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Dear Baldur's Gate III Team,

We, as MAC users, are profoundly disappointed and frustrated by the delay of the Baldur's Gate III full MAC version. This is not just a game delay; it's a betrayal of loyal fans and an unfair treatment of long-awaiting MAC users.

For years, we've faithfully supported and eagerly anticipated this exciting sequel. However, each delay announcement has felt like a dagger in our hearts, leaving us deeply disheartened. Your initially scheduled release dates have been repeatedly postponed, and this uncertainty has cast doubt on the game's quality and playability.

We understand that game development can face various challenges, but for MAC users, a clear release date is crucial. We urge you to provide a definitive timeline and ensure a flawless gaming experience on that date, rather than continually pushing it back.

As dedicated fans, we expect you to respect our patience and support and deliver an unforgettable gaming experience. MAC users should have the right to enjoy this remarkable game without being subjected to continuous delays and neglect.

We implore you to release the MAC version promptly to address our expectations and enthusiasm. Let us all embark on the adventure of Baldur's Gate III together!

Sincerely,
kema

*clap* *murmuring sfx*

You want it released “promptly” and “flawlessly.” That’s not how game development works. It will be released when Larian regard it as ready regardless of how hard you insist it arrive immediately.

why are there so many mac posts all of a sudden, each with only a couple of replies?

can this not all be condensed into one thread? it ends up looking like one person with a handful of accounts instead of multiple people supporting the same position.

Mac user here, what's with this "we"? Speak for yourself but do not presume to speak for others. I'm not "profoundly disappointed and frustrated".

Also couldn't you have just replied to one of the other Mac angst posts rather than create another one?

Because the expected Mac release date arrived with no release. There wasn’t even an announcement that the Mac version was delayed, (which should happen well in advance of the actual day) just a vague mention that the Mac version is on the way as a side note on the PS announcement.

To make matter worse, if you go to the Steam store, there’s an apple logo next to the windows logo. Mac system requirements are listed next to windows requirements, and the release date shows as 3 Aug. You can buy the game today without a single hint anywhere that the Mac version is still early access.

Someone was asking the other day why he couldn’t get multiplayer to work between his PC and the Mac version he bought for his wife.

This is just shoddy, and for once bombing the forum with multiple threads doesn’t seem unreasonable. It doesn’t matter if there aren’t many Mac users wanting to play, they are still paying customers.

The fact it was delayed isn’t the problem. It’s the complete lack of communication for those who have already bought the game or people who could buy the game now assuming that it’s already done.

Also a Mac user here. I expected a release 6th of september and I want to play now. I'm disappointed and a bit frustrated with the lack of communication, but I don't really get the rest.
For example why would "this uncertainty has cast doubt on the game's quality and playability." For me it is the opposite. If they delay the release it is a sign that they are not 100 % happy with the game and want to put in more work to make it as good as it can be. I definitely prefer that over rushing it out with bugs and performance problems that wound make it unplayable. Delays is a sign of high standards when it comes to quality and playability.

I'm fine with delays as long as they are justified and communicated properly. Especially if the delay is because the developers thinks the game is not good enough and wants to push a bit more to get it there. I guess this is the first experience with the new Metal API and the Game porting toolkit for Mac which makes it hard the get an accurate timeline.

So definitely quality over rushing the release for me, but I would really appreciate some official communication regarding this.

Also, has the Mac release really been postponed repeatedly? The only thing I have heard was early september, and that is still not impossible.

Ok, I just read the PS5 announcement where they write:
This is the only communication we have gotten as far as I have seen since the statement that you are targeting a release for September 6th over a month ago. To only get this short footnote on the supposed target release date is really sub-par communication.

As I said, I'm fine with some delays as long as it is communicated properly.

Everyone should bump this thread to get a more solid communication.
https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=893328&#Post893328

So far it seems that Mac release might be linked to Apple event on 12th and should be the BIG NEWS no one expected, hence the silence on Larian's part.

Look, I ingored this, but you're now starting yet *another* topic.

You're getting a good game. On a Macintosh. Do you know how rare that is? I dare say there are fewer Mac gamers waiting for this than Germans waiting for it to get redubbed. That's becasue everyone remotely serious about playing new games on their home computer does NOT pick a Mac. Just, hang on.

We are used to hanging on, waiting patiently - just give us a realistic date without "maybe on 6th sept" or "sometime soon" or "later this month" — that's what's annoying Mac users

Completely irrelevant.

Larian decided to make a Mac version, and a Mac version is available to buy, but the description on the stores is for the full game not early access, and the communication for people who bought it is woeful.

It didn’t have to be like that. They just needed to be clear about what was happening.

You went thirty years defending not having a second mouse button. You're the people that will camp outside standing in line for six days to get a new phone no one needs.

I know you're patient.

But, let's not forget. You're a *month* behind pc users now. People with hardware actually designed to play games on, have waited for this for twenty three years, and the past two years we too heard nothing but 'someday soon' .

You're not special. You're not treated poorly. You're just annoying with all your duplicate threads.

Cut the platform war bollocks, you child.

This has nothing to do with being special. Mac users can go to the steam store right now and see a description for the full release game, only realising once they’ve paid for it that it’s still in early access for them.

Would you find it acceptable if that was the case for the PC version?

PS Laughable assumption that only current PC users have been waiting for a sequel. Been on the same computer for 23 years, have you?

Wow, you sound like someone who can't afford a Mac/Apple product but having something against those who can.

Do I?

Oh my good God. What is wrong with you?

A great number of things, and I'll likely not live past this year. And you? What's your trouble?

Just trying to show some support for fellow customers who have been let down so far.