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Baldur's Gate 3's Halsin voice actor has reminded fans that just because they're horny for all the characters doesn't mean the characters are as thirsty as them.

"Not everybody needs to get banged": As Patch 8 reinvigorates Baldur's Gate 3, Halsin actor reminds ship-happy fans that some pairs "CAN remain simply platonic you horny little f***ers"

Bear-naked

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[Mortisfacio]

That's what mods are for

 

[HRK69]

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I just want big anime tiddies.

 

[ADiTAR]

He's right, which is why I didn't bang the women.

 

[Magic Carpet]

If I have an Argonian house servant, I expect Bangable to be on the resume.

 

[Spukc]

 

[Skifi28]

If anything, it's the characters that are all horny and almost begging for it in every random dialogue.

 

[Gonzito]

 

[Gaiff]

The irony of Halsin, who wants to fuck everything that moves, saying that isn't lost on me.

 

[MagiusNecros]

*laughs in Fire Emblem*

 

[Mattdaddy]

 

[lughnasadh123]

Nope, this is the pokemon of "gotta fuck 'em all" RPGs.

 

[Doom85]

Considering Jayce and Victor are characters from the cartoon Arcane and not BG 3, I think a lot of replies in here are going to misinterpret what he meant.

 

[Durin]

I mean he'd have a stronger case if Larian didn't literally have the patch the game after it hit v1 to make the characters less horny.

Also, shipper culture is garbage.

 

[Crayon]

My wife is on a public group that seems to be mostly female fans of bg3 and lemme tell you that shit is straight up degenerate lol.

 

[Deerock71]

 

[Topher]

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

i blame the gaming media.

 

[Embearded]

I agree and i'll take it even further and say that not all games need romance. Even an rpg like BG3 doesn't need it.

 

[kiphalfton]

Only if it's hetero characters and they're attractive.

 

[Sentenza]

I'm with him, but his character's writing really doesn't serve his point.
Then again it's well known that Halsin was supposed to be only a side character during EA and it's the thirsty-ass user base that begged to turn him into a fuckable comprimary. Which probably affected the final result.

 

[Rush2112]

Hi I'm a voice actor. I speak into a microphopne a few lines and I get paid for it.

 

[Liopleurodon]

 

[Robb]

Some CAN remain simply platonic you horny little fuckers

 

[kiphalfton]

Dude he's replying to on Twitter is likely gay, as he's talking about two dudes from Arcane banging.

 

[Hawke502]

My wife is on a public group that seems to be mostly female fans of bg3 and lemme tell you that shit is straight up degenerate lol.

Buddy, i got bad news for you

 

[bender]

 

[LRKD]

It should be noted that this is directed towards the very lgbt non gamer "wants to fuck bears" fanbase they created. He is specifically responding to mentally ill twitter users in his replies, not actual gamers. From anyone who actually regularly plays video games, I saw it was a rather common complaint that 'every character wants your dick after 2 dialogue options"

 

[Crayon]

It should be noted that this is directed towards the very lgbt non gamer "wants to fuck bears" fanbase they created. He is specifically responding to mentally ill twitter users in his replies, not actual gamers. From anyone who actually regularly plays video games, I saw it was a rather common complaint that 'every character wants your dick after 2 dialogue options"

What do you mean by not actual gamers? Like they didn't play the game or something else?

 

[LRKD]

What do you mean by not actual gamers? Like they didn't play the game or something else?

Both. There are definitely ones who didn't play the game but jumped on board to be part of a fanbase/community. See "persona fan excited to play Persona for the first time" to learn more about this phenomenon. It's getting far more common in the past 10 years to see people claiming to be a 'fan' without having ever watched/play something.

But there are also those who do/have played games. But I don't think they are the same as a "gamer". Like sure, they are a gamer, but it's different. There are plenty of situations, where it's a meaningful to distinguish between the casual, and the lifeless gamer. Like is it fair to say the gamer who has played nonstop western rpgs his whole life, and 1000s of other games across genres, is the same as a 'gamer' who has only played 4-5 games for any meaningful amount of time, and has maybe never beaten a game?

If I want to ask about features for Baldurs Gate 4, who should I ask? Well, it depends, do I want to appeal to the people who have been lifelong Baldurs Gate players since the 98? Or Do I want to appeal to Lillith who only bought Baldurs Gate 3 when they heard you can fuck a bear? An investor might want to appeal to LIllith, after all, Baldurs Gate 3 was a massive sales success. Appealing to more casual audiences can, and sometimes do lead to knock out success like this. But if you are a passionate WRPG fan, and you are making your game for passion, you might instead, want to ask the lifelong fan instead.

And it doesn't just apply to gamers really. It can apply to all sorts of things to have a meaningful distinction between fans and 'fans'. Is the gold Olympic skier, and guy who rents skies and goes for a single weekend every other year the same? Yeah they both 'ski', but clearly one has far more time, and care for the hobby then the other. So maybe I'd rather hear what the Olympic has to say about skiing than, what weekend bob has to say. Or maybe I am going skiing for the first time ever, I might want to hear what the weekend skier has to say. Or the anime fan who has watched hundreds of different shows across different genres, and the "i watched 2 shonen for the first time in my life during covid" anime fans. Like sure the covid fan might actually be a huge fan of the two shows he watched. But then he watches one "problematic" anime and flips out, spouting retard nonsense on twitter. They can both call themselves 'fans' but they really aren't the same.

Well anywas to make a short story long, both can be "fans", both groups can be "gamers" "skiiers" "weebs", but depending on what angle you are coming from it's an important distinguishment to make. In this case I make it, because an article on a "gaming" website, might make it seem like he is talking to/about WRPG fans, or 'hardcore gamers', when really, he is talking to people who went and played Baldur's gate 3 when they saw news that they could have gay bear sex, or in this case, even people who haven't played BG3, but have latched onto the fanbase anyways.

 

[Puscifer]

If I have an Argonian house servant, I expect Bangable to be on the resume.

I hate this post dug up the "lusty argonian maid" out of my memory

 

[diffusionx]

It's pretty weird how the gaming press, after years of being prudish scolds, instantly talked like a bunch of pervert degenerates when this game came out.

 

[jason10mm]

My lived experience says that if you take a couple really fit dudes and a couple really fit chicks, they are all single, and then you stick them out into the wilderness, in constant danger, and relatively isolated from other people, then YES, they will FUCK LIKE RABBITS after about a week

 

[Crayon]

Both. There are definitely ones who didn't play the game but jumped on board to be part of a fanbase/community. See "persona fan excited to play Persona for the first time" to learn more about this phenomenon. It's getting far more common in the past 10 years to see people claiming to be a 'fan' without having ever watched/play something.

But there are also those who do/have played games. But I don't think they are the same as a "gamer". Like sure, they are a gamer, but it's different. There are plenty of situations, where it's a meaningful to distinguish between the casual, and the lifeless gamer. Like is it fair to say the gamer who has played nonstop western rpgs his whole life, and 1000s of other games across genres, is the same as a 'gamer' who has only played 4-5 games for any meaningful amount of time, and has maybe never beaten a game?

If I want to ask about features for Baldurs Gate 4, who should I ask? Well, it depends, do I want to appeal to the people who have been lifelong Baldurs Gate players since the 98? Or Do I want to appeal to Lillith who only bought Baldurs Gate 3 when they heard you can fuck a bear? An investor might want to appeal to LIllith, after all, Baldurs Gate 3 was a massive sales success. Appealing to more casual audiences can, and sometimes do lead to knock out success like this. But if you are a passionate WRPG fan, and you are making your game for passion, you might instead, want to ask the lifelong fan instead.

And it doesn't just apply to gamers really. It can apply to all sorts of things to have a meaningful distinction between fans and 'fans'. Is the gold Olympic skier, and guy who rents skies and goes for a single weekend every other year the same? Yeah they both 'ski', but clearly one has far more time, and care for the hobby then the other. So maybe I'd rather hear what the Olympic has to say about skiing than, what weekend bob has to say. Or maybe I am going skiing for the first time ever, I might want to hear what the weekend skier has to say. Or the anime fan who has watched hundreds of different shows across different genres, and the "i watched 2 shonen for the first time in my life during covid" anime fans. Like sure the covid fan might actually be a huge fan of the two shows he watched. But then he watches one "problematic" anime and flips out, spouting retard nonsense on twitter. They can both call themselves 'fans' but they really aren't the same.

Well anywas to make a short story long, both can be "fans", both groups can be "gamers" "skiiers" "weebs", but depending on what angle you are coming from it's an important distinguishment to make. In this case I make it, because an article on a "gaming" website, might make it seem like he is talking to/about WRPG fans, or 'hardcore gamers', when really, he is talking to people who went and played Baldur's gate 3 when they saw news that they could have gay bear sex, or in this case, even people who haven't played BG3, but have latched onto the fanbase anyways.

I see that. I'd say though that it wouldn't be a one-dimensional sliding scale. You've got other aspects that would play into that. Two examples:

1. Someone who has played a lot of games and has tons of experience, but these days spends more time on a game forum (*ahem*) than playing them and has found their enjoyment diminished over the years. Added wrinkle: they may still actually buy a lot of games even if they just pile up on a backlog.

2. Someone who has a narrow playafocus and deep knowledge on say, action games. Then when they have an opinion on an adventure game that they find watered down and time-wasting with no replay value or meaningful challenge, how much of a gamer are they? They totally know their shit in one genre, but miss the point in another.

 

[Signalis]

It's pretty weird how the gaming press, after years of being prudish scolds, instantly talked like a bunch of pervert degenerates when this game came out.

It's because it wasn't made by Japanese developers. Western "gaming press" hates Japanese(and now Asian in general) developers. Pussy and tits on full display in a game coming from NA or Europe. Pussy and tits on full display in an Asian game.

 

[bitbydeath]

It's pretty weird how the gaming press, after years of being prudish scolds, instantly talked like a bunch of pervert degenerates when this game came out.

It's the gays, they fight for not having attractive women in games and turn into degenerates when it's about guys.

 

[Sentenza]

Buddy, i got bad news for you

Yeah, that he's married to an actual woman.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

If anything, it's the characters that are all horny and almost begging for it in every random dialogue.

Yeah, this was my first thought. It's the NPCs themselves that seem pushy for romance from the get go - to a point that it's kind of weird how they all want to jump the player.

 

[The Pleasure]