A player in Baldur’s Gate 3 recently shared an unforgettable event where an NPC acted particularly clever, calling it the greatest big-brain move
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Warning Spoiler: The article contains story spoilers from Act 1.
In the world of Baldur’s Gate 3, there is no shortage of nerve-wracking challenges that require creativity and tactical skill from players. However, even the most brilliant plans can sometimes be thwarted by unpredictable events and NPCs. One such unforgettable event was shared by a player.
NPCs oscillate between genius and foolish actions
What kind of scene is that? The player DeyUrban, who witnessed this spectacular event, was just in the midst of fighting Nere in the Grymsmelt when Nere threw himself into the lava.
But then came a twist that elevated the player experience to a whole new level.
One of the AI crossbowmen decided to fire a push-back arrow
at Nere. Instead of sending Nere further into the lava, this arrow had the opposite effect: it catapulted Nere back onto solid ground, thereby saving his life. He describes this event as the biggest big-brain move in history
and emphasizes:
I was completely stunned; I wouldn’t have even thought of that. The AI is something special in this game. […] I’ve seen a few cases where they did something really dumb, but otherwise, they are extremely competent even in
DeyUrban via Redditbalanced mode.
The post has now received over 11,600 upvotes and more than 910 comments. Many players agree with DeyUrban and are thrilled by this impressive move of the AI. Others take the opportunity to humorously report on the quirkiest actions of the NPCs they encountered during their adventure.
This is what other players say:
Sabetha1183 humorously comments: The duality of the AI is that it does such crap and then ends up with just 4 HP in its own AoE.
Fredagsfisk speaks from the perspective of an NPC who is not particularly clever: No, no, I have to run away first, so I provoke opportunity attacks from all surrounding enemies, and then I teleport back to the enemies using Misty Step.
AggravatingRage describes: I had a case where Shadowheart was on fire, and surprisingly the friendly AI [NPC] used their turn to shove Shadowheart out of the fire. When that happened, I was blown away. But guess what happened? The friendly AI was now the one on fire.
These experiences show that the AI in Baldur’s Gate 3 often acts unpredictably. While the NPCs sometimes shine with breathtaking brilliance and leave players in awe, their occasional stupid actions also provide hearty laughter.
What experiences have you had with the NPCs? Have you often noticed the AI making intelligent decisions or acting rather clumsily?
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