And there is the level of maturity you get from the kiddies. Expecting an official D&D game to have D&D in it makes you not a grownup, guys. You don't deserve a good game!
Except the game, for the most part, does indeed follow the 5e ruleset and already has quite a lot of adult themes. DnD is usually high fantasy, wtf do you want them to do lmao
It does do its best to follow 5e, and as long as Larian provides good mod support, it can be almost spot on.
Now I don't believe there is any evil intent here, just the opposite. Larian is making the game as good as it can be, the best that they know how.
BG3 is a great comeback for the genre...its not finished, but at the least will be a win and at its best ...a Victory.
Going forward it is up to Wizards of the Coast to communicate clear guidelines to companies that produce games based on their intellectual property.
This probably not the first time that WOTC has granted the freedom poetic license. In general it can yield good creative energy.
* Using the franchise name has shown that the interest is still there.
* Larian has proven that turn-based is viable, and can be improved upon (swarm AI version 1).
* Solasta has proven that the RAW is completely doable and fun!
* Solasta also demonstrated being a low budget theme park ride, with limited graphics, and no hype will not generate the numbers.
I mean I loved it! Unfortunately Tactical Adventures doesn't want the headache of growing big and will probably not make a Faerun open world title.
I remember when D&D titles came out like clockwork (until Gary Gygax passed).
Going forward, WOTC can be confident that a company that combines elements from both efforts will be even better.
Note: D&D 6 is upcoming (Hope they bring back alignment, cuz DMs never stopped implementing it).
