The studio discusses criticism of Baldur’s Gate 3 „cut content“ in a new blog post that promises bug fixes, performance improvements, and expanded endings.
It hasn’t been a Mass Effect 3-degree ending controversy, but Larian has gotten a bit of heat for Baldur’s Gate 3’s ending over the past couple weeks, especially regarding the fate of Karlach. I can’t spoil what happens because I don’t know what it is—I’m in Act 2 like a normal person!—but I do know that enough players were unhappy about their tiefling companion’s possible endings to make petitions about it. Larian has decided to respond: In a blog post about what’s coming in the next big Baldur’s Gate 3 patch, the studio says it’s adding „better closure to the story’s final act in the form of a more fleshed-out ending for Karlach.“
Specifically, Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 2 will include „a new optional ending with Karlach“ which Larian says is „fiery, poignant, and gives her the ending she deserves.“
The bulk of the blog post addresses discussion over „cut content“ that’s been found through data mining and speculation that Baldur’s Gate 3’s third act suffered from the last-minute dropping of previously-planned scenes and quests. Although Larian says that, yes, things were cut from Baldur’s Gate 3, the studio pushes back on the presumed reason for cuts, and says some things being referred to as „cut content“ aren’t actually cut content at all—they’re just bugs.
„Some things that are currently being associated with ‚cut content‘ are actually things like companion reactions to events in the world that didn’t trigger,“ Larian said.
