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Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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Baldur's Gate 3's huge launch has reignited the age-old debate about save scumming.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Geez, its like folks enjoy whining about anything nowadays -- theres no such thing as "honor" or "credibility" in a single-player game.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to do it because it's how a real TTRPG would play out. Your DM isn't going to let you reload when combat goes poorly. It's more about pride than it is honor.

That being said, I started my run with that mentality and I changed my tune quickly. I try to not abuse it as much, but I feel like I'm missing out on fun side quests or something if I fail to pick a lock or screw up a conversation.

Absolutely no judgement on people that save scum. No leaderboards. No MMR. You have your own fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well it's different in tabletop because a DM can alter the story to work in those cool bits somewhere else instead of locking you out of options like a video game will do