Baldur’s Gate III: Half-Elf is the Top Choice for Race and Paladin for Class

It's been more than a week since Baldur's Gate III came out. That may not be much, but it appears to be enough time to see the trend when it comes to the choices of the players. Take the case of race where the top choice is the Half-Elf. Not that surprising when you realize that this race is pretty balanced. Human and Elf races came in second and third, respectively. The least popular meanwhile is the Githyanki.

While it may not be reflective of the characteristics of the players, the top choice for class is the Paladin with more than 200,000 players opting for this class. Second choice is Sorcerer with just under 200,000 players followed by Warlock at about 150,000 players. The least popular was Cleric.

Meet the Characters

Like with most role-playing games, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives players the chance to players a custom or pre-made character. These are called as Origins and come with their own backgrounds. The top choice is Gale, who is seen as a wizard prodigy. Second choice was Karlach followed by Astarion.

Now while most players often begin their first playthrough using a custom character, that wasn’t the case for this game. That’s because only 7% made the decision to start with Origins. The 93% wanted to make their very own character.

Other Stats

For those wondering, 65.1% of the players choose the side of good in terms of diplomacy. The 34.9% preferred to assault the Grove. By the way, 12% of the deaths experienced by players were a result of friendly fire.

What other stats were found out during the opening weekend of the game? For starters, 368 players were able to finish the game in just the opening weekend. When it came to character creation, it turns out players spent a combined total of 88 years. In terms of playtime, figures show that 10 million hours have been players which is about 1,225 years.

Get to learn more about the different figures from the game’s official page on Steam.

Baldur's Gate 3 invites everyone to return to the Forgotten Realms and enjoy a story of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and even the lure of absolute power. The game is set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons and comes from the studio responsible for Divinity: Original Sin 2.