Maybe it's time for a 6th edition then. This post isn't about DnD edition rules, but what makes a great game. There's a reason Baldur's Gate continues to be one of the all-time great games, and if that reason is that the 2nd and 3rd edition rules lent itself to a better pc game, we shouldn't be dismissing it simply because it's 22 years old.
5th edition is wildly popular and with good reason. As somebody who grew up playing AD&D 2/2.5, I will take 5E any day. The old rules were often convoluted and arbitrary. There was nothing refined about the old saving throw tables. 😂
Really? because I can't find any other pc games based on 5th edition dnd rules. BG3 is the first one to my knowledge. You seem to be trying to make this about the rule set, but I'm trying to focus on computer games. It may be wildly popular, but the jury is still out on whether it makes for a great computer game.
I’m just letting you know that lots of your complaints have to do with you not liking (and in some cases not understanding) 5th edition rules. Larian does not have a choice in whether or not to use 5th edition, so those rules aren’t going to be changed in BG3.
That being said, a lot of the rules in BG 1 and 2 didn’t work particularly well. Choosing your weapon proficiencies for a fighter is not more engaging or interesting than building a fighter in 5th edition / BG3 for most people.
