{"id":19867,"date":"2025-01-28T14:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/baldurs-gate-3-player-outsmarts-honor-mode-with-an-unexpected-spell-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:35:33","slug":"baldurs-gate-3-player-outsmarts-honor-mode-with-an-unexpected-spell-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/baldurs-gate-3-player-outsmarts-honor-mode-with-an-unexpected-spell-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player outsmarts Honor Mode with an unexpected \u201cspell\u201d &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player outsmarts Honor Mode with an unexpected \u201cspell\u201d Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3\/DexertoThe Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 community was split after one player revealed a crafty, off-the-spellbook trick to survive Honor Mode. Honor Mode is known for its brutal difficulty, where a single mistake \u2013 or game-breaking bug \u2013 can erase hours of gameplay. One player claimed there\u2019s a game-changing spell to save your run in Honor Mode: Taskkiller Torsion. If the name doesn\u2019t sound familiar \u2013 it\u2019s because it\u2019s a fan-made cheeky nod to the PC\u2019s Task Manager. The Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player\u2019s Reddit post featured a screenshot with a full hotbar of spells, prominently displaying the Task Manager icon. The trick is to use Task Manager to close the game just before death to avoid a disastrous wipe. While some players have criticized this tactic, saying, \u201cJust play normal mode if you have to Task Manager cheat,\u201d others have defended it. They argue that Honor Mode presents unique challenges, like facing bosses with Legendary Actions that aren\u2019t available on other difficulty levels. Another player warned that even this method isn\u2019t foolproof: \u201cI did this, but the game knew and I didn\u2019t get the achievement.\u201d So, while it might save you from a dire situation, it won\u2019t necessarily help you achieve Honor Mode bragging rights. For purists looking for an in-game solution, there\u2019s another strategy. One player suggested using the Monk\u2019s Step of the Wind ability to cheese nearly any fight. However, this tactic won\u2019t work against the final battle with Myrkul. Whether you\u2019re a hardcore Honor Mode fan or a casual player, Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 keeps growing after its first anniversary. And with Patch 7 introducing a grim new ending for evil playthroughs when it releases in September, there\u2019s never been a better time to dive back into the Forgotten Realms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player outsmarts Honor Mode with an unexpected \u201cspell\u201d Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3\/DexertoThe Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 community was split after one player revealed a crafty, off-the-spellbook trick to survive Honor Mode. Honor Mode is known for its brutal difficulty, where a single mistake \u2013 or game-breaking bug \u2013 can erase hours of gameplay. One [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19867\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}