The 'Moral' of the Story

[GrandMajora]

Eldritch, brain eating tadpoles are bad for your health.

Don't join cults which have drow, duergar, goblinoids and half orcs among its upper ranking members.

If somebody comes to you in your dreams, telling you exactly what you want to hear, and promising you everything you think you want out of life, chances are that it's probably too good to be true.

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Seriously, that woman at the PFH spouting off about how the game is 'political' and asking what the core 'message' or 'theme' of the game is needed to shut her mouth. I think people were actively trying to boo her out of the room, too?

[Faptor]

Im just going through the PFH now and haven't seen this yet. People need to stop injecting their current day politics into video games that aren't based on the current day, real world.

Like, we use entertainment to escape from the horrors of reality, pummelling people with reality just ruins the entertainment.

[Stryg]

the game is what you make it. you make your own moral as you play through it. that lady asked a question as wide as an ocean and she was as deep as a puddle.

[Frater]

No, people were not trying to boo her out of the room. And her question was ok, you just heard the words "everything is political" and made yourself angry for no reason at a stranger.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by Faptor:

Im just going through the PFH now and haven't seen this yet. People need to stop injecting their current day politics into video games that aren't based on the current day, real world.

Like, we use entertainment to escape from the horrors of reality, pummelling people with reality just ruins the entertainment.

She straight up commented on how "gamers don't like to hear that" when she mentioned the game being political, and she literally asked what kind of message we were supposed to take away from BG3, as well as what the game's core themes and values were.

I swear to you, I am not making that ♥♥♥♥ up. I know it sounds like satire, but that is actually what happened!

[Myr Superion]

Swen answered it perfectly and clearly didn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about her intentions.

[Gaius]

The moral of the story is... you can't trust the system... MAAAAN!
- I threw it on the ground, or Johnny Silverhand, probably.

[Faptor]

Originally posted by Gaius:

The moral of the story is... you can't trust the system... MAAAAN!

In my old age I realise that's closest to the truth haha
Who would of known that Hippy's had the right political take?

[Dragon Master]

Originally posted by GrandMajora:

Originally posted by Faptor:

Im just going through the PFH now and haven't seen this yet. People need to stop injecting their current day politics into video games that aren't based on the current day, real world.

Like, we use entertainment to escape from the horrors of reality, pummelling people with reality just ruins the entertainment.

She straight up commented on how "gamers don't like to hear that" when she mentioned the game being political, and she literally asked what kind of message we were supposed to take away from BG3, as well as what the game's core themes and values were.

I swear to you, I am not making that ♥♥♥♥ up. I know it sounds like satire, but that is actually what happened!

Those of us watching live and commenting here on the forums all collectively called that question cringe.

We also all applauded Swen’s answer where he said “our message is have fun”.

[Faptor]

Im almost at the end of the PFH stream so I think I just missed it or its still coming up.
Thats bogus though. I never understood gaming jurnos that hate gamers.
Its like being a teacher that hates children or fire fighter that has a crippling fear of fire or something.. Go build roads or become a plumber if you hate your current job, ya know?

[Super_]

Originally posted by GrandMajora:

Seriously, that woman at the PFH spouting off about how the game is 'political' and asking what the core 'message' or 'theme' of the game is needed to shut her mouth. I think people were actively trying to boo her out of the room, too?

Someone asking a question about the game annoyed you? Seriously? No one was booing her lmao.

[Super_]

Originally posted by clemiz:

No, people were not trying to boo her out of the room. And her question was ok, you just heard the words "everything is political" and made yourself angry for no reason at a stranger.

Exactly this.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by Super_:

Someone asking a question about the game annoyed you?

Somebody asking a dumb ass question about the game annoyed me.

[Frater]

Originally posted by Super_:

Someone asking a question about the game annoyed you? Seriously? No one was booing her lmao.

Gamers will get angry at random people asking normal questions because they said the word "political" and also are a woman and make a stupid post on steam rather than go to therapy.

[Super_]

Originally posted by GrandMajora:

Originally posted by Super_:

Someone asking a question about the game annoyed you?

Somebody asking a dumb ass question about the game annoyed me.

It was a great question. Swen talked about how a big theme of the game was trust such as who you can trust and will your companions trust you. You have to actually earn their trust as if you do things they don't like, they'll leave you or try to kill you if they think you're a threat.

A lot of other games, trust isn't really a thing. Bad guys are obviously bad, good guys will follow you until they die, you could be super evil and cruel and people will still be friends with you.

[Butcher]

Originally posted by clemiz:

Originally posted by Super_:

Someone asking a question about the game annoyed you? Seriously? No one was booing her lmao.

Gamers will get angry at random people asking normal questions because they said the word "political" and also are a woman and make a stupid post on steam rather than go to therapy.

The question is most definitely not normal because it places certain expectations on the recepient. Question implies that the one who asks is very interested about it and likely holds particular values and expects certain answer, which in the context of business trying to make money could be either right or wrong. The question is tone deaf and lacks tact so much that one might think it is a troll.