Baldur’s Gate 3 is considered an absolute masterpiece and still has almost 90,000 active players even after two years. Many of these players spend hundreds or even thousands of hours in the game and point out one criticism or another, even in such a good work. One of them: The companions, who actually receive most of the praise.
What about the companions?
- There are a total of 10 companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 that you can recruit and with whom you can even enter into relationships.
- The companions are considered one of the best features of the game. They all come with personal quests, deep stories and developments, and offer interesting information and conversations on the journeys. Some of their wishes you should better not fulfill.
- Additionally, companions are your support in the fight against bosses and other enemies. This is exactly where they could be a bit more intelligent, players find…
When are companions too naive? On Reddit, a user complains that he cannot lie. And quite literally: every word of his is taken at face value, both by enemies and companions.
He wishes he could give a villain false information, just to then stab him in the back. As an example, he takes a situation between Lady Aylin and Aradin: Here he wishes he could simply lie to Aradin, only to then hit him with a club.
Realistically, Aylin, as a demigod being, should be able to wipe the floor with the mercenaries anyway. Still, his companions are immediately angry because they think he really wants to sell Lady Aylin to Aradin.
“Everyone takes you literally and there is a cascade of discontent”
In the comments, many users agree with the annoyed player. It is not just situations where you cannot directly lie to the villain. It starts with much simpler conversations.
In many conversations, you have the option to make cheeky, sarcastic or mocking comments. Often they are not that bad, maybe a bit biting, but not meant to be malicious. However, the companions do not see it that way, and there are immediately angry looks.
Only Jaheira has enough brains to understand when sarcasm is in play. However, that does not really fit into the game:
As if the 200 hours in which I was a benefactor before this situation meant absolutely nothing to the people.
Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you all possible freedoms, but here somehow the ability to actively lie is missing. In a comment, a user writes that Knights of the Old Republic 2 had two identical voice lines in corresponding situations, but one was marked with ‘[Lie]’ to make such situations clear.
Companions and their behavior are repeatedly a hot topic, possibly even the biggest. One point repeatedly comes up: the bard Alfira and that she (without mods) should be recruitable as a companion, that is simply the logical consequence. And indeed it works, even if not quite as intended: With this trick, you can get one of the most popular characters from Baldur’s Gate 3 as a companion
