Dark Urge vs Vanilla Playthrough.

[Sleazy]

For those of you whove played both which did you enjoy more? Personally I feel like Dark Urge is the way.

[Miqi]

Dark urge is probably the Origin character who gets the most upgrades / power ups throughout the game.

But it isn't a very lore friendly character.. per say... Some things just gets "handed" to you, while others become a mess on floor...

I'd definitely do a Vanilla playthrough first because some of the NPCs are amazing, Vendors, contributors towards the end, and you wont get to experience that as a Dark Urge character.. for .. reasons..................

[DogWater]

Originally posted by Miqi:

Dark urge is probably the Origin character who gets the most upgrades / power ups throughout the game.

But it isn't a very lore friendly character.. per say... Some things just gets "handed" to you, while others become a mess on floor...

I'd definitely do a Vanilla playthrough first because some of the NPCs are amazing, Vendors, contributors towards the end, and you wont get to experience that as a Dark Urge character.. for .. reasons..................

Yes... reasons... Doing DU as a first playthrough over here and though it's engaging and actually cool that it matters quite a bit, definitely wouldn't recommend it as a first if it'll be your only playthrough. No regrets here since it won't be though.

[Patpat]

I will definitely do this during 2nd playthrough

[n#n#m#]

DU because you're more tied to the story this way.

[Raverik]

you guys opinion on embrace dark urge vs resist dark urge playthrough

[D-Black Catto]

dark urge is best and is only thing close to actual baldurs gate experience due to being a worshiper of bhaal, beyond that it could very well be not called baldurs gate it's a story about tadpoles and mindflayers

[Jirkislo]

The Dark urge is lore friendly. Unlike the custom origin character it actually has some depth to it.

[Jirkislo]

Originally posted by ¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯:

you guys opinion on embrace dark urge vs resist dark urge playthrough

I personally try to resist it

[Patpat]

When I will play as Dark Urge, my first victim will be Astarion :)

[FissionChips]

Originally posted by ¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯:

you guys opinion on embrace dark urge vs resist dark urge playthrough

Embrace it, and be greatly rewarded.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

I liked that urge because it was the most human of characters.
Constantly supressing your desire to make the unworthy(read: everyone you dont care about) pay for there crimes of being idiots that wont stop making everything worse.

But for the most part it felt like every other character.
Your origin has very little effect on the story.
A few change's in dialog, a few extra quests.
Honestly origins are overated.

That said i wont play it again in the future.
It is fun for 1 experiance.
But not worth a second glance.
Same as all origins.
Fun once's.

[Patpat]

True that all origin characters have issues, except the normal player, dark urge solves that :)

[Sleazy]

Such a divided topic some people love it some people dont some think its the way to play especially first playthrough others dont.

[Patpat]

Originally posted by Shwaynezee:

Such a divided topic some people love it some people dont some think its the way to play especially first playthrough others dont.

And that is just the beauty of it, you can choose whoever you wanna be (even with the lgbt crisis going around), the dark urge sounds fun though if you follow the urges, otherwise unsure it has any added value, but dunno really.

[wizard]

going to try dark urge for second. i heard its the murder hobo path and i'd rather enjoy having everyone alive first time.