*I would* BG3 Baldurs' Gate III announced TODAY (End of 2014)

gnappoman

Why the heck don't they simply make it?

Come on in 2014 is soooo simple to build an isometric game.

At Obsidian they are making Project Eternity (the exact copy of BG3) with just 15 people......... And they invested nothing, not a penny, it has been fully financed by players on kickstarter!!!

I am tired to check this site every week to find nothing but silly posts about D&D rules etc.........

BTW where is the poll/petition named "I want BG3 and I want it ASAP" ? Would you at least please link it to me?

JuliusBorisov

*looks at the thread title*
*the heart stops for a moment*
*the discussion is opened*
*some kind of disappointment and the heart goes on*

Seriously, I think that it's far from simple if ever possible to make a real BG3 that will stand in the line of BG1 and BG2.

SardoCZ

After reading the title and rest of the message:

Kamigoroshi

In other news, Baldur's Gate III will now finally be released in 2034 as one of the first virtual reality rpgs made on Mars.

SCARY_WIZARD

NEW OLD RACE: SARRUKH!

O_Bruce

*Looks at the title of the topic*
*Opens it*
*Reads it*
*Makes a facepalm *

jackjack

Also, I'm fairly certain Pillars of Eternity is anything but an exact copy of BG3. Spiritual successor to BG2, maybe.

mlnevese

If this thread had been posted in any other forum it would now be a flame festival against the OP for saying things like "Come on in 2014 is soooo simple to build an isometric game."

The reactions I've seen so far makes me really proud to be part of this community.

Anyway I fully expect the thread title to be changed by the OP for a less misleading one or I'll close the thread.

Pecca

I've always considered making BG3 to be quite a challenge. Never realized how simple it is, because it's 2014.

Anduin

*Anduin sobs at the cruelty and unfairness in the world*

Why would you do that to a little undead gnome? Why?

Sylvus_Moonbow

Sylvus_Moonbow notches an Arrow of Slaying.

Sylvus_Moonbow - Attack Roll 20 : Hit
@gnappoman - Damage Taken (1)
@gnappoman - Death

The Party Has Gained Experience : 15

jackjack

Wait, was that an Arrow of Positivity?

Sylvus_Moonbow

jackjack said:

Wait, was that an Arrow of Positivity?

Slaying.

Edited for reference.

TJ_Hooker

gnappoman said:

Why the heck don't they simply make it?

Come on in 2014 is soooo simple to build an isometric game.

At Obsidian they are making Project Eternity (the exact copy of BG3) with just 15 people......... And they invested nothing, not a penny, it has been fully financed by players on kickstarter!!!

Pillars of Eternity will be in development for over 2 years (Kickstarted in September 2012, planned released in Winter 2014). Not to mention that they spent time working on it prior to the Kickstarter (probably mostly conceptual stuff). Really not seeing how Pillars of Eternity is evidence that it's so easy and quick to make an isometric game these days.

deltago

Ok, lets go through these questions you asked.

gnappoman said:

Why the heck don't they simply make it?

One does not simply make a sequel to the best RPG ever. If you read through the forums, you'll find countless topics on BG3 and what the fans want it to be with a HUGE divide on what it should be. Everyone has their own ideas, and a lot of people will feel isolated and betrayed if the game isn't what they thought it was going to be.

Come on in 2014 is soooo simple to build an isometric game.

But is it sooooo simple to build a good one?

At Obsidian they are making Project Eternity (the exact copy of BG3) with just 15 people......... And they invested nothing, not a penny, it has been fully financed by players on kickstarter!!!

Licence holders to the D&D trademark and IP have stated that financing a project through kickstarter is a no go. Obsidian can do this because they own the IP to PE. So more classic revenue streams must support any team willing to tackle BG3. That means a slow build up of revenues, customer trust and fan base (not just to the BG IP but to the company making it) before they can attempt to pull it off.

I am tired to check this site every week to find nothing but silly posts about D&D rules etc.........

You can check other feeds like the developers twitter to get a better grasp of what they are working on.

BTW where is the poll/petition named "I want BG3 and I want it ASAP" ? Would you at least please link it to me?

You've waited this long for sequel, a couple more years (or decades) won't hurt.

the_spyder

With the greatest of respect, "Simple"? I would humbly suggest checking out ToB. While this is an OK expansion to SoA, it was intended to be it's own game, not an add-on. it was intended (so I gather) to have multiple branching story lines. It was supposed to have the same breadth and scope as SOA in concept. And when budget/timing got cut, it got seriously reduced in scope.

It still took more than 6 months to create even that, and that was with an engine that already existed in the same manner that I think the OP suspects would be for BG3.

In any type of game development like this, someone would need a broad reaching story with branches and with sub-plots. One would need excellent writing and voice acting. One would need new abilities/spells/classes/items/monsters etc... (if not all of that, at least some of it) or it is simply a mod of the existing, which would NOT be BG3. All of this takes time and resources to develop.

In short, 'Simple' doesn't enter into it. Nor does abbreviated timeline, without seriously sacrificing quality.

I think we all share the desire for BG3 (or well most of us do anyway). We would, however, want a game of quality and substance, not something slapped together in six months.

Flashburn

I hate these kinds of threads.

the_spyder

I personally would like to request that the OP change the title. Lest this degenerate. Just my personal opinion.

Metalloman

I sense trouble, here.

Metalloman

On a second thought: I'll close the thread. There's no point in this just because it will generate only flame if it remains opened.
Also I want to underline to @gnappoman that @mlnevese, a moderator, asked you to edit the OP title, but since it was not edited (but it seems that your last activity was more than 5 hours ago) I will edit it myself and, for the reason said before, I close the topic.


@gnappoman: dalla tua mail mi par di capire che tu sia italiano, giusto? Se ti interessa c'è un'intera sezione del forum dedicata a noi italiani, puoi frequentarla se vuoi. Se poi hai domande riguardo a cosa ha portato alla chiusura di questa discussione, sono a disposizione per qualsiasi chiarimento via PM.