Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion [END SPOILS WARNING] Addressing Karlach (PLEASE PUT SPOILERS IN TAGS)

I don't think they will release any dlc, but they'll re-release the game in some form of Definitive edition instead. The main focus will be on polishing and expanding unfinished Act3, but without changing the game mechanics, so no increasing the level cap and so on. I hope we will finally see the correct engine fix, maybe the witch sabbath mentioned by auntie Ethel, upper city and similar.

I mean I feel like not doing ANY paid DLC for the Game is such a weird thing. If it adds new story, maybe 1-2 new companions which you can have from the start of the DLC (ofc flesh out some other companions first, such as Karlachs companion quest or Minthara, shes also very barebones tbh) and people are willing to pay like 20+ bucks for that depending on the size of it.

Sure releasing a Definitive Edition (or Absolute Edition to make it "line up" with the Game lolol) is also and hopefully happening, with fixing Act 3 and making it feel less cramped or confusing, but why not both? Sure they got a HUGE financial push for their next game with the amount of sales, but releasing something for BG3 means they also get some neat profit again to make it safely through development.


But I'm also very afraid that we won't get an actual fix for Karlach even if they release a dlc / Definitive Edition, because iirc they said they wanted to give us something promising and hopeful with the epilogue to finish it off. Which they did tbh, that means they could just leave it open ended with Karlach and just not go any further with her, since her writer seems to be an absolute edgelord for whatever reason, he probably thinks that either letting her die, or sending her back to the place where she was enslaved for years and where she now has to fight basically non-stop to not be caught again, is peak writing and deserving for an award.

Returning mourner here to get his copium fix. Recently started replaying the game from scratch as I couldn't bring myself to finish it so far.

However, I've also been deep-diving Rogue Trader since before it launched. While it's comparable to BG3 in terms of its technical state, y'know what this absolutely grimdark game is better at doing? Giving and, with appropriate amounts of work and difficulty, fulfilling hope in a logical manner and within the limitations of the canon. In a universe where lives are worth pennies on the dollar, you can actually make things better for everyone while still being in keeping with the overall theme of "only war." Yes, there are repercussions, yes, it is difficult, but that only makes it all even more compelling and satisfying.

WARNING: somewhat major spoilers below even though I tried to keep them as vague as I can.


In my opinion, a to-the-core 40k story which not only allows, but bolsters humane choices while entirely respecting the canon's ethos only serves to raise further questions around BG3 and its confusing lack of choices around a lot of elements. I still want to give the benefit of the doubt and believe said lack is a result of rushing things to market, otherwise it's just bad writing... I would also like to believe that a Definitive Edition - Hel, maybe even DLC, although that feels like asking for the whole arm when needing but a finger at this point - is in the works, that they won't just leave it at that. This game deserves more respect than that.

Yeah, I tried to return to BG3, but I still can't bring myself to finish Act 2, knowing what will happen in the final one. It sucks, since I really like the game...

I know exactly what you mean... The first Act is the only piece of software to date which managed to overtake Fallout: New Vegas as my all-time favourite RPG. I felt like I lost all understanding of the world within the last.

So, things have died down, it seems?

well my account got banned for a few weeks so i havent been able to post. for me i think we wait for dlc/de, i think larian adds it there when they expand on content. i cant see them leaving karlach as is.

Not a lot left to be said, yeah... I did find some news about the upcoming Patch 6, but I don't know how accurate it is, and I'm burnt out on hyping over this game...

Oh patch 6 is 100% coming down the pipe. But I kinda doubt that it’ll have anything for Karlach.

Yeah, agreed, somehow get the feeling that finalising her quest line is dependent on a lot more content on the side.

I still lurk from time to time to check if there's any news. The site makes it hard to log in though with all these getaway errors.

I always address Karlach as "Miss". She bigger than me! She scary like a Gnoll!

"Soldier" is the proper way

We're just waiting.

Well holy 9 hells, after i think a straight month of *bad gateways* I finally return! Just been wanting to jump in to keep the thread going, i know its getting harder to be positive or hopeful for a fix in game after so long. But i do just wanna throw it out there
Theres still a chance if they do a definative edition they will add a few new things. Upper city maybe? And even if that doesnt happen. There does seem to be real potential of an avernus DLC revolving around Ceryic after the epilogue in patch5. Just posting to keep things positive and that Larian is checking into these threads!

Other then that hope everyone has a great weekend...and ill be back next month after the purgatory that is this forums *badgateway*

Yea basically a waiting game with larian. Maybe something in patch 6 gives hope for a trip to the forge but I'm not hoping for an actual quest for karlach this patch. I'll just keep posting here and keep things positive I guess. Maybe larian still checks every now and then

I figured I'd post to keep the thread alive. Normally I just check the site and see if there's any news. If you're reading this Larian, I put my playthrough with Karlach on hold simply because of the ending. I'm still holding out hope there will be a happy ending at some point.

I do believe the fact that people, me included, are refusing to finish the game because of a character's ending should be of concern for Larian. Hopefully they agree.

Edit. I gotta love these forums, had to clean up like 10 copies of this same message due to a gateway error <3

Does anyone know if the new patch added anything for karlach?

Yeah, some kiss animations that are pretty nice, more camp idle animations I think, and as avatar Karlach you can ask Gale to cure you in a specific ending. But I’m guessing his response would be no?