Despite all the success that Baldur’s Gate 3 Brought Larian, the Belgium-based studio continued to add and improve its game of the year winner with patches that gave the game even more content. The content is so far free and is an impressive step, considering that the launch version of the game can already take most players up to a hundred hours to fully explore. The patches have been gifts to fans in particular, since some have included changes that have been requested by players, such as an added ending for Karlach.
While Patch 7 has added quite a few big things, such as new endings for an evil Dark Urge playthrough and mod support for all platforms, it also adds small interactions to further flesh out characters in dialogue. One in particular has to do with MintharaThe drow true soul who led the Absolute’s forces against the druids of the Emerald Grove. This gives her a little more, which helps, considering she joins the party later than most, but does highlight a necessary plot hole to get her to join if part of a good game.
New BG3 Patch 7 dialogue highlights a Minthara plot hole
But it brings up an excellent point
In the launch build of Baldur’s Gate 3, Mintara was only recruitable as an alternative to Halsinand demands that players attack the Emerald Grove for the absolute. This softens relationships with many other companions and makes some, like Wyll, hostile. It was a steep price to pay to have Minthara in the party halfway through Act 2, and many players decided against it at the time to align with their good playthroughs. There were slick ways to add Minthara, but it required a lot of work to just work.
Later, Larian heard the cries of players wanting to recruit Minthara during a good game, and the Drove had a lot to add to the playthroughs with her unique opinion compared to others in the party. This is required The party to knock you out on their crusade against the goblin campWhile killing practically everyone else. Minthara returns later in Act 2 and is recruitable in the same way she was in an evil campaign. With Patch 7, she questions Tav about their Act 1 decisions.
After the new update, Minthara will ask the player why they spared her when the other leaders of the goblin camp were killed. In order to progress the story, the two other leaders have to be killed, although Minthara can be spared because of her status as a later companion. Tav, or whoever the avatar character is, will have three possible answers to the question, Although none are satisfactory and bring attention to the plot hole This is Minthara’s recruitment during a good campaign.
None of the dialogue choices are great
When Minthara asks the player about being spared, there are three answers they can give. One suggests that the player somehow knew that Minthara would make a valuable ally without being controlled by the Absolute, which is strange considering that this does not apply to the other two leaders. Another avoids the question, and only asks if Minthara is unpretentious about being alive, while The third answer simply says that Drove is too hard to kill. None of the three really answers the Drow’s question well.
Aside from being the most powerful member of the goblin camp, there is no in-game reason to believe that Minthara would be a worthy ally of the Absolute, considering that she fulfills the drow stereotype of being violent, cruel, and overly authoritative. She clearly has honor and takes her oaths seriously because she is a paladinBut the player doesn’t know about this trait of hers at that time. Realistically, there is no reason to spare her instead of anyone else unless the players already know she can be recruited during a good campaign.
If the player decides on recruiting Minthara as a goody two shoes, A reasonable option is to pretend that they tried to kill MintharaAnd she simply survived. In game, players will have to play pretend; However, since it is very tricky to accidentally hit a character. On the other hand, it’s very easy to accidentally kill someone with all the bombastic spells in a party, so players will likely have to go out of their way to spare Minthara and then just roleplay that Tav doesn’t.
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finally, The plot hole around Sparing Minthara is not a problem Since the drive will drop the subject quickly and just say that she is grateful to be alive. There is even dialogue from earlier builds of Baldur’s Gate 3 About how happy Minthara is that she’s not killed and forgotten, which is strangely heartfelt for the grieving. At the end of the day, Mintara is quite an honest character and has made an oath to fight by Tav’s side. This is enough for most.
The plot holes surrounding the Drove are likely the reason why Larian decided not to be recruitable during a good campaign At the launch of the game. Halsin and Minthara were always meant to be separate, but players knew how much the drow had to add to the game, and many found slick ways or made mods to recruit her without massacring the Emerald Grove. Larian noticed this and added it officially, for which the community was grateful.
The Larian recruitment plot hole can be seen as a necessary evil by Larian to give the players what they wanted. While the dialogue added in patch 7 highlights this plot hole, it also makes Minthara more interesting as a character and adds to her, which is never a bad thing. There is a reason why everyone wanted you for good Baldur’s Gate 3 CampaignAnd the small plot hole around her can be easily forgiven, considering the extra insight Taw and the party get because of Minthara’s inclusion.