Dear dear Larian,
Have you guys actually played BG1 and BG2?
I even sent a linkedin message to Sven warning him about exactly what is being reported now by articles all over the net:
the game is not fun.
Kindly read:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020...rpg-amazing-rendering-engine/?comments=1It is an HONEST article, that clearly details the good, the bad and the ugly.
Take this comment:
"It looks like they have captured the 5e mechanics quite precisely, the checks, turns consisting of separate movement, action, and bonus action, wizards being survivable because of cantrips, etc.
But they also seem to have captured the experience of having (difficult person) as a DM - that double check situation is stupid and they should feel stupid for scripting it that way, and check successes should never,
ever, have negative results, and certainly not involve more checks from a conflicting stat (players likely to pass a difficult INT check probably don't have a high WIS, especially in the early game).
Larian should be ashamed of themselves, they know how to balance a game while still being difficult."
I do not want to enter a game where the entire party hates me. Where there is no care, camaraderie, no kinship.
Getting the mechanics is all well and good- but putting in the love and care, that Gorion had for myself, he DIED for me in BG1- made me so invested in the game that I finished it.
I know you want early access to point out flaws that are mechanical- bugs here, bugs there- but the actual problem, that will stop many people from playing the game, is having a game whose story is utterly devoid of warmth, love, kinship. Why not revamp- do a story of a group of people, who care for each other, who are then taken off, and you find some, and are able to move forward with them etc.
Seriously. The story has to be good, everything ELSE (like the game) is built on top. If the players are made to feel uncared for, by a product they have purchased, I think it is reasonable to expect they want their time and money back, as per that article.
The fix required goes beyond just fixing bugs. It needs QUALITY ASSURANCE beyond mere TESTING- and I think you guys do not know the difference. A good story brings heart, right from the get go. Where is the heart here?
Have you got the budget to redo the story?
