Originally Posted by biomag
Originally Posted by Isaac Springsong
Sticking with 4 character party makes it that much harder to argue against people that say this is DoS 3 and not BG 3.


For people that only want 4....why do you care if there's the possibility of having 6? Literally nothing stopping you from just doing a party of 4. Hell one of the most popular challenges in BG 2 is the solo playthrough. So if the limit is 6, that pleases a lot of people that want the more traditional Baldur's Gate/D&D experience. But it also lets people who want the limit to be 4 to also have a party of 4. It's literally the best of both worlds, while a limit of 4 means the bigger party people can never have what they want.


The argument would be balance. A game balanced for 6 is different than balanced for 4. Saying you want 4 doesn't equal saying you want a higher challenge. Especially when you end up at the same level at the end of the game due to level cap.


For why people prefer 4 the arguements can be found on several pages around here.


Personally I don't mind either way as long as I'm not forced to use 'optimized' characters and parties. I do prefer bigger parties to get more of the party banter/story (yeah, I don't have the time to play a game a dozen times just to get to know the companions). But when it comes to gameplay I don't think 4-6 has a magic number as long as the game is well balanced.


And balancing a game for 3 players is different than 4. Same for 2, or even solo playthroughs. What's your point? That Larian isn't capable of balancing a game for 6 players? Or that if they balance it for 6 then you won't be able to beat the game with a party of 4?