Baldur’s Gate 3 players reveal races they can’t help using for new characters
Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 players have revealed the races they always choose for their main characters despite having opportunities to change on new playthroughs.
Baldur’s Gate 3 gives players numerous races and subraces to use for their version of Tav. These not only change your character’s appearance but also provide special powers that can be useful on your journey, such as the incredible luck of the halflings or the innate infernal magic of the tiefling.
Developer Larian Studios has released stats for the most popular choices made by the players, and there is a definite trend among what everyone likes. The tall and aesthetically pleasing races dominated the top spots, while the short and less attractive ones sat at the bottom.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has so many choices available that multiple playthroughs can be vastly different, especially when going the evil route. Not everyone makes the most of these choices, however, as some players stick with what they know.
Baldur’s Gate 3 players have a preference for character race
A user on the Baldur’s Gate 3 Reddit created a thread asking fans which races they kept picking across multiple playthroughs, citing the fact their preference for playing as female drow elves during their own games.
“Half-elf every damn time, they have the prettiest faces,” one user wrote, while another said, “Zariel tiefling. The paladin in me is always drawn to anything ending with “smite”. Plus my favorite color is yellow.”
“Dragonborn. They are so beautiful. I love Dragonborn so much. I want a Dragonborn companion,” a user dreamed, while another wrote, “I’ve been waiting to play a drow since I first read Drizzt when I was 15. The Seldarine drow is my dream come true.”
“Gotta be half-orcs for me,” one fan wrote, “It’s the dopamine on dopamine after getting a crit and knowing that it’s higher. half-orcs and barbarian are a match made in heaven, alongside getting up the first time you’re down makes you a very solid frontline with funny ROAR dialogues. and I’ve managed to make a few handsome/beautiful half-orcs Tav.”
One fan’s preference even changes the game.”Gith supremacy!! With a few companions changed to gith race for the fun of it! Seriously, the game is completely different as a gith party. Your reason for everything is completely different.”
Baldur’s Gate 3 will continue to receive patches in the future, hopefully leading to a substantial content update or DLC expansion. Chances are, popular D&D races could come to the game, like the Aasimar or Eladrin, but some fans are likely to never try them, going instead for another drow run.