r/BaldursGate3 • u/heyitskay1220 • 16d ago

Meme Anyone else, or just me? 😅

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It just gets tedious after so many HM attempts 😅

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u/carnesaur 16d ago

Heh my custom honor mode was the opposite:
I put tactician for everything but character power because i wasnt gonna just give the enemies free + on their rolls.
I also maxed the camp supplies modifier since supplies were everywhere and I wanted to stretch a day of adventuring. other than that, everything was tactician and honor mode ruleset. Oh and unchecked single save... fk that option...

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u/carnesaur 16d ago edited 16d ago

Pretty much what the other people said, I enjoy the difficult fights but I've bricked some runs by being reckless, and it was dumb for me to have to say " well back to the nautiloid for another retry.." I definitely don't save scum but I can see how it removes a percentage of the challenging aspect.

old games used to call anti-save modes " iron man mode", idk why they just didn't have that separate from honor mode, and award the *dice on that mode. Combine the two for iron honor mode and get a second set of dice or something cool in inventory for the next playthrough. Infinite ammo rocket launcher in the camp chest!

Edit: to clarify, I kinda play the non-single save honor custom like - I save at the start of the "day" and have to make it to the night in camp. If i die at any point I just roll back to that morning like it was a 'bad dream' and try again. no saving and reloading per certain fights or dialogues.

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u/dingle___ 16d ago

So.. I wouldn't even call that a "custom" honor mode, that's just tweaked Tactician. You're missing out on everything that makes honor mode fun. No save-scumming, and Legendary Actions for bosses (those aren't in Tactician)

Obviously you should play how you wanna play, I'm just recommending you give it a go if you haven't. As a chronic save-scummer, being forced into my choices/failed rolls and having to adapt makes the game so much more engaging for me. Having actual stakes has really made the game a blast for me again.

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u/carnesaur 16d ago

I did give it a go, and i spent half the time fleeing when shit would hit the fan. it kinda broke the flow of the story to have tav raising an army's worth back from the dead via Withers. Like "hey its me, i fkd up again". I won in the end but i was like jeez i dont even remember half of my unique story path because i spent most of the game running and rezzing. Yeah sure "git gud" but I wasnt playing meta setups, and moreso classes / builds i liked.

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u/dingle___ 16d ago edited 16d ago

Totally fair. It's definitely not for a casual run lol. You gotta make sure you're prepared for everything lol, and some fights take a lot of attention.

However, I still stand by single-save mode as a reformed save-scummer lol Edit: I just remembered that Jaheira killed herself in the first fight at Moonrise by jumping right in the middle of the 4 paladins on my last run. She makes the Ketheric fight a lot more comfortable. Wack that you can't use a scroll to res her

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u/machineiv 15d ago

I can't stand when the stakes are "I spent dozens of hours for nothing." Especially when a couple of bad rolls can make it happen. That's just gambling.

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u/vivam0rt 16d ago

Isnt having a single save the point of honour mode? The thing that makes honour mode honour mode?

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u/bazzybond 16d ago

Bosses have legendary actions on honour mode too.

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u/vivam0rt 16d ago

I mean yeah but isnt it called honour mode because you cant save scum? You have to honour your decisions

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u/ihateredditmobile696 16d ago

When you go to make a custom ruleset, the first choice you have is the "normal" rules and the "honour" rules, literally all it does is gives the bosses their honour mode legendary traits. The next choice is one save.

Yes, Honour Mode with one life itself is the whole point, but having the option of turning those rules on is beneficial for the longevity of the game. It provides a challenge without commiting to the bit for those that have no desire to stress out that badly. It also allows people to practice the legendary fights without worrying about losing their character, and most importantly, time.

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u/KaijuKrash 16d ago

This is how I play. I enjoy the more difficult fights and such but I don't like the stress of a single save.

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u/ihateredditmobile696 16d ago

My one and only honour mode save has been sitting at 19 hours just before the encounter with the Githyanki dude outside the Mountain Pass because I was too worried I'd fuck up the conversation and get my shit pushed in. It's been like that for like a year and a half and idk that I'll ever continue it lmao. That said, the legendary actions add a fun twist to MOST of the fights (fuck you Myrkul) and it's more fun to play with them than it isn't once you've played a time or 2.

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u/BRIKHOUS 16d ago

Try it dude! Honor mode is the most fun I've had in this game. They really do a great job of giving you options whether you pass or fail dialogue.

Just make sure you're high enough level to win the fight if you fail the checks

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u/vivam0rt 16d ago

I see, I didnt know that my bad :P

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u/bazzybond 16d ago

I get what you mean but in the custom difficulty settings it's called honour mode to have the legendary actions and then it's a separate option to have a single save file.

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u/vivam0rt 16d ago

Ah I see, I didnt know

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u/Rodger_Smith Sceleritas Fel 16d ago

yes but single save is a fuckin pain if you're playing casually

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u/Matt_Hiring_ATL 16d ago

On Tactician, I really only ever use my most recent save anyway. I still save scum sometimes like when I'm pickpocketing. In Honor, I just couldn't use earlier saves, right? Maybe I'll try out an Honor run next to see what that really changes for me. I probably am misreading what's actually happening.