Baldur's Gate 3 - out now for PC, PS5 9/6

[Gotmadskillzson]

People already said it is the game of the year contender and the best RPG ever made.

[KSUowls]

I hate combat in these kinds of games, but despite that I'm still loving BG3.


This genre of rpg always offers a lot of freedom, and BG3 is no different. It's shocking what you can get away with at times, and this freedom to play how you want makes up for the lack of interesting (imo) combat. The Dark Urge background in particular is quite fun.

[Armor and Sword]

Pre-ordered the Deluxe Digital Edition for PS5.

I simply can’t wait. I will drop 700-1000 hours into this over the next several years!!!


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[canes21]

Only a few hours in, but everything so far has been done so well. If the entire game carries the same quality then I can easily see it being game of the year.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by KSUowls

I hate combat in these kinds of games, but despite that I'm still loving BG3. This genre of rpg always offers a lot of freedom, and BG3 is no different. It's shocking what you can get away with at times, and this freedom to play how you want makes up for the lack of interesting (imo) combat. The Dark Urge background in particular is quite fun.

I’m in the same boat as you. Just don’t like this style of combat as well. I’m on the fence about picking this game up personally. Enjoying Remnant 2 for now and we’ll see if I end up feeling the need to pick this up later.


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[KSUowls]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yeah...THAT Guy

I’m in the same boat as you. Just don’t like this style of combat as well. I’m on the fence about picking this game up personally. Enjoying Remnant 2 for now and we’ll see if I end up feeling the need to pick this up later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, I find the style of combat to be REALLY annoying. Especially at earlier levels, but I can't help but to enjoy the game.


What is everyone playing as?

I've made a few different characters so far to try and get a feel for things.

Dark Urge origin background on all (because obviously)

Oathbreaker Paladin
Archfey Warlock

Currently considering making a sorcerer. Either Wild Magic or Storm.

[Cubfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by KSUowls

Yeah, I find the style of combat to be REALLY annoying. Especially at earlier levels, but I can't help but to enjoy the game. What is everyone playing as? I've made a few different characters so far to try and get a feel for things. Dark Urge origin background on all (because obviously) Oathbreaker Paladin Archfey Warlock Currently considering making a sorcerer. Either Wild Magic or Storm.

Dragonborn Warlock Archfey/Pact of the Blade.

[KSUowls]

I meant to give my thoughts on the early game play of what I have tried so far. I'm only a couple of hours into any of these classes, and only level 4, so things will likely change later on.

Oathbreaker Paladin - I'm not a fan of tank/melee fighting classes in any rpg. I've always preferred casters or at times rogue types. The Oathbreaker subclass really intrigued me though from a story perspective, and so I wanted to try it out.
-Having high armor class does make things a lot easier, but having to get in melee range is a chore at times (even though you do hit hard, whenever your attack rolls hit which isn't often with my luck). I'm likely being overly critical due to my general dislike of the playstyle though because it is easier to play at early levels than either the warlock or sorcerer that I have tried so far.
-I don't think that this is a spoiler regarding dialog options, but I will wrap it just in case (no specific examples just generalization)

Spoiler

I am very disappointed with how Oathbreaker does not completely change the "class" options in dialog. Whenever a "Paladin" dialog option pops up, it remains the overtly righteous type of response rather than something I would expect from someone who broke their Oath. I'm really hoping that this changes later on, but I really don't think that an Oathbreaker should ever act like a righteous knight in dialog.

Archfey Warlock - I always enjoy Warlock style classes. The kind of are certainly morally grey, which BG3 seems to follow.
-Spell options are certainly limited, but there is a very good cantrip that you have access to. This does offer fairly consistent damage (especially after you get your first powerup), but it does end up feeling kind of vanilla in playstyle. -I'm positive that they get stronger in higher levels (due to scaling of the previously mentioned cantrip), but ever early battle is intimidating due to low HP, low AC, limited ability for a short term burst in damage, and if your attack rolls don't hit then you're screwed.
-I haven't encountered too many dialog options yet where my class mattered.

Wild Sorcerer - Picked this because I think it really fits the Dark Urge background. Wild magic + wild thoughts. Plus it's a sorcerer which is cool.
-Feels very powerful early on. Still very squishy if enemies get close to you, but you several pretty good cantrips to deal with enemies and some powerful level 1 & 2 spells to burst them down to make sure that does not happen.
-Similar to Warlock, I have not encountered too many sorcerer specific dialog options yet. However, whether it's just been better luck or the result of a better distribution of attributes, I have passed many more checks in the open world which has allowed me to disarm traps or find hidden items.
-The "Wild Magic" subclass is really interesting with how it provides random bonuses or even negative effects for you.
-Sorc has offered the most enjoyable gameplay for me so far.