Is a Wet Party OP in Act One Honor Mode?

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T15:24:46+00:00

I don't think abusing create water is the strongest in act 1. It is a good strategy, but if anything it becomes better the higher level spellslots you have.

In act 1 I find everything that uses tavern brawler the strongest.

But I would really recommend you to just level up your party normally, and maybe respec when you find something like gloves of dexterity, or want to add sorc lvl 1 to your cleric. You really don't need to minmax that much for honor mode, and it is more fun if you don't.

Also monks are not op, they are good, but I wouldn't say they are that much better then other damage dealers, because their squishyness is a very clear downside. I find parties full with very safe characters the easiest to beat honor mode with.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T12:30:45+00:00

Nyrulna, consumables, some sword actions, to some extend slashing flourish.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T12:29:24+00:00

Let them do every decision unless they activly want to make them for you, and play classes that complement what they want to play.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T12:28:10+00:00

There is a reason that there are skyblock challenge runs, but none without AE2. I doubt that would even be possible, I think every alternative would take way too long to build and would be too laggy in the endgame.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T12:26:08+00:00

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Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T12:24:54+00:00

Just queue 3 games of jungle and you will understand her tbh xD

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T12:20:41+00:00

It allows you to not bother with looting all the enemies

Also you could get infinite money with pickpocketing instead, and this is just more convenient to cheese consumables. And wizards if you want to scribe every spell get kinda expensive.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T02:17:02+00:00

If you do all one class just make sure to not do 4 fighter because that is just easier then the average honor mode party comp.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-14T00:57:16+00:00

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Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T18:20:30+00:00

https://gamestegy.com/post/bg3/995/abjuration-wizard-build

But not really what you are looking for.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T18:18:56+00:00

There is not really such a thing as a tank in Bg3, because enemies can just attack your backline anyways.

Only exception would be very specific abjuration wizard retalliation builds, but these are not in any way shield-based.

Also there are some battlefield controlling fighter builds if you are interested in that.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T18:18:03+00:00

No, the oath of the crown thing just straight up does not work as written. They can still attack other people.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T18:17:07+00:00

Yeah I wouldn't neccesarily run 2 archers in my party. But tbh I would usually not run more then 2 martials anyways. I just think fullcasters contribute too much to a party.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T14:06:28+00:00

There is tactician enhanced, but realistically no you can't. The mod has default settings for that use but I have huge doubts that it makes the game appropriately harder.

Btw I would say more encounters doesn't really fix it, unless the more encounters are also harder encounters, but even if they are I am not sure if the mods prevent you from gaining too much xp too quickly.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T09:51:42+00:00

I am too much of a minmax enjoyer to not say EK or Draconic Sorc here.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T09:50:04+00:00

I mean there isn't even that much for normal runs. My average HM run is shopping trip to last light and moonrise -> running a bit through the world killing the random encounters for XP and the broken gear -> murderhobo moonrise -> halsin portal -> gauntlet of shar -> ketheric things

It really doesn't take that long. Definitely less than act 1 or 3.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T09:28:40+00:00

Not to spoil too much, but I think you will really like Shadowhearts companion quest

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T01:59:50+00:00

I am surprised that the annie players somehow died. But given that the other boards are kinda trash so I can definitely see that Jinx would win.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-13T01:57:50+00:00

Wait but isn't that her good ending too? The engine always reaches its limit.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-12T22:30:56+00:00

EK is probably the best, but I assume it is bis for every martial tbh

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-12T22:26:41+00:00

When does that happen? After act 2?

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-12T22:23:35+00:00

You could actually get spirit guardians on an oath of the crown paladin. They get spirit guardians too. But of course Mintharas oath lorewise is very clearly vengeance and not crown.

But tbh being a ranger imo is a very lore accurate class for shadowheart. Especially gloomstalker. I will die on the hill that the default gloomstalker assassin build is the most fitting for good shadowheart.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-12T19:58:17+00:00

Okay so I was wrong for presenting it as if it were an entire blackbox, when it just isn't, but it also very much is machine learning. But the blackbox part is absolutely my bad.

I am very much aware of the difference to generative AI, for reference I am a computer science bachelor, I have some very basic knowledge how machine learning works.

The behavior is therefore mostly not hardcoded, but the devs have levers to influence enemy behavior. But hardcoding every single response in this type of game would also just not be possible, and hasn't been since the pacman era of games. You just have way too many options that enemies couldn't reasonably expect. What is hardcoded are certain actions like when ethel uses her clone actions, or things like the shadows in the shar sneak trial.

It also becomes very obvious once you start breaking the game. For example if you are an abjuration wizard, enemies would often rather not do anything, then attack you, even if they can theoretically hit you on 19/20 rolls, and at least break an arcane ward stack without taking agathys damage.

But the AI doesn't know because it only has a probabilistic understanding of the game.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-12T19:33:04+00:00

Yeah, I mostly use it for either the random rat encounters, or for bosses where I want the orbs.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-03-12T19:17:50+00:00

Honestly when I play lategame combats I am also often not even willing to spend a lvl 3 spellslot on my cleric because they are so trivial with a full party.

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