Is there multiplayer?

[☆AkaAkoVT☆]

I'm having trouble figuring out if this game has multiplayer options or not.

[Schlumpsha]

Singleplayer only. Not even couch coop.

[☆AkaAkoVT☆]

Darn, that's really a shame

[ajfusch]

Multiplayer makes all but a single player sidekicks, with the one player being the chosen one. Who wants that? That's a good reason for there being no multiplayer at all.
I'm sure BG 1 didn't have multiplayer, either, BG 2 might have had it ... can't remember. Still, same thing.
That's why Icewind Dale had Multiplayer - there wasn't a "chosen one" storyline, all chars were equal.

[Cutlass Jack]

Originally posted by ajfusch:

Multiplayer makes all but a single player sidekicks, with the one player being the chosen one. Who wants that? That's a good reason for there being no multiplayer at all.
I'm sure BG 1 didn't have multiplayer, either, BG 2 might have had it ... can't remember. Still, same thing.
That's why Icewind Dale had Multiplayer - there wasn't a "chosen one" storyline, all chars were equal.

Both BG 1 & 2 had multiplayer. But it was like you thought. One player was the chosen one.

The main way many used the multiplayer option in both games was as a trick to get extra created companions in your party. You ran multiple copies of the game to make the extra character, then when that second player 'left' you could control both characters.

[Lywelyn]

Originally posted by Babbles:

Yeah dude, I mean Baldurs Gate One had multiplayer, pity the fact this game was made by Russians, who don't get along with ANYONE.

So no, no multiplayer.

Go play BG2 with some steam friends, not this rubbish.

discrimination has no place among us.

if you have anything constructive to say by all means speak, otherwise please keep your sorry opinion for yourself.

Originally posted by ☆Hello, I am friend cat!☆:

I'm having trouble figuring out if this game has multiplayer options or not.

there is no multiplayer in pathfinder, the genre used to have it, such as neverwinter nights, but nowadays game's ressource and needs sadly require a lot of investment that can not be spared for that.

although that is not really a problem considering the huge content and replayability of the pathfinder games. hope you'll enjoy it nontheless !

[Dungeon Crawler]

ya wtf, baldurs gate is awesome cause of multiplayer. Had the best gaming exerpience of my life playing the campaigns co op through the enhanced version.

[dbvel]

Not to mention bg 3 multiplayer

[Immortal Reaver]

Originally posted by Dungeon Crawler:

ya wtf, baldurs gate is awesome cause of multiplayer.

No it would be awesome even if it did not have multiplayer.

Originally posted by dbvel:

Not to mention bg 3 multiplayer

Yeah and because of it, singleplayer-only experience suffers for it.

[dbvel]

Originally posted by Immortal Reaver:

Originally posted by dbvel:

Not to mention bg 3 multiplayer

Yeah and because of it, singleplayer-only experience suffers for it.

definitely not. bg3 sp is also great.

[Immortal Reaver]

Originally posted by dbvel:

Originally posted by Immortal Reaver:

Yeah and because of it, singleplayer-only experience suffers for it.

definitely not. bg3 sp is also great.

I played Evil playthrough first and it was lacking content and buggy. So I do not share the opinion as my first impression was tainted. Especialy because of game breaking bugs in Act 3, which became so annyoing I ended the playthrough.
Yeah and singleplayer experience is suffering for multiplayer. Inventory is pain in the ass with so many items and you don't have global inventory, and when being on companion and forgeting to switch back to MC, NPCs act like it is first time they met me. There are other problems too, but they are not directly linked to multiplayer.

[dbvel]

Originally posted by Immortal Reaver:

Originally posted by dbvel:

definitely not. bg3 sp is also great.

I played Evil playthrough first and it was lacking content and buggy. So I do not share the opinion as my first impression was tainted. Especialy because of game breaking bugs in Act 3, which became so annyoing I ended the playthrough.
Yeah and singleplayer experience is suffering for multiplayer. Inventory is pain in the ass with so many items and you don't have global inventory, and when being on companion and forgeting to switch back to MC, NPCs act like it is first time they met me. There are other problems too, but they are not directly linked to multiplayer.

I agree bg3 is buggy as hell, I've met almost-game-breaking bugs many times. NPCs and companions do forget things and lack continuity many times. That being said, I can't understand how can someone feel like there's not enough content, since there are so many memorable npcs and hours of so many fun (side) quests and dialogues etc... dozens of hours literally. But well, we're way off topic, I'll stop here. I still have to play pathfinder wotr, I've only played kingmaker.

[Immortal Reaver]

Originally posted by dbvel:

I agree bg3 is buggy as hell, I've met almost-game-breaking bugs many times. NPCs and companions do forget things and lack continuity many times. That being said, I can't understand how can someone feel like there's not enough content, since there are so many memorable npcs and hours of so many fun (side) quests and dialogues etc... dozens of hours literally. But well, we're way off topic, I'll stop here. I still have to play pathfinder wotr, I've only played kingmaker.

This guy basicaly summed it up good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI7a_JQz4Xg&t=757s

[revan1229]

Originally posted by ajfusch:

Multiplayer makes all but a single player sidekicks, with the one player being the chosen one. Who wants that? That's a good reason for there being no multiplayer at all.
I'm sure BG 1 didn't have multiplayer, either, BG 2 might have had it ... can't remember. Still, same thing.
That's why Icewind Dale had Multiplayer - there wasn't a "chosen one" storyline, all chars were equal.

They did have it, but I agree that it feels odd to play a very narrative and dialogue heavy story revolving around one character with someone else. MP works best when it's isolated to a mode specifically for it, imo. I'd be open to Treasure of the Midnight Isles being MP.