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Larian Unveils Baldur's Gate 3's Most Milquetoast Multiclass Builds | Push Square
30.09.2023 - 00:53 / pushsquare.com
Now that the excellent Baldur's Gate 3 has been out in the wild for a while, all kinds of interesting data can be gleaned, such as how players, from the safety and privacy of their own homes, choose to experience an innovative new RPG. Thanks to stats provided by developer Larian Studios and posted on the PlayStation Blog, when given nearly limitless options, we now know that most people pretty much want to play the same way they did in Skyrim, as a stealthy archer.
In an illuminating graph, we learned that the most popular multiclass build, shockingly, is Rogue/Ranger, with more than 175,000 players falling back on the reliable tactic of sniping unsuspecting foes from range. The next two builds are equally revealing: 150,000 loved pummeling things so much that they ran Barbarian/Fighter, and another 109,00 went with Barbarian/Paladin, which is for players who like to talk to their victims briefly before the beatings begin.
Things start to make more sense the further down you go. Any combination of Paladin/Warlock/Sorcerer/Bard can be made to be quite interesting, provided the character has a high Charisma stat. This is because these classes use their Charisma to cast spells and certain abilities, in addition to making them better at interacting with NPCs outside of combat.
Something that Baldur's Gate 3 does better than previous games in the series, playing a single class all the way through feels fantastic, which is what we suspect most players are doing. A pure Fighter or Wizard become so powerful by the end of the game that we don't blame you for not mixing things up!
If you want to face some real moral quandaries, play as a Tiefling Oathbreaker Paladin, Dark Urge Origin (which you must try and resist); maybe add a little Bard for further flavour. Or you can play pseudo-Aragorn for the umpteenth time. Let us know what imaginative build you came up with in the comments section below.
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14.10.2023 / 09:43
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14.10.2023 / 09:43
Random: Nightmarish 'The Last of Crust' Bread Clicker a Fitting Tribute | Push Square
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14.10.2023 / 09:43
Meet Persona 3 Reload's Takoyaki-Loving Huntress, Yukari Takeba | Push Square
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14.10.2023 / 09:43
Baldur's Gate 3's Hefty Hotfix 9 Expands Magic Mirror Usage, Fixes PS5 Split-Screen Issue | Push Square
Developer Larian Studios hasn't taken the foot off the gas since Baldur's Gate 3 launched, pushing out the second hotfix of the week and the ninth since the game launched on PC at the start of August, with those coming to the PS5 iteration, which launched in September. That's in addition to three full patches, the most recent of which (amongst many other things) improved PlayStation performance, as well as introducing the character-editing Magic Mirror.
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14.10.2023 / 09:43
Prescient RPG Long Gone Days Tackles the Horrors of Modern War on PS5, PS4 | Push Square
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Investigate a Techno-Death Cult in Dead Island 2 Expansion 'Haus' on PS5, PS4 | Push Square
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14.10.2023 / 09:41
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Brooklyn 2099, Kumo Suits Unveiled at New York Comic-Con | Push Square
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30.09.2023 / 00:54
Disney Speedstorm Now Offering Free Magic Carpet Rides on PS5, PS4 | Push Square
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30.09.2023 / 00:54
Gran Turismo 7's September Update Adds Fast Cars and Flashy Scapes | Push Square
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30.09.2023 / 00:54
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30.09.2023 / 00:53
Who Is PlayStation's New CEO, Hiroki Totoki? | Push Square
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