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[Zug]

Oh, I just saw this afer I finished changing her to Life. Never mind, I'll see how I get on with this version and maybe change again if she's not badass enough. It's good to finally have a proper healer, I really didn't know what I was missing.

Depending on your choices, it might feel adequate to respec her into light. Very strong defensive (warding flare) and offensive (fireball!fireball!fireball!) spec, even though life is very consistent as well with the better heals, AE heal and plate armor. Trickery is good as well for CC but can feel redondant with a bard or wizard who has access to the illusion/ench spells.

 

[AV]

Oh, I just saw this afer I finished changing her to Life. Never mind, I'll see how I get on with this version and maybe change again if she's not badass enough. It's good to finally have a proper healer, I really didn't know what I was missing.

As someone else said, light is decent too. War and tempest are probably the best two overall although it's close between everything. Going life for a pure healer is great since every healing spell you cast has extra healing added and also heals you at the same time I believe.

 

[Nankatsu]

I have been targeting to get the game on PS5 just to find out it wont have any physical edition.

Guess I'll have to wait on a sale, because I haven't bought a 70€ game at launch in a very long time and it's not about to change.

 

[Solidus_T]

I have been targeting to get the game on PS5 just to find out it wont have any physical edition.

Guess I'll have to wait on a sale, because I haven't bought a 70€ game at launch in a very long time and it's not about to change.

Without trying to be pushy, I would just like to say that this game is totally worth it.

 

[DosGamer]

Yeah a bit shocked to hear that the game will not get a physical release on PS5. I miss my physical copies that come with the fold out maps. The good old days!

 

[calistan]

As someone else said, light is decent too. War and tempest are probably the best two overall although it's close between everything. Going life for a pure healer is great since every healing spell you cast has extra healing added and also heals you at the same time I believe.

One thing I noticed while doing the respec is that I never actually used the trickery abilities at all. Something that just passed me by, I think, it wasn't required for the way I was playing. I ought to look at all the characters and see if there's a more effective way to build them.

I've never played anything that's got so much stuff going on. More importantly, I actually care about it - usually I'm just picking something obvious from a skill tree, knowing I'll probably fill in all the most important parts eventually, but here I'm thinking about how each new ability is going to mesh with the rest of the party, even though I'm only ever scratching the surface. So, so good.

 

[Tomeru]

So I finished the game, and I am quite bummed because:

Spoiler: Spoiler

I went full gaick (only myself) and I decided to end my life. (My love) shadowheart didn't say anything at all at no point. Astarion didn't say shit. Gale was nowhere to be found, and wyll was silent as well. The only one that spoke was jahira - and I only took her with me twice during act 3! Karlah went boom all alone. Wtf is up with this ending? Was my game bugged? I had no romance scenes with shadowheart either, besides drinking wine a couple of time in act 1. Did almost all available quests too. Only had a couple on side ones in acts, and obviously gale's one to do. But gale went mia... I want to cry now.

I want to do another run anyway so whatever, but if this is how it'll be again - I'll riot.

 

[Markio128]

Go to the Underdark he said. Should be easier he said.

Yeah, lasted 2 minutes before being utterly destroyed by a one-eyed tentacled bastard,

 

[AV]

I want to do another run anyway so whatever, but if this is how it'll be again - I'll riot.

It's a thing. They've already patched it one character's slightly extended ending and will be adding more back in. For whatever crazy reason they thought they'd reduce the amount of epilogue down to... very very little. The game's already an all-timer but it'll be better in the definitive edition in 1-2 years.

There's definitely a romance scene with your chosen beloved you missed along the way though.

 

[Fools idol]

Go to the Underdark he said. Should be easier he said.

Yeah, lasted 2 minutes before being utterly destroyed by a one-eyed tentacled bastard,

that's the friendliest enemy you'll meet down there too xD

 

[Solidus_T]

Go to the Underdark he said. Should be easier he said.

Yeah, lasted 2 minutes before being utterly destroyed by a one-eyed tentacled bastard,

There's another big one right after it. Heads up!

 

[Mister Wolf]

Go to the Underdark he said. Should be easier he said.

Yeah, lasted 2 minutes before being utterly destroyed by a one-eyed tentacled bastard,

Beholder

A beholder, sometimes called a sphere of many eyes or an eye tyrant, was a large aberration normally found in the Underdark. These large, orb-shaped beings had ten eyestalks and one central eye, each containing powerful magic. Powerful and intelligent, beholders were among the greatest threats...

forgottenrealms.fandom.com

 

[ClanOfNone]

Beholder

A beholder, sometimes called a sphere of many eyes or an eye tyrant, was a large aberration normally found in the Underdark. These large, orb-shaped beings had ten eyestalks and one central eye, each containing powerful magic. Powerful and intelligent, beholders were among the greatest threats...

forgottenrealms.fandom.com

*pushes up nerd glasses*

ACTUALLY, that encounter is a Spectator, not a beholder. They only have 4 eyestalks and are usually set to guard specific areas/treasure.

 

[darth.shrimp]

[...] are usually set to guard specific areas/treasure.

And not even that well, from what we see in BG2. Well to be honest that one was tasked to guard the chest, not its contents...

 

[Markio128]

It certainly spectated alright.

 

[Markio128]

that's the friendliest enemy you'll meet down there too xD

I’m guessing level 4 isn’t going to cut it in this area?

 

[Solidus_T]

I’m guessing level 4 isn’t going to cut it in this area?

You can rock with the enemies there at level 4. The spectator and what comes after it are just going to be a little tough. You will probably gain a level as well.

 

[skit_data]

Having a lot of issues with "examine" not working at all on PS5 despite several restarts and I guess I'm not the only one? It eventually works but having to restart the game several times is a real mood killer. I really hope Larian brings some kind of fix asap.

 

[Markio128]

Having a lot of issues with "examine" not working at all on PS5 despite several restarts and I guess I'm not the only one? It eventually works but having to restart the game several times is a real mood killer. I really hope Larian brings some kind of fix asap.

I could be barking up the wrong tree here, but if you’re talking about not being able to access a chest for example, you can just keep your finger held on ‘x’ and it’ll let you access anything within a radius.

 

[Fools idol]

I’m guessing level 4 isn’t going to cut it in this area?

what difficulty? I made it through at level 4 on tactician, its doable. Just a bit rough.

 

[skit_data]

I could be barking up the wrong tree here, but if you’re talking about not being able to access a chest for example, you can just keep your finger held on ‘x’ and it’ll let you access anything within a radius.

Nah, that one I've figured out already Its when examining objects in the inventory, enemies etc. The command just stops responding from time to time, I'm pretty sure it's a bug because after one or two reloads or quickloads it works again. It seem to happen more often when playing split screen but it happened when I was playing solo as well.
Saw a couple of threads on reddit saying the issue seems to have been caused by the latest patch which aligns with my own experience, hopefully they'll fix it soon.

 

[lmimmfn]

Go to the Underdark he said. Should be easier he said.

Yeah, lasted 2 minutes before being utterly destroyed by a one-eyed tentacled bastard,

And here's me just starting the underdark, that sounds like fun lol

On PC I'm finding that every few hours the camera control for middle mouse button stops working, remapping fixes it but it's very annoying.

 

[Tahj]

Spent a couple of hours in BG3 today...it was a

Spoiler: Early-ish Act II location spoilers

house of horrors. Necromancer Balthazaar's chambers made me question yrs of playing a Necro in EverQuest, then on to the House of Healing & it's pure nastiness.

-- Love this game, & how it can be a rather chill experience & holy hell the next

 

[Mister Wolf]

Spent a couple of hours in BG3 today...it was a

Spoiler: Early-ish Act II location spoilers

house of horrors. Necromancer Balthazaar's chambers made me question yrs of playing a Necro in EverQuest, then on to the House of Healing & it's pure nastiness.

-- Love this game, & how it can be a rather chill experience & holy hell the next

I like that they don't shy away from horror. I almost want to say I consider Dungeons & Dragons to be Dark Fantasy. Not to the degree of Warhammer Fantasy or Berserk but still in the genre.

 

[Doom85]

Damn, glad I stocked up on potions galore.

A bit into Act 2 spoilers:

Spoiler

Went through the Githyanki quest today. After having to fight the Inquisitor, I was told by the Githyanki goddess to go kill the mysterious person in Shadowheart’s artifact.

Only I had used both of my short rests prior, and the Inquisitor area didn’t allow you to camp. I try to leave the area so I can long rest, but I see in the distance the Githyanki commander and two dogs and two soldiers waiting for me before I can reach the point where I can head for camp.

Like I said, thankfully I had a bunch of potions, so I went ahead and entered the artifact, did the dialogue, and went out and killed the commander and her team, with some difficulty.

Was able to long rest, and then clear out the rest of the base.

Then, upon heading back to the Druid grove to sell some items, I’m met by two Githyanki who want to take down their corrupt goddess, and with some convincing, Lae’zel agrees.

Finally, my casual friend with benefits/potential girlfriend is truly part of the team.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Played an hour on PS5. It’s fun. It just takes getting use to the wheels and tabbing in/out of menus. I’m doing split screen, so it’s like it’s own half a world of chaos. The more I play, the better it is. I’m use to the classic keyboard and mouse. Definitely takes some getting use to.

Longest load times I’ve had on a PS5 game to date. You almost need a 70” TV to do this co-op thing.

This port isn’t my first choice, but my spouse is playing it. More game time. Thank God you can zoom the camera to a closer perspective and view things that way. I don’t know why they have to show the gamer tag icons on screen. It screws up the turn overlay. I hope I can turn that off.

 

[Sentenza]

I first changed her domain to Life, but soon after respecced to Light domain which I highly recommend. Light both gives good healing but also makes her able to dish out some good damage.

There's no subclass of cleric which isn't able to "dish out good damage". The cleric is in general one of the strongest classes in D&D 5th edition (and it used to be even better in some of the past ones).
That said, among the available ones my favorite subclass flavor-wise is the Tempest Cleric.

 

[Vaelka]

I’m still only on act 1 but this is easily my GOTY. I’m so glad that I have a long weekend coming up because it’s a nightmare trying to squeeze in an hour here and there.

I think this about summarizes at least 95% of the hype surrounding the game lol.
I really wish people would finish games before hyping them or saying they should win this and that.

Same with the PS release it just shoots up in the ratings even tho people couldn't possibly have beaten or barely even started it yet.
It feels like people are just using Larian to '' send a message '' more than the actual quality of the game itself.

 

[darth.shrimp]

Damn, glad I stocked up on potions galore.

A bit into Act 2 spoilers:

That's still technically Act 1
(also while you were there, there's a very good weapon to get in the monastery)

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Mac version is for "later this month". People are speculating it is held back on purpose to time with the Apple event next week, sad if true.

 

[TheRealElvis]

Mac version is for "later this month". People are speculating it is held back on purpose to time with the Apple event next week, sad if true.

Should I wait and play BG on my MacBook or should I buy it for the PS5. Is the experience superior with a keyboard/mouse? Other advantages?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Should I wait and play BG on my MacBook or should I buy it for the PS5. Is the experience superior with a keyboard/mouse? Other advantages?

If you have a Mac with M1 or M2 chip I would wait, the version is going to be native. I think we should get very, very good performance. Yes, keyboard and mouse is superior, loading time should also be much faster.

 

[Braag]

*pushes up nerd glasses*

ACTUALLY, that encounter is a Spectator, not a beholder. They only have 4 eyestalks and are usually set to guard specific areas/treasure.

Lol was about to say the same. From what I've understood, Beholder is way more dangerous than a Spectator.

 

[Doom85]

That's still technically Act 1

 

[Doom85]

That's still technically Act 1
(also while you were there, there's a very good weapon to get in the monastery)

Hey, can you tell me this then?

Spoiler

I did all of the Underdark up to the elevator that gave me the same message as when I was at the mountain pass entrance.

Will at some point heading back down to the Underdark and using that elevator mess anything up, or am I free to explore both routes?

I wanted at least to get to the crèche because early on in the mountain pass area, Lae’zel implied she might go directly there by herself if we dick around too much, so I didn’t want to risk that if that was a possibility. But now I’ve sorted all that out, I’m curious about the other route as well.

 

[Isendurl]

I think this about summarizes at least 95% of the hype surrounding the game lol.
I really wish people would finish games before hyping them or saying they should win this and that.

Same with the PS release it just shoots up in the ratings even tho people couldn't possibly have beaten or barely even started it yet.
It feels like people are just using Larian to '' send a message '' more than the actual quality of the game itself.

That guy is not even saying it should win anything, he just said it's his GOTY so far.

I finished the game and I think it should win GOTY, AMA.

 

[darth.shrimp]

Hey, can you tell me this then?

Spoiler

I did all of the Underdark up to the elevator that gave me the same message as when I was at the mountain pass entrance.

Will at some point heading back down to the Underdark and using that elevator mess anything up, or am I free to explore both routes?

I wanted at least to get to the crèche because early on in the mountain pass area, Lae’zel implied she might go directly there by herself if we dick around too much, so I didn’t want to risk that if that was a possibility. But now I’ve sorted all that out, I’m curious about the other route as well.

Spoiler

Act 2 starts when you enter the Shadowlands, which you can access from either the elevator you mentioned in Grymforge, or by going through the mountain pass. It's perfectly possible to do both the Underdark and the crèche - actually you might be able to go back to Act 1 areas even after entering Act 2, until you reach a point of no return later on, although I didn't need to so I didn't try.

 

[Doom85]

Spoiler

Act 2 starts when you enter the Shadowlands, which you can access from either the elevator you mentioned in Grymforge, or by going through the mountain pass. It's perfectly possible to do both the Underdark and the crèche - actually you might be able to go back to Act 1 areas even after entering Act 2, until you reach a point of no return later on, although I didn't need to so I didn't try.

 

[calistan]

Spoiler

Act 2 starts when you enter the Shadowlands, which you can access from either the elevator you mentioned in Grymforge, or by going through the mountain pass. It's perfectly possible to do both the Underdark and the crèche - actually you might be able to go back to Act 1 areas even after entering Act 2, until you reach a point of no return later on, although I didn't need to so I didn't try.

You can always travel back to the act 1 areas, right up until you commit to the ending of act 2. I went back a few times to massacre goblins and githyanki for the XP.

It was quite gratifying to go back to places that were once daunting battles and just annihilate everything. Lae'zel didn't have a problem with slaughtering the younglings, and she got inspiration from the sheer amount of goblin death we inflicted. Tsk.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Guys is it normal to almost hit level 7 still in act 1? I have done the Githyanki stuff and underdark and still not reached the moonrise towers.

 

[darth.shrimp]

Guys is it normal to almost hit level 7 still in act 1? I have done the Githyanki stuff and underdark and still not reached the moonrise towers.

I was level 7, halfway to 8, when I finished the first act. You're fine.

 

[AV]

Guys is it normal to almost hit level 7 still in act 1? I have done the Githyanki stuff and underdark and still not reached the moonrise towers.

There's no "normal", play how you like. In a completionist run you'll hit max level very quickly but you can still get stronger via gear.

 

[Auto_aim1]

I was level 7, halfway to 8, when I finished the first act. You're fine.

Ah thank you.

 

[G-Bus]

Played for two hours last night. An hour of that was spent making my character. Went with a human warlock. Have a feeling this won't be my only character.

Sure is a lot to take in.

 

[Doom85]

Played for two hours last night. An hour of that was spent making my character.

No worries, I too spent a long time making my first character (Dwarf Rogue), and my future playthroughs I doubt I’ll be much faster.

Went with a human warlock. Have a feeling this won't be my only character.

Sure is a lot to take in.

It can be overwhelming for those not familiar with D&D, but just go at your own pace. If you’re worried about missing out on anything in particular, like maybe recruiting most party members or such, I’m sure there are a ton of relatively spoiler-free guides you can check, as well as just general advice guides.

 

[Melon Husk]

The behind the scenes stuff reminds me of The Lord of the Rings DVD appendices. So good.

 

[AV]

Played for two hours last night. An hour of that was spent making my character. Went with a human warlock. Have a feeling this won't be my only character.

Sure is a lot to take in.

Just so you know, you can respec (after not long in the game) any companions to anything you want. So if/when you run into the warlock companion, if you like them, you can keep them around without doubling up.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Just so you know, you can respec (after not long in the game) any companions to anything you want. So if/when you run into the warlock companion, if you like them, you can keep them around without doubling up.

Doubling up on warlocks has been great. Especially when you get the second eldritch blast per round, I fuck shit up with my ranged game.

 

[calistan]

My party is a bit stuck, unable to do a long rest, because the main character has a 'you cannot fast travel in your current condition' error.

Seems to be a bug, she has no status ailments. I can trace it back to a save where she disarmed a trap but nothing happened, and the trap remained set. According to the internets, it can sometimes be fixed by killing and resurrecting the affected character, but as I'm in a really busy area (the bridge to the city) I think that might cause aggro.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

My party is a bit stuck, unable to do a long rest, because the main character has a 'you cannot fast travel in your current condition' error.

Seems to be a bug, she has no status ailments. I can trace it back to a save where she disarmed a trap but nothing happened, and the trap remained set. According to the internets, it can sometimes be fixed by killing and resurrecting the affected character, but as I'm in a really busy area (the bridge to the city) I think that might cause aggro.

u in act 3? i started getting a lot of bugs in act 3