Baldur's Gate 3

[CliffyG]

I've just started a second play through of this. Did balanced before with a ranger but doing tactician and running a warlock now. Party with Astarion, Lae'zel and Shadowheart. I only used Shadowheart before so hoping this mixes it up enough. Going to avoid save scumming on roles this time too.

I had a brief look through the mods but didn't see anything worth taking really.

 

[MostlyHuman]

There are some QoL bag mods that auto sort gear into the appropriate bag/quiver etc There are a bunch of improved UI mods. There is (an obligatory) quick loading mod skip key press mod

 

[spudbynight]

I’ve just started another play though. Going for a solo run and it is a very different experience.

You really do have to cheese some stuff at the beginning. After a while though it becomes very manageable

 

[jcr]

when i resumed the game to day it started on split screen. one of my group was missing and it was telling me to create a new player on the rh side of the screen.
what the hell just happened to my game?

 

[413x]

I’ve just started another play though. Going for a solo run and it is a very different experience.

You really do have to cheese some stuff at the beginning. After a while though it becomes very manageable

Solo, as in 1 character?

 

[413x]

Getting close to end of act 1 I think.
Game continues to impress.

Its one of those games I'd love to forget and play again. Not sure how replay able It is.

 

[MostlyHuman]

Getting close to end of act 1 I think.
Game continues to impress.

Its one of those games I'd love to forget and play again. Not sure how replay able It is.

pretty replayable, different class with different companions and making different decisions can make the next playthrough quite different ( )

 

[GeorgeStorm]

I went to check my save on this a while back that my wife and I were working our way through (partway through Act 2 from memory), but it appears the saves have disappeared, need to check to see if there was an update making older save files no longer work, since I don't think I've reinstalled/changed windows install or anything like that since last playing.

Am tempted to try a new game on my own though as not sure when we'll get back to it regardless!

 

[Yaayuh!]

Getting close to end of act 1 I think.
Game continues to impress.

Its one of those games I'd love to forget and play again. Not sure how replay able It is.

Choose Dark Urge next play through

 

[RollerBall]

I've just started a second play through of this. Did balanced before with a ranger but doing tactician and running a warlock now. Party with Astarion, Lae'zel and Shadowheart. I only used Shadowheart before so hoping this mixes it up enough. Going to avoid save scumming on roles this time too.

I had a brief look through the mods but didn't see anything worth taking really.

There's mods that give Withers a large bossom & rename him Bone Daddy.

 

[413x]

Choose Dark Urge next play through

Dark urge?
But yes, I will probably play an evil party next play. Like Siding with the opposite to last time.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Dark urge?
But yes, I will probably play an evil party next play. Like Siding with the opposite to last time.

Dark Urge is one of the origins. Very fun.

 

[spudbynight]

Solo, as in 1 character?

Yes

Finished the run yesterday

 

[413x]

Yes

Finished the run yesterday

Damn. Not even sure I'd enjoy that.
Think only class I'd even want to do that with is cleric

 

[spudbynight]

I think it was my 6th run though the game. Playing solo is an extra challenge and a lot of fun. A lot of it is cheesing mechanics though

 

[413x]

I think it was my 6th run though the game. Playing solo is an extra challenge and a lot of fun. A lot of it is cheesing mechanics though

What class are you playing for solo?

 

[spudbynight]

What class are you playing for solo?

I played a Gloomstalker 5 / Assassin 7 as Dark Urge.

To be honest the hardest part is really Act 1. Before you get the build up to speed some of the earlier fights are pretty tough. After that 99% of the game is a cakewalk once you know what you are doing. Most of it is just a loop of surprise - kill - invisible - disengage - repeat. The goblin camp was a lot of fun. You get up high and pick them all off one by one.

You end up playing the game kind of like how 99% of people end up playing Skyrim

 

[413x]

I played a Gloomstalker 5 / Assassin 7 as Dark Urge.

To be honest the hardest part is really Act 1. Before you get the build up to speed some of the earlier fights are pretty tough. After that 99% of the game is a cakewalk once you know what you are doing. Most of it is just a loop of surprise - kill - invisible - disengage - repeat. The goblin camp was a lot of fun. You get up high and pick them all off one by one.

You end up playing the game kind of like how 99% of people end up playing Skyrim

Yeah it's a shame game seems to get easier.
I only really struggled on act 1 learning the games differences to DnD tabletop.

I would only ever solo magic character. Full caster.
I never ever play non magic characters in table top for the same reason. I find no magic fairly dull

 

[Noxia]

Getting close to end of act 1 I think.
Game continues to impress.

Its one of those games I'd love to forget and play again. Not sure how replay able It is.

Depends how much you do, I generally try do as much as possible in one run. Unfortunately ACT II and III were such a slog I had no desire to do it again, but act 1 I really enjoyed, however also done everything in it.

 

[RollerBall]

Dark Urge is one of the origins. Very fun.

I need to go back and play a dark urge. I always play some sort of 'good' player or arc, 'cause I usually find killing NPC means less content later in games. I've been told Dark Urge is how the game is 'meant' to be played through.