Sorry to link to reddit, but the hobby drama about this man is wild. I'd call him a bitter old man if he wasn't already this much of an asshole in the 70s.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/xk73sy/comedy_how_to_piss_off_everyone_youve_ever_met_so/

Less established though. I'd say that Larian wasn't on most gamers' radar until Divinity Orginal Sin 2.

I guess I could go with oligarchs

Do you have any examples of the cop city protestors being violent? Also, what does that have to do with the RICO charges?

The adult who made this fucked up by making the letters the same size and on a plane.

It's mostly owned by Sven, who is obviously very passionate about video games, storytelling, and tactical rpgs.

I dont think I agree. Gaming darlings tend to be immitated, and I'm honestly here for it. Dark Souls led to a bunch of mostly shifty knock-offs with some gems. Same with Skyrim, Minecraft, Mario, Diablo, Stardew Valley, etc. I love turn-based strategy games, immersive sims, and narrative games, so I hope this inspires all sorts of knock-offs, but you're probably right that it will be rare in AAA unless the indie knockoffs sell great for a few years.

I'm about halfway(?) and if the quality keeps up, this is going to be my favorite game of all time, beating out Elden Ring and Outer Wilds.

It was probably not going to be favorably compared to the other bioware ip of the year, BG3