Baldur's Gate 3 announced

[crazy canuck]

Sure and that works better for a CRPG I guess. I just don't like that for my TTRPG games. I want my characters squishy and players terrified. I like 2nd Edition much better.

One thing more CRPG centric I have noticed is that in many ways BG3 is a step back to 2000s. We have a silent protagonist, we have more generic conversation animations. It isn't really cinematic outside of a few cutscenes. And you know what? Nobody really gives a shit. I hope other RPG studios take notice that the sacrifices to gameplay that were made to have a fully voiced protagonist and cinematic everything were wasted resources.

Players want more options, more gameplay, you can save that money for the fully voiced protagonist and the cinematic conversations.

I agree, and why I liked the Rolemaster combat system. 

Everything was potentially dangerous and so role playing was essential

[Legbiter]

Just hit chapter 3. I've got Jaheira in the party, has anyone found a certain ranger and his beloved rodent in Baldur's Gate?.

[Solmyr]

Just hit chapter 3. I've got Jaheira in the party, has anyone found a certain ranger and his beloved rodent in Baldur's Gate?.

He's there, you have to do some questing first though.

[Syt]

On Steam the game sits at 250,000+ user reviews after 1 month, 95% of which positive.

Still making (very) slow progress. Still haven't left the Grove.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Sure and that works better for a CRPG I guess. I just don't like that for my TTRPG games. I want my characters squishy and players terrified. I like 2nd Edition much better.

One thing more CRPG centric I have noticed is that in many ways BG3 is a step back to 2000s. We have a silent protagonist, we have more generic conversation animations. It isn't really cinematic outside of a few cutscenes. And you know what? Nobody really gives a shit. I hope other RPG studios take notice that the sacrifices to gameplay that were made to have a fully voiced protagonist and cinematic everything were wasted resources.

Players want more options, more gameplay, you can save that money for the fully voiced protagonist and the cinematic conversations.

I agree, and why I liked the Rolemaster combat system. 

Everything was potentially dangerous and so role playing was essential

Chartmaster?

[crazy canuck]

Yes, people who did not like a more detailed combat system did not like it.

[The Minsky Moment]

Let's be real though: the true draw of the system was reading the crit results.

[crazy canuck]

Let's be real though: the true draw of the system was reading the crit results.

 

Describing what happened was the best part of being a DM

But I also liked the phases within a round - the players could be a lot more tactical in their play. 

[Legbiter]

Finally finished it. Pretty comfy experience overall. Hope they tone down the horniness a notch or 3 toward the MC (Jesus, Gale is a thirsty mofo). Gonna try a Dark Urge background next. Soundtrack, voice acting and general feel all excellent. Karlach dying at the end even hit me in the feels a little.

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[crazy canuck]

Spoiler ass

[Legbiter]

That was her fate according to my dialogue choices. I did everything possible to help out with her condition as far as can be done on the Material Plane. Apparently she'll live if you play a little more attentively/romance her. Also game's been out for almost 6 weeks...

Her story conclusion in my playthrough really resonated with me because it neatly fulfilled her fate/storyarc while hitting me square in the feels wrt to a friend of mine being diagnosed with a rapidly terminal condition in his early 20's.   

EDIT: whited out spoilers - Jacob

[crazy canuck]

That was her fate according to my dialogue choices. I did everything possible to help out with her condition as far as can be done on the Material Plane. Apparently she'll live if you play a little more attentively/romance her. Also game's been out for almost 6 weeks...

Her story conclusion in my playthrough really resonated with me because it neatly fulfilled her fate/storyarc while hitting me square in the feels wrt to a friend of mine being diagnosed with a rapidly terminal condition in his early 20's.   
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Some of us don't play video games very often.  It will be months before I get out of Chapter 1 never mind the end of the game.

EDIT: whited out spoiler text - Jacob

[Legbiter]

Some of us don't play video games very often.  It will be months before I get out of Chapter 1 never mind the end of the game.

Play faster.



Apparently if you bring up relocating, at least temporarily, to Avernus while you scrounge up a cure, Karlach will live.

EDIT: whited out spoiler text - Jacob

[viper37]

Also game's been out for almost 6 weeks...

Some of us don't play games until 2 years after release.
Some of us don't spend all day long in front of the computer playing games either.

[Legbiter]

Some of us don't play games until 2 years after release.
Some of us don't spend all day long in front of the computer playing games either.

Well...if cc isn't going to finish the game except at the very end of our natural lifespans (how do you play the game anyway, do you log in, advance 10 yards, loot a carrot on the way, decide that's enough excitement for the day, log off) then maybe not ever visit this thread except once you're sure via obituaries/implied silence that all the rest of us are dead and cannot spoil one tiny piece of the whole tapestry?