Am I the only one here that still hope for big changes during the next year ?
Day/Night and other things that will make the world more alive, big changes in the resting/camping system, reactions, more "DnD balanced" mechanics, features and/or items, ...?
As a non TT player, I may not really understand why some of you feel misled by what was said... But I think that there is still time to improve the game a lot towards what some TT players are usually asking here.
Ofc I cannot deny that my expectations have been revised...
In this thread? Yeah, I suppose you are the only one.
I'm also a non-TT player, however Solasta has shown me that 5e ruleset is pretty balanced and quite fun to play, so normally it would make sense to invest into its implementation. And what Larian invests into? It starts with "cinema", ends with "tics" and has 10 letters in total (in English).
I believe Larian has designated pretty clear, and rather early on, what is the actual goal they are trying to achieve with this game: cash grab. There are many ways to describe this concept, but at the end of the day it's just that.
And they will probably get away with it, because:
- Most people will buy the game on Steam, which has a pretty much non-existent refund policy
- Plenty of players will be happy with cinematics alone, and will think "This is a real DnD!" when they'll see rolling dice
I absolutely love Solasta and I agree, it has shown that the 5th edition translate well in a video game.
But, in my opinion, it also showed that RAW may not always translate very well if your target is a wide video game player audience.
In exemple even if you play BG3 "as a DnD game" (as much as you can, eventually with the mod), combats are more dynamics than they are in Solasta.
I won't go into details or give too many exemples because it would require a lot of nuancing, as the financial means are not at all the same...
Solasta should inspire Larian for many things, but I can totally understand that Larian wants to create "another experience".
And even if money is the main purpose... Growing, becoming known and earning more is a fairly common goal of the entrepreneurial world.
We are players and we should stay open minded.
On the other hand, Larian should also stay open minded.
Many people here know DnD better than them and many players have more/a different experience with video games than they have.
We want a good game and good game makes more money. I'm sure they know that good cinematics doesn't make good games.
That's why we have to continue our suggestions/feedbacks.
If only we were sure they're open minded...
