Im stuck in Suldenessalar Dragon
DKnight
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Its my Thief, Dorn and Viconia in Suldenessalar and I have literally been destroying everything in game. I haven't fought this dragon with a group before. Last time my friend helped me beat it so I just don't see it being possible. Dorn is hasted with my main character but I don't have enough time to poison through his stoneskin with Dorns imbue weapon ability.
I tried reasoning with the piece of shit. I tried taking all of my belongings off to bribe the tool but he doesnt want anything.
Is there any other way to defeat him? Dragons are 50 times the size of me, why on earth should they be allowed to cast stoneskin.
My thief deals 15-18 damage in melee and has a -5 of ac, Dorn has -5 ac with 17-28 damage and Viconia has
-10 ac with 11-17 damage.
There's got to be another way to beat him. Im not restarting, Im not going back to another save. If this party can't work than the game isn't worth the time.
I tried reasoning with the piece of shit. I tried taking all of my belongings off to bribe the tool but he doesnt want anything.
Is there any other way to defeat him? Dragons are 50 times the size of me, why on earth should they be allowed to cast stoneskin.
My thief deals 15-18 damage in melee and has a -5 of ac, Dorn has -5 ac with 17-28 damage and Viconia has
-10 ac with 11-17 damage.
There's got to be another way to beat him. Im not restarting, Im not going back to another save. If this party can't work than the game isn't worth the time.
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If you are enjoying the game, why not play more of it so that you're party is at a reasonable level for the endgame? I don't know how that dragon has been made tougher in EE, but it sounds as if a few Breach spells would've been handy... It sounds as if u've just set the bar perhaps unrealistically high tbh.
Baldurs Gate 1 I could finish in 25 hours. Thats a reasonable time for a game.
But on a helpful note. Did you try lowering the difficulty to easy? Maybe stealth and run up and open with a backstab? If viconia has level seven spell access, memorize finger or death and shoot that off right away and keep reloading until it lands.
This is the first time playing the game with a party without anyones advice.
And btw., if you play at half recommended party strength you can hardly blame the game for being too difficult
I maybe wrong, but it sounds as if you might've just abused exploits and solo'd your way to victories in the past, if you have never bothered to play the game with a party, and get used to using them as a team, protecting the weaker members, distributing equipment, etc etc...
As Skaffen said, you can't blame the game for being too hard if you can't be bothered to play it in the way it was designed.
I will revert to later save and level until I am stronger. Is watchers keep to high for lvl 19?
Oh and I am sorry to have wasted everyone's time being a pain in the ass.
This was actually the easiest dragon fight in the game for me, since by that point I had access to almost every spell in the game, had great equipment, and had my dragon strategy down. How did you defeat the Shadow Dragon and Firkraag?
Also, if you've been running a 3-man party, you ought to have HLAs. Have you done Watchers' Keep? If not, do it, loot everything, and then try the dragon again. Honestly, I have no clue how you're having trouble with it in the first place. Your thief ought to have access to spell scrolls (via its HLA), so you should be able to pre-buff your party. You can even Stoneskin yourself.
I feel you're running a very unoptimized, hamstrung party composition, which is the main reason behind your inability to kill the dragon. I'm not trying to rip on you or anything, but you can't expect the game's encounters to scale according to your own inefficient tactics and gear choices. This isn't Oblivion, mobs do not scale to your level.
If the game is too hard, experiment with alternate tactics.
If that's something you don't want to do, then quit.
BG2EE will not (nor should), hold your hand.
As @TvrtkoSvrdlar (wow what a handle) said, your party is far from optimized. Mage combat is pretty core to the BG2 experience, and every dragon is a mage. Not having one on your side is always going to make life a heckuva lot harder. It's still doable with your setup, but it will require being sneakier and more creative with your tactics.
Slight Watcher's Keep spoiler: