Three cheers for Gygaxian cruft. I was really surprised when Larian got the BG3 contract -- I was certain Obsidian was going to get it but I remember thinking "at least Larian doesn't worship at the altar of balance".
I'll always be 2nd is best partisan (advantage is just too powerful and Thac0 is really intuitive once you understand it) but 5th is the second best. Perfectly balanced games are perfectly bland.
