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Watcher of Caed Nua, Herald of Berath, Hound of Eothas and Duskspeaker.
Watcher of Caed Nua, Herald of Berath, Hound of Eothas and Duskspeaker.
No, Mass Effect is literally made to court non-cRPG audiences.
The dumbed down and casual "RPG" mechanics was made specifically for them.
Dragon Age (Origins) was Baldur's Gate 2 from Temu but good enough to satisfy their then cRPG audience, things went downhill ever since.
The dumbed down and casual "RPG" mechanics was made specifically for them.
Dragon Age (Origins) was Baldur's Gate 2 from Temu but good enough to satisfy their then cRPG audience, things went downhill ever since.
July 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
No, Mass Effect is literally made to court non-cRPG audiences.
The dumbed down and casual "RPG" mechanics was made specifically for them.
Dragon Age (Origins) was Baldur's Gate 2 from Temu but good enough to satisfy their then cRPG audience, things went downhill ever since.
The dumbed down and casual "RPG" mechanics was made specifically for them.
Dragon Age (Origins) was Baldur's Gate 2 from Temu but good enough to satisfy their then cRPG audience, things went downhill ever since.
Or Mass Effect.
It's part of the guns and balls genre capital G gamers like.
It's part of the guns and balls genre capital G gamers like.
July 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Or Mass Effect.
It's part of the guns and balls genre capital G gamers like.
It's part of the guns and balls genre capital G gamers like.
They're in "don't buy the game camp" since they don't.
And I remember the buzzwords used by the Tumblr fanbase during early release was "BioWare fans are traditionally bigger in the console". So no steam
And I remember the buzzwords used by the Tumblr fanbase during early release was "BioWare fans are traditionally bigger in the console". So no steam
May 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
They're in "don't buy the game camp" since they don't.
And I remember the buzzwords used by the Tumblr fanbase during early release was "BioWare fans are traditionally bigger in the console". So no steam
And I remember the buzzwords used by the Tumblr fanbase during early release was "BioWare fans are traditionally bigger in the console". So no steam
You're a minority among the casual BioWare fanbase if you agree that later Dragon Age games have been watered down since DAO. Most casual either don't buy the game after hearing the review or blindly liking the DATV, there is no in between.
May 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
You're a minority among the casual BioWare fanbase if you agree that later Dragon Age games have been watered down since DAO. Most casual either don't buy the game after hearing the review or blindly liking the DATV, there is no in between.
BG3 is a good larian cRPG that happens to be popular enough to reach casual audience, I think they should keep doing at what they're doing instead of changing their recipe to please their newer supposedly bigger audience.
May 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
BG3 is a good larian cRPG that happens to be popular enough to reach casual audience, I think they should keep doing at what they're doing instead of changing their recipe to please their newer supposedly bigger audience.
Larian is at tipping point they ether: Found their footing and create a good game consistently, or become BioWare who sacrifice everything for their newer audience.
May 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Larian is at tipping point they ether: Found their footing and create a good game consistently, or become BioWare who sacrifice everything for their newer audience.
I bring it up because the arguments sounds too much like a grifter fascist complaining about nu-bioware or some such.
cRPG audience is big enough for a game created for sustainable in mind, think Owlcat Studio.
cRPG audience is big enough for a game created for sustainable in mind, think Owlcat Studio.
May 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I bring it up because the arguments sounds too much like a grifter fascist complaining about nu-bioware or some such.
cRPG audience is big enough for a game created for sustainable in mind, think Owlcat Studio.
cRPG audience is big enough for a game created for sustainable in mind, think Owlcat Studio.
Because everything you say about RPGs is going to be connected back to BioWare.
BioWare hasn't been Okay since Andromeda and folks want to know what happened to BW since then.
I personally think Mass Effect is the beginning of the rot. Mass Effect is what made BioWare/EA abandoned us RPG player.
BioWare hasn't been Okay since Andromeda and folks want to know what happened to BW since then.
I personally think Mass Effect is the beginning of the rot. Mass Effect is what made BioWare/EA abandoned us RPG player.
May 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Because everything you say about RPGs is going to be connected back to BioWare.
BioWare hasn't been Okay since Andromeda and folks want to know what happened to BW since then.
I personally think Mass Effect is the beginning of the rot. Mass Effect is what made BioWare/EA abandoned us RPG player.
BioWare hasn't been Okay since Andromeda and folks want to know what happened to BW since then.
I personally think Mass Effect is the beginning of the rot. Mass Effect is what made BioWare/EA abandoned us RPG player.
I'm sorry, English is not my first language, the summary is this:
You wonder why people don't understand what you mean, I say because you're surrounded by people who always agree with you and understand you, but a lot more people out there don't. I say, don't get stuck in this bubble.
You wonder why people don't understand what you mean, I say because you're surrounded by people who always agree with you and understand you, but a lot more people out there don't. I say, don't get stuck in this bubble.
May 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I'm sorry, English is not my first language, the summary is this:
You wonder why people don't understand what you mean, I say because you're surrounded by people who always agree with you and understand you, but a lot more people out there don't. I say, don't get stuck in this bubble.
You wonder why people don't understand what you mean, I say because you're surrounded by people who always agree with you and understand you, but a lot more people out there don't. I say, don't get stuck in this bubble.
It's disrespectful to Andrew Wincott, Larian and Raphael to be compared to a one note villain like this.
May 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
It's disrespectful to Andrew Wincott, Larian and Raphael to be compared to a one note villain like this.
You're not the target audience this new game is aiming for.
And no, this isn't about "modern audiences". It's about casual audiences vs. cRPG enthusiasts.
And no, this isn't about "modern audiences". It's about casual audiences vs. cRPG enthusiasts.
May 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
You're not the target audience this new game is aiming for.
And no, this isn't about "modern audiences". It's about casual audiences vs. cRPG enthusiasts.
And no, this isn't about "modern audiences". It's about casual audiences vs. cRPG enthusiasts.
You got blocked yet?
100% agree with you btw.
100% agree with you btw.
May 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
You got blocked yet?
100% agree with you btw.
100% agree with you btw.
While I agree with you 100% in this matter, I would like to remind you that this space is a bubble. Unless you think the audience within this bubble is enough to sustain you then I have nothing else to say.
May 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
While I agree with you 100% in this matter, I would like to remind you that this space is a bubble. Unless you think the audience within this bubble is enough to sustain you then I have nothing else to say.
Veilguard is not a good game though. Unworthy of BG2 and DAO legacy.
May 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Veilguard is not a good game though. Unworthy of BG2 and DAO legacy.
LMAO, we ain't voting Lesser Trump.
May 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LMAO, we ain't voting Lesser Trump.
I think the most important thing is that "Souls-like" shouldn't claim to be an "RPG", because "Souls-like" is its own genre already; if it was an RPG, it would've just simply called an RPG.
May 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I think the most important thing is that "Souls-like" shouldn't claim to be an "RPG", because "Souls-like" is its own genre already; if it was an RPG, it would've just simply called an RPG.
I just think that DATV is a deeply flawed game, insulting to the Dragon Age Origins legacy and I am confident that the dev knows this too.
It goes beyond EA being shit corpo (they are), I think the Dev also aren't blameless.
It goes beyond EA being shit corpo (they are), I think the Dev also aren't blameless.
May 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I just think that DATV is a deeply flawed game, insulting to the Dragon Age Origins legacy and I am confident that the dev knows this too.
It goes beyond EA being shit corpo (they are), I think the Dev also aren't blameless.
It goes beyond EA being shit corpo (they are), I think the Dev also aren't blameless.
I think the question is moot, I can tell you as a cRPG player for 20 years, BG3 is RPG par excellence, it's absolutely perfect. And then some random person just can whine about "but Wyll romance hur dur!" And "prove" that I'm "wrong".
May 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I think the question is moot, I can tell you as a cRPG player for 20 years, BG3 is RPG par excellence, it's absolutely perfect. And then some random person just can whine about "but Wyll romance hur dur!" And "prove" that I'm "wrong".
There is something close to it: Baldur's Gate 3.
Better RPG.
Worthy and surpass BG2 Legacy (something DA meant to do).
Better RPG.
Worthy and surpass BG2 Legacy (something DA meant to do).
May 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
There is something close to it: Baldur's Gate 3.
Better RPG.
Worthy and surpass BG2 Legacy (something DA meant to do).
Better RPG.
Worthy and surpass BG2 Legacy (something DA meant to do).
I think DATV shouldn't include Solas at all. It was a mistake to pander to AO3 demographics and I think there should've been somebody within the team to inform the team of this.
May 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I think DATV shouldn't include Solas at all. It was a mistake to pander to AO3 demographics and I think there should've been somebody within the team to inform the team of this.
They done paywalled your talk 😭
May 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
They done paywalled your talk 😭
God I hope the measles got them en masse.
May 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
God I hope the measles got them en masse.
I wish the pope actually had the power to interfere.
May 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wish the pope actually had the power to interfere.