Baldur's Gate III - Spoiler Edition (please read updated OP)

Nice, I'll hope for late 2022 longer if necessary. This has the potential to one of the best CRPGs of all time. No excuses, there should be no cut content and minimal bugs. 

So I got to watch the interview now.

So big surprise on the beach in patch 5. Is it Us? Please be Us!

Also, I get the impression we will finally be able to free Shadowheart from her pod.

I'm not sure I get the "melee fighters needs more things to do at low levels". They are supposed to be light on abilities. Their main problem is their lack of heavy armor early in the game and way too many enemies have overtuned ranged attacks (to much range, higher ground rule, damage dice supped up). A melee character should be able to reach the enemies and attack in a single turn. No take two turns to reach the enemy.

Larian tripled in size to finish the game. 


Even if Patch 5 is mostly system update and tutorial/intro changes, I get the feeling datamining is going to be interesting.

They definitely gave themselves extra work with the DOS2 type origin stories

I think their biggest problem is just general content scope. The origin stories aren't the biggest part of that.

The ea is already an 40-50 hours long game if you try to do everything in it, but it's barely over half of Act 1 out of 3.

In his latest interview, Swen says they could make two DOS2 game in the same time they are taking to make BG3. DOS2 was a 100-200 hours long game if you did everything (depending on your speed). I estimated BG3 to be a 300-400 hours long game after I finished the ea last year. Nobody believed me....

I don't know... I kind of like my my brain...

New Panel from Hell on July 8th 11 AM PT (14:00 pm EST)

It will being patch 5 info.

So hopefully we see some new content. Tehre was a mention about a mage tower - does that maybe mean, we get a bit further in teh search for a cure/the Nightsong/ finding a solution for the taint? Maybe even Moonrise Tower?
Would be nice to have some more content.

I know, but I can dream, can't I? At this point I don't think, I will start a new playthrough for system changes. I might wait a bit more, so to not burn out of the aivalable content.

Teaser for tomorrow

Most of the patch notes
1) Finding food is important now as it influences whether or not you get a long or short rest
2) Jump/Disengage separate!
3) Active roll system. Allows you to ask a party member to cast guidance, owl's wisdom etc while in conversation.
4) Background system allows for rewards when you do things that match your background in game
5) A certain someone can be freed during the tutorial
6) Background in camp matches your location

8/13 release date

Patch 5 coming next week (on the 13th).

Not much new content, but the tutorial was modified (it seems beyond freeing a certain someone?) and there are some new cinematics in camp.

Lots of altered/new features that will affect gameplay. My opinion is that a lots of them will lead to more resting.

Also, none-lethal attacks. That could very well alter some quests.

Oh and jump being jump now (with hockey) and disengage is now a proper action.

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As for the stream, LARPing with special FX! I wasn't expecting that, now I want a live-action D&D series again.

edit: finished watching (couldn't watch live) and WTF at that cutscene with Shadowheart. Now I'm going to have to play the EA again to see it in-game.