The Sacred Pool & Seeking Healing | Baldur's Gate 3 [Part 5]

[@camilledembo4397]

Don’t be afraid to long rest. The game encourages you to long rest more often than not. It’s okay to even have multiple in one episode.

[@MikeMac1988]

2:12:00 taking a long rest triggers certain events that wouldn't happen if you just went to camp. The cutscene with Wyll and Mizora is an example.

[@empot1015]

Mapo: *goes around stealing from druids, refugees, and woodland creatures. Beats up healers* also Mapo: "That Kagha's not very nice is she?" 🤣

[@Zombu47]

Lol. Yeah I was kind of hoping he would at least talk about why his character threatening to murder/maim the children is ok but Kagha wanting to lock Arabella up is evil. I assume his character's threats were idle threats not meant to be taken serious. This is going to be a very chaotic playthrough. TBF I don't think he promised a RP heavy playthrough unfortunately. It's hard not to want to try and see as much as possible for a first playthrough.

[@IrishWarrior00]

@@Zombu47 Probably standard player bias. "Rules are for others, not for me" tends to be a mindset alot of players get into

[@Zombu47]

@@IrishWarrior00 haha true. Plus he's mentioned he's new to D&D in general so I'm not really sure what his level of RP would actually be. Besides my own ttrpg group has a wide range of RP styles and definitions.

[@ArthurSchopenhauer-n4s]

@@IrishWarrior00 Not just player bias, this is actually how most people live their lives.

[@Cyromantik]

yeah, he's a thief, but Kagha's a bigot. To be real though, the game kinda encourages being a murderhobo. Hell, Bane approves!

[@Angarl]

"Let me just take this from your pocket...." A few moments later "Guys help me hide the body"

[@divinitygaming8673]

Ngl those last 20 mins were entirely unhinged. I've never seen anyone go crazy like that for books of all things lol. 99% of the time it's just pointless flair text that amounts to nothing.

[@JenaPug]

Mapo: im not gonna get distracted, we are going to that crèche! Also Mapo: does not do that

[@rebekahhernandez5434]

I'm encouraging a lot of Long Resting during Act 1. It's really drives scenes and connection with your companions. Love to see you deep diving into every bit of lore you can. :)

[@YellowBirdOfParadise]

Ah, you ran into the common dialog bug where instead of showing you the options you only see "1. Continue" and clicking it chooses what should have been the first dialog option. There's an easy way to work around it if/when you run into it again. Just quicksave and reload, and the proper dialog options will show.

[@OhThatRobin]

Oh yeah I run into this at least three times a playthrough, it’s annoying but an easy fix

[@Zardagbum]

@@OhThatRobin I wonder what causes this, I've never encountered it in 500+ hours, but it seems to be very common to others.

[@Fairburne69]

I think he may be avoiding the KZbin comments. Maybe to avoid possible spoilers? He not liking, hearting or commenting. He's also making lots of decisions based on not understanding the long rest short rest system. Like when he mentions not wanting to waste his Ki points. Just use your short rest abilities then take a short rest after combat. When you're out of short rests take a long rest. Save some healing potions for combat and emergencies.

[@plants.plants]

@@Fairburne69 He has said he isn't reading most comments to preserve the blind experience. This is how he plays every game to experience it for himself and not get backseated into a perfect playthrough. He's also a couple of episodes ahead on Patreon.

[@RyaStarGames]

this is exclusively a gamepad bug

[@Nemethon]

Your gnome has a pretty dark side. Not one to be trusted. Threatens children, steals from his host and beats the healer. ;D

[@marthelea]

It's so funny how you have an Urchin background, but proceed to be so judgemental towards the tiefling kids 😆

[@divinitygaming8673]

His character is an upper class urchin :p

[@WineAndGames]

Speak with Dead/Speak with Animals are SO good. And it's crazy how much extra writing and planning had to be done for the CHANCE that a player may use those abilities. I doubt most people do tbh! (And I know this may be unpopular but honestly I wouldn't care if you reloaded. Sometimes the game isn't clear about choices, sometimes you make a stupid mistake, sometimes you just want to try something for fun. It's really not a big deal.)

[@nightfrost1891]

i just use an amulet/potion every time i want these, always keep one in the inventory

[@basseon]

I mean sure, but Speak with Dead/Animals is prevalent in the game, so most players will use it and often. They made sure all players would have access to those spells.

[@OhThatRobin]

2:50:48 on mouse and keyboard you have to click the “Passive” tab on the hotbar to find the non-lethal toggle ^^

[@notdunric]

"Just me and a sausage against the world" sent me rolling in laughter for some reason. Thanks, Boss. 🤣

[@meganhammer7857]

Burning through your ki points in every encounter? It's almost like there's an easy way to restore them...

[@necrosniper]

It's not often I'll watch a 3hr video from beginning to end without skipping. Keep on keeping on, this is great.

[@OhThatRobin]

42:29 True! But the devs actually thought about this, if you notice the name of the corpse it says ‘Mangled Corpse’ and the spell requires the body to be undamaged enough to speak. It needs a working mouth, and lungs to push out the air, yknow ;3

[@OhThatRobin]

43:03 So if you see here, some corpses can still be targeted, since they still have all of their bits intact, but like you said giving dialogue to *every* corpse would be too much so sometimes they have nothing to say.

[@Safiyahalishah]

@@OhThatRobin And also, a corpse won't speak with you if they recognise you as their killer, which is something I constantly forgot in my first playthrough! The gnoll might have spoken to him if he were disguised, but I doubt it would have anything quest-related to say.

[@playlistb3795]

10:43 'regular gnolls, regular gnolls'

[@MikeMac1988]

Tip (hopefully not backseating) Use the item scan you were talking about in your previous episode to pick up multiple items that are grouped together, like the food from that cart.

[@basseon]

Leazel and Karlack are much stronger with melee weapons, the reason is that Strength is used for melee weapons and Dexterity is used for ranged weapons (exception for melee weapon that are Finesse, they use Dexterity). So that means that the Strength bonus is applied to both the attack rolls and the damages for melee weapons (exception Finesse), and that the Dexterity bonus applies to attack rolls and damages for range weapons.

[@lewfa1]

Take all the time you need. It's a big, complex game. Play it the way you need. We're here.

[@Mikkey_Gee]

It’s Sunday, bad weather, and l’m cleaning the house. This episode dropped at the right time! Perfect for my headphones as I’m running around. 👍👍

[@jenniferatterton1587]

Don't forget to use dash. It can get your tanks in closer for the battles. Loving your playthrough so far.

[@lefishe5884]

Inspirations are either going to happen or not as you go through the game. You can only hold 4 but you still get a bit of xp from each. Benching Gale won’t “save” the inspirations you’re earning, you just won’t get them because you’re performing the inspiring action while he’s not present. TLDR, don’t worry about your inspirations, just use them as you please. Also, you won’t see the green glow on corpses who will talk to you unless you specifically have “Re-cast Speak With Dead” up. So basically you should cast Speak With Dead on a corpse after every long rest so corpses will be highlighted for the day.

[@seandeignan6615]

After all the getting caught stealing, I all the more think a few levels of Rogue are an option worth considering for Mapo the Urchin Gnome. In fact, if he's "all about the bonus action" as you stated, taking 3 Levels of Rogue could get him Thief and give him 2 Bonus Actions every turn. Not trying to backseat, just trying to make sure you're aware of the options.

[@hellscornalien8286]

I died a little inside with every hyena ear you left on a corpse. You seriously don't care about making potions....😂

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

To be fair nobody I know has used the potion system in this game other than the one time its required haha

[@swampwhale5583]

long rest. long rest. long rest. for your own good and enjoyment for the game companions.

[@dsilvermane0]

Ah, yes. The resentful Kagha. It's so interesting how things can change - I found the cave with the goblins and the unconcious druid later, which completely changed my interaction with him. He was downright hostile to me lol

[@KyubiTheNinetail]

Learning that friendly fire is on is a fundamental part of getting to know the combat in this game.

[@TzeiEm]

Oh man, if Mapo continues to be this thorough in his playthrough, this series is gonna have 1000 episodes :D

[@siricat3231]

You did so much! I never saw that interaction with the bluejay and I met the tiefling kids in a different way so that was really fun to see. Can't wait to see more!

[@testing85]

i had know idea you could annoy mattis into giving you the ring. game just keeps surprising me endlessly

[@carnilia]

Please rest! So many things missed from not resting!

[@IamShadowfax]

Don't rob people trying to help you challenge: Impossible for Mapo

[@KayinAngel]

Going for the Heather Anne Campbell run I see. You're gonna end up killing the entire grove and losing entire quest lines and party members because you just really want to snoop around and read that book. Lol

[@Mravenrocks]

Mapo's corner of the internet is always cozy.

[@Safiyahalishah]

46:02 The way you read this whole thing had me rolling lmfao

[@CasHarris]

You might've figured this out by now but if you hit R3 while looting or getting quest rewards you can see the descriptions of the items you're picking up - just like you can in your inventory - which will make it a lot easier to see what's worth picking up. You can also do this with dialogue choices to see the roll bonuses.

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

What's worth picking up? Everything is. Gold is gold, get every scrap of it.

[@CasHarris]

@@destroyerofnirn3537 you know what you're absolutely right

[@piperbird7193]

I think the mind flayer head she has at camp is a stuffed one. Like one she made out of rags to practice fighting on.

[@littlestarshepherd]

Silver, the wolf, is a good boy and he can be friendly if you understand he is traumatized and just tell him you're here to give him your scent. 😿

[@SarahMaeBea]

I and the chores I need to get done today thank you for blessing us with a 3 hour episode.

[@spamfilter32]

Karlachs Reckless attack is both an action AND a reaction. So you can make a regular attack, and if you miss, it will ask if you want to reactive use Reckless attack to roll your attack roll again. Once you use it, it will apply to all the rest of the attacks you make that round, so if you do a Reckless attack as your main atrack, and then do an attack as a bonus action, you get advantage on the bonus attack as well. You will also get advantage if you get to use your reaction to make an Attack of Opportunity. [Note that if you use Reckless Attack as a reaction on a missed attack roll, then you will not have your reaction available to make Opportunity Atracks.]

[@TalesByB]

Episode spoilers: I think there was a lot of progress in the episode. You explored some more of the emerald grove, talked to Kagha and Nettie - after all, you needed to find a healer and you did. I also loved that you used Speak with Dead. Just trust the process, the game will do its thing. :)

[@liamsinestra2902]

Best thing to wake up to. Crazy timing. Morning! :D

[@ronindesbois9660]

I think we all really enjoy your commitment to "no takebacks" and not reloading saves, but I think most of the people watching would be fine with it if, at some point, you wanted to reload a save because a input mishap or something like that put you in an awful situation. I think you're fine about Nettie, but sometimes the game is really frustrating in little details that can really mess up your playthrough in a way you reaaally didn't intend, couldn't see coming, and don't even have any sense of narrative purpose or something that would help make it less annoying (concentration spells anyone ?). Anyway my point is : if at some point you feel like your playthrough's been derailed in a big way because of something you didn't intend, I think most people would understand !

[@Blueschist13]

Absolutely. Its all very well going for the DnD experience. But the game, crucially, isn't DnD. There's no DM to say "Are you sure" and out of character point out the consequences of a poor decision, or who can retroactively choose to ignore the outcome of the last encounter, and retcon the TPK. If the game feels like it was unfair or something wasn't fun because of a misunderstanding reload and try again with the past experience in mind.

[@spamfilter32]

I absolutely hate it when I think I am clicking on a merchant, only to have them move the second I click on them, and my character instead picks up a red item. That is frustrating.

[@nickrubin7312]

ehh, I actually like dedication and sticking with the choices (inb4 I'm getting flamed - I know is is a soingle player game) reloading for things you didn't mean, misclicked, some else stuff that spamfilter32 mentions - we all experienced that, that's why HM is "playing very carefully and slowly", not because it is hard, which overall it really isn't but, reloading because you didn't like the outcome of your deliberate choice in dialogue and while exploring (or you said something and now your companion is dead - well, that's RP and choice and consequence), you didn't see coming that the whole area would be aggro on you because you pressed the button that you didn't know what it does, and it blew up something (oh-boo-hoo, poor you lol), I think it is counter RP, personally, that's just my approach, just adding, and certainly saying everyone should play how they like (just saying, "frustrations" about outcomes of actions you intended to do without knowing the outcome - that's just RP experience and on you, simply could just not do it, you know)

[@KuroiAllen]

Love the playtrough! Quick tip on the companions talking to each other: When you use the mouse & keyboard, you can press the dialogue window at the right (You opened it before, it's the same window that shows combat stuff, roll results etc.) This window also shows what is said, so you can read it back and won't miss anything.

[@nickrubin7312]

Poor fking Nettie, even tho she tried to poison us first (which we resolved). Almost died for a cheap book xD. Truly a chaotic neutral playthrough emerging. Kagha's design is very cool and very deliberate, snake like, especially with that hair. Third tenet is a technicality, "weary and injured" is a very flawed rule, but technically she does kind of break it. "Continue" is what they call a "floating bug", since it not only rare, but conditions for the occurrence are unclear and thus hard to reproduce (besides happening in dialogue). It supposed to show you dialogue options, but instead you see "continue" and when you pick it - first line of dialogue is picked. It is rare, like 2-3 times for 100-120h, but still happens since the days of early access. F5-F8 is the solution, and you can F5 any time. It won't happen a lot for sure, but keep in mind that it might happen again. Personally, I prefer kmb UI much more, since it just allows for more and for faster access to functions, especially fringe ones (personally had no problems accessing anything, after learning where things are). Plus, it is a "typical" cRPG UI for cRPG nerds like myself, but that just it - personal preference. Movement and area search with controller tho are cool, not necessarily better, but cool (although I strongly dislike almost 3rd person in this, simply because of map design and exploration with camera). Still, they did a decent enough job for controller and even split-screen.

[@spamfilter32]

I wish I could use controller foe movement and kbm for everything else.

[@morganherbert1395]

Please keep taking your time reading and exploring everything. Looking forward to a long and rewarding adventure

[@gustavgustav2670]

The lack of long resting is really making my teeth itch, and knowing how into lore and narrative Mapocolps is it's quite disheartening for him in how much he is potentially missing out. I dont blame him as it's not obvious, and largely driven by the class he is playing, it's just a shame.

[@Fairburne69]

He's also not using his short rest abilities and not using his short rests. I'm all for playing the game your way but it's infuriating because he doesn't know how it works. Worse yet he doesn't seem to monitor his chat at all. No hearts, likes or comments. Most of us just want to help him a little. I'm enjoying the stream regardless but it is frustrating.

[@Ghost-Mom]

@@Fairburne69 he's avoiding the comments he doesn't want backseating or spoilers, it's also important to keep in mind he is 3 episodes ahead of this video

[@Safiyahalishah]

@@Fairburne69 This is not fair - it's not a stream, it's prerecorded, and as @Ghost-Mom said, he's recorded episodes ahead of what we're seeing. And he wants to experience this at his own pace, no backseating! He's not being malicious, he just wants to enjoy the game like any other player - figuring it out as he goes along. Maybe he's not picking up on things as quick as you did on your first playthrough, but that doesn't mean he wants to be told how to play the game.

[@panpacifice]

I agree, it makes watching kind of annoying this many episodes in. I might just wait until he has gotten further ahead to keep watching and maybe he'll have figured it out by then.

[@gustavgustav2670]

@Safiyahalishah That's more than fair - my first playthrough was as a Sorcerer, so long resting was kinda mandatory from the off. If I'd been a fighter or something I'm sure it would have been very different.

[@spamfilter32]

With Karlachs enraged throw feature, she can pick up an enemy in melee range of her, and then throw them at another nearby enemy dealing damage to both of them. And if she kills an enemy (or is standing next to a body), she can pick the body up and use it as a weapon to bludgeon other enemies with.

[@CasHarris]

54:31 The 'Continue' thing is a bug but it's pretty easy to fix! Just quicksave and quickload and it should be gone.

[@josh.00000]

1:00:51 caught me off guard, legit the hardest I have laughed in a bit (I think this is your second recent Yzma reference too lol)

[@JShepLord]

Mapocolops really thinks he's going to intimidate anybody with that mustache? No wonder he's failing all the roles. Lol

[@alanmccombs2236]

Numbers reporting in,from a DM an storyteller of amateur literature.I would say Iarzel means the threat of the mind flares as if to take out a brood or a band or a clan of mine flares that threatened their empire

[@fbo_rik]

For the situation on 3:00 you can hold the pick up button (x in your case) to search arround your character, that makes a pop up window appear so you can choose exactly what you want to pick/interact in the area also another controller tip, the D dap has some useful shortcuts for stuff like hide and jump. Tap AND hold do different things too, try each directon to see what they do

[@fpscanadian]

Tip: picking up the flowers/herbs = alchemy

[@velly7535]

And all the ears 😁

[@Shahglyndwer]

I had no idea those cutscenes with the plaques in the room with Kagha were there! good eye Mapo!

[@chicoryfield4702]

Spoiler . . . . . . . . . You can recite what is on them ( if you read all 4) to Kagha to convince her to stop siding with the Shadow Druids (when confroting her about the letter in the swamp)

[@iamboringvideos6832]

49:17 well about that.....the DM is the Narrator. (if your talking about Baldur's Gate 3) 2:23:13 the lights also effect the ability to be seen, so best to turn them off when sneaking around.

[@my_username_was_already_taken]

I'm so glad that as soon as you said "put that pouch into another pouch" you continued on the Emperor's New Groove bit lol

[@my_username_was_already_taken]

Also your expressions when you fail rolls is hilarious. You continue to be my favorite Let's Player because your reactions to things are so subtle but so great lmaoo

[@ShmuPixel]

Baldur's Gate latest: The Salami Monk encounters hyenas lying on the road as they're about to turn to gnolls, forcing him to waste precious time in his quest to remove a deadly parasite eating through his brain! Read more on Baldur's Daily!

[@IvanTheBikerFromSpace]

I've played this game so manu times and saw so many gameplays but somehow there's still things I've never saw. I didn't know about this "Get back your stuff from the tieflings urchins" was a thing until now!

[@Andimax11]

2:35:25 “Karlach disapproved, in reloading my save.” Literally me in my main playthrough lol

[@boab4]

You can totally build karlach as a thrower, there's gear just for it, increasing strength and enlarging her helps as well

[@TheGameVerse]

"I dont think I need Nettie anymore." Oh boy, evil playthrough here we come

[@dzgw]

"maybe I'm just too used to keyboard and mouse- and controller is fine for bg3?" *Mapocolops struggling to pick up apples from the ground* "never mind I was right...."

[@breerex4957]

It's easier to loot with keyboard and mouse than with the controller. Not a deal breaker for me Just something I noticed

[@cody11096]

Not, it's not lol you just hold down X then it highlights every item you can pick up and interact with in a list on the side of the screen. Mouse and keyboard feels like literal dogshit.

[@breerex4957]

@@cody11096 I mean I play both interchangeably but I find mouse and keyboard is more "accurate" when your trying to select something to loot stuff that's not in a container. Could be a me thing just thought I'd mention it since he seemed to be getting a little irritated.

[@cody11096]

@@breerex4957 he wasn't using the feature I just mentioned. It's vastly superior than just using the mouse since it will highlight everything that's lootable and interactable around the player.

[@wryonion]

Ah yes, “oils to coat your weapons”. When you need to penetrate those defenses, always best to oil up the ol’ salami first. Gotta be careful with that arsonist’s oil though. The burning sensation the next day can be rough, and I don’t think you have antibiotic crafting yet.

[@LMarti13]

I've never seen the controller UI before, it looks like it would be a nightmare mid and late game

[@massiveman87]

Its perfectly fine mid and late game. As someone who played da: origins on console, i actually perfer the controller action wheel. Inventory management late game is the only thing that can get a little annoying, but by then you are so used to the controls it hardly matters. Combat is a breeze, you can bumper through the wheels as fast as you want.

[@Christian44326]

Because it is. And I'm the person that loves playing on the controller. But this game and games alike have to be played on a mouse and keyboard. This looks like sh**, both for the player and the audience.

[@az-cv1ql]

I have about 400 hours in this game on ps5; never had a problem except for slow inventory management. They actually did a great job with the controls, nothing feels awkward

[@nerdalicos]

i play on controller and the ui is so easy and simple??? what are you talking about

[@shashoe]

I just started using a controller in my newest playthrough, its really nice, I use the left stick click for a further view often, gives you the freedom of the mouse feel and either 'B' or stick click again returns to the normal view. Surprisingly nice controls I'm not sure ill go back to mouse & keyboard. Loving your playthrough so far, fresh eyes, reminds me of my first run 👍

[@Yuval830]

Small controller tip: you can click R3 to see the description of items.

[@QuayNemSorr]

You can mark an area and then click on the individual objects in that circle. Makes it a lot easier to pick up small objects like fruit as you did in the beginning of the video.

[@stephenmacdonald20]

Mapo hold down X in the overworld to make a giant circle so you can see what's lootable in the area and you can interact with. Also if you wanna know what a status effect is on an enemy like the hyenas then press square on them

[@sweetchild3485]

you can play how you wish of course but I really recommend using mouse/keyboard for combat at least. so you can have hotbar at the bottom with all viable skills/spells. you might get away with circular menus now but as you go on you have more and more skills, it's impossible to see everything properly in those circular menus after a point.. you will have to sift through 15 menus to see all the stuff and actions... and it's easy to miss some available stuff

[@metrovalleyeats]

Also, you're doing great! Don't let the dice gods get you down! 😄It's not you, no worries.

[@stephanied1024]

Finally got to act 3 myself, and I totally understand the feeling of loading up the game, discovering a lot of stuff but feeling like you made almost no progress, haha. The game is so massive and there's so many optional things to do that it'll feel like that most the time. That's a good thing though, as if/when you replay it it'll be easy to make different choices!

[@mikehanna-b7t]

I love the angry letter from r pickens...someone at larian read and loved good omens, by terry Pratchett and neil gaiman.

[@eduardobenassi3072]

Most people seem to forget the grove is the druids property. The game portrays these tieflings in an onverly positive way, it's a bit weird. Yes, Khaga is rough, but the little turd did steal from them. I bet you wouldn't like some random dudes with tents in your backyard.

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

I think the issue is that the tieflings at a first glance are keeping more to themselves, other than the one kid none of them are really intruding on the center grove. Its probably the druids avoiding them as well, but most people wont think that deep of it. Like none of the druids are even at the main gate to the place, which doesnt seem like the tieflings wouldve had time to construct themselves Doesnt help that there arent really many druids who talk about it in a more reasonable manner. The ones who dont just hate the tieflings are a random npc most people dont talk to, rath who doesnt comment on the tieflings themselves, and nettie who doesnt mention it

[@eduardobenassi3072]

@@dubiousdeliquite6641 Maybe it's a Texas thing. I'm not in favor of crime, in general. Australians usually have a cocooned, submissive mindset in some ways... anyway, I am indeed looking too deep into this, lol.

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

@@eduardobenassi3072 I wouldnt say youre thinking too deep, those points where just my thoughts on why most people arent sympathetic for the druids at all haha In general for all its strong points baldurs gate still has a bit of weakness when it comes to making conflicts that arent pretty morally black and white. Thats not the worst flaw to have in general, but for this conflict specifically it lacks a bit of nuance. If we saw adult tieflings taking stuff or their group causing a resource shortage in the grove then it would be more interesting, but not many people are going to agree that an eight year old girl deserves to be threatened by a viper for stealing something she doesnt understand the importance of. Kahlga says “they drink our water and eat our food”, but its not like we actually see any druids going hungry or struggling to make ends meet

[@codykell1894]

Didn't expect the Xenomorph surprise? A classic adventuring blunder, for sure

[@shadow14613]

Lol you trying to hide Nettie made me think of my friends co-op game as a spore Druid and discovering I could keep dead bodies in a box to be…… recycled later

[@kipgrey1267]

I’m so glad you figured out that you can add the “recast speak with dead” item to your action wheel. I played through most of the game wondering why that spell only ever worked once per day before accidentally discovering that!

[@blitzgirl6522]

1:01:09 Loved the "Emperor's New Groove" reference.

[@xkimichi8064]

Hey Mapo. Just wanna share a tip for PS5 controller since I am playing on PS5 too. There's a diameter search and a quick search thingy. Diameter/Area search is holding the X button. It will search your area and conveniently list it. Quick Search is tapping/holding R3 as well as checking an npc's line of sight. It doesn't display on a list but you immediately see things on screen. But it's not as thorough as the diameter search though. Tapping R3 in inventory or stat screen toggles display of description of items and statuses too. Very convenient. Now most PS5 don't know but tapping the pad (where you check maps) while on item description (tooltip/R3 is on) also displays explanations on what it does. Easy to check what an item/equipment/spell does instead of Examine-More Details route.

[@MonoFlax]

I havent played this game in quite some months and im honestly shocked to see that the "continue" bug STILL hasn’t been patched out. Basically fyi, sometimes during dialogue instead of your usual options it will just say ‘continue’ and it locks you into choosing whatever the first dialogue options is. Obviously a travesty in a game full of meaningful important choices. The only way i know to deal with the bug is to quicksave which i think you can do during dialogue, and reload it. It sucks a little but its something to keep in mind if the bug comes up ever again

[@sweZACK]

I think you should go with what you're most comfortable with, ofcourse, but personally I much prefer mouse and keyboard. It feels more suited for a CRPG like this and gives better oversight of your resources and possible actions. The controller UI is honestly a little bit of an eye-sore for me. Good idea to keep using both and see which one you prefer in the long run.

[@oliverhed2655]

Completely agree. Was about to post almost exactly this comment a couple of episodes ago but deleted it because I thought people would shit on it😂. As somebody who always uses controller I’m glad I stuck with keyboard and mouse for this one. I think once you get over the initial hump of a CRPG interface it’s way more intuitive and easier to interact with. The controller UI looks so clunky with all the wheels you have to scroll through that takes up your entire screen. The same amount of info is just a tiny part of the screen for the keyboard experience

[@cody11096]

Completely disagree. The controller is really intuitive and KBM has always felt like shit to me I any game. Really funny you mention the controller UI is an eyesore because I think the same exact thing about the KBM UI.

[@sweZACK]

@@cody11096 I'm sure Larian did a good job with the controller layout as well, wich is why I understand perfectly well that preferences exist and think Mapo should find out wich he prefers. However, I do feel compelled to make a minor counter-argument. I truly do not understand how the keyboard UI can be seen as an eye-sore when it's a rather descreet menu taking up 10% of the screen. The controller UI takes completely covers the whole screen with clunky wheels that you have to jump back and forth between.

[@cody11096]

@@sweZACK "clunky" brother, what is clunky about a radial wheel? The concept has existed for decades. In rpgs, fps', and I'm sure many other games LOL

[@sweZACK]

@@cody11096 No other CRPG I know of has a radial wheel of any kind. Larian implemented it out of necessity because they were going to release the game for consoles. Radial wheels might be more or less appropriate for different genres of games, and is mostly used on console because controllers lack the precision of a mouse and cursor. I would indeed describe it as clunky in this context, especially as you gain increasingly more abilities as the game progresses, and you have to switch back and forth between wheels with a very limited amount of slots for abilites. Do you have any actual arguments for why its better? You seem to have taken offence. Relax, I am not saying you can't like it if its what you are used to. I simply think the "eye-sore" argument is very weird when you compare the two UI's, seeing as the controller one is a lot more intrusive/covers more of the screen.

[@zoid_on_youtube]

Dormamu, flip the coin again.

[@peperlake9502]

The fact that mapo willingly uses a controller for this game still baffles me

[@KiddDaPhoenix]

3:00:47 maybe you figured this out during later videos, but if you press the right stick ("R3") you can examine what is in the popup window there on controller. Everything you do on keyboard and mouse can be done on controller. If you have any questions about controller, feel free to ask. I play almost exclusively on controller and have over 500 hours.

[@perg9632]

Monks can use any weapons they are proficient with. They still do unarmed attacks too. You are missing out on alot of damage if you aren't equipped

[@Arthur_url]

The ox dialogue choice was a bug that can happen sometimes. Dialogue options are replaced by a simple "Continue", but pressing it actually acts as if you chose the first dialogue option. In that case, it was the Arcana choice to try and identify why the ox was so strange. You could see it on the upper part of the screen while the dice roll UI was open. A workaround for this bug is to save the game and then load it (and yes, you can save mid-dialogue)

[@Ragd0ll1337]

The Nettie altercation at the end - chaotic neutral confirmed 😂

[@loofy530]

Exhaustion debuff on the bird is actually a fun remnant. They didn't implement exhaustion on players because honestly, it'd be kind of an annoying mechanic to deal with. So yeah, it only exists when manually placed on NPCs.

[@rickbotic6063]

The DM wouldn't get mad at you for getting side tracked considering they are the ones giving you things to sidetrack you. You should be worried that they keep sidetracking you when you have ticking bombs in your head as they smile to themselves. Also there are times when I ask my players to roll for something and do not tell them. It's generally to see if they notice a small detail, or an ambushing enemy, or a slight lie on information they were already given. Telling them what they are rolling for would ruin the surprise.

[@OhThatRobin]

1:39:22 Volo!!! I love him, he’s one of my favorite Forgotten Realms characters. He’s a scholar who makes monster manuals and travel guides, though he’s often wrong (either accidentally or on purpose) and that’s supposedly a nod to the fact that a DM doesn’t have to go by specifically what the campaign settings or monster manuals say about anything because you can just say “yeah Volo wrote that, it’s wrong, here’s how it is in *our* game right now. Lots of people think him annoying and they aren’t wrong. I just think it’s the cute kind of annoying ❤

[@Personuh]

Comment section: Okay we have multiple hours of content here to discuss... SCREW IT let's default to discussing the same subject as last video the big debate of kbm vs controller!

[@nickrubin7312]

Nah, Screw controller vs kbm, how about not longresting to my preference, aye? How about that? How about missed that one cutscene I've recorded and replay daily, did he see that, did he picked the option I like that the scene would play longer? You know what, kbm vs controller? Longesting? Certain build? Screw even that, wait till romance options start to pop I'm kind of dying laughing tbh xD

[@OhThatRobin]

First Majora’ Mask with the Bombers and now Mol and her friends we can’t escape the Goonies-style kid gangs xD

[@Mattttherman]

Tip: Hide, go into turn based mode, then read or steal things if there are npcs that are moving about or turning around. If you steal though you should leave the area immediately and return after a minute or 2, and by leave, I mean go to camp.

[@basseon]

Use the scanning option to pick/loot stuff, so much easier. I noticed in the last videos that you didn't pick up the herbs you saw when lighting up the tags. Some of those herbs allow you to make Healing Potion, Speed Potion (very powerful), resistance potions, oils to cover your weapons, etc...

[@basseon]

Ray of Frost doesn't burn a Spell Slot, there's a bunch of Cantrips like this that don't burn Spell Slots. Something to look at and be aware of. I know it's a lot of new rules, but it's an elegant system that is very enjoyable once you know the ropes.

[@luminemo]

You can see skills like perception while using controller when you go to the character menu, then proficiencies, and then there's a tab called skills that you can press and it'll list all skills and show characters individual scores for it!

[@gaymerknight3726]

2:49:00 Gee. If only you had access to a ROGUE… *COUGH* Astarion *COUGH*

[@russety]

Ahhh Kagha, what a swell lady

[@spamfilter32]

During early access, there were people obsessed with figuring out how to romance her. I personally am filled with the hope that the next patch will allow us to romance a certain other NPC

[@pitchysadistic]

You can highlight skill checks in dialogue on controller too, gotta press the button (right stick) tho.