It's also completely insignificant to the plot of SoD, though. Imoen getting mage training isn't a catalyst that affects any other part of the story - like Skie's murder, it's information that could'… (View Post)

Here's what it comes down to for me: there is, broadly speaking, a very strong consensus as to the quality of PS:T's story content. Moreso even than Baldur's Gate. No such consensus exists for conten… (View Post)

"Avoid huge plotholes" and "Explain this character's motivation" are fairly basic expectations that Beamdog haven't always met. I mean, flip your question around for a second: wha… (View Post)

You see how this is a self-defeating argument, right? You're attributing my evaluation of PS:T to rose-tinted nostalgia; I can just as easily pin your defense of Beamdog to fannish overexaggeration o… (View Post)

You're using Ignus as an example of a character whose motivations aren't explained? Really? I mean, it'd be one thing to say you didn't care for it, it's another to pretend it's not there. Conversely… (View Post)