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

[Boomer_007]

Why are you winding yourselves up that the game is going to be terrible, though? It's the one game that we don't have footage from. CP2077, I can understand, VtM 2 too. But we have nothing on BG3 and everyone is already sitting down with their popcorn.

How about let's just watch the footage / trailer first?

naaaa... buthurting and speculating for no reason is more interesting than this

 

[Grotesque]

Why are you winding yourselves up that the game is going to be terrible, though? It's the one game that we don't have footage from. CP2077, I can understand, VtM 2 too. But we have nothing on BG3 and everyone is already sitting down with their popcorn.

How about let's just watch the footage / trailer first?

 

[Reinhardt]

I'm interested in only one thing - portraits or for party members?

 

[Abu Antar]

Early Access, eh? I might get it, but it all depends on how the gameplay reveal unfolds and how the rpg systems are like.

 

[mindx2]

I can't wait for mindx2 with his lil' hands to beat up once more RPG Watch in a match of Baldur's Gate 3!?

RTWP? oh wait...

I thought about attending PAX East just to see this but decided it's not worth the time or cost. Besides, I imagine Swen/Larian is too big now to grant an interview to the lil' old Codex nowadays...

 

[Harthwain]

I can't wait for mindx2 with his lil' hands to beat up once more RPG Watch in a match of Baldur's Gate 3!?

RTWP? oh wait...

I thought about attending PAX East just to see this but decided it's not worth the time or cost. Besides, I imagine Swen/Larian is too big now to grant an interview to the lil' old Codex nowadays...

I thought nobody is going to turn down free publicity (you know "I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right" kind of deal)? I mean, at the very least send an e-mail. It's not like this is going to cost you anything. If anything you should be afraid of getting the interview and then Sven dodging all of your questions.

 

[Alienman]

I thought about attending PAX East just to see this but decided it's not worth the time or cost. Besides, I imagine Swen/Larian is too big now to grant an interview to the lil' old Codex nowadays...

Seems to happen every time.

 

[*-*/\--/\~]

D&D 5e have a lot less magic item loot than older edition.

Attunement is the limit.
A character can be attuned to max 3 item.

A simple +1 weapon don’t require attunement.

but a vorpal or a flametounge yes.

a +1 armor: no attunment, a fire resistance armor require attunement.


Capes belts rings wandsetc etc are going to require attunement (unless it’s have a minor magical effect).

The hard part of 5e is adapting to the lower numbers.

at lvl 1 a fighter with 16 str have a +5 to hit. (unless you roll the stats and start with 18+2=20)

at lvl 20 with 20 str (the max for a character unless a barbarian or magical items) have +11 to hit.

also in 5e all bonus stack, so they have to limit the number of items you can use.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/magic-items

Man, the more I learn about 5e, the more fucktarded it seems. I'd take 3.5e cheese over that any day.

 

[Mortmal]

At least we know there's a switch version :


One could say if its playable in an airport, it might be slow paced and turn based....

 

[catfood]

Or he's playing the mobile version

 

[Mortmal]

Or he's playing the mobile version

Crushing all my hopes in one sentence.

 

[Grotesque]

I imagine Swen/Larian is too big now to grant an interview to the lil' old Codex nowadays..

I don't think so.
I think Swen is the kind of guy that doesn't forget his "humble" beginnings.

Maybe today is more hard to get a hold of him because of some lackeys from PR department that shield him and doesn't know Swen and the Codex share some history.


But because I learnt the hard way that “Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall” I figured over the weekend that it was important to find a counterbalance and therefore decided to visit another site this morning…(insert doomy music)

THE RPGCODEX !!!

Specifically, the RpgCodex forums, your daily antidote to thinking you’re getting anywhere in the world of CRPGs, unless your name happens to be Chris Avellone.

And lo and behold, they didn’t disappoint

For those not familiar with the RPGCodex, it’s where you go if you’re looking for a hefty dose of RPG critical analysis wrapped in imaginative language (often involving gastrointestinal issues). Now despite the occasionally interesting wording and tendency to rant about what makes a true RPG, I think that more than often the posters there represent the unvented opinion of a lot of players, and if you’re into making RPG’s, you can learn a lot by reading between the lines. In the same breath I have to add that you’ll also need a very thick hide, preferably made of dinosaur scales, especially if you already dared release a RPG that they played. But together with the RPGWatch forums, you can get a lot of “market research” done by just spending some time there. [...] I’ll happily extend an invitation to one of them to come to our offices so we can show the game. I’m serious btw guys , but you’ll have to agree on who you send as an emissary, the emissary obviously being the person who knows a real CRPG from a a mutated adventure (evil grin ) - Swen, 4 feb 2013

http://www.lar.net/2013/02/04/larian-kickstarter/

 

[Curratum]

He's a champ for actually responding. I wouldn't want anything to do with the unwashed masses of the codex if I were an actual dev.

 

[Quillon]

damn, codex had reporters in 2014 :D

 

[InD_ImaginE]

damn, codex had reporters in 2014 :D

I miss Bubbles

 

[Grotesque]

damn, codex had reporters in 2014 :D

I miss Bubbles

#met00

 

[supervoid]

350 devs and still early access. Will games ever be released as full complete experiences anymore?

Why hire QA team if you can manipulate consumers into doing QA of your product for free?

 

[Basshead]

Who knows what kinds of horrible rape will be done to the corpse of yet another beloved franchise from my youth. Can’t be worse than what Disney has done to Star Wars or Bethesda has done to fallout....right?

So unspeakably terrible in its own right? Yes.

But I actually hope for a somewhat better result.

I too hope for something better, but hope can be a dangerous thing.

 

[Elex]

350 devs and still early access. Will games ever be released as full complete experiences anymore?

Why hire QA team if you can manipulate consumers into doing QA of your product for free?

They can’t decide between turn and realtime with pause, so they will let the people decide.

This is basically jesus vs barabbas.

 

[Elex]

I imagine Swen/Larian is too big now to grant an interview to the lil' old Codex nowadays..

I don't think so.
I think Swen is the kind of guy that doesn't forget his "humble" beginnings.

Maybe today is more hard to get a hold of him because of some lackeys from PR department that shield him and doesn't know Swen and the Codex share some history.


But because I learnt the hard way that “Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall” I figured over the weekend that it was important to find a counterbalance and therefore decided to visit another site this morning…(insert doomy music)

THE RPGCODEX !!!

Specifically, the RpgCodex forums, your daily antidote to thinking you’re getting anywhere in the world of CRPGs, unless your name happens to be Chris Avellone.

And lo and behold, they didn’t disappoint

For those not familiar with the RPGCodex, it’s where you go if you’re looking for a hefty dose of RPG critical analysis wrapped in imaginative language (often involving gastrointestinal issues). Now despite the occasionally interesting wording and tendency to rant about what makes a true RPG, I think that more than often the posters there represent the unvented opinion of a lot of players, and if you’re into making RPG’s, you can learn a lot by reading between the lines. In the same breath I have to add that you’ll also need a very thick hide, preferably made of dinosaur scales, especially if you already dared release a RPG that they played. But together with the RPGWatch forums, you can get a lot of “market research” done by just spending some time there. [...] I’ll happily extend an invitation to one of them to come to our offices so we can show the game. I’m serious btw guys , but you’ll have to agree on who you send as an emissary, the emissary obviously being the person who knows a real CRPG from a a mutated adventure (evil grin ) - Swen, 4 feb 2013

http://www.lar.net/2013/02/04/larian-kickstarter/

So we are the reason why Swen wear a plate armor?

 

[Morgoth]

https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bald...eam-early-access-in-2020-according-to-hasbro/

Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to Steam Early Access in 2020 according to Hasbro
February 22, 2020 John Papadopoulos 4 Comments

During an investor event at the New York Toy Fair, Hasbro revealed that Baldur’s Gate 3 will release later this year on Steam Early Access. In other words, and similarly to Larian Studios’ previous titles, Baldur’s Gate 3 will have an Early Access phase.

Hasbro has also stated that it has seven D&D games under development. In 2020, Hasbro aims to release Baldur’s Gate 3 and Dark Alliance. Then, Hasbro plans to release one D&D game each and every year until 2025.

As we’ve already reported, Larian Studios will reveal the first gameplay footage for Baldur’s Gate 3 at PAX East 2020. Or to be more precises, on February 27 at 15:30 ET.

The final version of Baldur’s Gate 3 will come out on Steam and GOG, but not on the Epic Games Store. Or at least that was Larian’s initial plan.

Stay tuned for more!

 

[d1r]

Why!?

 

[Serious_Business]

Why!?

Stay Tuned For More

 

[Lacrymas]

Why!?

It's getting money from people to alpha/beta test your game. They've done it for a while now, they even do that in-house. Swen also uses volunteers for events, rather than pay for staff.

 

[The Wall]

Realms Beyond and Black Gaysir will be true.TM Baldur's Gate 3. Swen, change my mind