Undoubtedly BG3 was a big win for Larian and WotC. However, was it a fair deal? I read that WotC pulled in $80-$90 million from BG3? Anybody know how much Larian grossed, or what was the total gross? It would be grossly (pun intended) unfair if Larian didn't reap the lion's share of the receipts. Is the D&D IP really worth $80 million for BG3? What else did WotC contribute to BG3?
In addition to revenue from BG3, WotC received free advertising for their D&D brand just by virtue of association with the massively popular and awesome BG3. It sounds like this was a great deal for WotC.
Whatever the case with their current arrangement, I wouldn't be surprised if Larian went back to WotC asking for a bigger share of the revenue for any further D&D products. And perhaps WotC was like "pound sand".
WotC has come out saying they want to pump out at least one D&D game per year through 2030. That sounds like placing quantity over quality. It's all very "corporate". Swen has indicated that that's not the kind of business model he wants for Larian. Larian will be a quality-over-quantity company. Unlike public companies focusing on quarterly profits, Larian can decide its own metrics and timetables for success.
