Baldur's Gate 3 Has Been Completed by 1.3 Million Players, Shadowheart is Most Popular Love Interest (techraptor.net)
from Goronmon@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 20:13
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Toribor@corndog.social on 05 Dec 2023 20:17 next collapse

Pretty sure at least a million of those pets for Scratch are from me.

hrimfaxi_work@midwest.social on 06 Dec 2023 04:16 next collapse

I’d probably still be at the emerald grove if they hadn’t limited the number of Scratch’s pets per interaction.

disheveledWallaby@lemmy.ml on 07 Dec 2023 22:09 collapse

You have two hands for a reason. Give the Owlbear some love too.

girl@lemm.ee on 05 Dec 2023 20:30 next collapse

I just got to the sex scene with Shadowheart. Her white hair turned back to black for the cutscene lol

zik@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 21:24 next collapse

That’s just how good you are.

Grass@sh.itjust.works on 06 Dec 2023 09:47 collapse

This made me chuckle.

dangblingus@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 18:10 collapse

You hit the bottom.

JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 20:54 next collapse

My save must be bugged. Still haven’t managed to bang anyone. Not even Halsin despite a bunch of them saying they are interested.

shadowSprite@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 01:18 collapse

Halsin makes you wait til Act 3. Got to lift the shadow curse first.

JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 15:01 collapse

I’m already there…

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 21:30 next collapse

Congratulations to Larian Studios and to the millions of players who enjoy their games.
And congratulations for an honest game-launch, without the shenanigans we often see from other companies.

phoneymouse@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 00:45 collapse

I never played DnD. I bought it because of the rave reviews and it’s been fun. Glad to support real AAA without the upsell shenanigans.

Anticorp@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 22:35 next collapse

Idk about most popular, just the one that occurs most naturally. I tried to get with Karlach and it never happened. I never tried to get with Shadowheart, but it still happened.

Edit: I wonder if this means Shadowheart has the most sexual partners of anyone anywhere, across all games and platforms.

CluelessLemmyng@lemmy.sdf.org on 05 Dec 2023 22:38 next collapse

There was a bug where Karlachs romance never materialized in Act 2 if you didn’t do things in a specific order.

Goferking0@ttrpg.network on 05 Dec 2023 23:01 next collapse

Does it still fail if you don’t wait a long time in act 2?

Anticorp@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 23:15 collapse

Is that fixed? I’m on my second playthrough and about to move to act 2.

micka190@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 00:13 next collapse

I’ve literally only talked to Shadowheart when the game forces me to (wanted to romance her on a different playthrough), and if I ask her about our relationship after the goblin stronghold she literally goes on and on about how I’m her closest confident and that she’s a completely different woman now. All the other NPCs also offered to fuck during the celebration, despite me being confrontational with some of them.

This is after all the patches to romance stats, too.

Wish they didn’t throw themselves at the player’s feet so hard, to be honest.

huginn@feddit.it on 06 Dec 2023 00:45 next collapse

Minthy makes you climb a mountain of corpses first ❤️

Reaphenex@lemmy.world on 07 Dec 2023 16:39 collapse

Not anymore! The last patch made it so just knocking her out in the goblin camp will allow her to show up in act 2. Good players rejoice, Drow Mommy is officially supported for us too!

Anticorp@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 01:01 collapse

I didn’t get to talk to anyone at the party after defeating the goblin leaders. I think it’s because I went to a long rest before talking to Halsten back at the grove. Everyone was there, but initiating conversations did nothing.

Blackmist@feddit.uk on 06 Dec 2023 09:26 collapse

Does it? I did like the first main bit of the story and Lizzy was already to bounce on it.

Everyone else seems to take a lot longer to get cooking.

Anticorp@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 16:26 collapse

True, Lae’zel was pretty horny. I didn’t have her in my first playthrough, so I didn’t realize how forward she is until this current playthrough. I laughed that one of the responses to her initial advance is “just one word, ew!”. Haha!

Blackmist@feddit.uk on 06 Dec 2023 16:31 collapse

The best rejection is still from Asto.

“It’s not you, you understand. It’s me… I have standards.”

Anticorp@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 17:58 collapse

That’s perfect for him. I love it when he says “not with you of course… Unless? No. Could you imagine?” He’s so conniving.

brezel@kbin.social on 05 Dec 2023 22:55 next collapse

this is by far the best game i have played in many years!

Apeman42@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 23:30 next collapse

People woefully underappreciate my big tiddy Gith girlfriend.

Kolanaki@yiffit.net on 05 Dec 2023 23:31 next collapse

Which gith has big tiddies? 🤔

DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe on 06 Dec 2023 01:43 collapse

Relatively?

Necronomicommunist@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 05 Dec 2023 23:38 next collapse

Honestly wasn’t on the Githyanki train until Lae’Zel said something akin to “I’ll claim what’s mine one night soon”. Then? Choo Choo.

micka190@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 00:10 next collapse

Me: “Damn Lae’Zel, you don’t have to be such a bitch constantly.”

Lae’Zel: “You are competent, and worthy. Tonight, I will find you, and claim what is mine.”

Me: “Yes, ma’am.”

brenticus@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 18:10 collapse

The fact that foreplay was a sword fight was much more of a turn on than anticipated.

VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 01:29 collapse

Agreed. Loved the sunset watching scene with her. Her character grows so much by the end.

vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org on 05 Dec 2023 23:40 next collapse

She’s the only human woman, so it makes sense that she’d be the most popular.

scops@reddthat.com on 06 Dec 2023 00:27 collapse

Well, half-elf. But yeah, pointy ears are a bit more appealing than green skin and short noses or red skin and horns, I guess. People are boring.

Smite6645@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 06 Dec 2023 00:35 collapse

First play through I went SH and felt very empathetic for Karlach’s storyline. Second playthrough I went Karlach and found it kinda cringe.

xantoxis@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 23:43 next collapse

Oh bet, the normal-looking human woman is the most popular? Wild

phoneymouse@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 00:40 next collapse

That’s awfully speciesist of everyone.

DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe on 06 Dec 2023 01:42 next collapse

Well the options are

Leathery Space Nazi (She do be easy tho)

Burn Your Dick Off (But she is cool tho)

Asshole Vamp (I can fix him. Oh, no, I can’t, he’s a fuckin vampire)

White Knight Warlock (Maybe next time we’ll prance)

Wizard With Ex Issues (Best hat collection)

Hot Elf. (You CAN fix her)

DILF Druid (He’s a tease)

Drow MILF (Bad Boys and Girls Only)

Bunnylux@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 02:01 next collapse

I romanced Shadowheart, but I had to get Halsin on the side holy shit hot daddy😍😍

MakerThe11@lemm.ee on 06 Dec 2023 11:27 next collapse

Drow MILF >>>

ikapoz@sh.itjust.works on 06 Dec 2023 12:09 next collapse

Don’t forget flings with Octopus Face and A Literal Demon.

FooBarrington@lemmy.world on 07 Dec 2023 16:52 collapse

She’s a half-devil, not a demon, you planist

FooBarrington@lemmy.world on 07 Dec 2023 16:51 collapse

Umm… I’ll take everything, and a Coke Light please

reversebananimals@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 06:54 collapse

Don’t blame me I banged Lae’zel.

Mossheart@lemmy.ca on 06 Dec 2023 07:50 collapse

Half elf*

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sneezymrmilo@lemmy.world on 05 Dec 2023 23:55 next collapse

Considering how long this game is. Those are seriously impressive numbers. Congratulations Larian on the success of probably my favorite game of all time.

Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee on 06 Dec 2023 09:45 collapse

If you haven’t already, give divinity original sin 2 a try. BG3 was built on the back of a game just as complex and satisfying, with a ton of the same exact mechanics, that went under appreciated because Larian wasn’t a big studio with a well known ip.

You can catch it on sale pretty regularly for like $5. I bought it on release back in the day and I still play through that game like once a year.

sneezymrmilo@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 10:24 next collapse

I’ve actually put several hundred hours into div OS 2. Its one of my fav games and the reason I was so excited about BG3. Larian is truly the GOAT.

CADmonkey@lemmy.world on 07 Dec 2023 17:01 collapse

I have DOS2 on my wishlist, I guess I just need to buy it.

mojo@lemm.ee on 05 Dec 2023 23:58 next collapse

Well that was incredibly obvious lol

CaptPretentious@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 00:20 next collapse

I mean, she’s a cleric by default. Insanely useful no matter what your team composition is. And flexible enough to compliment any setup you want. What are you going to do, NOT use Guidance in your run!?

Bunnylux@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 02:01 next collapse

I re-specced her as a life domain cleric and spammed heals, wouldn’t have stood a chance without it

CaptPretentious@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 02:36 collapse

Light and War are really strong. By either reducing enemy chance to hit, to not take damage in the first place, or ensuring your team gets those hits in, reducing enemy count and the amount of damage you can take.

Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee on 06 Dec 2023 09:40 next collapse

I mean, there’s a necklace for guidance. Clerics are pretty useful though.

EnderMB@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 11:16 next collapse

She’s also got a core storyline in a fundamental area of the map.

Ilflish@lemm.ee on 06 Dec 2023 13:10 collapse

Also, of the three ladies (you will typically find in your first playthrough, sorry Minthara) she is the last you can romance, so if your are a completionist you will end with her (I regret not making a save)

M154nthr0p3@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 01:45 next collapse

I don’t use Steam, GOG, or Larian launchers to play the game. I also play off-line. I wonder how many people have completed the game but weren’t counted.

ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works on 06 Dec 2023 02:20 next collapse

two monster-girls

reject them, choose the half-elf

People hate living out their wildest dreams, I guess.

Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 04:32 collapse

Hey man, sleeping with elves and learning magic IS my wildest dreams, my next dreams are fucking the monsters or aliens

Strobelt@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 11:46 collapse

Well, the gith are aliens after all, aren’t them? Also as infernal are kind of alien/extraplanar you could say Wil and Karlach are at least half-alien

Pronell@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 02:45 next collapse

My first playthrough I slept with the Emperor and then Wyll, and ended up with Wyll. I killed Karlach for Wyll.

Second one I was with Lae’zel but was a durge. I wanted to be with Karlach since I didn’t have her on my first playthrough but then I killed Isobel. That dooms Karlach.

So this time I’m aiming for Karlach. She’s so fun!

callouscomic@lemm.ee on 06 Dec 2023 08:32 next collapse

I don’t understand the appeal. Gamers rage about how RNG ruins games, and the biggest game of the year is totally based in RNG.

Then there’s the hornyness. Even the trailers made this game seem like it’s just about who you can bang.

Maalus@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 08:58 next collapse

Bad rng ruins games. When it’s done correctly, it’s fun. You have to seperate what’s fun from what’s not. It’s fun to hit a 20 and instantly delete something form existence. It is not fun to “do everything right” and still be punished for it.

Obonga@feddit.de on 06 Dec 2023 09:23 next collapse

Have you considered that the people raging about a thing and the people enjoying the same thing might be different people?

RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml on 06 Dec 2023 11:53 collapse

No. Every member of a group is part of one giant hivemind. Individuality is a myth.

dogslayeggs@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2023 20:27 collapse

Most of the time I’ve raged about RNG is from WoW, not other games. In WoW, I’m not raging about misses or crits. I’m mad because I’ve done the fight as well as I can and succeeded, only to have the same damn leather boots drop every damn time that neither I nor anyone else needs. Or having to kill bugs to get a specific quest item that could drop on your first try or your thousandth.

RNG in this game can also be infuriating, but in a different way. It’s not game breaking, just fight delaying. Or I might not be able to deceive the guard to let me in, so I just have to fight my way in.

therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip on 06 Dec 2023 09:16 collapse

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Grass@sh.itjust.works on 06 Dec 2023 09:46 collapse

Literally nothing could have prepared me for this being a thing.