Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Here is why companions in DOS2 were more endearing than in BG3

I think "origin characters" was a bad idea, more so in BG3 than DOS2. It restricts those characters to fit the same role of the MC in the story, and doesn't let the story focus enough on the player created characters. In DOS2 that was less of an issue since the story was a less significant part of the game. BG3 is all about the story, so it's a bit of a bigger issue.