Originally Posted by Wormerine
Originally Posted by Maximuuus
I guess they really don't like melee characters and/or don't really know how to give them interrests.
Melee can definitely be interresting without tons of features.
I don't think there is an easy fix. If we try to keep things more or less grounded, there is only that much you can do with a melee or ranged character. In a team based real-time game, I don't necessarly feel that's a problem - gaving more and less micro-intensive characters works well. DnD3 and pathfinder add bunch of modals and passive abilities to melee characters, but I was never a fan of it - I generally prefer active tactical abilities, then passive character builds. In the end, to me it feels the same as swinging with a genereric fighter in BG2, it's just too easy to create someone who can't do anything useful.

While, like OP mentioned, D:OS1&2 spread active between melee and spellcaster archetypes the downside it made every character feel more or less the same - not much distinction between magic and non-magic characters.

Rather then making everyone active, I would prefer if BG3 focused on synergy between classes - that's what I always thought DnD was about. buff/debuff with one, hit wth the other.

It's hard to compare with the old games because it was RTWP but tactical TB games doesn't always give a lot of features to characters and still have engaging and interresting/tactical combats.

I.E variety also comes from the environment and Larian's encounter design seems usually built on the same "model".

I'd also like more synergies between companions. That's why I often mention flanking instead of backstab as an improvement.
The help action, shove to prone, grappling... These are also active actions that could increase the tactical value of the game. Of course these specific ones wouldn't tie to a specific class (or maybe some could ?) but some build would be better depending their abilities.

There's a lot of room to improve melee combats without tons of new skills.

Last edited by Maximuuus; 07/04/21 05:32 PM.
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