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Hehe probably less? That would be my guess, but then we've had many years to get used to being annoyed by rogue things Microsoft does. Also since these BG3 patches are about as large as Windows updates now and probably cause a similar sense of dread like 'damn, hopefully my ssd is still large enough for this!?' Not sure if that was mainly for me, but I'll bite I guess.

Owlcat gets a fair amount of love here though, don't they? I spent more time playing WotR during the BG3 EA than I did playing BG3. I think it's reasonably well understood that a lot of returning BG1/2 players have gravitated towards the Pathfinder series for good reasons. I also enjoyed Pillars for similar reasons, cause they felt so much like home. If someone told me they really liked the gameplay mechanics and overall vibe of BG1 and BG2 and were looking for something new to scratch that itch, I'd direct them to Pathfinder for sure.

It is in every way the answer to what a modern take on a BG2 might look like, sans the FR setting. Even uses a version of 'D&D' that's more familiar if coming straight out of those games. It has everything I'd want from that with the exception of the D&D/FR/BG branding. Even has the party of 6, padmapping, the portraits and some pretty fantastic art direction and talent behind it too, including many familiar voices! In my mind Kingmaker/WotR is the current spiritual successor to the Infinity games.

If someone's era/backcalatog was more Dragon Age Origins and they were looking to scratch that particular itch, I'd probably point them to this game, just cause it's got a very similar feel and overall style of play.

If the aim was to learn 5e and get into something RAW probably would point to Tactical Adventures.

What's amusing to me is that I've been playing BG games continously since highschool, but in later life I only discovered Owlcat via BG3 boards. I also only first heard about Solasta here. Like I might have slept on both those titles completely were it not for the sudden uptick in interest for this one. Sometimes it presents like some kind of turf war between these titles, but I'm still over here marvelling at my luck that such games even exist for me to enjoy these days. I never really had to kiss anything goodbye cause somehow there was a revival!? Love it! Never thought they might catch fire again like that, but then they totally did.

Still, I get the frustration. Threads like this one are more about the players and what the players are feelin' at the moment, cause we kinda know by now right, that we get the silent treatment a lot. Sometimes I will read the little Gazette page cause I like how it looks if trying to read between the lines and parse things out. I'd kick it on discord maybe instead of here, but it's tough on my ADHD. Why I like the oldschool vibe with a forums tree, cause they're just a lot easier for me to navigate and play catch up or stay abreast of the latest news. I can't stand twitter ever since it got ruined, reddit is all over the place, the socials are a grind, games journalism is a recyclotron mostly etc. It all feels pretty decentralized and sorta disjointed. This is the place I'd prefer to get those sorts of deets.

Anyhow I told myself I'd try not to ramble too hard, but of course always do. BG3 still greatly appeals to me and I'm still shocked how it got me so good, cause I didn't really expect that to happen. That said, I think they could harness their community a bit more, with a more bespoke and curated form of Early Access with roadmaps and timelines and such. But then what do I know really lol. I'm only on one side of the glass here, and have to guess at how things might have looked otherwise.