sooooo just how big is act 1?

[TamoDogo]

So i've done 99% of both the surface map and underdark, and will be travelling though the mountain pass (or another method) pretty soon, and from what i can see online this is the end of act 1.

just how big are act 2 and 3? asking because i really really *really* dont want it to end lol, and want to know how much more there is to do

[butbka]

Act 2 is about as long as Act 1. Act 3 is much bigger.

[TamoDogo]

niiiiiiiiice, i cant wait to see it all, i know i still have so much more to see and do but still dont want it to end

[✙205🍉🐆→]

28hr act1
11hr act 2
21hr act 3
I was limited in quests because I was playing as evil, I think there will be +-15 hours for quests for good characters

[zombygunner]

act 1 is so huge that it was the only gameplay for over a year until they released it. Still buggy but they didnt have enough time apparently.

[TamoDogo]

im at 34 hours for act 1, done all of the surface map (i think) and still have a little bit to explore in the underdark, being as good as possible so probably a lot more talking than the evil route

Originally posted by ✙205🍉🐆→:

28hr act1
11hr act 2
21hr act 3
I was limited in quests because I was playing as evil, I think there will be +-15 hours for quests for good characters

[TamoDogo]

Originally posted by zombygunner:

act 1 is so huge that it was the only gameplay for over a year until they released it. Still buggy but they didnt have enough time apparently.

not even surprised, dont even know how you would make a game like this bug free

[Kaisha]

Act 1 has the most, and best, content by far. Act 2, while a decent sized map, has very little to do. You mostly just run around in the dark. Act 3 has a lot to do, but most of it doesn't really matter or is buggy, so it doesn't feel as satisfying.

[TamoDogo]

Originally posted by Kaisha:

Act 2, while a decent sized map, has very little to do. You mostly just run around in the dark..

oh :(

[butbka]

Originally posted by TamoDogo:

Originally posted by Kaisha:

Act 2, while a decent sized map, has very little to do. You mostly just run around in the dark..

oh :(

Don't listen to him. Act2 and especially Act 3 is great.

[TamoDogo]

Originally posted by butbka:

Don't listen to him. Act2 and especially Act 3 is great.

yeah ive been really hyped for 2 and 3, something about the "dark lands" or something sounded really ominous that a character was talking about when asking about moonrise towers, ive had 34 hours of intrigue and build up that bg3 just lives in my head rent free (but i want it to so thats ok)

[Bramborough]

Based on the three playthroughs I've done:

Act I (if one includes the Underdark and Mountain Pass content) is significantly larger than Act II (which is perhaps roughly analogous to the surface-only part of Act I, before entering UD/MP). And then Act III is the largest of all...IF one finishes all the companion-related and other side quests available.

If you streamline and do only the "required" main-quest stuff, Act III can actually be pretty quick. I would not recommend doing that...there's some pretty cool Act III fights and gear which are "optional", in the sense that one could easily complete the main quest and end the game without doing them (or in some cases, without even knowing that they existed...I found a lot of neat content in second playthrough that I'd completely missed first time. And not just in Act III, for that matter.).

[TamoDogo]

Originally posted by Bramborough:

Based on the three playthroughs I've done:

If you streamline and do only the "required" main-quest stuff, Act III can actually be pretty quick. I would not recommend doing that...there's some pretty cool Act III fights and gear which are "optional".

damn thats a lot of gametime lol

yeah ive been searching every corner and doing all the quests that i can, but i just know theres probably lots i missed

speaking of companion quests, would you recommend swapping them out to do their stories as you encounter them? or did you stick to one companion per playthrough?

[butbka]

Originally posted by TamoDogo:

speaking of companion quests, would you recommend swapping them out to do their stories as you encounter them? or did you stick to one companion per playthrough?

It's better to take them on missions related to their quests. They will interact with people and things and will take part in dialogues. Also some of them can even leave your party if you don't allow to participate in their personal quests.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by TamoDogo:

sooooo just how big is act 1?
So i've done 99% of both the surface map and underdark, and will be travelling though the mountain pass (or another method) pretty soon, and from what i can see online this is the end of act 1.

just how big are act 2 and 3? asking because i really really *really* dont want it to end lol, and want to know how much more there is to do

The Mountain Pass still counts as part of Act 1. With that you are circa... 31%-34% through the game.

[TamoDogo]

Originally posted by butbka:

Also some of them can even leave your party if you don't allow to participate in their personal quests.

ooooh didn't know that bit, i remember Lea'zel (if i even got close to getting that right) was pissed at me for not bringing her somewhere