As a person who identifies as black...

[ViLe]

I don't want to play Black Paladin. I prefer European because to me it makes more sense. This is why I never touched D2's Paladin. It was weird. When D3 came out I was excited because I could play a witch doctor. I didn't "feel" offended. I was pretty impressed at the character and class itself.

I'm growing tired of people forcing us into these weird character roles that don't line up with our own interpretations of our selves as well as having people who are not black tell us how we should feel about how they butcher our image in many mediums across entertainment when we're just trying to escape like every other race from the real world just for a few hours.

I wanted to try a rouge but wanted it to make it latino or hispanic in looks because I like those people and they often have this suave and dexterous vibe to them. Doesn't mean I think they are thieves. Rogues have a slickness to them and I wanted to make one but I quit the game after making my lv100 mage and turning him into a spellblade.

But character creation aside, the overall tone of the game is very flat and dull. It's like a training ground for people who don't know how to play other ARPGS but are fascinated by the LE class system that, at first glace would be overwhelming to some, is a watered down version of something you'd get from other ARPGs. What's funny is that Grim Dawn has a comprehensive and obvious explanation of the class progression and hybridization while still excelling in making the player understand what their investment entails.

I would score LE, today, 5/10. No hate, just disappointed in the launch and the execution overall. It has potential should the devs regroup and fix the parts that mire the game from becoming something others would love to recommend to others.

Right now it's being recommended by streamers/youtubers who are paid to promote it.


EDIT: Seems like fans of this game are racists afterall. Check out the comments below.
IF YOU ARE BLACK AND HAVE A DIFFERING OPINION OR HONEST ONE THAT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH "THE MESSAGE" YOU ARE DEEMED RACIST. Like what the hell is that logic?!

Update 2:
What is it with people forcing us into other people's cultures? None of these stories are grounded in truth just hearsay and fluff. Talk about delusional self racism. I'm black I think of my black history and heroes. Not fake ones to make feel equal to another person in their own culture. Ridiculous delusions man. I swear.

Update 3:
So if I'm black and gay - I have to have a rainbow color theme on my character to represent me? See how "THEY" want us not to be ourselves and represent ourselves individually? Cult like mentality. I can be black and gay, I don't need your symbolism to express my world view and lived experiences. It's this behavior and notion that is hurting people like myself from ever being ACCEPTED as I am for my normalcy even if I'm a derivative of the norm. I'm not an outlier, most people like me, black or not, do not need ESG or DEI to help represent us or help us. We have merits and we are people. Not children.

[solaris32]

Ok.

[ViLe]

Originally posted by Aerond:

You are simply an idiot.

Excuse me?

[Aerond]

Originally posted by ViLe:

Originally posted by Aerond:

You are simply an idiot.

Excuse me?

You read that right.

[Ripflex]

I was also disappointed of the Basic character creation that's sooo 23 years ago via Diablo 2. Back then they had to crunch it out the door and there wasn't time enough and basically was the way of games. Today it's just basic expectation for selecting one of the two sexes and a few heads / hair and skin tones and play. And sometimes playing something that you find attractive or different is always cool.

Maybe they might add more to character creation, but I am suspicious they might add different appearances via STORE... this will disappoint me.

[ViLe]

Originally posted by solaris32:

Ok.

Right so when a black person has a perspective, your response is "ok"with no real engagement or intellectual thought. but if I were a white person you'd have a fit about how they are not x y or z.

you people are crazy, racist against black people and white people. really crazy.

[John Cena]

Originally posted by ViLe:

But character creation aside, the overall tone of the game is very flat and dull. It's like a training ground for people who don't know how to play other ARPGS but are fascinated by the LE class system that, at first glace would be overwhelming to some, is a watered down version of something you'd get from other ARPGs. What's funny is that Grim Dawn has a comprehensive and obvious explanation of the class progression and hybridization while still excelling in making the player understand what their investment entails.

wats the diff between the two systems

[ViLe]

Originally posted by Aerond:

Originally posted by ViLe:

Excuse me?

You read that right.

Just say you're racist. I'm pretty much used to that.

[garr]

5 paragraphs to tell us that you are an racist.

[SoloQ]

So you're a black person who's been so exposed to racism you've become a racist?
Cool story.
"I identify as black" also reminds me heavily of that woman who used spray tanks and a perm to "look black" because she "identified as black."

[ViLe]

Originally posted by garr:

5 paragraphs to tell us that you are an racist.

So a black man is racist for not wanting to play a black man? WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!

[ViLe]

Originally posted by SoloQ:

So you're a black person who's been so entrenched in racism you've become one?
Cool story.

You people are insane... you see racism where there is none. And when there is racism, you guys make it!

Like, did you not READ my post?

[GOD OF WAR SANCHEZ]

the world is crazy, your only choice for sanity is to find the god, and pray daily

[Videogame Jukebox]

You would be a lot happier if you didn't care for such trivial things in video games.

[ViLe]

Originally posted by Lord Adorable:

Originally posted by ViLe:

I don't want to play Black Paladin.

I do! And I can! Free speech wins again!

Why can't it be a rogue or mage? Many games use my people as tropes and you're here celebrating that fact like that isn't inherently racist.

[tmaddox]

Sometimes people are so obvious in their trolling it makes the decision to block them much easier.