Do you know what the number one idea behind a game is?
Yes, it's profit. Do you think the cheap fancy-dress outfits they wear in PFHs is the Larian staff uniform?
I don't believe this is true. Definitely not from Larian's point of view. If they just wanted a cash grab they would not have so many optional story paths that most players will never see. With 175 hours worth of cutscenes to account for insanely high numbers of possible branching paths based on player choice this will most likely have the most extensive choice-consequence system we have ever seen.
Now with the rules and whether this is 5e or 5.5e or whatever I think Larian are doing their best but I also believe WotC is involved in some capacity as this will be by far the biggest and most impactful D&D game to date and it releases just before their next iteration of D&D next year. The rules in the game won't be perfect even but I think it will be fine even if some of the rules make me want to cry(see multiclassing and pact of the blade warlocks).
