Are you implying that because the game had more acts it is in some way better? PS:T has been my #1 game for decades so I'm not exactly disparaging it here, but this argument is ridiculous. A PS:T completion takes probably 50-70 hours tops, depending on your reading speed. I'm 2/3 of the way through bg3 at 80+ hours... More acts does not equal more content or better content.
Fun reading the options and remarks of these other game makers. I skipped the part about the spoiler in act 1. I have played probably 40 hours now and I am not sure I have even reached the middle of act 1.
Act 1 took me around 20 and I was being careful to look everywhere and search everything, if it’s taken you 40 are you spending a lot of time just standing in the meadows?
Edit: character creation shouldn’t be counted as part of act 1 guys, I spent an hour or two there as well but that’s not act 1. Act 1 starts when you’re on the beach, that’s the area you’re in until you hit the bubble saying you’re progressing are you sure
Oh my God, a few nights back I had three hours to play and just spent it respecting everyone and playing with their gear. And by everyone, I mean everyone. Even the people I have not had in my active party outside like a quest or two.
"Hmm, should this Act 3 companion go Ranger 8 / Barb 4? How best do I build them to dual weild? Which swords should they get? Let me change my party so I can see what everyone else has."
I beat the game two nights later only using the characters I ran essentially the whole game with. But honestly, I love messing with builds. The fact that we can just do it all the time to try something new or min-max just a little bit more ("hey, I just got a permanent bump to my main stat, let's see if I can rework everything to up a bonus somewhere...") is such a great feature.
Really glad they added respec and multiclassing, it's going to extend the life of the game for me for sure.
Every time I level up, I spend the time to make sure everyone is too. It takes a while, but I can plug and play them all. I still run my main group of my Paladin/Bard, Shadowheart, Karlach, and Lae'Zel most of the time, though.
Plus, making Gale learn all the scrolls I've squirrled away took a while.
Tip for making Gale(or any wizard) learn scrolls. If you open up his spell book, then is a small button that opens a new menu(I think it is an open book with a flame, it is early in the morning for me), and it lists all the scrolls you can learn that you have, tick all the boxes, and then the pay the money. Took me 1 minute to spend over 3000 gold learning spells.
Ah I didn’t consider the crèche as act 1 I guess and the under dark doesn’t really take that long even exploring all of it unless you have a tough time in combat or making decisions
Lol I am probably doing things you are not. I will go through a place with my team, then swap out my team with different people and go talk to everyone with the new team. I got talk with dead today so I went around the areas again to talk to dead people. They have some great info sometimes. I also been working on selling and upgrading the equipment of the whole team. Oh, and I got level 4 and saved and tried a few different choices before making my final choice.
And there are still mysteries and locked doors I am figuring out. And the books are interesting and funny to read too.
I am really enjoying all the detail of this game. But I haven't found the meadows you are talking about.😁
I thought I spend 50 hours in act 1 because it's not very clear where Act 1 actually ends, but it's a lot sooner than one might initially think. Mostly because you have several options that may even skip a big part of act 1, so you don't get to see the crescendo moment.
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TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee · 22 pts · 3y
Yeah, this game is amazing. I don't think I've been hooked by a game like this since City of Heroes lol.
And I can change my class at any time for $100 gps? Not a batlepass perk or a $5 USD purchase in the Shop?
Fawkin' sold, kid.
Sharpiemarker@feddit.de · 12 pts · 3y
I'm making a note here, huge success.
Soupbreaker@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
It is hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction
_wintermute@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y
Truly the best cRPG ever made. It surpasses even the golden age of the Infinity Engine.
pyrflie@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y
_wintermute@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
Are you implying that because the game had more acts it is in some way better? PS:T has been my #1 game for decades so I'm not exactly disparaging it here, but this argument is ridiculous. A PS:T completion takes probably 50-70 hours tops, depending on your reading speed. I'm 2/3 of the way through bg3 at 80+ hours... More acts does not equal more content or better content.
Hairyblue@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y
Fun reading the options and remarks of these other game makers. I skipped the part about the spoiler in act 1. I have played probably 40 hours now and I am not sure I have even reached the middle of act 1.
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Act 1 took me around 20 and I was being careful to look everywhere and search everything, if it’s taken you 40 are you spending a lot of time just standing in the meadows?
Edit: character creation shouldn’t be counted as part of act 1 guys, I spent an hour or two there as well but that’s not act 1. Act 1 starts when you’re on the beach, that’s the area you’re in until you hit the bubble saying you’re progressing are you sure
TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 3y
I spent a whole play session changing classes and choosing a sub class for multiple characters a couple of days ago. So I can see it lol
AngusOReily@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Oh my God, a few nights back I had three hours to play and just spent it respecting everyone and playing with their gear. And by everyone, I mean everyone. Even the people I have not had in my active party outside like a quest or two.
"Hmm, should this Act 3 companion go Ranger 8 / Barb 4? How best do I build them to dual weild? Which swords should they get? Let me change my party so I can see what everyone else has."
I beat the game two nights later only using the characters I ran essentially the whole game with. But honestly, I love messing with builds. The fact that we can just do it all the time to try something new or min-max just a little bit more ("hey, I just got a permanent bump to my main stat, let's see if I can rework everything to up a bonus somewhere...") is such a great feature.
Really glad they added respec and multiclassing, it's going to extend the life of the game for me for sure.
pyrflie@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Every time I level up, I spend the time to make sure everyone is too. It takes a while, but I can plug and play them all. I still run my main group of my Paladin/Bard, Shadowheart, Karlach, and Lae'Zel most of the time, though.
Plus, making Gale learn all the scrolls I've squirrled away took a while.
OrgunDonor@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Tip for making Gale(or any wizard) learn scrolls. If you open up his spell book, then is a small button that opens a new menu(I think it is an open book with a flame, it is early in the morning for me), and it lists all the scrolls you can learn that you have, tick all the boxes, and then the pay the money. Took me 1 minute to spend over 3000 gold learning spells.
Wutchilli@feddit.de · 2 pts · 3y
Damn, thats a good Tip thank you.
pyrflie@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 3y
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Ah I didn’t consider the crèche as act 1 I guess and the under dark doesn’t really take that long even exploring all of it unless you have a tough time in combat or making decisions
Hairyblue@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Lol I am probably doing things you are not. I will go through a place with my team, then swap out my team with different people and go talk to everyone with the new team. I got talk with dead today so I went around the areas again to talk to dead people. They have some great info sometimes. I also been working on selling and upgrading the equipment of the whole team. Oh, and I got level 4 and saved and tried a few different choices before making my final choice.
And there are still mysteries and locked doors I am figuring out. And the books are interesting and funny to read too.
I am really enjoying all the detail of this game. But I haven't found the meadows you are talking about.😁
Cylusthevirus@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Some of us spend a truly ridiculous amount of time making different characters. I have a problem.
JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I don’t count character creation as part of act 1, that’s entirely before any part of the story starts
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · -1 pts · 3y
I thought I spend 50 hours in act 1 because it's not very clear where Act 1 actually ends, but it's a lot sooner than one might initially think. Mostly because you have several options that may even skip a big part of act 1, so you don't get to see the crescendo moment.
roguetrick@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Fargo was in charge of Interplay back when Baldur's Gate was made.