Like it was told before, the design choice for the new npcs was made within the BG2 scope. At the time of the original BG2 release, the higher npc interactions was seen as a clear improvement over th… (View Post)

The durations are fine if you buff in the right order : longest duration to shortest duration. And you fully buff only in the toughest fights, because long lasting buffs are enough for trash mobs. Ye… (View Post)

... yes you can, because you always can tell her that you don't want her in your team. Or just completely avoid her and pick Edwin if you like him that much. The new npcs are only there to give more … (View Post)

And that would be consistent with the way other npcs are implemented. BG1 Viconia will simply leave forever at three lines of dialog if you don't help her, for instance. I like it. (View Post)

... and it's not like no-reloading the whole tetralogy suddenly became a walk in the park. It's still an entirely legitimate challenge !! :p (View Post)