Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update #23: Here's To You - Steam News
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Hello, everyone! During the launch weekend, you played a combined 1225 years of Baldur’s Gate 3 – almost as long as it took to make it. And 368 of you managed to finish it within that 3-day weekend. We salute you. We’re about to enter the second weekend of launch, and thanks to you, it’s looking like it might be a big one.

We’ve cooked up some statistics highlighting data from the opening weekend following launch and prepared a handy infographic outlining player choices, actions, deaths, and the like. Some inspiration as we head into our second weekend, if you will.

  • macniel@feddit.de
    17·
    1 year ago

    Well the class selection ain’t surprising.

    The cleric is someone everyone wants in the party but nobody wants to be.

    […]

    But then again they are so versatile you can have a party entirely Made up with clerics and call them the A-Men who can bully Tiamat for her lunch money who would rather built a toilet to give herself swirlies. And now you know how to play cleric, you’re welcome! (Dainty music)

    • Kbin_space_program@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year ago

      Cleric is probably a harder start than wizard.

      Wizard at least has great damage cantrips. Cleric is mostly stuck using sacred flame against hordes of high dex goblins.

      Once you get spiritual weapon it starts ramping nicely and by level 5/6 it’s nuts.

      • TheChurn@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        A cleric can be a competent martial class for the beginning of the game. Falls behind true martials after those get extra attacks, but by then clerics have 3rd level spells.

        • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
          2·
          1 year ago

          Shadowheart felt like a huge liability right up until I unlocked spirit guardians. Then suddenly she becomes a beast. Before that I was just bringing her along to cast Aid and then healbot for the whole day.

      • kyub@discuss.tchncs.de
        3·
        1 year ago

        Though the early game is hardly important, because it’s always easy. Like a tutorial area. In pretty much all games. Mid- and end-game proficiency is much more important.

        • stopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOP
          9·
          1 year ago

          I’d argue early game is very important, because if people are having a rough time at the start, they quit and never get to mid and end game.

          • dawnerd@lemm.ee
            1·
            1 year ago

            I wish more games were smarter about difficulty. If a player keeps losing have an option to reduce it a bit. Not everyone likes to/has time to retry grind until we get a good rng.

  • whysofurious@beehaw.org
    9·
    1 year ago

    It’s nice to see a good chunk of people going down the evil road. The game does an excellent job in providing gameplay and roleplay rewards for these choices. I’m loving my playthrough so far and I’m always surprised by how many small interactions are there for any possible dialogue or action.

    As for the class, me and a couple of friends also chose a paladin for the first character, but switched after act 1. Now I’m playing an evil warlock and holy moly I’m having so much fun.

    • PenguinTD@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      well, if any previous BG experience tell me, sometimes people just roll with situation instead of reload when they try to steal stuff and get busted then forced into fight or die situation, which leads to big fight in town and stick through their decisions. Unless the graph means the actual conversation choices not the end result.

  • aurora@beehaw.org
    9·
    1 year ago

    I like that they released this. I am the most basic having first picked a Half-Elf (sorcerer, no less). My SO picked Githyanki (bard) so he gets more unique points. The Astarion rejection section is hysterical to me!! Also, I cannot believe hundreds of people beat the game in a weekend? Mindblown.

    • whysofurious@beehaw.org
      2·
      1 year ago

      For real, I have the week off, my gf is out for work, and I played all days since release, and I’m still way way behind 😂 granted I restarted after act 1, but still 😂

  • Seeker of Carcosa@feddit.ukEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Turns put I’m a bit basic with my choice of Dragonborn Paladin (Oathbreaker Dark Urge). I’m a sucker for charisma classes that can hit like a truck.

    I’m hoping for some unique interactions as a tiefling next time around.