WOR doesn’t have that budget because the game isn’t as fun and thus not as popular.
Larian built their success on making the games enjoyable for the players, I don’t like a lot of the Larian homebrew etc but I admit it is fun to exploit it on occasion.
DOS 2 was a lot of fun to play and BG3 is even more fun. They are committed to doing things to make the player’s enjoyment their first priority.
Give the people what they want and they will beat a path to your door.
Like I said before fun is subjective. It may not be fun for you but maybe be fun for other people.
For example, I am not into competitive play or into getting achievements but I know a lot of people enjoy gaining them. For me games main purpose is to relax and not to feel like a second job.
You must define the budget before even starting game development otherwise your funds are squandered.
Plus if I recall correctly owlcat gathered 2 millions on Kickstarter for wotr there was certainly a market for it.
Pathfinder 1e is based on 3e dnd so it is more spreadsheet than anything else. Some people enjoy it, some do not.
DOS 2 was not fun. Countless battle that drag for ages, I tried 5 times to get into that game.
But lets get back to the topic. What do you think that bg3 did exceptionally well that brought a ton of people to it?
