Larian Releases Final Baldur's Gate 3 Patch; Studio Moving onto "Something New"

[T0@st]

Well folks, this is it. Our final major game patch for Baldur's Gate 3. You've helped us make BG3 a bigger success than any of us could've ever hoped for, and that passion could keep us tweaking things and making changes until the end of time. But then we'd never be able to create something new. Outside of minor bug fixing, Patch 8 will be the last game patch to introduce new content. That means we won't be adding any new narrative content or significant changes to storylines, Origin characters, or companions. We've told our stories the way we needed to tell them, and tried our best to make them impactful and engaging, and we're continuing to get better at handling our own chaos so that we can continue to create more chaos in the future.

From the start, your feedback has been incredibly important to us, and will continue to shape our future projects. As Swen said during the Baldur's Gate 3 retrospective panel at PAX West in August of last year, it's time for the team to go back to our cave and hang the armor on the wall while we focus on bringing you our next project. If you're already feeling nostalgic, you can click here to watch our last Baldur's Gate 3 panel, where we looked back on Baldur's Gate 3, from early access through to release, and answered some of your questions. From patching in a way to change your appearance with the Magic Mirror, introducing Honor Mode for those of you looking for a hard time, and giving you new ways to make out with your romanced companion, to new cinematics for your most evil runs, and handing you the tools to create your own supported mods, Patch 8 now rounds off with cross-play, Photo Mode, and 12 new subclasses for you to enjoy.




To help us close the door on our last major patch, the party are back with their final animated short in collaboration with Spud Gun Studios—with a special appearance by the man in metal himself: Swen in his animated debut!

Patch 8
Now let's talk about what's new with our final patch!

Steam Trading Cards
Baldur's Gate 3 now supports Steam Trading Cards! And you thought you'd never get them. Collect the unique trading cards to craft badges, and unlock exclusive profile backgrounds and emoticons to use anywhere on Steam! Speaking of Steam, Baldur's Gate 3 is now on sale with 20% off until April 21st.

Cross-Play
Players on PC, Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation 5 will now all be able to enjoy Baldur's Gate 3 multiplayer, with full cross-platform progression and cross-play. Using the Larian Network, you can now join and create cross-play lobbies to take on your adventures together.

Cross-Play & Mods
You'll be able to continue to enjoy creating chaos with mods in cross-play, but it's important to note that all players joining the lobby must have the same version of mods installed. When joining a host's game, you'll be prompted with the Mod Verification window to enable, upgrade, downgrade, or install any missing mods. If you are a PC player creating a cross-play lobby, keep in mind you can use the "Available on Console & Mac" tag to browse mods that will be compatible with consoles and Mac, and that the mod limit on consoles is 100. Third-party mods cannot be used on consoles.

A full breakdown of Patch 8 is available here.

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[Space Lynx]

yep I haven't played it yet, been waiting for this.

 

[Mr. Perfect]

The consistent content patching has given the game's price some incredible sticking power, the game is going to be two years old this summer and still retails for $60. I'm looking forward to this having some meaningful discounts in the future.

 

[Vayra86]

So they finally managed to get the cross play thing going. And 12 new subclasses... Now I have to play it again.

Gotta say, they delivered on everything, and then some. This is The Way.

 

[Dahita]

Greatest LGBTQ+ supporting game of all time.

 

[Frick]

yep I haven't played it yet, been waiting for this.

It's OK and nothing more. I genuinely don't understand why people consider it such a masterpiece.

 

[Dahita]

It's OK and nothing more. I genuinely don't understand why people consider it such a masterpiece.

Certainly nowhere near close to BG1 or 2.

 

[Frick]

Certainly nowhere near close to BG1 or 2.

Out of those I only played the BG1 Remaster to a degree that it let me form an opinion and I'm gonna say those are forgettable as well and the only Infinity Engine game worth talking about today (other than from a historical perspective) is Planescape: Torment.

 

[Dahita]

Out of those I only played the BG1 Remaster to a degree that it let me form an opinion and I'm gonna say those are forgettable as well and the only Infinity Engine game worth talking about today (other than from a historical perspective) is Planescape: Torment.

Forgettable? Baldur's Gate 2 is "forgettable"?
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is widely regarded as one of the greatest RPGs of all time. Planescape Torment is good too, but not near BG2.

 

[Frick]

Forgettable? Baldur's Gate 2 is "forgettable"?
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is widely regarded as one of the greatest RPGs of all time. Planescape Torment is good too, but not near BG2.

Different strokes and all that. I've realized I never really was into those games if the writing was not really good, meaning only Fallout 2 and PS: T are the only RPGs from that era that really held me. I played BG2 a bit and ... yeah forgettable. Do keep in mind I'm not a fan of the DnD world in general (and I'm not a fan of fantasy and I think Tolkien is overrated) and I also think most of RPGs are terrible at "on-boarding", meaning getting the player on board, PLUS all of those games very much has a "you can play as any character!" vibe but holy shit if you make your character wrong the game will just be nigh unplayable and if I'm going to go through that shit the game has better have excellent writing and the Baldurs Gateses never struck me as having that.

 

[Dahita]

Different strokes and all that. I've realized I never really was into those games if the writing was not really good, meaning only Fallout 2 and PS: T are the only RPGs from that era that really held me. I played BG2 a bit and ... yeah forgettable. Do keep in mind I'm not a fan of the DnD world in general (and I'm not a fan of fantasy and I think Tolkien is overrated) and I also think most of RPGs are terrible at "on-boarding", meaning getting the player on board, PLUS all of those games very much has a "you can play as any character!" vibe but holy shit if you make your character wrong the game will just be nigh unplayable and if I'm going to go through that shit the game has better have excellent writing and the Baldurs Gateses never struck me as having that.

Sure, and I'm certainly not saying you're not entitled to your opinion. But it's like me saying Planescape Torment is forgettable just because I never liked it. I know it's a great game, it just didn't work for me. BG2 is most likely the greatest RPG ever created. A masterpiece. Not because I say so, but because of reviews and gamers' feedback, just google it. And the writing is incredible. You haven't even tried it, so it was difficult to read your comment without reacting

 

[Frick]

But it's like me saying Planescape Torment is forgettable just because I never liked it.

You can say it, it's fine. I'd disagree with you (and possibly also fight you) but it's fine.

BG2 is most likely the greatest RPG ever created. A masterpiece. Not because I say so, but because of reviews and gamers' feedback, just google it. And the writing is incredible.

And I will disagree with all of that, which is also fine. Also for the record I don't think I have read a single Top RPG list that has BG2 in the top spot, not since around it's release anyway. NWN came out and people promptly forgot about the older games is how I remember it.

 

[Dahita]

You can say it, it's fine. I'd disagree with you (and possibly also fight you) but it's fine.

And I will disagree with all of that, which is also fine. Also for the record I don't think I have read a single Top RPG list that has BG2 in the top spot, not since around it's release anyway. NWN came out and people promptly forgot about the older games is how I remember it.

Let me fix this for you.

"Baldur's Gate II received critical acclaim upon its release,[150] and is listed as the eight highest-scoring PC game on the review aggregator Metacritic (as of August 2024).[177] GameSpot's reviewer stated that, while it is a long game, its fine points are what make it so great, and that it was in a class by itself.[9] IGN concluded with a similar sentiment, saying that the game was incomparable and without peers"

There, now you've read it. I've learned something in the process, the game is still ranked #8 greatest game on PC to this day, BG1 #72, PLanescape Torment #97 and NVM #98.

I'm always fascinated by folks who turn a point of view, from something they know nothing about, into a truth.

 

[Frick]

Let me fix this for you.

"Baldur's Gate II received critical acclaim upon its release,[150] and is listed as the eight highest-scoring PC game on the review aggregator Metacritic (as of August 2024).[177] GameSpot's reviewer stated that, while it is a long game, its fine points are what make it so great, and that it was in a class by itself.[9] IGN concluded with a similar sentiment, saying that the game was incomparable and without peers"

There, now you've read it. I've learned something in the process, the game is still ranked #8 greatest game on PC to this day, BG1 #72, PLanescape Torment #97 and NVM #98.

I'm always fascinated by folks who turn a point of view, from something they know nothing about, into a truth.

I don't understand what you mean. I said those games are forgettable. I said that, meaning that is something that I think. We're talking about what video games we like here, we don't talk about which car is the fastest. It's all subjective man. I think all Baldurs Gate games are forgettable. That is the truth, because it is my point of view, and it is subjective.

BTW guess which game has a higher score on Metacritic than BG2? BG3. So objectively BG3 is a better game than BG2, right? It's quantified, so it must be truth.

Certainly nowhere near close to BG1 or 2.

And so this statement is not true then?

 

[Dahita]

I don't understand what you mean. I said those games are forgettable. I said that, meaning that is something that I think. We're talking about what video games we like here, we don't talk about which car is the fastest. It's all subjective man. I think all Baldurs Gate games are forgettable. That is the truth, because it is my point of view, and it is subjective.

BTW guess which game has a higher score on Metacritic than BG2? BG3. So objectively BG3 is a better game than BG2, right? It's quantified, so it must be truth.


And so this statement is not true then?

Wow, talk about obtuse. Yes, BG3 is widely regarded as one of the best RPG's of all time, great job there buddy

"Also for the record I don't think I have read a single Top RPG list that has BG2 in the top spot, not since around it's release anyway. NWN came out and people promptly forgot about the older games is how I remember it. "

You remember it wrong, and now you've seen a current list with BG2 at the top.

Don't know what else to tell you.