Gems useless?

[Lost in Thot]

So the only baldurs gate I've paired is da2 on Xbox, and you used gems to enchant your weapons. The mephit in bg sells them so does anyone know if they are for selling or should I hold on to the ones I have collected

[Robineus]

Welcome to cut content, just sell them or put them all in a pouch for your personal collection.

[Mizu]

I have seen people suggest they may be left overs from a crafting system that got cut. But as of right now they are only good for being vendor trash that makes you money.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by dcalebh:

I have seen people suggest they may be left overs from a crafting system that got cut. But as of right now they are only good for being vendor trash that makes you money.

It has been always like that in previous Baldur's Gate games.

[❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃]

Collect them like a crow, sell them to a drow

[Sith_Creepio]

Black diamonds can be used in one place in act 3, but there is an alternative to needing them. Infernal gems do have one use, but you can only get them in one place in act 3.

[Robineus]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by dcalebh:

I have seen people suggest they may be left overs from a crafting system that got cut. But as of right now they are only good for being vendor trash that makes you money.

It has been always like that in previous Baldur's Gate games.

That's not true, for instance there was a lot of value in holding on to a rogue stone if you found one in both BG2 and Throne of Bhaal. Both had a smith who would craft special items from special finds and loot in the game.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by ❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃:

Collect them like a crow, sell them to a drow

Lovely

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by Robineus:

Originally posted by アンジェル:

It has been always like that in previous Baldur's Gate games.

That's not true, for instance there was a lot of value in holding on to a rogue stone if you found one in both BG2 and Throne of Bhaal.

Sure, but that was a specific odd case. Doesn't make it cut content that they're vendor items like every other D&D game

[Robineus]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

Originally posted by Robineus:

That's not true, for instance there was a lot of value in holding on to a rogue stone if you found one in both BG2 and Throne of Bhaal.

Sure, but that was a specific odd case. Doesn't make it cut content that they're vendor items like every other D&D game

Well it kind of does because I used to keep all the higher quality gems in a pouch specifically designed for gems in that game because they didn't weigh anything and there were a lot of recipes for items which required one or another of those. That was an example not the only instance.

[Robineus]

And it is cut content because they had planned a crafting system and had placeholders for it but decided not to include it in the official release, I don't know how you could classify that as anything but cut content.

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by Robineus:

And it is cut content because they had planned a crafting system and had placeholders for it but decided not to include it in the official release, I don't know how you could classify that as anything but cut content.

Okay. It's content that was cut because it was a bad idea then.

Systems that involve collecting junk and lugging it around are bad systems that detract from the fun parts of the game.

[Robineus]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

Originally posted by Robineus:

And it is cut content because they had planned a crafting system and had placeholders for it but decided not to include it in the official release, I don't know how you could classify that as anything but cut content.

Okay. It's content that was cut because it was a bad idea then.

Systems that involve collecting junk and lugging it around are bad systems that detract from the fun parts of the game.

Fair, but my original comment is still entirely accurate, the gems have no use beyond selling *at this point* which is the result of content being cut.

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by Robineus:

Originally posted by Quillithe:

Okay. It's content that was cut because it was a bad idea then.

Systems that involve collecting junk and lugging it around are bad systems that detract from the fun parts of the game.

Fair, but my original comment is still entirely accurate, the gems have no use beyond selling *at this point* which is the result of content being cut.

Maybe, maybe not unless you know gems were going to be involved which isn't entirely clear.

It's also a bit misleading sounding - the gems aren't there as the result of a mechanic that was cut. It's a D&D standard to get some gems to vendor, and that's why they're around.

But anyway, fair enough

[Zunymitshu]

later on they might cost something, would be cool to see diamonds needed for revivify, but for the time being its just easy pocket change from what I can tell.