Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Failing dialogue rolls is fun

1."Table top D&D" is Dungeons & Dragons played around a table (as it originally was) with real people and real dice rolls.

2. The first part of this quote is ridiculous. I don't accept failing at rolls because I "enjoy being beaten". I accept it because we live in a world where the good guys don't always win and some failure is inevitable. It's refreshing to play a game where you don't automatically succeed at lying or trying to persuade NPCs.

3. Well hopefully for you, someone will make a mod called IWIN button and you can never fail another dice roll in the game. You will hit every swing and do maximum damage each time. What glorious fun that will be eh?

Thanks for the very detailed answers, had a laugh, but the good kind

1. I just mean that never played or saw anyone playing it, so I'm definitely not an expert in D&D

2. I love PvP games and I actually like being beaten in a fair fight, because it's very boring if I win every time. This is just an example (though real) of a situation where one can enjoy losing or "being beaten", because leads to improvement, and becoming better at something one likes to do, is much fun. Your example works as well: could be many other reasons, but what matters is that some people likes failures (again for good reasons)

3. I already enjoy the game as it is, but of course a mod here and there can allow to remove parts I don't like, and also add things I miss. I don't want to change the whole game, unless there can be a way to satisfy everyone (and only mod tools can do that).
Of course I meant all that dice roll stuff about dialogues only, not the fights (dice rolls are fine there).

Beyond my pride, the fact remains it is an example where failing a dialogue roll is not fun with consequences : just a game over (unless you somehow defeat it with whoever is left, usually just Shadowheart).

I like having some game over 'fail states'. It forces me to think about my actions more, adds tension, and makes the overall gameplay more fun. At least for me. If you fail the roll and have to restart its a "Ooop I need to be careful moment" and if you make the roll you realize just how close you came to dying.

Good point. It does serve to tell the player "Mind Flayers are bloody dangerous ! Beware".
( Mind you, in my case, I knew that already so I just killed it quickly the first time I met it. You have a point though that some deaths can be interesting in the gameplay.)

For other recent comments : this is just feedback as Larian said they wanted failed rolls to continue the story so players do not feel the need to reload.

Good point. It does serve to tell the player "Mind Flayers are bloody dangerous ! Beware".
( Mind you, in my case, I knew that already so I just killed it quickly the first time I met it. You have a point though that some deaths can be interesting in the gameplay.)

For other recent comments : this is just feedback as Larian said they wanted failed rolls to continue the story so players do not feel the need to reload.

Its novel to fail occasionally, to fail constantly is not fun at all.. And anyone who enjoys failing constantly, i'm sorry to say they need to seek help.. Its not healthy to be enjoying being degraded by a game or anything.