You know what guys? We don't need to fight like this over this issue. All we need is to ask Larian to sell us a good "DM mod" modding tool for BG3. I wrote in another post:
https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=705609#Post705609DOS2 modding tool was very good too, but it definitely has a steep learning curve, and it does not have the features to achieve true "DM mod" modding I wrote in my post. With such tools, a lot of things can be achieved, including "D&D 5e rule" BG3. If you guys agree with this, please give some positive reflection to my post, so that Larian can feel & agree with the needs of such a modding tool.
As a person who has a 2 years of D&D 5e TRPG experience, I think some part of the D&D 5e rules will resolve some balance issue of the current EA version, especially regarding the bonus action issue. But it is only EA now, so I guess Larian will try to test and fix these issues in general, and I guess Larian will also try to accept more of D&D 5e rules to fix several parts.
However, any 5e TRPG players would know this, there are some balance issues among classes and feats in the current D&D 5e rule. So, if there is an "authentic D&D 5e rule" mod for this game, there will be an additional "balance patch" for the "authentic D&D 5e rule" mod. Plus, typically, while we play TRPG, we don't 100% absolutely adhere to the 5e rule like CRPG. Sometimes, players discuss with DM to simplify the interpretation of the rule to save game time (like, "Look, guys, I wish to finish today's session but I really need to go after 20 min, so can we play this part in this way to save some time?"), and DM prepares in-house rules to fix balance or to give more challenge or to make the story more interesting. While Larian modified a good amount of 5e rules, I'm still understanding this as an attempt to make Larian's own in-house rules to develop BG3 in a better way and to blend the DOS2 style into BG3. I'm OK with that. But again, this is the EA stage, and it's only 2 weeks passed so far. I'm 100% sure full-release version will be changed a lot, as Larian would feel the necessity to fix some balance issues in the current BG3.
Honestly speaking, there can't be "absolutely 100% perfect balance" in any games. Whatever designers make, it is impossible to escape from loopholes and exploits. So, again, if there is a "DM mod" modding tool, a lot of people can be satisfied, and players and modders will try to fix these loopholes and exploits by themselves. But of course, before users make such mods, of course, I agree that the quality of the original game (BG3) should be fully satisfied, and I wish Larian finds the best spot balance to satisfy all players based on their in-house rules and 5e rules.
