Echoing something i herd yesterday.
Why would WoTC go to Larian to make this game if they wanted a game closer to what POE did? Or Pathfinder KM did?
I understand the disappointment and what you wanted and everything like that but They were chosen for a reason and interviews ive seen seem to imply that reason is because this game is supposed to mirror tabletop and TB does that.
As a poster above mentioned ,Larian went to WoTC , and also , Larian's storytelling skills and writing are far better than PoE and other similar games , which is the reason i believe WoTC agreed to give them the liscense , one of Baldur's gate strongest points have been the storytelling/dialogue/writing etc , and other RPG elements , the turn based combat of OS wasn't the appeal
trust me...it was everything else Larian does well.
And i guarantee you most people who bought and finished OS2 mostly did it for all the other positive aspects of the game and not the combat , i did the same , i am currently playing OS2 and only about a third done with Driftwood act 2 area..and the game's been out for like 2,5 years , it took me this long because the TB combat was so off putting from the first OS , i just couldn't bare to go through it again , but i kept kept hearing only positive reviews in regards to everything else the game had to offer , and i've been having a rough time with find a good new fantasy medieval themed game to play (i only play exclusively medieval fantasy games , from all genres and perspectives and most likely played and finished all these games that exist on PC , but no shooters or guns or scifi garbage in my games please and thank you...except Serious Sam , love that one :)) ) and so here i am.
And i completely agree , i don't think there's a single thing i dislike from this game except the combat , and the fact that randomised loot can roll with stats for inappropriate class , like getting strength requirement items that have hydro/pyro or huntsman or similar situations ,but that's ok , there's enough loot in the game to balance everything out. But when the combat starts , i open up my secondary monitor and watch something on youtube or a TV show, TB just doesn't work for an Action RPG....because...well...where exactly is all the action :))) the action is chess basically , and i can play chess while doing something else , but that kills the immersion of the game big time , and i do this for no other game except OS , not even for Heroes of Might and Magic and Disciples series which are both turn based, at least the turns in those games take anywhere from 5-15 or 20seconds AT THE MOST and i don't feel the need to switch to the other monitor and do something else , but here , if you're in a team fight and you complete your characters actions , then you can safely go to the bathroom and make a sandwich and by the time you're done , hopefully the turn has ended
, i know i exagerated a little at the end ,but all of you get what i'm saying
