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Fantasy is...by definition...unrealistic in its architecture. It is an exercise of the mind and mostly one of escapism. But Fantasy is also literature and writers tend to draw from outside inspiration as you yourself admit. Some even wish to comment on those inspirations with their work. In the case of PoE those inspirations seem to be questions of discrimination and dehumanization, of leading a meaningful life in the face of past actions, for religious people even of past lives. Why do I use the word "seem"? Because discussing literature is a matter of interpretation, which goes so far as that a literary work can have an effect on an audience not even intended by the author. Think of Orwell's 1984 and what an audience can take away from it after the Snowden leaks. Orwell has been dead for 65 years. Terry Pratchett, on the other hand, has only recently left this reality on the back of a big white horse. And what did he have to say about Fantasy literature? He calls it the oldest form of literature and fundamental to our understanding of the world. Problem A: Some people don't see video games as literature. Problem B: Some people don't see literature itself as meaningful. [insert debate here] But if you see video games as literature and you attest to literature in general having the capability of being meaningful,.... ...you cannot single out the Fantasy genre and every single work having been created in it as well as every single Fantasy author as being inconsequential when the concept of literary genres itself is shaky and makeshift at best.

chopping = applying a blade (slashing) with great force (crush) You'd actually not need to use the backside of the poleaxe to get a crush effect, but a blunt side would be there if (for what ever reason) you only wanted to horribly maim someone's insides without also cutting through their precious coating.

It uses the damage type doing more damage against an opponent making it a sort of care-free or at least care-less choice when playing tactically versus just hitting-it-long-enough-until-it-is-dead .

What the hell, let's wade into this cesspool... What I hate about this whole charade is that Obsidian as a group of artists have made a marvellous game and some people just want to **** on it by labelling them weaklings and turncoats. Consider someone who invites other people into adding to a creation as a gesture of gratitude for their support. Is that weakness? As an oversight they don't proofcheck everything and some contribution slips into the product that they don't stand behind. Is that weakness or merely human fallibility? They check back with the contributor and together they change the contribution. Is that weakness or actually the sensible way to do it? What you loonies do is put artists you once supported (if at all) into the weak corner so you can stand in front of them in outrage to belittle them, protect them from an imagined outside oppressor so you can feel what...meaningful? Tell you what. Don't like it? Don't support it. But shut the hell up so people can enjoy the product for what it is and the artists for what they do. And if you want a weak one to protect, father a child. Puts things into perspective.