Baldur's Gate 2!!!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Who else has played this magnificent game? Amazing gameplay this time around and the story is top notch. I'm just in Chapter 2, and I've already had more fun than some games I bought.

[Shadowstrike]

Hmm... I'll pick it up the next time I visit Electronic Boutique.....

I really need to visit that place more often....

[Cthol]

i'll buy it as soon as it comes to the stores. and that's 2.10.00

omfg, i am an ignorant bastard, I just watched the trailer for the game and realized that the game is in real time and not the bull**** turn-based... doh!

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only human...sigh

[Scouse Gits]

Brat daughter bought it for me for my birthday - just waiting for the new machine to be delivered Wednesday - and the celebrations will begin ....


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Scouse Git[1]

"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor
"The Great Library must be built!"

[Imran Siddiqui]

And days later, I can eat... still playing, but taking a break to eat...

Very funny thing.. in the Save/Load screens they have helpful tips. One is: "Characters don't have to eat, but YOU do! We don't want to lose any dedicated players."

[Jaakko]

Just bought it today, and I've been playing it until now (it crashed ). BG2 sucked me in to the game world as strong as the best Ultimas ever did, and that's a very high compliment coming from me.

BTW, in the dungeon where I started, I didn't get to explore much until I found myself on the outside.
Apart from the bounty hunter NPC, is there anything else essential in there?

[John-SJ]

Uh, Imoen, Jahiera, and Minsc (and Boo) might be considered at least semi-important by some. They're all with you, right?

John-SJ

[Jaakko]

John, it's kind of hard NOT to get them...

I was talking more along the lines of magic items and experience-yielding tasks.
The only big thing I got from the dungeon was the Helm of Balduran, the one that gives you +5hp and saving throw bonuses.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I don't think there was anything important (though I did scour the whole place), and nothing that you won't get soon in Athkatla.

[Scouse Gits]

Did you guys get the 'bonus disk' with your copies? (I will start playing this evening - spent yesterday loading tons of s/ware onto new toy - reward starts tonight!) Here in the UK I received a bonus disk because the copy was pre-ordered and it appears (from the blurb) to be an extension of the original starting dungeon....



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Scouse Git[1]

"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor
"The Great Library must be built!"

[Jaakko]

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So, has anyone actually killed Firkraag the Dragon?
I tried with my 12-13 level party, and I couldn't even touch him. The damn thing just shrugged off all of my spells, stomped on the two fire elementals and a bunch of bears I summoned, then breathed half of my guys to death. Any survivor were wing-swatted (or whatever the attack's name is) to unconsciousness.

IMO dragons are way tougher now than in the old gold box games, and that's the way it should be.

I love this game!



[This message has been edited by Jaakko (edited October 09, 2000).]

[Cthol]

*stopped playing to post*

brilliant

*back to the game*

"cover your nose boo!"

[Jaakko]

I'm starting to get mad at the game tonight.

There are some areas in the game, especially dungeons, that were apparently done in a rush, at least judging from the bugs and pathfinding problems.
The damn idiots get themselves killed by sticking onto every friggin' corner, then to add insult to injury, the game crashes when I try to exit an area...

Now, so that you won't think I hate the game, how many of you have Mazzy Fentan in the party?
I gave her the Girdle of Hill Giant Strength (19) and a bunch of magic armor for an AC of -7, and now she demolishes everyone, even more than Minsc.
She's cute too!

[Bkeela]

I just bought this game today. I've only reached the garden where the fairies ask you to retrieve the acorns.
From what I've seen so far, it is fairly lush and fantastic, and I can't wait to get in contact with more NPC's. My only slight quibble though is that, you don't really get a good close up view of the various people you talk with. Fallout 2 was good in this respect. Some of the babes look really nice, and it would be nice to get a good close perv.

Bkeela.

[Scouse Gits]

"Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes!"

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Scouse Git[1]

"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor
"The Great Library must be built!"

[Jaakko]

*hmmm, people aren't posting enough...*

So, what character do y'all play?

Mine is an half-elven Archer called Demwa (can anyone guess where I got the name from?).
His magic composite longbow together with magic arrows and Called Shot is the perfect wizard-killer, at least after Aerie or Jan has removed the offending creature's protections.
Demwa isn't too bad in HtH either, strength 19 and a longsword +3 take care of that.

Recently I've been wishing that my character were an Undead Hunter though, vampire slaying would be much easier that way. God I hate that level drain...

[Imran Siddiqui]

We've been playing .

Actually, I haven't... too much school work

Anyway, I have a Paladin, with Plate +1. He has the Blade of Roses (+3) and Flail of the Ages(+3). He's at -4 AC right now, I think. Name? Jearon Lancey

playing as a sorcerer now. started as a ranger, dind't like him much. plus minsc is a bounty hunter, figured didn't need 2. I may try a half-orc barbarian with str 19, const 19 just to see how tough he is. I also want to try a kensai and a monk. and I still haven't tried dual class yet. I hear that's the way to go.

[Jaakko]

Ha, only munchkins double-class their characters.

Is the sorcerer any good? How does he choose his spells, and how ofter can he cast them?
I'm thinking of replaying the game as one.

There are too many creatures immune to ranged attacks in the game, IMO. Poor old Demwa is getting his butt kicked in HtH all the time.

BTW, if you use a sorcerer, make sure he's got an Int of 18, as there are no NPCs who can use 9th level spells, apart from the chaotic evil Edwin.
I found out after I had spent ~50,000gp on mage scrolls...


[This message has been edited by Jaakko (edited October 18, 2000).]

I like the sorcerer. For pure offensive power he kicks all ass. But the specialty mages will have a lot more variety. If you like to mix and max defensive and offensive spells a lot. He probably would be best. The max is 6 spells per spell level. And you have a limited amount you can choose. 5 level 1 spells is all you get. You don't have to worry about scrolls though. Unless you want them for a one time use. I'll see if this chart formats correctly. It's an update as the manual supposedly is wrong.

Number of Spell Levels that can be CAST per day:
Spell Level
Char Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 6 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
9 6 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0
10 6 6 6 5 3 0 0 0 0
11 6 6 6 6 4 0 0 0 0
12 6 6 6 6 5 3 0 0 0
13 6 6 6 6 6 4 0 0 0
14 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 0 0
15 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 0 0
16 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 0
17 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 0
18 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3
19 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
20 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6


Number of Spells per Level that can be KNOWN:
Spell Level
Char Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
11 5 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 0
12 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0
13 5 5 4 4 3 2 0 0 0
14 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 0 0
15 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 0 0
16 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 0
17 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 0
18 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 1
19 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2
20 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

[Kinjiru]

I have been playing a Monk and loving it. He is only level 12, but he is smacking pretty much everything around. Since he can't wear armor, you do have to be a bit careful. I just use the T formation with him at the tail end, so that when the fight starts, any spells (or first hits) hit someone else, and then my monk runs up and lays down the smack.

I am thinking of restarting though and using two created characters, my monk and a sorcerer or mage. Having them both in my party would give me lots of firepower, but I would be giving up an NPC slot. Not that big of a deal I think, since you can swap party members when you need to. Any thoughts?

[Smeagol]

Just wanted to post this link for people looking for Baldur's Gate 2 info... it's the best forum going for the game.
http://www.bgdungeon.com/cgi-bin/Ult...assCookie=true

Jaakko-- You will find some strategies there that make killing Firkraag the Dragon trivial. One example is setting traps around him, resting, setting more traps, resting, etc until you have a ton of traps and then initiating the battle with him. This is sorta cheesy, but there are many other ways to do it, including using a monks "quivering palm" to kill him with one shot!

[Jaakko]

Actually, I killed Firkraag a couple of days with my 14-15 level party without much hassle.
Insect plague followed by a barrage of resistance-lowering spells made it nearly defenseless against Minsc and Mazzy armed with dragon slaying weapons...

Right now I'm having trouble with adamantium golems (can't be bothered to get Crom Faeyr).

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, I beat the game with my Cavalier (Paladin kit) about 2 weeks ago...

quote: So, has anyone actually killed Firkraag the Dragon? I tried with my 12-13 level party, and I couldn't even touch him. The damn thing just shrugged off all of my spells, stomped on the two fire elementals and a bunch of bears I summoned, then breathed half of my guys to death. Any survivor were wing-swatted (or whatever the attack's name is) to unconsciousness.

Not only Firkraag, but the one close to the end as well. It isn't that hard, just keep pummeling, and have a wand of resurrection for those that die.

I was looking at a Monk, then I realized my party would have probably ended up the same (main guy being a fighter and all), because he has to be Lawful something... My Cavalier party was Minsc, Jahiera, Mazzy, Aerie, and Jan at the end (with some help with Yoshimo, who I dropped when I got Valgyar, who I dropped when I got Mazzy - 5 Specialization with Bow, WOW!).

I picked a Swashbucker, a kind of thief that is VERY good fighting. I gave him two swords and let him wack. I picked him because then I could be Chaotic Neutral and make a somewhat evil party. I'm looking at having Korgan, Viconia, Edwin, Minsc (who's good), and Mazzy (who's good)/Imoen (when I get her again - in my first game I told her she couldn't join the party).

[Patriqvium]

I finished the game with a Monk two days ago. I could have used by character from the first game, but she was only at level 6 when I ended it...

Anyway, my character was a true Dervish of Destruction at the end with no regular weapons doing any damage to him and immunity to nearly every possible ailment. Next time, I'll try with my Mage/Cleric from the first game (as he was already on level 8/8 after finishing Tales of the Sword Coast).

haven't played much lately. But insect plague just kicks ass. I was never big on clerics, but this spell makes up for all their sorry spells .

[Narck]

I just bought this game today, but I haven't played it yet since I discovered that I don't have directx on this computer

So I'm downloading that now, and then the fun begins


(I actually went out to buy CtP2, but as it wasn't there yet, I ended up with this )

[Narck]

Great game so far.. although I still haven't gotten out of the first level... my strategy is not very advanced yet... need to work on that

[Qilue]

I've just finished BG2 twice now, dualed ranger/cleric (new character) and my paladin (with god stats) from BG1.

Another good place for strat tips and game help

http://forums.planetbaldursgate.com/

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