• Des [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    honestly i’m fine with D&D as an IP just imploding. it was created by a fascist and still has that taint

    larian and the pathfinder people (and early bioware) basically polished turds into diamonds

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      honestly i’m fine with D&D as an IP just imploding. it was created by a fascist and still has that taint

      The “born evil” races thing was hitler-detector all along and as much as I like Larian’s work, they didn’t really do much to stray from that with how previously “evil” races in BG3 were still portrayed.

      And I’m so fucking bored of illithids and underdark shit in general and have been since the 90s. It’s D&D original-IP-do-not-steal so it’s milked pretty much every CRPG.

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    3 months ago

    I really hate Wizards of the Coast and their football-lucy style promises to not do more rent-seeking skullduggery with their IP or not to fuck with licenses but then doing it anyway, so I hope Larian stays away from them entirely.

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    3 months ago

    As much as it pains me, I am glad they didn’t rush something shitty. Looking forward to the next game.

  • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 months ago

    IP’s are really fucking shit. Bad devs gets good licences, even more good series lies dead in drawers, and worst of all, sucesses gets scrapped of their future for no reason (1000 years of death with iron fingers on whomever fucker who decided Harebrained won’t do Battletech 2 but instead shat out fucking turd like Lamplighters)