Profanity in mods, [split by Baronius; Domi's request] Options

[Domi]

BG1 is a PG13 game, so the developper to start with did not intend it for children. There are characters in BG1 that say stuff like "Will one of you rugged adventurers give me a good, hard shag?"

The mods/mods components are sometimes rated as well (for example some of BG1NPC Romances are rated R for language or adult situations), while the mod itself is the same as the game, to avoid embaracing the selective players. It will be nice, if people used the rating system more vigorously.

I guess this is why most sci-fi/fantasy tv creates new profanities - frac, frell etc

And that is why the authors who have guts to carter to adult audience and have no pangs of guilt about it, read so real and have their own appreciative following. (Points to Martin).

In other words, do what you feel is right, just warn the consummer about it. I always make a point of explaining that Martin is gritty, uses the obscenities and does not draw curtains when his characters decided to make love, when I recommend his books. Yes, I love what he does. No, I don't expect everyone to agree with me that it is how it should be done.

This post has been edited by Domi: Jan 9 2006, 09:03 PM

[Thauron]

I don't believe inlcuding rape as an option for the PC would add anything to the game - on the contrary, just like Jastey and Rabain, I would consider it a waste of time (and be proof of a lack of taste too). What's next? - pedofilia? - (did I spell that correct, I have just discovered I seem to own a 'censored' dictionary ) There is a moment where good taste ends and bad taste begins, and I think giving the PC the option to rape, crosses that border (by the way, where will you make it end. It doens't take the PC too long to become so powerful that he might be able to rape anyone he wants - are you going to include additional options for every female in the game then, from peasants to NPCs?)

I agree with Domi that rape is a part of situations of war, disorder and the like, but I agree with Kulyok when he says that Bioware handled the theme well by just hinting at it or suggesting it might have happened.
As Domi suggests: The fall of Saradush could indeed have been used to make <CHARNAME> more emotionally involved, showing what is really at stake in these 'spawnwars' - but I would rather just stay on the 'hint' level there too (torn clothes, empty look in the eyes,...) - It might give 'boring' TOB a more lively and realistic feel - but we all know what has happened without it being written all over the screen.

What annoys me when I try to play an evil NPC - but if he makes Beregost he's lucky, they tend to annoy me sooo fast - just because all the evil options Bioware has given are so totally devoid of meaning or purpose. Playing an evil PC eventually always means playing some contradictory, unbelievable lunatic - acting evil but constantly fulfilling good quests. Rape would only add to that immensely.
So rape, no thanx.

(If someone would write a mod, in which an evil PC is able to develop some sort of evil masterplan (like Sarevok or Irenicus), hunting down other Bhaalspawn to 'be the last one left' or instigating a 'war of sarcrifice' - now that would be something! But I doubt anyone has that much time.)

And Domi, I think that last attack on Jastey was really uncalled for - in no way did she suggest she believes in that sort of sexist nonsense.

This post has been edited by Thauron: Jan 12 2006, 08:04 PM