Baldur’s Gate 3 players are getting rich by roleplaying as “crate merchants”
Larian StudiosTwo Baldur’s Gate 3 players are making a tidy profit by looting and selling every chest they can find in the game.
As a CRPG, Baldur’s Gate 3 offers plenty of roleplaying opportunities, with multiple classes, races, and backgrounds to choose from. There are also multiple ways to make money in the game. You can earn money from doing quests, looting dungeons and corpses, or selling off unwanted items. Some players, however, are resorting to the most unusual methods of getting rich in the game.
A post by Redditor ‘Stompingchicken’ on the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit shares the unusual story of two players. The OP says that they introduced their “former roommate to BG3, and he and his brother have been playing nonstop ever since. They discovered that most crates and containers are worth a couple of gold a piece unto themselves, and have thusly began to hoard. Every. Single. Box. They. Find.”
The OP also attaches a screenshot of the brothers’ camp stash, which shows that they have an Opulent Chest with 4710 chests inside it. The total value of this adds up to 200,636 gold — a ridiculously high value with which you can buy almost anything.
According to the post, the brothers are completely ignoring the Mind Flayer parasite and have decided to just be “crate merchants” in Baldur’s Gate 3.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is based on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPG, and many users found this situation similar to roleplaying experiences in D&D. One comment added, “DnD players with a permissive DM living their best RPG lives be like.” Another user mentioned how their “friend’s character was cutting goblin ears and he tried to sell it.”
Larian StudiosOne user wondered “how much stress” the computer will go through “when you open that chest?” Another replied to this, saying that their “friend’s PC got blue screen because of this.” Meanwhile, user Tenacal came up with a devious idea: “Don’t just open it in inventory. Drop it, then break it open with Wall of Fire (or some other ongoing damage effect) and watch the chaos unfold.”
If you intend to try this out yourself in Baldur’s Gate 3, don’t forget to save your game first. Save scumming can often be useful if you wish to check out alternate outcomes. Or check out how one player one-shotted a boss by stacking a huge amount of money.