Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Melee & Ranged vs Main Hand & Off-hand

The weapon system could be better and more immersive.

Swaping between range and melee 100 times is fine but if you need to do it with 2 or more melee weapons you can't. Like op said you need to dive into the inventory.

You always get the shield bonus even if you don't actively use it, don't know why. I would at least lower it to 1 AC and move the shield to the back. We could do with abit of extra effort of making a masterpiece like bg 2 was...

THe whole action use for swaping is cool i don't mind that, but make it consistent for range weapons as well. Archer now get free 2 AC bonus at all times same as casters. Shields and weapons could be used in casting animations.

You know like you see in CGi when wizzards actually use their staffs to cast and are not just used as crutches like they are in bg 3 and other games. Again extra effort... masterpiece.


There should be a dedicated shield slot like we have for bards instruments so they are visible on the back. The whole system could do with all sorts of improvments like scabbard and archery quiver those could be items, based on the quality they could do all sorts of things even related two swaping arrows system.

Lantern - torch swaping slot that does automatic diping so we don't have to manually click drop torch - candle, use candle, dip candle gimmick 500 times per playthrough. They could add other items swaping slots for consumables so we have tiny bit more balance with consumables, backpack system that gives you more weapon slots.

We asked for bare minimum, normal, classic weapon sets like you have in PoE 2. That would mean you are speared the tedious inventory clicking a bare minimum in 2022 or at least give us radial system system for it IF we have to do it manually.

Now we have this half made system where two handed weapons get to be better again and you can swap those just by clicking on the hot bar items. But the second you dual wield or want to use a torch whatever you are left out dry.
DnD obsession with two handed weapons keeps on giving. They always better off compared to others you get more reach, more damage, better action economy, better feats and now as cherry on top better UI control.