Larian Studios Has "No Plans" To Add A Gunslinger Class To Baldur's Gate 3
Despite the rising popularity of Gunslinger subclasses in Dungeons & Dragons, Larian Studios says that it has "no plans" right now to add the class or firearms to Baldur's Gate 3.
Although firearms can be made a part of a regular Dungeons & Dragons game thanks to optional rules, they've never really had much of a place throughout most of D&D's lifetime. That was until Matthew Mercer came up with the Gunslinger homebrew subclass for Percy on Critical Role, highlighting just how much potential the class had and making it a popular unofficial choice among D&D players.
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With that rising popularity in mind, you might be wondering if Baldur's Gate 3 is considering adding the subclass in any capacity, or if it's going to follow in D&D's footsteps and ignore it. Sadly, it seems like that's not going to be the case as I reached out to Larian Studios to ask about the possibility of a Gunslinger class and firearms and was met with a less-than-hopeful response.
When asked about the possibility of a Gunslinger class, Larian Studios simply said, "For now, we have no plans to add a Gunslinger class or firearms". All of you optimists out there might be looking at that "for now" part of the statement as a sign that it could come in the future, which technically it could, but the response seems pretty clear for now.
It's a bit of a shame considering how unique and popular the subclass is, but it's not too much of a surprise considering it's still not an official class in Dungeons & Dragons and is considered a homebrew. Baldur's Gate 3 might be doing a lot of its own things, but it's still set in the Dungeons & Dragons world and probably can't do too much that isn't officially part of
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