Our feeback is here to help make the game Larian is making better, not to change what BG3 is.
Wise words from a wise poster. In that case, early access turned out to be a missed opportunity for Larian.
They waited until Patch 8 to showcase how little headway they had made towards a reaction system, when they could have been trying things out for months. Each patch where that system stayed unchanged meant millions of gamer-hours wasted. Even systems that were fine could have benefitted from some experimentation.
Larian listened to the community and adjusted BG3, I’m not disputing that. They obviously also iterate internally, and the UI and graphics are constantly updated. But I find it hard to believe that they could have nailed every game system on their second public try.
I guess that’s my worry for BG3: That it might feel like the second draft of a masterpiece. (I don’t think they’ll use that in their promo…)
Edit: wait… What I’m proposing is ludicrous. I’ve never known any early access to work like that, right? They’re just about collecting funds to build out the game while gathering feedback for polish. You wouldn’t launch into a multimillion dollar enterprise without a plan.
So letting ea testers try what are essentially prototypes makes no sense. Am I wrong in thinking that’s what the Early Access Disclaimer implied?
