Whenever I like something popular, I kind of accept the fact that, eventually, I'm going to feel the need to say, "Well, I like [thing] but I wouldn't call myself a fan of [thing]," because eventually the louder parts of the fanbase get so unhinged that I don't want to be associated with them. DA2/ME3 was pretty much that moment for me. Yeah, DA2 was rushed, yeah, ME3's ending had some serious flaws, but the negatives got blown so absurdly out of proportion it's embarrassing.
I think I'm the only one who goes looking for axe-crazy fandoms
. As artists like Poe, Emily Dickinson, and Van Gogh will tell you, axe crazy fuels the creative spirit, and I love me some fanart
I absolutely hate it when I end up disliking something popular... all that wonderful fanart I could be enjoying, but can't because I don't like the source material.
I got into DA and ME because of all the blowback, especially over ME3's ending. I wanted to check these things out for myself, see what all the hubbub was about. Man was I glad I did, would have never been introduced to Varric if I hadn't
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