This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swift, and now Larian founder and game director Swen Vincke is responding to clarify his remarks.
I predict that this thing that is really great right now will become bad, so instead of enjoying it while it is good I’m just going to assume it will definitely go bad at some unknown time in the future and boycott it before it gets there so I can tell everyone I was right in the past.
I didn’t say anything about not enjoying it or boycotting it. I said that the more money Larian makes the more likely that they’ll turn into every other profitable company where making money becomes the only point. I don’t know why you and the other replies think I said something I clearly didn’t.
That may be true. Still a company, still doesn’t care about anyone besides as a consumer. I don’t get the weird parasocial relationships people develop with any company/corporation.
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I really hope this marks the end of the internet’s weird love fest with this company and CEO. They don’t care about you in the slightest.
Yeah because why like a company that has released banger after banger after banger without any MTX or other bullshit attached to it.
Because one day they won’t. The more money a company makes the closer they get to being every successful company.
well until that day, we’ll love them. one day the fucking sun will explode, but you won’t catch me saying we should stop using solar generators.
That’s not a very good comparison, but do whatever you want, bud.
So what, then I can still dislike the company lmao. What’s the point of hating something in advance?
Because then you don’t get cool points for going puts sunglasses on “I always knew those guys were evil! I’ve been hating them longer than you!”
Not really “in advance” if they’re openly discussing doing the thing that people are mad about right now, more like right on time
I predict that this thing that is really great right now will become bad, so instead of enjoying it while it is good I’m just going to assume it will definitely go bad at some unknown time in the future and boycott it before it gets there so I can tell everyone I was right in the past.
Sounds logical.
I didn’t say anything about not enjoying it or boycotting it. I said that the more money Larian makes the more likely that they’ll turn into every other profitable company where making money becomes the only point. I don’t know why you and the other replies think I said something I clearly didn’t.
That may be true. Still a company, still doesn’t care about anyone besides as a consumer. I don’t get the weird parasocial relationships people develop with any company/corporation.
I dont give a shit if they care or not, they make amazing games