• metaldream@sopuli.xyz
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    4 days ago

    Because Larian wouldn’t let them do that. It’s extremely rare for companies to legitimize and officially adopt a fanmade mod as a real product. Larian isn’t licensing the BG3 engine as a game toolkit so there’s no legal avenue for fans to do this.

    They would need to make it a new IP with different tech and new assets, which is much much harder than what they’re doing now.

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      Well, I don’t know that Larian is the problem. They don’t own the D&D or the BG license and they´re moving on from both, apparently. That said, I don’t know how willing they are to license their engine. I’m guessing not particularly, since they haven’t done it so far, to my knowledge.

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        Yeah, definitely not Larian, they’ve always been pretty open to players and other devs alike. And if they really do end up moving on, I cannot wait to see what they do next. Maybe a new Divinity game that’s as in-depth as BG3?