Folks who have played through Act 3 multiple times, does it get better the more you play it? Like, do you have a better sense of what you need to do when, and you don�t feel so rudderless? Who are the best companions for reactivity in Act 3? I normally keep Shadowheart, Lae�zel, and one other person who changes, but maybe that�s not the most interesting?
Basically, I�m looking for insights from experts to make Act 3 more enjoyable than I found it at first, or reassurance that it gets better the more you play it.
Yes, for me it was much easier after the first complete playthough because I knew which battles were easy and which were difficult. The first playthrough felt overwhelming because there were too many things all vying for your attention. I didn't know where to go or what quests to do first. The later playthroughs, I go from easy battles to hard battles, saving Gortash and Orin for last.
I normally keep Shadowheart, Astarion and Gale in my party. If I switch someone out, I switch out Shadowheart for Wyll.
I know you mentioned you wanted to give Shadowheart a hug. Motivating factor: in the epilogue, you finally get to hug everyone! I hugged Astarion, Gale, Shadowheart, Karlach, and Halsin. The others didn't give me the option to hug them, or I would have
