Which edition of Baldur's Gate 2 are you using ?
ProbablyNotANumber
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It seems that there is an overwhelming majority of people with Enhanced Edition here. Thanks Captain Obvious, you may say, pointing at the URL. But since I have an interest in game mechanics and the two editions seem to have a significant amount of differences in that area, it becomes troublesome for the minority if we're split something like 90/10. As an original edition owner, I and the other 10% would simply not be talking about the same thing as the rest of you, and we would also not be able to rely blindly on what we read around the place. Knowing what to expect would be convenient.
So if active users can cast a quick vote to help understand what the population looks like, I'd be grateful
So if active users can cast a quick vote to help understand what the population looks like, I'd be grateful
- Which edition of Baldur's Gate 2 are you using ?45 votes
- Original edition4.44%
- Enhanced edition95.56%
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BG2 is still a great game - but BG1 didnt age well. Even 15 years ago BG1 was a chore, and you was in dire need of TuTu, BGT and what not.
Today we have IWD:ee and BG1:ee. Both updated with care and consideration. They now truly stand out as the epic game they are. Even the reviews back in the days where harsh on BG1 once BG2 came out.
The IE games needed the enhanced editions, and the games can now stand the test of time - without modding. I can even play the game on a iphone (and do nothing but). No small feat.
So the transit has been easy, and most mods transit to ee thanks to the voluntary work of some lovable people. So the ee has been accepted by most, and for those who dont like it, the old mods are still there.
This forum is for the EE games. But the devs and mods have been around for ages (sorry - but its true...), and know the engine and the mechanics of then and now. The forum embraces all with a positive and constructive attitude. The old forum may be gone, but this new forum has given shelter and refuge to most of the old forumites - and no one frowns when the old game is brought up (the no reload thread as an example).
The job on the ee has been one of carefull curating - love, time and effort has been put into it. And it shows - even on this forum
Anyways, I still install and use the originals (and I bought the BG2 collector's edition, a thing I've only done with 4 games in my life) when I want to see how something was "in the original", but the "bells and whistles" have me.
And yes, BG1 was horrible, even relative to BG2.
Much worse than a quite similar analogy, Fallout 1 vs. Fallout 2.
the originals just run like pure garbage ( although bg2 was okay ) but the game fixes from the EEs make it so playing the originals is just a pain
its like trying to play pokemon red or blue ( or green ) when you have fire red and leaf green instead, which are astronomically better than their first gen counter parts
although, sometimes i like looking at the bg series as it was eons ago, with that terrible res and ui, it just tugs on the nostalgia feels, but that bliss eventually runs out and when it comes time to play the bg series again, the EEs are the only way to do it with sanity
But for now, 1.3 works for me.
One can't, for example, make Mazzy a perfectly true to PnP 'Truesword' class, because PnP Trueswords get the ability to hide/sneak as Ranger of equivalent level.
Only the Cleric/Ranger archetype has the correct button layout, but then the level progression is basically halved for being a multiclass. And, being a Cleric/Ranger, would have to clean up all the unwanted Ranger bits, like Druid-type spells, favored enemy, and Charm Animal.
Which is kind of funny how much time and effort I've spent on it, because I've never been a Mazzy fan, and am still not a Mazzy fan, and even now I don't plan on keeping her much longer in an future runs than it takes to do her quests. But it's clear that that's what the devs intended her to be based on their primitive BG2 method of giving her innate abilities, and I want it to be done right.
@smady3 Thank you for your service. With you, we are just enough to start a cult and begin conquest soon.
For what it's worth, one main reason I will not buy Beamdog's edition is that they did not bother translating it. I speak their language, but I expect respect for mine if they want their product to sell in the relevant homelands. Especially since Baldur's Gate 1&2 had really good text and voice sets already. Some lines have entered into legend and make for great quotes for the initiated
That said, the originals haven't magically become worse, so kudos to anyone who can still enjoy them in spite of the new ones.