Did I do this? Did I talk to you as if you were "a bit stupid"? Tell me where and I will apologize.
I don't ever get offended on a public forum, only annoyed
So apologies are not needed.
It's just that your way of explaining to me how everything in life is boring if you master it, coupled with your Codex assumption was annoying - because the first is supremely obvious and the second something without any kind of basis - beyond the fact that I dislike filler combat in Dragon Age.
I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in that, even outside the Codex
How about the line starting "I don't know about your life…" Or the next line of your response "you must live another kind of life". I can assure you, I am an inhabitant of planet earth, much like yourself.
You call that a personal attack?
We must think of that concept in very different ways
The point you make is valid. The way you make it is unfriendly. Believe it or not, I can imagine things! I can imagine combat being better than DA1. My point was not that combat is perfect in DA1, it was "why do you dislike it so much". It's counter-productive and leads BioWare to dumb their games down.
I'm not particularly interested in being friendly when I make my points. It's not something I consider all that relevant.
However, I'm also not interested in hurting your feelings or insulting you.
I'm just trying to make my points as clear as I can - and I sometimes forget how people can be very sensitive to how I word things. Still, I'm probably not patient enough to articulate myself in ways to ensure what I say is received with appreciation.
In any case, I don't agree at all that having a problem with filler combat will lead to Bioware dumbing down their games. How does that work, exactly?
Even if it was counterproductive - it has nothing to do with the opinion itself. Do you form your opinions based on how productive they might be? I don't have that option.
Maybe you could explain what you were saying, then we can work out if the problem was with your writing or my comprehension.
I think that's what I've been trying to do. Is it not yet clear what I mean by boring filler combat?
Yes, I liked DSII a lot, in fact it is still installed on this machine. But to compare just clumps of -albeit varied- mobs to the intricate orchestra that was Branka or Caradin or Silverfang is not fair, in my opinion.
I'm not specifically comparing fights within games. I'm giving you examples of combat systems that worked well for me.
Again, there are certain unique fights in Dragon Age that were very good and interesting.
The problem, once again, is that most of the combat was superfluous and boring.
Are you sure you were playing on nightmare? If I set tactics to autopilot on hard, I will die with any party composition. This is because some battles were against archers, some against bosses, some mages, some in corridors, others in fields, and one size did not fit all.
No, I was playing on hard - as I said.
My battles were pretty much on autopilot - except for my own character, and the taking out of the "hard" enemies. Mostly, I did that with control spells - or by focusing DPS on the bosses.
I merely asked if the Dragon Age bashing was for fun LIKE on the codex. Because it seems grossly unfair to me, especially when benchmarked against anything else we've had in the last 4 years, possibly excepting NWN2.
Are you not taking things a little personally in general?
I mean, I think people are entitled to hate or despise anything they want, and I think they should express it exactly as they wish.
The Codex does seem to contain primarily very jaded gamers, but I have no problem with that.
An opinion is valuable to me if it's supported, and I can understand where the holder is coming from. I don't need polite language or special consideration for that. I need solid arguments - and that's all.
In any case, I don't think an opinion can be unfair.
It's fair that YOU think the game is great and that nothing else in the past 4 years comes close - but it's nothing but YOUR opinion.
No I understand perfectly how its possible not to like BioWare and yet not be from the Codex. What I don't understand is why that dislike has to be expressed in an aggressive 'we hate', 'we mock' attitude, like they have on the codex. There is not a thread on there about Origins that does not have the words "cliched" and "filler combat" and 'trash mobs". Anyone who praises anything about the game, has their sexuality questioned… Not quite that bad here, but I just wanted to know if it's serious and whether there are reasons behind this that I missed.
I'm not sure who you are talking about.
I'm wording things so that my meaning should be clear. If I say something bad about the game, then it's not for fun - it's for purposes of communication.
If I say something is crap, it's to make it plain that I really didn't like it. I'm not what you'd call a sensitive person, and I'm a big fan of not mincing words.
If some people have a problem with my opinion - I have to say it doesn't really worry me all that much.
I'm not on a mission to hate or love - just to be honest and direct.