is an evil playthrough worth it?

[Golden Boy]

i have read that it does not change a lot and it only lock you out from content

[hannibal_pjv]

It depends on you!
I don´t personally like to play evil characters… So I don´t do it, but there are a lot of people who enjoy playing evil characters and they have fun while doing it.
So do you enjoy of being good, neutral or evil? Go for what you like to do! There is enough to do with all options.

[ACS36]

Barely anything changes between evil/good play through. Game has very little replay-ability since the story is superficial to begin with.

[talemore]

truly evil is to be a paladin in an evil party

[Dovahbear]

Anyone saying it doesn't change anything are the people who skip all dialogue and story.
Acting like the story isn't content. :P

It changes a lot. For extra unique evil playthrough do the dark urge origin for your character.

[Cernunnos]

Originally posted by Golden Boy:

i have read that it does not change a lot and it only lock you out from content

Going evil you lose a large chunk of quests and companions with nothing to replace them, Minthara may as well be a hireling.
Is it worth it? I guess so, you paid for the game so you may as well get your money worth and experience all it has to offer.

[fox]

You can do a normal playthrough and still choose the evil ending right at the end.

[costasiero]

Originally posted by ACS36:

Barely anything changes between evil/good play through. Game has very little replay-ability since the story is superficial to begin with.

At first I thought this wasn't true but as it turns out the only thing that changes is the characters that are in your party and those don't really matter at the end (that much).

[Korinth]

Or you can just play Dark Urge.

[Simbolic]

I would think doing everything that is considered evil would dramatically shorten the overall content. Seems like would missed on alot of opportunities when help and saving people. If betrayed the grove aligned with goblin leaders. and killed the person in your artifact and gave it to the Gith queen, then aligned with Balthazar and his lord at moonrise then so on. Seems like pretty much just walk through the whole game. Since most who could stop you would be dead or lacked reinforcements since you killed them.
If anything would seem like the game would be a hell of alot less challenging. Seeing that most of the strongest bosses are likely the Evil ones.

[Golden Boy]

Originally posted by Simbolic:

I would think doing everything that is considered evil would dramatically shorten the overall content. Seems like would missed on alot of opportunities when help and saving people. If betrayed the grove aligned with goblin leaders. and killed the person in your artifact and gave it to the Gith queen, then aligned with Balthazar and his lord at moonrise then so on. Seems like pretty much just walk through the whole game. Since most who could stop you would be dead or lacked reinforcements since you killed them.
If anything would seem like the game would be a hell of alot less challenging. Seeing that most of the strongest bosses are likely the Evil ones.

still such a shame, seems pointless to be "evil" then.

im currently on a "good" paladin playthrough and expected a lot of changes if i always help the opposite faction everywhere.

[malinowa mamba]

Originally posted by Golden Boy:

Originally posted by Simbolic:

I would think doing everything that is considered evil would dramatically shorten the overall content. Seems like would missed on alot of opportunities when help and saving people. If betrayed the grove aligned with goblin leaders. and killed the person in your artifact and gave it to the Gith queen, then aligned with Balthazar and his lord at moonrise then so on. Seems like pretty much just walk through the whole game. Since most who could stop you would be dead or lacked reinforcements since you killed them.
If anything would seem like the game would be a hell of alot less challenging. Seeing that most of the strongest bosses are likely the Evil ones.

still such a shame, seems pointless to be "evil" then.

im currently on a "good" paladin playthrough and expected a lot of changes if i always help the opposite faction everywhere.

atm evil playthrough is complete crap, as if the developers of the game wanted to tell you F$%^ Y$% for being a ♥♥♥♥, good part of the quest are dump to the trash can and you get in return only Minthara with dont havy even any quest for her, i expect something really good like renegat path in mass effect series but in BG3 evil playthrough is 2/10 just disappointing for missing so much quest.

[Beast of War]

I rescued Minthara from the Moonrise torture chambers ( because she failed to kill the Druid enclave by my actions and survived act 1 ) and since then she is a ( revenge ) Paladin with holy damage. She is not evil after the hold of the absolute is lifted.

I also chose "the urge" for a second playthrough but other then slaughtering a certain NPC in my sleep in camp and having to decide what to do with the body before the party members see it, and some extra lines in most deciding dialogs urging to massacre and killing there isn't much difference. But i have yet to discover where it leads.

I think being "evil" just makes you more popular with certain party members that usually disapprove when you do good. Minthara is not one of them though.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Golden Boy:

is an evil playthrough worth it?
i have read that it does not change a lot and it only lock you out from content

It changes a lot. Absolutely worth it. The Dark Urge so far is one of the biggest surprises.

[PlasteredDragon]

No interest. Why would you want to be evil anyway? It's gross.

[Brady4444]

For me, evil is a second or third playthrough. Some party members are incompatible with an evil playthrough.