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[Miloch]

'Archmage Silver', on 05 Apr 2012 - 19:31, said:

Opinion: Don't Waste My Time @ Grey Wardens

Not really DA2 news, or news at all. More like an impatient player whinging "make my games smaller so I can get through them more quickly!" Can't say I agree with that sort of attitude.

[berelinde]

'Miloch', on 14 Apr 2012 - 00:09, said:

'Archmage Silver', on 05 Apr 2012 - 19:31, said:

Opinion: Don't Waste My Time @ Grey Wardens

Not really DA2 news, or news at all. More like an impatient player whinging "make my games smaller so I can get through them more quickly!" Can't say I agree with that sort of attitude.

Did you read the editorial? He wasn't saying "Make my games smaller," he was saying "Get rid of the bloat." If you're going to have side-quests, make them interesting side-quests, and don't make me make a special trip to some area I visited three chapters ago to do it. The guy didn't have a problem with a game that's 60 hours long. He had a problem with a game that was 30 hours long padded with 30 hours worth of Mako trips or Merrill's "Excuse the mess." I could see his point. I read every single codex entry and consider them value-added content, but even I get tired of FedEx.

[Daulmakan]

'berelinde', on 14 Apr 2012 - 04:30, said:

'Miloch', on 14 Apr 2012 - 00:09, said:

'Archmage Silver', on 05 Apr 2012 - 19:31, said:

Opinion: Don't Waste My Time @ Grey Wardens

Not really DA2 news, or news at all. More like an impatient player whinging "make my games smaller so I can get through them more quickly!" Can't say I agree with that sort of attitude.

Did you read the editorial? He wasn't saying "Make my games smaller," he was saying "Get rid of the bloat." If you're going to have side-quests, make them interesting side-quests, and don't make me make a special trip to some area I visited three chapters ago to do it. The guy didn't have a problem with a game that's 60 hours long. He had a problem with a game that was 30 hours long padded with 30 hours worth of Mako trips or Merrill's "Excuse the mess." I could see his point. I read every single codex entry and consider them value-added content, but even I get tired of FedEx.

30 paragraphs just to say "get rid of the bloat"? I'd say, don't waste my time with banal no-news articles.

[Miloch]

'berelinde', on 14 Apr 2012 - 04:30, said:

Did you read the editorial?

Yes, I read it. It was "a waste of my time." Ok, maybe he has some valid points, but as far as "streamlining" games, getting rid of sparsely-populated areas, etc.... well, I don't agree. Why not purge half the Baldur's Gate areas for that reason? That's actually one thing I like about BG1 - it's not jam-packed with shoot-em-down let's-make-a-mad-rush-toward-the-finish areas and quests. Granted, I haven't played DA2 (I heard it was lacklustre) but a lot of remarks did not seem specifically aimed at that game, or any game in general.

[Archmage Silver]

If the first word in the forum link is "opinion", then you should expect an article in that style. And yes, the "news" tag may not be entirely accurate, but I'm not going to create a whole new thread for one or two posts. So when I do my check up around the various sites, you'll occasionally find non-news items here as well. The opinions presented in the articles themselves are irrelevant to me, I just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page about my reasons for posting them.

[quinlan]

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While some ElderScrolls players may hate “quick travel” over the last two generations, it’s been a blessing to me. Considering that 95 percent of Skyrim is mostly empty landscape, having the ability to get where I need to be in an instant is classic.

If I hadn't started playing Skyrim, I would agree completely with him. This was my problem with BG1. The same thing still exists in Skyrim, but the graphics are of such a quality and nature/enviroment is drawn up to such a detail, that i have absolutely no problem with travelling from one corner of Skyrim to the other. Suspension of disbelief is much better served when there is balance. A compact game where every area is packed with bad guys and quests, it absolutely not convincing at all, so why should someone play it? We are not talking about shoot 'em up, but about role playing here.

[Daulmakan]

'Archmage Silver', on 14 Apr 2012 - 19:59, said:

The opinions presented in the articles themselves are irrelevant to me, I just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page about my reasons for posting them.

Yep.

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If you're still playing Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Origins or Awakening, the promotional items are now free, just go over to the BioWare Social Network, and then select the platform of your choice.

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