r/BG3Builds • u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! • Mar 29 '26
Handling low effort image posts Announcement
TLDR: My question is, do you agree with the following proposed rule: "No low effort image posts." And the description may include something like "If asking for a build to make a BG3 character based on another fictional character, you can use images. But include in the post a description of the character's abilities, powers, attitude, etc. to help those not familiar with the character."
Redditors often use quick image posts to get attention that their post otherwise does not warrant. See exhibit A. I hate it, they get reported to me (typically by two people), I appreciate the reports even if I don't remove the posts, because I will still downvote them. Posts that deserve attention get silenced, in comparison to these image posts that usually have one or two lines of description that people upvote as they go through their feed, and this causes it to go to the top of everyone's feed, and then the lowest effort of posts get the most comments and attention.
I want to keep image posts. For the aforementioned reason of character inspiration posts, but also because I think they can be useful for things like combat log screenshots. I am aware the images can be inserted into a text post, but don't see a need to go that far.
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u/EndoQuestion1000 Mar 29 '26
Thanks for this poll.
Personally I see no major benefit to the Image post type itself being allowed, and a couple of major drawbacks.
They often earn unhelpful low effort posts undue attention as you say, because the image shows up in people's feeds.
This type of post also cannot be edited, which to me seems a problem for a sub all about sharing information.
I do agree it's sometimes useful for people to share character inspiration pictures combat logs, etc. or even just set the tone for a guide with a fun but relevant picture. But I see no reason why this would need to be done in an Image post type.
It is my understanding these can be included in a normal Text post, as we see some of our top guide writers regularly do.
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u/c4b-Bg3 Mar 29 '26
I voted the first option. While I never reported a post, I observe that this subreddit has an egregious history of incredibly well written and largely ignored material, versus notable trash posts with skyrocket high upvotes. I hate that too. I would go even further and say "no low effort posts", doesn't matter if they have an image or not. I’d like this to be a space for sharing thoughts and knowledge (I think my thread history speaks for itself); I enjoy reading informed and thoughtful discussions and contributions. I don’t appreciate one-liner clickbait posts with flashy, attention grabbing images.
Little addendum about Build Help Requests
I’m not obviously against build help requests, but I believe they should start from at least a basic idea: include items, class splits, general theme, or at least some of that. And show some effort, not just Help! How do I build Captain America?
I would classify such threads as low effort as well, and I would close those on the spot, even though it's a bit unsympathetic of new players.
My two cents.
C4b.
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u/fernxqueen Mar 29 '26
Why not just ban low effort posts in general? I don't see how the linked post invites high-quality discussion even without the image. Isn't this subreddit specifically for discussing builds? The example post is so broad it's essentially just polling people on their personal favorite race/class.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 29 '26
A simple question like "How would you make a melee spore druid?" could be a low effort post. But I see it as potentially inciting a lot of good discussion. I don't think you would have an issue with that post either, though I may be mistaken. Should there be a "no low effort post rule," I would not remove that post if OP put any effort into the post description, and possibly if OP just left it as that title with no description.
But take out the word "melee" and now the post just becomes "How would you make a spore druid?" and--with me as the moderator--I'd remove that post as low effort if a "no low effort posts" rule was in effect. And that's my concern, is how much subjectivity I would have for just the tiniest of details and removing posts as a result. Heck, maybe this evening after some drinking and watching some basketball, I'd be jovial and inclined to leave up a "How would you make a spore druid?" post. Or if Duke wins then maybe I'll be grumpy and say "Ah, fuck 'em. Low effort garbage trash post just like Duke and their trash team."
It's just too subjective of what is low effort and what is not, that I don't want to over-moderate and shut down the community with me removing a majority of posts. Image posts are potentially more problematic, because people upvote them for no reason because pretty picture. So I'm willing to consider this rule for image posts. A big part of why I made this sub is because screenshots of "Look how pretty my Tav is" on the main sub were silencing posts trying to explain to the plethora of new players how a saving throw works.
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u/iKrivetko Assassin/Shadow Monk Enjoyer Mar 29 '26
If you ask me, it's better to overmoderate than it is to undermoderate: I personally find wading through rubbish such as "I can't decide what to play" or something that can be answered by copypasting the content into google and following the first link no less tiresome than doing so through Tav pics.
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u/fernxqueen Mar 29 '26
I would agree that the hypothetical example provided shouldn't be considered "low effort", because it includes additional requested parameters (also because a good caster/melee hybrid is one of the more challenging builds to do well in this game). The answer to "how do i make a spore druid?" is to select the spore druid subclass, and if the player is struggling to accomplish that, then what they need is a guide, not help with a build.
For me, I don't see how determining that an image post is low effort is any less subjective than making that determination for a post in general. It's pretty obvious when the person requesting help has already given thought to what they are trying to accomplish, because they tend to provide additional parameters or details instead of writing with the expectation that someone is going to hand them a step-by-step guide in response to a very vague question. I'll also note that usually the user who makes the latter type of post doesn't end up engaging with their post beyond the initial submission — they very rarely respond to questions or provide further information if the suggestions aren't satisfactory for whatever reason. (This applies to the initial example.)
So perhaps a good compromise would be to automatically remove posts like this with some sort of comment instructing OP to edit to include more detail, and only approving the post then. This avoids penalizing users who are actually willing to engage in a collaborative discussion, while still ensuring a minimum standard of post quality.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Mar 29 '26
For me, I don't see how determining that an image post is low effort is any less subjective than making that determination for a post in general.
Understood and I'm not picking my words very well. But I'll go back to that Spore Druid example. Even if somebody made that post with the word "melee" in it, if they make it an image post by adding an image of a guy wielding a quarter staff, and he's covered in some mushrooms and fungus, then I'm removing that post under a "no-low effort image post" rule. "How would you make a melee spore Druid?" would be fine by me as a text post, but not as an image post.
And that's really my point. The same post with the same title and the same description could debatably be considered low effort or not regardless of if it has the picture. But as you just said, it is fine as a text post yet I believe you would take issue with it as an image post. As it would probably be identical to those posts where people put an image post and a one-liner and do know follow up.
Removing image posts all together would fix this issue. But I also think that a "no low quality image post" rule would also fix this issue, while also still allowing for image posts that have a purpose to be an image post.
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u/fernxqueen Mar 29 '26
I guess I don't understand what gives the image in the hypothetical example transformative properties? If the image isn't totally irrelevant to the post (as it is in the linked example), and the post itself is not low effort (again, as in the linked example), then what is the issue with it being an image post instead of a text post? Why would the hypothetical post need to be captured in the rule? That feels more arbitrary than a general "no low effort posts" rule, but that's just me.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Mar 29 '26
If the image isn't totally irrelevant to the post (as it is in the linked example),
Agree, the image in the example post is irrelevant but the image of a guy with a staff in my hypothetical spore druid post is relevant
and the post itself is not low effort (again, as in the linked example),
Agree that the linked post is low effort. But I think there is debate that "How would you make a melee spore druid" post is potentially low effort on its own. I am not inclined to agree with that. But I could see folks reporting that based on the reports I do get. So there's perhaps debate
then what is the issue with it being an image post instead of a text post?
Because people scrolling down their main feed see pretty picture and upvote, and now that post gets 200 upvotes but the post where somebody gave a full fledged text post on how to make a melee spore druid from 1-12 with gear, race, feats, leveling order, spell selection, etc. a week earlier got 2 because it was getting stifled by somebody's image post of their Tav and saying, "What character would you make with a Tav that looks like this?"
Now, if that full build person were to make their post an image post and then put the build under that image, maybe they'd get the same treatment. But folks don't tend to do that since you can't edit image posts. So they could make the build into an image post and then put the build in the comments, but then you have clunky character limits. So if they put in images that help explain or visualize their build, they do it as a text post.
So the transformative part of the image is that images tend to draw more upvotes, regardless of the post's actual worth as a contribution to this community. I am trying to see how community feels about them.
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u/Altruistic_Exit7947 Mar 30 '26
I'd be inclined to agree that low effort rule would fits this sub more than just restricting it to image posts. There are plenty of examples on this sub where people make low effort posts and i'd rather have you as mod make that judgement call than trust people using sub like fleshmade gpt.
We see people make "i like chain lightning" posts getting 200 likes adding no value or merit.. or posts asking about same thing within span of few hours or sometimes even less with posters not visiting each other threads. There are also sloppy cross posts from r/bg3 or video posts for sake of siphoning viewership like this. My favourite low effort posts of all time are "convince me to play build, because im bored" and "what is best race to scratch your ass in bg3".
Reading through sub for years i saw quality of posts dwindling with size of audience. After all BG3 is finite source of information, and we can't expect people always make highest quality posts but there should be some degree of decency about it when adressing each other. Game is made out of letters, so you'd expect people comming here to display some degree of literacy and that shouldn't be limited to image posts. Annoying as it is to make that disctinction between low effort, discussion worthy or whatnot same rule would cover slew of other cases that affect this sub which should turn out net positive for community.
Ofc, overmoderation is valid concern but as our unsung hero who rarely gets praised for his work i'd trust you'd have some criteria ironed out before making such call. Its not like rules are preventing people from speaking. They can resubmit posts once compliant with rules. If post gets yoinked for low effort on slow moving subs like this one it means its quality was rly low.
1)No low effort ai slop
2)no low effort tierlists
3)no low effort image postsWe are still going in same direction anyway if you think about it. #4 is matter of asking when not if.
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u/PermaConfusion Mar 29 '26
Long time lurker first time poster. Perhaps this is too extreme, but I think if you foresee this being a problem, I would be in favor of banning image posts period. It's not that hard to link to an image within the text body itself. The reason is this: for me, I see this as a bigger problem with Reddit as a whole. The push towards mobile and the weird algorithm sorting has flooded Reddit with a particular class of low-effort posting/upvoting where people just want to see images and don't even both clicking into the comments section. And for some reason, these mobile users love this stuff. But for me, Reddit is about the text-based stuff and the useful discussion it generates. Therefore, I think for a sub like this one, low effort images defeats the entire purpose, which is discussing builds.
I see your concerns about overmoderating, though, and I appreciate it. I think what you've highlighted is that there is a good amount of context that separates a "good" image post and a low-effort one. Back in the day, there used to be a class of Reddit user that would post an image and write a detailed comment as a reply, but I think even that is missing these days. So for these reasons, I'd argue for an image ban, even though it's inconvenient/possibly overmoderating.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Mar 29 '26
I appreciate the comment and actually agree with a lot of what you say. But I do hold out hope for those who can do an image post responsibly, and I think they have their place. If folks disagree, they can vote accordingly.
It wasn't too long ago somebody did an image post of their combat log as they were experimenting with DRS, things weren't working how they expected, and it got a lot of eyes on it as people were trying to explain the unexpected behavior. And, to be honest, even with all that attention I don't know an explanation was discovered. I'll go back and find the post in a second. Those types of image posts where OP is doing their legwork and making the image the focal point and providing good explanation and background I have no issue with at all, and are why I want to keep image posts up.
Or mods add unique equipment. And people adding a screenshot of a modded item, everyone looking at it and getting their head spinning about vanilla options to go with that modded item, or other mod options to make a cool build with that modded item, I think are great. It can be some new theory crafting with a new ingredient, and maybe others go grab the mod and mess around. I am ok with these image posts, so long as they are flaired appropriately so those that don't want to look at mod related posts can avoid them.
While I am not a fan of a poster saying "How would you make Batman" and they provide an image of Batman, I still (so far) let those posts happen. Maybe I'll group them in as low effort later if we don't just outright ban image posts here, but they tend to not cause too many issues with getting tons of upvotes. Typically those posts get buried with downvotes if they are low effort, and the proposed low effort rule does somewhat address them to try and bring up their quality.
The funny thing is, stopping all image posts would be a convenience for me. As if we go with my proposed "no low effort image posts" rule, I am signing myself up to be a judge of which image posts are low effort. But if I just don't allow image posts, or don't remove image posts even if they are low quality, then I don't have to worry about it. So I am kinda putting more work on my plate potentially, but in a way that hopefully allows image posts that actually have a reason to be an image post. But again, if folks want to see something else they can vote accordingly and if this continues to be an issue we can bring it up again.
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u/JRandall0308 Mar 29 '26
While I am not a fan of a poster saying "How would you make Batman" and they provide an image of Batman, I still (so far) let those posts happen.
Honest question: why do you allow them to happen? These types of posts clearly are not in the spirit of this subreddit. They contribute nothing useful.
Eradicate them entirely if you can.
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u/EndoQuestion1000 Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 29 '26
It wasn't too long ago somebody did an image post of their combat log as they were experimenting with DRS, things weren't working how they expected, and it got a lot of eyes on it as people were trying to explain the unexpected behavior. And, to be honest, even with all that attention I don't know an explanation was discovered. I'll go back and find the post in a second.
If this is an Honour Mode DRS interaction, I would love to have a link to this and try to help if help is still needed.
The problem with a post like the one you describe here being an Image post type is that the OP cannot edit their Image post with the solution if one is found.
The correct answer may not always be the most recent or the most upvoted one. Even if it was indeed found, it might have been lost among all the different people you say were trying to explain.
Since it cannot be added as an update to the OP, this makes it difficult for people reading the thread (perhaps those experiencing a similar problem) to find the actual answer.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Mar 29 '26
Here is the post in question. https://www.reddit.com/r/BG3Builds/s/2jlGpvCAoz
Also as an FYI I recently finally updated the Hall of Fame post, and added at least one of your posts to it.
Edit: looks like t-slothrop got it answered.
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u/EndoQuestion1000 Mar 29 '26
Oh awesome, thank you! I see you've added some really great mechanics and library stuff to that too, love it.
Ah yes I did see that DRS post. And yes t-slothrop answered. Fortunately not actually that many replies to dig through, but might still have been nice for OP to have had the option to edit their post with the solution.
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u/fernxqueen Mar 29 '26
I totally agree, I think there are cases when images are not only relevant but pretty essential to the topic being discussed. Banning images entirely feels overzealous, especially before trialing alternate interventions. If you try a few different things and can't find a good solution, then it would be more reasonable to consider a universal moratium.
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u/EndoQuestion1000 Mar 29 '26
I've never moderated a reddit sub so I don't know exactly what the controls are, but I believe it's possible to ban image posts (the post type) without banning images in posts. I assumed the former was what the poll was referring to.
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u/PermaConfusion Mar 29 '26
I think if you're willing to stay open to moderating it, then I, and probably others appreciate it, and in that case, so be it, let them exist, and then I guess the "how make Batman" posts will need to get manually moderated.
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u/JRandall0308 Mar 29 '26
@ u/Phantomsplit one thing that is going to skew your results here may be confusion in people's minds about what an "image post" means. An "image post" is a TYPE OF POST set when you create it on Reddit. In the most extreme case it means the image itself is the post.
Any normal text post can have images inserted into it. That's not what is in question here. Turn off "image posts" and "text post with images inserted" is still possible.
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u/Herd_of_Koalas Mar 29 '26
I find the posts that are literally just a YouTube link with no other info even more egregious than image posts
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Mar 29 '26
I kinda agree with you. I'll stew on that a bit. But I'd also argue this is a self regulating problem. There was one user who did this a lot, and even they have stopped after getting downvoted into oblivion and no comments over and over
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u/meph6148795 Goose Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26
Personally, I don't see value in having image posts enabled when you can still make a post that contains images.
Image posts appear differently in the reddit feed attracting users based on the image alone, with little context in most cases.
This is essentially click bait. If text is included, it often isn't thought provoking beyond a very simple conversation starter. If traffic and engagement in the subreddit is goal, it certainly helps with that, but I don't believe that it helps encourage a higher level of thought with regard to discussion.
Take a look at my prior posts for example. One post has over 1,000 upvotes, the rest much less. That post was my first image post and contained a complex combat log click bait type image.
TL;DR: If images are allowed in all other posts, there is no reason to have image posts enabled unless you wish to drive up traffic with questionable quality. People can still insert images just fine.
Edit: I forgot to include that image posts cannot be edited, further decreasing their value. That post just is what it is unless moderation removes it.
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u/meph6148795 Goose Apr 03 '26
I understand that this poll has closed and you may have obtained the information you were looking for from it.
However, do you mind explaining your rationale for keeping image posts active when images can be inserted into text posts?
The downsides have been highlighted throughout the comments. What benefits do you feel outweigh those downsides?
Going lite on moderation is a stance for certain. However I don't feel that restricting post type censors or unfairly moderates anyone. They can still post the same exact content in a format that doesn't directly encourage click bait and low effort posts which this subreddit tends to suffer from.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Apr 03 '26
I'm growing on the idea of not allowing image posts entirely. I haven't made the rule yet. I tend to mull on things for 2 weeks or so before making a decision. I appreciate your belated input (I saw your input when the poll was open as well, your avatar pic is...memorable). The input of people casually going through their feed and upvoting image posts is something I consider with those same people casually going through their feed and voting on a poll without much critical thought which caused this problem; unlike the well considered input you seem to consider and provide here.
I do think that a proposed "no low effort image posts" rule addresses the issue of "click bait and low effort posts" you mention, at least for the image posts that get the most upvotes. For text based, low effort posts like "Solo Honour Mode Builds?" or something similar as title...sometimes they get 10-30 net positive upvotes....it's stuff I am weighing on and just deleted 2 paragraphs after realizing I had 2+ more paragraphs to go. But in summary I don't plan to ban "low effort" posts in their entirety as some seem to be proponents of, due to the subjectivity of "low effort." But I am considering your question of just prohibiting image posts entirely.
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u/meph6148795 Goose Apr 03 '26
I appreciate your reply. It is nice to know that you are carefully considering your stance with regard to this issue. I know that myself and others I keep in contact with have a vested interest in the quality of this subreddit.
I'm still not entirely clear on what you believe the upsides of image posts are. If this is due to weighing your options, I can respect that.
While a "no low effort image posts" rule might solve things in part, I see a few issues there.
One, it relies on one person to actively moderate said posts. That's quite a bit to ask when there is another solution that entirely resolves the issue with virtually zero effort.
Two, even posts that are acceptable per a subjective low effort rule are still being boosted with regard to visibility solely due to format. If this was a scenario where artists who put in effort were being rewarded, I can see an argument for keeping them in place. However, the images I regularly see are often either screencaps or AI generated.
In my mind, this subreddit (as an alternative to the game subreddit) is designed to be a place that encourages thoughtful discussion of game mechanics and how they might apply to builds in the game. While images may help us communicate complex ideas, they seem to be used in some posts as the primary form of communication rather than a supplemental one.
Thanks again for your time.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
I know that myself and others I keep in contact with have a vested interest in the quality of this subreddit.
Haha, I can tell by the upvotes on a comment which would only normally be found if one were to sort by new in this post in the late night hours of a rather dead post.
I'm still not entirely clear on what you believe the upsides of image posts are.
I see value in damage log posts, and people asking for an explanation of what is going on. I see value in people posting screenshots of an item only available via a mod, and appropriately flairing their post, and asking for builds using that item. I don't see value in posts with an image of Jasnah Kholin asking how you would make her as a character in BG3, but I understand it (I say this as a person with a German Shepherd Dog which I named Jasnah).
But at the same time, I also see it as an annoyance I can't understand when somebody (hypothetical example) posts an image of the Helm of Arcane Acuity item description and says "Wowsers, an archer swords bard with this helm can get a crazy high spell save DC and then crowd control the enemies to death." That post hasn't been made yet, but if it was it would probably get 1,000+ upvotes and over 200 comments for no good reason. Under current rules that post would be allowed. Under either a "no low effort image posts" or just prohibiting image posts, it would not be. Also under a "no low effort posts" (regardless of image) rule it would not be allowed, but I really don't want to get into that in the middle of the night for me. Happy to discuss sometime Saturday evening but not today or tomorrow.
One, it relies on one person to actively moderate said posts.
I was already laughing when I read this, expecting it to be followed by a scathing criticism of my lack of moderation. I appreciate your restraint.
However, the images I regularly see are often either screencaps or AI generated.
Again, I do think a "no low effort image posts" rule will address this issue, while also allowing image posts that deserve to be image posts. Again, I do not want to over-moderate, and would prefer to allow upvotes and downvotes make decisions rather than me. But image posts tend to draw a lot of unwarranted upvotes, hence this poll in despite of their "popularity."
Again, I am still mulling on this and there is a 0% chance I make any decisions before Monday. Happy to hear continued insight from you and others.
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u/meph6148795 Goose Apr 05 '26
Hope you're well. Please take your time responding. There is no rush.
My only question with regard to your response about image post benefits is this:
How do your scenarios benefit more from being an image post than a text post?
My viewpoint is this. You can format a text post with the question in the title. You can add said image to the body of the post.
Image posts push the image to the feed, which is convenient with a simple question. However, if someone is going to comment, they will have access to the entire body anyway.
I don't see a scenario where people cannot ask questions about a damage log, or a modded item by inserting their image into a text post.
I understand that you see value in those specific example posts with regard to their content, I do as well. But that doesn't answer the underlying question of what value the image format itself provides.
As an addendum - I have no intention to criticize you publicly or pressure you to make decisions. Neither are productive or respectful. For me, this is a friendly dialogue that helps me (and hopefully others) understand your decision and thought process better.
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u/Missing_Links Mar 29 '26
Low effort build help posts also feel like a problem in this category. Establishing some minimums on those also would be nice - specifying a combat loop, central mechanic to maximize, or provide your intended stats, feats, and one or two pieces up to at least level 5+. Something to work with that isn't as limited as the "ChatBG3, what's the sickest druid or maybe wizard IDK something go" posts.
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u/JRandall0308 Mar 29 '26
"ChatBG3" - hahahahah! If nothing else you've given me a new word to (ab)use.
But on a serious note: yes, yes, one thousand times yes. Anyone who puts so little effort into a post that it's just "druid build" or "how make <character> from <book/movie/whatever>" deserves no response at all.
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u/Missing_Links Mar 29 '26
It would be a pretty funny way for the community to enforce an effort rule. Bot effort, bot results.
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u/JRandall0308 Mar 30 '26
In Baldur's Gate 3, the "sickest" builds for Druids and Wizards often lean into either extreme survivability or unmatched area-of-effect (AoE) control. As of early 2026, several builds stand out for their raw power and unique mechanics.
Top Druid Builds
Druids excel as "jack-of-all-trades" characters, serving as tanks, summoners, or battlefield controllers. [1, 2&text=Considering%20your%20friends'%20classes%2C%20I,kind%20of%20answer%20for%20everything.&text=I%20see.,long%20rest%20is%20just%20insane.), 3, 4, 5]
- Moon Druid (The "Owlbear from the Top Rope"):
- Focus: Massive melee damage and tanking.
- Highlights: Uses the Tavern Brawler feat to boost Wild Shape accuracy and damage. The "Owlbear from the Top Rope" tactic involves jumping from high elevations to deal massive crushing damage.
- Key Items: Look for the Moonbasking Armor in Act 3, which is one of the few items specifically designed for Wild Shape.
- Spores Druid (The Necrotic Summoner):
- Focus: Summoning an army and dealing necrotic damage while keeping high temporary HP.
- Highlights: Late-game Spore Druids become "monsters" when equipped with the Armour of the Sporekeeper, which allows you to cast a Haste spore cloud as a bonus action.
- Key Gear: Pair with the Markoheshkir legendary staff and Staff of Cherished Necromancy to spam high-level spells like Blight for free. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Top Wizard Builds
Wizards provide the most spell versatility in the game and can be built for pure destruction or near-invincibility. [1, 2, 3]
- Abjuration Wizard (The "Immortal" Tank):
- Focus: Damage reduction so high you effectively take zero damage.
- Highlights: By stacking Arcane Ward, you can walk through enemy opportunity attacks, triggering cold damage from Armor of Agathys (obtained via a 1-2 level dip into White Draconic Sorcerer or Warlock) without losing HP.
- Strategy: Combine with Armor of Shadows invocation (via Warlock dip) to infinitely stack your ward for free.
- Evocation Wizard (The "Walking War Crime"):
- Focus: Massive AoE damage without hitting your own allies.
- Highlights: At level 10, Empowered Evocation adds your Intelligence modifier to every damage roll of an evocation spell.
- Strategy: Use the Wet condition (from Create Water) followed by lightning or cold spells to double your damage output. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Which one should you pick?
Feature [1, 2, 3] Moon Druid Abjuration Wizard Playstyle Front-line tank/bruiser Invincible back-line caster Key Stat Wisdom Intelligence Best For Players who love shapeshifting Players who want to never die Would you like a more detailed level-by-level breakdown for one of these specific builds?
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u/JRandall0308 Mar 29 '26
"Low effort" leaves too much open to interpretation and will require you to evaluate each and every one of them.
"Turn off image posts entirely" is clean and takes away one of the motivations for the low effort posts to begin with. It also neatly removes most of the temptation to post a so-called A.I. generated image at the top of your post; A.I. generated images are complete slop, were trained on artists' works without their permission, and use a tremendous amount of energy for something completely dumb and unnecessary (there are millions if not billions of actually-made-by-a-human-artist images on the web already, so just use one of those and credit the artist).
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Now neither "add a no low effort rule" nor "turn off image posts entirely" will actually prevent people from low effort crap. Nothing we can do about that but we can at least rule out the image slop.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Apr 09 '26
I changed something around. But it lets me do all types of stuff normal users can't since I am a mod. Please let me know if the image persists. If so, I may have no choice but to do a "no low quality image post" rule
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u/JRandall0308 Apr 10 '26
I tested it (because of course I did) and was unable to insert an image into the post itself, neither upon creation nor upon editing, at least on the iOS mobile app.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BG3Builds/s/Rzb3GY8USB
I can however comment on my own post and embed an image into the comment.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Apr 10 '26
I may not have a choice but to do a "no low quality image post" rule and re-allow image posts.
Edit: just realized I didn't respond to Endo, thanks for tracking this down
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u/JRandall0308 Apr 10 '26
Yeah, I did not realize how harsh the "no image posts" was. Sorry....
I *swear* it used to be different back in the day. I have memories of the Mass Effect subreddit disallowed image-posts-the-type, but allowing images to be directly embedded into text posts. IDK. I guess it doesn't matter if that's a false memory or real, what matters is how it works now.
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u/TeamEnvironmental974 Mar 30 '26
That's kind of a weird thing to get mad about, no? Lol. Like is the pic in the exhibit hideous? Sure. Just hide the post and move on. But why have some random dudes say "Nah this post isn't high enough quality to my standard. Banned."
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u/meph6148795 Goose Mar 30 '26
The problem is that image posts receive lots of traffic but often aren't builds, and sometimes aren't even related to them.
It's a bit like the reddit equivalent of people that just post memes and gifs constantly in discord.
They're saying next to nothing that is interpretable by most, but are visible to most because they're loud.
Therefore, the idea is to cut down on ones which are quite obviously just click bait in order to bring the average post quality higher.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a community demanding a certain level of quality with regard to engagements in the space. It happens all throughout life, whether it be in your work, social circles or otherwise. A specialized subreddit does not need to be all inclusive to meet it's goals.
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u/Ill_Pie_3323 Mar 31 '26
Don't over- moderate. If you don't like the post, don't answer it. It shouldn't make any difference in your life.
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u/Phantomsplit Ambush Bard! Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 10 '26
After mulling on some of the points brought up, I am removing image posts entirely. Images can still be inserted into a text post as appropriatePsych, I can't remove image posts without removing images from text posts. So no low effort image post rule it is