Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Explains Why Choosing The Emperor Is “Dumb”

The Emperor in Baldur’s Gate 3 plays a major role as he is one of the key players in the story. However, one player believes that siding with him is not a pragmatic option, but rather idiocy.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of those games that offers almost complete freedom to players. You have the option to decide what type of ending you want to get in the game, and the Emperor plays a key role in this.

Siding with the Emperor has often been seen as a pragmatic option. However, one player believes that this choice is not pragmatic, but rather stupid. It turns out that quite a few players support this statement.

Baldur’s Gate 3 players think siding with the Emperor is ‘logic-defying idiocy’

The discussion around this topic was started by Reddit user atvpkai. He claimed that siding with Orpheus or the Emperor is absurd. However, he believes that most players often pretend that siding with the Emperor is actually pragmatic.

According to this player, “there is no reason to trust the Emperor”because all his decisions have been influenced by the Brain. In short, the Emperor is not a strategist, but rather a puppet who only strengthens the Brain.

Additionally, this user also suspects that “letting him consume Orpheus”was probably a master plan of his master. This was because Orpheus was immune to the powers of the Illithids and the only form of protection for players. Thus, this user concluded that “choosing the Emperor is not ‘pragmatic’, but rather logic-defying idiocy.”

Siding with the Emperor is not the “more pragmatic” choice byu/atvpkai inBaldursGate3

One player agreed with this idea. He said: “For his part, the Emperor lied and manipulated all the time.” Another player added: “The most important factor for me in this decision was Lae’zel. I had the impression that the emperor was sincere but overwhelmed and Orpheus was a total stranger but with Lea’zel, I understood his motivations and I liked him.

Finally, one user said: “This is why I have absolutely no time for all the Emperor simps who are constantly splitting hairs and making ridiculous exceptions for him.”

So we can say that many players feel that siding with the Emperor is the wrong choice. Some decide to do it anyway. However, the fact that the Emperor is manipulative is something that most players do not appreciate in Baldur’s Gate 3.