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bdeonovicbdeonovic Member Posts: 86
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...Everybody freakin' loves Minsc. Also, people don't mind this little game you've release ;)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hTH0PDdrCj7OPWvsw1p-Fe3juLTZkrUQXPUVMc68aP4/viewanalytics
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  • EudaemoniumEudaemonium Member Posts: 3,199
    edited February 2013
    I don't love Minsc. Your 'everybody's is merely a fabrication aimed at homogenising opinion and erasing difference.

    Seriously, though. Great job. Interesting results :)
  • bill_zagoudisbill_zagoudis Member Posts: 207
    hm...Minsc is fun but i cannot tolerate hamsters and luns during my journey to godhood!
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  • MadhaxMadhax Member Posts: 1,416
    I'm a little shocked that Neera is apparently the favorite new NPC. To me, Dorn is simultaneously badass in combat AND has a great backstory, making him not only my favorite new NPC but one of my favorite NPCs overall. Neera didn't bring nearly as much to the table...

    And I'm still curious as to what the 10% of people with "Other" combat style preferences are talking about.
  • CuvCuv Member, Developer Posts: 2,535
    love it! Nice work
  • EudaemoniumEudaemonium Member Posts: 3,199
    @Madhax: I too, was shocked that Neera was so popular. But then I was also kinda shocked that Imoen was so popular, so what do I know? I guess the poll was taken by a bunch of queer fellows.
  • DarkDoggDarkDogg Member Posts: 598
    ...And nobody loves Alora, Faldorn and Cernd :-)
  • KidCarnivalKidCarnival Member Posts: 3,747
    Neera being that popular is really surprising, same for Imoen. I guess compared to Imoen, Neera can at least score with interactions and story, but Imoen says *nothing*. O.o

    @Madhax: I voted "other" combat style as a "all of above" option, since my favorite charname is a jester who is equally efficient in melee and ranged, casts both support and offensive and uses stealth. I couldn't say one of these categories is dominant in a playthrough. I would guess others voted for that for dual/multiclass charnames that fill more than one of the listed roles and "other" more means "two or more of above combined".
  • bdeonovicbdeonovic Member Posts: 86
    Madhax said:

    I'm a little shocked that Neera is apparently the favorite new NPC. To me, Dorn is simultaneously badass in combat AND has a great backstory, making him not only my favorite new NPC but one of my favorite NPCs overall. Neera didn't bring nearly as much to the table...

    And I'm still curious as to what the 10% of people with "Other" combat style preferences are talking about.

    Most of them thought the question was stupid since you play as the whole party (which typically consists of all playstyles). The question is a little silly.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    When I saw the title of the thread I could not help but think of the line "These halls contain the world's knowledge."
  • IkMarcIkMarc Member Posts: 552
    nice
  • CalmarCalmar Member Posts: 688
    Madhax said:

    I'm a little shocked that Neera is apparently the favorite new NPC. To me, Dorn is simultaneously badass in combat AND has a great backstory, making him not only my favorite new NPC but one of my favorite NPCs overall. Neera didn't bring nearly as much to the table...

    Despite being vocal on the forum, the haters didn't stand a chance against Neera's sheer charmingness! :D
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    The percentages on the "which of the following games have you purchased/completed" section dont make any sense.

    Other than that, this is good.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    @Calmar I like her a lot. Beyond personality, I suspect Neera might be popular also because she gets the one extra spell slot as a Wild Mage (the surges don't happen often).
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    I'm a little surprised that Minsc so utterly dominated the popularity poll.
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    There should have been a separate question: Do you like people who like minsc?
  • iam1iam1 Member Posts: 43
    Lemernis said:

    I'm a little surprised that Minsc so utterly dominated the popularity poll.

    Really? Minsc was made to be popular.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    @iam1 Yeah, that's true. It's not a shock that the voting is so lopsided. But there are a lot of other very entertaining and useful characters.
  • iam1iam1 Member Posts: 43
    Lemernis said:

    @iam1 Yeah, that's true. It's not a shock that the voting is so lopsided. But there are a lot of other very entertaining and useful characters.

    But the ones that instantly spring to mind are minsc minsc and minsc, with a side order of minsc and a chilled glass of boo.
  • The_New_RomanceThe_New_Romance Member Posts: 839
    I voted for Neera, and for Imoen as well (among others, such as Coran and Minsc). I based my vote not only on the characters or their personalities themselves, as we're not presented with much content in that regard - I mainly based it on their usefulness and how they fit with my playstyle.

    Neera is an additional mage, of which there were only three before (one of which is Dynaheir, who is paired). I like her better than the three existing mages, that's why I chose her. Imoen got my vote because she's always around and she's a great NPC with regards to the gameplay possibilities she offers. Maybe these explanations shed some light on why people may have chosen certain characters as their favourites.
  • VnavekulVnavekul Member Posts: 181
    Yeah. Neera is great for using, but I just don't like her dialogue and voiceset. Can understand why she is popular though.
  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,387
    I think what Minsc, Imoen and Neera all have in common is that they are funny and fun in charming ways. Add to that, the are all quite useful and they are sure to be popular.

    I understand their cute eccentricities are the sort of things that often don't play well with more "serious" gamers, but I think for many of us they are exactly the sort of mood we like best in our gaming experience. I regularly write for a television show's fan site, and it is consistently true that the light comic relief characters are less popular with the very serious core fans, while those same characters score most popular with more casual viewers. I can only guess that this is a similar phenomena; although this time I line up with the more relaxed group!
  • MessiMessi Member Posts: 738
    edited February 2013
    Weirdest thing to me was that that only 2/3rds(269/410) who answered your poll had bought BGEE. Also can you re-open it, I didnt have time to answer it. q_q

    Edit: Oh you had posted it to other forums too. Makes sense now, if anything that number is kinda high then.
  • bdeonovicbdeonovic Member Posts: 86
    Messi said:

    Weirdest thing to me was that that only 2/3rds(269/410) who answered your poll had bought BGEE. Also can you re-open it, I didnt have time to answer it. q_q

    Edit: Oh you had posted it to other forums too. Makes sense now, if anything that number is kinda high then.

    I posted it mainly in BG forums (reddit's baldurs gate site, and here) and those were the biggest responders, so the 2/3 is not too high.
  • elementelement Member Posts: 833
    poor Alora, didnt even make double didgets : (

    also as some one who only knows rule sets from video games is there a massive differance between
    3 and 3.5? cus theres a massive differance in votes between the 2 rule sets.
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  • KidCarnivalKidCarnival Member Posts: 3,747
    I have never had Skie in my party... and I take Eldoth along quite often. The late game NPCs are all thieves with a good chance of having weird skills already, so none is worth switching out for the thief you levelled until then. Probably also a factor.
  • DrugarDrugar Member Posts: 1,566
    It does seem pretty clear that almost all of the 'late' NPC's get drasticly lower acceptance scores.
    Faldorn is not a bad character, being a single class druid who can hit level 10 in the original game, but by the time you get her, you probably got someone else filling her slot. Same for Eldoth, Skie, Alora and Tiax (who gets more votes on account of ruling all).
    Alas!
    If only they'd been placed in a more accessable place. Doesn't a tweak mod do that?
  • elementelement Member Posts: 833
    Bhaaldog said:



    Most likely to do with when you receive her in the game. Most of the NPCs met later on in the adventurer tend not to be as popular as most people already have reached their NPC capacity and have built history with their party.

    True its a real shame, shes always been one of my favourate npcs but then i guess i usualy have her alongside imoen so i probably dont notice her skill allocation so much. I dont even think she shows up in BG2

  • MessiMessi Member Posts: 738
    I've never had about 1/3rd of the available BG1 NPCs in my party(not even for a short while) and I've completed BG1 about half a dozen times.

    Couple reasons for that, first of all obviously those who you meet have the advantage of you just needing someone to fill up your party slots. Second reason is that BG1 NPC really aren't that different from each other, they don't have same kind of extensive banter like BG2. Also BG1 really isn't so hard that you would need to somehow minmax your party class composition. Third reason for me is BG2, it's more fun having an NPC that you know you can continue with in BG2, or who at least makes an appearance in it.
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