I don't believe Larian's writers have a clue about any of these nuances or have any knowledge of longstanding FR lore. Nor do they care. As I've repeatedly said from the beginning, for me Larian's writers are just plain awful, and the writing is the biggest weakness of BG3.
I don't want to sound like an uncritical booster - I'm not. But my critique has never been of the writing - it's more the Faerun 'feel' and the game mechanics. It think it's possible to say "no, badgers cannot teleport across pits" and still enjoy the writing. It's possible to say "to feel like a true sequel we need to be able to form an entirely good-aligned party" and still appreciate what the authors have put forward so far.
I don't think the ceo understands Faerun - but one of the writers might. Gale is using the shadow weave for it's intended purpose - to destroy Mystra's creations. Which give me some hope for BG3 - I really liked the shadow weave and I'm glad it has returned.
Totally fair. I was only offering my personal feelings; no expectation anyone else must also see it that way, obviously.
I guess my feelings on the writing come from being very, very, very invested in FR lore. I'm an FR lore fanatic, having all the FR-related 3.5e source books, and owning and having read almost all the FR novels. I positively LOVE the lore of the FR setting. So when I see (or perceive) FR lore being treated dismissively or cavalierly in any DnD game, not just BG3, I tend to react quite harshly.
