All the best RPGs give the player a choice of difficulty setting, and Baldur’s Gate 3 is no different. Before you’ve even gotten to choosing a character class or seen any fancy cut scene, you need to decide whether you want to choose Explorer (easy mode, where the story has more emphasis than fighting), Balanced (more balanced and challenging), or the toughest option, Tactician. Below you’ll find my guide explaining just what choosing the Tactician difficulty level in BG3 entails.
What are the difficulty differences in BG3?
Baldur’s Gate 3’s own description says Tactician mode will give you a tough campaign emphasizing strategic combat. But what does this mean in real terms? Firstly,enemy HP will be significantly higher throughout the campaign. But in addition to this, you are likely to seemore environmental items to use(or have used against you), such as barrels, while enemy units will have their AI better-tuned, meaning they aremore likely to attack your squishier units first.
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Here are the full details on what to expect from Tactician in BG3:
The most important thing to remember isyou can change the difficulty level at any timeeven after you’ve started a campaign—simply press escape (or Options on PS5) to enter the Pause Mode, select Difficulty, and change your choice. Also, remember thatsaves can be synced cross-platform, meaning you can also alter difficulty regardless of the device you’re using at a given time.
BG3 Tactician Difficulty - Tips and Tricks
Now that Baldur’s Gate 3Tactician Difficulty has been laid out in full, below are some general tips and tricks. Consider them food for thought as you face the game’s most strenuous encounters.
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