I found the game to be "a cakewalk" on core rules no matter what classes I took, as long as everybody had 18 str-dex-con. Turning the difficulty slider up made it easier for me because of d… (View Post)

I had this same temptation. What has got me finishing up my HoW-TotL-IWD run, instead of playing with BG2 1.3, are three things. One, I never feel right just starting a character in BG2 without playi… (View Post)

OMG, I just got my IWD sorcerer up to level 7 spells in Heart of Winter, and I took Project Image for the first time since 1998. After realizing what it does, I immediately had the image cast Invisib… (View Post)

I'm sorry I somehow missed this discussion back in May. I'm glad it got bumped. It's been a fascinating read. I've seen the history of weapons discussed in several other threads before, and what I've… (View Post)

@the_spyder, the use of the word "balance" as it appears in this context has its roots in mmorpg's like World of Warcraft, especially from the pvp parts of those games. Its use has since sp… (View Post)