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How long does a co-op BG3 run last? We have been playing for 38 hours and I'm not sure how far we are from the end

Don't get me wrong, I like the game, but I think it might be better suited for either solo players, or coop players who don't have children

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  • Baldur's Gate 3 did D&D authenticity so well that it also suffers from group scheduling conflicts 😞

  • Are you even out of act 1?

    We were pretty thorough with our playthrough, and even then missed things. Also I had to sit there for ages while my wife cosplayed as Winona Ryder and methodically searched every basket of rotten fruit for loot, just in case any of them had legendary weapons inside. They didn't, and we finished the game with enough camp resources for like 100 extra long rests.

    Co-op was also bugged to fuck and we missed most of the NPC interaction. I strongly recommend a solo play as well.

  • You're likely about half way. I did a weekly co-op with some friends, about 3 hours per week, and it took from release (back in September) until just a few weeks ago (so, 6 months?).

    Most of us have kids as well, hence the 6 month time-line. It's great solo as well, though.

  • I have a coop game with my wife too. We have about 40 hours on our clock too, and we just yet entered the Underdark.
    At that pace I expect our game to last for years, because in my "normal" run I am at 170 hours and still have plenty to do.
    You can of course do it faster, by lowering diffiCulty (we did) and by just following the main quest. But much fun lies in exploring the world and finding the many secrets.

  • My solo run took 100+ hours. Co-op runs tend to be slower. The game has three acts, as a rough estimate you can say each act is the same length. (This will vary wildly, act 2 can be very short and act 3 can be very long, act 1 can also be the longest as you're still learning the game.)

    If you're not sure what act you're in, you're probably still in act 1.

    If you can give details of what you're up to, I can tell you more definitely.

    • Wow, that's a lot. We are in act 2.

      I guess we are far from being done yet.

      • Depending on your choices act 2 can be rather quick, act 3 is likely to be the longest.

        I wouldn't encourage you to rush, but I would say 100+ hours total is reasonable.

        Act 3 has a lot of "side quests" so you may be far above 100+ hours or just about 100+ hours depending on your choices.

      • How long have you been in act two? There are only three acts

  • Co-op progresses at roughly time x players in my experience. Between people fucking up and requesting a reload and people taking bios/phone calls/requiring sleep.

    I'de recommend playing it all the way through at least to the 3rd act as if at least one person has you'll have a rough idea how to progress.

    Man, this is making me realize how awesome this game would be in a LAN setting.

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