Ausstig wrote...
Also it is not about me it is about making a better game over all. At this stage I am on the fence about getting it at all, the delay killed a lot of my interest and the pro-mage bais of the anouncements this month have not helped. I would like them to make the best game they can.
They are making the best game they can. They're making the most of the time, budget, resources, and feedback they have available. They're features overall worked best DA:O and DA2--to bring the best of both features to make a better game. They got an extra year to work on the game, they made the decision to add race selection rather than exclude it, which they could have easily done since they already said it wouldn't be available. They've made it clear they wouldn't have included them if they weren't positive they had the time and resources to do them and the rest of the game justice, so these claims that their inclusion hurts the rest of the game seem... groundless.
BUT it can also make people say more of 'my elf/dwarf/fish wouldn't want to work with [whoever] why do I have to deal/work with them.'
I've seen just as many people say, "my human/noble wouldn't want to work with [whoever]" or "my mage would never side with [whatever]," so there's going to be character-centered bias no matter what the protagonist is. I've seen as many Human Noble players claim their character wanted to fight/die with their family rather than go with Duncan, as I've seen Dalish players claimed they wanted to die with their clan. I've seen almost as many Hawke players claim they want to imprison/annul mages based on Leandra's death as I've seen those claim to want to help mages on because their father/sister is one.
It all comes down to personal preference. Different players can play the same character from the same socio-economic-racial background as another (like two non-mage Hawkes), but they'll still have different reactions to what the game shows them. Again, one Hawke can go pro-mage on account of the mage family, while another can go anti-mage on account of the crazies in Kirkwall. Same with oppressed elves being offered a prestigious position in a predominantly human organization. Some will revile it, some will be stoked they get a chance to prove their worth.
Sure the feedback is positive now, wait until it gets closer and the restructions are anounced. My point is they could have invested the same resources and gotten a better return, rather then trying to appease the unappeaseable. At any rate, if I have made my point, enjoy your hope.
Yeah, some people always find a reason to complain.
BUT, it's like that for
every game feature, not just race selection. Look at
any thread about
any aspect of the game here, and you will
always find at least a handful of people complaining about it. Graphics, combat, elf designs, returning companions, new companions, cameos... If BioWare shouldn't make something because some people might complain about it, then they might as well stop making DAI altogether.
EDIT: As it is, I've seen more people complain about the exclusion of race selection than the inclusion of it, and way more people cheer and praise the inclusion of it than complain that the inclusion flat out ruins the game. Most people seem to either love it, like it, or feel neutral about it (in a "I won't play it, but I'm glad it's there for those that do want it" or "I don't care, as long as the rest of the game is good" kind of way), so I don't see how race fans are "unappeasable." Race selection is available for those that want it, which is enough to make race fans happy. It's also not required for those that don't want it, and the rest of the game has enough time, money, resources and
talent to be great, so that's enough to make non-race fans happy. I don't see the problem.
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