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Post by smilesja on Oct 7, 2023 5:49:27 GMT
I'm getting old too, one thing I've learned is that some people refuse to change. Even if you do exactly what they asked, they always want more. You cannot love a game without saying that it has flaws but that same person won't do that. It's all about control for them.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 7, 2023 5:38:16 GMT
It feels like it's the entire fanbase, every encounter with a BG3 fan has been horrible. Why should I listen to the "good" fans if they're not even standing up to this nonsense?
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Post by smilesja on Oct 7, 2023 5:28:37 GMT
Can BG3 fans not invade other fanbases like Starfield and tear their games down just to feel morally superior please? I mean I get it, BG3 is perfect without any flaws okay? So stop shoving the game down my throat while I'm trying to search for some tips on Starfield. Honestly the rampant fanboyism around the BG3 makes me not want to buy the game. Why do I want to join a bunch a ravenous fanbase who hates your guts and puts their game on a pedestal as the "savior of gaming?" I mean it's comprised of a fanbase who think you're stupid for like action RPGs and blames you for the downfall of "modern gaming." I've seen people on Starfield reddit belittle people for PLAYING THE GAME THAT'S ON THE SUBREDDIT just to advertise their perfect, precious game.
I try not to bash other games and try to be fair but this constant praise of BG3 is getting tiresome. If I buy the game once it comes out on Xbox, I'm not sure If I can give it a fair review without remembering the fans who hate me just because I play games like Starfield. It feels like I have to say "oh I love Starfield despite its flaws" but that SAME LOGIC doesn't apply to a BG3 fan apparently because Larian is a company who will single handeldly save gaming from the console plebs like me.
Sorry for the rant, but even I'm really tired of fans who consistently display double standards. Okay, a CRPG is mainstream excellent now stop trying to say that other games suck because it's not BG3. No game will be it, and honestly if RPGs especially try to become like it, I'm done in all honesty.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 7, 2023 1:38:54 GMT
You think anyone is going to give BioWare a license or trust them with anything after Andromeda, Anthem and now Dreadwolf? No, they are stuck with their IPs only. That being said, there can be a way for BioWare to get a somewhat stable revenue stream: reboot ME3 multiplayer. One thing I've learned over the years, is that gamers can be very forgiving. All it takes is one great game and people will easily forget the controversies.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 7, 2023 1:29:12 GMT
Never understood this criticism, In fact I felt the opposite about the games combat in terms that Bethesda actually added more features such as a cover mechanic (about time lol.) and there were more creative ways to rip your opponent in half. XD Exactly what are you doing to "...rip your opponent in half"? Let me know, because I haven't found it.  There's no body damage, dismemberment, blood other than basic the occasional basic patch, or AI advancement. You just shoot and they ragdoll to the ground. They're largely all basic guns with no special tricks (eg. Cyberpunk). And no, I don't consider the stun guns some kind of innovative feature.  This is actually a step back from Fallout in some ways. Well not rip in half but there are creative ways that you can kill your opponent. Something I'm pretty happy with. Carpet bomb them with a grenade launcher a la Boba Fett with a maxed out jet pack and what not.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 6, 2023 22:05:04 GMT
Let’s just say, I’ve had horrible experiences with the fandom dated all the way back 2011. I got shouted down, threatened, just because I said I liked the those games. Like I said a month ago, COD and Halo players were more accepting of me than BioWare ever did and it hasn’t changed much from prime BSN. The difference is that COD and Halo fans didn’t claim to be diverse and accepting. Sorry, but I don't see the "accepting" fanbase that you keep claiming to have met. Of course people are not going to feel what I feel but it seems that Bioware fans that I've met over the years love taking your opinion as if it you were the worst human being in existence. Try the CoD fanbase though if you're a woman and oh boy does that fanbase go from "kinda okay" to "one of the most toxic places on earth" in a heartbeat. Jesus, what's wrong with that fanbase :S It's gotten much worse recently too. I’m aware of that and saw some of that in game lol.but they never claimed to be diverse and accepting. If you’re gonna be toxic at least be honest lol. Thats something I can kind of respect from COD lol. |
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Post by smilesja on Oct 6, 2023 22:03:43 GMT
True enough points, but this is a Bioware forum. It would be strange if there wasn't some discussion on this. Heck, without discussion about this the forum essentially dies because we haven't a shred of info about the game side of things for a long time. Oh I'm not telling people not to talk about it. I wasn't going to say anything about it at all. No use adding to the fire, but if people wanna go ham about it go ahead. I only got irritated (late) last night because I saw a couple hundred people on Twitter dogpile a user for posting something not inherently critical about BioWare. These terminally online people have declared that people cannot say positive things about BioWare because of some employee drama as if consumers are obliged to care. If some random wants to talk about how much like they Morrigan then that's their prerogative. I'll also admit to being a little sensitive about it because both of my favorite childhood companies (Blizzard and BioWare) get embroiled in one drama after another. I just want good news damnit lol. Man Blizzard….. whatever stuff BioWare is involved is nothing compared to the horrific stuff Blizzard did. |
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Post by smilesja on Oct 6, 2023 18:25:25 GMT
- Combat felt... really dated though. Obv, there were a lot of pretty dated elements in the game. It worked (at least the gunplay did), but it plays like a 10+ year old game (right in line with the graphics). Still, it worked well enough for the PT. With the right skills and weapon upgrades, you were a combat monster. Never understood this criticism, In fact I felt the opposite about the games combat in terms that Bethesda actually added more features such as a cover mechanic (about time lol.) and there were more creative ways to rip your opponent in half. XD
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Post by smilesja on Oct 6, 2023 17:49:22 GMT
Only 4 romance options sucks and what sucks even more is that 3 are middle aged. My character is early twenties, what would she want with Barrett? Heller would have been perfect. FWIW, I think human lifespans are a bit extended in the setting. I'm sure his answer would be something along the lines of "this was always fun before, so why should Starfield be different from other Bethesda games?" I'm OK with Starfield because I always expected Bethesda IN SPACE! YMMV. I mean it is a Bethesda game which on the Internet you either love or hate it. I had to clear my Youtube mentions though with so many Youtubers talking about how "mid" it is. I don't think I'm halfway done with the main quest lol been taking a break. Lol
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Post by smilesja on Oct 6, 2023 15:48:44 GMT
Even in this place, it's illegal to say anything good about DA2, ME: A, DA: I. I mean it's amazing how the person has a lack of awareness of what they're even saying. I disagree here, I've more than once stated a bunch of things I like about all those games, and I've never felt attacked. Compared to other communities I've been part of this one has by far been the most accepting of divergent opinions. However, I am of the opinion that if you put your thoughts out there then you have to be prepared for not everyone feeling the same, and them having the right to voice that. Negative feed-back is just as important as positive feed-back, it all comes down to how it's made - both types are kinda useless if they devolve into superlatives and adjectives with nothing explanatory behind them (i.e. "I love/hate DA2", "MEA is fun/boring", "DAI is immersive/unengaging"). I try to keep a civil tone personally, I know stuff can get a bit heated at times, but I never felt it was at a level where people were actively trying to silence me.
Like, I won't even hesitate to state it right now, DA2 and ME3 got way too much flack when they came out and both of them did a lot of things right (I'll even list it if asked). Come at me everyone!
Let’s just say, I’ve had horrible experiences with the fandom dated all the way back 2011. I got shouted down, threatened, just because I said I liked the those games. Like I said a month ago, COD and Halo players were more accepting of me than BioWare ever did and it hasn’t changed much from prime BSN. The difference is that COD and Halo fans didn’t claim to be diverse and accepting. Sorry, but I don't see the "accepting" fanbase that you keep claiming to have met. Of course people are not going to feel what I feel but it seems that Bioware fans that I've met over the years love taking your opinion as if it you were the worst human being in existence.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 6, 2023 6:26:08 GMT
Ok I’ll give you the tie as it’s subjective but I’m waiting on the rest They're all subjective you know? Like River said, people have different tastes. I'm looking at BG3 and I'm wondering why are people forcing me to like a CRPG that I'll probably have a hard time playing on console?
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Post by smilesja on Oct 6, 2023 6:17:40 GMT
That being said, I really hope this stuff between the employees and the company gets resolved soon.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 6, 2023 6:17:16 GMT
Found out on Twitter that there's some new drama. Saw someone post something about "what do you love about Dragon Age" only to have people bombard them accusations of "toxic positivity". A post about what people like about BioWare games... that happened... before all this happened. Even in this place, it's illegal to say anything good about DA2, ME: A, DA: I. I mean it's amazing how the person has a lack of awareness of what they're even saying.
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Post by smilesja on Oct 3, 2023 22:12:53 GMT
Oho, predictions? I can do that, just let me whip out my preemo crystal ball!  Now let's see, Dragon Age, Bioware, weird looking eye all aflame ... uh oh
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Post by smilesja on Oct 3, 2023 19:34:45 GMT
Meh! I’m fine. I have about a bajillion other games to play, so I’m happy. As for DA4, it happens when it happens!  Starfield will be keeping me occupied for a looong time! 
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Post by smilesja on Oct 1, 2023 20:49:42 GMT
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Post by smilesja on Sept 30, 2023 20:11:46 GMT
Asterisks a plenty from what I've been saying for obvious reasons and even now I am not entirely confident of that giant arse post I make thinking about it in hindsight so oh well... But even still the main thrust of my argument is when it comes to things like philosophy, theme, and even lore to an extent. From what I have seen so far of D&D and its setting at large so far (A smattering of campaigns, lore videos, the movie, and BG III) its not a setting that often lends itself to the exploration of philsophical issues with antagonistic characters who have deep and nuanced reactions. Now on the flip side I also recognize that DA is ultimatley a 'generic fantasy setting'(tm) at some level to...but Thedas does also have an examination of philsophical issues on the nature of freedom, choice, organizations, and the issues with historical revisionism. That is what I meant by deeper stories and indeed having a wide degree of choices in your games...be it dialogue choices or decisions you make during quests...can lead to issues in exploring those issues to where it is a balancing act. For me you want enough choices to actually provide the illusion and give the player as much control as possible, but not so much to where it sabtages the other elements of crafting a good story or makes it more difficult to do. You have all that and more with the World of Faerun - philisophy, lore, conflict and deep characters. Cool premise still prefer Dragon Age. 
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Post by smilesja on Sept 30, 2023 3:25:29 GMT
Even Fortnite in it's down year is still making way more money than an average single player can hope to make. The problem is replicating its success and only games like Apex and COD: Warzone can compete (and they have their struggles). That being said, I do wonder if Marathon will be a single player experience or a multiplayer one? Probably both based on Bungie's history.
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Post by smilesja on Sept 29, 2023 19:50:40 GMT
And yet if you do a casual Youtube search for 'Starfield review' you are met with a solid wall of: " Worst game ever", "This game is absolutely terrible", "Starfield is the pits", "Literally the worst game I ever played!", "HOW DARE BETHESDA RELEASE THIS MINDLESS ABSOLUTE GARBAGE OF A GAME????" etc. etc. etc. Negative review after negative review. After some experimentation I discovered two things: A significant portion of these 'worst game ever'- type reviews are from bitter, disgruntled Playstation owners, many of whom appear to have never actually played the game and are basing all their conclusions on what other bitter, disgruntled Playstation owners are saying, creating a kind of closed loop. A significant portion of them are from people who appear to have a right wing political agenda and are using videogames as part of their soapbox. Again very few of these appear to have actually played Starfield. The remainder appear to be from 'Old school Bethesda die-hards - the kinds of people who also bashed the hell out of Fallout 3, Skyrim and Fallout 4 and are doing the same thing to Starfield, the central thrust of their arguments being: "It's not Morrowind". If I were to actually listen to these Youtubers, or indeed the many review bombers on Metacritic I'd be left with the impression that Ride to Hell Retribution, Big Rigs Over the Road Racing, and Atari ET were works of high art - absolute paragons of videogaming excellence in comparison to Starfield, and that playing Starfield was an experience comparable to undergoing root canal work without anaesthetic while listening to Nickleback album and having liquid shit poured over my head by a demon. Fortunately there's people like Mortismal Gaming out there who make honest, balanced reviews, and who have actually played the game to completion. Gamers are hypocrites, people bash Starfield for being a buggy mess but they worship New Vegas, a game riddled with bugs crashes and corrupted saves. Even years later, the game crashes on me. Starfield is much more stable than New Vegas can ever be yet it gets bashed on while New Vegas not only gets a pass but is celebrated. That's why I don't listen to what others say anymore because their actions usually contradict it.
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Post by smilesja on Sept 25, 2023 20:13:11 GMT
Not the first time Sony has been hacked.
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Post by smilesja on Sept 25, 2023 19:41:46 GMT
John Epler @eplerjc.bsky.socialdon’t hire writers for your narrative, anyone can write an email so anyone can write a story, just copy what the MCU is doing and call it good Half wish they would. We might have had a game by now...  Apparently, I'm feeling bitter today. lol I just saw some article saying the game might not be out till 2025, so... sorry. XD It's waiting for Godot at this point. 
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Post by smilesja on Sept 25, 2023 18:02:56 GMT
I think it is unfair to compare the two game with such a gap between the two,BG3 is larger more fleshed out and the characters have more background ect but it also was in early access for over a year,had access to better tech to develop the game with and had better direction. Dragon age Inquisition on the other hand hand suffered from being forced to use frostbite and the conflicts that arose from that, meddling execs from EA and a uneven development cycle with the left hand not knowing what the right was doing and despite that they still turned out a pretty good game. So i will wait until Bioware throws us a bone and shares a bit more information than the static and non sequitur answers we are getting at the moment. While I totally love DA2, mainly for the characters, it is deeply flawed and DAI couldn't hold my attention very long. I hope, that if the success of BG3 brings something to the table, than that the next DA is a bit more back to the roots. I'll be blunt on this I'll leave if the next DA goes "back to its roots." I wouldn't even get into the Dragon Age series if it weren't for DA2 with its wonderful characters, humor, and story and more importantly: Combat. DA: O was a chore to get through due to it being on console.
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Post by smilesja on Sept 23, 2023 6:11:45 GMT
He has a point, but what will he do about it I wonder?
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Post by smilesja on Sept 22, 2023 4:49:29 GMT
With how they were struggling financially, I fully expect Square to milk FF7 for all it's worth (as if they hadn't done that for years). I'm just waiting for FF8 and FF9 to get some love again (especially 9).
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Post by smilesja on Sept 20, 2023 18:43:41 GMT
Yeah, her VA is still bad when everyone else sounds great. I might be because she's a friend of a developer given how the American VA field is rife nepotism.
Something interesting from the Microsoft leaks:
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Hell yeah, we are getting a new Dishonored and a sequel at that. I hope we will finally journey to nightmare Pandyssia and see the landwhales. However, there is a small problem: the source of your magic powers is gone now.
I Understand in my head that Bethesda is just milking the fanbase ... but I'm still preordering that Oblivion remaster :3 At least it's a different remaster aside from the one billionth remaster of Skyrim. 
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