Too difficult even on the easiest mode

[ann-93]

I started BG3 on normal difficulty as I always do in RPGs before playing on hard and nightmare, I played Divinity Original Sin years ago for 2 or 3 hours it was easier compared to BG3.
After around 2 hours I had no choice but to lower the difficulty, the enemies dealt way too much damage, way too many enemies in general.
I thought it would be less stressful/hard on explorer difficulty.
I "almost" reached the end of Act 2 now and I am about to attack moonrise towers and I manage to kill more than half of the enemies before I die, the attacks are still way too heavy, they still deal way too much damage. When I enter the tower and suprise attack them, the second I am done with my turn they attack and the ground turns black, I cant attack and I´m unable to attack thanks to movement or whatever the thing on the ground is...

I never had to play on easy difficulty before and I am frustraded, which level do you recommend for Moonrise Towers?
I am at lvl 8 I just want to finish the game, do you guys know if there´s a mod that´ll lower the difficulty even more?

I really need help with this and hope I won´t have to read hateful/bully comments.

[Mr Fred]

I made a challenge run with a wizard that never casted a single spell and was initiating every fights in the worst possible way and I still couldnt die short of skipping THREE rounds with everyone... Its the easiest and most streamlined RPG ever made by a landslide.

[SimranZenov]

I had some difficulty the first time around due to not knowing DnD rules, such as saving throws, advantage vs disadvantage, how to use stealth properly, etc. It doesn't play like a traditional RPG due to everything being luck-based (dice). Once you get to know the rules of the game, it gets very easy though.

My biggest tip would be to pay close attention to your equipment. See what equipment can be paired to give you better rolls and stack additional damage. Also, don't be afraid to change your class mid-game to dip a few levels into another class, such as getting the extra action (action surge) from the fighter class. It's only 100 gold to reset.

Lastly, don't be afraid to rest. You'll find more than enough food to rest after every battle if you want.

[ann-93]

So to get that straight DND games are based on luck, so if I have a 50% / 50% chance to successfully hit a target I might have to load often in order to hit him?
I am loading the game for 20 minutes just to successfully hit the damn Adept Dorikel..

Thanks to you guys I managed to kill almost everyone besides Dorikel, Zealot Arden (almost dead)Zealot Bring (almost dead 5/49) ,Disciple Zrell and three others

[♂Warrior of Gachi♂]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

Originally posted by ♂GAYCHIGUS♂:

This has to be trolling.

I don't believe even for a second that someone who claims to be experienced with RPGs and says BG3 on Normal is too hard. Not a chance.

Engagement bait or award farming.

I don't think so. You are being too harsh with your judgement. Not everyone is as good at games as you seem to think you are.

This is a case of the OP simply not understanding some tactics and important steps to take in the game before a hard battle. Patience on their part is the proper thing to do.

But OP claims to be experienced with RPGs, and experienced with hard difficulties in RPGs. And we are talking about what is probably the easiest RPG in existence, without exaggeration and OP is having issues on the lowest difficulty. Sorry, but this is not believable.

[Kag]

I went back and tried playing divinity 2 on tactician and found it a lot harder than bg3 imo

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by ♂GAYCHIGUS♂:

Originally posted by wtiger27:

I don't think so. You are being too harsh with your judgement. Not everyone is as good at games as you seem to think you are.

This is a case of the OP simply not understanding some tactics and important steps to take in the game before a hard battle. Patience on their part is the proper thing to do.

But OP claims to be experienced with RPGs, and experienced with hard difficulties in RPGs. And we are talking about what is probably the easiest RPG in existence, without exaggeration and OP is having issues on the lowest difficulty. Sorry, but this is not believable.

Then don't believe it. But I don't think calling them a troll was appropriate.

[The Roach]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

Originally posted by ♂GAYCHIGUS♂:

But OP claims to be experienced with RPGs, and experienced with hard difficulties in RPGs. And we are talking about what is probably the easiest RPG in existence, without exaggeration and OP is having issues on the lowest difficulty. Sorry, but this is not believable.

Then don't believe it. But I don't think calling them a troll was appropriate.

Agreed, this doesn't feel like bait to me. I could be wrong, I'm rusty.

OP: If Spore druid summon spam isn't your thing, look up Gloomstalker Ranger/Assassin builds and just kill everything before combat even starts.

[Sofa.King]

You need to have at least a couple characters with high initiative. Many ways to accomplish this: Class abilities, like Barbarian, Ranger (gloomstalker) or items with +initiative, or even the Alert Feat. That way you won't be surprised and can setup the combat the way you need to before enemies start picking you off. Poor initiative +surprised with your whole party close together usually means you gonna take a few AoE to the face right off the bat.

[Raven_Krom]

Nah, the game isn't difficult.
You're just lame.

[ghost_prototype]

I permanently lost one party member during the last mission, I commited to it and finished the last boss with only 3 people on normal. The difficulty seemed fair to me, I guess it's all about how you approach the battles.

[MystShade]

Originally posted by ann-93:

I am playing a sorceress most the time I travel with Kallach,Shadowheart and my romance option Wyll. My character can´t heal so I need Shadowheart and Kallach for heavy attacks and Wyll. During the Moonrise tower quest I use Halsin instead of Kallach...

I have little experience with casters since between the saves and counterspells I usually only have 1 caster for utility so in my opinion you are making it harder for yourself carrying 2. As for initiative, it is based off DEX, so don't use it as a dump stat, if it is important that a character goes first, give him the Alert feat for that juicy +5 init.

For moonrise specificly; I would suggest trading wyll for Astarion or Halsin
give him a good bow and stay at max range away from the battlefield. shot-hide-repeat.
An assassin spec at level 3 with Sharpshooter feat at level 4 will 1 shot a lot of enemies the whole game long with his sneak attack and if ♥♥♥♥ hits the fan, you can double sprint away and escape to camp.

If using Halsin instead, Abuse Owlbear and make sure to always use crushing flight first, prone gives you advantage and cancel enemy concentration spells. Use warding bond or elixir of stone skin so he doesn't die too quickly.


Warlocks are fine thematically but since moonrise tower greatly outnumber you, you will benefit more from a tanky or gorilla approach. kill the caster/mage on the stairs first to minimize the chance of suffering from Hunger of Hadar (the black cloud that ♥♥♥♥♥ you over in the hallway) . use arrows of roaring thunder or arcane interference to cancel their concentration.

your main source of heals should come from potions, you can snuggle your party and throw a potion in the middle to heal everyone at once. Use a spells slot only for emergencies. downed character should be healed with thrown potions or healing word.
buy or craft a potion of resist necrotic before you jump off moonrise tower but use after the lair, before the boss door (you can also throw it to apply it to the whole party!)


Generaly speaking, if you are struggling, you should shop and use consumables, coat poison so the enemy miss more often, use acid to reduce their AC and use elixirs like bloodlust or vigilance to gain an edge in combat. also everyone can use scrolls, don't hesitate to carry a situational spell like dimension door in your bag to free yourself a spells slot for something else.

GL !

[SimranZenov]

Originally posted by ann-93:

So to get that straight DND games are based on luck, so if I have a 50% / 50% chance to successfully hit a target I might have to load often in order to hit him?
I am loading the game for 20 minutes just to successfully hit the damn Adept Dorikel..

Thanks to you guys I managed to kill almost everyone besides Dorikel, Zealot Arden (almost dead)Zealot Bring (almost dead 5/49) ,Disciple Zrell and three others

Yes, it's based on luck, but save-scumming every time you roll badly isn't the way to go. If you have advantage, you roll twice (taking the best roll), which increases your odds. Find ways to gain advantage, via equipment and skills, and give disadvantage to your enemies (taking the lower of two rolls).

Gaining advantage is key. Once you figure this out, you'll rarely miss.



Some other ways to gain advantage:

• Attacking an enemy who can't see you (you're hidden, or they are blind)
  
• Attacking a prone enemy with a melee attack
  
• Attacking an enemy affected by a status effect like "paralyzed" from the Hold Person spell (this also automatically crits if it hits). Other effects that will give advantage include restrained or being hit by Guiding Bolt
  
• Making a ranged attack on an enemy who you have the high ground on
  
• Making a melee attack against an enemy's back (backstab)
  source: https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/ja08hz/a_guide_to_advantage_and_disadvantage_in_bg3/

[Popsicles]

Kill the caster.
Get the high ground
Use AOE to your advantage. Ice Storm, Evards black tentacles...
Do not move too far forward into the room or you will trigger a second wave of enemies.

[alanc9]

Originally posted by Mr Fred:

I made a challenge run with a wizard that never casted a single spell and was initiating every fights in the worst possible way and I still couldnt die short of skipping THREE rounds with everyone... Its the easiest and most streamlined RPG ever made by a landslide.

Video or it didn't happen.

[Dorian Gray]

Originally posted by MystShade:

Originally posted by ann-93:

I am playing a sorceress most the time I travel with Kallach,Shadowheart and my romance option Wyll. My character can´t heal so I need Shadowheart and Kallach for heavy attacks and Wyll. During the Moonrise tower quest I use Halsin instead of Kallach...

I have little experience with casters since between the saves and counterspells I usually only have 1 caster for utility so in my opinion you are making it harder for yourself carrying 2. As for initiative, it is based off DEX, so don't use it as a dump stat, if it is important that a character goes first, give him the Alert feat for that juicy +5 init.

Agree that you really need surprise initiative in the opening round.

I usually summon an air elemental upfront and prebuff all the harpers before entering.

It helps to get an invisible character (i use Laezel) to the rafters before the battle starts as you want to be ready to take out those archers.

As soon as battle starts, Air Elemental warps to the rafters to join Laezel and assist with the archers.

My tav is usually a 9th Level Wizard, Laezel 9th Level Fighter, Asterian 7th Level Bard / 2nd Level Fighter, Shadowheart 9th Level Light Cleric. (fairly standard party)

But in the 1st round, I can usually get off killing all 3 archers in the rafters, plus at least 3 Icestorms. The defenders are hosed after that!

FYI - I also use a spore-haste grenade in the opening round. Those are Great!