some of the responses to this tweet (and others) are insanely rabid though. I don't think the outcome here is ever good when so many people are so willing to throw tomatoes at the guy in the stocks. these aren't the people you need to be cussing out on twitter
I'm very critical of the use of generative AI and I hope you rethink your use of it. I genuinely know the people who make your games are capable of greatness, I experienced it first with Divinity: original sin 2 and again with BG3. appreciate your communication either way
It’s been a week since we announced Divinity, our next RPG, and a lot has become lost in translation.
Larian’s DNA is agency. Everything we work towards is to the benefit of our teams, games, and players. A better work day, and a better game. Our successes come from empowering people to work in their own way and bring the best out of their skill & craft, so that we can make the best RPGs we can possibly make.
In that context, it would be irresponsible for us not to evaluate new technologies. However, our processes are always evolving, and where they are not efficient or fail to align with who we are, we will make changes.
To give you more insight, we’ll do an AMA featuring our different departments after the holiday break, in which you’ll get the opportunity to ask us any questions you have about Divinity and our dev process directly.
We’ll announce the date in the new year. In the meantime, I wish you all happy holidays!
Very disappointing to learn that AI was used at all in the making of this game, but the lack of specificity with regards to where and how it was used almost disappoints me more. especially now, people should be transparent about things like this
I was going to not mention Expedition 33 again on this account but I got informed of this article and it’s just like, wow.
My unease feels further confirmed on it.
This, plus the AI-generated texture at launch and the excuse of “We just forgot to patch it out” cements it for me
@ScottJund I'm wary of even small case uses of AI weaseling their way into public acceptance through cases like this. the response to this is likely super overblown because AI is a very incendiary topic right now, but I think it's healthiest to eye this with suspicion, even as a larian fan
don't even need to mention how hard they're banking on nostalgia since that's been clear for a while, but it's especially bad now since they've lost any audience members with integrity. won't even bother pirating this shit
scream 7 releases a trailer and it's starring that girl from the shitty ben shapiro school shooter movie, complete with neve campbell returning happy to take up the mantle after the unjust firing of melissa barrera. it's like the perfect blend of dogshit and garbage
@gaporwave it was stomach turning for me to experience even once. cannot imagine what sort of damage the people watching it repeatedly are doing to themselves