10 Seemingly Pointless Video Game Choices That Have Surprising Consequences
Good things come to those who wait!
The best things in life come to those who wait. Video games, however, typically don't subscribe to this philosophy, since players prefer when their decisions have an instant effect, but this said, there are rare exceptions.
Sometimes, the choice that you make may not seem to do anything at first, but in reality, you just have to wait for things to secretly develop in the background, and once they do, you'll be very, very happy you stuck with your decision after all!
These kinds of choices are the definition of a slow burn. When you pick them, they might seem disappointing compared to the other options available, but this is only because they need time to give you your reward.
It might be an inferior piece of equipment that becomes overpowered with time, a dialogue choice that will have more consequence later in the story, or a simple interaction that can single-handedly save your playthrough.
Whatever the case might be, the following choices take time to become the best decisions you can make. You have to arm yourself with patience and faith, but it'll all be worth it in the end.
10. The Kuo-toa Will Build An Army In Your Name - Baldur's Gate 3
Most choices you make in Baldur's Gate 3 have real consequences for picking them, although you might have to wait for some of them.
In fact, one choice regarding the secret Kua-toa cult in Act 1 requires you to wait for its consequences the entire game!
During the Underdark section early in the story, your party can encounter a cult of fish people called Kuo-toa who worship a redcap as their god.
There are several different ways in which you can approach the fish, one of which is convincing them that their god is fake, killing him, and then proclaiming yourself to be their new deity.
If you do so, the Kuo-toa leader will ask you for your first decree. One of the options here is telling the fishfolk to assemble an army, and while this doesn't seem to do anything for three whole acts, in the final battle, it will turn out that your worshippers have actually followed through and built an army that you can spawn to help defeat the final boss.
Now, the Kuo-toa soldiers are mostly pretty weak, but their one champion is a paladin that can completely obliterate enemy soldiers with smiting attacks while you focus on the main boss!