New player questions

UnderSpell

Well i recently found out about the game and its just phenomenal but ofc not entirely new to rpgs. I basically wacthed some guides and read some forums about a class i rly like but cant so far find a reason to play bcs the main thing fun about it is useless in apparently most important parts of the game. Im talking about shapeshifter i mean werewolves are cool as shit. My other choice for a first playthrough the games is probably bard or one of its kits, since bards are a pretty unique class (dont think many games had one at all). So the question is should i just play SS or not.

Trouveur

Shapeshifter is never useless.

Only a few enemies are immune to his claws, and even then he's still a powerful tank.
Also, even in human form, he's a complete spellcaster with very good spells.
and finally, you will have other party members along, able to help you.
So I would say play a shapeshifter if you want it. 🙂

jmerry

Go ahead and play whatever feels cool to you. You can win the game with all sorts of wacky party compositions. I once played a full party of werewolves ... admittedly, that was a modded version of the game with a loophole that let characters who weren't actually Shapeshifters transform.

Shapeshifters are fine. And they were designed for BG2; gaining access to werewolf form at level 1 makes you a very powerful attacker early on. Later on, your attack power falls behind some, but werewolf form remains a great tank all the way through. Especially in the latest game version (2.6), as greater werewolf form now has regeneration.

And when you're not a werewolf, you're supporting the party with powerful spells from the back line. You just need to know when to switch, as you can't fill both roles at once.