Which game have you been the most patient for (as in, delaying purchase)?
For me, it would have to be GTA V. I stopped playing games for years, then built a new rig in 2018. Since then I’ve played through GTA IV (well, I beat the story, and it was amazing), but I never played GTA V.
My plan is to purchase it and start playing it the day GTA VI is released, as I have enough other games to get through in the meantime.
I’ve played some tabletop in the past (10+ years ago) as a noob, never quite got super deep - it was mostly an activity to enjoy with friends.
With the way my life is structured these days, I’d be a key contributor to “schedules & conflicts” and don’t want to burden a party with my inability to fully commit to a campaign.
CRPGs give me the advantage of being able to start and stop whenever, short or long sessions.
Personally, I think BG3 will fit very neatly into that feast/famine mode. I’ve been playing it since early beta when there was only the initial map, and I’ve come back to it for nearly every update for the new classes, races, options galore, and the meta is deeep (if that’s of interest).
On top of that, the mod community is lively, so there’s a non-zero chance that whatever you might find annoying can be easily resolved to your liking. (eg. dice rolling, etc.)
Lastly, it’s been my experience that nearly every RPG-adjacent Di$cord server I’m on has at least a searchable conversation if not an outright channel for BG3 chatter. From local gaming shops to online RPG guilds to 3D-printing groups and such, there are millions of people that’re totally game to hang out & bullshit and/or theorycraft on the topic. I’ve connected with more than one D&D campaign that way, so maybe give it a shot! 🫡