Importing to BG2 a good idea?
Wakukee
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I believe that the experience cap in BG1 is higher than the normal starting XP in BG2, and I am worried that if I import my character, who has hit the cap already, I will find BG2 too easy in the beginning. Is it a good idea to import, or should I simply recreate my character in BG2, and attribute the loss of XP to the torture before the start of BG2?
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Add to that the number of medium to tough battles available right out of the first dungeon for someone between 9th-13th level characters is quite significant. You are not hurting your experience or adversely effecting your difficulty level by playing on. You can go face Kangax in chapter 2. You can go to watcher's keep in chapter 2. You can face Firekrag and the shadow dragon all in Chapter 2. Believe me, there are plenty of challenges in Chapter 2 alone even if you totally blow away the XP cap.
As others pointed out, it doesn't make much of a difference. At best, you will have an extra level, and that if you are playing a class with a fast progression, such as a Thief, Bard or Cleric. If you import a character created in BG1 that has less than 89k, his/her XP will be bumped up to that number.
The only way to have a Level 1 character in BG2 would be creating it using Tutu or BGT - that way, the character will be recognized as created in BG2 and the game won't alter it's XP.
Playing chateau Irenicus with a level 1 character would be very challenging, I think. But on the other hand, you would gain levels very fast, as there's a lot of XP to be gained in that dungeon. By the end of it, you'd be close to 100k anyway.
I have played a fighter -> Wizard in BG2. Basically I changed class, dumped my entire party and then scribed scrolls till I was almost my Fighter level. Getting 161K XP that way is actually pretty easy. Then you just need to run 1-2 more quests with a group and hey-presto you can power through as a Wizard with crazy hit points and can use all of the fighter gear (well, not armor if you want to cast).
I confused myself there I think.
I can also confirm that simply leaving the initial dungeon gives you around 28K, and that the transition between chapter 2 and 3 gives you another 37K approximate (Per Character in your party). So the initial question of will the extra 73K you can get by maxing out BG1 is literally nothing at all in comparison.
If the class and items worn in BGEE exist in BG2, there wont be any problem. I have successfully exported my Cavalier from BGEE in BG2.
You start with 89k in BG2 because they expect not everybody have bought and finished BG1 with TOSC.
If you import a save or a character who has finished TOSC in the game, this seems quite logical he/she keeps his 161000 xp since it is the level cap of the first game.
Therefore, if you had played BG1+TOSC before BG2, there would be nothing special with this situation...