Those expectations will set you up for disappointment every time. We're coming down from the disaster that was Cyberpunk, and I think that might have recalibrated my faith in some developers as "special". We have seen some responsiveness from Larian based on forum feedback, so I will remain patient for now, and if the touches I would very much like to see are not heeded -- then at least there is strong storytelling and interesting characters behind the cheese.

Besides, for every person critical of "Larian cheese", there are 5 more casual observers who go; "Wowsies! I p00sh badie down the chasm for auto-win ROFLELOLZ!!!". And I can't say it's NOT fun either, just so gimmicky and repeatable it kind of cheapens the game if you have any measurable appreciation for balance and D&D. We had the early argument that BG3 was in reality DOS3 where people questioned Larian's commitment to a darker more serious fantasy, I thought of this criticism as premature, but I have to admit that in some sense this game manages actually being more "DOS" than DOS2 ever was.

Originally Posted by Imryll
Originally Posted by IrenicusBG3
Originally Posted by Topper
Not a fan of Bulls and bears that can climb ladders but its fantasy. Anything goes. Right? I still have hope. Some will love it, others will weep. For the latter, another dev will surface and fulfill their dreams.

That was the final blow.

This game is not supposed to be taken seriously.
Of course, if you google bear climbs ladder, you can find video of actual bears climbing actual ladders ... Just because it's not something they often have occasion to do, doesn't make it fantastical.
Waiting for you to explain the physics of bulls climbing ladders since you argued out of realism (that a super-sized 1 ton heavy polar bear can climb a spindly ladder) just then lol.

Some say it's a quality of life change and I would tend to agree, but it's also another lackluster implementation that challenges the suspension of disbelief which in turn harms immersion. If ever so slightly. Why did not Larian simply make the wild shape return to humanoid form automatically whenever climbing ladders and turn back to beast form when finished (w/o this affecting number of wild shapes)? Would likely satisfy both camps of realism and convenience better, and Larian would have saved resources spent on failing to make convincing animations of huge beasts climbing ladders. These kinds of design decisions makes me question if they ever get around to addressing some of the core issues a vocal part of the community has.

Last edited by Seraphael; 18/02/21 08:45 AM.