{"id":971359,"date":"2023-08-03T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T22:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/?p=971359"},"modified":"2023-08-03T18:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T22:00:29","slug":"all-baldurs-gate-3-difficulty-options-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/guides\/all-baldurs-gate-3-difficulty-options-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"All Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 Difficulty Options, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The long-running Early Access version of Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 only allowed players to participate with the default settings prior to launch. But now, users can finally change these features thanks to the official release, including a more user-friendly mode and an option for veteran players. So, to help you understand these selections, we&#8217;ll explain <strong>all of Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 difficulty settings<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-are-the-difficulty-options-in-baldur-s-gate-3-answered\">What Are the Difficulty Options in Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3? Answered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When players begin their journey across the Forgotten Realms, they must decide between three difficulty settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Explorer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Balanced <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tactician<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who have already played <a href=\"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/guides\/is-baldurs-gate-3-crossplay-answered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3<\/a> Early Access version will be familiar with the Balanced option, given that this was the previous default setting. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image217.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"Baldur's Gate 3 Difficulty\" class=\"wp-image-971361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image217.jpg?resize=640%2C360?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image217.jpg?resize=640%2C360?w=600 600w, https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image217.jpg?resize=640%2C360?w=80 80w, https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image217.jpg?resize=640%2C360?w=160 160w, https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image217.jpg?resize=640%2C360?w=622 622w, https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image217.jpg?resize=640%2C360?w=150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source: Larian Studios via Twinfinite<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Based on your gaming experience, you must choose the best selection to help you through your adventure, and we&#8217;ll go over each one to assist you during the beginning stages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-explorer\">Explorer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Explorer difficulty is designated for beginner RPG players, primarily for those who aren&#8217;t familiar with <a href=\"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/features\/baldurs-gate-3-looks-to-embody-my-dd-dreams-but-i-hope-my-chaos-can-still-shine-through\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/a>. This mode will focus more on the story aspect of Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 and will have less combat than the other choices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-balanced\">Balanced<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t mind a little challenge, you can choose Balanced to take down more robust enemies while still enjoying the story. Enemies won&#8217;t be as tricky as the last selection, but you&#8217;ll need to be quick on your toes when it comes to battle strategies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-tactician\">Tactician<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least is Tactician, a mode that embodies the combat side of Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3. Those who have played past games in the series or RPGs, in general, can choose this option to live through an almost never-ending battle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-can-you-change-the-difficulty-in-baldur-s-gate-3\">Can You Change the Difficulty in Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, <strong>you can change the difficulty level in the In-Game menu<\/strong>, where you can alter your previous decision. You can likely adjust this at any point in the game, but there may be specific times when it is unavailable. Thus, <a href=\"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/guides\/baldurs-gate-3-online-multiplayer-friends-how-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">players<\/a> can see if they want to change it or not to either increase the challenge or lower the difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know the <strong>difficulty settings in Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3<\/strong>, you can learn about the <a href=\"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/guides\/baldurs-gate-3-multiclass-guide-how-to-best-multiclass-builds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best Multiclass<\/a> for your character creation. Be sure to also explore the relevant links below to discover more game content. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start your journey the right way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311,"featured_media":971367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_article_tier":null},"categories":[30],"tags":[174812,204435,204436,226],"internal-label":[],"article_type":[194382],"coauthors":[{"id":311,"display_name":"Kristina Ebanez","user_nicename":"kristinaebanez"}],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image2102-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","author_info":{"display_name":"Kristina Ebanez","author_link":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/author\/kristinaebanez\/"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image2102-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=971359"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":971400,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971359\/revisions\/971400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/971367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=971359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=971359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=971359"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=971359"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=971359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}