The new difficulty saw over 158,000 playthroughs started over the weekend, with over 34,000 players failing in their runs.
Other interesting stats include 94 percent of players going with a custom character, Berserker being the most popular subclass and more.
Larian Studios' acclaimed role-playing game has seen impressive completion numbers since exiting early access in August.
The playable Epilogue features 3,589 lines of new dialogue, cinematics and "some of the most complex writing in the game so far."
Approximately 130 GB of free space is needed, failing which players must uninstall the game and redownload the patched version.
"That’s exciting, but also maybe the least exciting thing in Patch 5, to give you an idea of how exciting it is," says Larian Studios' Michael Douse.
The install size of the digital Xbox Series X/S version is also unknown, but Larian's Michael Douse will update players later.
A change in Patch 4 preventing immediate detection in a specific location caused severe slowdown issues, but a fix is inbound.
Michael Douse, Director of Publishing, is also unsure which patch is on the disc but assured it would at least be the latest.
Premium subscribers can play a two-hour trial for the acclaimed RPG on PS5 - just enough time to make the perfect character.
A blocker occurring after a Long Rest, a flashback teleporting the Dark Urge to the Lower City, and more have also been fixed.
The acclaimed RPG's physical version will launch for all platforms in Q1 2024, and retail for a price of $79.99.
Larian Studios has confirmed that its acclaimed RPG will be launching for Xbox consoles next month.
"I wish I could tell you about our next big game but this is really encouraging us to ensure it pushes many boundaries," says CEO Swen Vincke.
A release date announcement for the Xbox Series X/S version and a possible physical release in the West could be inbound.
Both are nominated in eight categories each, and are joined in the Game of the Year category by Zelda, Resident Evil, Spider-Man, and Mario.
Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke also spoke about making the game "as approachable as possible" without any compromises.
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke demonstrates how work on the RPG's Xbox Series S port has improved it on other platforms as well.
Baldur's Gate 3 might be getting Honour mode soon, which is a difficulty option that was also found in Divinity: Original Sin 2.
Larian Studios recently reiterated that the widely acclaimed RPG will indeed launch for Xbox this year.
