Custom Charecter Versus pre-made?

[enricofermi2]

Is it better to play custom or with one of the pre-made characters?

[Mike Garrison]

IMO, better to play a custom character for your first playthrough.

[Anima Mundi]

Playing an Origin character gives a lot more interesting narration and interactions in some parts.
As Tav you are just an unknown blank entity and you only get the same personal quest as every Playable character.
The only issue is if you go with an origin, and then halfway realize you dont really like that character or their story.
You can watch the little video presentation on characters and if something resonates with you go for it.
I would actually have liked to go back in time and do my first playthrough as an origin character going blind into BG3. Hence i would recommend it, at least for people who enjoy and can usually roleplay a variety of characters. If you're more close minded or prefer doing everything your own way in a whim without thoughts of "what would my game dude do here", then just roll random custom Tav

[Poptart]

If you'd rather have a Custom Character with some flavor, there's always Dark Urge.

As a word of warning, the Origin characters do not have their lines voiced when you play them, so there is the hazard of playing the game as 'Tav' or ' Dark Urge' and attempting to play as an Origin character and feeling like something is missing.

[Anima Mundi]

The players Avatar never has voiced lines in dialogue indeed no matter what. However you do get a few more narrator lines, speaking out your thoughts, usually related to your origin background or your personal quest. In that sense, it is actually Tav that makes it feel that something is missing, after playing other Origins

[thufirhawat333]

Play as the Dark Urge, the best of both worlds.

[SpaceWombat]

This isn't DOS2. The origin characters in BG3 totally lack voiced content when the player controls them opposed to when they are companions.

Imo either dark urge or custom are the best ways to play.

[Quacksalber]

I wonder why they decided to not record the dialogue of the origin characters. It makes sense for custom ones, but not for them.

[SpaceWombat]

Originally posted by EH!:

I wonder why they decided to not record the dialogue of the origin characters. It makes sense for custom ones, but not for them.

Well there are a lot of companions.

To voice all the choices that the player can make you'd need to record hundreds of new voicelines for all of them. That requires you to pay the actors for significantly more studio time as well as putting a ton more workload on the guys responsible for editing and implementing it into the game.

[Quacksalber]

Originally posted by SpaceWombat:

Originally posted by EH!:

I wonder why they decided to not record the dialogue of the origin characters. It makes sense for custom ones, but not for them.

Well there are a lot of companions.

To voice all the choices that the player can make you'd need to record hundreds of new voicelines for all of them. That requires you to pay the actors for significantly more studio time as well as putting a ton more workload on the guys responsible for editing and implementing it into the game.

This is true, but they also could have just made them unplayable and added a few more custom choices like Durge. It just feels like part of them is missing when you play as them.

[Hawke]

Originally posted by enricofermi2:

Is it better to play custom or with one of the pre-made characters?

I would recommend a custom protagonist*, because if an Origin character is chosen, they are lost as a companion. Can't say that I was fond of the Dark Urge - the background was too specific.
*the story works best with a Good-aligned tiefling bard or possibly a Neutral githyanki.

[parent child bowl]

The Dark Urge is a lot more interesting than Tav. Go for it.

[guard65]

Even the pre-made origins I change the Face, Hair, Race, Class, etc... so may as well be a custom character but you get the story line. Of course I also play two origins and two custom characters on any play through.

[Annie Other]

Originally posted by parent child bowl:

The Dark Urge is a lot more interesting than Tav. Go for it.

Can't see myself playing anything but "good" Dark Urge.
Started the game with a Custom, but quickly lost interest. I liked the design of the Nautiloid and all, but... felt like something was missing.
As Dark Urge the first dialog caught my interest already.
The only reason to play as TAV would be a certain NPC... (I know there is a workaround, but I decided not to use tricks to mess with what is meant to be part of the story), but I am not sure I want to go through the whole game as just any other adventurer.
Would recommend it not to everyone, but certainly to old timers who have played BG1 and 2 and maybe the other Infinity games, too. Way more interesting.

Shadowheart could be interesting. If you like to discover the mysteries of your own past. And characters with a certain... discrepancy. Might be a good choice if Dark Urge is too much.

[Moonbane]

Custom tavs is so boring and lacking. Its always Durge or origin

[parent child bowl]

Originally posted by Annie Other:

Originally posted by parent child bowl:

The Dark Urge is a lot more interesting than Tav. Go for it.

Can't see myself playing anything but "good" Dark Urge.

And that's completely fine.