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.
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.
There's nothing personal about defining a waifu as a non-existent partner who unconditionally loves, desires, or is attracted to the main character. Nothing personal at all. I don't see the point of using an overly broad definition of the term when I'm only interested in a single aspect of it for my argument.
Think of it like this: I say "If we need to reach the North Pole, we should take a plane to fly across the ocean". Then you respond "That vehicle where people sit in chairs one after another in two rows? We'll never reach the North Pole on a bus" So I reply that you incorrectly understand what plane means. Then you and Taril argue that people also eat, sleep, and use the bathroom on planes - so claiming that planes fly over oceans is just my personal, narrow definition. But I don't care about what else planes do. I'm talking about the concept of reaching the North Pole - that's it. And I define a plane as the means best suited for that purpose. Abstract thinking, you know? Same with waifu - I don't care about the million other things people associate with the term. I want one specific trait - unconditional loyalty. No porn. No fanservice. Just a female companion with pure, unwavering devotion - or simply a "waifu" for fck's sake, to avoid writing a hundred descriptive words.
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.
I did not share that link to prove Shadowheart is a failure. It was just a redirect for anyone who wants to keep digging into the topic and is interested in opinions besides mine. Like I said many times, the issue is not that Shadowheart's personality exists in the game. The issue is that she is the only human female companion you can have.That is a huge issue for some gamers.
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.
It does not matter what inductive generalization requires to be considered correct. What matters is that inductive generalization exists. What do you expect me to do - gather a thousand people and convince them to join this thread just to support my opinion? Fine, then you and Taril can go find another thousand who will argue with my thousand that Shadowheart is a great character. Don't you find that absurd?
