The only creatures more bizarre that cRPG players that hate character building are self-hating cRPG players that love to dismiss their own passion. By that super-logic, nothing is relevant, Blaine.
There's a fine line (which you just can't see, because everything has to be completely one way or the other with you) between "relevant to a certain number of developers (mostly indie, sometimes middle-sized such as Obsidian and Larian), and a small percentage of like-minded RPG fans", and completely irrelevant.
Underrail? Just a stupid game. Obsidian? Completely irrelevant? Who is relevant by that absurd standards? Bethesda?
Yes, if we're talking about any standards which make sense - Bethesda is a heck of a lot more relevant than Obsidian. How many times do you see young, naive, aspiring developers talking about having plans to produce their own Skyrim one day? Now, how often do those same fellows talk about creating another Alpha Protocol?
It's the same exact thing as the argument I made above this one - their games are relevant (and thus - influential, and thus - will be attempted to be recreated, at least in part) on a much larger scale than those of Obsidian. And that's just the way things go, and must be accepted.
I hope more games in the vein of Age of Decadence and Underrail get produced, but expecting them to perform and sell like the newest Elder Scrolls game is idiotic. It's also one of the reasons why T:ToN failed as spectacularly as it did - they grossly overestimated their market.
Of course, you can dismiss the whole fucking world with this retarded nihilism. Olympic Games? Big fucking deal. Bunch of faggots training like mad for years in order to win a medal, a fucking piece of symbolic metal. High art, science and technology? Who cares!
You must realize that the basis of core identity for most people here isn't "I play ArhPeeGeez", it's just a fun pastime. You strike me as a vegan equivalent of an RPG player - you spend most of your time convincing family, friends (if you have any, that is), and everyone else you meet about the importance of AoD, and why you've made it your life's work to spread the word of the prophet Vince online.
A billion years from now the earth will be burn to a crisp and that’s the end of civilization.
Ah, I see you subscribe to the Numenera school of thought :D
This sort of teenager nihilism may make you feel awesome in the internet, because you don’t have to justify anything, you just attack, but it’s a decadent pathological invulnerability. And it’s hypocritical too because you don’t really believe in a word of it. If you really did, you wouldn't waste your time arguing about this stuff, defending games with arguments or posting on this forum.
That sort of attempt at deep introspection works both ways - do you, Lurker King, feel awesome and relevant because you post on a forum? Do you believe you're making a difference in doing so? If so, then that's an equally big (maybe even bigger) psychological problem.
If you really think that this stuff has no relevance, act accordingly.
The only thing here that lacks relevance are your posts, but it's oh so fun to pick them apart
. Game is priced for german audience.
