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

[AwesomeButton]

I can imagine how two dudes, somewhat akin to those from the Black Mirror episode, are playing co-op, getting to a sex scene and reload a save over and over again while jerking off furiously.

I was planning on playing this with colleagues, but now I don't know... There's three of us, and knowing the sense of humor we have, someone will get the spit roast treatment.

 

[mediocrepoet]

I can imagine how two dudes, somewhat akin to those from the Black Mirror episode, are playing co-op, getting to a sex scene and reload a save over and over again while jerking off furiously.

I was planning on playing this with colleagues, but now I don't know... There's three of us, and knowing the sense of humor we have, someone will get the spit roast treatment.

While you're all playing guys.

Also "sense of humour" mmhmm.

 

[Delterius]

For example, imagine BG3 multiplayer sex being monetized by twitch thots.

when you coup mark zuckerberg and create the real metaverse but then you gotta find the irl potion of cure sexually transmitted diseases

 

[AwesomeButton]

I can imagine how two dudes, somewhat akin to those from the Black Mirror episode, are playing co-op, getting to a sex scene and reload a save over and over again while jerking off furiously.

I was planning on playing this with colleagues, but now I don't know... There's three of us, and knowing the sense of humor we have, someone will get the spit roast treatment.

While you're all playing guys.

Also "sense of humour" mmhmm.

We're programmers. Gotta test every edge case.

 

[Delterius]

We're programmers. Gotta test every edge case.

i don't know what button to press so i went with

 

[AwesomeButton]

Since I know the people I can imagine the conversation over voicechat:

"Guys, it's clear everyone's gonna get fucked by the other two, let's just decide who's gonna go first".

And I promise you this is what the air will be in every guys-only game

Only after that has been tried out, haggling wil start over who will have to play a female character this time.

 

[Blutwurstritter]

I can imagine how two dudes, somewhat akin to those from the Black Mirror episode, are playing co-op, getting to a sex scene and reload a save over and over again while jerking off furiously.

I was planning on playing this with colleagues, but now I don't know... There's three of us, and knowing the sense of humor we have, someone will get the spit roast treatment.

I always wondered what would come after the Awesome Button. Now we have Larian's brilliant(?) solution to the problem

Spoiler

The Threesome Button !

Truly worthy successors to the makers of Dragon Age 2.

 

[mediocrepoet]

I can imagine how two dudes, somewhat akin to those from the Black Mirror episode, are playing co-op, getting to a sex scene and reload a save over and over again while jerking off furiously.

I was planning on playing this with colleagues, but now I don't know... There's three of us, and knowing the sense of humor we have, someone will get the spit roast treatment.

I always wondered what would come after the Awesome Button. Now we have Larian's brilliant(?) solution to the problem

Spoiler

The Threesome Button !

Truly worthy successors to the makers of Dragon Age 2.

Are you saying that

Spoiler

threesomes aren't awesome?

 

[Non-Edgy Gamer]

Under the effect of the initial shock, I couldn't bring myself to overcome the cringe and think of the fun opportunities opened by the multiplayer sex concept.

For example, imagine BG3 multiplayer sex being monetized by twitch thots. Tiered subs receiving access to tiered sex positions.

Throw in extra $25 and she turns down the character voice volume and starts live moaning. The possibilites are endless.

It's amazing how imaginative you guys are based on a single sentence in a single article. The game playing the same party member cutscenes in multiplayer as single player is now suddenly a full-on orgy with multiple selectable positions.

 

[AwesomeButton]

It's amazing how imaginative you guys are based on a single sentence in a single article. The game playing the same party member cutscenes in multiplayer as single player is now suddenly a full-on orgy with multiple selectable positions.

Thing is, unlike Kylie, I don't need to be certain:

 

[FriendlyMerchant]

I can imagine how two dudes, somewhat akin to those from the Black Mirror episode, are playing co-op, getting to a sex scene and reload a save over and over again while jerking off furiously.

I was planning on playing this with colleagues, but now I don't know... There's three of us, and knowing the sense of humor we have, someone will get the spit roast treatment.

I always wondered what would come after the Awesome Button. Now we have Larian's brilliant(?) solution to the problem

Spoiler

The Threesome Button !

Truly worthy successors to the makers of Dragon Age 2.

Are you saying that

Spoiler

threesomes aren't awesome?

Spoiler

Threesomes are shit. Sex is good enough with only one woman. It just gets awkward with two. Inviting another guy is just gay.

 

[Swen]

Imagine how much money this will make! The best CRPG ever combined with an online sex game, it's a fcking goldmine.

Every degenerate will buy it!

Me at Larian office when my game launches:

 

[AwesomeButton]

Imagine how much money this will make! The best CRPG ever combined with an online sex game, it's a fcking goldmine.

Every degenerate will buy it!

Me at Larian office when my game launches:

Here I can fully agree.

 

[FreeKaner]

So how is the itemization in this game? Is it the total garbage DIVOS2 was with beyond MMO & Diabloclone number scaling randomized itemization?

I just perused last couple of pages and it was only about multiplayer sex and narcissism, so anyone got any idea?

 

[Grunker]

Should be a rule against mentioning DOS2 itemization on outside spoilertags. Triggers my PTSD.

 

[FreeKaner]

It is monumentally atrocious, emphasized by how successful the game is.

 

[Delterius]

is it better or worse than diablo 3, i never even tried divos2.

 

[FreeKaner]

I'd say it is worse than diablo 3 actually, and it is not even particularly close. The numbers basically obsolete in 2 levels due to scaling, it is like a MMO expansion.

 

[NJClaw]

is it better or worse than diablo 3, i never even tried divos2.

When the boogers-encrusted stick you find in a trashcan in act 4 deals 100 times the damage of the Holy Sword of the Martyr of the Sacred Light you stole from the Crypt of the God King of Supreme Destruction in act 2, words like "better" and "worse" start to lose their meaning.

Looking at what we got in the EA, BG3 will be nothing like that. It seems that Larian is trying to respect the design philosophy of 5E magic items, with static bonuses being very rare and coming in a very restricted range of values (from +1 to +3). Not only that, but the homebrew stuff they showed so far looks interesting: you have amulets that greatly improve a specific spell, shields that protect you more if you devote yourself to an in-game entity, and stuff like that. The biggest change they introduced so far is that each weapon type gives you one or two active abilities you can use in place of your standard attack, which I think is a much needed addition in a 5E videogame, considering how quickly things can get boring for a martial character.

 

[FreeKaner]

is it better or worse than diablo 3, i never even tried divos2.

When the boogers-encrusted stick you find in a trashcan in act 4 deals 100 times the damage of the Holy Sword of the Martyr of the Sacred Light you stole from the Crypt of the God King of Supreme Destruction in act 2, words like "better" and "worse" start to lose their meaning.

Act 4? You mean like 3 levels later. I found an unique sword in some dungeon with ghosts at level 9 and by 13 it was obsolete compared to drops from random encounter.

 

[Thac0]

So how is the itemization in this game? Is it the total garbage DIVOS2 was with beyond MMO & Diabloclone number scaling randomized itemization?

I just perused last couple of pages and it was only about multiplayer sex and narcissism, so anyone got any idea?

You can take a look for yourself, it is not even remotely comparable to the garbage itemisation of DOS2.
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Weapons
Mostly +0/+1 gear with a magical gimmick of varying degrees of usefullness slapped on. Thoroughly functional.

 

[Delterius]

is it better or worse than diablo 3, i never even tried divos2.

When the boogers-encrusted stick you find in a trashcan in act 4 deals 100 times the damage of the Holy Sword of the Martyr of the Sacred Light you stole from the Crypt of the God King of Supreme Destruction in act 2, words like "better" and "worse" start to lose their meaning.

so you're telling me sven was like

wow blizzard created this system of enforced meaninglessness to get people to buy stuff in the real money auction house

and he liked it

Spoiler

FUCKING SWAMP GERMANS

Looking at what we got in the EA, BG3 will be nothing like that. It seems that Larian is trying to respect the design philosophy of 5E magic items, with static bonuses being very rare and coming in a very restricted range of values (from +1 to +3). Not only that, but the homebrew stuff they showed so far looks interesting: you have amulets that greatly improve a specific spell, shields that protect you more if you devote yourself to an in-game entity, and stuff like that. The biggest change they introduced so far is that each weapon type gives you one or two active abilities you can use in place of your standard attack, which I think is a much needed addition in a 5E videogame, considering how quickly things can get boring for a martial character.

You can take a look for yourself, it is not even remotely comparable to the garbage itemisation of DOS2.
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Weapons
Mostly +0/+1 gear with a magical gimmick of varying degrees of usefullness slapped on. Thoroughly functional.

oh how nice

 

[FreeKaner]

So how is the itemization in this game? Is it the total garbage DIVOS2 was with beyond MMO & Diabloclone number scaling randomized itemization?

I just perused last couple of pages and it was only about multiplayer sex and narcissism, so anyone got any idea?

You can take a look for yourself, it is not even remotely comparable to the garbage itemisation of DOS2.
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Weapons
Mostly +0/+1 gear with a magical gimmick of varying degrees of usefullness slapped on. Thoroughly functional.

It is really bare minimum. Though indeed it looks like there is no level-scaled power-level associated items. Which is massive upgrade over DOS2.

 

[Grunker]

is it better or worse than diablo 3, i never even tried divos2.

The itemization? Easily worse than D3 - it's the exact same system except with fewer and even more uninteresting uniques.

 

[Sunri]

You don't need items when the best strategy is magic missile spam, it doesn't matter.