...and whose voice very likely never gets heard within Larian's halls.
Oh, I'm sure they hear plenty of voices.
I don't see any evidence to support this.
My way of looking at this is very simple: (A) Are Larian's efforts todate making changes to the game aimed at convincing people who were a 'no' on the game when it went into EA to change to 'yes' (i.e. people like me)? Or (B) are they meant to make people who were already a 'yes' an even stronger 'yes' (i.e. people like you)? For me it is extremely clear without even the slightest doubt that Larian's efforts are all about (B) and not (A). And so then, as one of those people who's been a 'no', this is of course very bitterly disappointing to me.
What changes would you like to see to make it more like BG1/BG2? If you've already posted this somewhere just post a link. I've never played either of those games so don't know what is missing here.
Well I think a lot of other people have already posted on various things I would agree with. That the game is 5e is NOT an issue for me as I fully agree that D&D games should be made using the current ruleset. I have also come to accept that TB and not RTwP is how this game is going to be and that won't change. But I feel very strongly about such things as: a party of six; party movement mechanic similar to how it is in the IE games; your custom PC is at least as central to and plugged into the story and the world as any "origin" character, if not more so; enough party companion options to make any kind of party you want in terms of party member role distribution and alignment distribution (but NOT counting blank-slate mercenaries); no locked party and ability to switch out party members whenever you want; very strict adherence to established FR lore; a world/setting atmosphere that is reflective of the Realms, which is a high-magic setting where 'good' is the default of society; and maybe some other things.
But the main thing I want is what I treasure the most of the original games, specifically BG1. When you start out with your non-pregenerated custom character, you are a nobody with no power or skills or abilities whatsoever and can barely stand up to a wolf. That is what it means to be level 1. You are more capable than the average peasant, and certainly more knowledgeable, but that is it. And this same thing should be true for your level 1 companions.
