Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General The latest very disappointing developments

Most studios don't deal with patches like Larian does so deal with it yadayadayada excuse...

Firstly that isn't true. Many studios do patch their games. Some really good. Pathfinder WOTR, Pillars of Eternity series, Solasta etc...just check their patch history. About the same level of patching/fixes.
Secondly every time larian patches BG3 the game GETS WORST.

Frankly I am not seeing a huge difference in patch quantity or quality compared to other studios. They are just more vocal/in detail about it...maybe worst since the game gets even more unstable??
I just don't understand everyone's borderline craze that OMG Larian patches their games!! Its a testament on how unstable everything is. Is this do for praise??

Firstly MAKE THE GAME STABLE and PLAYABLE with no critical bugs...before adding new kiss animations, "quality of life" changes, etc...

Its like a totally different team is taking care of the game post release...or for every patch?? This would account for all the weird "WTF, that wasn't a problem" changes.

I fully agree. The number of patches, things patched and hotfixes kinda highlight that the product has some severe issues. If you know a bit about software development it's easy to see a common pattern here.

I'm working in the software industry (not games) for over 20 years now and it never fails to amaze me how different people react to different types of software. If it is a game people tend to be very forgiving, you read things like "it is a game, bugs are to be expected" or "what amazing support, they still fix things". Well, it is their job, simple as that and it is their job because they failed to do it right in the first place and on the way of fixing stuff they accidentally broke more. Guys, always remember, you paid full price for professional product, you are entitled to it working 100% as advertized on the day you buy it, not after 20 patches and hotfixes!

Now imagine your banking software would have the same level of quality, or the x-ray machine in the hospital or the autopilot in the plane on your holiday trip... Would you be like, how great that they fix the bug in 3 weeks that just cost me a 1000 bucks? Probably not...

Ugh, more hyperbolic nonsense. Objectively, and verifiably untrue. They have made incredibly complex changes to the game and massive QoL, stability, story, and more improvements across the board. In process a few items have been temporarily broken, but they always get fixed.

Multi thousand fixes per patch including big overall changes and you are upset that a handful of things get broken. Sheesh, touch grass.

At this point I have to wonder if you even played BG3. I did multiple playthough since launch and haven't encountered a single game breaking bug. Same with dozen of friends, who also did multiple playthroughs, same with multiple streamers who played the game day 1 and enjoyed a smooth experience.
I see you mentioning WotR and I also doubt you ever played this one too. Iif you ever played that game at launch, you would know that it was broken at a whole other magnitude. Even months after release and multiple patches, you could see plenty of people complaining about it.

The goal of our updates is to strike a balance between fixing bugs and introducing new content, but we acknowledge that finding that balance isn’t always seamless.

Your suggestion to focus more on new features instead of smaller fixes is noted, though addressing bugs remains a crucial part of maintaining the game's foundation. Feedback like yours helps us better understand community sentiment and guides future updates to avoid disrupting the player experience.

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