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Gaming [HOLY CRAP] Baldur's Gate 3 is Here

Discussion in 'Community' started by dp4m, May 30, 2019.

  1. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    So Larian have announced that they're aiming to bring mod support across platforms later this year. Yes including on console. I'm so excited.
     
  2. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Eh, Sony nerfed mod support pretty severely in Skyrim such that a lot of stuff had to be rejiggered (and it took years for folks to get the fan patch working while staying within compliance). We’ll see how it goes.
     
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  3. Lord Vivec

    Lord Vivec Chosen One star 10

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    I'm John Baldur and I approve this message

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  4. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    How's honor mode going Sean?

    Personally I'm now into my second week on my co op run where I'm Astarion. I've already lost track of the party like three times because I was stealing something or not paying attention. I think I'm RPing this right
     
  5. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    Divinity Original Sin 2 is FINALLY back on sale on PSN so I bought that for $18 so quickly. Can't wait to get destroyed by that apparently much harder game.
     
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  6. dp4m

    dp4m Mr. Bandwagon star 10

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    I think, being used to BG3, you'll probably be better off than most.
     
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  7. tom

    tom Chosen One star 8

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    i haven't played bg3 yet, and i haven't found divinity 2 particularly hard. there were a couple things however that i had to look up and i probably never would have figured out without doing so.
     
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  8. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    I've just heard BG3 is easier. Personally I've found balanced too easy and bumped up to Tactician for my current runs.
     
  9. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Chosen One star 6

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  10. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 10

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    Larian, doing their version of A Fistful of Dollars:

    Larian to disc factory: Get a three-disc production ready.

    A short time later....

    Larian: Our mistake, four discs.
     
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  11. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    It was either 4 discs for Xbox OR they cut content. Glad they didn't do that.

    Also I'm excited for my physical copy to arrive.
     
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  12. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    BG3 is nominated for ten BAFTAS. Including Neil, Amelia, and Samantha being up for best lead and um... Andrew and the Jaheira lady for supporting.

    I know names.
     
  13. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Chosen One star 6

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  14. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Lack of expansions is kind of a bummer but whatever on a BG4; I’ll happily follow them to basically any project at this point.
     
  15. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    My bigger concern is that someone else will do a BG4 and bastardize the characters and such.
     
  16. Jedi Knight Fett

    Jedi Knight Fett Chosen One star 10

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    Eh. I don’t know who would be able to self fund it. It’s not like Hasbro would give the cash. I doubt it gets made anytime soon.
     
  17. Bor Mullet

    Bor Mullet Force Ghost star 8

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    Why would Larian move away from D&D titles entirely after producing one of the most successful D&D games of all time?
     
  18. Lord Vivec

    Lord Vivec Chosen One star 10

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    Our timeline is being meddled with. Some time traveler from the future who works for the Microsony UbiDice conglomerate has gone back in time to this year and replaced the head of Larian. Larian's Baldur's Gate 4 must have been the greatest video game of all time or something and they're trying to stop it from being made.
     
  19. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Chosen One star 6

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    1. They want to use their new clout to develop their own IPs.

    2. Hasbro's boneheaded leadership is also a probable factor.
     
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  20. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 10

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    Because it consumed six years of their life and they did everything they could ever do with it.

    They tried doing DLC but found their heart wasn't in it so they've decided to leave BG3 as the complete work it is, bar some patching and adding some evil endings.
     
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  21. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yeah, like why deal with those ****heads when you can say “Divinity: Original Sin III - From the Award-Winning Developers of Baldur’s Gate III”? Or even make something totally new? A truly independent studio continuing to exercise its independence is a good thing, IMO.
     
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  22. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 10

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    I'm pretty certain it ain't that from the way Swen's talked of it so far, sounds like they want to go forward, not back
     
  23. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    Swen specifically said it's not a WOTC issue and that they were great to work with. It's just that Larian wants to do their own thing, and I respect that.
     
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  24. Jedi Knight Fett

    Jedi Knight Fett Chosen One star 10

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    Yes people blaming WOTC on this one are just ignoring his comments. But you have to realize they spent like half a decade at least working on this game. Thry seemingly feel like they have done everything they can with BG so they are moving on to the next thing. Whatever that may be
     
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  25. Lord Vivec

    Lord Vivec Chosen One star 10

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    Look, Swen is being diplomatic. They let him use the DnD license for something that made Larian famous (for a price) and they aren't going to burn that bridge. I play magic the gathering on the regular; I know full well the ****ery that's going on over in WOTC and Hasbro over the past few years.