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There been reports that ACT3 of BG3 is straight up not finished. Like bugs I can understand, but the game is straight up missing

1. Content that the director said was explorable (A lie)

2. Missing an epilouge (the claim of 17K endings is only four).

3. Various content that wrap up ingame quests and companion quests from ACT 1 and 2, which companions apparently still talk about, and are a large reason why there is a huge amount of bugs in the last act.

4. Various side content and even plot relevant consequences. This link below is a fascinating read. It got some spoilers tho.

Baldur's Gate 3 :: Steam Community

steamcommunity.com

Like all this talk of it being better than the Triple A industry only to find out the game fucked up worse than alot of Triple A releases. The best part was front loaded too, so people could only see the problem after they played like 80 hours. I will say It looks like it deserves it meta score, if it was finished, but man that a year out from now.

I recommend all console people just holding out for the complete experience a year down the road.

 

[Generic]

Larian is the new 'darling' of the videogame community. This is CD Projekt Red hype all over again.

 

[Punished Miku]

I recommend all console people just holding out for the complete experience a year down the road.

I'm totally cool with that. Kind of was going to do that anyway honestly.

 

[lefty1117]

Why did TW3 get praise despite being a buggy mess
Why did Skyrim get praise despite being a buggy mess

Sometimes a game is just that good

 

[Draugoth]

Light spoilers below.



There been reports that ACT3 of BG3 is straight up not finished. Like bugs I can understand, but the game is straight up missing

1. Content that the director said was explorable (A lie)

2. Missing an epilouge (the claim of 17K endings is only four).

3. Various content that wrap up ingame quests and companion quests from ACT 1 and 2, which companions apparently still talk about, and are a large reason why there is a huge amount of bugs in the last act.

4. Various side content and even plot relevant consequences. This link below is a fascinating read. It got some spoilers tho.

Baldur's Gate 3 :: Steam Community

steamcommunity.com

Like all this talk of it being better than the Triple A industry only to find out the game fucked up worse than alot of Triple A releases. The best part was front loaded too, so people could only see the problem after they played like 80 hours. I will say It looks like it deserves it meta score, if it was finished, but man that a year out from now.

I recommend all console people just holding out for the complete experience a year down the road.

1. Probably cut content, people are only picking this up because development was open, but Elden Ring had a shitload of cut content and no one bothers because the development wasnt open.

2. The epilogue was removed by Larian because it was unfinished, they might as well add it later.

3. That's being very likely being adressed via patches

4. There's a lot of unitentional consequence that are not working properly. The last update adressed some of these.

 

[Silver Wattle]

Because acts 1 and 2 are supposedly incredible, so people overlook act 3s issues.

Also people know they are patching it, and it's not like there are other DnD styled CRPGs that come close to BG3.

 

[DenchDeckard]

No one got to act 3 so they were in love with the game as act 1 and 2 are supposed to be incredible.


I'm sure they will sort it later.

 

[adamsapple]

I doubt any/many reviewers completed the game in time. I doubt any/many reviewers get a chance to complete most RPGs before publishing their reviews.

 

[owandeseis]

Because the game is damn good, but it's not just act 3 that is bugged sadly, my last 2 fights on act 2 were.. interesting too bug wise for example.

It's a mix of hype, many people discovering the CRPG genre, that the game was going to be PS exclusive this year, etc..

But yes it was funny to read that Larian showed how to land a well polished game on day 1, i can tell these people were just in for the console wars and had not touched the game themselves.

Anyways, the game's biggest problem at least on my opinion arent the bugs, how many endings there are, etc, it's the huge step down on the combat system they did from Divinity: OS 2, i really hope they fix it once they release the Enhanced Edition

 

[ClanOfNone]

This is a bummer to hear, but I'm still grabbing it at launch for ps5. Both Pathfinders were kinda wonky on console, and don't get me started on the load times for Pillars 2. A minute plus for tiny isometric maps? Really?

But I loved em all the same, as I expect will be the case here.

 

[Griffon]

Same reason DOS2 was praised even thought that game is still an unbalanced mess that requires heavy savescumming and a web guide to not end up stuck in unwinnable situations.

Even though those games stay in early access for centuries, their final versions still feel like untested jank.

 

[RoadHazard]

Good info, will probably wait until next year before picking this up on PS5.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Because the first 95% of the game is as good or better than anything else out there.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Hopefully by the time a physical copy comes out they'll have these issues fixed.

 

[amigastar]

I hope most bugs will be patched until i will arrive in Act 3.

 

[RoboFu]

Wha? You didn’t know us pc gamers only play the first part of a game… fiddle with the graphics for a few hours then buy the next game ??

No one’s got to act 3 but you.

 

[Edgelord79]

Ya just wait for a year. Game sucks right now because there are some bugs in Act 3. They never even tried their own game. Bunch of liars just like No Man’s Sky. Lazy devs.

 

[Success]

Just goes to show that lying developers to hype up their games is the norm after Cyberpunk 2077 got away.

17k endings was promised only 4 are avaialble.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

I'm not quite done with Act III but I've only really noticed one bug which was a crash I fixed by switching back to DirectX for the battle.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Larian is the new 'darling' of the videogame community. This is CD Projekt Red hype all over again.

You mean studios with a long history of great customer support and love and respect for their work and source material?

CDPR absolutely earned all their hard earned trust and clout by the time Cyberpunk 2077 had launched. They crashed and burned all that hard work for a cash grab and it showed. Larian hasn't done that(at least not yet) and if anyone, and apparently OP isn't familiar, but this genre in particular is notorious for all the complaints lodged in the OP.

I adore this game, I'm not even done with ACT 2 and have over 100 hours in, I'm taking my time and really really loving it. I think it is AS good as the hype surrounding it. Doesn't mean I haven't or won't run into more bugs going forward, I absolutely expect to.. But this game will age like a fine wine and only get better with time. If what's on offer is annoying, there's so much great stuff to play, go play that and come back to an even better experience in the future.

Even that aside, keep lodging complaints, Larian has been awesome about taking feedback and making changes.

 

[Wildebeest]

Gamers actually forgive a lot, which is why so many developers are able to get with outrageous practices regularly.

 

[Darchaos]

Welp, Larian is about to be cancelled. Somehow some fucktards has found something wrong with a game without microtransactions and all the other shit thats in a modern game. So now it has to die.

 

[LRKD]

Honestly insane, especially since some of it was already in the playable beta. Most people I know playing didn't really play or follow the beta so I doubt they're aware of any changes or cut content. They're also taking their sweet as time still in act 1.

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

Don't worry, there will be threads in the future asking if it wasn't good after all

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

Me:

Also me:

 

[Barakov]

So........not out of early access?

 

[bender]

Humans love virtual humans fucking virtual humans that can turn into virtual bears.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Cause the entire rest of the game is amazing and its not lacking in content. Not the first time people overlook some issues because the game is just that good. Happened with Elden Ring, The Witcher 3, Deus Ex, GTA V, and so on, all very clearly have cut content towards the end.

 

[Thief1987]

Because the praise and high scores were decided long before the game's release, based on the hype surrounding it. This is how modern gaming "journalism" operates.

 

[GermanZepp]

I recomend you to wait a year before posting again.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Hasn't Larian's games always released in a bit of a shit-show state, then eventually get fixed? Eh, if it's that big a deal then wait for the patches, and likely a discount. There are a lot of games I held off on until they got unfucked, and I was better off for it with either a discount or a GamePass release.

 

[Interfectum]

Maybe not everyone is having the same experience you are and aren’t freaking out over the news of cut content from a 150 hour long game? Chill.

 

[AJUMP23]

Because most people have only finished act 1.

 

[Interfectum]

Because the praise and high scores were decided long before the game's release, based on the hype surrounding it. This is how modern gaming "journalism" operates.

The game is overwhelming positive on Steam… a community of gamers ready to shit on anything. This game reviewing well isn’t some conspiracy bro.

 

[Guilty_AI]

17k endings was promised only 4 are avaialble.

Where the hell did you read that? So far people counted 15 'full endings' not counting variations for each, with possibly more still being left out.

 

[IFireflyl]

Because most people have only finished act 1.

Steam achievements confirm this hypothesis. Currently, 34.2% of players have completed Act I. Only 17.5% of players (myself included) have completed Act II.

 

[Ginzeen]

act 3 wasn't buggy for me at all. I loved act 3. I just didn't like their being no explorable upper city, no epilogues, and cut content with companions. The endings of BG3 are rushed. They got some work to do with act 3.

 

[German Hops]

Devs biting off more than they can chew. Welcome to the new normal.

 

[ManaByte]

The game is overwhelming positive on Steam… a community of gamers ready to shit on anything. This game reviewing well isn’t some conspiracy bro.

See this:

Steam achievements confirm this hypothesis. Currently, 34.2% of players have completed Act I. Only 17.5% of players (myself included) have completed Act II.

The people spooging over it in Steam reviews haven’t got to the broken part yet.

 

[AJUMP23]

I am still in act 2.

 

[Guilty_AI]

See this:

The people spooging over it in Steam reviews haven’t got to the broken part yet.

Read the reviews, the people reviewing the game definitely got there already.
Filter by time played and they'll remain overwhelmingly positive even among players with over 100 hours clocked in the game.

 

[GetInTheRobot]

It’s technically choppy, it’s a turn based game where outside of being an inconvenience the frame rate in act 3 doesn’t affect your enjoyment much. I’m playing on steam deck where it literally hits 11fps but I play d and d where I’m used to a dungeon master scrolling through pages, taking notes, rolling d20s etc, different game audiences have different tolerances for technical hiccups. The quality of BG3 story and turn based combat isn’t derailed much by its technical issues.

 

[GigaBowser]

Hey pal I never played Balders Gate 3 but I fells in love with Lorion

TOTK is sooooo polished GOTY

 

[Interfectum]

See this:

The people spooging over it in Steam reviews haven’t got to the broken part yet.

Check the time played on many of the reviews (200+). If people were really offended by act 3 we’d be seeing evidence of that.

Recently the negative reviews have actually gone down which pushed BG3 to overwhelmingly positive.

You can also filter to only see reviews over 100 hours, still positive.

Btw, there is no ‘broken part’

 

[Guilty_AI]

Hey pal I never played Balders Gate 3 but I fells in love with Lorion

TOTK is sooooo polished GOTY

Worry not, we can find our share of TotK hot takes too

 

[L*][*N*K]

Why do we always have to go after devs with pitchforks?

 

[Interfectum]

Why do we always have to go after devs with pitchforks?

People love to put things on pedestals then rip them down.

Also notice some gaming journalists conspiracy theorists in here.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Let me guess - the OP loves TOTK

 

[Housh]

Act 3 is awesome and huge. I haven't experienced any bugs albeit I have a decent computer. I'm over 70 hours and loved every minute. Play the game yourself if you are remotely interested and don't believe the hype or the hate.

 

[Madflavor]

Plenty of reviewers finish BG3. It's just that Acts 1 and 2 are so damn good, and better than 99% of games, that they still had a fantastic time with the game despite Act 3. Also Act 3's issues are overblown. CohhCarnage put it best. Act 1 is a 100. Act 2 is a 90-95, and Act 3 is a 70-80. It's a drop in quality, and has performance issues. But some people are acting like it's the worse thing ever and drops the game from a 10/10 to a 6/10.

We're likely going to get a ton of post launch support that'll patch the bugs and performance, and restore cut content over time. I would've gladly waited another 6-12 months of a more complete experience, but they had their reasons to release it now, and I still had a blast.