Of course they can and should put their own spin on it, especially since the prior game is decades old at this point.
And that was the whooole point.
Dont drag the money to this topic, they are not relevant ...
Your 60€ are just as worthy for the company as my 60€, and since we are unable to get unified vision ... developer must make decisions themselves.
But just because they can do something doesn't mean that what they choose to do is the right move for the game.
Same goes for our wishes and demands tho.
I mean sure, "my" wishes serves the purpose to make the game perfect for "me" ... but is that the right move for the game itself?
The difference is that they had vision, when they started creating this game ... they come with that vision to WotC ... and since the game is finaly being developed, it seems like WotC was okey with that vision ...
Some people are not, i get as much ... tough luck i gues.
To that I ask; "is combat in this game meant to be a puzzle? Is that a good approach to designing combat in this game? Is the fact that they're prioritizing that approach at this point a sign they're going in the right direction?"
No ... but its a possibility.
Yes it is ... its creative and offers much more potential combinations compared to flat buffs and stat bonuses.
I dont think they do ... +1 items are right there, if that is your thing ... so everyone can be happy, and THAT is certainly the right direction! The only right direction i would even dare to say.
There is ofcourse problem that some people feels offended by the very existence of different than their own approach ... but that is quite honestly something they should rather discuss with some proffesional on menthal health care, than game forum. :-/
I'm always wary of people who talk about respecting an IP and/or its fans, but respecting and disrespecting are things that can happen. There's a line between "wanting to put your own spin on D&D" and "assuming your approach to the IP is superior to the traditional approach."
This sounds like a matter of opinion ...
I play only for around 15years now ... but in my eyes traditional approach in entertainment industry allways was that developers created whatever the hells they wanted, and people either buyed it or not ...
Sure, we are in different era now, there are possibilities to gather people thoughts and take them as potential source of inspiration ... and that is good.
Sadly, there are also people who "assume their approach to the IP is superior" ... and they keep demanding the game submits to their own expectations ... funny enough, those people seems to be unable to even agree on their own demands as long as there is at least two of them.
And the latter attitude is almost certainly disrespectful.
Doesnt seem like that to me. O_o
Focusing on the magic items example, Larian introducing this whole slew of homebrew magic items and neglecting to include more of the classic, familiar ones does feel like them dismissing those items.[/quote]
I mean ... it once again dont to me, since i have no personal feelings for them i gues.
But i gues i can understand the feeling ... even tho it still fells like people being mad for not getting their favorite toy.
On the other hand why would they?
I mean yes we all just play the game and try to enjoy it.
But the main purpose of Early Acess is still testing ... why would they need to test if people like to get famous, favourite and years tested items?
I could understand people mentioning that they ALSO want some classical rewards, since they are used to them. That would seem like healthy approach.
But topics like this sometimes starts to feel more like holy crusade against anything that dont have WotC sticker placed on its forehead.
It's another instance of them opting to start with trying to make their own approach work rather than trying to build off of what D&D 5e already provides.
This makes sence to me ...
This game will carry their name, if i would make something like that i would also want it to me as close to my vision as possible. :-/
