Credit where credit is due, Larian was always like this. Even with their less successful titles they still made sure to fix all issues before moving on.

I am also a fan of Larian.

I get what you're saying, but it's sad that this very basic aspect of listening to customer feedback and implementing said feedback is so foreign to us now.

The lack of decent inventory management meant that when I got new companions later on, I just didn't use them for more than their story quest, and they were mostly wearing their default gear.

Just seemed more effort than it was worth to sort through everything, including all those chests that litter the camp but might as well be voids because as soon as something went into one, I never used it again.

That’s good to read. I had a bug for a few patches where I couldn’t even use DLSS (local multiplayer) so act 3 was quite annoying. Everytime we went into a basement it was noticeable smoother and enjoyable. This was fixed I believe with patch 4.

Hopefully this brings the frame rate up and that will let me enjoy and end act 3.

Pretty sure custom campaigns will definitely arrive at some point, just like they did with DOS2. I want to say Larian has even stated that they'll eventually open the doors for it and potentially modding support?

WotC should hire the studio to build the engine for the VTT in dndbeyond.

do an expansion pack or w/e set in exandria with the critical role voice cast (along with the og cast ofc because they're awesome)

Spoiler for the epilogue:

My recommendation with act 3 is to split it up between multiple playthroughs. If you're like me and care a little about the roleplaying aspect, just do the things your PC or party members would feel important. I'd spent a long time and made some decisions I personally wouldn't have made if not for keeping with my characters' story; it didn't make sense to me to go hunting down every nook and cranny of a huge city while it's on the brink of destruction. There's just too much to do!

I think I was at about 160 hours when I finished the game, and I did everything I could find in Act 3, so you might be close to the end. I possibly skipped some content in Act 2 though, and I didn't do the mountain creche.

I'm still in act 1, so they have a permadeath mode?

I might do this for my second play through with my gf. Increase the stakes. Can you still load if you die?

Take your time, it's worth it. I reluctantly finished my "first" playthrough (not counting my actual first attempt when I started as the dark urge and restarted after 20 hours because it was clearly fucking everything up) at around 250 hours played. This patch is making me consider starting again. Best game I've played in ages.

Take your time brother. There is no rush. The game has literally been getting better with time.

I'm pretty much at a loss for words here. This feels like a definitive-edition style update we're getting basically for free. It's 30 gigs of goodness, so game-changing in fact that you need 130GB of space just to let it shuffle everything around, and Larian's straight up recommended just doing a clean reinstall if you're having trouble. Baldur's Gate 3 fans haven't just been eating good, we've been feasting.

In the patch notes somewhere, it says you need to do the final fight again. Reload from the brainstem works.