as underestimated would be, well, an understatement. Microsoft apparently didn’t expect much from Larian’s breakout hit, either, calling it a “second-run Stadia PC RPG” in a leaked email from May 2022 filed as part of the FTC

polygon.com/23880311/microsoft-baldurs-gate-xbox-series-x-version

Microsoft predicted that Larian Studios would have expected roughly $5 million for the game’s inclusion on Xbox Game Pass. For comparison, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, called a potential “crown jewel,” had an expected partner ask of $300 million.

crying they got cooked so bad

Just goes to show these mfers really don’t know s*** about their industry fr. People been craving BioWare-esque companion focused rpg’s ever since BioWare s*** the bed with their own leadership decisions.

Literally everyone did no one thought it would be this much of a success

And at that point when the leaked email was sent Baldurs gate was a STADIA EXCLUSIVE

the success was shocking but their evaluation wouldve not even matched closely to DOS2 success. Baldurs Gate 3 sold over two million in early access.

Whatever consultant did this a***ysis clearly trolled microsoft

Let alone "second run stadia RPG"

Right, like even a decent a***yst should've've expected it to perform around DOS2's numbers, and a smart a***yst would've guessed to at least perform mildly better given the DnD setting which is much more popular than DOS

they evaluated this less than a game called wreckfast 2 and return to monkey island made by one guy

They really did,BG3 feels like the type of game that should be exclusive to Xbox,too bad

Tbf wreckfest 1 is one of their top performing gamepass titles

I haven't been addicted to a game like this since RDR 2. This s*** is bad for me almost man

same man i loved totk but it didnt get me addicted like this

theres just something about these turn based games that always make me super addicted some with civ 6 (weird comparison maybe)

but yea this got me crazy hooked.

1 like and im skipping this zrell fight btw

You got all the harpers with you? Fight wasn’t that hard to me. I respec’d karlach into a tavern brawler throwing barbarian with returning pike tho that s*** def carries

man those harpers arent doing s***. dudes get in there with their bows and do 5 damage but miss 80% of their shots.

jaheira also useless as hell. doesnt do anything

i only got like 5 harpers and jaheira there. not sure if that was the problem

Does long resting affect anything if you did it before the assault?

nah im still dying, i tihnk the big issue is im a bit underleveled (persuasion )

im level 6 while the enemy got like 4-5 dudes that are level 8-9

i got wyll shadowheart and laezel with me

i did come very close yday, it was 1v2 pretty much but still died

2 more playthrough in the future

Evil and dark urge

karlach ending is unfair

Patch got delayed to Friday.

Main character:

Halsin: Precisely. Who indeed