Why most people did not finish act 2?

[sleeper]

According to achievements only 15.8% finished act 2 why is that?

[Umbral Knight]

Originally posted by MisterRed:

Many just never finish a game after buying it. But in my case, Im waiting for a few major patches. I've seen a lot of how the third act goes through spoilers, some of which I willfully walked into, which I won't spread here, and I've decided I wanna wait until the game's third act is worth playing before progressing to it.

I'm of a similar notion. I haven't been spoiled much on Act 3 but I've read/heard there's a good bit of stuff missing from 2 onwards + I still had been encountering some bugs before the latest patch including one that wouldn't let me respec my character without the game crashing.

[sirBenski]

I'm still in Act 1 because I keep restarting and creating a new character and choosing a new class. Farthest I've gotten in the game is the Underdark. I also play on the ROG Ally which handles the game fine on Act 1. I hear Act 3 can be tough so I am waiting for the PS5 version and may be play there.

[zero]

game only came out a month ago

[VonFIDDE]

Would be great if you could access all acts from act3. The game do have issues in ACT3 and the END but hopefully this will be patched, still one of the best games for me.

[Chekhov]

Originally posted by Dark Knight Xanthos:

Originally posted by MisterRed:

Many just never finish a game after buying it. But in my case, Im waiting for a few major patches. I've seen a lot of how the third act goes through spoilers, some of which I willfully walked into, which I won't spread here, and I've decided I wanna wait until the game's third act is worth playing before progressing to it.

I'm of a similar notion. I haven't been spoiled much on Act 3 but I've read/heard there's a good bit of stuff missing from 2 onwards + I still had been encountering some bugs before the latest patch including one that wouldn't let me respec my character without the game crashing.

i've started crashing frequently, so looks like i'm done with the game lol. nice work larian

[Agony_Aunt]

Real life.

[Anomalous Alien]

For me, it's because the plot goes off in tangents that instead of making you want to go on makes you less interested.

But mainly, I hated the stupid Gauntlet of Shar. Also, the general direction of the game is every inch of exploration leads to some battle. The game is so linear and restrictive so you can't travel freely around on a map. The city is not until the final act and you are wandering around wilderness and deserted areas until act ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 3.

[leojch]

Originally posted by sleeper:

According to achievements only 15.8% finished act 2 why is that?

Immersion break
Bad Romance / friendship / interaction Design

[Johnny Hazard]

It takes a lot of time to collect all the barrels.

[mutantspicy]

perhaps because the game appeals to an older audience and most of us have jobs.

[Jormungandr]

it's 30+ hours to finish first act. Most single player video games are considered long if they go past 10 hour mark. Hells some TV shows don't last that long.

BG3 is way too long. Most people are satisfied with how Emerald's Grove was resolved and don't want to continue past that bc they already got the ending that they wanted. Think about RDR:2 most people didn't continue past Arthur's death bc to them it was a satisfying conclusion to the story.

[Caldrin]

Originally posted by sleeper:

According to achievements only 15.8% finished act 2 why is that?

Most people have lives..

You are probably looking at 40 hours plus to do all the content in act 1 and 2 if not more.. not everyone who plays games can play every day.. they have work and family and other real life things..

[TargetLost]

100 RL hours and I am still in act II
We don't RUSH through the game. We play and enjoy it.

[Chekhov]

Originally posted by Caldrin:

Originally posted by sleeper:

According to achievements only 15.8% finished act 2 why is that?

Most people have lives..

You are probably looking at 40 hours plus to do all the content in act 1 and 2 if not more.. not everyone who plays games can play every day.. they have work and family and other real life things..

yes, it was more sad than anything watching people finish the game in the first week of launch lol

Originally posted by TargetLost:

100 RL hours and I am still in act II
We don't RUSH through the game. We play and enjoy it.

are you trolling or have you spent most of your time ingame walking in circles?

[Jormungandr]

Originally posted by Chekhov:

are you trolling or have you spent most of your time ingame walking in circles?

It's probably afk time