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[mckmas8808]

Does NPD track PC steam sales? If not yes it’s possible. But Starfield will sell like gangbusters on steam.

That's a good question. I'm not sure if NPD tracks steam sales or not.

No way this game outsells Starfield, imo.

I don't think so either, but for only the month of September I do wonder.

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

Lol at the "but it's a completely different game to Starfield!"-people

 

[SmokedMeat]

So guys.............since this is releasing on the PS5 on the same day Starfield is releasing...........Is it possible that it can outsell Starfield in the NPD charts for the month of September?


Or do I need to stop taking crazy pills?

Hard to say. On Xbox maybe because Game Pass will cannibalize potential sales.

On PC? Not a chance.

 

[mckmas8808]

Hard to say. On Xbox maybe because Game Pass will cannibalize potential sales.

On PC? Not a chance.

Is there a way to know the sales on Steam for America only?

 

[DeepEnigma]

The audience for this game is on PC, and PS5.

FTFY

 

[Puscifer]

On one hand - great, cant wait to play it!

On the other - bugs galore!

Yeah gotta admit they launch these amazingly complex games that are great to play but you wouldn't be remissed by waiting a few months either.

 

[Mister Wolf]

My most anticipated game of the year. Gonna use Monk even though everyone says 5E's Monk is shit.

 

[Topher]

My most anticipated game of the year. Gonna use Monk even though every says 5E's Monk is shit.

Gold Dragon Sorcerer for me

 

[Labadal]

My most anticipated game of the year. Gonna use Monk even though every says 5E's Monk is shit.

They are using some homebrew rules to buff them up a bit, in BG3.

 

[STARSBarry]

Do you know about the Combat system? I've heard they wanna rework it for the final release. Has the combat been changed since the beginning of the EA?

I do indeed, sadly it's a bit of a marmite, you will either love or hate it. Unlike prior baldurs gate titles it's turn based, so it's closer to how D&D works. So for D&D tabletop players it will feel closer to what they play... its not radically changed over EA and actually I would say its the thing that has changed the least. I would say unlike real D&D as you level up it makes the virtual dice rolls more likely to land higher on things your character excelles in... you can still roll badly though.

If you played either of their prior divinity titles you will feel at home with a few slight changes of course as it's now D&D. If your expecting something like the old Baldurs gate titles or Icewind Dale your going to be disappointed.

 

[acidagfc]

My most anticipated game of the year. Gonna use Monk even though everyone says 5E's Monk is shit.

5e monk is only shit in tabletop, since you have very little to do, other than punching ppl in the face.
Then again, any pure melee class in 5e is like that.
In the crpg environment you have your whole party to manage, you won't get bored with a slightly simpler MC.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Gold Dragon Sorcerer for me

Wondering whether to take a Eldritch Knight Tank or go with a Cleric of some kind.

 

[amigastar]

I do indeed, sadly it's a bit of a marmite, you will either love or hate it. Unlike prior baldurs gate titles it's turn based, so it's closer to how D&D works. So for D&D tabletop players it will feel closer to what they play... its not radically changed over EA and actually I would say its the thing that has changed the least. I would say unlike real D&D as you level up it makes the virtual dice rolls more likely to land higher on things your character excelles in... you can still roll badly though.

If you played either of their prior divinity titles you will feel at home with a few slight changes of course as it's now D&D. If your expecting something like the old Baldurs gate titles or Icewind Dale your going to be disappointed.

Thanks man, appreciate it.
I'm good with turn based. Looking forward to the game.

 

[thatJohann]

Ha! A reverse delay? A game being pushed forward?

How much do you wanna bet it’s gonna be a broken rushed bug fest with promises of patches to come?

It’s like admitting you’re launching an incomplete game.

 

[UnrealEck]

I wish I could get into old games so I can play BG2. I've only finished BG1 before and its story was great.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Is there a way to know the sales on Steam for America only?

Not that I’m aware of.

 

[Fabieter]

Yeah, I get that. But why the odd one week delay. Have it out before Starfield in that case.

All the discourse is going to be dominated by Starfield on the 6th.

I think they will pull resources from the ps version to get the pc version out earlier.

 

[Metnut]

Pumped to play this on PS5 in 60fps. Considering how well optimized Divinity 2 was for a controller, definitely going PS5 for this over PC. Want to play this on the big TV with the surround sound.

 

[struggler_guts]

This is wonderful freaking news, I'm sure the big bugs will be fixed by the time I get through act 1 again

 

[StereoVsn]

Going to wait couple if months for this one to settle initial bugs. Will wait even longer for Starfield after release due to DLSS shenanigans.

 

[balls of snow]

So I might double dip pc and ps5 if they announce cross save. Steamdeck + ps5 will ensure I actually finish it this year.

 

[Fuz]

Unfinished?

 

[Nickolaidas]

Fucking. Finally.

DRAGONBORN, BABY!!!

 

[Guilty_AI]

Thats, uh, new

 

[Raven117]

Between getting through Zelda, FFXVI, and Diablo IV....I hope to get all that done before Starfield...Unfortunately this one will have to wait.

 

[Last Hearth]

Ha! A reverse delay? A game being pushed forward?

How much do you wanna bet it’s gonna be a broken rushed bug fest with promises of patches to come?

It’s like admitting you’re launching an incomplete game.

This game has been in early access for over 2 years now. So if anything they've had 2 million people playtest for them.
The only thing I worry about are the complex quests, they only opened up ACT 1 so the later quests could be buggy with all the different permutations.

Also just found out the game only goes to level 12. Which disappoints me but clearly they will have DLCs later to push the the game to higher levels.

 

[Kamina]

A week delay for PS5 though
Maybe i will play Starfield instead then and buy Baldurs on sale.

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

Larian hasn't disappointed yet. Been staying away from the Beta for what feels like years now on purpose. Happy days ahead

 

[Guilty_AI]

So could Starfield, but they made a creative choice.

All joking aside... the early access build was amazing, I'm just worried they cant keep it up through a whole adventure. The number of responses and choices to characters is insane.

Well, according to the devs they have:

Baldur’s Gate 3 has more cinematic dialogue than three times all three Lord of the Rings novels combined. It has 174 hours of cinematics, making it more than twice the length of every season of Game of Thrones combined.

They also mentioned how one of the new races they're adding have something like 200 tailor made responses for it.

I think they'll be fine on the content spectrum, they seem very confident in the product too, especially with how at lenght they're talking about the new stuff. However i still do worry about bugs/broken quests at later acts in the game.

 

[amigastar]

So, i'm able to play the game 72hours before release and i can continue after Act 1 when the 1.0 version officially launches. I think i'm gonna preorder it although i don't preorder usually.

 

[DragonNCM]

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

A release date change I can get behind! WOndering whether to get it on console or PC ... traditionally I prefer RPG on PC, but I did end up playing D:OS2 with a controller ... worked surprisingly well tbh

 

[rkofan87]

the ps5 bg3 is dead

 

[Skifi28]

Fucking. Finally.

DRAGONBORN, BABY!!!

 

[scydrex]

Damn that's a good preorder and deluxe bonuses.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Wait, so they're pulling the PC version ahead almost a month but releasing the PS5 version the same date as Starfield?

uhh ok lol, if it's content complete and ready to ship, have the PS5 version release in early August too then, why delay it more ?

Sony fans don’t have Starfield? RPG starved market will maybe boost sales?

 

[Guilty_AI]

A release date change I can get behind! WOndering whether to get it on console or PC ... traditionally I prefer RPG on PC, but I did end up playing D:OS2 with a controller ... worked surprisingly well tbh

I'd still recommend PC for mods.

For example, some people may be bothered by the level 12 cap, uncapped levels would probably be the first thing modders would try to add.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Wait, so they're pulling the PC version ahead almost a month but releasing the PS5 version the same date as Starfield?

uhh ok lol, if it's content complete and ready to ship, have the PS5 version release in early August too then, why delay it more ?

They said they're trying to improve performance to get 60 fps more consistently. Whole game development was basically done on PC so naturally they have extra stuff to work on the console port.
The delay was also probably to pull resources to help release earlier on PC.

 

[samoilaaa]

i dont think starfield and baldur's gate 3 have the same audience , starfield is a game for those who just want to explore and collect stuff , baldur's gate 3 is a game for those that want a good story , alot of choice and consequence , many ways to solve a problem , i bet starfield will have the same depth as fallout 4 when it comes to writing/story

 

[amigastar]

I will buy the game on Steam and not from a keyseller, i want Larian to make money of my purchase.

 

[Buggy Loop]

i dont think starfield and baldur's gate 3 have the same audience , starfield is a game for those who just want to explore and collect stuff , baldur's gate 3 is a game for those that want a good story , alot of choice and consequence , many ways to solve a problem , i bet starfield will have the same depth as fallout 4 when it comes to writing/story

You’re describing that they’re not the same genre, but fo you really think there’s not a big overlap in userbase for these on PC?

Hell I’m an audience for both and I have the hard decision to make to see if I even start BG3 before Starfield because BG3 is probably gonna take me longer (especially during vacations away) and for sure I won’t be done with it by Starfield release, which I’m more hyped about.

 

[Jigsaah]

This is a great move and I really appreciate it....as long as it's not broken on launch. I trust Larian though. Never steered me wrong

 

[Madonis]

This game is going to be huge in terms of content and scale. As a fan of BG2 back in the day, I wouldn't want it any other way. Glad to play it a little earlier than expected.

Yes, I'm sure there will be bugs, but that's what patches are for. Still going to be more than worth the price of admission.

 

[amigastar]

For people who played in EA the first Act how is the game, is it good, very good or awesome?

 

[struggler_guts]

For people who played in EA the first Act how is the game, is it good, very good or awesome?

 

[StereoVsn]

You’re describing that they’re not the same genre, but fo you really think there’s not a big overlap in userbase for these on PC?

Hell I’m an audience for both and I have the hard decision to make to see if I even start BG3 before Starfield because BG3 is probably gonna take me longer (especially during vacations away) and for sure I won’t be done with it by Starfield release, which I’m more hyped about.

Yeah, it's mostly the same audience. Folks who are looking forward to BG3 will be most likely playing Starfield as well.

 

[ebevan91]

Larian hasn't disappointed yet. Been staying away from the Beta for what feels like years now on purpose. Happy days ahead

Same here, and I had just finished or was about to do finish DOS2 when EA started for BG3. It was SO hard to not want to buy the game and jump right in after.

Now I get to experience the full game all at once.

 

[amigastar]

I love the idea you can play different classes where each class plays differently, Whether you choose a fighter for upclose combat or Wizard with some nice Aoe effects. I like that alot.