In a Community Update post on Steam, Larian Studios has revealed just how much players are loving Baldur’s Gate 3. More specifically, users have a combined playtime of over 10,000,000 hours; which equates to over 1,225 years. With a current all-time peak of 814,466 concurrent players on Steam, it was obvious that BG3 was getting serious playtime. But, even still, these numbers are massive.
Larian also revealed some pretty interesting stats from the opening weekend. Half-Elf is the most picked race and much to my surprise, Paladin is the most chosen class. Not that there’s anything wrong with Paladin, I just expected it to be something more obvious: like Barbarian or Rogue, or even Wizard. Githyanki and Halfing aren’t the go-to choices for that many people, nor is the Cleric class.
Would you like some choices for your choices?
Most players appear to be veering on the side of good, with 65% choosing to save the Grove. Don’t worry: those in the other 35% decided to assault the Grove, so did I. I had my reasons.
Despite at least 2.5 million copies of Baldur’s Gate 3 being purchased, only 368 players have finished the RPG. That’s really a true testament to how much there is to actually do in BG3. I’ve got over 30 hours of playtime so far and I’m still in Act I, and loving every second of it.
There were a few more interesting stats in the post as well. Of all the Origin Characters that players can choose, Gale was the most picked. I wonder if it’s due to all the possibilities of being a Wizard with their many subclass choices. Furthermore, 12% of all player deaths were caused by friendly fire. I finally started my co-op campaign just last night and can definitely feel this statistic.
Perhaps the most important stat of the opening weekend: Scratch has been petted over 750,000 times. To be honest, I think that’s a rookie number, everyone! Make sure you’re petting Scratch.
