In a community update, the creators of Baldur’s Gate 3 talked once more about the game’s features before the release on August 3. They also addressed the scope with a brief comment about Act 1. Players are taking note of this detail and are now calculating the expected playtime.
What is this detail?
- The latest community update #21 discusses some features of the game and summarizes the latest information – such as character customization, the new murderer character, and classes.
- In a throwaway comment, it is mentioned that Act 1 makes up less than a quarter of the content.
- This very statement is now causing astonishment, as the first act has consumed a tremendous number of hours for players.
This is what players are calculating: This one sentence has led players on Reddit to compare their previous playtimes. Baldur’s Gate 3 has been playable in Early Access since 2020. Many have extensively played Act 1.
The playtimes of fans roughly vary between 40 and 200 hours, depending on how intensely and often they played. Accordingly, players are now calculating: if that’s less than a quarter, Baldur’s Gate 3 would have to offer content for between 200 and 800 hours (via reddit.com).
Officially, Baldur’s Gate 3 offers 75-100 hours of gameplay, with “up to 200” being possible if you really want to explore everything. That alone was a strong statement, but fans are now even more excited.
Even after 200 hours in Early Access, they reportedly still find new content. Players say that if this really is the case, they will play Baldur’s Gate 3 for years.
Baldur’s Gate 3 gives last community update before release
In recent days, Larian Studios, the creators of Baldur’s Gate 3, have released a wealth of new information about the game – and in passing, caused a stir with a very specific sex scene. The community update includes a summary of the features for release:
- Character customization with skin colors, piercings, heterochromia, freckles, vitiligo, and more
- Mercenaries as backup in case your companions run away
- “Origins”, the pre-made and developed characters of the game with their own story
- Alchemy as a crafting component of the game
- Split-screen co-op, adversaries, the reaction of NPCs to you, and more. You can find the update on Steam
A major point was also the classes. Baldur’s Gate 3 will allow you to combine classes (“multiclassing”) or even create new ones (“respeccing”). According to lead author Adam Smith, the strongest class is the monk:
When will Baldur’s Gate 3 be released? The new role-playing game is coming out on August 3 for PC and on September 6 for PS5. You can play alone or in co-op, which we found to be extremely entertaining.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is based on the vast world of Dungeons & Dragons and takes place on the Sword Coast, for those of you who know. Through various decisions, you shape how the world develops and how others react to you. The game also allows you to be thoroughly evil:
