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If you think Lae'zel is meant to be a "girl boss" you really fail at reading even the most basic intentionality in writing. No wonder video game writing is often non-subtle - gamers can't even read the most basic cardboard cutouts right.
This. Laezel is the MOST OBVIOUS character - "she is young, but she will learn". When you have such an obvious and generic trope, and gamers still can't recognize it, I guess we shouldn't expect anything more complicated.
The problem is that if you assume the writers write cringe idiot characters because they don't know better, you are usually right. So it becomes a cry wolf type of situation where you assume a character is badly written, but it's actually an arc.
 
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Still not sure that's the difference between choosing a preset-character over making your own. Do you get different interactions?
You get a lot more. You become that NPC, who would normally be a party member. You get their class, race, skills etc., but also their backstory.
 

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So what would be better, use them or make your own?
Dark Urge since it allows character customisation and has a unique personal quest. You can actively try to fight the temptations (though there is at least a few scenes where you're compelled to murder with no save)
 

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The problem is that if you assume the writers write cringe idiot characters because that's they don't know better, you are usually right. So it becomes a cry wolf type of situation where you expect a character is badly written, but it's actually an arc.
And then the writers see your posts on the Codex, and think to themselves "daaamn, our players sure are retarded and need everything spelled out for them", and in the sequel the characters are even simpler. Not a boy crying wolf, but a self fulfilling prophecy. Complaining about simple writing reveals you to be a simpleton, and forces the next game to have even simpler writing, for your sake.

You here being the proverbial You, not Mr. A. Button.
 

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Minthara is pretty bugged right now. None of her dialog makes sense. She references things that haven't happened yet. Mainly with Shadowheart and one or two other dialog options.
 

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Wait, how do you roll for stats? Or is that not allowed on 5E? Lol what kind of self-respecting RPG doesn't force you to spend 5 hours on your character creation screen? This is gay.

[EDIT] Races have no stat bonuses either. This shit is uber gay, gayer than the bear shit.
 

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Has anyone gone full tiefling smiter and taken Minthara as a companion yet? Is she worth turning into a murderhobo goblin wrangler?
 

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Don't be like me and assume a damaged bridge will be repaired as the story progresses, when you can just jump across the little gap in it. :oops:
 

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Finding it waay more compelling than DOS2, but man! They still have the habit of overdesigning encounters, so many slog encounters if I choose combat.

To add to that, the xp you get doesn't seem enough even though I am doing side quests, I can't progress the main quest unless I go around scouring the map and complete more. I'm at level 4, the next main quest is set at level 6, what the fuck. Why even make shit optional.

Finally besides all the companions wanting to fuck me there hasn't been too much garbage. Except Karlarch, can't believe someone approved this garbage to be the game, her writing is just beyond terrible.

Then there is Gale, thought he was a chad fucking a goddess and shit. So I was nice to him, and then he wanted to fuck me. Wtf bro, thought you were gonna get back your goddess, why you doing this gay shit man! Became an instant looser and the goddess must be a retarded to fall for this garbage.

Overall decent game so far, pretty good actually.
 
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Lyric Suite

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So what would be better, use them or make your own?
Don't play this pozzed shit, man.

I'm not, i'm just checking it out to see how far down the rabbit hole this shit goes. As a rule i generally don't play games i have removed from inventory anyway so i'm just demoing the thing at this point.

BTW, lmao at the game allowing you to chose over a number of different cocks. Like, how in the living hell is that a priority.
 

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The problem is that if you assume the writers write cringe idiot characters because that's they don't know better, you are usually right. So it becomes a cry wolf type of situation where you expect a character is badly written, but it's actually an arc.
And then the writers see your posts on the Codex, and think to themselves "daaamn, our players sure are retarded and need everything spelled out for them", and in the sequel the characters are even simpler. Not a boy crying wolf, but a self fulfilling prophecy. Complaining about simple writing reveals you to be a simpleton, and forces the next game to have even simpler writing, for your sake.

You here being the proverbial You, not Mr. A. Button.
I read an anecdote about Christian Bale in American Psycho. He was not a well known actor at that time. The rest of the cast was wondering why did the director take him at all, everyone thought his acting was horrible.

When they saw the movie, it dawned on them that he had been perfect all along. He had to act a character who himself was a bad actor pretending to be a normal person. :lol:
 

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I'm not, i'm just checking it out to see how far down the rabbit hole this shit goes
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Is there a way to access the inventory of companions outside of the party when you're in camp? Its mildly annoying trying to juggle around to see who has the magic item I'm looking to give to a new character.
 

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Is there a way to access the inventory of companions outside of the party when you're in camp? Its mildly annoying trying to juggle around to see who has the magic item I'm looking to give to a new character.
Just Pickpocket them. Else- no.
 

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I never even saw the genital selection option in my couple of times of rolling a character. My character could be a eunuch for all I know. He might as well be for how I'm playing him.
 
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Unlikable incels wasting their time with games they dont even like xD. That's the level of this shithole.

But I do like the fact that the vast majority of these well-behaved cucks paid full price to play the game. hehe imbecile idiotic mongoloids xD

Anyway, Larian and Owlcat are the biggest names in the crpg scene. Wrath of the Righteous and BG 3 are the best crpgs evah! They shit on your retarded classics xD

Now, back to gayme mkay!

:kfc:
 

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I never even saw the genital selection option in my couple of times of rolling a character. My character could be a eunuch for all I know.
You get an option to hide genitals and nudity. Of course then you can’t complain about seeing dicks in your game.
 

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wait you can actually make a hot chick with a dick? I haven’t even thought of that. the possibilities are endless

This gender is a social construct shit means male traits and female traits are not associated with gender, so if you pick "body type 2" and you hit randomize you'll get vaginas or pink hair and shit like that. Male and female voices are mixed toghether and don't have a separate category. If the character creation system was more complex i can forsee this would have become incredibly obnoxious, but you only get an handful of choices to pick so you can sort this mess out.

Races not having stats was probably done to prevent "racialism", but you still get abilities which is kinda of a contradiction all though i suppose those could be a result of "cultural" differences.
 
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