Not to detract…but there is the other side of this coin (the movie analogy) to consider. My pals will NEVER read Dune. They do not understand my frustration with how the new film butchered the source material. They have no idea what a mentat is, or who Pieter De Vries is. They never will.
The sure as shit liked that movie tho. It had spaceships and sand and monsters and hawt Chani…woohoo!
My point - I wanted a faithful adaptation. They wanted a good time. I think a faithful adaptation would be a much better time. They are oblivious to what they are missing.
I kinda feel like this is Larian’s approach with BG3. No it is not a faithful adaptation to 5E. But their audience liked DOS2 and will probably like this too.
All to say…I feel ur pain GM4him. But alas…you are likely yelling into the void…or into the mouth of a CGI sandworm.
This was pretty much the point I was making and in fact Dune was one of the very books I had in mind.
Larian are creative artists in the entertainment business. They are literally putting their careers and personal fortunes on the line every time they take on a new project. Just like the creators of the various Dune projects they are going to take creative license and put their spin on things. That's something they've earned the right to do as a result of their success, and specifically the agreement they have with WoC in regards to BG3.
Its clear they listen to feedback as some changes have been made but in the end they are striving for their version of a fun game based on 5e. It's only natural there is a DOS II feel to the game as #1 that is what they know best, and #2 it was a very successful product. No doubt they will continue to make changes in response to feedback but other things they will leave for the modding community to fine tune, something they supported enthusiastically with DOS II.
