Baldur’s Gate 3 devs demand fans stop “toxicity and threats” amid calls for mod support

Larian Studios pleas for fans to stop “toxicity and threats” to devs as players demand mod support for the blockbuster game Baldur’s Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is undeniably the most significant release of 2023, thwarting long-awaited releases like Alan Wake 2 and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in the coveted Game of The Year awards. More than its immersive gameplay and unique take on the RPG genre, Baldurs Gate is lauded for its storytelling and production quality. 

However, the game’s popularity is a double-edged sword for its devs. Larian Studios is now reportedly receiving threats and toxic messages from the Baldur’s Gate 3 community amid calls for mod support. 

The devs recently announced that mod support is in their vision for the blockbuster RPG. In a social media post by Larian Studios’ Director of Publishing, he states that plans for mod support will be explained in detail soon. Still, he clarifies that threatening and toxicity towards devs wouldn’t do any good for the community. 

the team’ll be talking in depth about what the mod support will look like soon. Been working on it since launch. As always, the team’ll discuss it in the way with the community. Threats & toxicity against the devs & community teams will only harm the conversation. Please stop that.

The demand stems from heated discussions and threats in the developers’ Discord server, with some players arguing over patch notes and in-game changes. The developments in the server led some moderators and creators to leave the server over the harassment. 

While the conversation is hot in the Discord server, it seems like Baldurs’ Gate fans on Reddit would prefer waiting for official mod support instead of unintentionally breaking their games. 

One comment details that the jump from having 2 million players to 10 million is a massive leap that could easily overwhelm the devs.