The “important update for modders” got slightly out of control, as can be seen on Twitter. There, Larian's Director of Publishing, Michael Douse, published a series of posts addressing the threats against developers and moderators.
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The starting point for the threats could be that Larian has promised mod support for the current year. The sneak peek at the cross-platform feature was supposed to be a treat that BG3 fans should look forward to, but apparently that wasn't the case for everyone. On twitter explains Dousethat we will soon find out more about the modding feature. We've been working on it since the launch of Baldur's Gate 3. But “threats and toxicity towards our developers and community teams” only harms the discussion.
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BG3 grew very quickly from around 2 million to over 10 million players. It is normal for the conversations to become more complex. It then takes time to explain the more complicated topics. The community teams are an important part because they transform the “huge network of noise” into something that the developers can work with for the benefit of everyone. 99.9% of the community is “absolutely great.” But it was inevitable that at some point “a few black sheep” would start a fire.
He continues: “As of now, BG3 does not have mod support. Please do not get angry with mod authors, support teams, the community or developers. Our focus is on patching the game while we work on future mod support “I understand why it's frustrating, so we all need to focus on the future.”
Douse warns that the current proximity to the community is at risk due to the threats. If you have to give up this closeness, it would be “really a shame for everyone, especially for us and definitely for you.” He concludes by saying: “Please help us to work and remain relaxed in the interests of the millions of people involved.”
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