Coming back to OP, what do we mean by RPGs as we know it? Niche RPGs (Pathfinder, PoEs) or AAA “RPGs” (action games with vertical stat progression and occasional dialogue choices like AssCreeds or Witcher3).
If BG3 reaches a public and shows what an RPG actually is, that can only be a good thing in my book. All I can say that at the very least BG3 is what Dragon Ages should have aimed at.
What impact on niche cRPGs BG3 could have, I cannot predict - I don’t know how many of those we will get to begin with. Outside Owlcat the well seemed to dry out anyway.
