{"id":208358,"date":"2024-02-26T23:06:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T23:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/baldurs-gate-3-dev-asks-its-players-to-tone-down-the-recent-toxicity\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:21:33","slug":"baldurs-gate-3-dev-asks-its-players-to-tone-down-the-recent-toxicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/baldurs-gate-3-dev-asks-its-players-to-tone-down-the-recent-toxicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 Dev asks its players to tone down the recent toxicity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Director of Publishing at Larian. Michael Douse has taken to social media to combat the growing toxicity by some players aimed at Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 developers.<\/p>\n<p>The unrest comes as the publishers of Game of the Year (GOTY) winning Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 are working hard to allow mods to be compatible with the game. Certain <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/baldurs-gate-3s-latest-hotfix\/\"><u>patch updates<\/u><\/a> have caused the unofficial mods, created by the Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 community, to stop working or cause instability within the game. The fantasy game had also encountered a <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/could-a-fix-be-coming-for-baldurs-gate-3-on-xbox\/\"><u>number of bugs<\/u><\/a>\u00a0on Xbox after launch that had seen players lose hours of save games.<\/p>\n<p>These mod-breaking updates are frustrating hardcore fans of the game that use the mods and a small minority have vented their frustration at the Larian team.<\/p>\n<h2>Threats and toxicity<\/h2>\n<p>Douse would, in a long series of posts on X, challenge the unrest and ask for these threats and abusive language to stop:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To finish, again, we can only be close if we can work close. If we cannot do that, and we have to draw distance, it\u2019ll really suck for everyone, especially us &amp; definitely you. Please help us to work for the greater good of the millions of people who are involved &amp; chill.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Very AFK (@Cromwelp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cromwelp\/status\/1761882143481823236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Douse was clear to address the issue in a polite manner, but he was firm in saying Larian \u201cwill be talking in depth about what our mod support will look like soon. Been working on it since launch. As always, we\u2019ll discuss it in our way with our community. Threats &amp; toxicity against our devs &amp; community teams will only harm the conversation. Please stop that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIf you truly want to know things about the game, please don\u2019t chip away at the people who connect us all,\u201d he would continue. \u201c99.9% of our community are the absolute best and it\u2019s because of them \u2013 thankfully \u2013 that my community team perseveres. But I suppose it was inevitable that when you have a city, a few bad eggs will start a fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldur\u2019s Gate has received <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/baldurs-gate-3-wins-game-of-the-year-at-the-game-awards-2023\/\"><u>critical acclaim<\/u><\/a> since its launch and the title has now surpassed 10 million players who <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/next-baldurs-gate-3-patch-includes-better-kissing\/\"><u>love<\/u><\/a>\u00a0the world of Faer\u00fbn.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that Douse and the developers are given the time to incorporate the necessary changes to make the GOTY even better and as the Director of Publishing signed off on his post to social media, \u201cwork for the greater good of the millions of people who are involved &amp; chill.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar col-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/avatar_user_26540_1702904339-250x250.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-125 photo\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/avatar_user_26540_1702904339-125x125.jpg\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/avatar_user_26540_1702904339-125x125.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/avatar_user_26540_1702904339-250x250.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-125 photo\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-avatar --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-description col-md-10\">\n<h3 class=\"author-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/author\/brian-damien-morgan\/\">Brian-Damien Morgan<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"author-role\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFreelance Journalist<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"author-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brian-damien-morgan-4644b95\/\">Brian-Damien Morgan<\/a>is an award-winning journalist and features writer. He was lucky enough to work in the print sector for many UK newspapers before embarking on a successful career as a digital broadcaster and specialist.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHis work has spanned the public and private media sectors of the United Kingdom for almost two decades.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nSince 2007, Brian has continued to add to a long list of publications and institutions, most notably as Editor of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning multiple awards for his writing and digital broadcasting efforts.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nBrian would then go on to be integral to the Legacy 2014, Media and Sport Directorate of the Scottish Government. Working with ministers to enact change through sport with institutions like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelessworldcup.org\/\">Homeless World Cup.<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe would then lend his skills to multiple private sector institutions. 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