There are maybe one or two quests that are actually urgently time sensitive. Don’t be afraid to rest, the game will warn you if you’re going to mess up a quest before it happens. Resting is also how you get a lot of important camp scenes with the companions.
Also, short rests will never mess up a quest. Do one after nearly every fight.
Subnautica legitimately made me stop and stare at my screen with mouth agape at the wonder and terror of a glowing undersea behemoth. I’ve never had a game provoke pure awe like it does.
“Watch the Irishman Suffer” is practically it’s own genre of Star Trek episode. Chief O’Brien needs a break, he’s just a regular dude who has witnessed his own death too many times.
The Air Quality Index in my town is currently 260 (very unhealthy) due to a surge in wildfires in western Canada and the northwest US. There are additional smaller fires not shown on this map at this zoom level....
Hello from Spokane, where we were literally off the chart yesterday! (AQI of 511 out of 500!) I went outside for five minutes to water the garden and my eyes were stinging and teary for a while afterwards.
But nobody gives a shit unless it’s the east coast, because this has happened nearly every year for the past 5 years. At least I can see the sky today.
I used to always try for the best outcome but with this have it seems like half of the time a failure also leads to an amazing consequence and story....
I’ve savescummed a couple checks… like the point where you meet Lae’zel. If you’re a Paladin, you get a special Deception check to make the tieflings leave. Except, if you fail this check, there’s no option to rescue Lae’zel without killing the tieflings, which causes you to break your oath.
Act 2 has some awesome chances to bypass boss fights entirely… if you can pass multiple conversation checks in a row. My rogue almost won the bar conversation, but when you need to succeed 6 times in a row, luck is just not on your side.
While I was playing Act 2 I kept having to take breaks every hour or so because the crippling decision paralysis was making me too stressed to continue.
Like, can I send everyone but 1 character to camp, strip naked and start the fight so it’s just 1v1 against a naked dude while I put my shit back on and kick his ass?...
The debuff for attacking other characters’ doubles also goes away once you kill your own double, leaving you free to focus fire. It’s not too difficult to do the fight straight up, especially since PC HP scales at a different rate than enemy HP.
Oh, yes, I’m not sure about the stat consequences if you attack with the status on. I just mean the notification that your stats will be lowered, which goes away if a character kills their own double.
Missing gear has never been a worry for me. The game floods you with so much loot no matter what you do.
There is serious FOMO with story decisions, though. There are certain paths that can cause companions to permanently die or leave the party, cause entire factions to aggro on you at once, or kill off important NPCs. Some of these decisions also hinge on die rolls. You have to be prepared to let it go or embrace the save scum.
Concerning Act 2 ShadowheartIf she destroys the Nightsong, she gets a full set of unique Dark Justiciar armor (boots, gloves, helm, breastplate) and a Spear of Night upgrade. I think they have a bunch of powers that activate while you’re in dim light. There’s also a cutscene where Shar gives her orders to kill Ketheric Thorm.
It’s cool but nothing game-breaking. I’m sure you get equivalent rewards for the opposite decision.
If you talk to Minthara, you can bait her into ::: spoiler assaulting the grove, at which point you can help the tieflings defend it. :::
You’re also a bit under-leveled and should have a full party by now! Do some more exploring and don’t try to rush the main quest, even if the game makes it sound super urgent.
I was just curious because I don’t usually interact with this type of system. Most of the time they just provide +2% lockpicking speed or something niche like that. You know stuff that only really matters on some builds for the highest difficulties....
Is anyone else having an issue where if you click on an image to view it and then click back there will be a black bar added above the bottom home bar? This is pushing up the + button as well.
The long rest thing is an important balance. I managed to rush my way through the Grove on two whole long rests and missed a lot of important cutscenes and companion dialog that trigger only while you’re sleeping.
On the other hand, there are a few situations where ignoring a quest will result in it resolving without you!
Baldur's Gate 3 players continue to find little surprises: Astarion has rare voice lines if you nuke him with a sun ray (www.pcgamer.com)
We're gonna be finding this stuff for years, aren't we?
RIP to the best early game tank. (ttrpg.network)
This is far too accurate
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Patch #1 Notes Reveal It’s Making Easy Mode Easier (www.forbes.com)
Here are the balance patch notes from Baldur's Gate 3 Patch #1.
What is your record for number of hours on a single game?
And what game?
Beautiful games?
Suggest some beautiful games. Genre doesn’t matter. 3d or 2d no big deal. Hyper Light Drifter, Satisfactory, Cliff Empire, etc....
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Soaking in the worst air quality in the world (sh.itjust.works)
The Air Quality Index in my town is currently 260 (very unhealthy) due to a surge in wildfires in western Canada and the northwest US. There are additional smaller fires not shown on this map at this zoom level....
Do you roll with failures or do you load and try for your "expected" outcome?
I used to always try for the best outcome but with this have it seems like half of the time a failure also leads to an amazing consequence and story....
In Baldur’s Gate 3, persuasion can be hilariously powerful (www.polygon.com)
The bard and the rogue have some fun tricks
What was the best video game music of all time?
For my money it’s a tie between Eurydice’s song from Hades, any of the tracks from VVVVVV and Still Alive. But what do you think?
My Baldur’s Gate 3 perfectionism is killing me (www.theverge.com)
A delightful but maddening tension.
Can I cheese the Trial of Self in the Gauntlet the same way you can cheese the Mimic Tear in Elden Ring?
Like, can I send everyone but 1 character to camp, strip naked and start the fight so it’s just 1v1 against a naked dude while I put my shit back on and kick his ass?...
Question about FOMO in Baldur's Gate 3
I haven’t played any Baldur’s Gate games before but I’ve heard so much about this game that I’m going to buy it....
Don't let him see you cry. (lemmy.world)
The best thing about Baldur's Gate 3's companions is that they keep getting in your way (www.pcgamer.com)
Nobody was sworn to carry your burdens.
One of my favorite conversations so far [slight spoiler for Act II]
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/46849bbd-8671-43f3-891f-aefcab33b742.png
Non Spoiler Tips for Goblins Encampment?
I am struggling. Only have Shadowheart and my PC at level 3....
Little plothole that bugs me out
So we know that the parasite leaves the host if the host dies. We see this at multiple instances....
How many of you are using alchemy?
I was just curious because I don’t usually interact with this type of system. Most of the time they just provide +2% lockpicking speed or something niche like that. You know stuff that only really matters on some builds for the highest difficulties....
Baldur's Gate 3 : Hot Fix #4 (steamcommunity.com)
Follow the link. Copy and Past had spoilers.
Black bar added after viewing image
Is anyone else having an issue where if you click on an image to view it and then click back there will be a black bar added above the bottom home bar? This is pushing up the + button as well.
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