Rather than have multiple threads and review links I Figured Id start a megathread to pin to the top for the release of Baldur’s Gate 3

https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-everything-we-know/

General Articles:
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-has-a-hidden-skill-tree-for-illithid-powers/

https://www.gamesradar.com/news/live/baldurs-gate-3-launch-coverage-live-blog/

Guides:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/classes
https://www.pcgamer.com/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-city-of-baldurs-gate-before-you-start-baldurs-gate-3/
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-cellar-door-ornate-mirror-answers/

Reviews:
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-review-in-progress-oh-boy-its-good/

Minimum:

OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
Processor: Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i7 4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX580
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space

  • Chet_Awesomelad@kbin.social
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    I’m so hyped for this game! I’ve put over 100 hours into the early access content and I can’t wait to see the full version.

    I’m curious - what kind of characters are y’all going to play? I usually go with a rogue for my first playthrough in RPG games, with decent persuade/deception skills so I can try out some of the dialogue options to influence other characters.

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      For my first playthrough I think I’m going Dragonborn, but I haven’t put much thought into the rest! I remember having a lot of fun with a 2H weapon in DoS 2, so I might use that. I can’t wait to try out all the spells as that was easily my favorite part in DoS 2.

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      I’m going to give a half-orc vengeance paladin a go with polearm mastery. For party members I think I’ll go with Shadowheart, Wyll and Gale but I might replace one of the spellcasters later on with Minsc.

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      I honestly have no idea. I’m just going to play around with the descriptions and options and decide in the moment. If there’s some kind of lone wolf perk like DOS I might try to go with a small party and be sneaky. I did want to add everyone I met in DOS:2, but I keep getting the desire to see how approaching encounters with smaller numbers works.

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        As far as I know there’s no Lone Wolf equivalent, although you can just choose to not travel with any companions. It is easier to do stealth in BG3 - for starters, they added a Group Sneak key (something that was sorely missing from DOS2), and there are plenty of times you can use stealth and/or exploration to circumvent combat encounters while still gaining XP.

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        I think when it comes to combat, having less people massively reduces your ability to fight, much more so than in DOS2, even more so without any compensation for having a smaller party.

        All in all, not necessarily a bad thing, it just means you have to tackle problems much more creatively than others.

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      I was really torn between a human storm sorcerer or a half-orc battle master but ultimately decided to go with a gold dwarf hunter using a heavy crossbow. Fits in very well with my preferred party companions (Karlach and Shadowheart as frontline, me and Gale as backline) and has Talk to Animals which is really nice to have in Larian games. I also just love the visual of a grizzled dwarf bounty hunter with his pet raven (taking the Beast Tamer choice for Find Familiar on character creation).

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      I’m going to go Druid. I usually like druids in general, but I heard you can actually talk with animals and even in TTRPGs it’s rare that DMs bother with that.

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        It’s so crazy, you can have entire conversations with some animals. I haven’t tried speaking with all of them, but it’s possible there are even sidequests given to you by animals. Players who don’t have the ability to cast Speak With Animals will just miss that content on their playthrough.

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        I’m much the same when I usually make my characters lmao. Oh, you’ve given me a smorgasbord of different races and classes to choose from? Cool, I reckon I’ll roll a halfling rogue or a human fighter, thanks.