The Skald's a bit better than the vanilla Bard in combat, but not by much. You're right that he's supposed to be a less roguish Bard of sorts (his Pick Pocket skill takes a severe hit in progression)… (View Post)

I've just fired up vanilla BG1 (I keep it installed out of nostalgia) and rolled a Chaotic Evil char with 3 CHA, which gives me a -8 reaction modifier. Gave Imoen the rude answer both in Candlekeep a… (View Post)

Phase IV is a multiplayer test and it's also the last step before release. (View Post)

The patch doesn't necessarily have to come before BG2:EE. Keep in mind that at the end of the day, those games are still separate products. It makes just as much sense for BG2:EE's features to be ret… (View Post)

From what I remember the component you are talking about was a bit buggy - selected colors would suddenly change or look weird - that might be why it hasn't been implemented. (View Post)