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

[Fedora Master]

You are the second guy in this thread that has a novel about bear sex. I am beginning to suspect that you both are unironically closeted zoophiles.

I posted the first excerpt too.

It's an AWARD WINNING CANADIAN NOVEL, it's ART. Just like BG3, you see.

 

[mondblut]

Point is, it doesn't matter whether 5e is a "good" or "bad" system (frankly, idk what even makes a system "good" or "bad"). What matters is that it managed to attract all the wrong kinds of people, and no system can fix that. If you're making money off their backs, well, good for you. I don't, so I'd rather dissociate from that hobby entirely than rub my shoulders with those freaks.

D&D always attracted weirdos of all kinds.

Yes, and it should have stayed that way. Once it went after normies and gurrrl gaymurz, it died inside.

 

[AwesomeButton]

Old man who thinks he's 30 years younger than he is with old man takes.

But he is right, and that PC Gamer article is bullshit.

 

[Fedora Master]

Old man who thinks he's 30 years younger than he is with old man takes.

But he is right, and that PC Gamer article is bullshit.

Dunno, didn't watch the video.

 

[Volourn]

"If 5E is garbage, why is everyone taking it instead of 2E? and by everyone I mean the developers."

Uh... you retartet. Pathfinder is 3.5 DnD. You dumbfukk shit.


"Josh endorses bear fucking"

Not shocking. He'd also support a mage shapeshifting into a little kid and having the player fuck them. FUKKIN' SICKO. He'd probably prefer a baby bear, fukkin' freak.

 

[mondblut]

But he is right, and that PC Gamer article is bullshit.

"killing a god in two swings doesn't make you feel powerful"

Damn right it does!

 

[Child of Malkav]

Wonder if shadow monk will actually get shadow-to-shadow teleport mechanics.

Sounds like Aragami 1. Would be insane if the game actually allows for this, depending on time of day or during the day jumping from shadow to shadow...wow.

 

[Shaki]

But he is right, and that PC Gamer article is bullshit.

Right or wrong, as a guy who designed the character system in Pillars, his opinion is worthless and should always be discarded. I'd sooner listen to a random twitter tranny than this clown.

 

[Volourn]

The guy who tried to make actual muscle wizards a thing is an idiot. And, no, I don't mean a mage who is physically strong. I mean, a mage whose physical strength empowers his fukkin' spells. Its fukkin' retartet. And, no, don't defend it. That be retartet too.

The fact I got some enjoyment out of the PE series is a miracle. I think it happened IN SPITE OF Sawyer NOT BECAUSE OF Sawyer. :D

 

[Shaki]

The guy who tried to make actual muscle wizards a thing is an idiot. And, no, I don't mean a mage who is physically strong. I mean, a mage whose physical strength empowers his fukkin' spells. Its fukkin' retartet. And, no, don't defend it. That be retartet too.

The fact I got some enjoyment out of the PE series is a miracle. I think it happened IN SPITE OF Sawyer NOT BECAUSE OF Sawyer. :D

Don't forget about intelligence being one of the most important stats for a barbarian. Leading to hilarious sitations where in all the CYOA segments your nerdy wizard will be the one bending metal bars with his bare hands, while the barb will be a genius solving mathematical equations and deciphering arcane runes. Absolute fucking clown world, I hope Sawyer is never again allowed to work on any RPG game.

 

[Saravan]

Not a fan of him but he just said there was nothing wrong with powergaming, kinda hard to disagree with that but you need +80 iq to separate the message from the messenger so I can understand why it’s difficult for some.

 

[Volourn]

I'm not gonna listen to Adolf Hitler tell me how I shouldn't judge others based on their race. LMAO


yES, i FUKKIN' WENT THERE.

 

[Ryzer]

The guy who tried to make actual muscle wizards a thing is an idiot. And, no, I don't mean a mage who is physically strong. I mean, a mage whose physical strength empowers his fukkin' spells. Its fukkin' retartet. And, no, don't defend it. That be retartet too.

The fact I got some enjoyment out of the PE series is a miracle. I think it happened IN SPITE OF Sawyer NOT BECAUSE OF Sawyer. :D

Don't forget about intelligence being one of the most important stats for a barbarian. Leading to hilarious sitations where in all the CYOA segments your nerdy wizard will be the one bending metal bars with his bare hands, while the barb will be a genius solving mathematical equations and deciphering arcane runes. Absolute fucking clown world, I hope Sawyer is never again allowed to work on any RPG game.

Hey, Arnold Schwarzenegger ended up Governor of California and a talented businessman, who knows what can happen!

 

[Shaki]

you need +80 iq to separate the message from the messenger so I can understand why it’s difficult for some.

First I would need to know the message, and I'm not gonna waste my limited time on this earth, on listening to messages from a literal fucking retard Sawyer.

 

[Saravan]

you need +80 iq to separate the message from the messenger so I can understand why it’s difficult for some.

First I would need to know the message, and I'm not gonna waste my limited time on this earth, on listening to messages from a literal fucking retard Sawyer.

You sound like a guy who comments after just reading the headline of an article.

 

[Silverfish]

a mage whose physical strength empowers his fukkin' spells.

Hurling magic missiles like javelins actually sounds pretty dope.

 

[Shaki]

You sound like a guy who comments after just reading the headline of an article.

Why would I waste my time on reading an article, when I can instead spend it productively on writing another comment, explaining how BG3 is shit and you're a zoomer tranny with furry fetish.

 

[Barbarian]

We all whine about Swen and the femoid writing staff at Larian, but let us all admit they aren't as bad as Soyer and other elder remnants at fagsidian and biowhore.

 

[Barbarian]

Never forget this whig wearing sodomite wrote most of BG2:

He was probably heavily censored. If given free reign today gay bear sex would probably be the least of our concerns.

 

[Fedora Master]

We all whine about Swen and the femoid writing staff at Larian, but let us all admit they aren't as bad as Soyer and other elder remnants at fagsidian and biowhore.

These people have always been libshits, so their games becoming increasingly left-wing was inevitable, yes.

 

[Volourn]

The fact that Dave Gaider was a big part of BG2, NWN, and DA will never not be shocking.

 

[Barbarian]

ITT, Gaider's latest work:

 

[AwesomeButton]

you need +80 iq to separate the message from the messenger so I can understand why it’s difficult for some.

First I would need to know the message, and I'm not gonna waste my limited time on this earth, on listening to messages from a literal fucking retard Sawyer.

You sound like a guy who comments after just reading the headline of an article.

Him and Volo should get a room, make some retarded babies.

 

[Kiste]

What exactly is the difference between non-binary, gender non-conforming, and genderqueer?

 

[Pizzashoes]

Not a fan of him but he just said there was nothing wrong with powergaming, kinda hard to disagree with that but you need +80 iq to separate the message from the messenger so I can understand why it’s difficult for some.

There is something wrong with power gaming. It encourages super niche builds where as, Josh says himself, he created some +12 initiative guy who specifically was from some dumb island or whatever. Or in Pillars, characters with Noble backgrounds where no nobility lives. Pillars is all about working backwards, fitting what is mechanically optimal to the race/background that creates that character. And it lead to dumb end results where the CYOA modules, the simulations of puttering around in the real world, don't line up with the stats that result in mechanically superior combat mechanics.

But Josh loves that quirky crap. He likes the kind of no fun allowed where his buddy wanted a charisma based fighter, and he discouraged him because it wasn't effective mechanically as the face of the party or in combat. Which when you think about it, most fighters/soldiers historically are extremely well-served by higher charisma. They're put into leadership positions, everyone likes them more, they're more likely to survive by having more buddies, etc. Mercenary captains and leaders of soldiers have always needed to be at least a little charismatic.

He does make good points about the motivation behind optimization. You do it because you don't know how hard the game is going to be, and you want your character to remain useful until the end. I never want to create some limp-wristed noodle who gets outpaced by party companions. That's lame. I want to create a character who would logically and realistically be the guy who leads a party to consistent glory.