Originally Posted by Undomiel
Originally Posted by Raz415
Originally Posted by Dext. Paladin
I think, you should consider Baldur's Gate 3 as continuation but of different timelines. Whatever idealized fate you think they should've ended up with, it's still exist, in some other universe, but not in this one.

This. Every universe built by a DM / writer / game developer / film director is unrelated to the others made by other people. Just stop trying to bring them together. BG1 and 2 had different writers and teams, basically different DMs. BG3 has its own universe and it has a lot in common with BG1 and 2 but it. is. not. the. same. universe. There are many choices to make in BG1 and 2 and all of them are canon in different universes.

What's next honestly, bringing in D&D Honor Among Thieves and saying that Bards should hit people with their lutes and can't cast spells?

The point is not this. Whatever playthrough you do in BG and BG2, there is no correlation with Viconia and Sarevok in BG3. The OP has clearly demonstrated with concrete data how the characters are completely different. The fact that they are characters we are fond of and used to seeing in a certain way only serves to make us more attentive to how they have been written by Larian.

I also believe that anyone who does not have a deep knowledge of the characters from BG and BG2 contributes little to the discussion.
In fact, taken stand-alone, Viconia and Sarevok in BG3 are decently written characters, and it is perfectly understandable that those who do not know them may have liked them. But the point of the OP is not that they are poorly written, but that they clash poorly with the old ones and completely neglect an important narrative arc, making them caricatures.

In light of all this, it is perfectly understandable to wonder if those who wrote these characters or this part of the plot really have the necessary knowledge to do them justice?

My two cents as someone who didn�t play bg1 or 2, for me they were incredibly boring and forgettable characters in this game so honestly I think the rewrite was a negative for both old fans and new ones