Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Mega-threads and Guides Party Size Discussion

Amusingly enough, the very few defenders of the 4-men party are attempting an angle ("I prefer smaller parties because I can play battles more quickly") that simply doesn't stand a single bit on its feet.

In fact, while a six men party allows you to scale back the number of party members as much as you want (the old Infinity Engine games could be played even in solo and among power players it was a common tactic to reduce the number of active party members to increase their shared exp and level up faster) this interchangeability is completely lost when the limit to 4 characters is not optional anymore.