Originally Posted by Baraz
I am NOT asking Larian to follow the rules 100%. I am asking Larian to better design their game system.
Same. Although in this thread I was even asking this. I was just asking for a better communication.

Originally Posted by Alodar
This game was always advertised as a triple AAA game based on D&D 5E rules.
It was never advertised as a D&D 5E simulator.

Throwing words like betrayed around when it's simply a matter of your goals (a D&D 5E simulator) and Larian's goals (a fun video game based on D&D rules) are different is silly.
I agree with the first statement. They said as much a couple of times. (If I wanted to be cheeky, I would give one quote : "this is based on D&D, so we’re using their combat system. We had to make a few tweaks").
As for the second statement, well, they never used the phrase DnD 5E simulator. But when asked specifically about the rules, they painted their changes as minimal (and I said, everybody is judge of whether their changes are minimal). Also, they said, at least twice, that they're the Dungeon Master ... which is really appealing to the tabletop way to play. (As an aside, because this is going beyond the scope of my original post, I think they said they want to provide a tabletop feel, in particular narratively, with player agency, the multiplayer support, minimal reloading, etc.)

Anyway, if you want to believe that I'm asking for a DnD simulator, or that my problem is that Larian's goal is not the same as mine, despite what I wrote, feel free.

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