They’d probably have been better off just making DOS:3 then, given the success of DOS:2? I mean, it’s basically what they’ve done anyway
I am wondering if by working with WotC they gained addition budget to make the game bigger and better. Scale of BG3 is immense, and while D:OS2 did well, I can’t quite imagine it did that well. Then again Witcher3 is also bounds above and beyond of what CDPR was able to do in W1&2.
