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I dont fear Larian being sold to anyone, M$ or otherwise.

The experience with Bioware shows that the moment you sell to a big company like EA, Microsoft etc, its downhill from then.

The reason is actually very easy for anyone who knows companies like this: they only look to make big bucks on the shortterm. There is no longterm thinking there. Longterm the company will be ruined ? The owners will just sell their stock and move elsewhere.

Well an in case of Bioware it apparently also was the rampage of an especially woke leadership. Apparently the boss checked everyones socials before hiring new people, and unless you are terminally woke, you wont get hired. Great way to kill any company.

Hello Larian team, I hope you are doing well while working on your another masterpiece we all can't wait to get to play it one day and get lost in it. Saw you guys mention the romances are about to be deep and detailed and I got all excited for that.
Just wanted to share a dream of mine that has been living in the head of mine for the past 15 years I think and who knows maybe it could inspire you in some ways or you could like the idea
I'd love to see a young male companion who is strikingly beautiful - truly gorgeous, in that effortless, unfair way and masculine in both looks and presence. I created a man like that in my head and named him Vivian. I think either rouge or sorcerer class would suit his personality perfectly. What I always imagined is that he is morally complex and has a rich backstory and he did some questionable choices along the way in the past so he isn't exactly squeaky clean but not exactly devil himself either...Maybe circumstances in the past forced him to do evil and he did what he had to do and those things have effects on him now and he isn't exactly so easy to be around. I tried to draw what I mean but I haven't drawn anything in 8 years... still I took a pencil and did it and I'm happy about the result! This is my Vivian:



If something like this ever finds its way into Divinity - even just as inspiration, it would be like winning a lottery but I believe in reaching for your dreams no matter how small the chances are!
Thank you for creating worlds and characters we get to fall in love with.
Posted with a smile wishing everyone on the team all the best

Update: Divinity Apocalypse: Part 1 Chapter 6 is now published.

This is the beginning of the final book of the saga. And yes, the name of this final fanfic book is a shout out to Larian. I partially chose the name "Divinity Apocalypse" because of their Divinity games. However, it was also a fitting title for this final book, and I'm sure you'll see why before it draws to its final conclusion.

And yes, this is the final book in the entire saga. The Demon Hunters began it all, followed by the Afflicted - though the two were written at the same time because of the Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous games. Nevertheless, from a story perspective, Demon Hunters begins the tale. The Afflicted is the continuation. Hellraisers is the sequel to Baldur's Gate 3, and Divinity Apocalypse is then the sequel to Hellraisers. It wraps up the entire story, showing how they all intertwine into one grand epic.

Hope you enjoy it!

BG3.75 - Divinity Apocalypse (Fanfiction)
Baldur's Gate 3.75: Divinity Apocalypse - an original fanfic story that is a sequel to Baldur's Gate 3 Fanfic: Hellraisers. It picks up immediately after the events of Hellraisers, which immediately took place after the events of Baldur's Gate 3. Characters from the previous fanfics - Zeth, Kieralyn, Jade, Trynn, Dyce, Ivrini, Fiovay, Kai, Aelun, Vlyn, and the other members of parties throughout the entire saga - travel to other worlds including Eberron, Krynn, Mystara, Birthright, and the dreaded Dark Sun. Their quest is to collect the black obelisk fragments, restore the seven obelisks, and undo the cataclysmic magic that was unleashed over a hundred years ago.

Here is the link to the blog site: https://baldursgate3hellraisers.blogspot.com/2025/10/baldurs-gate-35-hellraisers.html

My criticism is more directed at the world, creatures, enemy design etc. of Divinity 1/2, which seem less interesting than those in Baldur's Gate/dnd. I hope Larian improves these aspects. 😐