{"id":123658,"date":"2022-02-16T11:46:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T09:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=123658"},"modified":"2022-02-16T11:46:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T09:46:42","slug":"baldurs-gate-3-details-of-patch-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/123658-baldurs-gate-3-details-of-patch-7","title":{"rendered":"Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 \u2013 Details of Patch 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larian Studios has released Patch 7 for its acclaimed Early Access title Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3, which is available on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>The most significant addition of the patch is the introduction of the Barbarian class to the game, which is another of the base player classes of Wizards of the Coast&#8217;s Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_123661\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BG-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123661\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123661\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BG-2.jpg\" alt=\"Baldur's Gate 3 = Screenshot 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BG-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BG-2-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3&#8217;s character creation system is varied and deep, allowing the player to create the ideal character for their playthrough. The addition of the Barbarian class will only add to this.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Barbarian class is a strength-based bruiser that focuses on taking less and dealing more damage through the Rage ability, which halves physical damage and grants combat bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Players will choose between two subclasses when they play as the Barbarian.<\/p>\n<p>The Path of the Wildheart allows the player character to devote themselves to one of the Bestial Hearts, which each offer different effects such as healing or movement speed bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>The Path of the Berserker is a more direct subclass that grants the player character additional abilities for dealing damage.<\/p>\n<p>Larian Studios also released a trailer for the Barbarian class, which can be watched below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-GH67Yo6i4o\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Improvised weapons and other additions<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the Barbarian class, Patch 7 adds an improvised weapon system that allows the player to use any item (or NPC) as a potential weapon.<\/p>\n<p>The system is based on weight and will allow a player to throw or hit with an item or character whose weight does not exceed three times their strength score.<\/p>\n<p>This will theoretically allow a character with sufficient strength to use a goblin as a throwing weapon or a party member as a bludgeon.<\/p>\n<p>Patch 7 also includes a range of visual and audio improvements with an overhauled HUD, hundreds of cinematic improvements, dozens of new character animations, and a suite of bug fixes and performance enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>Larian Studios also indicated with Patch 7 that Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is now aiming for a 2023 release date.<\/p>\n<p>In an update published to Steam, Larian Studios acknowledged that players are waiting for a concrete release date but that their development process is based on quality rather than a fixed date.<\/p>\n<p>The Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 trailer can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jNY7AEQ59-8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/123652-elden-ring-reveals-two-new-classes\">Elden Ring reveals two new classes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patch 7 for Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 Early Access has been released and includes a new class, new systems and hundreds of game improvements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":123660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[10430,25725,25723,5491,25724,9376],"class_list":["post-123658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-baldurs-gate-3","tag-barbarian-class","tag-classes","tag-larian-studios","tag-patch-7","tag-steam-early-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}