Baldur’s Gate 3 players suggest small change that would make Act 3 more tragic
Larian StudiosA Baldur’s Gate 3 player has suggested a minor change to the final battle regarding your Companions that would make all your other decisions that much more meaningful.
One of the best parts of Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting to know the various companions who can join you on your journey.
There are 10 companions you can recruit, some of whom will only join based on certain story choices. It’s also possible to lose most companions by being cruel to them or making certain decisions they don’t approve of.
Losing a companion unintentionally can be upsetting, especially in Honor Mode where there’s no way to reload. However, a Baldur’s Gate 3 player has devised a small change that would make it even more heartbreaking.
Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 player suggests final battle consequence for losing companions
As suggested by Reddit user Patccmoi, there is a simple way that the developers could punish players for making companions so upset that they leave.
“It would have been nice if for every companion that leaves your party they named an illithid after them in the final fight,” they suggest.
Since most of the game’s companions are also infected with mindflayer tadpoles, those who leave the party are essentially doomed. As the poster puts it, “Shadowheart or Lae’zel leaving cause they’re pissed off isn’t leading to them having a happy life elsewhere. Anyone leaving will turn Illithid.”
Naming an illithid for a lost companion would certainly make things more tragic, especially for those who are attached to certain characters. Rather than only fighting nameless enemies, you’d be fighting a former ally who met a terrible end.
Some commenters have pointed out examples of other games doing similar things. Mass Effect 3, for instance, had characters like Jack and Legion reappear later as enemies depending on the player’s choices.
Baldur’s Gate 3 does show what happens to some companions if they leave the party. But for those whose fates remain a mystery, confirming that they turned into mindflayers would be a simple and powerful answer.