Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players encourage each other to \u2018save-scum\u2019 all the time Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players have been discussing the merits and drawbacks of \u2018save scumming\u2019, with many in support of the practice. In Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, you are bombarded with choices and perilous situations. There are a lot of things that can go right, and twice as many things that can go wrong. Perhaps you\u2019re ambushed and get on a particularly unlucky streak during combat, or you miss a vital roll on a character moment you really had your heart set on. There are endless situations where you might want a do-over. That\u2019s where \u201csave scumming\u201d comes in. This is a practice as old as RPG video games themselves, but one that remains somewhat contentious. This is the art of saving the game before a big fight or decision, allowing you to return to it if the outcome isn\u2019t what you want. Essentially, it\u2019s a way to guarantee you get the result you want, as long as you have the patience to keep reloading. Some go as far as to see this as cheating, as consequences become inconsequential. However, players of the game are openly admitting to using the practice to improve their own experience. Players encourage each other to save and reload A Reddit thread titled \u201cRaise your hand if you save scum the S**T Outta this game\u201d has received over 1.9k upvotes at the time of writing. In it, Players are discussing how they\u2019re using the tactic. User KevinRyan589 said: \u201cNot for choices or anything like that but sometimes encounters just go so horrifyingly bad that it\u2019s not even worth finishing them.\u201d For some, saving is just a safety net they never hope to use. As one user pointed out. \u201cWho else saves 300 times per hour just in case they have to reload but almost never actually does?\u201d Another stated, \u201cI never do it to get the best outcome. But like you, I do reload if combat starts going south. I get no enjoyment continuing a fight I know I\u2019m going to lose.\u201d One user was critical of people chastising the method. They said: \u201cSave scumming is such a dumb gate keeping phrase I wish I could take it and throw it into the sun.\u201d Ultimately, as long as you are playing alone, the threshold for save-scumming is only yours to decide. You can challenge yourself and never use it unless your team dies, or you can use it frequently to amend choices that don\u2019t go how you want. Finding your own line is important, and as long as you\u2019re having the most fun possible, you\u2019re playing right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players encourage each other to \u2018save-scum\u2019 all the time Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players have been discussing the merits and drawbacks of \u2018save scumming\u2019, with many in support of the practice. In Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, you are bombarded with choices and perilous situations. There are a lot of things that can go […]<\/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-20493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20493","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=20493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20493\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}