Oh I know that. But I will argue the longer a developer delays a game, the expectations rise sometimes to unattainable levels like say Cyberpunk.
I was just shocked how unbalanced this game is at this point in development. And it seems Larian isn’t swimming in funds or they wouldn’t have started EA this early.
And of course buying this early is my choice. I didn’t say I wasn’t going to buy it because I have buyers remorse. I meant I regret buying this early into EA when BG3 clearly has way more than a year before launch.
I think this is true only if the game keeps getting delayed. Personally, even if the release date is late 2022, I won't actually consider the game "delayed" as there's been no official release date announcement yet.
On the Steam page, Larian says they expect to be in Early Access for "at least one year...it'll be ready when it's ready." They don't say it'll be ready in around or exactly a year.
Cyberpunk's problem was the combination of multiple official delays, the long time in production after first announcement (like 5+ years), and finally the release of an laughably buggy product.
-Larian has already avoided the 2nd and 3rd problem by releasing a EA only a year and a half(?) after they first announced it, and after a few updates it is already less buggy than Cyberpunk was on last gen consoles
-As long as the game releases within 6 months of when Larian first states the official release will be, there's much less worry of the same hype that CP2077 got.
-Finally, there will just be less hype because BG3 is basically already out. There's less mystery and potential for build-up as people can actually see what gameplay/story is like.
