Reaching out for a helping hand.

[Unique Autie]

I assume BG3 is a difficult game, but it's also possible that I'm not good at video games that require any type of critical thinking skills. I can't seem to understand how combat works, because I die to some brain enemies, or human enemies at the very beginning of the game on the easiest difficultly, and I don't think that I should be dying that easily. I sort of understand the dialogue game-play, but even that is confusing with some of the mechanics. Maybe BG3 is too advanced for me to play; 4 hours in I should understand the game-play concepts by now. I don't believe it's the game, it's me not being able to grasp it. I know it's everyone's game of the year (game of the decade for some), but I just can't enjoy the game because I don't know how to play it.

[Unique Autie]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Unique Autie:

Thank you for sending me the rule set.

Personally I do not recommend to you learning Baldur's Gate 3 by learning it through the D&D 5e ruleset. It is correct that the game is based upon that. However, the translation from ruleset to game works not as good as game to ruleset.

I am convinced you will do easier step by step. Take for example the combat guide I have linked before: it makes sense to make milestones savegames. When a combat start -> go to the menu -> make a specific savegame

Not just for the matter of redoing it if you fail the combat, but also to check on things you wish to learn.

Amid the rush and stress of a combat without a savegame it can be tad too hectic to take note of everything, especially if you are new to the game. But if you watch step by step what the enemies are doing, you learn easily the things you can do yourself.

Take for example shoving enemies into their demise. I learned that from enemies who shoved my characters to death. It was easy to remember that after I experienced it. Same goes for other more advanced tactics which are considered "action points economy".

That combat guide did help me, I was able to clear that first dungeon near the crashed ship with multiple fights. I was also able to talk my way out of a few encounters.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Unique Autie:

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Personally I do not recommend to you learning Baldur's Gate 3 by learning it through the D&D 5e ruleset. It is correct that the game is based upon that. However, the translation from ruleset to game works not as good as game to ruleset.

I am convinced you will do easier step by step. Take for example the combat guide I have linked before: it makes sense to make milestones savegames. When a combat start -> go to the menu -> make a specific savegame

Not just for the matter of redoing it if you fail the combat, but also to check on things you wish to learn.

Amid the rush and stress of a combat without a savegame it can be tad too hectic to take note of everything, especially if you are new to the game. But if you watch step by step what the enemies are doing, you learn easily the things you can do yourself.

Take for example shoving enemies into their demise. I learned that from enemies who shoved my characters to death. It was easy to remember that after I experienced it. Same goes for other more advanced tactics which are considered "action points economy".

That combat guide did help me, I was able to clear that first dungeon near the crashed ship with multiple fights. I was also able to talk my way out of a few encounters.

That is great.
If you have Shadowheart in your party, I strongly recommend to use the respec feature, once Withers is at your camp, to your advantage. Based on what you wrote, about how your experiences so far, I recommend the beginner friendly class recommendation B) in this one
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3025093305
Having a dedicated healer will help you greatly as a new player, as it allows you to experiment more with dedicated damage dealers etc. for other characters. And Cleric becomes quite powerful later on, so you might benefit a lot from it from early to endgame.

[Unique Autie]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Unique Autie:

That combat guide did help me, I was able to clear that first dungeon near the crashed ship with multiple fights. I was also able to talk my way out of a few encounters.

That is great.
If you have Shadowheart in your party, I strongly recommend to use the respec feature, once Withers is at your camp, to your advantage. Based on what you wrote, about how your experiences so far, I recommend the beginner friendly class recommendation B) in this one
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3025093305
Having a dedicated healer will help you greatly as a new player, as it allows you to experiment more with dedicated damage dealers etc. for other characters. And Cleric becomes quite powerful later on, so you might benefit a lot from it from early to endgame.

Thank you, your post has been very helpful. Having Shadowheart as a healers has helped me a lot. I have also been having a lot of fun playing BG3, so thank you all for your help with me on this game.