Larian CEO has been ‘reading the Reddit threads’ and wants us to remove our tinfoil hats, says Wizards of the Coast isn’t the reason Baldur’s Gate 3 is finished
Larian CEO has been ‘reading the Reddit threads’ and wants us to remove our tinfoil hats, says Wizards of the Coast isn’t the reason Baldur’s Gate 3 is finished
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They done amazing job, excited for future projects.
Maybe they just… want to do other stuff and move on.
What?? Redditors would never blindly speculate about stuff they know nothing about. No way. I don’t believe it.
I personally prefer the Divinity Original Sin 2 combat style to pure D&D and BG3. Let’s say Larian wants to work on their own IP with everything they’ve learned from BG3. I’m all for that honestly.
Working on someone else’s IP, no matter how great, will always limit you in some way. And in the long run you’re typically better off building up your own brands.
Incredible how releasing an actual finished product in 2024 is met with cynicism.
He’s only saying that cause Im sure WOC/Hasbro was also reading the threads and was probably preparing to sue for defamation from speeches he gave against corporate greed. In fact him denying it ONLY PROVES IT MORE
/s
“He could be you, he could be me!”
I stand by their decision.
Great accomplishments *do not need* a follow up.
Perfection is the limit.
*New* can exceed old perfections, upward and onward Larian Studios, you all are remarkable, amazing and extremely talented people.
The head of the studio already said it an interview that he had his next project in mind before the game was even released. I am thankful that they are sticking to the plan of going with what excites them instead of just cashing in on something while it’s popular, and potentially putting out a product made solely for profit. People have to remember they didn’t expect this game to be such a massive hit and they’re not going to completely drop everything they’re already working on for this new idea just because people really really want them to.
Tinfoil hat: +1 INT. Disadvantage on wisdom saving throws.
They did a good job.
It’s a shame that there won’t be more campaigns utilising the framework – it’s a very good adaptation of the 5E rules – but I don’t think anyone can reasonably be dissatisfied with what we got.
I look forward to their next project and hope that it utilises their “surface” mechanics in a way that doesn’t make every fight devolve into The Floor Is Lava again.
Oh look, guys doing games , not fucking money cows with stupid skins
I’m sure that WotC would be happy to let them do more BG3. They also will want to be paid for it. Larian is calculating that it will be more profitable to put their resources into developing an IP that they own. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s just a business decision.
Hey Swen Vincke, can I roll to seduce you?
So hyped for DOS3.
Please just let them cook. Larian is at their best when given latitude to work on whatever they want.
Larian CEO, can we have a custom map/quest maker so that the community can use BG3 for custom campaigns etc?
Just cross play I beg you Larian please.
They told you ages ago there wasn’t going to be DLC. The way people acknowledge this and then keep acting upset is bizarre.
We’re so indoctrinated by studios milking incomplete IPs/games we panic when someone does something different.
Ofc it wasn’t because of WotC.
It was because of Hasbro.
A finished game. How freaking sweet is that! Something finally has an end and doesn’t just fizzle out because the cow was milked to death. I can’t wait to see what else Larian does!
Someone mentioned they should do a Star Wars title like Knights of the Old Republic and that would be awesome! No way it happens, but the thought of them making more great single player coop titles with no in game purchases is amazing news for the industry!
Larian plz make KOTOR 3 to completely humiliate Bioware
The more I read about Swen and his thoughts, the MORE I want to just…. invest in him and his integrity. It’s really cool and refreshing to hear a leader being so level-headed. “The team’s heart wasn’t in it”, “No, it wasn’t WOTC”, “I think we just want to try something new”. I love hearing he wants to take risks, and be transparent enough for us to sympathize with where they are and where they want to go.
Larian CEO’s first mistake was being on Reddit to begin with.
This dude is fucking wild, how many CEOs are reading Reddit threads and acting on it. No wonder they are so much more in tune with reality and their customers than almost any other studio.
Of course, because it’s not WotC… actually Hasbro.
*double-layer tinfoil hat *