Its got a multiplayer component right? That’s likely the biggest contributing factor to this. I doubt these numbers are all people playing the game solo.
Would probably be even more if they didn’t delay Patch 7
Gamers when the game has bugs: >:(
Gamers when the devs delay a patch because they discovered it breaks a core system: >:(
They’re trying to fix bugs, not make existing ones worse. Deal with it, princess.
I was literally just pointing out that the number could have been higher, no need to shit your pants. I can wait for the update.
I wonder what “tail” sales will be like for this game.
I haven’t bought it yet, as it’s not a game style I normally enjoy. I’ve heard so many positive things that I will likely buy it at some point though, just not near full price.
I expect im not alone here, and that the long tail will be long indeed for this one.
Just want to add that I, and loads of others from what I’ve seen, thought exactly the same way you do, in that the game really didn’t seem like my type of thing. I don’t play dnd, and I haven’t enjoyed other games like it in the genre before.
I mean even their previous game, Divinity Original Sin 2, I tried so hard to get into but couldn’t.
But let me tell you… not only was it my goty, it became one of my favorite games of all time. I seriously couldn’t recommend it more.
I don’t like turn based games, I don’t really like classic fantasy, I especilaly hate hotbar style WoW combat. I am not a D&D fan. I really thought I wouldn’t like BG3.
But I adore BG3.
The writing, the dialogue, the areas, quests, it’s all just too good. The game is huge, AND deep. Even the combat has grown on me, though I would still prefer something in the vein of the later Mass Effect games.
Because no one has beaten it yet! Seriously I’m 95 hours in and at Act 3 and there is still at least another 20 or so hours of me playing before I get to what I’m assuming is the final quest.
Great fucking game. And I’m someone who likes playing shooters and racing games.
Player count for a game like this doesn’t matter.
It isn’t a greedy corpo product that needs to farm engagement to fleece every cent from its players.
It’s one time purchase, I wish gamed journalism’s would drop the bullshit player counts matter for every game.
Even after no one is playing BG3 anymore they still made their money and have no more ongoing costs.
Not like fallout 76 where it costs them daily to maintain servers etc. Then it matters