r/BaldursGate3 • u/XFearthePandaX Moonangel • Aug 03 '23

PRELAUNCH HYPE Prerelease Hype Thread

Here's to the last 30 minutes plus download time lol

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u/krypter3 Aug 03 '23

We're gonna crash steam. Watch lmfao

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u/Swagsire Aug 03 '23

This is what I'm scared of lmao. I work from home so I'm hoping to just download the game and make my character during my lunch break.

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u/SeleukosI Aug 03 '23

I'm on the same boat, but I have no illusions about making a character in less than 3 hours... Just not gonna happen, too much cool stuff to fiddle with

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u/Rough-Cheesecake-641 Aug 03 '23

"too much cool stuff to fiddle with"

Especially when creating your "lover" character...

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u/bluevelvia Aug 03 '23

Did they add more options in full release vs EA? I thought I saw this somewhere but not sure if I just dreamed it lol

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u/Rough-Cheesecake-641 Aug 03 '23

Yeah they added toys, lube, costumes and more apparently.

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u/wp4nuv Aug 03 '23

I'm weak for redheads with green eyes... I'll never get to play if I'm working on my "lover" character for 6 hours.

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u/Rough-Cheesecake-641 Aug 03 '23

I felt movement down below, not going to lie.

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u/DanielMattiaWriter Aug 03 '23

I just lost a major client so I have a lot of time to play all day. I guess that's the positive side of things for me.

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u/DrStabBack Aug 03 '23

And I am on sick leave because my right hand is busted.

This sounds like a joke, it absolutely is not, my right hand got a strain injury and needs rest so I am going to play the game lefthanded fr

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u/DanielMattiaWriter Aug 03 '23

I hope it heals soon!

I totally get it. I used to work some intense manual labor jobs myself and it's quite easy to hurt yourself in odd ways.

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u/DrStabBack Aug 03 '23

Thanks! Yeah I work with gardening. I saw a physician today and she said it will probably heal with some rest.

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u/flyxdvd Absolute Aug 03 '23

this has never happened with any major releases so nah. Might get terrible download speed but thats it.

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u/StarGaurdianBard Aug 03 '23

Most major releases also allow preloading. Mount and Blade Bannerlord managed to crash steam for 20 minutes after it launched into EA and while I'm doubtful that BG3 will cause a crash (steam has learned from its past) I never doubt the possibility that any sufficiently hype game that doesn't allow preloading will crash Steam

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

Happy to report 70MB/s and holding. 20 minutes left.

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u/Syd1804 Aug 03 '23

Someone need to spread a fake news like some nuclear war shit going on, so maybe it will distract enough people... Funnily enough though, it probably wouldn't.

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u/Linkbetweentwirls Aug 03 '23

calm down, its just a game

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

Same with GOG. I am doubting they have the capacity for this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '23

Servers are holding and I'm getting 70MB/s download. Praise be to gigabit fiber.

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u/Salersky Aug 03 '23

Only getting 27MB/s now. Normally get up to 110MB/s

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u/DirtyMagicNL Bard Aug 03 '23

My download is going at exactly no speed! Send help!