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[+] BG3 How would you do a solo run through? - Spoilers
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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 9121512" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>An awful lot of times - at least as many as the main game. This is obvious from this and other games with companion quests. ME2 remains the most replayable ME game by far, and it's basically constructed from companion quests. All the biggest moments and coolest quests in the body of BG3 are companion-related.</p><p></p><p>Why you even bother playing it solo if you're just going to cheat?</p><p></p><p>Isn't the whole and entire reason for doing a solo run to do it legit? It was with BG1 and BG2. I can kind of see a mod to not split the XP, and thus make it more like tabletop, but to start at level 6? That's just going to kind of make it a cakewalk, like why even bother?</p><p></p><p>I presume you mean the fight before the boss? With the boss itself a single level 12 GWM Fighter could definitely output 100% of the DPS needed buffed only with a single Potion of Speed. With a Cloud Giant elixir it would be trivial.</p><p></p><p>If I was going to do solo I think I'd probably either just do a Lae'zel run, as she's sort of the most plausible character to sort the whole thing out herself and refuse to get help, or go with Durge who might do the same. I suspect I'd probably want to respec a few times rather sticking consistently to one build/class for the whole thing, but if I was sticking to just one it'd probably be either some kind of hyper-optimized Sorlock, or a heavy armour high-HP type like Fighter or Paladin. Cleric or Druid could work but I suspect you'd both die more and need to Long Rest a lot more. I don't think Rogues make much sense because in 80% of cases you can't kill off an enemy without starting a fight, even if you do in one hit and outside the sight cone of the rest of the enemies (it's unclear why). Thief might for the extra bonus action if you wanted to go Sharpshooter hand crossbows (which is probably a good option, DPS-wise).</p><p></p><p>Really the main thing will be being prepared for every single fight, and not forgetting to use consumables. With just one character, you'll have truly insane amounts of consumables at the ready - potions, elixirs, poisons, grenades, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 9121512, member: 18"] An awful lot of times - at least as many as the main game. This is obvious from this and other games with companion quests. ME2 remains the most replayable ME game by far, and it's basically constructed from companion quests. All the biggest moments and coolest quests in the body of BG3 are companion-related. Why you even bother playing it solo if you're just going to cheat? Isn't the whole and entire reason for doing a solo run to do it legit? It was with BG1 and BG2. I can kind of see a mod to not split the XP, and thus make it more like tabletop, but to start at level 6? That's just going to kind of make it a cakewalk, like why even bother? I presume you mean the fight before the boss? With the boss itself a single level 12 GWM Fighter could definitely output 100% of the DPS needed buffed only with a single Potion of Speed. With a Cloud Giant elixir it would be trivial. If I was going to do solo I think I'd probably either just do a Lae'zel run, as she's sort of the most plausible character to sort the whole thing out herself and refuse to get help, or go with Durge who might do the same. I suspect I'd probably want to respec a few times rather sticking consistently to one build/class for the whole thing, but if I was sticking to just one it'd probably be either some kind of hyper-optimized Sorlock, or a heavy armour high-HP type like Fighter or Paladin. Cleric or Druid could work but I suspect you'd both die more and need to Long Rest a lot more. I don't think Rogues make much sense because in 80% of cases you can't kill off an enemy without starting a fight, even if you do in one hit and outside the sight cone of the rest of the enemies (it's unclear why). Thief might for the extra bonus action if you wanted to go Sharpshooter hand crossbows (which is probably a good option, DPS-wise). Really the main thing will be being prepared for every single fight, and not forgetting to use consumables. With just one character, you'll have truly insane amounts of consumables at the ready - potions, elixirs, poisons, grenades, etc. [/QUOTE]
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