Originally Posted by virion
I really don't think it's about playing as Jaheira , Minsc or anyone else. Of course I never thought " Would be huge to play as one of them!!". Cause the child of Bhaal backstory is good as it is. If anything Larian gives you the option to play the same game with different lores so the idea is actually huge.
Well, I don't think it is, and that's exactly the problem.
I think the strain it puts on the production in terms of variable to consider and the constrictions it puts on quest and companions design is out-weighting by far the benefits it offers.

I did play DOS 2 from more than one perspective (even if most of them not to a completion point) and I'd be lying through my teeth if I claimed that the experience felt wildly different each time.
In fact I think I played games that don't offer the option of multiple protagonists where your custom character felt more distinctive than in DOS 2. Arcanum, Fallout and Fallout 2 come to mind.
Incidentally that includes BG3 already, even in its incomplete form.
Playing this build of BG3 as Drow or as a halfling feels way more distinctive than, say, playing as Beast or Ifan in DOS 2.

Last edited by Tuco; 29/06/21 12:04 PM.
Party control in Baldur's Gate 3 is a complete mess that begs to be addressed. SAY NO TO THE TOILET CHAIN