Replayability of games

[Darque]

Nope.  Fans are not official support.

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Who cares?? Support is support. Damn talking to you is like talking to a wall at times.

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We need a demolition team. "

[Volourn]

Fans simply aren't important enough to count. Period. BG series is dead. The handful of people who still play it (semi) regualrly are not even a blip on the radar. Dead as a doornail.

 

And, oh, BG series and the Bhaalspawn Saga cna both continued. Only the unimaginative think otherwise.

[Gabrielle]

Let's hope not. It ended in Throne of Bhaal and we don't need another.

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We don't need a continuation of the Bhaalspawn saga. But I think we do need another BG.

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Yeah and they would make it some 3D garbage game. If they stuck to 2D and someone like Bioware of Obsidian was behind it, than I may go for it.

[Gabrielle]

Fans simply aren't important enough to count. Period. BG series is dead. The handful of people who still play it (semi) regualrly are not even a blip on the radar. Dead as a doornail.

 

And, oh, BG series and the Bhaalspawn Saga cna both continued. Only the unimaginative think otherwise.

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Fans aren't important? I'm sure game companies would say otherwise or they wouldn't be selling anything.

[GhostofAnakin]

And, oh, BG series and the Bhaalspawn Saga cna both continued. Only the unimaginative think otherwise.

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It can, but does that necessarily mean it's a good idea to do it?

 

Much like, for instance, the Star Wars movies. GL can make more movies after the events of Return of the Jedi and continue the saga, but would that really make sense?

[Darque]

The Bhaalspawn saga is over.

 

Period.

 

It ended when the last Bhaalspawn either became a god or gave it up.

[Judge Hades]

How cn the BG story line go foreward? The main character is 30+ level and either relinquished his or her godhood or became a god. There is no reasonable way the story can go foreward. Also don't go into that prequel crap, Volourn.

 

Continuing the Bhaalspawn story would be a very bad idea. Sure, it can be done, but why? There is no point to continue a story line that has ended. I rather see a brand new original storyline set in the city of Baldur's Gate. I think that could be very fun to return to the city if done properly.

[Volourn]

"Fans aren't important? I'm sure game companies would say otherwise or they wouldn't be selling anything."

 

Those are customers. Not neccessarily the same though they often overlap. Afterall, the Codex LOATHE Bioware and are most definitely not BIO fans; but they most assuredly are BIO customers as they lap up the next game BIO releases to loathe it.

 

And, oh, games don't sale AT ALL unless the devloper/publsiher offers soemthing the customers want to buy so, in essence, it's all up to the companies involved. theya re the important ones.

 

 

 

"It can, but does that necessarily mean it's a good idea to do it?"

 

Sure, it is. There's more than afew creative ways to make a continuation of the Bhaalspawn storyline, and you can do it with or without the original PC.

 

 

 

ie. If the PC decided to remain mortal, a replacement as Lord of Murder takes his/her place and does something "bad" akin to what Bhaal did.

 

ie. Not all Bhaalspawn were destroyed. Some could have taken seats of power for their own, and the PC could be one of them or perhaps runs amok of the Bhaalspawn.

 

ie. The original PC literally has their own "Bhaalspawn" who now has a legacy of their own to make.

 

The list goes on. These are very general, and with proper development could be solid stories based on the events of the Bhaalspawn Saga yet still be open enough for a whole new game.

 

 

"Much like, for instance, the Star Wars movies. GL can make more movies after the events of Return of the Jedi and continue the saga, but would that really make sense?"

 

Sure, why not? Seems to work for the SW novels. Could focus on Luke's attempts to restartthe Jedi Council. Or that new dominating race trying to conquer the galaxy that's refeered to in the pnp rules (and probably infleunced by the novels).

 

Tons of stuff that cna be done. The (lack of) quality of the writing, characters, and such would mark it as good or bad not the basic plotline/storyline anyways.

 

 

"I rather see a brand new original storyline set in the city of Baldur's Gate."

 

Bg series, inspite of the name, had little to do with BG. They likely went with a safe name as, afterall, calling it the Bhaalspawn Saga would kind of ruin it the first's major twist. LOL

 

And, oh, prequels tend to be boring. SW notwithstanding.

Edited January 24, 2006 by Volourn

[Gabrielle]

R00fles I say.

[GhostofAnakin]

"It can, but does that necessarily mean it's a good idea to do it?"

 

Sure, it is. There's more than afew creative ways to make a continuation of the Bhaalspawn storyline, and you can do it with or without the original PC.

 

ie. If the PC decided to remain mortal, a replacement as Lord of Murder takes his/her place and does something "bad" akin to what Bhaal did.

 

ie. Not all Bhaalspawn were destroyed. Some could have taken seats of power for their own, and the PC could be one of them or perhaps runs amok of the Bhaalspawn.

 

ie. The original PC literally has their own "Bhaalspawn" who now has a legacy of their own to make.

 

The list goes on. These are very general, and with proper development could be solid stories based on the events of the Bhaalspawn Saga yet still be open enough for a whole new game.

 

 

"Much like, for instance, the Star Wars movies. GL can make more movies after the events of Return of the Jedi and continue the saga, but would that really make sense?"

 

Sure, why not? Seems to work for the SW novels. Could focus on Luke's attempts to restartthe Jedi Council. Or that new dominating race trying to conquer the galaxy that's refeered to in the pnp rules (and probably infleunced by the novels).

 

Tons of stuff that cna be done. The (lack of) quality of the writing, characters, and such would mark it as good or bad not the basic plotline/storyline anyways.

 

 

"I rather see a brand new original storyline set in the city of Baldur's Gate."

 

Bg series, inspite of the name, had little to do with BG. They likely went with a safe name as, afterall, calling it the Bhaalspawn Saga would kind of ruin it the first's major twist. LOL

 

And, oh, prequels tend to be boring. SW notwithstanding.

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But at the same time, using an existing and well plotted storyline could handicap a new writer, especially if they weren't a part of the original storyline.

 

IMO, that same writer could produce a much more original story without constraints if they make a brand new storyline, rather than trying to just add on to an existing one.

[Volourn]

"But at the same time, using an existing and well plotted storyline could handicap a new writer, especially if they weren't a part of the original storyline.

 

IMO, that same writer could produce a much more original story without constraints if they make a brand new storyline, rather than trying to just add on to an existing one."

 

Maybe. But, it can go either way. It be up to the writer in question to get the job done.

[Darque]

R00fles I say.

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ROOfles indeed

[Gabrielle]

The BG story is dead and buried. No BG3 thank you, think of something else to create to fulllfil that D&D lust.

[Darque]

The BG story is dead and buried. No BG3 thank you, think of something else to create to fulllfil that D&D lust.

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[Volourn]

Ok. I'll make a series called the 'Bhaalspawn Saga', and get Atari to publish it.

 

Happy now? It's not BG anymore!

 

Hahahahahahaha!!!

 

P.S. Youa re half way to admitting Bg is dead! MUAHAHAHA!!

Edited January 24, 2006 by Volourn

[Llyranor]

Why are you dorks dissing BG3? As one Atari representative said: "you'll be able to see the fear in the orc's eye as you throw a fireball at him."

 

Best game ever material right there, folks.

[Judge Hades]

Didn't Grok get himself fired?

[Gabrielle]

Ok. I'll make a series called the 'Bhaalspawn Saga', and get Atari to publish it.

 

Happy now? It's not BG anymore!

 

Hahahahahahaha!!!

 

P.S. Youa re half way to admitting Bg is dead! MUAHAHAHA!!

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No and just no.

 

P.S. BG is alive with fan support Hades Jr.

[Judge Hades]

Yeah, BG is still alive.

 

Its like a 102 year old man at a nursing home on total life support.

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[Darque]

Alive is Alive.

 

j00 loze n00b

 

Edited January 24, 2006 by Darque

[Diamond]

P.S. BG is alive with fan support Hades Jr.

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You say that it is alive, yet refuse to hear about continuation of the series. Make up your mind already.

[Judge Hades]

(w00t)

[Darque]

P.S. BG is alive with fan support Hades Jr.

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You say that it is alive, yet refuse to hear about continuation of the series. Make up your mind already.

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Having one game alive isn't the same as desiring the continuation of a story that has already ended.

 

This isn't the same thing.

[Volourn]

"Hades Jr"

 

I hope that isn't your best flame. I know ya can do better.

 

P.S. BG is dead. The creators even said so, and so did 99.9% of all purchasers.

 

.1% are just playing with its dead corpse.

[Judge Hades]

Animenecrophilia! HOODY HOO! (w00t)