Dragon Age™: The Veilguard is a Return To Form

[KOS-MOS]

I was a huge fan of Origins (and still am today). 1500 hours alone for this game, almost all mods possible (and honestly some of them are really great) in my folder. I knew the lore better than my country History. I just loved it so much for years and years.

DA2 was very very mid, some good points here and there still.

DAI had a great start then fell hard as soon as we leave Ferelden and holy **** the end of this game is one of the shittiest I have ever played.

But now.... Now I just don't give a **** anymore. I'm not even angry or disappointed. I don't care. And not caring is a lot worse than being angry. Because that just means that we moved on. It's indifference.

And I know a lot of very old fans like me who have also given up. This time, I'm not sure that Bioware can count on their usual fanbase to save them. They went too far in their ********.

[rusty_shackleford]

dragon age went down the pooper when they made everything about ELVES ELVES ELVES because they read too much tumblr

[Finarfin]

Calling it a display of mental illness when you know it's unserious can only mean you're disingenuous. It being unhinged & rude is the entire point.
It's not something I personally fling out at random people, but I understand the necessity of making this place uncomfortable for people that will try to make it like everywhere else (like you).

Oh, I am not uncomfortable per se. I just thought I found a site where it was possible to have - preferrably a perfectly normal, civilized - discourse about great game mods that for some **** political correct reasons aren't allowed on the mod sites most of us have used in the past, because the world is going bonkers.
But I have come to realize that just like some of the more "militant" "liberals" (they are, in fact, not liberal at all) have their mental problems which they absolutely have to show the whole world, so do some here. In fact, the world is clearly going bonkers here as well (well, for some of you at any rate. Absolutely not all). It's ridiculous, and at the same time sad.
No, I am absolutely not for "hate speech laws" - but I am for behaving like a completely normal human being with a proper upbringing by completely normal parents.

That's a lot of words to say nothing. How's your ***** wife doing, BTW? Has she had a lot of black **** lately? Do you still watch?

Why do you even ask? Obviously she gets black **** 24/7 and yes he watches. He even brings her the black guys directly to her bed, like other people would bring their wife/husband breakfast to bed.

[Acrux]

Yet you behave like a **** and a ******? That isn’t normal, its deeply weird to the rest of us. I think your father would be disappointed in you for being impotent and weak.

No, it was my father and mother who taught me manners, actually. Behaving like a normal human being is weird to you? That explains a lot.

If you don't actively protect the place you want to have, it will be lost. The "just be nice" or "ignore it and it will go away" mantras failed the right because it's a one sided argument. If the other side (libtards) doesn't accept it, you've lost. Manners don't mean much when they are trying to take everything you have away from you. The deplatforming is proof of that - not that kind manners would make things better. At this point, even if rusty aggressively moderated that site it wouldn't matter to them. They won't be happy until there are NO spaces left to disagree with them.

[fkirenicus]

If you don't actively protect the place you want to have, it will be lost. The "just be nice" or "ignore it and it will go away" mantras failed the right because it's a one sided argument. If the other side (libtards) doesn't accept it, you've lost. Manners don't mean much when they are trying to take everything you have away from you. The deplatforming is proof of that - not that kind manners would make things better. At this point, even if rusty aggressively moderated that site it wouldn't matter to them. They won't be happy until there are NO spaces left to disagree with them.

See, it is possible to have civilized discourse about this. Thanks, Acrux. Though I must say I disagree with you on one point - not that it is wrong to defend what you believe in; of course it isn't. But I simply do not believe it is necessary to behave like a prick at best, or an asylum inmate at worst, while doing so.

[rusty_shackleford]

Salt for ghosts, garlic for the vampire, silver for the werwulf, cold iron for the fae, and the word ****** for libtards.

[gerey]

But I simply do not believe it is necessary to behave like a prick at best, or an asylum inmate at worst, while doing so.

Leftists use language as a weapon. The first mistake people interacting with a liberal make is assume he is arguing in good faith, that the purpose of the discussion is to reach a common understanding, or at the very least get the opposing points across.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. I'm sure many here have noticed that hypocrisy and double standards are a common trait among leftists. This is not by mistake, but by design. Language to them is noise to hide their true goals, and any attempt to establish communication is merely putting yourself at a disadvantage.

The past decade (or century, really) has shown, time and again, that communities that don't actively purge Marxists will be subsumed by them eventually.

[WhiteShark]

If you don't actively protect the place you want to have, it will be lost. The "just be nice" or "ignore it and it will go away" mantras failed the right because it's a one sided argument. If the other side (libtards) doesn't accept it, you've lost. Manners don't mean much when they are trying to take everything you have away from you. The deplatforming is proof of that - not that kind manners would make things better. At this point, even if rusty aggressively moderated that site it wouldn't matter to them. They won't be happy until there are NO spaces left to disagree with them.

See, it is possible to have civilized discourse about this. Thanks, Acrux. Though I must say I disagree with you on one point - not that it is wrong to defend what you believe in; of course it isn't. But I simply do not believe it is necessary to behave like a prick at best, or an asylum inmate at worst, while doing so.

He's saying that the manner of posting you find disagreeable is the very means by which the board is defended from invasion by alien and hostile elements. I don't enjoy it, either, but it's observably true that most of our opposition can't bear such agression and will leave of their own accord if sufficiently exposed to it.

[UltraFan123]

I was a huge fan of Origins (and still am today). 1500 hours alone for this game, almost all mods possible (and honestly some of them are really great) in my folder. I knew the lore better than my country History. I just loved it so much for years and years.

DA2 was very very mid, some good points here and there still.

DAI had a great start then fell hard as soon as we leave Ferelden and holy **** the end of this game is one of the shittiest I have ever played.

But now.... Now I just don't give a **** anymore. I'm not even angry or disappointed. I don't care. And not caring is a lot worse than being angry. Because that just means that we moved on. It's indifference.

And I know a lot of very old fans like me who have also given up. This time, I'm not sure that Bioware can count on their usual fanbase to save them. They went too far in their ********.

I do believe that feeling indifferent is much more effective than feeling angry, because if there's one thing that narcissists hate more than being hated, is being ignored.

[Xenich]

So one of the three decisions they decided to keep... was who you romanced?

Only ****, fems, and ***** would place that as an important state to push forward.

[rusty_shackleford]

https://bsky.app/profile/davidgaider.bs ... o2f4cvwt23

David Gaider is wondering why normal people are still interested in bioware's games.

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Just realized I've been playing Bioware games since before Gaider was even employed at Bioware.

"Tourists".

[Xenich]

I was a huge fan of Origins (and still am today). 1500 hours alone for this game, almost all mods possible (and honestly some of them are really great) in my folder. I knew the lore better than my country History. I just loved it so much for years and years.

DA2 was very very mid, some good points here and there still.

DAI had a great start then fell hard as soon as we leave Ferelden and holy **** the end of this game is one of the shittiest I have ever played.

But now.... Now I just don't give a **** anymore. I'm not even angry or disappointed. I don't care. And not caring is a lot worse than being angry. Because that just means that we moved on. It's indifference.

And I know a lot of very old fans like me who have also given up. This time, I'm not sure that Bioware can count on their usual fanbase to save them. They went too far in their ********.

I do believe that feeling indifferent is much more effective than feeling angry, because if there's one thing that narcissists hate more than being hated, is being ignored.

I would say "indifferent" in terms of how we honestly react to it in terms of actually being upset. @WhiteShark has a point though about the "backlash" concerning it happening though.

Too much negative attention to a narcists and it builds to the point where they no longer welcome it. I have seen **** in the past before they were put on a pedestal harass too many people to the where people angrily denounced and told them to GTFO to the point where they were basket cases.

In that same way, all this attention they are gaining from destroying games, movies, and society in general keeps building to the point where they will have a hard time being around others due to the public disdain (and contrary to their fantasy games, they are a severe minority).

You can see the leeriness by some now who are trying to distance themselves from this cancer even now, trying to say "oh, I hate woke as well... I think they are overdoing it, etc..." as they see where this eventually ends.

I say keep the heat on them though. You can still be critical of them and condemning while still having a position that isn't upset to the point of feeding them.

They say they want to collapse the industry, my response is... fine... burn it all down, lose your jobs and make yourself the biggest enemy to society. I'll grab the popcorn and watch you go up with the flames, then go back and play some old games I have in backlog. /shrug

[Luckmann]

Would rather be deplatformed than censor.

I am not asking you to censor. I am simply hoping we all can take a deep breath and try to behave like civilized people and not complete loons even if we disagree on things.

I am not a loom, and I refuse to pretend otherwise just because it hurts public perception or the corporate bottom line! Spinning Jenny and her consequences has been a disaster for humankind!

[Kalarion]

If you don't actively protect the place you want to have, it will be lost. The "just be nice" or "ignore it and it will go away" mantras failed the right because it's a one sided argument. If the other side (libtards) doesn't accept it, you've lost. Manners don't mean much when they are trying to take everything you have away from you. The deplatforming is proof of that - not that kind manners would make things better. At this point, even if rusty aggressively moderated that site it wouldn't matter to them. They won't be happy until there are NO spaces left to disagree with them.

See, it is possible to have civilized discourse about this. Thanks, Acrux. Though I must say I disagree with you on one point - not that it is wrong to defend what you believe in; of course it isn't. But I simply do not believe it is necessary to behave like a prick at best, or an asylum inmate at worst, while doing so.

This is such a pathetically ******** characterization of what's going on that it's hard to even be angry about it. You just kinda cringe by proxy.

If you really think that what's going on is anything more than basic-***** internet ****-talking - that is to say, standard internet chatter - you should just leave, dumb niggerfaggot. The Codex is a prestigious gaming website that enforces respectable conversations about gaming mods for ****, degenerate games. Go on over there and stay. And tell your wife the bear said hi.

[Hauberk]

To be honest I expect that the Codex would be a better fit for you, @fkirenicus. I say this as a former long-time member of that site, and without attempting to fool you. Try it out at least.

[fkirenicus]

The first mistake people interacting with a liberal make is assume he is arguing in good faith, that the purpose of the discussion is to reach a common understanding, or at the very least get the opposing points across.

The very same could be said of quite a few here. And I stress: not all.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. I'm sure many here have noticed that hypocrisy and double standards are a common trait among leftists.

And quite a few here. I stated, based on the fact that both BBA and NA do not remove neither all black persons nor all alphabets, that that is fine; so long as we can get a mod that makes playing the game a better experience anyway. For that I get backlash that even targets my wife, from people who say "no that is not fine - we hate all the ******* and alphabets!" ...and yet, they still play the game. With ******* and alphabets in it. The very definition of hypocrisy.
I repeat that what I wanted was simply to ask for a recommendation/mod list from RPGHQ to make the game better. And I got that, so that is fine. BG3 has never been better since I started using mods (and recommendations) from people here.

The past decade (or century, really) has shown, time and again, that communities that don't actively purge Marxists will be subsumed by them eventually.

That is true. But just like everyone not agreeing with Mao/Che Guevara/Kamala Harris is a fascist-nazi-white supremacy-misogynist ******* that needs to be put down in the eyes of a leftist libtard, everyone not agreeing with Hitler/Mussolini (who both had background from socialism; you know that, right?) is a leftist BLM-supporting LBGT-whatever pro-abortion and most likely JEW who needs to be put down in the eyes of some of the leftist libtard's equivalents here.
The world simply doesn't work that way. Yes, we must fight marxism. Yes, the most unhinged leftist agenda of today is a danger to our very civilization. Still: While I support conservativism, I do not support behaving like an utter moron.
Heck, I think you will find that even Donald Trump will be viewed as "marxist" by some here, if he by a miracle wins the election in November (since the DNC again will try and be allowed by the media and federal authorities to cheat) because he too is also a quite normal person who definitely does not support Hitler. Even if that is what the media try to tell us.

[SoLong]

https://bsky.app/profile/davidgaider.bs ... o2f4cvwt23

David Gaider is wondering why normal people are still interested in bioware's games.

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Just realized I've been playing Bioware games since before Gaider was even employed at Bioware.

"Tourists".

Didn't the **** quit or get sacked? I mean it's good he's not polluting the franchise anymore but I dread to think about what kind of ******** he's doing now.

[fkirenicus]

I am not a loom, and I refuse to pretend otherwise just because it hurts public perception or the corporate bottom line! Spinning Jenny and her consequences has been a disaster for humankind!

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/f50fa6f9-e ... 11b1b99487

No, you are not - you appear quite normal to me. But as far as I've gathered you haven't said that a person needs to be raped to death for posting something you disagree with either.
You like most other normal people understand that free speech is about being to express one's opinion, often in a blunt way. But not necessarily in a way that makes you appear like a village idiot at best, or a complete psycho at worst.

[fkirenicus]

He's saying that the manner of posting you find disagreeable is the very means by which the board is defended from invasion by alien and hostile elements. I don't enjoy it, either, but it's observably true that most of our opposition can't bear such agression and will leave of their own accord if sufficiently exposed to it.

Well, if you consider also those who agree with your cause in general, but not necessarily each and every statement that is just sick your "opposition", you might lose traffic and (perhaps financial) support from people who want to come here and get fantastic mods that make games normal again, and for which this site is very much needed.
I have been here for quite a while now and while I do (mostly because of cultural differences, I guess, being European, or age) not agree with everything that is being stated here (and certainly not "you deserve to be raped to death", which is just sick and shows the pubertal and deranged mind of the idiot who writes such things), I find it quite necessary as a means of having sanity in the game world of today. I am not your "opposition" (nor is the person who was told that he/she deserved to be raped to death), though there clearly are those who view me as such.

[fkirenicus]

Didn't the **** quit or get sacked? I mean it's good he's not polluting the franchise anymore but I dread to think about what kind of ******** he's doing now.

I think in the end he left "voluntarily" and was employed at Beamdog for some time, and then quit there as well.
He wrote the background novels for Origins and Awakening, and while they are not exactly Tolkien or GRRM in quality, they are decent enough.
But then they started the downward spiral with the Orlais plot books, and Patrick Weekes took over and from there on it's been, like Rusty stated, "ELVES ELVES ELVES" and one of them of course is a lesbian who jumped to bed with the empress.

[fkirenicus]

To be honest I expect that the Codex would be a better fit for you, @fkirenicus. I say this as a former long-time member of that site, and without attempting to fool you. Try it out at least.

As long as they don't accept the great mods this site has to offer, no.

[Vergil]

(Vergil, who else? Perhaps Jordy or the teenage mutant turtlestack, come to think of it...)
I think you should be raped to death for posting an asmongold clip personally (no disrespect)

I wonder if statements like this are part of the reason why HQ is being banned from service after service? This has nothing to do with "free speech" - this is a cry for much needed medical help.

What a sniveling little jewy coward this *** is.
"Oh I'm totally on board with free speech and based like you guys! but... geez don't you think it has a limit? Something should really be done about this HATE SPEECH huh?"
Subversive alien ******, you don't belong here.

PS Your wife is ugly and fucks *******
You have nothing to worry about she's literally unrapeably ****** up and puts out for free anyway.

[fkirenicus]

This is for you Vergil. And the other stone age mentality morons who behave like you.



Rusty, if they are "gatekeeping" with such behaviour, they are at least doing a great job in (gate)keeping you from receiving donations.

[Vergil]

This is for you Vergil. And the other stone age mentality morons who behave like you.



Rusty, if they are gatekeeping with such behaviour, they are doing a great job in (gate)keeping you from receiving donations.

You post like a Jewish ****** and your shits all ******. You fundamentally do not understand this forum's purpose, founding principles, or culture.
Nobody here wants to kowtow to soft ******* like you. No one gives a **** about what you consider acceptable discourse. Everyone sees through your basic ***** midwit behavior because it's the same sort of "just be nice and censor yourself based on my criteria!" **** that's ruined every other internet forum. Your shtick stopped being effective a decade ago. You belong on the Codex where the site staff will pat your *** and dry your tears when you get asshurt like a little *****. ModHQ has its own url, bookmark it and get the **** out of our community if you can't handle it you cringy outdated little sperg.

Also your wife has a defective body and is ugly

[Unhelpful Contrarian]

This is for you Vergil. And the other stone age mentality morons who behave like you.



Rusty, if they are "gatekeeping" with such behaviour, they are at least doing a great job in (gate)keeping you from receiving donations.

While understandable not liking certain people behaviour, that’s the sacrifice people here are willing to take in having a actual free speech platform and not just a dime dozen social media platforms that censors the **** out of anyone with non progressive/ liberal group think.

[fkirenicus]

Oh, I am definitely anti-SJW. But that doesn't mean I am a ******** moron with obvious social and behaviorial problems, and in need of medical and professional help.

[fkirenicus]

While understandable not liking certain people behaviour, that’s the sacrifice people here are willing to take in having a actual free speech platform and not just a dime dozen social media platforms that censors the **** out of anyone with non progressive/ liberal group think.

Fair enough. Maybe I'm too old (/school) for even the "conservatives" here, who at times behave like a bunch of lobotomized savages (or "*******" as they so eloquently likely would put it).

[Vergil]

Oh, I am definitely anti-SJW. But that doesn't mean I am a ******** moron with obvious social and behaviorial problems, and in need of medical and professional help.

Same guy btw
viewtopic.php?t=2685-fkirenicus-accepts ... transfolks
Can't believe the guy who accepts "some" ******** and gays is also concern trolling to get rusty to censor people who make him cry.

(or "*******" as they so eloquently likely would put it).

Guy who gets upset about the word ****** being used so much doesn't understand why people think he doesn't fit in here and should **** off to the site that censors the word ****** for soft **** like himself.

[Unhelpful Contrarian]

While understandable not liking certain people behaviour, that’s the sacrifice people here are willing to take in having a actual free speech platform and not just a dime dozen social media platforms that censors the **** out of anyone with non progressive/ liberal group think.

Fair enough. Maybe I'm too old (/school) for even the "conservatives" here, who at times behave like a bunch of lobotomized savages (or "*******" as they so eloquently likely would put it).

Years of tying find common ground with progressives has lead to the dismantled fo many hobbies and spaces for men with them taking gleefully pride in using people better nature of being polite,live and let live and finding common ground.


The behaviour here is a good filter to keep infiltrators and other bad actors who would to change such places/ spaces like many other times seen before. Again I know it gets annoying but you can’t deny it’s effectiveness.

[ArcaneLurker]

While understandable not liking certain people behaviour, that’s the sacrifice people here are willing to take in having a actual free speech platform and not just a dime dozen social media platforms that censors the **** out of anyone with non progressive/ liberal group think.

Fair enough. Maybe I'm too old (/school) for even the "conservatives" here, who at times behave like a bunch of lobotomized savages (or "*******" as they so eloquently likely would put it).

In fairness, previous generations created a world that seems to value ******* more than anything :^)