Just to clarify: I'm not here to argue. I'm here to inform the devs that there are people out there who love the games they make. Few will come here to express their gratitude but that doesn't mean we don't feel it.
Like I said in the OP, the haters will never shut up, but their efforts are futile. A tiny minority no matter how vocal will be irrelevant in the long run. In 20 years BG3 will still be remembered, played and praised, but you don't have to wait that long. Might as well wear your laurel wreaths proudly right now. You've earned them.
I don't know, I think it will follow the same pattern as other Larian games. They generate a lot of hype because they're very fun in the areas where they are polished, despite their flaws; but the fact that their games have a repeating pattern of declining in quality partway through the game means that their legacy has short legs, because knowledge of that drop in quality makes replaying the game much less appealing. I know that I, at least, find myself replaying Larian games far less than I've replayed other rpgs, even though arguably, during the good parts of Larian's games, I had more fun with them.
If Larian can one day push through and make a game that retains the same quality in the second half that it has in the first half, they may make a game that will be talked about for decades. If they can do it while at the same time getting better character and story writers, it may be one of the best games in modern history, even if it includes all the other flaws Larian games tend to have. BG3 just falls very short imo.
