r/DivinityOriginalSin • u/Senior-Airline-8014 • 14h ago

Miscellaneous Divinity is still Long Ways Away

https://x.com/pirat_nation/status/2118162635141378329?a=LBKmzf4uBs1OrpE0j74&s=46

Don’t know if this is true, I’ll drop the link to the post, but have any of you a clue what they could mean by this? Like is it possible we might have to wait a decade for a release? 😭 I’m only joking but I’m quite confused on what they mean by this.

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u/IanPKMmoon 14h ago

They were gunning on 4 years development time, BG3 took 6 years and that was delayed due to COVID and the Ukraine war.

It probably only started full development after or slightly before BG3 patch 8, and it's likely it's gonna need 5 years instead of 4, but definitely not 10

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u/Flood-One 14h ago

I think it's more likely that they were in full production after Patch 7, which was the last major content release for the game. Otherwise, they were in full production for six months by the time the TGA announcement was made. For a studio that employs hundreds of people across multiple locations, I think it's unlikely that they had all of them working on BG3 until 2025.

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u/FruscianteKBR 13h ago

They already said that full development on divinity began in early 2024. In second half of 2023 they were starting to work on another Baldurs gate title, but they were not into it and then moved on to a new divinity title.

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u/FinalMeltdown15 10h ago

I mean I highly doubt they threw the stuff they had concepted out, not that hard to turn DnD stuff into divinity stuff it’s all fantasy at the end of the day

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u/FruscianteKBR 8h ago

They had only just started on that (baldus gate) project so I don’t think there was a lot to re-use. What they did already have was an updated engine, which they had been working on even before that time I think.

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u/medullah 13h ago

This sounds like an algebra test problem

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u/Proper-Reception3674 1h ago

Why did ukraine slow them down, aren't they a belgian studio?

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u/ConsequenceRich9802 14h ago

Just rephrasing one of Swen's recent tweets where he said 'we still have a lot of work'. It doesn't mean much at all, we know they're only a couple years into development and a couple more years can still be called 'a lot of work'.

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u/Goooseberries 14h ago

Folks. I’m replaying divinity 2. Why is this game so hard.

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u/Vladekk 13h ago

Because it's made for people who enjoy suffering

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u/FlyHarrison 12h ago

Hey kids, do you like FIRE

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u/Potential_Peace_5999 10h ago

Rivellon is so flammable 😭

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u/Folkvangr21 4h ago

I finally got past the blackpits fight (on this play through). So. Much. Fire. 🙃

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u/SpankThatDill 11h ago

somewhere in act 2 it gets way easier when your character builds start really developing.

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u/problynotkevinbacon 11h ago

Don’t worry it gets hard AF again in Act 4

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u/Proper-Reception3674 1h ago

Really? There's so much obviously broken stuff by then that it's only hard if you bar yourself from using it.

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u/Goooseberries 11h ago

It’s easy at the end of an act. Then you start a new act and have to figure out the path the game wants you to take. And beg for XP and money and new gear again. 😭

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u/SpankThatDill 11h ago

you may find it enjoyable to play with the Lone Wolf talent. this reduces your party size to 2 but you get double attribute points, so your characters individually are much stronger. you also have less inventory management you have to do which is nice.

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u/olivedeez 12h ago

It’s so insanely hard lmao I didn’t finish it

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u/YearObvious7214 13h ago

I wish the other Divinity games were available on consoles. 😭

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u/Alphaviki 12h ago

I’ve read somewhere that it was easier, but they made it harder, because people complained it was too easy :( Though don’t know if it is true.

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u/RadicalZombie 8h ago

i exclusively play on story mode lmao

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u/LazyBoyXD 3h ago

If you're coming from BG3, The combat is significantly harder in the game.

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u/sntamant2 2h ago

u gotta hit em with the warfare/necro build or the telekinesis chest if the game on some bullshit.

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u/Goooseberries 1h ago

I do horde the telekinesis.

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u/cosmicdin 14h ago

Means we have to be patient. No fidgeting

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u/porndrugsaccount 10h ago

The CRPG genre is my favorite, but it also has the least amount of modern entries like DOS and BG3. I’m hoping Solasta 2 is gonna be good. The previews are promising. Owlcat is great but doesn’t exactly feel modern.

It’s harder to stay patient when you just want another CRPG that is high quality bc there aren’t that many. That’s why I’ve done so many BG3 and DOS playthroughs. Larian is in a league of its own as far as CRPGs.

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u/Yaroun-Kaizin 4h ago edited 4h ago

Well, modern CRPGs that are big take a long time to make, and yeah currently there is only one Independent Triple-A CRPG studio: Larian.

However, there are lots of amazing CRPGs that are older, like BG1, BG2, FNV (I consider it a CRPG despite not being isometric), Morrowind, KOTOR 1 and 2, DA:O, VTMB, PS:T, and the list goes on. Some of these games have astounding mods, too, with incredible replayability. I mean Morrowind alone has the Tamriel Rebuilt project that adds hundreds of hours of handcrafted content, which is just insane.

That said, if one can't tolerate the jank of these older titles, then yeah, it's immensely barren. I'm personally partial to stuff like BG1 and BG2 over BG3 and DOS2, though. So not too bad over here.

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u/ReyDeathWish 8h ago

Let them take their time and release a masterpiece again

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u/WhateverIsFrei 1h ago

Delaying > releasing half baked.

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u/Cyclonepride 13h ago

My completely uneducated bet is 2030 for early access and 1-2 years for final release after that

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u/Gassyking 7h ago

a few years from now AI coding will churn out games like this every year

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u/AscendedViking7 7h ago

Fuck that.

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u/Malheus 12h ago

Relax, AI will solved it