Baldur's Gate 3 is my favorite Baldur's Gate 3 while preparing for its recent launch out of early access. Not only did the highly anticipated game exceed the developers' expectations, but it sured just about every milestone you could imagine. Due to its massive popularity and the sheer influx of new players, Baldur's Gate 3 has managed to crash multiple online platforms including the likes of Steam and Larian Studios' own forums.
The Baldur's Gate 3 class, there is no shortage of content in-game to play through.
One unfortunate consequence of the newly released RPG's success is the stress placed upon online platforms by the soaring number of players. The first platform to have an issue was none other than the PC storefront Steam, as Baldur's Gate seemed to temporarily break it. Aside from the Baldur's Gate 3 Steam crash, though, the game's popularity has had an effect on Larian Studios' own forums.
As detailed in the developer's post on social media, "the huge influx of traffic" caused the online forums to crash. "If you're seeing this message on the Larian forums, don't worry," the team writes, "We're working with our forum provider to handle the huge influx of traffic." I myself noticed the forums having issues last night, which means it's been a recurrent issue throughout the day following Baldur's Gate 3's launch.
Larian Studios stated, "we'll let you know when we're back," meaning that the crashes are ongoing. You know a game is good when it's breaking the internet, y'all. If anyone has a Lesser Restoration spell on hand to cast in the direction of the Larian Studios forums, now would be a great time. Unfortunately, I used all of my Baldur's Gate 3 actions and spells already.
If you're just as obsessed with Baldur's Gate 3 as I am, you should check out some of our handy guides to help while you adventure. You can look through our overview of Baldur's Gate 3 companions to get an idea of what your party composition should look like.