Baldur's Gate 3
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I've gone from not even sure this game was for me to being absolutely engrossed in it. 60hrs in at the moment. Still trying to get as full of an experience as I can on first play through, missed a couple of things, however, this has been one of the most engaging gaming experiences I've had in years. Worth every single penny so far.
I'm trying to do this playthrough as best I can and play it as true to the way I'd ideally like to, as good as the game is, with Starfield as close to release as it is I dont intend to replay BG3 any time soon, so I want this one to count.
Gale being the most obvious, he was just an absolute liability with that necrotic aura drama early on, so I sacrificed him to the portal. also missed out on Minthara as I chose to delete the goblin camp! 
Thats quite the turn around from your initial post on the game, glad you managed to click with the game in the end and get such enjoyment from itI've gone from not even sure this game was for me to being absolutely engrossed in it. 60hrs in at the moment. Still trying to get as full of an experience as I can on first play through, missed a couple of things, however, this has been one of the most engaging gaming experiences I've had in years. Worth every single penny so far.
I'm trying to do this playthrough as best I can and play it as true to the way I'd ideally like to, as good as the game is, with Starfield as close to release as it is I dont intend to replay BG3 any time soon, so I want this one to count.Gale being the most obvious, he was just an absolute liability with that necrotic aura drama early on, so I sacrificed him to the portal. also missed out on Minthara as I chose to delete the goblin camp!
I think for me it's the sheer attention to detail in this game, the engaging characters and freedom to play it pretty much as you wish (within reason). I can forego the clunky unintuitive controls and mechanics and awkward camera control that to be fair, although, yes, altogether I still feel is clunky. They do not take away from the overall experience, I just needed a little longer to adapt to them.
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All my party were at level 4.
I circumvented it, and went down to the arcane tower and all my people hit level 5 there, thus unlocking the level III spells, some of which look a lot more powerful than what I had before.
Should hopefully be doable now.
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'A triumph': Brian Fargo, Mike Laidlaw, and other RPG architects weigh in on Baldur's Gate 3
Creative forces behind series like Fallout, Dragon Age, The Elder Scrolls, and Pillars of Eternity react to Baldur's Gate 3.
www.pcgamer.com
- Brian Fargo, founder of Interplay and InXile (where he's revived the Wasteland and Bard's Tale RPGs), who hasn't had a chance to play Baldur's Gate 3 yet, but is jealous that Larian landed the license and "made it an even bigger success than imagined".
- Former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw, who's been making liberal use of improvised weapons and talks to every animal.
- Former Bethesda lead producer Jeff Gardiner, who says that Baldur's Gate 3 is a "masterpiece," despite his character being humbled by goblins.
- Obsidian studio design director Josh Sawyer, who's having fun getting into and out of trouble, and puts his critical eye to the interface.
- Former Obsidian narrative designer Lis Moberly, who contemplates the meaning and potency of Baldur's Gate 3's plague narrative.
- Spiderweb Software founder Jeff Vogel, who takes Baldur's Gate 3 as good news for all RPG developers, because "successful RPGs make more RPG fans".
Now whenever I see one of your posts I will think of you as this gif. Lol
Yep, I’m the same. It’s a great game but that side of it is a challenge for me. I’ve been playing for about 10 hours so far and I’m just (and I mean just) about starting to get the hang of the D&D side of i. I’m really starting to enjoy it now, the story and characters are immense. It’s quite overwhelming the amount of stuff you can do. I do have to say I’m playing it on a friends account, I don’t know if I’ve got 100 hours of it in me.
As per @Worthy, As you can see by my previous posts in the thread, BG3 is very far from my usual genre's of game I play. Very much more into futuristic Sci-Fi and modern FPS as apposed to the Fantasy/D&D style world. However, that said, this game is something a bit special. I paid full price for it, I very much do not regret that decision. it was a slow burner for me to begin with as I wrestled to get to grips with game style and controls, I even toyed with the idea of requesting refund for the first few hours. I persevered though and when I did I found an absolute gem of a game.
I think they have simplified it as much as they can. But the game is pretty complicated, mostly just due to the amount of stuff, stats, spells etc. You have to read what things do before do you it.
It's a thinking, tactical game rather than just press buttons. The game is very deep, like games of old. It's not the usual mindless trash we get from most devs now.
It's a thinking, tactical game rather than just press buttons. The game is very deep, like games of old. It's not the usual mindless trash we get from most devs now.
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I've reinstalled this after rage quitting on the first day. I really want to get on with this game but I'm just not getting it. The videos look great but I'm not understanding all the hype and GOTY stuff. Movement is clunky and combat is awful.
I'm currently stuck about an hour in playing as cleric on easiest settings. I'm at the refectory having jumped down the hole, so it's me and Gale against 5 bandits, but no matter what I do they just one shot Gale and 2 shot me and it's game over. I've tried shooting the oil barrels to no effect. I honestly want to throw the computer out of the window.
You have the hotbar with about 30 skill icons and I haven't a clue what to do, what to press and what attacks to use. Are there any mods where you can skip combat completely and just play through the story?
Can anyone give me some advice so I can move on as I want to get into this game and hope it will grow on me, so any help would be appreciated.
I'm currently stuck about an hour in playing as cleric on easiest settings. I'm at the refectory having jumped down the hole, so it's me and Gale against 5 bandits, but no matter what I do they just one shot Gale and 2 shot me and it's game over. I've tried shooting the oil barrels to no effect. I honestly want to throw the computer out of the window.
You have the hotbar with about 30 skill icons and I haven't a clue what to do, what to press and what attacks to use. Are there any mods where you can skip combat completely and just play through the story?
Can anyone give me some advice so I can move on as I want to get into this game and hope it will grow on me, so any help would be appreciated.
You could easily have 3 companions by that point. 1 if you saved her on the ship, Gale and 2 others who are both in close proximity to the ship. Should make things much easier.
You can take most of the bandits out in one shot if you shoot the exploding barrel conveniently sat next to them...
Its a tough one, its had rave reviews from both critics and users, its stormed Steam with the sheer number of people playing it. Even one of the worlds top Call of Duty players who normally doesnt play these sorts of games is raving about how good it is. 10/10 masterpiece on IGN, PC Gamer gave it 97%, the highest score they have given ANY game for almost 20 years. However, having said all that, its still not going to click for everyone. There are after all people who think Witcher 3 is awful but think Cyberpunk is amazing, people who absolutely rave about how good Fortnite and Counterstrike are but think that Squad and Escape from Tarkov are total junk.
I'd say try the 2 hour steam "trial" and see what you think, or try on a friends account (the best option as the friend can help explain things to you)
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4 companions asap should make the game feel a bit easier especially early on. Prioritise getting your party to 3 or 4 people straight away. More options/turns/actions for you to use.
You can get Shadowheart (Cleric) from the ship you start in, if you are not playing her yourself.
Once you leave the ship, you can get Astarion (Rogue), Gale (think Wizard not used him) without really having to fight anything.
Laezel (Fighter) you can get without fighting as well though depends what you say to her captors.
Wyll (Warlock) is at the druid camp, which means doing a little fighting, but the druid camp people help as well.
Karlach (Barbarian) is probably the hardest one to get to early on, the rest I'd say are fairly simple to reach.
You can swap people in and out at your camp, so you can recruit extra people even if you don't need them right away.
Try and add some balance to your party, you want a good healer (Cleric), and at least a good up-front tanker like Barbarian or Fighter, who can deal damage in melee and take a few hits. Otherwise ranged caster/rogue can be good to add in to the mix. If you get your melee characters into melee range then enemies can't leave easily without triggering opportunity attacks.
Positioning and strategy does come into things a bit, spells don't work well at close range unless it's a melee spell. Ranged attacks also don't work well at close range. Being on a higher position on the map can give you height advantage on attacks. Shoving people into chasms or off ledges can work well and deal a lot of damage.
You can optionally move on your turn, and you can attack/take bonus actions, but you don't have to move, and you can move/attack/move some more.
Make sure you go into combat reasonably well healed-up, you can restore 50% of your HP using short rests, you get two of these per long rest you take. Right of the toolbar you can see the rest options. Short rest just instantly restores 50% of hp and some actions as long as you are out of combat.
This highlights one of THE most important things in the combat. Use and abuse the environment and your surroundings. Think real life combat. Theres a reason why defenders since the Bronze age have used steep sided ditches in combat, its because height advantage makes big difference in battle, a reason why forts and castles have murder points, because funnelling enemies into small spaces gives you an advantage. Use the terrain around you, get height advantage, funnel the enemy into doorways or narrow spots, use explosive items around you, if you have lots of darkvision turn off all the candles and light sources, create your own terrain advantage, put down grease or ice to make the enemy fall over, ignite the grease to explode it, put down water and then cast a lightning spell into it to electrify it and anyone stood in it. Cast darkness spells to blind the enemy and disrupt their line of sight and so on. The game gives you a ton of ways to deal with people, if you have the wit to be able to think outside of the box. Its not a game where you can switch off your brain and just run about spamming an attack key/button. The clever, adaptable and above all, inventive mindsets are the ones that will best succeed.