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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 21:18:45 GMT
Feels like some of you have become somewhat hostile towards BioWare so it's very weird that you still frequent these forums. A good general rule of thumb is that big corporations (not small privately owned companies but BIG corporations) in no way, shape, or form, deserves your loyalty. Why? Because they don't care about you. Big corporations have a Fiduciary Duty toward the shareholder and yes there is nothing there that states the only thing they must care about is looking after the shareholders, but in many big businesses that is 100% the goal. They don't care about you, they don't care about the workers, they care about the money. And when I see a company that (used to) puts out games I enjoy treat their workers like shit because hey, dollars dollars even though EA just made another massive profit this quarter, it ticks me off. What have they done recently for YOU to earn your defense of their anti-worker behaviour on these forums? Probably nothing, because recently they've done nothing except fire half their workers and close half their studios. My loyalty is to the devs, my loyalty is to the people who used to work there. I bought Stray Gods because I like Gaider and his work. I do not feel loyalty to faceless corporations and their shenanigans. That being said if the next DA is good I'll buy it, because I, like many others, am a slave to consumerism and I need my dopamine hit from RPGs kthnx. Yeah, don't show loyalty to a corporation especially if they don't treat you well. I do extend this to the devs to some extent though, since at the end of the day they are trying to sell me on a product.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 20:59:51 GMT
Starfield definitely has a lot more impactful choices that are similar to a typical Bioware game as well as roleplay options with traits and your background. I haven't finished the main quest yet but it's much more grounded than previous Bethesda titles and even your typical RPG. Giving you a more plausible excuse to put off the main quest and go do your own thing. The main story so far is Important but it's not as apocalyptic compared to say: ME3. There are a lot of followers but only 4 have their quests and are romanceable. I'd say they are well written and voice acted.
Overall, Starfield is a vast game where you can do what you want, go exploring, questing, and you'll still find a lot more stuff to do.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 19:52:11 GMT
Best to find out Bioware news on here than in other clickbait sites.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 19:00:12 GMT
Good thing Dragon Age does this well. For 2014 it does, sure. Not in comparison to modern games, and that is where they can improve for example. Wait..... I thought the narrative was that modern games suck. In seriousness, I'm sure they'll improve on what was weak in Inquisition.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 18:47:10 GMT
Good question. Why did they abandon the long term success and BG, BG2 KotOr, DAO? DAI has aged poorly, and cRPGs seem to be enjoying a resurgence.
Why do you continue to crap BG3 when you obviously have not played it?
You might like BG3, if you could get over your bitterness toward Reddit, and hopefully stop bringing your Reddit bitterness to BSN.
DAI was bios best selling game, at least best selling launch. DAI won game of the year. Yes it may've 'aged poorly' but the game is ten years old, released in the transition between generations, and Origins has a lot more in common with Inquisition then with Baldur's Gate so it wouldn't just be going backwards but a fundamentally different experience. I agree, I just don't want the RPG market to be flooded with CRPGs. I prefer action RPGs.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 18:44:30 GMT
Yeah, they should be strengthening their strengths while fixing their weakness. One thing I do wish Bioware would stop doing is trend chasing. Given how mixed the reception of DA: I and Andromeda's open world (though I enjoy both games), I really think it's best that they compact the game world.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 18:16:46 GMT
I mean if the game is mediocre just stop playing. There are plenty of great games out there, no need to force yourself to find fun in a game that you find disappointing.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 18:15:02 GMT
They better not be like BG3 why go back to being a CRPG? Why abandon what made you successful? If future Bioware games move away from DA2 and DA: I, like I said before I'll be moving on just like how many people moved on. CRPG is not my really my thing but now it seems the market is going to demand more games to be like it and you know what? That's fine by me, I'll just go play another game that caters to my tastes. Eh I meant more along the lines of the world building, the connectivity, the reactiveness of the world and characters to your choices and actions etc. It's truly remarkable how the game does this in BG3 - is it perfect? Of course not, but it does a damn good job. Good thing Dragon Age does this well.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 17:09:53 GMT
The way I see it is that I hope bioware learn some lessons from BG3, as there are plenty to be had. It's been ten years or since DA:I, and the industry and genre have evolved and improved. Bioware would be daft not to - in fact I'd wager their devs are probably playing BG3 as well. That's not hating on the game or bioware, it's a desire to see an excellent DA game to come out which doesn't feel like it is from a decade ago. They better not be like BG3 why go back to being a CRPG? Why abandon what made you successful? If future Bioware games move away from DA2 and DA: I, like I said before I'll be moving on just like how many people moved on. CRPG is not my really my thing but now it seems the market is going to demand more games to be like it and you know what? That's fine by me, I'll just go play another game that caters to my tastes.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 16:36:18 GMT
Yeah, but then those authors will criticize Gaas. Nevermind the fact that they've been around for years. Journalists tend to love to write outrage articles to get clicks.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 14:09:40 GMT
Thank you for showing me a video of the average BG3 fan I've come across. Forget it, I've thought of buying the game but after seeing how crazy the fans are I don't want to. Why join a fanbase who constantly hates on everything you enjoy? Again, why are you attacking a whole fanbase, when you know as well as I do, that we had our share of crazies here too. Do you see BG3 fans shitting on DA here? When someone says, they prefer one game over the other, it isn't shitting, it is stating a subjective opinion. In the Larian forums people have the utmost respect for Dragon Age and a lot of them still looking forward to Dreadwolf despite the devastating news lately. The discussions here are pretty peaceful, so please don't spread discord here. Not from my experience with the fanbase. I’m just tired of having to fight all the time just because I like a game that people hate. Ive already been in massive arguments with BG3 fans on Reddit and YouTube. I don’t think ALL fans of BG3 are horrible, but I only mentioned my experience with the fans I’ve met and seen are. I know there’s a lot of good people there but the ones I’ve met were no different than Witcher 3 fans that invaded here years ago.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 14:00:14 GMT
Speaking of have been tempted to make an all RPG tier list. Spare me the pain of gauging my eyes off, pretty please? thank you? Why? What did he do?
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 6:53:05 GMT
An interesting video that expresses some of the depth of the gameplay.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 15, 2023 4:33:20 GMT
I'll always hold DA2 in the Dragon Age games as the perfect marriage between action RPG and tactics. Though I feel that ME:2, ME:3, and ME: A overall nailed it in terms of combat.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 23:41:51 GMT
... and yet you harass others for liking BG3. I don't, like what you like. Just don't go shoving it down people's throats.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 23:36:26 GMT
I'll be blunt on this I'll leave if the next DA goes "back to its roots." Combat. DA: O was a chore to get through I'll just leave this here ... in reference to Colofoy's comment. So what? I didn't like Origins' combat that much is that wrong to say? I didn't harass others or call them racial slurs for liking Origins' combat. That's what I experienced do when I first joined Bioware's forum.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 23:34:32 GMT
I am not sure why this guy shat on ME2 and Skyrim, and he sure was over the top clickbait, cuz this is the internet. However, I do agree that Bioware peaked with DAO, before ditching the more "complicated" RPG elements, in favor of homogenization, action and fetch quests. There are plenty of games that I could be put on a pedastal if the baseline is the the merely very good DAI: Planescape Torment, BG, BG2, KotOR, KotOR2 NWN2, Skyrim, Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor, and Disco Elysium. I am getting tired of the Bioware can do no wrong crowd who think DAO is subpar, but I suppose I am ruder than the whiners who want to squelch discussion/comparisons to Dragon Age, and cannot accept that other studios make excellent games. bit of a curiosity on this one because I've been musing on this concept, sort of, most of the day. And while every fandom has bad actors it does seem to me the amount of people who hold the later DA or ME games as some amazing experience don't tend to diss people for liking Origins. Unlike that Youtuber who puts Origins on a pedestal.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 23:31:04 GMT
I am getting tired of the Bioware can do no wrong crowd who think DAO is subpar, but I suppose I am ruder than the whiners who want to squelch discussion/comparisons to Dragon Age, and cannot accept that other studios make excellent games. Are you talking to me? Because I did not say that at all.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 23:29:53 GMT
No, I've read the clickbait title, and I won't be lectured on how the games I like are inferior to the game that's put on a pedestal. You all can, but I'm not going to repeat my mistake in joining a rabid fanbase who never liked you in the first place. I mean you've just described most fanbases, including this one and starfield. Starfield fanbase has yet treat me with utter contempt and claim to be an inclusive fanbase.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 20:48:18 GMT
Thank you for showing me a video of the average BG3 fan I've come across. Forget it, I've thought of buying the game but after seeing how crazy the fans are I don't want to. Why join a fanbase who constantly hates on everything you enjoy? did you watch the vid? Bit curious if he was having trouble with the pronunciation of the word or if he was refusing for pettier 'do not say Voldemorts name' sort of reasons. No, I've read the clickbait title, and I won't be lectured on how the games I like are inferior to the game that's put on a pedestal. You all can, but I'm not going to repeat my mistake in joining a rabid fanbase who never liked you in the first place.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 20:25:20 GMT
Thank you for showing me a video of the average BG3 fan I've come across. Forget it, I've thought of buying the game but after seeing how crazy the fans are I don't want to. Why join a fanbase who constantly hates on everything you enjoy?
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 20:20:52 GMT
Obviously it's all subjective It may just be a game you don't like, Kappa, to be honest many of the things you list that you hate, the exact same things are things I really like. I dipped into Forza Motorsport for a couple of hours (on game pass) and for me that game is done. I don't doubt that other people will adore it for hundreds of hours. Do I think it's a bad game? No. But it's not my kind of game. I would venture to suggest that Starfield is not pressing your buttons and it's no fun to play a game you don't enjoy. Even with DLC and mods, that seems unlikely to change. If you don't like a game don't force yourself to play it. A game that feels like work isn't a game worth playing in my view.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 14, 2023 20:15:27 GMT
It's Paul Tassi I believe. He does ... I'm not the biggest fan of his articles and his reviews are incredibly skewed by his bias, but it's an accurate representation of the fear within the community imo. I don't think he's someone who's incredibly informative though. I guess I am just backwards compared to the people that talk online. You're not the only one lol.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 13, 2023 20:18:46 GMT
Also active on the larian forums. Really not seeing this it’s 100% perfect It’s very very good and clearly up for game of year contender. It’s got bugs to fix and I expect added content. They added a mirror recently like dai and now you can change your name plus you can edit your hirelings appearance We should be welcoming this! Da4 needs to really come out swinging and draw comparisons to Bg3. It can’t be dai 2.0 with minimal changes in gameplay as a new bar has been set. Most of the community outside these forums want more For me I want enemies with personality. The opening grunt enemies in Bg3 have just more than any in all of dai including in some ways solas. This was a far departure from origins which had multiple. The dwarf noble origin or dwarf commoner were great and actual bosses such as beraht were memorable!! I want combat with strategy. The only fight that had real strategy in dai was the guardian in descent as it required you to stand in certain spots. The only times you needed a rogue was the few doors that were locked and there was no skill to it (removed from dao) I want real choices like redcliffe in dao. Redcliffe was so big they threw in a cameo in dai. I want the elf mage or werewolves choice etc etc etc I want real loot in treasure chests instead of hunting 20 lizards in hope u get the special 1 that I can create an axe that will make fighting more tolerable. Certainly want more clothing choices that are viable. In dai for a warrior you really needed that 1 schematic that made the fight a little easier. Save scumming chests and then running to the nug was only fun when the nug worked Solas is a fantastic potential enemy as the book is still out as we don’t know his real motivations If the next DA is like BG3, then I'm done with Bioware. All that support for DA2 and DA:I only for them to go backwards. Maybe I'm just not the right fan for them considering how much people want to go back to the CRPG days. At least I got other games to play.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 13, 2023 17:37:25 GMT
The Aquisition is official:
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