The word success falls short with Baldur’s Gate 3. Very, very short. It only took a few hours to become the second most played title on Steam. Just two days later, on Sunday August 6, 28% of all players from the same platform they were completely involved in their impeccable role-playing campaign. And the thing was even more: according to the records offered by Larian herself, that weekend more than 10 million hours of play were exceeded. That is to say, more than 1,225 years in just three days. A savage.
Through their official accounts, and on the occasion of the 23rd Community UpdateLarian Studios has shared the records of Baldur’s Gate 3 of the first three days after its launch. In fact, it hasn’t needed more to establish itself as one of the 10 video games with the most simultaneous players in the entire history of Steam, either from PC or through Steam Deck where, by the way, the game is fully verified. And beware, this is only the beginning of a succession of absurd figures and statistics.
Although the number of copies sold has not yet been offered, we know 88 years spent on character editor throughout the first three days counting from the launch of the game. Being just a bit more specific, 10% of players spent at least an hour editing their adventurer.
There are players who took much less time, since Baldur’s Gate 3 It offers six characters with a story that can be chosen as the protagonist of the adventure, although they can also be recruited during the course of it. However, 93% of players preferred to create a custom hero and, seen as seen, they took their time to make it to their liking.
From here it is time to talk about preferences:
- favorite breeds When it came to creating original heroes in order of priority the players were Half Elf, Human and Elf. The least popular, in descending order, Gnome, Medium, and Githyanki.
- Talking about the most chosen classes (or professions), paladins and sorcerers prevail over the rest with some ease, while professions such as monk, druid and cleric seem to have aroused less interest. Does it have something to do with how much he likes to spread love in the Forgotten Realms?
- Finally, among the characters already created and with their own origin story, the undisputed favorite is Gale, followed by Karlach and the scoundrel from Astarion. The funny thing is that Gale is also the seventh cause of death among his players, due to the use and range of his spells. It’s no coincidence that 12% of character deaths are due to friendly fire.
By the way, when the time comes we will meet Rasca, a white-furred dog that with enough love (or a good throw) will end up visiting us at the camp. In the first three days alone, our protagonist’s best dog friend has been petted more than 750,000 times.
Although it is not the only fact to consider about the creatures that populate the Sword Coast: with the right skill it is possible to talk to them and they have engaged 2.4 million conversations with animals. A miracle that is not too far from the 1.4 million conversations that have been had with corpses of characters and lifeless bodies found in the game.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Not only is it a must-play adventure and role-playing game, but it’s a phenomenon in its own right, capable of offering hundreds of hours of gameplay and untold stories. In fact, only 368 PC players made it to the end of history during the first three days. A possible feat, although with a huge price to pay: giving up the colossal greatness of what is already one of the best games so far this century.
And this is just the beginning: Baldur’s Gate 3 It continues to receive regular updates on PC, despite coming out in a really polished state, and on September 6 it will make its long-awaited debut on consoles. First on PS5 and later on Xbox. Offering countless fans of RPG something unique: the sensation of experiencing a colossal adventure of fantasy, magic and swords in which, as players, we have a say and vote.
And, in the process, as we make our way to Baldur’s Gate and live through lots of great deeds or misdeeds, in Baldur’s Gate 3 We treasure stories that are a pleasure to tell. Especially, those that start with a roll of the dice that leads us to disaster.
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