Originally Posted by Robymyz
Originally Posted by MadameStrangeluv
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 smile trust me...it was everything else Larian does well.


Larian went and got denied then WoTC went to them and said yeah because they showed interest before.
WoTC also said they picked Larian because it reminded them of playing D&D and captured that feeling. I would say its a bit of both but i agree, im not a big fan of DOS2 combat system choices, i enjoy the turn based aspect but oh boy that shield system. Im excited to get a game from them with 5e