Substitute Troll said:
How can people be against this? It's ENTIRERLY optional. Don't like the feature, don't use it. Simple as that. In a game like Skyrim, the more features the better.
A few reasons. It
is nice that it's optional. But it takes a lot of time and effort to release a patch like this, and I would prefer something good over something that sucks total ass regardless of how optional it is. I actually don't feel that strongly about it, I'm just using harsh language to emphasize my point. And it's not really true the more features the better, or at least it's not that simple. You can't just pile up a bunch of shit without thinking about each individual piece and it's function and expect something good to result.
For example, Bethesda cut out saddle bags from
Skyrim just so that horses would receive less emphasis. So apparently Bethesda does not agree with your philosophy of 'don't like it, don't use it' regarding features, or they would have left it in assuming those who did not like it would not use it. In this case, I question the wisdom of emphasizing this family stuff further. As I said earlier, I'm not even sure why marriage is in the game at all. It's like the one feature in the entire game that has absolutely nothing to do with fantasy exploration.
More and more, 'optional' is like this amazing criticism-proof body armor. But the people who make games don't think that way and neither should we. I guess it's just really tempting to hit the "I win" button before discussion even begins.
