Baldur's Gate 3: It's Party Time! (PC / PS5) - The Bear and Badger

b0r1s

They definitely need to add a photo mode.

b0r1s

Yes they do.

stormyskiesahead

They really do.

stormyskiesahead

Tempy wrote:

Both of those fights really raised the bile in my gut. Not proud of some of the things I muttered during either of them. Absolutely incredibly managing the second fight without the mechanic mind, I was getting absolutely ruined during that. My character is also a Drow, and I think half of the lads on Discord have gone Drow too, haha.

Drow or Tiefling, always! Korlach tanked that fight like an absolute beast thanks to all the buffs and healing we were throwing at her, especially our bard who was worth his weight in gold there. Me and our warlock dished out as much ranged damage as we could but it was still so tough. Me, the bard, and Korlach all went down at least once.

I really am so impressed with the game as a whole though. The variety of options to take on about just about any situation are ludicrous, I mean, I told some mean whip-happy Duergar that I'd talk to their animals and get them to return to work clearing some rubble, but instead I befriended the poor beasts and convinced them to fight alongside us against the Duergar and gain their freedom. And then clear the rubble so we could get the goodies. That was cool enough in itself, but we had a huge amount of options open to us in how we played that one encounter, with all three of us wanting to try a different option. And every bloody encounter is the same!

My mind is blown.

Tempy

I hear from D&D folks in the know that Bard might be incredibly busted if you know what you're doing, and I am tempted to roll a Bard for my second playthough to find out. But... I wanted to do an evil second playthrough, as so far I haven't even touched the tadpole options! It's all too much, it very much feels like a forever game.

I did that encounter that you're mentioning, and instead decided to tell them to keep quiet or else they'd get it worse. Then there was a bloodbath anyway

Dark Soldier

I did look up a few beginner tips videos before diving in as I have no fucking clue about this genre and every cunt is saying Bard is ludicrously broken.

I'm going Barb obviously

stormyskiesahead

Tempy wrote:

I hear from D&D folks in the know that Bard might be incredibly busted if you know what you're doing, and I am tempted to roll a Bard for my second playthough to find out. But... I wanted to do an evil second playthrough, as so far I haven't even touched the tadpole options! It's all too much, it very much feels like a forever game. I did that encounter that you're mentioning, and instead decided to tell them to keep quiet or else they'd get it worse. Then there was a bloodbath anyway

Lol, brilliant! I'm going hard on the tadpole options when I can, but with three of us in this co-op playthrough there's a lot of times when I'm not the one making that decision. I do like the idea of an more morally dubious solo playthrough, thinking of a dashing but dastardly Bard. And yeah I absolutely get the forever game feels, this is a game you could easily drown in.

Dark Soldier wrote:

I did look up a few beginner tips videos before diving in as I have no fucking clue about this genre and every cunt is saying Bard is ludicrously broken. I'm going Barb obviously

I'd be disappointed if you went anything else! Our NPC Barbarian is both an unstoppable force and an immovable object with the right support, and very fun to use on the few occasions I've been able to steal control.

Tempy

How are you doing multiplayer Stormy, is it three of you, and you alternate control of the final member?

My partner is interested in having a go but i've not actually looked into how it works.

stormyskiesahead

Yeah we just pass control of the final character as and when someone asks for it, but mostly they're controlled by the guy who's hosting this campaign.

Co-op's not bad at all but it does have a few issues, like having to start a fresh character when you join a new co-op game (it does level boost you however), having that character tied to the host's game, some rewards only able to be claimed by one person, etc.

Most of these decisions are understandable or at least acceptable (although drop-in drop-out co-op with your own character would be an amazing addition), and you can make the rest work by talking things through. Plus the fun we're having as a party outweighs all of the above. I'd definitely recommend giving it a go!

b0r1s

An MP quest builder would just make this perfect. You build out a dungeon set it with traps, baddies and loot, and invite your mates in and watch the carnage ensue.

Kow

I believe Divinity 2 has that feature, although I've never used it.

Minnesänger

Yeah, Divinity OS2 has a DM/GM mode that lets you set up stuff on the fly and alter it as you go. Think you can also pre make stuff too.

Kow

Yeah, you can write a whole campaign if you want.

b0r1s

Wow. I mean I’d never use it but that’s great.

Pseudoscot

So I've pulled the trigger and now its downloading. I've got to remain strong and work on my essay every day before playing otherwise I'm in trouble. I'm not sure "I got addicted to a computer game" is a reasonable excuse for handing work in late. The mitigating circumstances form doesn't appear to have this as an option.

Kow

Kernowgaz

For the people on Steam Deck, how big is the text? I’ve read there’s an increased Font size mod you can download.

Paul the sparky

Love it Kow. I could spend a week building a character

Kow

Kernowgaz wrote:

For the people on Steam Deck, how big is the text? I’ve read there’s an increased Font size mod you can download.

You can increase the size of the text in the options. I haven't had to squint too much. There are a few games that are just brutal on my eyes but this isn't one of them.

Kernowgaz

Kow wrote:

Kernowgaz wrote:

For the people on Steam Deck, how big is the text? I’ve read there’s an increased Font size mod you can download.

You can increase the size of the text in the options. I haven't had to squint too much. There are a few games that are just brutal on my eyes but this isn't one of them.

Cheers, I’m now an old cunt who thought he’d never need glasses for reading let alone balding :-(

Paul the sparky

Glasses of Balding+1

b0r1s

Kernowgaz wrote:

Kow wrote:

Kernowgaz wrote:

For the people on Steam Deck, how big is the text? I’ve read there’s an increased Font size mod you can download.

You can increase the size of the text in the options. I haven't had to squint too much. There are a few games that are just brutal on my eyes but this isn't one of them.

Cheers, I’m now an old cunt who thought he’d never need glasses for reading let alone balding

Just joined that club. It’s not too bad. The reading not the balding.

*runs fingers through locks*

SpaceGazelle

Right, this game is getting a doing this weekend.

Paul the sparky

b0r1s wrote:

Kernowgaz wrote:

Kow wrote:

Kernowgaz wrote:

For the people on Steam Deck, how big is the text? I’ve read there’s an increased Font size mod you can download.

You can increase the size of the text in the options. I haven't had to squint too much. There are a few games that are just brutal on my eyes but this isn't one of them.

Cheers, I’m now an old cunt who thought he’d never need glasses for reading let alone balding

Just joined that club. It’s not too bad. The reading not the balding.

*runs fingers through locks*

Stop scratching your balls in public

Kernowgaz

Paul the sparky wrote:

Glasses of Balding+1

Less of the +1 ya cheeky bastard!

b0r1s

Paul the sparky wrote:

b0r1s wrote:

Kernowgaz wrote:

Kow wrote:

Kernowgaz wrote:

For the people on Steam Deck, how big is the text? I’ve read there’s an increased Font size mod you can download.

You can increase the size of the text in the options. I haven't had to squint too much. There are a few games that are just brutal on my eyes but this isn't one of them.

Cheers, I’m now an old cunt who thought he’d never need glasses for reading let alone balding

Just joined that club. It’s not too bad. The reading not the balding. *runs fingers through locks*

Stop scratching your balls in public

It's ok, I was just on a Teams call at work.

SpaceGazelle

Big Game kicking off about a company making a good game, or something.

SpaceGazelle

Kow wrote:

I can't figure out how to move an object using the pad.

Found it. You have to press X.

Kow

I also found out that holding down on the d pad puts all of your team into sneak mode, which is really useful.

Subbax

Is anyone else cheesing turn based combat button to instigate a sneak attack?

Just rinsed a boss in the goblin camp with it, turn one. Got a sneak attack crit, which helped.

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