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Forum ยป BG3 vs DOS2 COMBAT: Which do you prefer?

View Poll Results: Which combat system do you prefer?

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Thread: BG3 vs DOS2 COMBAT: Which do you prefer?

post 1689781043 09-09-2023, 08:29 AM
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BG3 vs DOS2 COMBAT: Which do you prefer?

I'm still deciding.

On one hand, I like how in DOS2 it was based on action points, and different skills cost more than others. On the other hand, it was a bit annoying having enemies with different armor and magic armor values. Definitely adds a layer of strategy though.

With BG3, you start out with a much more limited set of actions, but I feel it lets combat go faster, and I like the physical options like shoving and going berserk and ****in tossing people.

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post 1689785333 09-09-2023, 10:22 AM
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I prefer the action point system of DOS2 but I hate the Armor vs Magic Armor. I'd rather have raw AC/Resist values of more traditional games.

DOS2 also has more ways to manipulate terrain.

With that said, BG3 (And D&D in general) has some spells / actions that would be awesome in DOS2 (or in a future version).
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post 1689787113 09-09-2023, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted By chrsschb⏩
I prefer the action point system of DOS2 but I hate the Armor vs Magic Armor. I'd rather have raw AC/Resist values of more traditional games.

DOS2 also has more ways to manipulate terrain.

With that said, BG3 (And D&D in general) has some spells / actions that would be awesome in DOS2 (or in a future version).
I do like how dos2 let's you easily manipulate the terrain........... sometimes.


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post 1689789193 09-09-2023, 12:04 PM
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the problem I have with games like this is you don't know how good any of this stuff works until you actually use it. so if you end up spending a bunch of skill points on an upgrade/spell and it ends up being ****, you're out of luck.

I haven't played either, but I've heard that with DOS2 the best thing to do is upgrade your armor as much as possible early on, is this true?
post 1689789513 09-09-2023, 12:14 PM
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post 1689790453 09-09-2023, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted By ghostfacedup⏩
the problem I have with games like this is you don't know how good any of this stuff works until you actually use it. so if you end up spending a bunch of skill points on an upgrade/spell and it ends up being ****, you're out of luck.

I haven't played either, but I've heard that with DOS2 the best thing to do is upgrade your armor as much as possible early on, is this true?
in both games, you can very easily respec your build from what I can recall. IMO, in DOS2, it's a priority that you get access to decent beginner spells. The beginning part is slow and difficult when you have limited access to good spells/skills. If you don't use a guide, I guess that part can be difficult to figure out.
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Originally Posted By ghostfacedup⏩
the problem I have with games like this is you don't know how good any of this stuff works until you actually use it. so if you end up spending a bunch of skill points on an upgrade/spell and it ends up being ****, you're out of luck.

I haven't played either, but I've heard that with DOS2 the best thing to do is upgrade your armor as much as possible early on, is this true?
The complete repec, from level 1, including changing all your starting stats costs 100 gold, or about the price of one normal heavy crossbow. I'm running around with 32k in my packs in act 3.
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post 1689797333 09-09-2023, 03:08 PM
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I just started DOS2 never played a turn based game before.
No idea what I am doing. Seems like a lot of stuff to learn. Trying to stick with it because this game is rated highly.
post 1689804663 09-09-2023, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted By dmaaack⏩
I just started DOS2 never played a turn based game before.
No idea what I am doing. Seems like a lot of stuff to learn. Trying to stick with it because this game is rated highly.
It takes some getting used to, but it's fun. Just remember to check vendors for new spells and armor on a regular basis, and pay attention to what type of armor an enemy has before you attack.
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Hard to say which I like more.


Both are awesome in their own way. Honestly I cant decide lol ... I do however think that move action and action action being separated in DOS3 is the goat. I hated how your action points was also tied into movement .. I mean i get its for balancing, but stillll
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I'm on the fence. I like the AP portion of DOS2 because i hate having to go back to camp after 2 battles because I'm out of spells. But after you hit level 5 and get bonus actions and can do 8 straight attacks, BG3 has potential for big strikes. Killing that gigantic phase spider in about 1.5 turns was very satisfying.

That said, I did like how much easier it felt to manipulate the environment in DOS2, and those manipulations felt more impactful than they do in BG3.

I think it'd be too hard to say one is definitively better.
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post 1689850483 09-10-2023, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted By BearyManilowe⏩
I'm on the fence. I like the AP portion of DOS2 because i hate having to go back to camp after 2 battles because I'm out of spells. But after you hit level 5 and get bonus actions and can do 8 straight attacks, BG3 has potential for big strikes. Killing that gigantic phase spider in about 1.5 turns was very satisfying.

That said, I did like how much easier it felt to manipulate the environment in DOS2, and those manipulations felt more impactful than they do in BG3.

I think it'd be too hard to say one is definitively better.
agreed, both systems are unique and good in their own way.
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