Sven all but confirmed that they are making BG3 for fans of DOS2. Not fans of the original series, not fans of tabletop DnD, but for their fans whom have already purchased their previous games.
The Larian cheese won't be going anywhere, and will eventually be released will be DOS gameplay with a thin veneer of Forgotten Realms, and a few hamfisted throwbacks to the previous two games in order to satisfy the licensing requirements.
This is such a missed opportunity on Wizard's part.
I still find this bizarre businesswise. They will appeal mostly to a 2~3 million DOS public instead of the 40 million D&D players. How can such a boring and unfun system have so many players?
I can understand to a certain degree. Not everyone who loves D&D loves cRPGS. So, it isn't truly 40 million they are appealing to. They know if they appeal to the DOS fans, they have a guaranteed 2-3 million buyers. Appealing to D&D fans, they can't be totally sure how many will actually buy their game.
My brother, for example, loves tabletop, but he hates video games. Even the best D&D video game would not appeal to him. His friends are the same. It's like saying that if Larian created a DOS tabletop that all 2-3 million DOS fans would buy it.
This said, I do want them to be more true to D&D especially since WotC is supposed to be working with them on this. I'm just saying I understand where they might be coming from.
