Kudos to you, sir, for perfectly summing up my thoughts on the issue. There are a lot of consciously programmed, developer intended mechanics in the series that are so powerful as to be game breaking… (View Post)

Personally, I fall squarely into the binge gamer camp. Though I don't exactly lack the free time, I try to keep myself away from games for extended periods of time. Every now and then, however, the u… (View Post)

Confession: I just finished my first playthrough of BG:EE (my second BG1 playthrough of all time) and honestly, apart from a few high moments such as Durlag's Tower and a couple of sidequests, I foun… (View Post)

Personally, I really dislike mods or settings that increase the game's difficulty via handicapping my characters or through giving my enemies an unfair advantage (double hitpoints, bonus to rolls etc… (View Post)

When planning my parties, I try to make sure that the gender ratio is even, that is three guys and three girls. Because I can only roleplay my own gender (male) this effectively means only recruiting… (View Post)