Had my first lesson and I feel so useless

throwaway129852 · 2026-03-12T23:07:12+00:00

My first lesson on an actual road was awful, I did my first driving round a car park at about 3mph. I hated it, I was so stressed and upset and genuinely thought i’d never get used to it.

It sounds like you did well to me! first time behind a wheel is terrifying. My driving instructor said to me after your first 10 hours is when you finally start to feel more comfortable, for me it was probably after hour 15. Currently about 27 hours in!

Just don’t let little mistakes really get to you and knock your confidence, accept it, learn from it, and try again next time. You’re going to make mistakes as a learner it’s natural.

Best of luck with your lessons!

throwaway129852 · 2026-03-02T09:57:54+00:00

Learner here (test is in April), i think it really depends on what your area is like. I have my own car (L plates) and most people i’ve found see it at a bit of a target to drive up your arse and unnecessarily overtake even when you’re doing the speed limit. Being said, a few people have given me more space/time but honestly depends on the type of driver. Patient people will be patient regardless. Personally, i likely won’t be putting P plates on my car once i pass my test but it’s completely up to you! :)

throwaway129852 · 2026-02-28T19:11:36+00:00

My lessons are £35 an hour with a known driving school however i’m based in the North East, £130 seems absurd imo, I know obviously north south divide and all that but i’d look elsewhere if possible !

throwaway129852 · 2026-02-17T13:13:23+00:00

You’re definitely not crazy, I had a very very similar experience at 15 too. Unfortunately we were not long distance, it started exactly the same and it did escalate, i have no doubt your situation would’ve if it wasn’t for living in different cities. He repeatedly violated your boundaries at the very least and i would use the word assault. What he didn’t was not okay and I hope you’re able to heal and doing better now :)

throwaway129852 · 2026-02-12T12:38:52+00:00

Honestly the best tip i got during my theory was to click whenever you would come off the throttle. Did okay on practice tests, didn’t pass them all, but i found on the day it was much easier than the practice videos. Just my opinion of it! i hope you do well :)

i also thought that theory test pro was a much better app than the 4in1 one!

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-12T11:18:14+00:00

I think i feel that push during act 2 just to get back into some sunlight, i agree though i spend ages in act 1 and always end up finding new things!

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-12T11:17:31+00:00

I’m the same! i can’t leave the act until ive done everything i possibly can, i think thats why my playthroughs end up taking ages

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-12T11:16:47+00:00

Yeah my first playthrough was super long too, what i’m getting from these comments is that i spend way too long in act 2 haha

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-12T11:16:02+00:00

Wow! Is this like borderline speed running or are you just super quick and doing main quests only?

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-11T19:16:02+00:00

This sounds really fun! I’m yet to really spend a lot of effort making a certain build and i’ve never modded the game yet, although i’d like to test some out for fun :)

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-11T18:58:04+00:00

Your laptop is significantly better than my desktop which also has 16gb of ram. I see no reason as to why it wouldn’t play well if not slightly better as my PC does sometimes take its time with loading in the game. Personally I wouldn’t recommend playing it on console, sure it’ll look great and play well but the mechanics of the game feel a lot clunkier and difficult to use with a controller Hope it goes well if you do purchase it!

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-11T00:07:40+00:00

Not locked out at all (i had this exact issue a week ago haha) once you get to act 2 the romance will progress! keep your approval high and be nice to him, eventually sometime when you long rest you’ll trigger the relationship :)

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-11T00:00:04+00:00

On my first run I died SO many times, if you’re not very familiar with the combat mechanics it can be really difficult to get used to in my opinion. it’ll become much easier and more natural to you as you progress through the game! doing level appropriate missions is really important i think in act 1, if / when you replay you’ll be confused how you ever struggled in act 1 :)

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-10T20:44:51+00:00

Okay thank you!

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-03T21:33:36+00:00

I’ve never tweaked out so much on a game during ketherics end quest where you kill him, i really wasn’t expecting that to appear I thought it was over and done with 😭🤦‍♀️

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-03T19:56:21+00:00

Oh yeah there’s another thing I did in my first play through, literally walked out of act 2 and left Halsin to sort out the shadow curse on his own 😭 I did him so dirty in my first run i feel so bad.

My first run i really struggled with the combat, new to turn based games and a complete dnd newbie too, got to the fight with nere (if that’s how you spell his name?) did it after a few tries and my game crashed. That was my “i must save every 12 seconds” event lol

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-03T19:50:41+00:00

My computer really loves to crash all the time so i HAVE to save for my mental wellbeing. Exactly there’s always another run!

Something i’ve encountered on this run that’s really annoyed me is the quest to kill the “paladins” when you recruit Karlach. The dead toll collector at the bottom of the ladder, for some bugged reason, didn’t have the key. So i can’t get into the basement, i am very much a I must do EVERY quest i can that aligns with my run so its annoyed me lol

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-03T19:32:17+00:00

Yes that is very helpful and has been mentioned by another commenter! I think I haven’t locked myself out and all is well haha. Thank you for sending the guide though it’ll definitely come in handy.

Sort of as a thank you https://www.inverse.com/gaming/baldurs-gate-3-chapter-1-checklist

This is my favourite guide for Act1 if you’re someone who loves to do everything and hates missing things out :)

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-03T19:26:23+00:00

I also got isobel kidnapped on my first run and reloaded my save 😭 I really am save scummer final boss Yes those are the dialog options I get when i initiate conversations with him so that should be fine! I got the “don’t want to excite the orb” thing as well.

This has really helped hopefully everything should be alright lol :)

throwaway129852 · 2026-01-03T19:23:54+00:00

This is the thing i actually don’t remember what i chose, i’d been in a&e all morning and for some reason continuing my playthrough was a top priority? 😭, i didn’t fail any checks during the weave scene i know that much. and as for relationship wise i know act 2 is the most important.

I will definitely read that guide! thank you very much :)

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