Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback The action economy is BG3 is borked.

Without the Dodge action and the Ready action, I really do feel like I am left with nothing to do, WAY more than I should. Even with the stupid cunning action for all characters that they have done.. oh AND shieldmaster without using a shield (bonus action shove was a feat, not core)... even with all that stuff, it does not make up for Ready action missing from my choices


another thing I have noticed, the shove command really needs a "prone" option as it has in 5e. Currently its just a position affecting mechanic, you have to use Ray of Frost for a prone roll. This is just one less action you can perform that is part of the ALREADY SIMPLIFIED action economy from 5e. Even if they dont ever add in Grapple... they need to address the Ready action command and "shove prone" command. Holding your position is an absolute tactical necessity in MANY cases and 5e is designed so that you do not need to give up your 1 action if a target is not yet in range


Oh... and Familiars should be able to Help, not attack. the Help action is all screwed up in this game too. "Help" is one more of those options you have in 5e for when no spells or abilties seem like the right choice. You are fighting something really hard to hit, your help action is worth more damage than your miss in many cases. If the stupid AI didnt focus target people on the ground who are not a threat, you wouldnt need to completely remove the functionality of the help command and replace iot with Spare the Dying bonus action on every hero. Please give us a proper "Help" action