Baldur's Gate #BaldurGate: Siege of Dragonspear

[Dwarvophile]

Why is gamer's gate referred to as a community (or almost gang), I thought it was just a place to buy games ? (yes, I just awaken from cryogenic sleep)

 

[Lyric Suite]

We have finally arrived at the point where morons are accusing other people of being "edgy" because they don't support their ridiculous crusade against a minor badly written character (and knowing Beamdog that won't be the only badly written character) in what is apparently a 40-hour game. But of course none of them have actually played this thing so it's not like they can complain about anything else.
The ani-LGTB sentiments on the codex always seemed to be in good fun but lately it seems like it has been taken over by a vocal minority of idiots who take crusading against anything even slightly gay as serious as the SJW's flauning around their agenda at every possible moment. Is this place filled with conservative Russians trying to shove their old skool "values" down our collective throates or what? Or are this just basement dwelling nerds who are really this bored and cantankerous?
Beamdog handling this very badly doesn't help either of course but I came here to read some impressions and nearly all I see is bitches whining about what is a minor issue and hijacking this thing with an obvious political agenda.

Are you a fag? You sound like a fag.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Sorry, i quoted the wrong person. I mean this:

Yeah, they've been removing reviews on Steam somehow.

Eh, I'm rambling from memory, but that was also on the GG thread. I think if too many users/store page moderators flag a review as not helpful, Steam staff might take it down or summat. I do remember that its steam page was fluctuating between Mixed and Mostly Positive. Not fully sure if that was due to addition or removal of reviews though.

 

[Metatron]

We have finally arrived at the point where morons are accusing other people of being "edgy" because they don't support their ridiculous crusade against a minor badly written character (and knowing Beamdog that won't be the only badly written character) in what is apparently a 40-hour game. But of course none of them have actually played this thing so it's not like they can complain about anything else.
The ani-LGTB sentiments on the codex always seemed to be in good fun but lately it seems like it has been taken over by a vocal minority of idiots who take crusading against anything even slightly gay as serious as the SJW's flauning around their agenda at every possible moment. Is this place filled with conservative Russians trying to shove their old skool "values" down our collective throates or what? Or are this just basement dwelling nerds who are really this bored and cantankerous?
Beamdog handling this very badly doesn't help either of course but I came here to read some impressions and nearly all I see is bitches whining about what is a minor issue and hijacking this thing with an obvious political agenda.

Are you a fag? You sound like a fag.

Thanks for reinforcing my point knucklehead.

 

[Stainless Veteran]

We have finally arrived at the point where morons are accusing other people of being "edgy" because they don't support their ridiculous crusade against a minor badly written character (and knowing Beamdog that won't be the only badly written character) in what is apparently a 40-hour game. But of course none of them have actually played this thing so it's not like they can complain about anything else.
The ani-LGTB sentiments on the codex always seemed to be in good fun but lately it seems like it has been taken over by a vocal minority of idiots who take crusading against anything even slightly gay as serious as the SJW's flauning around their agenda at every possible moment. Is this place filled with conservative Russians trying to shove their old skool "values" down our collective throates or what? Or are this just basement dwelling nerds who are really this bored and cantankerous?
Beamdog handling this very badly doesn't help either of course but I came here to read some impressions and nearly all I see is bitches whining about what is a minor issue and hijacking this thing with an obvious political agenda.

:russia: Glorious vatnik master race represent!
Fuck your :incloosive: bullshit!

 

[Excidium II]

Russia will save the west.

 

[Immortal]

The ani-LGTB sentiments on the codex always seemed to be in good fun but lately

You're telling Lyric Suite how the codex "used to be" when he's been here 5 years longer than you., Just some context here for your long winded diatribe.

Also be sure to tell the 600 brofists I woke up to this morning how I am the vocal minority around here.
(Brofists are very valuable and important)

The vocal minority from my point of view is some gay musician and a BG Fanboy. You do the math.

 

[DDZ]

Woah now, am I the BG fanboy? Because that would be pretty funny.

 

[Excidium II]

The ani-LGTB sentiments on the codex always seemed to be in good fun but lately

You're telling Lyric Suite how the codex "used to be" when he's been here 5 years longer than you., Just some context here for your long winded diatribe.
Also be sure to tell the 600 brofists I woke up to this morning how I am the vocal minority around here.

The vocal minority from my point of view is some gay musician and a BG Fanboy. You do the math.

The codex is against this sort of agenda pushing. If we wanted to see trannies we'd open our porn folder.

 

[Metatron]

That's my point Mustawd, it's an online crusade, it's fucking ridiculous. As ridiculous as making a point by putting a tranny in a goddamn video game.

Call it "SJW fatigue".
We've been exposed to this shit for years and now they managed to put it into Baldur's Gate too.

It was an asinine move and it deserves the backlash.
Also, if the resulting perception (right or wrong is irrelevant) is that SJW content made the title crash & burn, maybe suits will want LESS of that shit in games from now on.
That can only be a good thing.

I'd agree with that if they flaunt it in our faces during the whole game a la Dragon Age 2 & 3. The way half the cast was defined by their sexuality and nothing else in those games was atrocious and obviously an attempt to push a certain political agenda in the bluntest of fashions.
If it's just one of two quotes it's misguided but there's no reason to keep whining about it page after page unless you're a rampant homophobe.

 

[Immortal]

Woah now, am I the BG fanboy? Because that would be pretty funny.

No.. you're the retard who didn't get mentioned.

 

[Bubbles]

Sorry, i quoted the wrong person. I mean this:

Yeah, they've been removing reviews on Steam somehow.

Hmm I think devs always could do that, they avoid because of bad press.

Well, most of them avoided it.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/239840/discussions/0/627456359689053892/

 

[Excidium II]

If it's just one of two quotes it's misguided but there's no reason to keep whining about it page after page unless you're a rampant homophobe

You use suspicious language.

 

[Excidium II]

Woah now, am I the BG fanboy? Because that would be pretty funny.

No.. you're the retard who didn't get mentioned.

Come on, DDZ is the original BGEE shill of the codex.

 

[PhantasmaNL]

Sorry, i quoted the wrong person. I mean this:

Yeah, they've been removing reviews on Steam somehow.

Eh, I'm rambling from memory, but that was also on the GG thread. I think if too many users/store page moderators flag a review as not helpful, Steam staff might take it down or summat. I do remember that its steam page was fluctuating between Mixed and Mostly Positive. Not fully sure if that was due to addition or removal of reviews though.

And there seems to be no relation between the store page "very positive" ranking and the reviews, which are mostly negative. Also calling out for positive reviews by devs is probably against the Steam TOS.

 

[Zorba the Hutt]

The anti-"basement dwelling nerds" sentiments on the codex always seemed to be in good fun but lately it seems like it has been taken over by a vocal minority of idiots who crusade against anything even slightly below street level.

 

[DDZ]

Woah now, am I the BG fanboy? Because that would be pretty funny.

No.. you're the retard who didn't get mentioned.

Thank god, didn't want people to get the wrong impression of me.

Am still going to get this when I finish my current BG playthrough. And will probably enjoy the shit out of it, without noticing any of the silly SJW issues cause I will be skipping through dialogue like I do in every game.

 

[felipepepe]

The situation in a nutshell:

Sad, really.

 

[GrainWetski]

That's my point Mustawd, it's an online crusade, it's fucking ridiculous. As ridiculous as making a point by putting a tranny in a goddamn video game.

Call it "SJW fatigue".
We've been exposed to this shit for years and now they managed to put it into Baldur's Gate too.

It was an asinine move and it deserves the backlash.
Also, if the resulting perception (right or wrong is irrelevant) is that SJW content made the title crash & burn, maybe suits will want LESS of that shit in games from now on.
That can only be a good thing.

I'd agree with that if they flaunt it in our faces during the whole game a la Dragon Age 2 & 3. The way half the cast was defined by their sexuality and nothing else in those games was atrocious and obviously an attempt to push a certain political agenda in the bluntest of fashions.
If it's just one of two quotes it's misguided but there's no reason to keep whining about it page after page unless you're a rampant homophobe.

You and your friend Amber need to just keep your sexual fetishes to your porn watching. No one cares that you like chicks with dicks.

 

[Tito Anic]

even slightly gay

 

[Cowboy Moment]

The ani-LGTB sentiments on the codex always seemed to be in good fun but lately

You're telling Lyric Suite how the codex "used to be" when he's been here 5 years longer than you., Just some context here for your long winded diatribe.
Also be sure to tell the 600 brofists I woke up to this morning how I am the vocal minority around here.

The vocal minority from my point of view is some gay musician and a BG Fanboy. You do the math.

The codex is against this sort of agenda pushing. If we wanted to see trannies we'd open the relevant GD thread.

Indeed. To think all of this could've been avoided if Beamdog had endeavored to create a more realistic transsexual character, like one who's doing porn in order to pay for sur... I mean, taken up adventuring to save money for a girdle of femininity.

 

[Metatron]

The situation in a nutshell:

Sad, really.

Indeed and both sides are as bad as making this whole thing about everything but the god damn actual game.
I personally couldn't care less about gamergate or whatever inane twitter-war is now Very Serious Business between narcissistic purple-dye haired SJWs en homophobe basement dwellers but the internet sure would be a nicer place whitout both parties polluting every discussion with their self-important views.

 

[Mustawd]

The ani-LGTB sentiments

What anti-LGBT sentiments? This has to do with shoehorning your specific agenda into games that people loved. I'm not a BG fan at all. I think the games are RTwP trash. But if you're making a continuation of the series, then respect the lore and feel of the series. Keep it intact. It's made even worse by the crappy attempt of writing.

No one would have batted an eye had this been in another game apart from the BG series. So take your "oh the codex hates the LGBT community!" crap elsewhere. Half the codex would have sex with a trans person if no one knew about it. This is an undisputed fact. If you want proof, go and look at the "How far would you go with a ladyboy?" poll in the GD forum. Also, vote, for research. Unless, you are anti-LGBT that is.

If it's just one of two quotes it's misguided but there's no reason to keep whining about it page after page unless you're a rampant homophobe.

If someone retconned Darth Vader as being Trans just to shoe-horn it in....even one line would get me super triggered. Shit if they shoe-horned in the fact that he was a Trump supporter, I'd be up in F'in arms. One line can do a lot to ruin the experience completely.

That kind of crap should not be excused or tolerated. I mean did they have to do that? The series is more than a decade old FFS. Just respect what came before and give the audience what it wants: More of BG. Not some super-edginess masquerading as "diversity". And if you think the writing is sexist, then maybe don't work on the project? It's the same kind of people who take out the N-word in Huck Finn. It's absolutely shameless.

 

[pippin]

the 600 brofists I woke up to this morning

The plot thickens. :agenda:

 

[FuriousGamer87]

It is always fun to see new or old posters awaken their Codex accounts just to tell Codexers to stop being so autistic about RPGs and tell their detractors to get a life.