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https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1674433274012393480 Official Site Steam Store Baldur's Gate 3 Community Wiki When does the game release? PC: August 3rd. Note that early access save games will not be compatible with the release version. PS5: Sept. 6th XBox: TBD. Larian is having trouble with the split-screen co-op on that platform. Source What system is Baldur’s Gate III using? Dungeons & Dragons 5e with some tweaks for playability/fun made by Larian. What classes will be available at launch?  What races will be available at launch?  Will you be able to multi-class? Yes. Source What is the level cap? The game will allow level 1 to 12 Source What method is used to generate stats? Point buy is the default. With hints that rolling for stats will be added. Source Can I make a custom character Yes. You can make a custom PC or play as one of the 7 origin characters, similar to Larian’s Divinity: Original Sin 2 What are the Origin characters? Karlach. Tiefling Barbarian Gale. Human Wizard Wyll. Human Warlock Shadowheart. Elf Cleric Lae’zel. Gityanki Fighter Astarion. Elf Rogue The Dark Urge. Dragonborn Sorcerer by default but you can customize the race and class of this origin however you like Will I be able to customize the Origin characters? Yes. Source Are there romances in the game? Yes. Source Will there be mods for BG3? Yes, many. There are already a bunch. How long will the game be? Depends on if you mainline the story but Larian stated the game should take between 75 and 100 hours. 200 for completionists. Also, the game 174 hours of cinematics. Source Source Will there be different difficulty levels? Yes. Source Story: Easier combat and proficiency bonuses for PCs Normal: Core D&D rules Hardcore: More enemies, AI prioritizing squishies, etc. Is this game single player or multiplayer? Both. You can play solo or with others remotely or split-screen co-op. What are the system requirements?  Is this going to work on the Steam Deck? That's the plan Source Is there anything I should know about the combat before I play? Check out these spoiler free videos that show off the strengths and versatility of the game's systems: General Tips and Tricks How to Use the Basic Skills Special thanks to Hulk Smash! for most of the op deep dish peat moss posted:Here are 6 things in general that I wish I learned earlier than I did, I've seen a lot of posts ITT from people running into the same problems I did so:
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Not looking promising, OP
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Jun 6, 2019 19:49
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Hell yeah lets get these flame wars started
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Jun 6, 2019 19:51
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"RPS interview posted:That shift to modern D&D rules is the biggest clue we get as to how the game will play. It means saying goodbye to the Infinity Engine, for starters. “Those were great games for their time, but next year is 2020 and you can’t do the same things you did back then. No one would want to play it. Well, people would want to play it, but it wouldn’t meet the expectations of a modern video game” says Vincke. RIP Infinity Engine, you sucked too bad apparently.
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Jun 6, 2019 19:51
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According to this we at least see Baldur's Gate the city in the trailer. But yeah, I'm kind of hoping the Bhaalspawn returns, even if you have to kill them to have them be reborn again.
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Jun 6, 2019 19:54
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Basic Chunnel posted:Not looking promising, OP Going by the quality of the cimantic, I heavily disagree.
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Jun 6, 2019 19:54
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Apparently this takes place in the first layer of the Nine Hells. So that should be fun!
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Jun 6, 2019 19:55
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MMF Freeway posted:- It directly follows the Descent Into Avernus module, whatever that is It's an upcoming D&D module that takes place in Baldur's Gate.  Hamelekim posted:Apparently this takes place in the first layer of the Nine Hells. So that should be fun! That's Descent. We don't know what III is going to be doing other than Mind Flayers being part of it.
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Jun 6, 2019 19:56
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Seriously though, this game is probably going to be pretty good but will manage to piss off as many people as possible in the process. There's no way everyone will be satisfied with a sequel to The Greatest Trilogy Ever Made, especially not nearly twenty years after the fact.
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Jun 6, 2019 19:56
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quote:BG3 has drop-in/drop out multiplayer So it's gonna be what, some action game?
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En Garde Motherfuckers posted:RIP Infinity Engine, you sucked too bad apparently. Yea this is a savage comment from Swen there. Especially as several of his contemporaries have either made a living either remastering the Infinity Engine (Beamdog) or aping it (Obsidian and Inexile).
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Avalerion posted:So it's gonna be what, some action game? Probably something very similar to original sin 2's multiplayer (which was good!)
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Jun 6, 2019 19:57
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I don't see why this is BG3, but I hope it's good on its own merits. That's my tepid take. Also, if this is a backdoor Spelljammer game, I am 100% in. MMF Freeway posted:Probably something very similar to original sin 2's multiplayer (which was good!) Yeah, I didn't like OS, but the multiplayer was by far the best thing about it.
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Avalerion posted:So it's gonna be what, some action game? Dark Alliance 3, baby
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Jun 6, 2019 19:58
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mitochondritom posted:Yea this is a savage comment from Swen there. Especially as several of his contemporaries have either made a living either remastering the Infinity Engine (Beamdog) or aping it (Obsidian and Inexile).
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Jun 6, 2019 19:59
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Avalerion posted:So it's gonna be what, some action game? I think it's going to have a DM mode like Divinity 2.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:00
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CottonWolf posted:I don't see why this is BG3, but I hope it's good on its own merits. That's my tepid take. Well it's taking place in Baldur's Gate, though things will have changed from how they were in one. We know that Mind Flayer Spaceships are in so their will be a bit of spelljammer at least.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:02
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NWN3 with NWN1's toolset please thank
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AAAAA! Real Muenster posted:By savage do you mean stupid and ignorant? I would pay good money for new games in the Infinity Engine right now and most likely would still be willing 5-10 years from now. Younger people may not, but they have to understand that a game on the infinity engine could have decent graphics and still be light weight enough to shove on consoles and Xbox/PSx easier than something like Witcher III. Yes, I agree with you. I think it was a very unfair comment to make, almost rubbing it into Beamdog and Obsidian, who I am sure would have both loved to make Baldurs Gate III. Personally, I really enjoyed Siege of Dragonspear and would be much more interested in a new Forgotten Realms game made by Beamdog than Larian. It is very clear that this game will have absolutely nothing to do with Baldurs Gate 1 or 2 in a mechanical and narrative sence. If Larian are so confident it will reinvent the crpg space, they should have called it something different and let it stand on its own merits.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:03
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Well the Divinity games had some neat moments of intelligently using spells and abilities to interact with the world, hopefully with a larger budget they can kick that up a notch.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:03
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mitochondritom posted:
Yeah but I want a game that has to do with D&D and the Forgotten Realms. So I am cool with it being called this, it will no doubt still have throwbacks to the older games. Anyway apparently we will be getting more news tomorrow. MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Jun 6, 2019 |
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Jun 6, 2019 20:07
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Can I still min-max a fighter/mage/cleric and play 8 hours of no-inventory-space micromanagement hell and quit playing before getting to the 10% of the game where I'm overpowered
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Jun 6, 2019 20:11
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How would "drop in drop out MP" be functionally different than BG2's MP where you can in fact stop to rearrange the party, and add/remove players at any time? I guess they are just gonna make it easier to do so you don't have to jump through the few hoops of making a MP session, naming, passwords, ect? Seems like the final result will be the same gameplay wise, i dont see how this is some bad news that means it's gonna be a different type of game.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:14
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Mzbundifund posted:Can I still min-max a fighter/mage/cleric and play 8 hours of no-inventory-space micromanagement hell and quit playing before getting to the 10% of the game where I'm overpowered The Lone Wolf talent/trait/whatever was in both Original Sins so chances are good that Larian will help us torture ourselves in similar fashion. I have no idea how 5e D&D works- is multiclassing even a thing anymore?
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Jun 6, 2019 20:16
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MonsterEnvy posted:Yeah but I want a game that has to do with D&D and the Forgotten Realms. So I am cool with it being called this, it will no doubt still have throwbacks to the older games. Me too friend, hopefully they will really try to capture a lot of cool things about the realms and not just rehash stuff from the original games. I do like Larian and their Divinity games, but I felt like the RPS interview was a little bit off. I thought they would do more to try to join up the Infinity Engine games with their stuff and metaphorically take a dump on it and announce this will be Divinity: Baldurs Gate. Though it seems obvious now that they would do that. Still curious to see more.
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AAAAA! Real Muenster posted:By savage do you mean stupid and ignorant? I would pay good money for new games in the Infinity Engine right now and most likely would still be willing 5-10 years from now. Younger people may not, but they have to understand that a game on the infinity engine could have decent graphics and still be light weight enough to shove on consoles and Xbox/PSx easier than something like Witcher III. Most people play games like the BG series for the story, I would imagine, so what the gently caress does it matter if you have a top-of-the-line engine and graphics? The Infinity Engine didn't even look that great at the time, lol.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:17
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Is this coming to consoles Divinity games are usually pretty good, so I'm optimistic
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Jun 6, 2019 20:19
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Not trying to mimic the Infinity Engine is the main reason I'm hopeful about the game. I liked the BG trilogy 20 years ago, but like Swen said, I want to see the work Larian's done in the genre applied to the setting instead of mindlessly emulating the best of the 90's. There are already companies doing that, and while they might have been a better fit for this license than Larian, I still want Larian to have freedom to do their own thing regardless.
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mitochondritom posted:Yes, I agree with you. I think it was a very unfair comment to make, almost rubbing it into Beamdog and Obsidian, who I am sure would have both loved to make Baldurs Gate III. Personally, I really enjoyed Siege of Dragonspear and would be much more interested in a new Forgotten Realms game made by Beamdog than Larian. Judging from some of the original additions beamdog made and how they had to cancel their original projects, I doubt we would have gotten a good BG3 from them, if at all. And Wizards of the coast is quite picky with who they let even utilize the setting. They did not let Owlcat use DnD setting and have been producing some straight up shovelware this last decade. Getting a proven developer to work on this, even if it's distanced from previous entries, is better than many scenarios.
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porfiria posted:The Infinity Engine didn't even look that great at the time, lol. infinity engine games are beautiful and perfect. you take that back
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Jun 6, 2019 20:21
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En Garde Motherfuckers posted:The Lone Wolf talent/trait/whatever was in both Original Sins so chances are good that Larian will help us torture ourselves in similar fashion. Multiclassing is a thing, but it's a bit more limited. And is only really useful for certain builds.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:24
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I never played Balldurs gate What's so good about it?
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Jun 6, 2019 20:25
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Its got uhh wizards and poo poo
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Jun 6, 2019 20:25
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Is this coming to consoles They said it was multiplatform so probably.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:26
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MonsterEnvy posted:Going by the quality of the cimantic, I heavily disagree.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:28
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So one of my Top 5 games of all time is getting a sequel made by the developers of one of my other Top 5 games of all-time. HYPE ESCALATING!
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Jun 6, 2019 20:30
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En Garde Motherfuckers posted:RIP Infinity Engine, you sucked too bad apparently. That RPS interview is completely silly because I just played Baldur's Gate 1 literally two weeks ago, I finished the game, and felt like it has aged extremely well.
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Jun 6, 2019 20:30
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MMF Freeway posted:Its got uhh wizards and poo poo ZAP MOTHAFUCKA
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Basic Chunnel posted:trusting cinematic teasers is a fool’s errand, post-Dead Island Leiran has pretty good quality on their stuff. And apparently they have an even bigger budget this time. So yeah going to trust my gut here.
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Zzulu posted:I never played Balldurs gate it was a game boomers cared about years ago about the most generic fantasy rpg ever, now a different dev is making a game about it and people are gonna be mad
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