Originally Posted by Yawning Spider
I really wish Larian had announced D:OS 3 before launching BG3 Early Access. It seems like a lot of starved hardcore Divinity fans with no love for the old Infinity Engine duology are asking for this game to be a serviceable spiritual successor to Divinity, or just a fresh cRPG experience altogether. It's Baldur's Gate 3, though. This should be a worthy successor to the series, and the old games are so famous and beloved in part because of the tight, faithful transposition of tabletop mechanics into a digital environment. Being able to play a campaign without your friends is what engendered so many people to the series to begin with, to leave that behind and call it Baldur's Gate 3 seems a bit silly.

I worry that this game will end up a nightmare child of 5E and Divinity with Larian trying to appease their core fans and the core fans of the original duology.


Agreed... and I also worry about people harping too much on the: BG is how RPG's have been done in the "olden days" and DOS are what they should be these days, which is idiotic. BG (or rather D&D) and Divinity are simple two completely different types of RPGs. Especially considering that D&D 5e is indeed a very modern, slick pen and paper system, that should lent idself very well to be translated into video game form.