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Player stats for the first weekend of Baldur's Gate 3 (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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We’ve cooked up some statistics highlighting data from the opening weekend following launch and prepared a handy infographic outlining player choices, actions, deaths, and the like. Some inspiration as we head into our second weekend, if you will.

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Well the class selection ain't surprising.

The cleric is someone everyone wants in the party but nobody wants to be.

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But then again they are so versatile you can have a party entirely Made up with clerics and call them the A-Men who can bully Tiamat for her lunch money who would rather built a toilet to give herself swirlies. And now you know how to play cleric, you're welcome! (Dainty music)

[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cleric is probably a harder start than wizard.

Wizard at least has great damage cantrips. Cleric is mostly stuck using sacred flame against hordes of high dex goblins.

Once you get spiritual weapon it starts ramping nicely and by level 5/6 it's nuts.

[–] TheChurn@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A cleric can be a competent martial class for the beginning of the game. Falls behind true martials after those get extra attacks, but by then clerics have 3rd level spells.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Shadowheart felt like a huge liability right up until I unlocked spirit guardians. Then suddenly she becomes a beast. Before that I was just bringing her along to cast Aid and then healbot for the whole day.

[–] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Though the early game is hardly important, because it's always easy. Like a tutorial area. In pretty much all games. Mid- and end-game proficiency is much more important.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’d argue early game is very important, because if people are having a rough time at the start, they quit and never get to mid and end game.

[–] dawnerd@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I wish more games were smarter about difficulty. If a player keeps losing have an option to reduce it a bit. Not everyone likes to/has time to retry grind until we get a good rng.

[–] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great JoCat reference 🤣

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you :)