Baldur’s Gate 3 can undoubtedly become a true challenge. A player often felt despair in tough battles, yet he finds joy in the game. Recently, he received valuable advice from other players. MeinMMO reveals the tips to you.
Here’s why the player is desperate: Reddit user theamberlamps set out determined on an adventure in Baldur’s Gate 3 but found that he occasionally felt quite lost. In a Reddit post from September 21, he writes that he might be “just too stupid for this game.”
What is causing him difficulties? One of the biggest puzzles that this player is trying to solve concerns the art of stealth. As a rogue, he struggles to master this basic mechanic and often misses his attacks. However, these mishaps not only affect him but also his companions.
His understanding of weapons and the effective management of spell slots also leaves much to be desired. Even gathering supplies poses a challenge for him.
Fortunately, this brave player received helpful tips from other players under his Reddit post, which helped him overcome his difficulties.
Players give helpful tips to the desperate fan
What are the tips? Meanwhile, the Reddit post has gathered over 600 comments where players share their best tips for the frustrated player.
Examine enemies: The top comment comes from Full-Sympathy-3404. He emphasizes the importance of right-clicking to examine enemies and shares his insights on how this simple trick can enhance the gaming experience:
It directly shows you their stats, resistances, saving throws, and armor classes. Once you know what you’re dealing with, you can plan accordingly and use abilities against which they are likely not resistant or that they cannot save against to avoid wasting your actions. Take your time in combat and out, and read everything you can.
Full-Sympathy-3404 via Reddit
You also have the option to simply hover the mouse over, for example, enemies and press the T
key to examine them.
Rogue tip: Additionally, the user gives the player valuable tips for his rogue problem. For rogues and other characters, he advises using invisibility, whether through potions, scrolls, or learned spells and class abilities. He also explains how shadow monks can benefit from their abilities to hide themselves. Therefore, multiclassing is also recommended.
More tips from the community
Other players also shared helpful tips under the Reddit post, which we have compiled for you here:
Easier hiding: Gamedogmillionaire emphasizes that the game changer for stealth mode was the following insight: L-Shift (Shift key) shows the enemy’s field of vision, which is handy when planning to hide. He emphasizes: Often, just moving a few meters is enough for your rogue to successfully hide and execute the sneak attack.
Finding items: Lyramion did not know until the goblin camp that there was a specific key to better find items. The Alt key allows you to see all items you can pick up.
Using water skillfully: GaiusJuliusPleaser has a specific tip: Water, either in containers or from spells, can be used to double the damage caused by cold and lightning damage.[…]
Identifying spell slots: Polyglotpinko explains how to recognize the stock of spell slots: On the bar are spell dice. When the dice are full, you have spell slots. If not, you have none, except for cantrips, which state cantrip in the tooltip.
More damage with dexterity classes: PloepiPlayer explains: Is your dexterity good? Your dexterity score affects how easy it is for you to land attacks with ranged or finesse melee weapons (and how much damage they deal). If your character misses a lot, try to increase your dexterity (Lazarus can do that). […]
This applies to the dexterity classes ranger, rogue, and monk.
Thanks to the variety of 12 different classes and the possibility to combine them, numerous paths unfold before you to shape your approach in the game. In theory, you could even almost completely avoid confrontations and instead persuade others through diplomatic means or choose other creative solutions.
If you are looking for more tips and tricks for your playthrough, our list can help you:
Baldur’s Gate 3 Tips and Tricks: Here are the 9 best tips from players
What are your best tips for Baldur’s Gate 3? And were you able to solve some confrontations creatively? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
