Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Sigourn]

No idea why the game was called Baldur's Gate 3.
Lambchop19 described a bunch of elements that were found in previous Baldur's Gate games, which at the time made them stand out from the rest (such as romances, and a huge amount of party members you got to pick and choose from). But over time many other games started picking up these elements, so the essence of a "Baldur's Gate" game is somewhat lost. Truth is this game isn't even a sequel to Baldur's Gate 2, so being named "3" is weird. Unlike Fallout, Baldur's Gate consisted of two games very closely connected. Meanwhile, Fallout 2 is only related to 1 in that you start in a village founded by the Vault Dweller and the game takes place in the same area but at a later time, i.e. it's not an actual "sequel".

 

[BarbequeMasta]

"Wahhhhh peoole dont agree with me, mods pleas help!!!!" Is this the codex or reddit lmao?

 

[Thac0]

Straight up purge everyone from the thread who has neither played Baldurs Gate 1+2 or Baldurs Gate 3 or 5th edition. God damn undesirables, who gave you the impression that your opinions matter?

Why does this game attract so many bandwagon tarts talking shit based on the two screenshots they have seen? Pirate it, see if you like it or not, and move on.

 

[Yoomazir]

- Picking up chests, crates, just like in D:OS2
- Switching between characters during dialogue so you can rob the npc while it's still in dialogue mode, just like in D:OS2

Fuck you, Larian

 

[Raghar]

It took me a whole day to download this 200 GB EA sack of $70 RUBBISH and if you think I'm done with it then you're dead wrong.

It's 67 GB, from I remember when I watched downloading on Twitch.tv

 

[Tyranicon]

Straight up purge everyone from the thread who has neither played Baldurs Gate 1+2 or Baldurs Gate 3 or 5th edition. God damn undesirables, who gave you the impression that your opinions matter?

Why does this game attract so many bandwagon tarts talking shit based on the two screenshots they have seen? Pirate it, see if you like it or not, and move on.

This is codex, we're obligated to hate everything until at least two years after release or unless it's some tiny indie game.

 

[Swen]

It took me a whole day to download this 200 GB EA sack of $70 RUBBISH and if you think I'm done with it then you're dead wrong.

It's 67 GB, from I remember when I watched downloading on Twitch.tv

Spiderman probably never even played the game, he's a fraud.

 

[The_Mask]

"Wahhhhh peoole dont agree with me, mods pleas help!!!!" Is this the codex or reddit lmao?

You seem to be under the impression that flaming spouting the same 2 ideas over and over (which is what you're doing) = having an opinion.
You may have missed those posts where people do, indeed, phrase opinions and they are brofisted despite people (maybe) not agreeing with them.

This is the Codex indeed.

 

[Lilliput McHammersmith]

"Wahhhhh peoole dont agree with me, mods pleas help!!!!" Is this the codex or reddit lmao?

You seem to be under the impression that flaming spouting the same 2 ideas over and over (which is what you're doing) = having an opinion.
You may have missed those posts where people do, indeed, phrase opinions and they are brofisted despite people (maybe) not agreeing with them.

This is the Codex indeed.

ITT: "DAE BG3 == DOS3???" and "Pffft. Not my Baldur's Gate"

 

[The Wall]

Papa Swen, only two days after launch, might have sold FIRST 1 000 000 COPIES of his Baldur's Gate 3 demo, according to SteamSpy

Explain to me below: How much happy this news make you feel for the future of D&D and RPG genre? Submit your responses in single thread format no shorter then 10 000 pages. Deadline: end of year

 

[Ol' Willy]

Thread is two days old.
41 pages already.
500 posts a day.

 

[Turuko]

so
what's the verdict?

 

[ADULF HITLOR FAN KLUB]

Thread is two days old.
41 pages already.
500 posts a day.

At least the thread is finally getting interesting, now that the Codex war of BG3 fans vs. BG3 haters is starting to get hot.

 

[Ol' Willy]

At least the thread is finally getting interesting

I'll skip the prelude and check it out at the page 650. Next week, that is.

 

[Thonius]

Goys, how much GloboHomoPedo™ Propoganda is stuffed down our throats in the early access?

How is the encounter design, char progression and stuffies? Cause I expect story and writing to be shit with nuLarian...

You met gay elf who is calling you darling in 5 minutes after you hit New game.

 

[Raghar]

Papa Swen, only two days after launch, might have sold FIRST 1 000 000 COPIES of his Baldur's Gate 3 demo, according to SteamSpy

Access restricted for normal users.

 

[Robber Baron]

Access restricted for normal users.

Try acting like a weird user

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

It took me a whole day to download this 200 GB EA sack of $70 RUBBISH and if you think I'm done with it then you're dead wrong.

It's 67 GB, from I remember when I watched downloading on Twitch.tv

This is why laugh tracks exist.

 

[John Keel]

This whole cutscene bullshit cinematic-experience extravangaza is pushing me off, can't bring myself to download it ....

Is it as much a turn-based Witcher3 as it looks like ?!

 

[Storyfag]

Goys, how much GloboHomoPedo™ Propoganda is stuffed down our throats in the early access?

How is the encounter design, char progression and stuffies? Cause I expect story and writing to be shit with nuLarian...

You met gay elf who is calling you darling in 5 minutes after you hit New game.

That's just your typical elf since forever.

 

[Infinitron]

Papa Swen, only two days after launch, might have sold FIRST 1 000 000 COPIES of his Baldur's Gate 3 demo, according to SteamSpy

Explain to me below: How much happy this news make you feel for the future of D&D and RPG genre? Submit your responses in single thread format no shorter then 10 000 pages. Deadline: end of year

Look at how indie isometric RPGs are popping up everywhere even now due to the success of D:OS 2. There's really no telling what the impact of a legit turn-based AAA RPG could be. Major publishers have already been experimenting with turn-based tactics games and this could be the thing that gets them to commit fully. You won't see it now, but in a year or two from now.

 

[Nerevar]

Might get this and roll a Sorc/Pal just like NWN 1.

 

[Thonius]

so
what's the verdict?

If they called it anything other then BG3 and killed 60% of their writers then it CAN be decent RPG. Right now it's not worth 60USD and you have no reason to pay 60USD for a alpha, unless you got cash burning in your pocket.

Might get this and roll a Sorc/Pal just like NWN 1.

Not in EA.
Imagine rolling SORC when you can be chad wizard and learn shit ton of spell ( gotsa say this game got non combat wiz spell's with actual usability). Imo if you're rolling anything other then casters(priest/wiz/druid) in this game you're kind of gimping yourself. IMO

 

[jf8350143]

Can't remember whether I've mentioned this before but Larian is constantly throwing enemies at you in this game. There is way too many enemies for a turn based game, reminds me of playing kingmaker in TB mode, except you can change into RTwP to deal with trash mob in that game.

Some of the choices the game offers is also dumb: you want to stop the tiefling from killing a goblin for revenge? you either stood between her crossbow and the goblin or you do nothing. And if your persuasion roll fails you are forced into combat with her.

How about being a normal person and talk to her without standing in front of her weapon? Or maybe have a skill check to disarm her? And how about if I fail my persuasion, she just kill the goblin like she want instead of trying to kill me instead?

Most of the skill checks feels like this, they don't give you choices that make sense, they give (a few) choices that writers force you character to behave.

 

[Perkel]

Might get this and roll a Sorc/Pal just like NWN 1.

I didn't see paladin. Maybe i am blind though.