Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players hate \u201ccompletely useless\u201d companions cantrip Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players are slamming two companions\u2019 \u201cuseless\u201d cantrips with many wondering why they even had them in the first place. Along with the thrilling storyline, expansive world, and stunning character creation, one of the best parts of Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is its companions. Whether you\u2019re playing solo or with friends, you\u2019re bound to fall in love with the likes of Gale, Astarion, Shadowheart, Karlach, and everyone in between. However, if you\u2019re not playing with three others, you\u2019ll be able to take this love onto the battlefield, fighting side by side with beloved characters. That is until you land yourself two companions with a \u201ccompletely useless\u201d cantrip. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players slam \u201cuseless\u201d companion cantrip Sharing their frustration on Reddit, one user slammed Astarion and Shadowheart\u2019s starting cantrips, explaining how it would be so much better if \u201cAstarion and Shadowheart were wood Half-Elves and had 5ft movement instead of non-respectable int-based Fire Bolt.\u201d As a Cleric and Rogue, both companions don\u2019t use their intelligence in battle, and therefore it\u2019s pretty low \u2013 meaning the Fire Bolt does less damage and has less of a chance to hit, so it can feel useless to many, especially given the other options. While many players discussed changing the races of the two companions, tons of fans took to the comments to share their thoughts regarding the \u201cuseless\u201d cantrip. \u201cI feel like minor illusion would have fit the two better than Fire Bolt\u201d commented one player. It\u2019s easy to see how these would be better, with both opting for the more subtle works rather than bolts of bright fire. Although, then there would be a distinct lack of damage spells for them at lower levels. One user highlighted how there could be a reason for this decision: \u201cI saw a theory that they did it so you\u2019d always have a reliable way to ignite barrels and other explosives haha. I believe it!\u201d After all, barrelmancy is a key tactic for Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. \u201cSpeak for yourself\u201d joked one player, going on to say that \u201cthe occasional fire bolt to set off a fireworks shop matches perfectly with chaos agent astarion.\u201d Even if Fire Bolt can feel a little useless, there\u2019s always a character-accurate way to make the cantrip a little more enjoyable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players hate \u201ccompletely useless\u201d companions cantrip Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players are slamming two companions\u2019 \u201cuseless\u201d cantrips with many wondering why they even had them in the first place. Along with the thrilling storyline, expansive world, and stunning character creation, one of the best parts of Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is its companions. […]<\/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-20521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20521","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=20521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20521\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}