Ofc they haven't broken any laws, they have lawyers and pr managers making sure of that. But you can still give the impression of doing something while also following the law. And that can still be considered deceitful. Larians staff is not naive, they know exactly what they can do. And neither I or GM4him has asked for a literal translation (I really can't see why that always comes up?!) We simply, based on the impression that they want to create a DnD 5e game, ask that they follow the rules more closely. That is all. Because several of their homebrew rules isn't there because its impossible to be transitioned otherwise into the game, but because Larian decided they didn't see it as fun. And we disagree with them on that. That, is our feedback.
And this was your first response to OT:
Once again, you are seriously misunderstanding and misrepresenting what is being said in regards to what Larian has said and done. As for you or GM4Him asking for a literal translation of DnD, you kinda have with always asking for more 5e and how the game is not DnD enough. Also, Larian never said that their homebrew rules didn't translate into video game, it's the DnD 5e rules that may not translate. You seem to have a habit of misquoting, maybe you are just misunderstanding what is being said. I'm not sure if there is a language barrier and that could be a reason.
Originally Posted by PrivateRaccoon
Originally Posted by Lady Avyna
Well, if you want a strictly hamburger and don’t want to taste anything else. Then you have no choice then to stick with the hamburger that exists since the chef has made it clear they are making something based on a hamburger but not necessarily a hamburger.
Isn't that the exact kind of response you dislike in your thread about food?
No, it's not. That's a food analogy in reference to DnD 5e and DnD homebrew.
{quote=PrivateRaccoon]And no, they do not use the BG trademark because the story revolves around Baldur's Gate. It's the other way around. They could have easily kept their whole story and named it something else. Or they could had made an entirely different story. But they didn't want to simply do what Tactical Adventures did, they coveted the BG trademark and the revenue that name would bring by itself. WoTC didn't ask Larian to do this game. Larian asked WoTC, several times, for permission to use the trademark and had to come up with a good pitch for that to happen.[/quote]
That literally makes no sense. The reason why they use the title "Baldur's Gate" is because the game is based on Baldur's Gate. No one said anything about WOTC asking Larian to do this but it's obvious WOTC doesn't mind. WOTC wrote a blog about this very same thing. They are allowing creators to make their own canon which is separate from theirs.
