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NJClaw

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Beamdog committed a necrophiliac act at the Baldurs Gate tombstone and soiled the burial chamber but left no permanent damage the ravages of time won't fix. They are inconsequential.
Not only they force you to buy their edition if you want the original game, they also changed the ending cutscene of BG1. It's hard to find a way to do more permanent damage than changing the ending.
 

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If we take that seriously for a minute, I'd argue that even if similarities have been pointed out by some esteemed authors, both races are too different. Let's skip the real source of inspiration (the mythological creatures) too for the sake of discussion and focus on the stereotypes.
-Dwarves are obsessed with treasure, but only for hoarding it, not creating a merchant empire.
-Dwarves are highly skilled miners, smiths and artisans and create amazing works of art (often in tremendous scale) that stand the test of time. With all due respect for the jewish goldsmiths out there, jews aren't known for building things or doing hard, pitiless labour under filthy conditions.
-Dwarves put their skill points into drunken axe murder, not speech. They also fight their wars on their own and do not talk someone else into fighting so that they can profit from it.
-Dwarves remain dwarves even when living in the lands of men, just as jews remain jews, but while there, they provide their own upkeep and wouldn't pretend to be something that they are not.
-Dwarves are known for being stingy, just like jews, but they are also known for being honest to a fault - even if it would cause a violent conflict. Dwarven diplomats? I think not.
-Dwarves are not known for being actors, lawyers, doctors, merchants or grifters.
-Gnomes are often portrayed as a tamer, friendlier version of the dwarves with a focus on invention rather than crafting. Most of the above would still apply, though.

So is there really a similarity other than their love for riches? No.
Everyone knows that dorfs are Mesopotamian. :obviously:
 

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It's hard to find a way to do more permanent damage than changing the ending.
...Except for the modders who restored it in short order.

Also the people whining about the original BG games not being available at online stores are wimps. The usual means of acquiring digital goods without paying for them are still there and easier to use than ever. And if you insist on buying something, then you can easily find physical BG DVD cases on eBay or whatever.
 

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It's hard to find a way to do more permanent damage than changing the ending.
...Except for the modders who restored it in short order.

Also the people whining about the original BG games not being available at online stores are wimps. The usual means of acquiring digital goods without paying for them are still there and easier to use than ever. And if you insist on buying something, then you can easily find physical BG DVD cases on eBay or whatever.
you still have a DVD drive on your PC?
 

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Even Corona can't kill BG3

Working from home is incredibly underestimated/underutilized, I'm expecting it to become a lot more popular due to this.

Eh, companies prefer to police you in their cubicles rather than have you do your work at home.

Ahhh not really,most company here already have home office implemented a few years ago. You could work from home a few days every week. Tho in my opinion is pure decline and modern day laziness. Can't wait corona chan fucking up most of those progressive companies.
 

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