Hey there, i will start by saying that i am an avid and pretty much die hard fan of your work , I have played and finished Divine Divinity when i was much younger , finished Divinity 2 , only played a little Ego Draconis , never touched Dragon Commander to be honest..it really wasn't for me , and i played and finished Original Sin 1 , currently i am still playing and only just left Fort Joy in OS2 ( i know i'm abit late but i will explain in this post why it took me long to get started with it)
I have also played and finished all Baldur's gate and Icewind dales multiple times (and also both Pillars of Eternity) so before i go on with my rant , i just wanted to display my love for both genres and both your games and the old DnD style games , as this concern is coming from a place of love towards this genre.
The reason why i started Divinity OS2 very late and did so only because i kept and keep hearing praises towards many aspects (most of all the story line and continuity which you have molded throughout the Divinity games) was because of the combat system (i know you saw this coming :P )
Turn based combat , in my honest opinion , was ONLY good and worked for strategy games like Heroes of Might and Magic and Disciples game series...it did not appeal to me the slightest in Original sin 1 , but i bought the game and i felt obligated in a way to see it through to the end. I am enjoying OS2 since the combat is much more polished and the other aspects like storyline and voice acting etc etc etc are also better than the previous game.
After the announcement that YOU guys were going to develop BG3 i was extremely excited , since good dialogue and storyline and world building has always been you're strongest attributes..but..i hoped to all the gods both new and old , that you will make the combat system similar to what Pillars of Eternity did ( not exactly the same , indeed you have your freedom to experiment) but i just wanted the whole turn based concept to go away...but after the gameplay trailer , i can safely say it was like a dagger to my testicles , after hoping for a sequel for this game for almost 2 decades..to see that it's basically Original Sin game with Forgotten Realms lore and using a modified 5th edition of the D&D ruleset to fit the game..but man , this does not feel right at all , i'm aware that development is too far to change anything , but this is a pretty common concern among some of your fanbase..i just wanted to voice my concern and maybe get everyone else's opinion , i will most likely still buy the game and play it for the continuity...but it just won't have the same soul to it.
Kind Regards.
