worth it?

[The Nothing Man]

Ellos my bg mates

Just curious how you all feel about bg3 in the current state
I originally got the game long ago and it kept changing, removing classes, adding them etc
it was annoying to see a dnd game with no bard etc

just curious how you all see bg3 now. vs then
how are you enjoying it?!
I just purchased it again, but during the install I still see that many classes are removed and issues exist in many realms

just again curious how you all feel about it
and if getting the game was worth it for me now vs then
hugs and hopes

[Shadow]

Dunno, never played it in early access

[Maj. Grumpy]

I didn't play early access, but I am very happy with the game as is.

[seeker1]

Well, to answer one question, it has bards now, and they are very fun to play. I've used the bard hireling Brianna, and I also have made Tavs who were bards.

I am messing around with custom bard subclasses. I tried College of Spirits. It had this ability to tell Spirit Tales but the ones you get were randomly generated each day. Meh. College of Glamour is interesting, but I can't see exactly how its abilities give you anything beyond the Enthrall/Hypnotic/Charm spells. College of Creation is funky. You can create these pillars that don't really do much beyond preventing you from being polymorphed. You can give characters motes of inspiration when you give them bardic inspiration that work slightly differently. Most interesting ability is you can create an animated singing/dancing sword that fights alongside you. AFAICT, it's basically Spiritual Weapon.

Some of the 5e spells for bards are really good, I recommend getting the 5e spells addon for using one. Gives the bard a wider range of very 'flavored' spells.

[The Nothing Man]

well then how do you all like the game as it is... knowing changes are still coming?

and nice on the bard info, I knew they added monk or such was odd to not have these at first

thank you all so much for the fast feedback
damn game is taking forever to dl and install, thanks steam
hehe
hugs and hopes!
and danke from california

[seeker1]

Yep, one of my Tavs is a monk, too. I tend to like to play characters that I know are not represented among the available companions. I have the Alternate Monk mod which reworks Four Elements/Wu Jen and the vanilla subclasses, and also adds some new ones, like Sun Soul/Radiant, Ascendant Dragon, and Kensei/Wuxia.

Monk is also extremely fun to play. It is a bit trickier to find the right equipment for, but is fun even with the vanilla options. I enjoy taking down the enemies with my Kung Fu punches and kicks.

[Goblin King Jareth]

It's stupidly good, I think everyone that jumped on the EA did themselves a disservice and burned themselves out on the drip feed expectations through the evolution of it though. Many complaints I see are people still mad about this or that change from EA and I don't understand why you would do that to yourself unless you're part of the streamer market who is trying to farm out "content" faster than the other guy. It all sets a bad and not fun precedent to me, so I don't watch streams at all.

If I even buy an EA game generally I just shelve it and watch it bake from the news of patches occasionally. I waited for full polished release in BG3 case and then for a few patch beyond that to really get into it, such as magic mirror appearance and balance fixes, it's a phenomenal game.

[The Nothing Man]

monks should be tricky
same with paladins and or bards/hunters
I read a LOT of new info on hunters in this game, finally getting what they truly deserve
old pnp you HAD to have some sort of hunter or tracker
if not gl

i dont know all the companions you get, so id not know what to start with now
as so much has changed
screw being a basic fighter, as most say...to simple and dull and Id bet you get fighters for the party

I saw a spelljammer ship in one of the old cut-scenes and jaw dropped there..
but havent seen this represented ... yet

ShadowBlades never get the justice they should..

[The Nothing Man]

Originally posted by Goblin King Jareth:

It's stupidly good, I think everyone that jumped on the EA did themselves a disservice and burned themselves out on the drip feed expectations through the evolution of it though. Many complaints I see are people still mad about this or that change from EA and I don't understand why you would do that to yourself unless you're part of the streamer market who is trying to farm out "content" faster than the other guy. It all sets a bad and not fun precedent to me, so I don't watch streams at all.

If I even buy an EA game generally I just shelve it and watch it bake from the news of patches occasionally. I waited for full polished release in BG3 case and then for a few patch beyond that to really get into it, such as magic mirror appearance and balance fixes, it's a phenomenal game.

I dont mind ea or launchers like most seem too
I do loathe the company but not for that
they hold on to game ips and never release or remake or allow the original creators the rights back

but, the complaints if this was early access are warranted
Its why I didnt continue,
one day you would start bg3 and all progress would wipe
all
the next day oh that class doesnt exist anymore
eeep

[seeker1]

I never play EA. I hate bugs in release games and the bugs in an EA game are legion. Now I get it. You are being their beta tester by playing EA and finding all of them. Plus as noted above they are often incomplete. Not for me.

Nobody knows what's coming next. I'm sure future patches might add minor features, like Patch 5 adds inventory management of all from camp and the new difficulty modes. It also added being able to get Minthara on a "good" run, but I think they are still kinda debugging that.

Are they going to do DLC or an expansion? All remarks I've seen seem to lean toward no, but they didn't totally rule it out. If we go by their track record, they did do Definitive Editions with added content for D:OS 1-2 and if nothing else they are likely to do it for BG3, but so far no official announcement.

They've seemed to hint that the next project is their main focus, and it strongly sounds like the next project is a D:OS 3, but again, nothing official has been announced. I know everybody's HOPING for a BG4 or at least another D & D game ... haven't said anything in that regard.

[The Nothing Man]

oh no I meant patching
more like the inv people keep winging about and have since day 0

I try NOT to play ubi or ea stuff, but honestly soon
all this will be ran by MS and azure so, one launcher and MS account to rule them all soon

eep

ty all for again such great posts and no names or ridicule
I like this

most games have a toxic following...
so ty again for posting without hate or wtf dumbarse
etc

[seeker1]

Originally posted by Idiopathic Confabulations:

dont know all the companions you get,

My favorite resource. Always recommend it.

BG3.wiki ... Companions. Tells you all of them. What are their classes. Which have romances. When in the game they appear. I planned my Tavs around it. Then also used hirelings to fill in gaps. Later on as I started using mods, I used hirelings to try out other mod custom options.

Some people like going into a CRPG blind and knowing nothing beforehand. I respect that way of playing, but it's not mine. I like to have a plan available, so I check out who and what is available, when.

[The Nothing Man]

ooo ty matey!