Baldur’s Gate 3 is arguably one of the biggest video game releases of the year and apparently has gamers hooked, so naturally, there were already going to be some talks about potential DLC or expansions for the game. During a conversation about the future of the game, developer and publisher Larian said that it hasn’t “started on an expansion.” However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a possibility for additional content for the game.

Actually, the main challenge with creating additional content for Baldur’s Gate 3 lies with potential issues with the game’s design, especially for D&D adventures between levels 12 and 20. PC games have been getting expansions for the last two decades, and it isn’t anything unusual. That’s what happened with the previous entries in this series, Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate 2, with both of them receiving huge added adventures that lasted for more than 20 hours each.

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Why a Baldur’s Gate 3 Expansion Seems Unlikely

With Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian decided to put a level cap of 12, which usually goes up until 20 for D&D titles. In theory, this definitely felt like the perfect way for the developer to throw in additional content for players who wanted to level up even further. However, according to the founder of the studio, Swen Vincke, an expansion sounds highly unlikely, although the idea isn’t completely off the table.

During a recent interview, Vincke confirmed that the Larian team hasn’t started working on any kind of additional content for Baldur’s Gate 3 yet. As to why an expansion for the game isn’t being considered, Vincke further stated that it would be extremely “hard” to develop content for players who want to exceed level 12 all the way up to level 20. This is because players acquire godly and unfathomable powers between those levels, and creating challenges for them is going to be very difficult.

For context, let’s look at some examples of a couple of the god-tier spells that D&D offers its players:

• Foresight, which lets you look into the future so you know exactly what the enemies are going to do
• Wish, which is just the most ridiculous overpowered spell ever created
• Power Word Kill, which instantly kills any enemy who is below 100 HP

Incorporating these spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 would take out all of the fun and challenging aspects of the game, which is where the main problem with a potential expansion lies.

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Larian’s Statement About a Baldur’s Gate 3 Expansion

According to the Larian founder, adventures that range from levels 12 to 20 “require a different way of doing things.” Continuing with his statement regarding a potential Baldur’s Gate 3 expansion, Vincke said that the main development challenge arises while adapting the game’s antagonists to the players’ levels. All of this effort would “make this much more than an expansion,” which is why the majority of D&D adventures have a level 12 cap on them.

Moreover, Vincke stated that although “it sounds like neat, easy expansion material,” it really isn’t “as easy as one would imagine” when you really start to think about it. Another glaring issue with developing a Baldur’s Gate 3 expansion specifically revolves around level 13, because that is where the finished campaign would converge and a new starting point would form. According to Vincke, players would “have to wait for a long time” for something like this to be developed by Larian.

But we are still hopeful about a potential Baldur’s Gate 3 expansion because the Larian founder never really said that it was never happening. As we wait for a positive update, are you currently playing Baldur’s Gate 3? Give us your thoughts on the game in the comments!

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