Baldur’s Gate 3 players want simple change to fix Act 3’s worst quest

Baldur’s Gate 3 players have some problems with one of Act 3’s more disappointing quests, and it only takes one small change to fix most of them.

While the three-act structure of Baldur’s Gate 3 has been universally praised by critics and players alike, it’s also widely accepted that Act 3 doesn’t quite hit the same highs as the first two. At launch, Act 3 was a lot buggier than the rest of the game, and it just doesn’t match the tonal consistency of Act 2 or the fantasy wonder of Act 1.

And while Act 3 is full of some amazing quests to keep you entertained, like finally tracking down Cazador or infiltrating the library, there are a few that miss the mark, and one of the worst culprits is “Free the Artist,” which has you crawling all over the titular city to track down Oskar.

Baldur’s Gate 3 players aren’t happy with “Free the Artist” quest

One player was particularly frustrated that the picture you get at the end isn’t necessarily the person who poses in the reflection, meaning their Astarion playthrough wasn’t rewarded with a picture of the vampire spawn.

They said: “You run around the city looking for a bunch of undead assholes, the fights are tedious and irritating, there are no map markers and your only payment – not gold, mind you – is a portrait of a randomized character with no say over who it is.

“I was playing an Astarion origin and I was excited to at least let him see his reflection, but nope, no dice, the picture wouldn’t randomize to him despite him being the one to “sit for the portrait”. It’s such a massive step down in quality from the rest of the game – bad design, lazy programming, little to no narrative tissue.”