Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Help me decide whether I should play BG3 or not.

First of all, Hi! How are you doing ?

I'm a big fan of Divinity franchice, especially the DOS2 game (hundreds of hours burned). But, to the point.

I've never played any DnD games, nor am I in any way familiar (with the exception of Larian videos) of the ruleset, background and such of Baldur's Gate 3 and previous games alike.

I love turn-based combat. This is what made me fall in love with DOS and DOS2. Lots of action points per round to cast, lost of skills offensive and defensive etc.
I'm also a Lone Wolf. Always played Solo.

I know this isn't exactly the same with BG3. There's one action, one bonus action/reaction + movement. How am I to cope with that when in DOS games I had plethora of actions to do during one full round?
Despite the fact I tend to play solo, I've decided to change my habit and play a maximum of 2 (main + another) characters during my playthrought. Will that be enough? How "crippled" my game could get, if I choose to do so?
Disregard the game setting (graphics, story, animations, etc, cause I like them already, anyway)

I know it's best not to ask, but try firsthand, however any, and I mean any useful answer will meet with my gratitude.

I've never played games with DnD ruleset, but for some reason, I'm extremely excited to play this game, even if it's just EA. (^_^')

So... help me...

Help you? It sounds like you already made up your mind.

The party of 2 is a good question. Community Update #6 revealed that there a Lone Wolf mode is planned but will Not be available at the beginning of EA. So you'll be playing with 2 characters where everything is balanced for a party of 4. Thus, your ability to play (on the single difficulty level offered during EA) will heavily depend on whether BG3 uses a party or individual experience point system. Does everyone who participated in a fight get the full experience points? Or does everyone get a fraction of the total exp (total divided by # of participants)? The latter will mean your party of two will level up faster than a party of 4, which might compensate for the lower amount of actions your party of 2 will have.

https://youtu.be/1zO9K6bWu3c?t=54 (from May, so very out of date) implies the former, which means that a party of 2 will be fighting at half strength the entire game.

That said, buying the EA game gives you access to the full game when released, so you might as well buy it now if you're not strapped for cash. Lone Wolf will eventually be added according to Larian. Plus, playing as a party of 2 will give Larian (probably-useful) data on the ability of players to play with <4 party members.

If you loved DoS, I guess you'll love BG3.

This is the same (kind of) game for many many reasons, enhanced by rules and a lore that live and are upgraded for decades.
I think BG3 is going to be the best Larian games so if you usually love them, I have no doubt you'll love this one.

I really don't know, it's up to you...

I also could say I never played DnD games, or maybe I did, but I don't remember, so there's that.
But I know what I will do: will play starting with early access, just for the graphics and to listen the talks; role play could be fun a while, and maybe set up an ambush (or rather fall into one, and in that case I'm so ready to dodge out, except there are no dodging buttons here)

Why I still buy it? I just liked that presentation vid. Some say there will be "chicks" as well (though sex with aliens doesn't excite me), and maybe won't be any. Sooner or later will be a "god mode" cheat, so I can go through and enjoy the story without being stuck in these fights decided by dice or rules I never knew. Because in these games you need a proper counter to pass through, can't just hack and smash.

I'm really prepared to play a bit and then get stuck, then will play something else until there are mods to help me through. I never ask for refunds and I will like the game no matter what, just because helps me thinking. There are all sorts of games and people can have fun doing these "table top" activities (whatever they are, never saw anyone playing these). That's good. And I support good, sometimes.
Really want the smart parts from this genre to get into MMO and other RPG games, because most of those are so mindless "press the skip button", one way or the highway kind of stories.

If this will get tedious, I will just stop playing. Mods and save game editors will save me in time, then I can see the ending, because some parts are just painful if you don't enjoy this kind of "challenge". And if it's not fun, what's the point playing a game? But still, until that point, will be fun: character creation, starting vids, on to that first trouble, maybe even the second. I don't expect more, and thus I'm sure I won't be disappointed.

Just use the tools steam has to offer. Get the EA, try it for 2 hours, see if you like it. If you don't just refund the game and move on.

Nobody has the same experience with games. So the only one who will know if you like it or not is you.

So to paraphrase your post: "I'm super excited to play this game, but I don't know anything about DnD and I need encouragement". Here's your encouragement: go for it!

About Lone wolf playthroughs, as others have mentioned, Larian is likely going to implement options for that later on. But even in EA, you are not without options. You may play as a stealthy rogue, sneaking past encounters or employing guerilla tactics - shoot, kill, hide, flee, repeat. Or you might give warlock a try, conjuring darkness that only you can see through, rendering yourself invisible - a notoriously strong but team-unfriendly strategy.

That said, DnD is a very team-oriented game where every character brings a unique skillset to the table, unlike Divinity, where anyone can do anything and a solo character can be absolutely self-sufficient. It's part of the fun, and makes every character feel very distinct. In Divinity, characters barely cooperate beyond dealing damage to the same target, but in DnD, everyone provides at least something the others can't. If you decide to try BG3, I encourage you to give the full party gameplay a try too. It's also going to be a much more narratively focused game than Divinity, the world is rich in interesting lore, and your relationships with your companions are going to develop dynamically over time. Who knows, perhaps you'll even take a liking to DnD

One last positive bit in case all that teamwork stuff still doesn't appeal to you - in both previous Baldur's Gate games, soloing was a thing. You just had to know what you were doing.

You're excited to play it but not sure if you should buy it and you're looking for input from people who haven't played it?

You have two simple options:
1) Buy it when early access releases and play for two hours. Continue playing if you're enjoying it, or refund it if it's not for you.
2) Wait until the full release when all of the information is out there and then decide if it's for you.

Thank you all for your contribution in dispelling my doubts.

If you loved Divinity you will like BG3! Am sure you didnt know much about Divinity when you first played it, so why not give BG3 a try? If you like Steak, you will love Wagyu.

Had to google what Wagyu is. Looks tasty, especially the price in my country ^^

You wouldn't happen to be australian would you?

Wagyu basically means Japanese Cow and though pricey, its to die for...

LOL watch this for more info (he's not exaggerating)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njfgVJUu0ZM&ab_channel=StrictlyDumpling

Do.....or do not young Jedi !......

I never actually played DOS, but I played most of the D&D games which is why I'm interested in this one.

Try DOS, you will like it. It's the most advanced turned based "D&D-like " game out there now...