Baldur's Gate 3

[Finarfin]

EA vs Final build are too diffrent, in 2019-2022 they made changes that we can see that actually makes the game a 5/10 and no goty, they changed to goyslop mode, Larians team are 100% *** and shouldnt be in game business anymore. Put a pipe bomb in their mailbox. The game is for stupid goys.
Covid Pandemic made everyone 100% ********.
Tbh game is still in alpha and unfinished

Oh I agree, BG3 is an unfinished piece of ****. Dozens of little details and places are unresolved or end abruptly, are not further expanded upon and the worst part about it is that Larian keeps gaslighting people saying "That was never going to be part of the game( even tho 2 weeks prior to the full release we talked about the missing things)" and don't get me started regarding Karlach and how the fixing of her engine is her personal quest, yet we can only do it twice even though Baldur's Gate is full of Gortash's Robots that seem to function the same way as Karlach's heart engine. Along with getting 3-4 variations of the Iron used to fix her engine. But no Larian AND Samantha Béart gaslight us saying "Nope, that doesn't exist and is just there for... we don't know tbh"

[BLofbr]

The dude who posted the whole Cut Content thing got Banned on Reddit, and Steam. lol

[BLofbr]

EA vs Final build are too diffrent, in 2019-2022 they made changes that we can see that actually makes the game a 5/10 and no goty, they changed to goyslop mode, Larians team are 100% *** and shouldnt be in game business anymore. Put a pipe bomb in their mailbox. The game is for stupid goys.
Covid Pandemic made everyone 100% ********.
Tbh game is still in alpha and unfinished

Oh I agree, BG3 is an unfinished piece of ****. Dozens of little details and places are unresolved or end abruptly, are not further expanded upon and the worst part about it is that Larian keeps gaslighting people saying "That was never going to be part of the game( even tho 2 weeks prior to the full release we talked about the missing things)" and don't get me started regarding Karlach and how the fixing of her engine is her personal quest, yet we can only do it twice even though Baldur's Gate is full of Gortash's Robots that seem to function the same way as Karlach's heart engine. Along with getting 3-4 variations of the Iron used to fix her engine. But no Larian AND Samantha Béart gaslight us saying "Nope, that doesn't exist and is just there for... we don't know tbh"

Larian ****** it up.

[BLofbr]

Low completion rate

[Nooneatall]

Eh, you brought the subject of women first

So? Unless you're one of the kind of women I was referring to it's completely irrelevant

so I see no harm in acknowledging it

I bet

This is a good point. I felt like bringing it up since you seemed to hold the opinion that all women are like that, and since I personally hate the mentality of "all women are selfish thots" and "all men are abusive rapists", I like to point out that no, 50% of the population does not adhere to one stereotype. Though I doubt my opinions on either side will fly on here OR in the liberal reddit echo chambers.

But all women are like that. There's nothing wrong with an echo chamber, as long as its an echo chamber for my side. Staying in the middle is begging for one side or the other to take over.

[Rand]

The dude who posted the whole Cut Content thing got Banned on Reddit, and Steam. lol

Of course he did. Lol.

[Rand]

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I wish there were more consequences for siding with him or not, and using the tadpoles. Zero tension or moral dilemmas to consider. They built it up like the tadpoles were important, then all it did was make you slightly ugly.

It's jarring how serious they take minor choices in the first half of the game then start completely disregarding major choices in the latter half. Feels like a different team took over.

Do the tadpoles really not matter even if you fill your brain with them until a "do you want to be a mindflayer y/n" cutscene happens?

Daisy - It's not a secret that Daisy was cut from the game after the last EA release and replaced with "The Guardian." Originally Daisy was representative of the tadpole in your head, not the Emperor, and would attempt to seduce your character into staying in the meadow by the river with her forever. A happy life with an imaginary dream lover while your body underwent ceramorphosis and was lost to you forever. Daisy was such an important part of the plot that both of the games theme songs "Down by The River" and "The Power" are based entirely upon Daisy. Datamined content also shows there was originally an ending where players would embrace a romance with Daisy and give themselves over to the parasite, forever leaving their individual consciousness "down by the river" with Daisy.

[DagothGeas5]

Baldur's Gate 3, if I will ever play it again, will be a full on murder-hobo run at this point. The game I played as an Early Access and was waiting for is gone. If there is something I disdain more than woke **** added to a ****** game is ****-tease good games that then end up woke, rushed and unfinished, but give enough hope at first so you can feel frustrated and empty inside instead of glad to have played even a second of it. Only waiting for good news on modding the **** out of this at this point.

[Finarfin]

It's jarring how serious they take minor choices in the first half of the game then start completely disregarding major choices in the latter half. Feels like a different team took over.

Do the tadpoles really not matter even if you fill your brain with them until a "do you want to be a mindflayer y/n" cutscene happens?

Daisy - It's not a secret that Daisy was cut from the game after the last EA release and replaced with "The Guardian." Originally Daisy was representative of the tadpole in your head, not the Emperor, and would attempt to seduce your character into staying in the meadow by the river with her forever. A happy life with an imaginary dream lover while your body underwent ceramorphosis and was lost to you forever. Daisy was such an important part of the plot that both of the games theme songs "Down by The River" and "The Power" are based entirely upon Daisy. Datamined content also shows there was originally an ending where players would embrace a romance with Daisy and give themselves over to the parasite, forever leaving their individual consciousness "down by the river" with Daisy.

[Faceless_Sentinel]

The dude who posted the whole Cut Content thing got Banned on Reddit, and Steam. lol

Of course he did. Lol.

Does anyone saved his post in some way?

[TKVNC]

It's actually crazy, as you progress past the shiny surface of Act 1, how dogshit the game becomes, and how quickly it becomes that.

All of the positives it has are overshadowed by gallons of dogshit, and to be honest, at least for me, Larian has lost all the goodwill they might have earned from DOS:1 & 2.

Just another dead, woke filled company like Bioware, and Bethesda.

[Rand]

The dude who posted the whole Cut Content thing got Banned on Reddit, and Steam. lol

Of course he did. Lol.

Does anyone saved his post in some way?

He moved it to Steam, I think.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1086940/ ... 885064204/

► Show Spoiler

1) The Upper City - The most obvious one. Swen himself talked about the "Affluent Upper City" just 2 weeks before launch and described as it being fully explorable and yet it's very noticeably absent from the final game.

2) Shar Worship - In EA the player was able to select Shar as a diety which game with it's own unique dialogue trees, especially when interacting with Shadowheart as a fellow Shar worshiper. Despite the fact that voice lines were datamined indicating this had functions well into Act 2, it was cut when the game launched.

3) Karlach's Ending - Datamined content shows that not only did Karlach have a full ending where her infernal engine was fixed and that she survived, but that most of it was fully voiced and complete. However it required triggers from the Upper City portion of Baldur's Gate and when that was cut, so was Karlach's Act 3 storyline. What we have behind have been confirmed to be Karlach's "fail state" endings which were meant to only play if the player neglected her quest chain.

4) Minthara's Story - Minthara was meant to have a much deeper story, including a pregnancy. These were likely cut due to Minthara being a late stage addition to our roster but dialogue lines remain in the games files that show that not only did Minthara have a lot more content for herself but your other companions had a lot more to say about it.

5) Halsin's Story - Another late addition to the roster, Halsin was originally intended to have a great deal more endgame content involving the Druid circle, but this appears to have been cut more early on than some of the other items thus far.

6) Raphael the Merchant - Originally Raphael was meant to be a fully viable option to remove your tadpole, in fact the "Soul Coin" items that you collect in game where originally meant to be a powerful alternative currency accepted only by Raphael in exchange for possibly retrieving your soul as well as a long list of incredibly powerful artifacts from the House of Hope that would be sold by Raphael himself.

7) Avernus - An entire area of the game. Avernus was meant to be fully explorable and of similar size to the Underdark Area of Act 1. It would be a source not only for Soul Coins but other rare materials, highly difficult fights, and special content for Karlach.

8) Tav the Dark Urge - A lot of people were both surprised and excited to see the addition of The Dark Urge origin as the Bhaalspawn/Evil option that was missing from EA. As it turns out, Tav was originally the Dark Urge and they were all one origin. Tav was meant to be Bhaalspawn and separating the two seems to be what caused the narrative divide between the Dead Three storyline and the Mindflayer plot.

9) Omeluum's Ring - In the EA version of the game this ring would block your Tadpole entirely. It could not grow, it could not grow stronger, and you could not use Illithid powers. In the launch version this ring prevents you from being charmed despite Omeluum still stating that it blocked the influence of the Elder Brain/Absolute.

10) Bhaal and Orin versus the Creche - An entire Act 2 battle was cut in which Bhaal's forces, led by Orin, attacked the Githyanki creche which led to a fight where you either sided with one or the other or had a massive 3-way fight on your hands.

11) Orin and the Dragon - Orin was meant to corrupt a Githyank red dragon, leading to a boss fight against a Slayer-formesque Dragon.

12) The Hag Coven in Act 2 and 3 - You may notice that accepting Auntie Ethels help in the first Act can lead to a negative effect when fighting Hags. You may also notice that despite Auntie Ethel having letters from other Hags in her basement, she is the only one you encounter. Originally there was meant to be a full three act story involving the Hag coven including the mysterious "M" who seems to have been their leader.

13) Epilogues - Full epilogue cutscenes have been datamined that varied greatly depending on your choices. These were the "17K ending variations" that Larian told us about, yet they are completely absent in the final game leading only to a fade to black scene at the end of the game.

14) Cazador's Story - Originally Cazador was meant to play a huge role in the Upper City of Baldur's Gate, including being a huge political power. Datamined content also shows that originally he was meant to be a potential ally in the final push against the Absolute.

15) Banite Cultists - The game features both Bhaal and Myrkul cultists rather heavily but Bane is reduced to Gortash alone. Despite the fact that they had full and finished assets for both armor, weapons, and some events the Banites were cut from the final game.

16) Act 1 Minsc - Minsc was meant to be recruited at the end of Act 1 but was cut and pushed back into the later game.

17) Dialogue and Events - Even from Act 1 itself, thousands of lines of dialogue and companion events were cut from the final game. Some of them were even fully voiced and ready to be implemented in game but also referenced other content that ended up on the cutting room floor.

18) Bhaal, Myrkul and Bane as Deities - Cleric's were meant to be fully able to select the Dead Three from the list of Deities. There were even special dialogues in game for player's who played as a Paladin and then multiclassed at least 1 level of Cleric on top and selected one of the Dead Three.

19) Daisy - It's not a secret that Daisy was cut from the game after the last EA release and replaced with "The Guardian." Originally Daisy was representative of the tadpole in your head, not the Emperor, and would attempt to seduce your character into staying in the meadow by the river with her forever. A happy life with an imaginary dream lover while your body underwent ceramorphosis and was lost to you forever. Daisy was such an important part of the plot that both of the games theme songs "Down by The River" and "The Power" are based entirely upon Daisy. Datamined content also shows there was originally an ending where players would embrace a romance with Daisy and give themselves over to the parasite, forever leaving their individual consciousness "down by the river" with Daisy.

20) Companions and the Illithid Worm - Originally companions were meant to accept or refuse Illithid gifts independently of the player choices. You could of course influence them through dialogue to decide who did and did not take the offered gifts, but ultimately it would be based on individual characters choices. This can still be seen in game as a bug when companions will awake after a long rest and claim to have received a gift from their Guardian and yet will have gained no actual power.

21) Romancing Jaheira - Apparently you were originally meant to have limited options to romance and sleep with Jaheira but these were cut last minute. It's unclear why.

22) Tadpole's and Consequences - There were originally meant to be severe consequences from using the Illithid powers too heavily and investing too much into the Tadpole powers. This seems obvious in game and yet ultimately in the release version goes nowhere as the ending is reduced to about 4 choices made in the last leg of the game. You can use all tadpoles or none and receive the same ending.

23) Act 3 Companion Dialogue - If you've noticed that companions have much less to say at the end of their journey it's because thousands of lines of dialogue were cut from companions in the final Act and all for various reasons. This also seems to be the source of most of the companion bugs that only appear in the final act as they're still trying to trigger events that simply no longer exist.

24) Multiple Cutscenes - There are multiple cutscenes that were present for Act 1 that are missing from the final game.

25) The Nautolid - A large portion of the Nautolid tutorial zone was cut in the final release, including cutscenes, dialogue, areas, and an optional fight with 2 injured Imps. This was likely cut for the sake of brevity more than anything.

26) Mol and Raphael - Isn't it odd how Mol will just escape from Raphael on her own and say it was "easy?" Well it turns out that's because they cut whatever the final leg of that quest was meant to be, instead they allow Mol to escape on her own which more or less skips to the end and around the cut content.

27) The Raven Queen - There was an entire second part of the storyline that was cut early on.

28) The Voice of Bane - It's possible to have a brief conversation with Bane, but it remains incomplete as the dialogue is unvoiced for some reason.

29) The Wither's Epilogue - WIther's was meant to narrate an epilogue for the players, to what extent is unsure but instead WIther's is left with a single event in the entire game when post-credit's he can be seen revealing himself as Jergal and mocking a mural of the Dead Three.

30) Crafting - An early access build contained a crafting bench and it seems originally we were meant to have full access to crafting/enchanting gear of our own through certain systems. While these were cut, the items for them were not. This is why items like ingots, gemstones, woods, and other material items appear in game with no use other than vendor trash.

31) Helia - The Halfling Werewolf that I sadly forgot was cut from the game.

32) Belts - There is an item slot in game for belts, not a single belt is present in the game as an item.

33) Exhaustion - A 6 Tier debuff for player exhaustion was found in the game after players noted a Bluejay with the debuff/status effect exhausted. This was meant to be a system in place force players to rest more often but was removed despite being left over in an Act 2 portion of the game. This also explains the constant comments from the PC like "I'm exhausted, I need a good long rest."

More here: https://www.dexerto.com/baldurs-gate/ba ... d-2259641/

34) Dragonborn Guardian - Larians last race to be added is the only race who is not available ad a Guardian due to time constraints.

35) Lone Wolf Mode - According to a Larian Q/A:
Is there a Lone Wolf mode planned?
This is actually a question already being asked by a number of our playtesters who are currently playing the game. A Lone Wolf mode is planned, but won’t be in the game at the beginning of Early Access. One of the many great discussions that come from people playing, and talking with us.

There's a lot more there. Go read it on Steam.

[Magick]

The dude who posted the whole Cut Content thing got Banned on Reddit, and Steam. lol

Of course he did. Lol.

Does anyone saved his post in some way?

He moved it to Steam, I think.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1086940/ ... 885064204/

► Show Spoiler

1) The Upper City - The most obvious one. Swen himself talked about the "Affluent Upper City" just 2 weeks before launch and described as it being fully explorable and yet it's very noticeably absent from the final game.

2) Shar Worship - In EA the player was able to select Shar as a diety which game with it's own unique dialogue trees, especially when interacting with Shadowheart as a fellow Shar worshiper. Despite the fact that voice lines were datamined indicating this had functions well into Act 2, it was cut when the game launched.

3) Karlach's Ending - Datamined content shows that not only did Karlach have a full ending where her infernal engine was fixed and that she survived, but that most of it was fully voiced and complete. However it required triggers from the Upper City portion of Baldur's Gate and when that was cut, so was Karlach's Act 3 storyline. What we have behind have been confirmed to be Karlach's "fail state" endings which were meant to only play if the player neglected her quest chain.

4) Minthara's Story - Minthara was meant to have a much deeper story, including a pregnancy. These were likely cut due to Minthara being a late stage addition to our roster but dialogue lines remain in the games files that show that not only did Minthara have a lot more content for herself but your other companions had a lot more to say about it.

5) Halsin's Story - Another late addition to the roster, Halsin was originally intended to have a great deal more endgame content involving the Druid circle, but this appears to have been cut more early on than some of the other items thus far.

6) Raphael the Merchant - Originally Raphael was meant to be a fully viable option to remove your tadpole, in fact the "Soul Coin" items that you collect in game where originally meant to be a powerful alternative currency accepted only by Raphael in exchange for possibly retrieving your soul as well as a long list of incredibly powerful artifacts from the House of Hope that would be sold by Raphael himself.

7) Avernus - An entire area of the game. Avernus was meant to be fully explorable and of similar size to the Underdark Area of Act 1. It would be a source not only for Soul Coins but other rare materials, highly difficult fights, and special content for Karlach.

8) Tav the Dark Urge - A lot of people were both surprised and excited to see the addition of The Dark Urge origin as the Bhaalspawn/Evil option that was missing from EA. As it turns out, Tav was originally the Dark Urge and they were all one origin. Tav was meant to be Bhaalspawn and separating the two seems to be what caused the narrative divide between the Dead Three storyline and the Mindflayer plot.

9) Omeluum's Ring - In the EA version of the game this ring would block your Tadpole entirely. It could not grow, it could not grow stronger, and you could not use Illithid powers. In the launch version this ring prevents you from being charmed despite Omeluum still stating that it blocked the influence of the Elder Brain/Absolute.

10) Bhaal and Orin versus the Creche - An entire Act 2 battle was cut in which Bhaal's forces, led by Orin, attacked the Githyanki creche which led to a fight where you either sided with one or the other or had a massive 3-way fight on your hands.

11) Orin and the Dragon - Orin was meant to corrupt a Githyank red dragon, leading to a boss fight against a Slayer-formesque Dragon.

12) The Hag Coven in Act 2 and 3 - You may notice that accepting Auntie Ethels help in the first Act can lead to a negative effect when fighting Hags. You may also notice that despite Auntie Ethel having letters from other Hags in her basement, she is the only one you encounter. Originally there was meant to be a full three act story involving the Hag coven including the mysterious "M" who seems to have been their leader.

13) Epilogues - Full epilogue cutscenes have been datamined that varied greatly depending on your choices. These were the "17K ending variations" that Larian told us about, yet they are completely absent in the final game leading only to a fade to black scene at the end of the game.

14) Cazador's Story - Originally Cazador was meant to play a huge role in the Upper City of Baldur's Gate, including being a huge political power. Datamined content also shows that originally he was meant to be a potential ally in the final push against the Absolute.

15) Banite Cultists - The game features both Bhaal and Myrkul cultists rather heavily but Bane is reduced to Gortash alone. Despite the fact that they had full and finished assets for both armor, weapons, and some events the Banites were cut from the final game.

16) Act 1 Minsc - Minsc was meant to be recruited at the end of Act 1 but was cut and pushed back into the later game.

17) Dialogue and Events - Even from Act 1 itself, thousands of lines of dialogue and companion events were cut from the final game. Some of them were even fully voiced and ready to be implemented in game but also referenced other content that ended up on the cutting room floor.

18) Bhaal, Myrkul and Bane as Deities - Cleric's were meant to be fully able to select the Dead Three from the list of Deities. There were even special dialogues in game for player's who played as a Paladin and then multiclassed at least 1 level of Cleric on top and selected one of the Dead Three.

19) Daisy - It's not a secret that Daisy was cut from the game after the last EA release and replaced with "The Guardian." Originally Daisy was representative of the tadpole in your head, not the Emperor, and would attempt to seduce your character into staying in the meadow by the river with her forever. A happy life with an imaginary dream lover while your body underwent ceramorphosis and was lost to you forever. Daisy was such an important part of the plot that both of the games theme songs "Down by The River" and "The Power" are based entirely upon Daisy. Datamined content also shows there was originally an ending where players would embrace a romance with Daisy and give themselves over to the parasite, forever leaving their individual consciousness "down by the river" with Daisy.

20) Companions and the Illithid Worm - Originally companions were meant to accept or refuse Illithid gifts independently of the player choices. You could of course influence them through dialogue to decide who did and did not take the offered gifts, but ultimately it would be based on individual characters choices. This can still be seen in game as a bug when companions will awake after a long rest and claim to have received a gift from their Guardian and yet will have gained no actual power.

21) Romancing Jaheira - Apparently you were originally meant to have limited options to romance and sleep with Jaheira but these were cut last minute. It's unclear why.

22) Tadpole's and Consequences - There were originally meant to be severe consequences from using the Illithid powers too heavily and investing too much into the Tadpole powers. This seems obvious in game and yet ultimately in the release version goes nowhere as the ending is reduced to about 4 choices made in the last leg of the game. You can use all tadpoles or none and receive the same ending.

23) Act 3 Companion Dialogue - If you've noticed that companions have much less to say at the end of their journey it's because thousands of lines of dialogue were cut from companions in the final Act and all for various reasons. This also seems to be the source of most of the companion bugs that only appear in the final act as they're still trying to trigger events that simply no longer exist.

24) Multiple Cutscenes - There are multiple cutscenes that were present for Act 1 that are missing from the final game.

25) The Nautolid - A large portion of the Nautolid tutorial zone was cut in the final release, including cutscenes, dialogue, areas, and an optional fight with 2 injured Imps. This was likely cut for the sake of brevity more than anything.

26) Mol and Raphael - Isn't it odd how Mol will just escape from Raphael on her own and say it was "easy?" Well it turns out that's because they cut whatever the final leg of that quest was meant to be, instead they allow Mol to escape on her own which more or less skips to the end and around the cut content.

27) The Raven Queen - There was an entire second part of the storyline that was cut early on.

28) The Voice of Bane - It's possible to have a brief conversation with Bane, but it remains incomplete as the dialogue is unvoiced for some reason.

29) The Wither's Epilogue - WIther's was meant to narrate an epilogue for the players, to what extent is unsure but instead WIther's is left with a single event in the entire game when post-credit's he can be seen revealing himself as Jergal and mocking a mural of the Dead Three.

30) Crafting - An early access build contained a crafting bench and it seems originally we were meant to have full access to crafting/enchanting gear of our own through certain systems. While these were cut, the items for them were not. This is why items like ingots, gemstones, woods, and other material items appear in game with no use other than vendor trash.

31) Helia - The Halfling Werewolf that I sadly forgot was cut from the game.

32) Belts - There is an item slot in game for belts, not a single belt is present in the game as an item.

33) Exhaustion - A 6 Tier debuff for player exhaustion was found in the game after players noted a Bluejay with the debuff/status effect exhausted. This was meant to be a system in place force players to rest more often but was removed despite being left over in an Act 2 portion of the game. This also explains the constant comments from the PC like "I'm exhausted, I need a good long rest."

More here: https://www.dexerto.com/baldurs-gate/ba ... d-2259641/

34) Dragonborn Guardian - Larians last race to be added is the only race who is not available ad a Guardian due to time constraints.

35) Lone Wolf Mode - According to a Larian Q/A:
Is there a Lone Wolf mode planned?
This is actually a question already being asked by a number of our playtesters who are currently playing the game. A Lone Wolf mode is planned, but won’t be in the game at the beginning of Early Access. One of the many great discussions that come from people playing, and talking with us.

There's a lot more there. Go read it on Steam.

He got banned for THIS?
Other than the crafting and a few understandable time-constraint stuff, it looks like a lot of that would have been good to have included. What a shame.

[Rand]

He got banned for THIS?
Other than the crafting and a few understandable time-constraint stuff, it looks like a lot of that would have been good to have included. What a shame.

I think there was some other stuff going on. So not banned for this, specifically.

[Nooneatall]

Looks like official mod support is coming soon! Hopefully we can have even less blacks and gays in the game. @orinEsque and others have already did an amazing job but it will be interesting to see what other creations we can make to improve the game.

[Finarfin]

Tbh, the stuff I most look forward are:
1) Less to no *******
2) Less to no *******, ****** and drag queens
3) Companions of each race with AI voices
4) Overhauls of Act 2 and 3
5) Restoring the content that the larian **** removed or didn't put in

[Nooneatall]

Tbh, the stuff I most look forward are:
1) Less to no *******
2) Less to no *******, ****** and drag queens
3) Companions of each race with AI voices
4) Overhauls of Act 2 and 3
5) Restoring the content that the larian **** removed or didn't put in

I'm going to put in final fantasy classes and armor that matches.

[destinyhntr]

The dude who posted the whole Cut Content thing got Banned on Reddit, and Steam. lol

Of course he did. Lol.

Does anyone saved his post in some way?

He moved it to Steam, I think.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1086940/ ... 885064204/

► Show Spoiler

1) The Upper City - The most obvious one. Swen himself talked about the "Affluent Upper City" just 2 weeks before launch and described as it being fully explorable and yet it's very noticeably absent from the final game.

2) Shar Worship - In EA the player was able to select Shar as a diety which game with it's own unique dialogue trees, especially when interacting with Shadowheart as a fellow Shar worshiper. Despite the fact that voice lines were datamined indicating this had functions well into Act 2, it was cut when the game launched.

3) Karlach's Ending - Datamined content shows that not only did Karlach have a full ending where her infernal engine was fixed and that she survived, but that most of it was fully voiced and complete. However it required triggers from the Upper City portion of Baldur's Gate and when that was cut, so was Karlach's Act 3 storyline. What we have behind have been confirmed to be Karlach's "fail state" endings which were meant to only play if the player neglected her quest chain.

4) Minthara's Story - Minthara was meant to have a much deeper story, including a pregnancy. These were likely cut due to Minthara being a late stage addition to our roster but dialogue lines remain in the games files that show that not only did Minthara have a lot more content for herself but your other companions had a lot more to say about it.

5) Halsin's Story - Another late addition to the roster, Halsin was originally intended to have a great deal more endgame content involving the Druid circle, but this appears to have been cut more early on than some of the other items thus far.

6) Raphael the Merchant - Originally Raphael was meant to be a fully viable option to remove your tadpole, in fact the "Soul Coin" items that you collect in game where originally meant to be a powerful alternative currency accepted only by Raphael in exchange for possibly retrieving your soul as well as a long list of incredibly powerful artifacts from the House of Hope that would be sold by Raphael himself.

7) Avernus - An entire area of the game. Avernus was meant to be fully explorable and of similar size to the Underdark Area of Act 1. It would be a source not only for Soul Coins but other rare materials, highly difficult fights, and special content for Karlach.

8) Tav the Dark Urge - A lot of people were both surprised and excited to see the addition of The Dark Urge origin as the Bhaalspawn/Evil option that was missing from EA. As it turns out, Tav was originally the Dark Urge and they were all one origin. Tav was meant to be Bhaalspawn and separating the two seems to be what caused the narrative divide between the Dead Three storyline and the Mindflayer plot.

9) Omeluum's Ring - In the EA version of the game this ring would block your Tadpole entirely. It could not grow, it could not grow stronger, and you could not use Illithid powers. In the launch version this ring prevents you from being charmed despite Omeluum still stating that it blocked the influence of the Elder Brain/Absolute.

10) Bhaal and Orin versus the Creche - An entire Act 2 battle was cut in which Bhaal's forces, led by Orin, attacked the Githyanki creche which led to a fight where you either sided with one or the other or had a massive 3-way fight on your hands.

11) Orin and the Dragon - Orin was meant to corrupt a Githyank red dragon, leading to a boss fight against a Slayer-formesque Dragon.

12) The Hag Coven in Act 2 and 3 - You may notice that accepting Auntie Ethels help in the first Act can lead to a negative effect when fighting Hags. You may also notice that despite Auntie Ethel having letters from other Hags in her basement, she is the only one you encounter. Originally there was meant to be a full three act story involving the Hag coven including the mysterious "M" who seems to have been their leader.

13) Epilogues - Full epilogue cutscenes have been datamined that varied greatly depending on your choices. These were the "17K ending variations" that Larian told us about, yet they are completely absent in the final game leading only to a fade to black scene at the end of the game.

14) Cazador's Story - Originally Cazador was meant to play a huge role in the Upper City of Baldur's Gate, including being a huge political power. Datamined content also shows that originally he was meant to be a potential ally in the final push against the Absolute.

15) Banite Cultists - The game features both Bhaal and Myrkul cultists rather heavily but Bane is reduced to Gortash alone. Despite the fact that they had full and finished assets for both armor, weapons, and some events the Banites were cut from the final game.

16) Act 1 Minsc - Minsc was meant to be recruited at the end of Act 1 but was cut and pushed back into the later game.

17) Dialogue and Events - Even from Act 1 itself, thousands of lines of dialogue and companion events were cut from the final game. Some of them were even fully voiced and ready to be implemented in game but also referenced other content that ended up on the cutting room floor.

18) Bhaal, Myrkul and Bane as Deities - Cleric's were meant to be fully able to select the Dead Three from the list of Deities. There were even special dialogues in game for player's who played as a Paladin and then multiclassed at least 1 level of Cleric on top and selected one of the Dead Three.

19) Daisy - It's not a secret that Daisy was cut from the game after the last EA release and replaced with "The Guardian." Originally Daisy was representative of the tadpole in your head, not the Emperor, and would attempt to seduce your character into staying in the meadow by the river with her forever. A happy life with an imaginary dream lover while your body underwent ceramorphosis and was lost to you forever. Daisy was such an important part of the plot that both of the games theme songs "Down by The River" and "The Power" are based entirely upon Daisy. Datamined content also shows there was originally an ending where players would embrace a romance with Daisy and give themselves over to the parasite, forever leaving their individual consciousness "down by the river" with Daisy.

20) Companions and the Illithid Worm - Originally companions were meant to accept or refuse Illithid gifts independently of the player choices. You could of course influence them through dialogue to decide who did and did not take the offered gifts, but ultimately it would be based on individual characters choices. This can still be seen in game as a bug when companions will awake after a long rest and claim to have received a gift from their Guardian and yet will have gained no actual power.

21) Romancing Jaheira - Apparently you were originally meant to have limited options to romance and sleep with Jaheira but these were cut last minute. It's unclear why.

22) Tadpole's and Consequences - There were originally meant to be severe consequences from using the Illithid powers too heavily and investing too much into the Tadpole powers. This seems obvious in game and yet ultimately in the release version goes nowhere as the ending is reduced to about 4 choices made in the last leg of the game. You can use all tadpoles or none and receive the same ending.

23) Act 3 Companion Dialogue - If you've noticed that companions have much less to say at the end of their journey it's because thousands of lines of dialogue were cut from companions in the final Act and all for various reasons. This also seems to be the source of most of the companion bugs that only appear in the final act as they're still trying to trigger events that simply no longer exist.

24) Multiple Cutscenes - There are multiple cutscenes that were present for Act 1 that are missing from the final game.

25) The Nautolid - A large portion of the Nautolid tutorial zone was cut in the final release, including cutscenes, dialogue, areas, and an optional fight with 2 injured Imps. This was likely cut for the sake of brevity more than anything.

26) Mol and Raphael - Isn't it odd how Mol will just escape from Raphael on her own and say it was "easy?" Well it turns out that's because they cut whatever the final leg of that quest was meant to be, instead they allow Mol to escape on her own which more or less skips to the end and around the cut content.

27) The Raven Queen - There was an entire second part of the storyline that was cut early on.

28) The Voice of Bane - It's possible to have a brief conversation with Bane, but it remains incomplete as the dialogue is unvoiced for some reason.

29) The Wither's Epilogue - WIther's was meant to narrate an epilogue for the players, to what extent is unsure but instead WIther's is left with a single event in the entire game when post-credit's he can be seen revealing himself as Jergal and mocking a mural of the Dead Three.

30) Crafting - An early access build contained a crafting bench and it seems originally we were meant to have full access to crafting/enchanting gear of our own through certain systems. While these were cut, the items for them were not. This is why items like ingots, gemstones, woods, and other material items appear in game with no use other than vendor trash.

31) Helia - The Halfling Werewolf that I sadly forgot was cut from the game.

32) Belts - There is an item slot in game for belts, not a single belt is present in the game as an item.

33) Exhaustion - A 6 Tier debuff for player exhaustion was found in the game after players noted a Bluejay with the debuff/status effect exhausted. This was meant to be a system in place force players to rest more often but was removed despite being left over in an Act 2 portion of the game. This also explains the constant comments from the PC like "I'm exhausted, I need a good long rest."

More here: https://www.dexerto.com/baldurs-gate/ba ... d-2259641/

34) Dragonborn Guardian - Larians last race to be added is the only race who is not available ad a Guardian due to time constraints.

35) Lone Wolf Mode - According to a Larian Q/A:
Is there a Lone Wolf mode planned?
This is actually a question already being asked by a number of our playtesters who are currently playing the game. A Lone Wolf mode is planned, but won’t be in the game at the beginning of Early Access. One of the many great discussions that come from people playing, and talking with us.

There's a lot more there. Go read it on Steam.

It blows my mind that they cut all this super relevant Act 3 content and instead focused on random side quests that no one cares about. The fireworks never impacted anything and were a two-part thing. The painter's quest was long but also inconsequential. The clown mission was bland and had a horrible reward. The brothel stuff was unnecessary and I'm sure most people didn't even interact with it. The graveyard was useless. The counting house felt super short and we had a whole map we just waltz through and don't interact with. 97% of people played as Tavs so the Origin character feature was unused, which I'm sure they spent a ton of time on that would have been better spent on the main plot. I saw people say that Halsin's original storyline was about him killing Isobel 100 years ago (which the game just brushes off with "I don't know how I died"). Instead we get him being a sex pest instead of having a compelling story.

I cannot understand why they got rid of all the important stuff and focused on pointless side quests that half the players won't even interact with.

[Vergil]

97% of people played as Tavs so the Origin character feature was unused

This is the funniest to me. It's mildly amusing as a gimmick but if you like a character enough to potentially play as them why would you want to not have them around as a companion so you miss out on most of their actual character and content? And playing as "Tav" makes it so apparent it was a last minute change because it's bland as ****. Dark Urge actually has a story with things to do and plot relevance.

[destinyhntr]

97% of people played as Tavs so the Origin character feature was unused

This is the funniest to me. It's mildly amusing as a gimmick but if you like a character enough to potentially play as them why would you want to not have them around as a companion so you miss out on most of their actual character and content? And playing as "Tav" makes it so apparent it was a last minute change because it's bland as ****. Dark Urge actually has a story with things to do and plot relevance.

Agree for both. Playing as Origins takes away all voice lines and any distinct personalities. Plus, they didn't have enough unique stuff to make it worth it. Such a waste of time and effort that could be put into normal playthroughs. I saw some people say there should have been 3 options only: vanilla Tav (for people who want to RP), Dark Urge (which is the only way I can play because anything else feels like you're just a bystander in the game), and a Sorcerer option to replace Wyll since that would have potential to be its own unintrusive bhaalspawn-esque option with an interesting patron (or just Mizora).

[rusty_shackleford]

I think you've lost your mind

It was a dimensional portal or something, and it was a box i think. I recall the area it teleported being empty and white.

Did all of your teeth start falling out once you got there? Did you try to fight a goblin but it felt like you were punching underwater?

I AM NOT CRAZY!!!!

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldur ... t-humanity

Baldur's Gate 3 once had a portable hole, but Swen Vincke says it would have been a "crime against humanity"

There’d have been even more space if one particular cosmic impossibility hadn’t been left on the cutting room floor. “There's one mechanic in particular that I'm thinking of that they brought in,” said Vincke, apparently in reference to the aforesaid scripters. “It was fantastic. It was just we couldn't make it work in all cases, so we had to remove it, but it was fantastic. And it was a portable hole, which is like a mechanic, so you could basically throw down a hole, you can throw people in it, and then you could start doing all kinds of abusive mechanics in the game.” My audio is a bit smudgy here – Vincke may have said “abusive” or “abuse of mechanics”, both of which would make sense in context.

[Magick]

It was a dimensional portal or something, and it was a box i think. I recall the area it teleported being empty and white.

Did all of your teeth start falling out once you got there? Did you try to fight a goblin but it felt like you were punching underwater?

I AM NOT CRAZY!!!!

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldur ... t-humanity

Baldur's Gate 3 once had a portable hole, but Swen Vincke says it would have been a "crime against humanity"

There’d have been even more space if one particular cosmic impossibility hadn’t been left on the cutting room floor. “There's one mechanic in particular that I'm thinking of that they brought in,” said Vincke, apparently in reference to the aforesaid scripters. “It was fantastic. It was just we couldn't make it work in all cases, so we had to remove it, but it was fantastic. And it was a portable hole, which is like a mechanic, so you could basically throw down a hole, you can throw people in it, and then you could start doing all kinds of abusive mechanics in the game.” My audio is a bit smudgy here – Vincke may have said “abusive” or “abuse of mechanics”, both of which would make sense in context.

Hahahahahahha.
I bet Swen's inbox is full of a gazillion messages from Rusty, badgering him everyday to confirm this.

[Rand]

You mean I could have collected all BG3 ***** and queers in an inescapable hole and then gone to Avernus and emptied it out next to a Devil citadel...

TFW you realize what was taken from you.

[jebacdrkac]

You mean I could have collected all BG3 ***** and queers in an inescapable hole and then gone to Avernus and emptied it out next to a Devil citadel...

TFW you realize what was taken from you.

I mean theoretically you can still pick up progressive corpses, sent them to inventory/camp and than drop them in Rafael's castle once you open to portal

[fkirenicus]

Seriously, I've come to a point where I find myself unable to continue this game (for now, at least). Is the ending worth the effort - or will I only see more Calfornicated quasi-RPG where e.g., "the Elder Brain wasn't inherently evil - it was only a victim of circumstance and society, and actually was big supporter of Pride" or something? (yes, I am in a bad mood today; it seems several "family curses" and have caught up with me and my health is suffering for it).
I am in chapter 3, having killed Gortash but there are several side quests I haven't done in the city (above ground) yet. Since I am a completionist, I am loathe to jump straight to the ending normally - but with this game... Maybe I will. IF the effort to finish it actually is worth it.
I really liked and enjoyed this game until about the end of chapter 2 (though I thought the Ironhand gnomes a strange and gay lot in the Underdark; still wondering how these will survive, given the fact that most if not all of them are gay, which really is just utterly silly), but chapter 3 has sapped all will and determination to finish it.

[gerey]

Tbh, the stuff I most look forward are:
1) Less to no *******
2) Less to no *******, ****** and drag queens
3) Companions of each race with AI voices
4) Overhauls of Act 2 and 3
5) Restoring the content that the larian **** removed or didn't put in

While I'm no modder myself, I have to caution people to lower their expectations.

From what Larian have said, the modding tools are very, very limited. Going by their description, they're even more limited than what modders currently can achieve.

The Patch 7 preview doesn't give a full breakdown of the tools, but their scope seems to line up with what Vincke previously indicated. "The next patch will also begin introducing our official modding tools," the post reads, "letting you change up visuals, animations, sounds, stats, and more to overhaul Baldur's Gate 3 into the weird nightmare realm of your dreams."

People are coping by focusing on the "and more" bit at the end, but you'd think that if the tools allowed you to do anything more ambitious, they'd mention that. People are free to correct me on this, but it seems that the tools will allow you to change visuals and publish said mods to online via Larian's curated mod portal, and not much else.

I'm not sure if it will ever be possible to introduce new or cut content into the game, or even modify current quests and maps.

Larian are making excuses why they're not including more substantial mod tools ("people didn't use them in our previous games"), and I've seen people blaming WotC for their lack, but I think it's all Larian. They're dropping BG3 like a stinking turd as fast as they possibly can.

[rusty_shackleford]

and I've seen people blaming WotC for their lack, but I think it's all Larian. They're dropping BG3 like a stinking turd as fast as they possibly can.

These are one and the same. My guess is negotiations for DLC went poorly, and licensing fees were very high.

[1998]

Larian are making excuses why they're not including more substantial mod tools ("people didn't use them in our previous games"),

I think they are more likely afraid players would actually use them this time around.

[Greyborne]

A game of infinite potential, watered down by pretentious soycuck writing and characters. The only character I was fond of was my own. And he was a genocidal maniac.

[Yankee Zulu]

Wheres that assfuck vergil? Look, your favorite game got another gayming award.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gayming-a ... -accolades