drahkon Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 Basically only played this during February, albeit "only" for 15 hours Managed to deal with a lot of Act 1 a lot faster than during my first, abandoned playthrough. Just reached Grymforge and if I remember correctly, there will be a very difficult boss fight soon. Got a few more things to take care of outside, though. The Goblin Camp still awaits and I should destroy handle it diplomatically and then destroy it before moving on within Grymforge. My ranger is in good companion with Karlach the Barbarian Thrower, Gale the Sorcerer and Shadowheart the Cleric. As always, the early game is pretty tough on Tactician but once you reach level 4 it gets much easier. At level 5, most normal fights in Act 1 have been a cakewalk. 1
drahkon Posted Monday at 10:44 AM Author Posted Monday at 10:44 AM Finished Act 1 after 30h, which is 10h less than the first time I finished it (that playthrough does not exist anymore, as mentioned before). Not surprising as I still knew most of what to do, so the exploration part has been cut short Been making my way through the second Act and it's been a lot of fun. The "gimmick" was pretty annoying at first but it became a non-issue very quickly. It's ridiculous how easy the fights have become, though. Playing on Tactician and the early game was pretty difficult (not as much as during my first playthrough, because I didn't know much about the mechanics back then) but since reaching level 4-5 with my group, it's been a cakewalk. Occasionally one of my party members "dies" (reaches 0 HP and gets the condition "downed" - read it up, if you want to know what the hell that's about ) because some enemies get like 3 actions in one turn but it's never been a big deal. Haven't progressed the main quest(s) a lot in Act 2. As usual with BG3, the side-quests take the main stage for a while 1
drahkon Posted Wednesday at 10:42 AM Author Posted Wednesday at 10:42 AM On 3/10/2025 at 11:44 AM, drahkon said: Haven't progressed the main quest(s) a lot in Act 2. As usual with BG3, the side-quests take the main stage for a while 13 hours into Act 2, it is now time to take on the main quest. Gonna be interesting to see how long it'll take me. The second Act has been pretty straightforward compared to the first. Not a complaint, just an observation I was able to skip a lot of fights via conversations. I made some characters die without lifting a finger, which I found was pretty fun Only had one tough fight, so far. Its difficulty mainly came from the amount of enemies and the fact that you have to protect something. It was a little annoying, but thanks to some nice Cleric spells and the beautiful Magic Missiles spell I pulled through! Oh and: it was surprising to hear J.K. fucking Simmons! 1
drahkon Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago On 3/12/2025 at 11:42 AM, drahkon said: 13 hours into Act 2, it is now time to take on the main quest. Phew...seems like a pretty big story beat for Shadowheart is coming Had a lot of fun solving some puzzles this morning. Fights are still very easy, though. Not sure if I'm just super over-powered or if Tactician isn't as difficult as I thought it was 1
Recommended Posts