At a Game Developers Conference (GDC) panel today, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke dropped something of a bombshell by revealing that the developer isn’t planning to release any expansions or DLC for Baldur’s Gate 3, nor a Baldur’s Gate 4.

Instead, Vincke said at the panel, Larian plans to move away from Dungeons & Dragons entirely and do something new, leaving the IP in Wizards of the Coast’s hands.

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    7 months ago

    Prolly for the best, WotC seems hell bent on destroying every IP goldmine they can, good to not strap yourself to a sinking ship.

    Would’ve liked to see some kind of endgame for baldurs gate but oh well.

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    7 months ago

    Gosh, on one hand this is tragic, on the other I can’t wait to see what they come up with.

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      7 months ago

      2E please. Owlcat has a great 1E system and both Kingmaker and WotR were solid, but second edition is just a much better system mechanically and balance wise.

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          No, it’s probably closer to 4E. Unbounded accuracy. Three action economy. Martials and casters are well balanced. Character creation isn’t all about min/maxing, but more on party dynamics. Combat is very tactical.

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            7 months ago

            I never actually played 4E. My friends ran a brief campaign and said it was no good, so I never got a chance to try it.

            Still I’d take a look at Pathfinder given what they did with 3E.

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    7 months ago

    Could they do a cyberpunk game like this? That could be cool. Maybe something space related?

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    7 months ago

    tbh quite weird to leave safe money on the table when you have a popular, finished game you could add a DLC or two for fraction of the cost of creating a new game

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      7 months ago

      It’s not exactly safe money when you’re spending well deserved good will continuing to work with a company that is self-destructing it’s own good will. They’re quitting while they’re FAR ahead.