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Side quests are part of the adventure whether you acknowledge them or not. The fact that you have the choice to screw around if you want to is what makes epics great. It's what makes RPGs great. Please tell me what makes the 7 hour playthrough of someone finding every small detail any less valid than the 2 hour speed run? Skull, seriously your hypothetical game is boring. Even the original game had multiple side quests and hidden goodies.
Just as an example, my Shadows of Death D-mod was going to be just over 3 hours for the main story. On its own, that'd be stretching for the title of epic. Which is why I was planning on 1-2 hours of side quests. While most of them would be unrelated to the main story, most would be fun little diversions, and some also would give items, spells, or other stuff that could help with the main story. While you would think it's artificial inflation to reach the title of epic, most RPG fanatics wouldn't care, because my D-mod is an entire experience, not just a boring singular questline. You can choose to immerse yourself into my world as much as you want.
What I see you as, Skull, is someone who can't appreciate the RPG genre for what its supposed to be. Being able to do whatever you want. If you don't like that, why are you on an RPG forum to begin with?
Just as an example, my Shadows of Death D-mod was going to be just over 3 hours for the main story. On its own, that'd be stretching for the title of epic. Which is why I was planning on 1-2 hours of side quests. While most of them would be unrelated to the main story, most would be fun little diversions, and some also would give items, spells, or other stuff that could help with the main story. While you would think it's artificial inflation to reach the title of epic, most RPG fanatics wouldn't care, because my D-mod is an entire experience, not just a boring singular questline. You can choose to immerse yourself into my world as much as you want.
What I see you as, Skull, is someone who can't appreciate the RPG genre for what its supposed to be. Being able to do whatever you want. If you don't like that, why are you on an RPG forum to begin with?
