Ladder animations aside, what interests me more about the coming patch most is: what is changed in mechanics, gameplay. I mean, new class is always welcome, but seeing the game evolve towards the final product is also important. I hope Larian manages to do this game justice really. For me this game is firmly in the pile of: Covid made development too vague pile. I noticed good a many dev being way too lax on their communication strategy the past two years. I mean I can see most of them care about their product, but they seem to kinda lose sight of the fact that people kinda crave consistency in what for many has been a very inconsistent time.
As I recall from DoS 2 EA they communicated (or seemed to?) a lot better in that EA cycle. I mean I am sure this game will be finished but a roadmap could really help alleviate some of the fears/worries you guys point out. Because right now we don't really know in what order they are tackling things. Panels from hell are good for presenting patchers I suppose, but it doesn't really outline the whole development process that is going on outside of this Act 1 bubble we are actually able to see.
I mean... Give us some idea of: a) how many companions are planned including the good and/or neutral orientated companions? b) What troubles have they run into which they did not anticipate when they started out in 2020 with the current EA cycle c) How have they managed to keep development throughout this whole work from home cycle etc d) ROADMAP PLEASE! I mean yeah hoping for a release in 2022 is a bit vague xP.
Roadmaps aren't sacred but at least it gives us an idea on what the process may look like. Even though in some cases I think devs stuck too ardently to their roadmap. Just taking Solasta as a example, I think although the devs released quite a good foundation gameplay wise, it definitely shows they were too focused on keeping to their 6 month release window. The story suffered for that, in my opinion.
Larian really needs to work on their communication strategy if they want to get people to buy into their next, post Baldur's gate EA venture.
