Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Talking Gold Pieces

We are all looking forward to spending our hard earned gold pieces on Baldur's Gate III. When we part with our gold, we are giving a wholehearted endorsement to the team that created it at Larian and also the game itself. I think that Larian could develop a more intellgient payment system.

As it is, our purchase gives propulsion to the game, but no direction or indication where the game should head in the future. What Larian could instead do is accept the $100 for the game, or whatever it is, and allow people who purchase to vote where 20% of that funding will go in future games, if they like. For example, there could be several options provided and you could allocate your $20 to these as you saw fit.

Art work: $5
Music: $5
Voice Acting: $8
Raunchy: $2

A feedback system like this could be very useful for Larian. It would also feel like there is greater ownership for those who purchase the game and contribute to the community through mods etc.

Only if we employ a different unit of currency to The Almighty Dollar™. Perhaps the Ptarmigan, in honour of the famous highland bird whose milk is the basis of a renowned blue cheese. Its symbol can be the ¶.

I don't think we would want to carry the weight of those decisions. Everything can go wrong, and many times not because our part in it was wrong.

All we can do is to give our best advices & support, and stay humble. In this world not always the "best dwarf" wins. Sometimes a cheater steals the crown. "Are you yet entertained?" asked the Gladiator, and each of us is just one in the crowd, we can't know what is needed to get enough "Yes" from the others, to keep making games that both are loved and sell well enough. There is still a risk involved, and that includes the how much to spend on which part to get a final investment of how much, in order to still end with some profit.