Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Fextralife Q&fA on Twitch

It was forbidden for attendees to record at the event, though I guess there might have been some exemptions. But I'm aware Larian have also shared some footage for folk to use to create content after the event so I suspect we might get to see some more stuff from the new release from streamers over the coming days as a result.

(I've not seen the recorded footage so I'm as keen as everyone else to see what people show!)

On the topic of crazy items, let's remember that BG2 had a bunch of belts that set strength from 19 to 22 (or was it 23?) and a hammer that set strength to 25 and a pair of gloves that set dex to 18 and a ring obtained within minutes of leaving the tutorial dungeon that set charisma to 18. Also a fancy staff that gave invisibility to the wielder, a cloak that dumped offensive targeted spells right back at the caster, a shield that reflected arrows back at the caster, and a +3 flail with three additional elemental damage rolls and slow. Oh, and a mace of disruption that gave immunity to vampire fuckery and caused save or die for all undead, and a special anti-undead +4 sword with a once per rest AoE save or die spell.

If there's only a mere 9 legendary items in the game then I'm thinking Larian probably toned it down a notch.

Fextralife apparently got to play more as a press thing. And yes he does have recorded content from the event, as seen with new wyll stuff.


Really of you are going good wyll it'd probably makes story sense to reclass home before act 1 is even over

Aww dang it its still a tadpole check to free shadow on the ship. Imma have to start with a barb so I can be the perfect shadow husbando without a tadpole check

Damn, even if Wyll's character and story had some flaws, I don't think the VA was one of them and I really liked it. I'm sure the new VA will be good, but it will take some time getting accustomed...

This is disappointing. Definitely will take some getting used to. I really liked his voice, and thought it was well performed

I thought Wyll came across really well when I met him very very briefly when I got to play the new version. He did sound different, but not enough for me to think it was a new VA and not the old one putting in a different performance, at least not given I'd not played EA for a while in the runup. So it's interesting to hear it's someone different, but I don't think we'll find it too jarring!

(I'll admit I did have my doubts about the old performance, but in the end had concluded that my main problem was with Wyll's animation rather than the VA. Fortunately his animation looked much better as well!)

Ok yeah wylls new intro is pretty good.

Can you describe how he is different from before if you noticed anything? He is the one origin companion I’m planning on playing, so I’m pretty interested in his changes.

No actually. I don't remember anyone mentioning anything about reworking that scene.



Not really, since according to lore and mechanics, warlock patrons actually can't take away the power a warlock has been granted. They can perhaps punish them in other ways, but once the warlock has the power, it's theirs unless it was established otherwise between player and GM. But by default, Mizora can't take his powers.

I'm a bit surprised about the va change for Wyll too. The first one did a good job imo.

The original VA may not have been available when they wanted to record lines for the new story

If your patron is literally cursing you though your probably going to want to cut off contact with them as much as possible, not bind yourself deeper

Unless being transformed into a demon is something you fear terribly, because you want to be (or at least be thought of as) a courageous hero.

That ship sails immediately though as he gets a honking pair of devil horns

I don't think you can just tear up a pact. Wyll's made a pact with a fiend, as he reneges on the deal he could find himself moving closer to, and physically resembling more, his end fate - an enslaved devil soul.

As a side note the guardian actually feels seductive. I want to believe she will lead me on some grand heros journey.

Fex seems to think that Larian's next game will be Divinity 3 - I don't see it. D&D is a gold mine for them.

Fex seems to think Seen got non interference from wotc in writting and generally seems to thing Wotc will try to duck things up.

Not saying no to Divinity 3, but more DND would be way more fun for me because I find Rivellon a bit one-note, surface-level, and boring when it comes to worldbuilding.

Whatever the next project is, it will be interesting to see how much they learned through the BG3 and apply to new efforts. Especially wrt early access. Did they see enough value in that they'd want to do another extended EA, or was it more hassle than it was worth?