Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has no plans to reprimand players for trying to “exploit” the game but instead wants to “fuel and reward” them.
Baldur’s Gate 3has been anundeniable successfor developer Larian. However, the game is not withoutits share of bugs and glitches.
While most developers punish players for taking advantage of these issues, Larian takes a completely different approach and wants to encourage “creativity” and experimentation within the community.
Just last week, a developer forOnce Human publicly shamed playersfor taking advantage of an in-game bug to access restricted areas; this method of handling the situation received major backlash from gamers.
A recording of said presentation was recently released to the public, with Kostov outlining how Baldur’s Gate 3 wants to “fuel and reward” player creativity rather than stamp it out of the game, stating, “We at Larian believe player creativity is great.”
As further proof of this philosophy, Kostov outlined a particular instance within the game in which the devs wrote and recorded additional Lae’zel dialogue during Act 1 for players who discovered how to obtain a powerful weapon well before the game intended.
“Let players keep the cool weapon,” Kostov said. “They found a way to exploit the game, let them have it. It’s awesome”
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Given that Baldur’s Gate 3 continues to maintain a high player count despite newbugs appearingeach week, it appears that their outlook on encouraging players to “exploit” these issues is paying off.
Eleni Thomas is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team, specializing in Gaming and wider gamer culture. She is a journalism graduate, expertly covering TV & Movies, GTA, Pokemon, Nintendo games, Twitch streamers, and YouTubers. She is also passionate about covering Queer and female representation. You can contact her at: eleni.thomas@dexerto.com
