seen here is shared on the first page of that thread as well and in the OP's very first reply he partially admits he is baiting for a response.
So are you now claiming that you're not a one individual? That you are some sort of hivemind combined of multiple personalities?
Nice try. Ever thought about a more productive route to moral self-pleasing? Like, say, learning what "Inductive Generalization" means?
That wasn't me, but I can respond. Inductive generalization requires a sample size to be statistically significant to be able to make a broad conclusion on a subject. You have already said your opinion is in the minority and the thread you linked also showed that the OP there was in the minority, so the sample size would be too small to apply inductive generalization. In fact, the statistics mentioned on the popularity of the characters and their romance routes, as well as the mentioned awards for BG3 for the writing, could be considered as strong enough sample sizes to apply inductive generalization.
More importantly though, the original point of Taril from what I can read is that personal opinions were being stated as facts and that's simply incorrect. Applying inductive generalization to an opinion, even when you can find a strong enough sample size to back that opinion up and make broader generalizations based on that opinion, will never make an opinion a fact. Taril illustrated that and also mentions how his personal opinion of Astarion and Gale for example doesn't actually affect the quality of writing of Larian and their characters, it purely affects how much he personally dislikes them as characters in the game.
