WotC World Reveal of Baldur’s Gate 3 Gameplay at PAX!

[Paul Farquhar]

At this stage of development, they've been working this since like 2017 at least. At the very least they know by now what is planned for being in it.

When you develop software you divide features into things you must have, things you would really like to have but could do without, and things that it would be nice to add if you get the opportunity.

And, these days, things that would be good to hold back for DLC.


Also worth noting: 2 years is a very short time to have been working on a AAA game. 5 years isn't unreasonable. If they get it finished in 3 it will either be very impressive, lacking in features, or a mess of bugs.

 

[gyor]

When you develop software you divide features into things you must have, things you would really like to have but could do without, and things that it would be nice to add if you get the opportunity.

And, these days, things that would be good to hold back for DLC.


Also worth noting: 2 years is a very short time to have been working on a AAA game. 5 years isn't unreasonable. If they get it finished in 3 it will either be very impressive, lacking in features, or a mess of bugs.

I'm basing my thoughts on how long it took them to do DOS2.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I'm basing my thoughts on how long it took them to do DOS2.

DOS2 isn't very different from DOS1.

And one of the characters - the lich - was a late addition to the roster.

 

[gyor]

There is a hint on the D&D page about the plot of BG3. Possible Spoiler alert below.











The Illithids want to Dominate the World so that their Elder Brains can create a psychic network so big that they can create a portal to bring back their Nautiliod Fleet.

See in some Mindflayer lore the Mindflayers survived the war with Gith by sending their Empire into the distant future, this would be a way for their empire to return early.

Of course when not just the Gith find this out but other enemies of the Mindflayers, like the Dark Dwarves and Aboleths find this out, things are going to nasty. We could have a multifaceted war going on, Githyanki vs Githzerai vs Mindflayers vs various Realms nations and who knows else what else.

sings Hello Realm Shaking Events my old friend, I've come to talk to you again.

 

[Prakriti]

There is a hint on the D&D page about the plot of BG3. Possible Spoiler alert below.

The Illithids want to Dominate the World so that their Elder Brains can create a psychic network so big that they can create a portal to bring back their Nautiliod Fleet.

See in some Mindflayer lore the Mindflayers survived the war with Gith by sending their Empire into the distant future, this would be a way for their empire to return early.

Of course when not just the Gith find this out but other enemies of the Mindflayers, like the Dark Dwarves and Aboleths find this out, things are going to nasty. We could have a multifaceted war going on, Githyanki vs Githzerai vs Mindflayers vs various Realms nations and who knows else what else.

sings Hello Realm Shaking Events my old friend, I've come to talk to you again.

This is anti-Mindflayer propaganda. I hope you will all join me in boycotting this vile game.

 

[gyor]

A link to the Stadia YouTube Living Stream (it's not live yet).

 

[Derren]

Some already leaked pictures I could not view yet because of bandwith limitations.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Looking good. Tieflings and gith are in.

 

[Derren]

I wonder how Dragonborn look like (assuming there isn't one on the pictures I weren't able to load yet). High quality scales that di not look like plastic are hard when you zoom in this close
The Red Prince was already looking good in Divinity but the graphics in BG3 are leagues better and less comical.

 

[sim-h]

Past tense dialog options? Will take some getting used to. Not sure I like it.