Baldur's Gate 3 boss says studio didn't do DLC because it was the "boring" option

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Developer Larian Studios has officially bid a fond farewell to Baldur's Gate 3 following April's massive Update 8 patch, and with the team now focusing on the future, company boss Swen Vincke has shared a little more on why it ultimately decided against releasing a paid DLC expansion for the acclaimed RPG, calling it the "boring" option.

In a new interview with Game Spot, Vincke has turned to the topic of DLC once more. When asked why Larian had ultimately opted against creating DLC for Baldur's Gate 3 despite it being such a massive success, he replied, "It's boring, is really the honest answer. We tried to be in the DLC business, talked about that with BG3... there's just no passion... I mean happy player, happy business, but you also need a happy developer for a happy player. What we're doing now makes developers way more happy."

As for what Larian is doing now Baldur's Gate 3 is mostly all wrapped up (minus any lingering bug fixes), that remains a mystery. All Vincke would say during his Game Spot interview is that the studio is now "deep in the trenches" of its "next big thing" - a "crazy ambitious" project that's "shaping up quite well". And, of course, it's not the only thing Larian is working on, with Vincke having previously confirmed preparation for a second project is also underway. This, he admitted, is "not the easiest thing in the universe, because we make very complicated games, lots of permutations, lots of agency for players."
 
They struck gold at the WotC mines, so now they're gonna want to struck it again, but in the IP mines they own, this means no time for any DLC/Sequels, which makes sense - but I feel like this is the Nth time I'm hearing him spit the same sentiment.
 
Ensuring your dev team is making projects they love. Who knews ? Not many apparently, but when they do this simple trick ... see Sandfall recently.
 
I'm still sticking with my own Conspiracy Theory that it was all Hasbro/WotC fault and they just don't get public about it. At least Larian could've ended some character arcs in better ways (especially for Karlach) and tie more loose ends, plus finally finish the Upper City. There were tons of things for Enhanced Edition, really.

But I've bet current Hasbro is not the best IP owner to deal with.
 
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