It's so hard to take anything seriously in this game when the very NPC who provides resurrection services is lecturing a kid how she must get over her parents' deaths
@Melth16 сағат бұрын
And when he acts like refusing to resurrect the dark urge's victim is somehow a favor to her! Let HER decide if she wants to be resurrected, you smug skeletal twerp!
@chrisrubin6445Күн бұрын
that permanent disguise self bug is so strange, almost makes me afraid to use that spell
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@chrisrubin6445 I've never heard of anyone else having a problem with it, it's weird!
@chrisrubin6445Күн бұрын
Loving the content! Thank you for speaking up!
@jayrobitaille2402Күн бұрын
SPOILER: There are two ways to get the Dark Urge's memory back 1. Trigger the Cutscene while wandering Baldur's Gate 2. Use the Heal spell on the Dark Urge
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@jayrobitaille2402 I thought using Heal just gave you one particular little memory back, rather than getting ALL your memories back. Kinda like using the Noblestalk
@jayrobitaille2402Күн бұрын
@@Melth Hmmm. To be honest it was a while ago where I watched a video on BGIII easter eggs and secrets. I did not actually try it myself. I like >90% of players only got OPTION 1, which may in fact be the only actual way to completely recover from the amnesia.
@WikiWeaponn1Күн бұрын
Cringe. Keep to the games.
@emilholck87Күн бұрын
Apparently the fight against dame and her summons in act3 (by siding with Larry Alan I guess?) is supposed to be pretty hard? A fitting final end for the assimar in this run maybe?
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@emilholck87 yeah, it's definitely harder than siding with her. I'm currently trying to figure out if there's a way to fight both at once, but it seems the answer is no
@InternetMonster1Күн бұрын
I played a run with mods that allowed for 7 party members, and the background inspiration points added up really fast. For context, I had Haunted One, Outlander, Folk Hero, Acolyte, Sage, Soldier and Charlatan If you have 40 different activations in act 1 and each activation grants 25 exp, that pans out 1,000 exp by the end. While obviously the base game limits you to 4 people, you can swap members out every time an opportunity occurs as tedious as that would be.
@victor1756Күн бұрын
Regarding 1st part of video doing the same thing and expecting a different result ??? How many times in history we did that and end up worse/ and loose freedom? To go ahead and understand freedom and how it is generated watch Science Of Natural Law Documentary 1h08' . Why this knowledge was hidden from us?
@lukesandadordoceu4835Күн бұрын
why do you so often fast forward through Melth dialogue? we enjoy listening to your thoughts on all different aspects of the game
@MelthКүн бұрын
It's usually because I think I said something redundant
@ludnqkaКүн бұрын
Hey man, I get that Ailyn is not as good as she seems and all and there is something to it but Bhaalista is literally BHAALS CHOSEN? Killed thousands more than probably even Khetric, good thing he doesnt fully remember but by know he should have an idea? How much is going to regret it and redeem himself? Keeps judging everyone , sacrificed Shadowheart for following Shar, but its literally bhaals pet, does he end it when he finds the truth , lol? :D Bhaalista is a jackass not gonna lie
@MelthКүн бұрын
Bhaal went through multiple character arcs back in act 1 about that! He was immediately shocked and disgusted by his murderous urges and warned everyone about them. And for a while he thought he was a bad person and that he didn't deserve better company than monsters like Astarion. But he slowly developed to understand that choices are what matter, and that his consistent choices to resist evil make him better than people like Laezel who freely choose to be murderous and babble about how much they like slaughtering refugees. He also went through another arc where he came to decide that forcing evil people do dangerous heroics so that good people can stay safe is the best use of his time and the best use of vermin such as vampires and Shar worshippers. Ultimately, Bhaal chose him but he didn't choose Bhaal. The one thing he'll be sad about in act 3 is finding out that Shadowheart was kinda mind controlled, so she wasn't quite as horrible as she seemed. Still, if he can resist magical mind control, he thinks she should have too.
@ludnqkaКүн бұрын
@@Melth im not an astarion fan by any means , he is my least fav companion but even he can choose to be good and he was controlled before, laezel doesnt know better , only good origin companions are Karloch and Wyll , one served an evil guy the other an evil lady(one way or the other). I guess the game hasnt progressed there yet since the first acts ast and laezel are trully assholes... All I am saying is Bhaalista should be the one giving everyone the benefit of the doubt (he is yes) ! Maybe a Tav paladin can be all judgy but yeah... I have said multiple times yours is by far the best playthrough not even close to anyone else its just a little weird seeing Bhaalista try to romance minthara and just think of laezel shart and ast as trash LOL, ty for the vids <3
@ludnqkaКүн бұрын
conclusion: everyone can be a hypocrit for some DRUSSY
@MelthКүн бұрын
@ He might come to realize Minthara is still bad too- right now he has hope that she's redeemable. He's been somewhat cautious about her so far A vampire, on the other hand, can NEVER be redeemed. Vampires are always -absolutely always- pure evil. They can't even be neutral. The best lore friendly way to help Astarion would be to kill him so he can then be resurrected as a living man and be his real self again. That's what Bhaalista would do if the game made that an option we could pick
@ludnqkaКүн бұрын
@ ive killed him now twice instantly with a wooden stake you get the option at camp when he tries to suck your blood first time and my characters learns he is a vamp :D, you lose +2 str but hey , he has an ending : spoilers if you havent seen it, if you dont ascend him he becomes like a hero in the underdark and enjoys helping people
@michaelh2204Күн бұрын
Way to get partisan Melth. I appreciate you exercising your free speech, but the election is over. People come here for content. Why risk what few viewers you have for politics? Half the country doesn't agree with you. Seems silly to me.
@zamelie9399Күн бұрын
it's being brave & do something against all the fire that is burning around you. you shouldn't ignore it & what melth did was reaching every one he can - better than no one
@michaelh2204Күн бұрын
@@zamelie9399 Obviously you didn't understand my point. You only think the world is burning if you're on one side. The people of America voted and shocker, the bad orange man is doing what he said he was going to do, rare among politicians. A gaming channel that wants to talk politics on either side will risk losing viewers for little if any return when they have little influence on the topic to begin with. Same goes for celebrities.
@zamelie9399Күн бұрын
@michaelh2204 oh i totally get your point. but I think it is not a shame to loose some followers for an important political topic.
@michaelh2204Күн бұрын
@@zamelie9399 Fair opinion. Lose away.
@probag8414Сағат бұрын
@@michaelh2204 Your "side" is literally removing references to climate change from government websites. It's not the flex you think it is to be on the side that doesn't think the world is burning. To be fair though, the democrats could (and may still be able to) turn this around. If they draft up a bunch of executive orders that directly override Project 2025's predrafted executive orders and then put them at the bottom of the pile, Trump will absolutely sign them. He loves signing his name. In sharpie even. It's like the one thing he's good at. That and bankrupting his own businesses. And not paying any of his debts. You get the idea.
@cannyvalley8522Күн бұрын
Bhaalista: cuddles with Karlach. Bhaalista: flirts with Minthara. Also Bhaalista before talking to Astarion: I need a moment for the two of us~ Gets me every time xd
@man_apologistКүн бұрын
Regarding the Prism i think its vague on purpose but my understanding is that the site of opheous' cage allows you control over the prism itself (its environment and movement) and orpheouses powers... so it does all this weird stuff now because the emperor is losing control over both the prism itself and the cannot protect you from the absolutes orders because hes lost sway over orpheous
@Jules_DiplopiaКүн бұрын
23:00 I always considered Wyll's story of the Dragons etc, to have been a fiction created by Mizora just for the reason on enslaving him. It is part of my reason for disliking Wyll. He always comes across as a spoiled rich kid, who got involved with devils (modern world, read drugs/gangs) and then still never accepts that it was his own stupidity. 44:00 Maybe Arabella is destined to replace Mystra at some point. 1:08:00 I agree with you, 100 years and Halsin never bothered to find out what happened to Jaheira, He must surely have been aware that she was leading the Harpers in Baldur's Gate.
@MelthКүн бұрын
Yeah, it seems much more plausible that the whole Tiamat thing was somehow faked by Mizora... but the game never seems to give us any real evidence to back that up. So that leaves me uncertain about it. Nonetheless, I think Wyll is one of my favorite characters. Partly just because half the others are complete psychos, but also partly because he takes responsibility and acknowledges that his father was probably right to banish him and so forth That's a good guess about Arabella replacing Mystra. Mystras do die and get replaced every 5 minutes or so, it's probably about time for a new one
@laurisiltanen8348Күн бұрын
I'm sure we'll meet Arabella in bg4
@MelthКүн бұрын
I'm curious what they have planned for her! I wonder what they'll do with regard to the canonical possibility that she got killed by a snake rather than getting this far
@Rontti_Күн бұрын
I was confused when I heard your thoughts on Dame Aylin, I loved that character and was wondering how you could even come to the conclusion she's a bad person. But the more I've been watching this series and hearing your thoughts... yeah I honestly think you might be right. Curious how I haven't heard anyone else bring this up in Reddit, YT, etc. Maybe since the game doesn't have disapproving dialogue for her, many people don't really think more about it, myself included.
@ludnqkaКүн бұрын
it makes a lot of sense, but from an RP perspective Bhaalista is literally a chosen a Bhaal but is the most judgemental person ever
@MelthКүн бұрын
I think people are under her sinister charming spell!
@MelthКүн бұрын
To be fair, Bhaalista has been horrified and disgusted by all the Bhaal stuff to do with him too, and has compared Bhaal to a goblin. The least respectable even among the evil gods!
@hi1171172 күн бұрын
I'm generally not a fan of people stepping outside of their area of expertise (because they start saying stupid stuff), but you handled it well IMO. Keeping it simple and not going into specifics, but still making it strong
@DiabeticNecromancer2 күн бұрын
I was going to say I didn't remember the intro before lol but yes your local government is very important for real change
@Melth2 күн бұрын
Yeah, a lot happened between the original upload and when I was going to release this! I decided I needed to re-upload with a new intro
@RatelRegalement2 күн бұрын
Has to be a point where it sets who's the stabbee earlier than 'initiate long rest' . Maybe its each time you return to camp (or more possibly when you end the day and get changed) that relationship things are kind of locked in, and as it was Karlach at that point...? Also on the intro? Ratel Approves.
@ReunionMana2 күн бұрын
wahoo im so excited for act 3 :)
@voon10322 күн бұрын
Every day I wake up and thank god for not making me American. Great video as always Melth! Looking forward to seeing how you demolish the act 3 encounters.
@draka3932 күн бұрын
So you mention the age difference between Aylin and Isobel. How do you feel about the life span differences between Humans and elves? I ask because I tend to play half elves.
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@draka393 yeah, that can certainly be weird too! Books like LotR seem to focus more on the tragedy that the human will die and the elf will still be around for centuries (or forever) but not on the weird inequality of a relationship with someone who is 20x older and for whom a whole human's lifespan is basically just a brief fling. I suppose I'd still have to say that it's at least *less* creepy than Aylin and Isobel because age is the only difference, rather than there also necessarily being a massive power difference between a human and an elf, or the elf being basically worshipped by the human's church or something
@draka393Күн бұрын
@@Melth Mmm. Even ignoring the personal power difference. Would a Isobel not smitten feel expected to return her literal goddess's daughter's affections.
@Melth16 сағат бұрын
@@draka393 exactly, yeah!
@YukonicusJr2 күн бұрын
I’m calling my liberal Congressmen and telling him to support any bill Trump wants passed :)
@maelstrrom28242 күн бұрын
Make sure you don't have the resonance stone on a party member in that Dark Urge scene...
@tonycanelo25192 күн бұрын
Appreciate the intro!
@MarioDude442 күн бұрын
Holy fuck Melth--it is so refreshing to see someone fucking say something. I am so sick and tired of every creator on nearly every platform react to this horseshit with a "well I like to be escape for people he he :)" while the world burns to the ground around us. There's a stark difference in the kind of things you can offer escapism to, and the ones you have an obligation to call attention and action against.
@voon10322 күн бұрын
How is the world burning down around you? You live (I assume) in one of the most privileged countries on the planet, the united states of america. Try look at what the USA does to the rest of the world before crying because the president is someone you dislike, seriously, it's immature. The USA will always be the USA, they'll always enforce their own morality and incite wars in foreign countries to turn profits, then prolong those conflicts as long as possible to continue racking in the dough, all in the name of "protecting freedom" or some such.
@DisappointedSon0813Күн бұрын
And this isn't that. Shut up and play games.
@kessler4o5732 күн бұрын
The issues you describe at the beginning of the video are of a political nature and as such, there are a lot of hot tempers, misinformation and bias involved, even if you do not realize this. You claim something is unconstitutional and call people to action, yet give almost no context or a modicum of arguments for or against that take. You are looking for people to agree with you. This is what we call propaganda, and you are not only broadcasting it to american viewers, you are also doing so for foreigners, who will typically lack a substantial amount of cultural context with which to make a decision on whether what you describe is or is not a just cause. It is not possible to truly agree or disagree with your statements, because there is not enough context provided with which to make up your own mind. As a legal expert myself, there can be a lot of interpretations of the law, and specially a constitution and what makes something unconstitutional. And so, you are going to see people in the comments applaud you or disparage you because they either already agreed or disagreed with you before you even made your statement, along of course with those who, like me, bemoan getting political on a channel that had no business doing so. This excluding of context and arguments against is incredibly exploitative, and is a tactic that news agencies use in my neck of the woods to try and get us to agree on what they want us to think about american politics, and thereby manipulate how we vote here. It's dishonest, manipulative and anathema to the very concept of democracy. Even after a cursory glance at the subreddit you posted, it's clear that if the protests are at all successful in attendance, they will devolve into riots. People are talking about burning flags and making boards directly stating looting. If indeed these protests devolve into riots, people will be injured or in the worst case scenario, killed, and others will lose their livelihoods due to damages despite having nothing to do with the subject matter of the protest. Are you going to apologize in a future video if that happens because you supported the protest? The truth is, this is not a position you should be in. And it's not like being a content creator excludes you from participating in politics. You play games on youtube. If you want to excercise your political rights and engage in such discussions, there are better avenues to do so than on your gaming channel. Don't take your audience for granted. TL;DR I'm really tired of americans preaching at me. I come here to watch games. If i want political commentary i can go watch another channel. This is a total buzzkill.
@probag84142 күн бұрын
I love it when people pretend that all media is politics agnostic when it's the exact opposite. Grow up.
@kessler4o5732 күн бұрын
@@probag8414 This is incorrect. There is a lot of media that does not follow real world politics. You should do some growing up yourself. Not everything is political and your comment evidences that you project your own politics on everything.
@voon10322 күн бұрын
Kessler, have you forgotten that the USA is the "World Police". We need to focus on them at all times and do whatever their politicians and culture informs us to. XD sarcasm of course My two cents is just ignore American politics, it's banal and ultimately irrelevant to most of the people on earth. Nothing but a bunch of politicians putting on the equivalent of a broadway show to keep people docile and not focusing on the actual big issues.
@voon10322 күн бұрын
Huh. I left a reply to this comment but for some reason it has been deleted. :( I didn't even say anything bad I just joked about how the USA is basically the "world police" and how you shouldn't fixate to much on american politics (or politics in general really) because it distracts us from the actual bigger issues in society, like how rich people don't pay any taxes.
@MarioMayer2 күн бұрын
Grow up.
@atlas31042 күн бұрын
So happy to see longer episodes again ❣️❣️
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@atlas3104 thank you!
@petewilcock2 күн бұрын
Sigh, and this where I depart.
@probag84142 күн бұрын
Excellent.
@nathanflores15492 күн бұрын
Im not sure if this is true or not but i saw a thing that stated that the weapon you can find under the grove "sorrow" is the weapon that killed Isobel hence the name and halsin was the one that did it. This story line was scrapped however because of time constraints and also possibly because halsin already had the whole curse thing. BUT THATS JUST A THEORY
@voon10322 күн бұрын
I like this enough that I'm gonna treat it as my headcanon. No other real explanation as to why the druids just have a glaive down there literally called SORROW.
@cannyvalley8522Күн бұрын
This was true! During Early Access, before story underwent a significant rewrite/overhaul, the game contained written journal detailing how Halsin killed Isobel with the glaive Sorrow during a druid-harper meeting in a heated argument. Things got heated quickly seeminly over nothing and afterwards he couldn't explain what took hold of him. This content was cut, but there are recordings on yt and probably old builds of BG3 out there.
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@nathanflores1549 I think that used to be true in early access, but that they changed it and gave the weapon a new background. Some druid journals and things you can find suggest that it might have belonged to a fellow druid (maybe the former archdruid?) who became a shadow when the curse spread, and that a later druid encountered his shadow form but was able to take back the glaive and rename it to express that this 'victory' was still a sad one
@nathanflores1549Күн бұрын
@@Melth It's a shame then they didn't think of another way for Isobel to die or had an answer for it
@amanm172 күн бұрын
I am in complete disagreement with your initial comments. &&& I love your videos!
@probag84142 күн бұрын
I am in complete disagreement with your comment &&& I think your president is trash.
@ranmashiah19992 күн бұрын
At the end of act 2, if the dark urge did not kill isobel, they will have the option to kill a companion. If they are in a romance, then the romanced character will be the one to kill. If they are not in a romance, then the character with the most approval will be the one needed to kill. Hope this helps :)
@Melth2 күн бұрын
@@ranmashiah1999 that's kinda how I thought it works, thanks. But here's the part that confused me: I had just begun a romance with Minthara. So why wasn't Minthara the target? Does the new romance not count for 24 hours or something?
@ranmashiah19992 күн бұрын
Not sure about that part, might be that you need to sleep once after starting a romance, but before you do the ingame stuff that make you have that scene, or it is bugged and only works on the first romance.
@Melth2 күн бұрын
@@ranmashiah1999 another commenter had a theory that the dark urge scene might be locked in once you hit 'end the day' but I don't think that could explain it because I'd already started dating Minthara before that. Maybe it doesn't count as a romance with Minthara in particular yet? Or yeah maybe it's bugged
@SwagskogКүн бұрын
@@Melth new companions like Minthara, Halsin and Jaheira are not possible to get. I guess they just don't have the scenes recorded
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@Swagskog Ah ha! That makes sense. Thanks
@DanielWinsor2 күн бұрын
Regular UK viewer here but certainly supporting you!
@jakobandersen32102 күн бұрын
As a Danish viewer thanks for showing that you are great 🇩🇰🇩🇰
@SilentNumberXIII2 күн бұрын
Not one of the american watchers but I have immense respect for you using your platform to raise awareness of important matters.
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@SilentNumberXIII it seemed important enough that I felt I like I had a responsibility to say something
@blakesnake64482 күн бұрын
Excellent intro, I'm pre-liking the video
@ilkid93732 күн бұрын
Good shoutout early in the video! Off topic but I’ve always thought Isobel kinda looks like Drew Barrymore. Thoughts??
@DisappointedSon08132 күн бұрын
Just play video games, man. Nobody wants to hear that garbage. You lost a sub. Not only that, but more then HALF of the country voted for the current actions, it's what we want.
@EaglesLetsGo2 күн бұрын
Vid starts at 0:00
@iceymass17882 күн бұрын
my favorite baldurs gate youtuber coming out as a great person?
@MelthКүн бұрын
@@iceymass1788 as a civic-minded person at least! I'm glad to hear you like my BG3 content so much as well
@Bilndmann2 күн бұрын
I can appreciate the sentiment of wanting to address current events, but I’m just here for the video games, man. Having a moment away from politics is a rare treat nowadays and Its nice to just be able to forget every once in awhile.
@DisappointedSon08132 күн бұрын
Right? Keep politics out of gaming.
@PerfectTangent2 күн бұрын
Right. I didn't need to know that he was an ill-informed moron. But now I do.
@jakobandersen32102 күн бұрын
Sadly, in this case, we are talking about USA going ape fuck. We are not talking about if there should be 5 or 10% budget increase for schools in that case I would agree on the no reason to talk about it here.
@jakobandersen32102 күн бұрын
Also, some states have started to ban P***, not a long step from that to banning games like bg3 that has S*x in them
@riptidetube1232 күн бұрын
@@DisappointedSon0813 you're gonna be very surprised to hear about what 90% of games have very clear and direct themes about or are literally based around. He took a few minutes at the beginning of one of his many videos to talk about something he is understandably worried about, you'll be fine
@tillsen2 күн бұрын
good on you to speak out!
@konferansjer2 күн бұрын
I am not American, but I still congratulate you for taking a stance on the issues going on within your country. Time to watch the week long anticipated video!
@Cerventous4 күн бұрын
How do you have so much cash! That's wild
@Melth4 күн бұрын
@@Cerventous the cash only tells half the story. I also have an absolutely insane amount of value in scrolls and consumables that I was able to buy at fair value and could sell for fair value too, converting them back into another 50,000 or something in cash with nothing lost. Basically the key is just to know how prices work, which I talked about in a couple of videos. I only sold treasure with a character with maxed out persuasion, and only sold it to people who had 100 friendliness toward me. Thus getting the maximum amount of gold. This makes a huge difference. Likewise, I used my high persuasion character to do all the buying too. And in the early game where I couldn't max out my persuasion, I bought and sold as little as possible. Only selling enough treasure to buy things I needed immediately. Waiting until my persuasion modifier was higher.
@Cerventous4 күн бұрын
@@Melth Impressive. I've noticed that in your videos. Mega-optimisations. I've taken a few leaves out of your book and am applying it to my own campaign. However, it seems that I've been very willy-nilly purchasing scrolls and arrows and probably won't end up using all of them! I find it hard to know what I will be needing, now I have 10 scrolls of planar binding haha and now am struggling for cash. I have really enjoyed your videos, your approach is ruthlessly efficient (when possible) and learning about the wider lore has made me enjoy the game a lot more so thanks!
@Melth4 күн бұрын
@Cerventous I'm glad to hear my tips were helpful! The nice thing about extra consumable items is that, in the late game, if you can get a party member to have 15 persuasion, then you can sell those items for their fair value in gold. So if you realize you have too many of a particular scroll, nothing stops you from trading it in for gold or buying another more useful scroll or something with no money lost. To get to 15 persuasion, you'll want expertise (8), the ring of geniality you can buy from Barcus (1), and then usually a Cha modifier of +6 (attainable in act 2 with the Shar blessing or in act 3 with the hat called Birthright from Sorcerous Sundries or with the Shar mirror bonus or with Ulder Ravengard's sword.
@ChompskyHonk-15 күн бұрын
Love your attention to detail when adjusting the approval rating of the game as you experience and explain it, can't wait for more!
@Melth2 күн бұрын
Thank you! Making sure I take note of every time I praised or critiqued something in one of the videos to update that rating certainly takes a lot of careful effort, and I'm glad to hear that that is appreciated
@HopTabletop5 күн бұрын
Have you thought about writing tabletop rpg book? I believe you could create very good game.
@Melth5 күн бұрын
@@HopTabletop thank you! I kind of did. I made a majorly reworked version of d&d 3.5 that redid all the classes and a lot of other rules. A lot of the players from my games liked it enough to start running my system for their own campaigns
@Melth5 күн бұрын
As an additional thought: I'd been considering making a series on this channel about GMing advice and other tabletop stuff. The big obstacle is that although I have audio things I could talk about, I hadn't been sure what to actually fill the video with if I tried that
@HopTabletop5 күн бұрын
@@Melth You could talk about potential. Tips and Tricks for the gm, Also, certain equipment For Audio And video equipment. You could also make short stories Based around dnd, but not actually having a game just telling a story.
@HopTabletop5 күн бұрын
@@Melth Also you Could with ReStream Have your KZbin channel connected with Your twitch channel so you could stream Live tabletop games, that Doesn't necessarily have to be strictly dnd.
@HopTabletop5 күн бұрын
@@Melth You could also have like 1 day a Is weak of story tutorials to make other people's sessions better for their campaigns.
@wiktorsson59536 күн бұрын
Love this! I’ve played this game for hundreds of hours through the years and it’s so fun to watch a play through by someone who is as invested as myself. Made my night !
@Melth5 күн бұрын
Thanks! It's nice to know some people enjoy my playthroughs of less famous games like this one too
@Etamalgren6 күн бұрын
4:59 "This is a cool scene, though." Don't get me wrong, it IS a cool scene... [potentally scene-ruining observation below] . . . ...but I can't take it as seriously anymore after someone referred to it as a Power Ranger cosplay. 😂
@Melth6 күн бұрын
@@Etamalgren I haven't seen power rangers, but this IS basically how I always pictured it being