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

[Salvo]

Surfaces aside every time I watch Swen Vincke playing his own titles I can't help but being annoyed about how gleefully he does whatever in his power to leverage exploits, cheese their own broken mechanics to the best of his capabilities, etc, etc.
It's not an exception in his playstyle, it's what he constantly focuses on, to the point that even a lot of users on their forums are starting to call him out.

For example the fact that the keeps leveraging the trick of keeping party members out of combat in stealth and then use them to break the initiative queue at convenience.
A serious developer would say "Well, this is silly, we need to do something to limit this" (and it wouldn't even take much work to address it, frankly). Conversely Swen Vincke boasts about it; he giggles while showing his own broken mess on an official streaming and puffing his chest.

Not sure why you think this is something negative. If anything this proves Swen is a true gamer at heart.

*dips bow in fire*

 

[vortex]

Surfaces aside every time I watch Swen Vincke playing his own titles I can't help but being annoyed about how gleefully he does whatever in his power to leverage exploits, cheese their own broken mechanics to the best of his capabilities, etc, etc.

For example the fact that the keeps leveraging the trick of keeping party members out of combat in stealth and then use them to break the initiative queue at convenience.

Swen is antithesis of Sawyer.

 

[NJClaw]

Breaking mechanics is fun when you actually have to think about how to use them to your advantage, not when the system is designed explicitly to be used in a retarded way by the multiplayer crowd.

 

[Thonius]

If the system is designed to be abused.... how does it make you feel? Smart? Or like sheeple?
" OH PLEASE DO NOT STACK SURFACES *wink wink* that won't be fair *wink wink " - Player stacks surfaces and uses barrels - " NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOW???? WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT MY WEAKNESS?!?!? I'm Doomed! You're so smart and brave and played the system... no I'm ded... here's your archivo and colored loot"
It's not exactly puzzle-like complex gameplay if every fart makes a surface effect that is EZ abused. At least it should be limited to spells that make sense like acid fog creating small acid puddles, grease etc.
Also, about barrels. Why on earth they are scattered around the world. What's their use? I mean fine if it's port location or alchemist lab fine. But random cave? Not even mine, just a cave with explosives lying around ( that never used in the world). Where's gunslinger class then? Or alchemist class? In a world with magic, why would anyone bother with stacking explosives everywhere if a wizard can just fart out fireballs?

 

[Larianshill]

I think they added an option to stake Astarion through the heart and kill him, when he attempts to drink your blood in the night. I don't remember it being before. Thanks, Swen, you really do listen. Now, I just want a dialogue option for killing him for attacking you upon meeting.

 

[Jermu]

Can you kill all the companions you want or just tell em to fuck off?

 

[CodexTotalWar]

Pretty sure you can kill them all.

Some have scripted story deaths (IIRC you can sell Astarion out to a vampire hunter, and apparently you can stake him now), but you can just shank most of them when you first meet them.

 

[Larianshill]

Can you kill all the companions you want

You can kill them all now, in various story scenes. You can also ctrl+click and kill them manually before even talking to them - same as all other NPCs, but the game barely recognizes that it happened. You can then revive them with scrolls of revify and recruit them.
Staking Astarion is different, because it's a permadeath.

 

[Alienman]

How do you replace those you kill? Is there a mercenary system?

 

[mediocrepoet]

I still have fond memories of firing the gith chick off the side of the airship in the prologue because she was such a bitch.

 

[Sunri]

They made shadowheart more likeable so there is hope for other companions

 

[Grotesque]

All I want to know is if there will be another Codex vs RPG Watch multiplayer death match shortly before BG3 release date.

 

[Ibn Sina]

Can you kill all the companions you want or just tell em to fuck off?

unlike pathfinder, you can kill them on the spot you first encounter them. Not to mention dozens of different cinematics through out the game if you decide to change your mind and kill them any time.

 

[Sunri]

Can you kill all the companions you want or just tell em to fuck off?

unlike pathfinder, you can kill them on the spot you first encounter them. Not to mention dozens of different cinematics through out the game if you decide to change your mind and kill them any time.

You can kill most of your companions in pathfinder

 

[ERYFKRAD]

They made shadowheart more likeable so there is hope for other companions

Is she no longer an elf now?

 

[Bread_N_Butter]

I bought this at launch but I've been completely out of the loop with updates. If I start a new save file now, will it carry over into the full release or will I have to start from scratch?

 

[Fedora Master]

Larian: <acts in a retarded and childish manner for the n-th time>
Codex:

You people aren't exactly learning animals are you.

 

[Ulfhednar]

You people aren't exactly learning animals are you.

How dare you sir!

This thread is a sacred safe space where no Owlcuck may tread.

We are sworn to never play the sequel to some quite old games which had the infamous girdle of gender-bendering (unless of course that sequel is only a marketing gimmick because we really, really wanted a sequel to some other, wholly unrelated game).

We shall have elemental surfaces and barrels! Lots and lots of barrels!

Good day!

 

[Salvo]

Larian: <acts in a retarded and childish manner for the n-th time>
Codex:

You people aren't exactly learning animals are you.

I just want to play a decent non-retarded RPG man is that so much to ask

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Larian: <acts in a retarded and childish manner for the n-th time>
Codex:

You people aren't exactly learning animals are you.

I just want to play a decent non-retarded RPG man is that so much to ask

Welcome to the Human race.

 

[BruceVC]

Larian: <acts in a retarded and childish manner for the n-th time>
Codex:

You people aren't exactly learning animals are you.

I dont know, I have found Larian to be honest, committed, informative and sincere about the updates about BG3 and delays and issues ....they even dress up in questionable cosplay outfits? That takes dedication towards the vision of the game and I can only admire that

 

[jackofshadows]

Larian: <acts in a retarded and childish manner for the n-th time>
Codex:

You people aren't exactly learning animals are you.

I just want to play a decent non-retarded RPG man is that so much to ask

Seek less mainstream game? It's like expecting something profound and complex from Bethesda. Watching army of Codex' DnD fans lamenting about this or that regarding BG3 is fun though.

 

[Swen]

Recommend everyone to play patch 6, massive improvement imo.

If this game gets a bit more polish (and it will), this will be the GOAT rpg.

Pathfinder isn't even in the same league.

 

[Thonius]

Forgot to relog? I ain't touching this shit unless it's full release or they add something interesting (sorc is not interesting).

 

[Salvo]

If this game gets a bit more polish (and it will)

Larian is a belgian company