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

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

By the way you have to appreciate Larian's commitment to their bad choices.
Rather than fixing the combat they will go as far as bringing Jeremy Crawford on stream to tell you why Barrelmancy is the greatest thing since sliced bread and how they are totally going to make bunnyhop-disengage the default in sixth edition.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Man, with all this hyping if this turns out to be a minor patch in terms of changes/introductions it will be fairly awkward.

More awkward than the inevitable upcoming sex scene with Shadowheart?

Shadowheart's scene just being a kiss was :wholesome:

 

[Bara]

Wonder whose going to win the title of most overdone spell effects. BG3 or Solasta.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Wonder whose going to win the title of most overdone spell effects. BG3 or Solasta.

Pillars of Eternity.

 

[Bara]

Wonder whose going to win the title of most overdone spell effects. BG3 or Solasta.

Pillars of Eternity.

I don't remember it being that bad or am I just repressing memories here?

 

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

I have no particular complaints with the current spell effects in the game.
They seem to have good animations and decent visuals.

This seems one of these pointless complaints bordering on the spectrum that the CODEX seems to pride itself on from time to time.

 

[NJClaw]

There's only one game with good spell effects, and that game obviously is Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness. Look at the flame that appears every time the dwarf makes an attack:



Flawless.

 

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

Meh?

 

[Cryomancer]

Barrelmancy

You can kill a red dragon with it.


But only I found ludicrous the red dragon lv 4. "Arch" druids lv 3 and other BS like that? Sadly is more likely that D&D 6e will have barrelmancy instead of larian being more faithful to the rules... Larian should at least homebrew a create barrel cantrip and create explosive barrel spell.

 

[Lacrymas]

The whole barrel killing thing is a joke, I don't know why they still keep that in.

 

[Dodo1610]

Barrelmancy

You can kill a red dragon with it.


But only I found ludicrous the red dragon lv 4. "Arch" druids lv 3 and other BS like that? Sadly is more likely that D&D 6e will have barrelmancy instead of larian being more faithful to the rules... Larian should at least homebrew a create barrel cantrip and create explosive barrel spell.

How many times does someone has to tell you that the level from NCPS is meaningless it and doesn't affect their stats in any way. It's just some leftover from Dos2. Because NCPs have no level in DND

 

[Larianshill]

"Arch" druids lv 3 and other BS like that?

Why should every grove be led by a level 20 gigadruid? As for level 4 dragon, it's already been explained why your complaint is retarded, it's literally a young red dragon as he is presented in the Monster Manual.

 

[NJClaw]

Meh?

Disrespect the mighty Black Geyser once more and you will pay the price, I swear.

 

[Salvo]

The whole barrel killing thing is a joke, I don't know why they still keep that in.

Because it's Larian and the average player will slurp this shit up, no matter how retarded it is.

 

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

How many times does someone has to tell you that the level from NCPS is meaningless it and doesn't affect their stats in any way. It's just some leftover from Dos2. Because NCPs have no level in DND

Which is even MORE of a reason to get rid of that shit.

On a side note, the dragon is not level 4 anymore in the current build apparently.
I didn't replay the game since patch 3 landed, but few players reported that it's now marked as a level 17 beast.

Which is still bullshit because levels shouldn't be there at all, but at least it shows some consistency between the creature and its level of threat.

 

[Cryomancer]

How many times does someone has to tell you that the level from NCPS is meaningless it and doesn't affect their stats in any way. It's just some leftover from Dos2. Because NCPs have no level in DND

Which is even MORE of a reason to get rid of that shit.

On a side note, the dragon is not level 4 anymore in the current build apparently.
I didn't replay the game since patch 3 landed, but few players reported that it's now marked as a level 17 beast.

Which is still bullshit because levels shouldn't be there at all, but at least it shows some consistency between the creature and its level of threat.

Or rename level to CR and make it more akin to the "monster sheet" on MM.

 

[Lacrymas]

Why should every grove be led by a level 20 gigadruid?

Because the logic is the other way around. You are level 15-16 because you have achieved archdruidom, not the other way around.

 

[Storyfag]

"Arch" druids lv 3 and other BS like that?

Why should every grove be led by a level 20 gigadruid?

Another title might have worked better then. Hierophant, perhaps.

 

[Cryomancer]

Why should every grove be led by a level 20 gigadruid?

Not every grove and not lv 20. IMO the leader druid of a small grove should be at least lv 9. On some 2e adventure books, is recommended that casters of certain kingdoms capable of casting circle 6 magic should get the title of Baron. IMO The leader of a small grove is somehow equivalent to a Baron in "civilized" places. An "arch" druid unable to cast circle 3 magic is so dumb.

"Arch" means unique. The Netherese arch wizards for example, are the most powerful magicians in a floating city, they can create his own floating city. Nedless to say, all of then are capable of casting epic tier(lv 10+) magic. Hell, even on Gothic, which is far lesser magical setting than D&D, Arch mages are like Xardas, Saturas and Pyrokar. Capable of casting circle 6 magic and BTW, fireball is a circle 2 magic on G2, not circle 3 like on D&D. And on Gothic, you as a circle 4 magician is expected to defeat dragons.

 

[Larianshill]

Why should every grove be led by a level 20 gigadruid?

Because the logic is the other way around. You are level 15-16 because you have achieved archdruidom, not the other way around.

This isn't 2e, not only leveling up a druid is no longer an arcane experience, a level 15 character is now not the sort to lead a local druid circle, but the kind to face - and beat in straight combat - Tiamat. All the preconceived notions made in the times of ADnD need to be suspended. Mordenkainen's challenge rating 12 now, for God's sake.
As for a different name for the head druid, "arch" literally means simply "chief". Complaining that "archdruid" means "head of the druids" is a bit strange, considering it's literally, not figuratively, what this word means.

 

[Storyfag]

As for a different name for the head druid, "arch" literally means simply "chief". Complaining that "archdruid" means "head of the druids" is a bit strange, considering it's literally, not figuratively, what this word means.

Ah yes, because the literal meaning is the one that matters, not the one, y'know, commonly used in the genre.

Even shit like "elder druid" (or "druid elder") would be better.

 

[Lacrymas]

An archdruid in Forgotten Realms lore is a druid in charge of a grove with apprentices. It's not simply a leader of a small group.

 

[Larianshill]

Halsin is a druid, he's a leader, leader of the grove, the grove has apprentices in in, and he personally also has apprentices, one of which attempts to poison you. He fits all the criteria.

 

[The_Mask]

This just started:

 

[Padzi]

I commited this because I like photoshop