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The effect of frightened status is different.


Frightened status (RAW):
A frightened creature has disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack rolls while the source of its fear is within line of sight.

The creature can’t willingly move closer to the source of its fear.

I believe BG3 forces frightened creatures run away and prevent them from using any action. (If they didn't change it recently.)

To pull this quote out, I approve of this phenomenon in games. There should be (optional) fights that you're likely to TPK on and have to reload, using foreknowledge to win. That's the beauty of rpg video games: character death doesn't mean you lose a character you were attached to. On a normal difficulty in crpgs, I expect this to happen maybe a couple times per act. If this doesn't ever happen, then the difficulty of the game is too low.

Menacing Attack
In BG3, against a single strong enemy, it's basically an auto-win if it hits (and the enemy fails its ST) since the enemy loses its turn and takes free damage. Then you use Menacing Attack on your next turn, repeating the process.

Oh I see, yeah ok that makes sense. The status debuff Frightened - which doesn't specifically say it forces you to run away - assumes you would run which of course opens you up for AOO. They are literally using the spell Fear - which does force you to flee instead of just the debuff.

On balance I could see how they could imply that, and it does affect us the same way.

The effect I see when I use menacing attack, is a little visual effect around their head, and they stand in place cowering not being able to attack.

Interesting. Maybe Larian changed it in a recent patch? I suppose it's slightly more balanced than the enemy also running away...

Is anyone else seeing this behavior?

I got totally zapped in the underdark encounter with the specator and ditn't retry it, but there's another spectator, without drow support, near the cave of the Gnoll encounter. That's an easier fight which I completed successfully. And it' s also my feeling that the Vision-of-the-Absolute-spear did not seem to bring any notable advantage during the combat.

What's the current cost within the action economy for a ranged player to do this every round?

I kind of like going against opposition that is a little OP. It makes me use my brain instead of just running in and fireballing everything.

Once I started using the team as a whole and strategizing my attacks, everything went pretty smoothly and there wasn't a group I couldn't take. (except for the Gith - they just mopped the floor with me and danced on my innards)

In fact, I actually wiped out the entire goblin army in the courtyard with just my thief. It took me a couple of hours, but he got it done!

None at all; it's completely free, unlimited and abusuable - not in a proper implementation of the rules, but in Larian's game at least.

I have found the combat challenging but not overwhelming. As combat is not real time strategy and planning is much more important than just charging blindly into battle. Case in point charging up to the druid grove puts one at a severe disadvantage as going to the top of the middle hill to perhaps "scout the area". Just having that high ground alone is more than enough to turn the tide on that battle.

Using other skills to avoid battle, or at least post pone it like in the Goblin Camp again does not cheese your way through, but all around is better play.....even if playing table top versions plowing through blindly get a party killed. Note also the opponents you are fighting are also seeking to take advantage of the battlefield.....using spells and powers to buff, taking the high ground, targeting explosive barrels near you etc...