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Sounds like it might be worth waiting to start playing this until the next patch is out. This popped up on YouTube this morning, community post from the guy (Pastaphobik) who makes a ton of builds for the game and I guess also works with the devs on testing their changes:
That sounds more like play it now and block updates before the nerfs lol
 

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That sounds more like play it now and block updates before the nerfs lol
Normally I'd agree but this game is just so broken when it comes to balance that it becomes boring even in act 1. I can't even imagine what it's like with the DLC items.
 

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yeah. its so easy, that toning back player power is probably the right move. dark fantasy. should be at least a little bit scary and challenging.

as a mage, pretty sure there were only two things remotely a threat. wyrd knight first time. and galahad. and really both were more just hp sponges then real threats. every other npc including bosses I was goofing around and trying things. not fighting for real.
I don't remember what setting I started. probably normal. I think higher difficultly is just hp sponge, more hp. Which IDK. one shotting enemies by the end of act 1 was the norm. so more hp would help.. a bit.. but honestly, the difficulty issue is more then that. enemies are slow, don't have complex attacks etc. can easily dance around them, stay out of melee, even if I wasn't using summons..

double checking a new game. yeah.
pretty sure I did adventure mode. veteran says enemies hit harder, and have more hp.
that would not matter much for mage. maybe matter some for melee. and cost rangers more arrows..
there is also the "survival mode". Which says, "can only save at bonfires". not sure if food or anything else is a factor here.

if its just "can only save at bonfires" eh.. thats, not a huge deal. you can create bonfires outside at any time, anywhere. so trivial. in dungeons. theres only like 1 mega dungeon in the game. the rest are honestly pretty small caves. you can't create bonfires in the dungeons/caves. so this is a small challenge, but not really anything major.
 
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damn may give this a go. Is there any need to load mods of just vanilla this game?
I was basically vanilla game (with DLC) , I did DL a mod to allow the console (thinking in case of bugs since all the jank) but never wound up needing it.
 
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I’m turning off game updates. I’m enjoying the game a ton right now as is. I don’t want my mage nerfed. Maybe I’ll change my mind once I get super OP, but I’m taking my sweet time with this one so far and am 38 hours in and still in act 1.
 
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Caliane

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1.2 patch is live on pc. consoles incoming.

balance changes,
new enemies, new content in act 3.
audio improvements.
many qol improvments. item favorites. seaside mansion editing.
console improvements.




full list of changes:
 

Talenvor

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That’s actually a really nice patch. Any nerfs appear to be mostly optional with original items being retained while the new update versions being added to your inventory. You can also toggle the new stat softcaps. I wasn’t going to download it fearing it would gut my build, but now that it’s mostly optional with some nice updates and QoL changes, I’m updating to 1.20 once it hits consoles.
 

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That’s a great patch. Rebalance it but letting people keep the old items if they don’t want the nerfs is a great way to do a nerf patch.

Nirgon Nirgon why haven’t you played this yet?
 

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I had a blast for what it's worth.

Rest assured I'll be reviewing it with great scrutiny myself and seeing what other kinds of games you fellas said were "fine". I do, sincerely not snidely, appreciate the outreach and suggestion.



I might give a pass on BG3 reviews.... mmmmmebbe.

It's fine to call me crazy. It's also fine for me to say I told ya so one day. We'll see.
 

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Rest assured I'll be reviewing it with great scrutiny myself and seeing what other kinds of games you fellas said were "fine". I do, sincerely not snidely, appreciate the outreach and suggestion.



I might give a pass on BG3 reviews.... mmmmmebbe.

It's fine to call me crazy. It's also fine for me to say I told ya so one day. We'll see.
I only recommended it to you specifically because I know the kinds of games you do like and which ones you don’t. You will like this one.
 
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Loser Nirgon

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I only recommended it to you specifically because I know the kinds of games you do like and which ones you don’t. You will like this one.

Yeah pardon the disclaimer I have some supremely retarded and disingenuous "gotcha" type idiots to contend with around here. They happen to be given power in this realm. Is what it is.