In the years since Baldur’s Gate 3’s release, Larian has put a lot of time and energy into updating the game with tons of new content, including new content for some beloved character who got the short end of the wizard staff the first time around, like Karlach. But one character is still coming up short for fans: Wyll. And at least one writer at Larian is just as frustrated by it as you.
This comes from a Reddit AMA today conducted by a number of Larian employees, during which one person asked why Wyll wasn’t developed further in post-launch patches, even as other companions got storyline and even personality updates. We’ve known for a while that the “Blade of Frontiers” warlock Wyll was rewritten significantly from his early access version to final version.
The question was answered by Larian senior writer Kevin VanOrd, who explained that he also wished Wyll had gotten more attention, and that the lack of content compared to other companions was mostly the result of a series of unfortunate timing coincidences. Here’s how VanOrd puts it:
