Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Timeline to BG3 completion

The way I see it is as follows. The game needs to be released in either in 2022, which is what they are shooting for, or the first half of 2023. If they fail to deliver that, it won't matter what the fanbois think, the company will have lost faith with many of their new customers. Yeah, they will likely keep most of their previous followers, though they will lose some of those as well (don't bother to chime in about what a good fanboi you are, no one cares).

They sold far more units of this game then they expected, and if they can deliver the game they promised, this studio will be certain to rise, but if they fail, those customers, the new ones, will be very hard to win back. Larian won't be ruined, but they will find it hard to find another sponsor like WotC, and they will find it difficult to expand their customer base, because they will have failed to deliver a product with iconic status that they assured their customers (and sponsor) they could deliver.

Now, if they can deliver in the reasonable amount of time stated above, this will appease many of those who bought the product. Some will of course hate it, some will adore it, most will be satisfied even if it isn't everything they wanted it to be because it was finished. As long as it is playable and not riddled with bugs, Larian will walk away with a happy sponsor, and content customers.

They could still salvage their reputation among their new customers by publishing after that, but they will see diminishing returns on the customer satisfaction as more time passes. They are on the clock regardless of whether they talk to their base or not, but the clock runs faster the quieter they are. If they talked to their customers and established a rapport, then they could extend this time, but even here on their own forums they are quiet as mice. So they aren't going to be able to get away with what RSI and other publishers who are involved with their fans can get away with. The clock is ticking.

The way I see it is as follows. The game needs to be released in either in 2022, which is what they are shooting for, or the first half of 2023. If they fail to deliver that, it won't matter what the fanbois think, the company will have lost faith with many of their new customers. Yeah, they will likely keep most of their previous followers, though they will lose some of those as well (don't bother to chime in about what a good fanboi you are, no one cares).

They sold far more units of this game then they expected, and if they can deliver the game they promised, this studio will be certain to rise, but if they fail, those customers, the new ones, will be very hard to win back. Larian won't be ruined, but they will find it hard to find another sponsor like WotC, and they will find it difficult to expand their customer base, because they will have failed to deliver a product with iconic status that they assured their customers (and sponsor) they could deliver.

Now, if they can deliver in the reasonable amount of time stated above, this will appease many of those who bought the product. Some will of course hate it, some will adore it, most will be satisfied even if it isn't everything they wanted it to be because it was finished. As long as it is playable and not riddled with bugs, Larian will walk away with a happy sponsor, and content customers.

They could still salvage their reputation among their new customers by publishing after that, but they will see diminishing returns on the customer satisfaction as more time passes. They are on the clock regardless of whether they talk to their base or not, but the clock runs faster the quieter they are. If they talked to their customers and established a rapport, then they could extend this time, but even here on their own forums they are quiet as mice. So they aren't going to be able to get away with what RSI and other publishers who are involved with their fans can get away with. The clock is ticking.

The way I see it is as follows. The game needs to be released in either in 2022, which is what they are shooting for, or the first half of 2023. If they fail to deliver that, it won't matter what the fanbois think, the company will have lost faith with many of their new customers. Yeah, they will likely keep most of their previous followers, though they will lose some of those as well (don't bother to chime in about what a good fanboi you are, no one cares).

They sold far more units of this game then they expected, and if they can deliver the game they promised, this studio will be certain to rise, but if they fail, those customers, the new ones, will be very hard to win back. Larian won't be ruined, but they will find it hard to find another sponsor like WotC, and they will find it difficult to expand their customer base, because they will have failed to deliver a product with iconic status that they assured their customers (and sponsor) they could deliver.

Now, if they can deliver in the reasonable amount of time stated above, this will appease many of those who bought the product. Some will of course hate it, some will adore it, most will be satisfied even if it isn't everything they wanted it to be because it was finished. As long as it is playable and not riddled with bugs, Larian will walk away with a happy sponsor, and content customers.

They could still salvage their reputation among their new customers by publishing after that, but they will see diminishing returns on the customer satisfaction as more time passes. They are on the clock regardless of whether they talk to their base or not, but the clock runs faster the quieter they are. If they talked to their customers and established a rapport, then they could extend this time, but even here on their own forums they are quiet as mice. So they aren't going to be able to get away with what RSI and other publishers who are involved with their fans can get away with. The clock is ticking.