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

[Saravan]

Am I the only one who's perfectly fine with both Rtwp and Tb? i like them in a different way.

This is a stupid argument because we knew Larian was going to go for TB, and nobody was bitching about that. Hating RTwP is a given in the Codex, nobody cares if they were going to change this, and in fact it's the one thing we expected to incline.

It's EVERYTHING ELSE that's the issue. Writing, story, characters, tone, atmosphere, visuals, music, continuity with the previous games etc etc.

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[fantadomat]

larp as a german

Btw i still have no idea why you think so...

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[Alpan]

3 hours and about 5 minutes left as of this post.

 

[Strange Fellow]

There's no mention of "TURN-BASED", it only says "IN COMBAT". Also there is clearly a lack of a turn order unless I'm missing something. We can see the enemies on the top left but that's it. The button with the hourglass would obviously indicate an "end turn" but I'm curious if they actually have some hybrid system and therefore no turn orders? But rounds? And you can toggle turn-based mode somehow?

It's probably a player turn-enemy turn system like Fallen Heroes was going to have. Suits me just fine, honestly.

 

[Lyric Suite]

It's EVERYTHING ELSE that's the issue. Writing, story, characters, tone, atmosphere, visuals, music, continuity with the previous games etc etc.

For almost all of these you have barely any indication of how they will be though, let's be honest here.

We can guess plenty already. Ho sure we don't know for sure yet, but you know, decline always wins so.

 

[Jimmious]

There's no mention of "TURN-BASED", it only says "IN COMBAT". Also there is clearly a lack of a turn order unless I'm missing something. We can see the enemies on the top left but that's it. The button with the hourglass would obviously indicate an "end turn" but I'm curious if they actually have some hybrid system and therefore no turn orders? But rounds? And you can toggle turn-based mode somehow?

It's probably a player turn-enemy turn system like Fallen Heroes was going to have. Suits me just fine, honestly.

I won't like that tbh but yeah it's a possibility. Maybe better than the forced round-robin of D:OS2?

 

[Goromorg]

*The time of the reveal was near. I knew that the disappointment was to be egregious. The fecal storm was to be overwhelming. I prepared my popcorn, my sword and my gas mask and uttered a quick prayer to Chris Avellone. I was ready to take this cruel blow.*

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

There's no mention of "TURN-BASED", it only says "IN COMBAT". Also there is clearly a lack of a turn order unless I'm missing something. We can see the enemies on the top left but that's it. The button with the hourglass would obviously indicate an "end turn" but I'm curious if they actually have some hybrid system and therefore no turn orders? But rounds? And you can toggle turn-based mode somehow?

It's probably a player turn-enemy turn system like Fallen Heroes was going to have. Suits me just fine, honestly.

Could that mean that Fallen Heroes was cancelled because it was going to be mechanically too similar to BG3?

 

[Strange Fellow]

There's no mention of "TURN-BASED", it only says "IN COMBAT". Also there is clearly a lack of a turn order unless I'm missing something. We can see the enemies on the top left but that's it. The button with the hourglass would obviously indicate an "end turn" but I'm curious if they actually have some hybrid system and therefore no turn orders? But rounds? And you can toggle turn-based mode somehow?

It's probably a player turn-enemy turn system like Fallen Heroes was going to have. Suits me just fine, honestly.

I won't like that tbh but yeah it's a possibility. Maybe better than the forced round-robin of D:OS2?

Why, what don't you like about it? Some of the very best TB RPGs use it.

Citation: Jagged Alliance 2 for one.

 

[FranticDistortion]

RTwP is utter trash when used to adopt a system that was originally TB. Larian are fixing the mistakes of your parents the past.

It's a really bizarre thing to cling to, but nostalgia is a poison that has hijacked all forms of media for the past decade. Everyone wants to be a teenager again and not face the hellish world outside.

Glad devs don't listen to CodexTards, who want them to keep remaking the same RTwP D&D shit again and again, or RPGs would end up in the same shit pit where fighting games sit currently.

 

[Suicidal]

This looks like Divinity OS but with Baldur's Gate's name slapped on top of it. Why not just make Divinity 3? I don't think many people still care about the Baldur's Gate franchise so I doubt this move would bring them many more sales, while the people who do still care about BG will probably want to set Larian's office on fire for changing stuff (even if the changes are positive).

 

[FranticDistortion]

How much time left?

3 hours

 

[Crispy]

Codex will be shut down permanently 30 seconds before the reveal.

Sorry about that.

 

[Decado]

There's no mention of "TURN-BASED", it only says "IN COMBAT". Also there is clearly a lack of a turn order unless I'm missing something. We can see the enemies on the top left but that's it. The button with the hourglass would obviously indicate an "end turn" but I'm curious if they actually have some hybrid system and therefore no turn orders? But rounds? And you can toggle turn-based mode somehow?

It's probably a player turn-enemy turn system like Fallen Heroes was going to have. Suits me just fine, honestly.

I won't like that tbh but yeah it's a possibility. Maybe better than the forced round-robin of D:OS2?

This shit was the absolute worst.

 

[User0001]

Stream links:

https://www.twitch.tv/pax2
(Twitch has two streams. "pax2" is for the right stage)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwYrmp3_6Nc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhawYZwvPI

 

[Abu Antar]

A plus is that the armour system is gone. I'm curious to learn more about party size, classes and skills/attributes.

I also hope the power curve is more sensible than DOS2 and that unique items are worthwhile.

 

[Theodora]

This looks like Divinity OS but with Baldur's Gate's name slapped on top of it. Why not just make Divinity 3? I don't think many people still care about the Baldur's Gate franchise so I doubt this move would bring them many more sales, while the people who do still care about BG will probably want to set Larian's office on fire for changing stuff (even if the changes are positive).

You're vastly underestimating the number of D&D fans out there. Not everyone feels the need to join in inane debates like happens here.

 

[Lyric Suite]

RTwP is utter trash when used to adopt a system that was originally TB. Larian are fixing the mistakes of your parents the past.

It's a really bizarre thing to cling to, but nostalgia is a poison that has hijacked all forms of media for the past decade. Everyone wants to be a teenager again and not face the hellish world outside.

Glad devs don't listen to CodexTards, who want them to keep remaking the same RTwP D&D shit again and again, or RPGs would end up in the same shit pit where fighting games sit currently.

Fighting games wouldn't sit on any pit if they weren't hell bent in dumping them down. See Street Fighter V.

 

[Volrath]

RTwP fans are utter fucking cancer.

 

[FranticDistortion]

RTwP is utter trash when used to adopt a system that was originally TB. Larian are fixing the mistakes of your parents the past.

It's a really bizarre thing to cling to, but nostalgia is a poison that has hijacked all forms of media for the past decade. Everyone wants to be a teenager again and not face the hellish world outside.

Glad devs don't listen to CodexTards, who want them to keep remaking the same RTwP D&D shit again and again, or RPGs would end up in the same shit pit where fighting games sit currently.

Fighting games wouldn't sit on any pit if they weren't hell bent in dumping them down. See Street Fighter V.

They would not sit in a pit, if there was a non-indie fighting game that tried to do something differently. Genre didn't evolve at all since street fighter 2.

 

[Infinitron]

Stream links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwYrmp3_6Nc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhawYZwvPI

The official stream is being hosted by Google Stadia:



(inb4 on-stage Stadia gameplay with lag)

 

[Alpan]

(inb4 on-stage Stadia gameplay with lag)

That's a horrifying thought that had not occurred to me.

 

[Xamenos]

I got curious enough to go digging through my books looking to see if I misremembered.

2nd Ed. DMG p. 166, effects range from gain 1d4 wishes, random magic items or XP, lose XP, become imprisoned or be destroyed.
3rd Ed. item doesn't exist.* Magic items in the DMG go from Deck of Illusions straight to Dimensional Shackles. DMG p. 215.
4th Ed. item doesn't exist.* As above, different page numbers. (Didn't bring the book upstairs.)
5th Ed. PHB p. 162-164. Actually you're right, this edition brings it back to pretty close to the 2nd Ed. version.

* If it was brought back in splatbooks, I may or may not have them. I don't have a photographic memory, but I distinctly recall being bummed out in those editions when it wasn't there.

It's right there in the 3.5 DMG. Artifacts sections, page 278.

 

[Decado]

Lmao.

I'm calling it now -- this game will be a Stadia exclusive for a set period of time. Just watch. Just fucking watch.

 

[NJClaw]

A plus is that the armour system is gone. I'm curious to learn more about party size, classes and skills/attributes.

I also hope the power curve is more sensible than DOS2 and that unique items are worthwhile.

Why would there be D:OS 2 armor system in a D&D game?