Baldur’s Gate 3 players disappointed they can’t use enemy weapon from Act 3
Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 players are expressing frustration that they can’t actually wield some giant weapons found in Act 3.
Baldur’s Gate 3 allows players to create pretty much any kind of character they want and provides a multitude of options to craft your build.
Of course, a huge part of any RPG character build is your weapon. There are so many options to choose from, many of which come with added bonuses like stat boosts or spells.
However, there are some weapons you can find but not actually use, which has some players disappointed.
Baldur’s Gate 3 players want to use Steel Watcher weapons
During Act 3, players will encounter the Steel Watchers, a race of giant metal constructs that guard the city on behalf of Enver Gortash.
Defeating one is no easy task. Steel Watchers have various resistances and immunities, and after taking significant damage, they will self-destruct, damaging those nearby. When they die, they don’t drop their weapons, meaning you’ll need to disarm them during combat if you want a Watcher Greatsword or Watcher Crossbow.
However, even if you can pick one of these up, you won’t be able to use it, as they can only be used by Steel Watchers, something that’s led one Reddit user to jokingly call developer Larian Studios “cowards.”
Considering how much damage they’re capable of dealing – a whopping 3d12 slashing for the Greatsword and 3d10 piercing for the Crossbow before any modifiers or bonuses – it’s obvious why players would want to use them.
Of course, the fact that these weapons are made for massive metal constructs and weigh 100 lbs probably makes them hard to realistically use. As one commenter pointed out, a glitch in a previous patch allowed players to equip Watcher weapons, and a screenshot from the time shows the Greatsword hilarious dwarfing the usually intimidating Lae’zel.
Still, considering there are ways to make your character bigger and exceed the typical 20-point limit on Strength, it certainly would be cool if the game let those who put the effort in use the Steel Watcher weapons.
Fortunately, Baldur’s Gate 3 patches and hotfixes have been relatively frequent and often incorporate fan feedback, so perhaps a future update will let players use these ridiculously large weapons.