Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 Pre-Release Thread [EARLY ACCESS RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Turuko]

Gamescom dedicate to Fallen Heroes

 

[Reinhardt]

I don't care about BG3, Subverse will have much better sex scenes.

 

[Dodo1610]

Gamescom dedicate to Fallen Heroes

Which makes sense Strategy games have always been more popular in Europe.

 

[Lacrymas]

It says that despite the fact that there will be some kind of beta test or early access the combat system is not up for debate. Again that suggest that there isn't a choice.

Shouldn't that be the other way around, like "Obwohl es keine Abstimmung für das Kampfsystem gibt, soll Baldur's Gate eine Art von Betatest durchlaufen"? Even though there's no vote for the combat system, there should be a beta test. At least it makes more sense to me. I get the meaning of the original sentence, but it implies that a beta test necessarily requires a vote for the combat system and that this is an exception.

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

First BG3 gameplay trailer in 3 months:

The camera slowly pans over Faerun, gorgeously rendered in glorious 3D. In the distance, you see the worn down towers of Candlekeep against the blue background of the Sea of Swords. Beautiful music elates your nostalgic feelings, and the camera slowly moves toward the dear old library keep. A familiar narrator begins to talk about your foster father, Mr. Bigglesworth, when suddenly, they are interrupted by a giant passing shadow, as a massive dragon flies overhead, with two swords on its back. Your character yells Fus-Doh-Meow, promptly shoots an arrow through the dragon's knee, and rolls away from danger. This immediately prompts a full QTE sequence, as the flying dragon and you engage in rock-paper-scissors mini-game of insults and exchange of youtube cat videos. Suddenly, you must make a grave choice, with unclear consequences that will only be revealed much later in the game, knowing only that whatever decision you go with, the game will still enter battle royale mode within fifteen minutes. The background music becomes much more somber, and you see a parting shot of Sarevok, with a bowl on his head, his face livid with tears, because becoming the Lord of Cats was not what he expected. Baldur's Gate III, coming in 2020.

 

[Dodo1610]

It says that despite the fact that there will be some kind of beta test or early access the combat system is not up for debate. Again that suggest that there isn't a choice.

Shouldn't that be the other way around, like "Obwohl es keine Abstimmung für das Kampfsystem gibt, soll Baldur's Gate eine Art von Betatest durchlaufen"? Even though there's no vote for the combat system, there should be a beta test. At least it makes more sense to me. I get the meaning of the original sentence, but it implies that a beta test necessarily requires a vote for the combat system and that this is an exception.

We both mean the same thing but your translation is closer to the text.
Again it confirms the early access, they will listen to critique but no matter what the combat won't be changed.

 

[luj1]

neither classical RTWP or turn-based but something different.

Called it

 

[Efe]

That suggests that BG3 will not have two different combat styles but the only one which is most likely neither classical RTWP or turn-based but something different.

this screams card battles to me

 

[Dodo1610]

neither classical RTWP or turn-based but something different.

Called it

Just to be absolutley clear it's not said in the artcle. There is still a chnace it will be either RTWP or turn based but I personally think that it will be something different. He thinks once people see the combat people will like it which means to me that it is something different.

 

[Turuko]

That suggests that BG3 will not have two different combat styles but the only one which is most likely neither classical RTWP or turn-based but something different.

this screams card battles to me

oh god no

 

[Lacrymas]

The interview basically says "fuck you ("you" is implying those who want RTwP or TB), you won't be happy either way, so we'll make the combat system however we want to". It doesn't say what "however we want to" means, though.

 

[Neerasrc]

Beta test = Ar-Ge

Ar-Ge confirmed. This will be interesting...

 

[Dodo1610]

The interview basically says "fuck you ("you" is implying those who want RTwP or TB), you won't be happy either way, so we'll make the combat system however we want to". It doesn't say what "however we want to" means, though.

Thanks, yes that's what I meant.

 

[Lacrymas]

I love how they hint that we are the problem and we are being unreasonable.

 

[Dodo1610]

I love how they hint that we are the problem and we are being unreasonable.

Yeah, he is pretty convinced that he found the ultimate new way to implement DND into a video game which will be unlike everything we have seen before. And anyone who wants Baldurs Gate 3 to play like BG 2 is simply wrong because he hasn't seen the Baldurs Gate 3 gameplay.

 

[Quillon]

he is pretty convinced that he found the ultimate new way to implement DND into a video game which will be unlike everything we have seen before.

I've seen that movie before!

 

[norolim]

Well, it all sounds rather gloomy. If the combat has anything to do with some fucking cards, I'm not even touching this turd with a 10 foot pole.

 

[AwesomeButton]

he is pretty convinced that he found the ultimate new way to implement DND into a video game which will be unlike everything we have seen before.

I've seen that movie before!

I love how they hint that we are the problem and we are being unreasonable.

It will be great fun if it crashes and burns.

 

[Mr. Hiver]

The classic, there will alwaaaaays beeee... some people, who do not liiiiiiiike, anything we do. So were goooooiiing to make... a total shit out of it all.

Fuck the haters!

If anyone actually reads that article let us know what exactly he said about "isometric" poV.

 

[Ziggy]

its gonna be a real time strategy with choose your own adventure segments and a fishing minigame

 

[vortex]

Maybe Orma was right. It will be a blobber.
After all, she is Vincke's niece so she knows stuff. Or she was only jesting.

 

[anvi]

First screenshot!

 

[Lacrymas]

First screenshot!

It's like a Twilight Zone episode. "Tonight, you'll see a terrifying vision of the future."

 

[Dodo1610]

he is pretty convinced that he found the ultimate new way to implement DND into a video game which will be unlike everything we have seen before.

I've seen that movie before!

I love how they hint that we are the problem and we are being unreasonable.

It will be great fun if it crashes and burns.

Do you really think he cares about the few hundred thousand people that want Baldurs Gate 3 to play like the predecessors.No he does not, he is making a game for the Original Sin 2 audience, people that don't even realise that the combat system as a whole is bad? BG3 will outsell DOS 2 with the additional new DND players even if not a single BG fan will buy it.

 

[AwesomeButton]

he is making a game for the Original Sin 2 audience

Quite. And as we've seen, the D:OS2 audience is people for whom playing a top-down RPG like D:OS2 was an exception, not the norm. The norm for them is 3D action "RPGs".