‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared For 100,000 Concurrent Players, They’ve Gotten 700,000
Larian’s Swen Vincke posted a tweet yesterday showing the game hitting 500,000 concurrent players, making it the third most played game on all of Steam He said that he told IT to only expect 100,000 concurrents at max.
surprised how successful this was since it barely got a mention all the time it was in early access so thought it would have a relatively mild release but no the g*mers heard bear sex and everyone flooded in to buy it.
the g*mers heard bear sex and everyone flooded in to buy it.
I think it's more so that "bear sex" was just joke-worthy enough that people talked about the game that otherwise wouldn't talk about it and news of the game spread beyond its usual corners of the internet. So more people heard of the game and I guess the openness that "bear sex" entails is pretty appealing for a CRPG.
Could it be that the hard core Baldur's Gate fans are OG/serious Gamers and have learned to not pre-order? BG 1 & 2 were released way before gaming was mainstream. Most of the casual gamers probably only care about BG3 due to hype from other gamers who would also be "Never Pre-order" folk.
Its more that no one wanted to burn themselves out on early access before the real thing came out but actually it was the bear sex
My wife found out BG was out. Saw it was a full release price and was kind of like, "meh I can wait". I joked about everyone playing just wanted to edit their character's genitals and she immediately put it on top of her Wishlist.
2.5 million copies sold in EA, but barely got a mention? ok...
Good to hear. I always new the lie the AAA publishers push that no one wants single player rpgs anymore, but numbers like this prove it out. No AAA we aren’t skipping your games because we don’t want the stories m, we are just tired of spending $70 only to discover it is full of micro transactions, always online issues, and all the other AAA predatory tactics!
AND, didn't actually wrapping up the story, for sequel sake.
BG3 is so huge even if it's only the beginning arc(Larian tends to taper off at the end, lol), I had to "replay" some decision making and see how outcome and the exp net gain and to decide how I proceed.(yep I save scum, don't hate me I have limited time and want to explore content and choices to my desire outcome. Then my other play through I can be more free form, and I bet there are something I haven't seen yet from this good guy talk things out approach.)
Well deserved. Im in Act 3 and the game is phenomenal.
How?? My friend and I have logged 15 hours and...we haven't even reached a city yet
I took off Thursday - Friday to play and that's all I've done all weekend. Back at work now. :(
Same must not be sleeping a lot
Poor fella has a mind flayer brain parasite egging him on at all times.
Wait, acts? Are there literally like title screens like "Act 2 - The bad thing happens" or do you just call it act three in a storytelling structure kind of thing? Because I played like 15 hours this weekend and only barely made it to the underdark for the first time (no idea how far into the game that is). Howlongtobeat said the main story takes like 24 hours so I figured I'm a good way through the game already.
Can't wait to get back to it
Underdark is still Act 1. You're on your way to the Act ending, but not quite there.
That's probably an estimate for Early Access. There's so much more to the game. You're just scratching the surface of the game :p
Oh dang... I was just going to pirate it in like eight years. It's online? I have to play it now? I have to buy it??
Honestly mate? Buy it. This isn't a AAA game; this is a AA game made completely independently, without microtransactions or lootboxes or any of the many bullshit practices of modern gaming. The studio deserves your support.
It does have a multiplayer component, but it's co-op. The game can be played in its entirety either way, and indeed, the single player experience is fantastic. So's the multiplayer experience. The former is similar to Dragon Age Origins, and the latter is literally Dungeons and Dragons. Both are fantastic, and both are worth playing.
Don't skip it. This is a deeply special game, and if you're sick of the AAA bullshit, a great way to show the greater industry is by supporting it. Vote with your wallet.
Cough fitgirls got it cough
Oh dang this is my first post on lemmy. Uh.... hey
There’s a multiplayer component like in Larian’s previous Divintiy: Original Sin games where your friends can join your party, but otherwise you can play it pretty much single-player.
Fwiw, I apparently paid for it like 3 years ago when it was in Early Access on Steam and forgot about it until I went to try and buy it again recently, but it’s absolutely worth the $60 if you wanna play it now bs later.
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