Ranged weapons were never nerfed in BG2. They were simply a more attractive option in BG1, where a stray crit could potentially kill your PCs dead. So generally some distance between you and your ene… (View Post)

The THAC0 problem is a myth. Some casual players probably took a look at the rogue and warrior THAC0 progression tables and then decided that all non-warrior types must suck at hitting stuff. The rea… (View Post)

I personally just pick longbow or crossbow proficiency in BG1 and then work on short swords/scimitars/two weapon-fighting. I used to always try and pre-buff Haste/Improved Haste/Tenser's Transformati… (View Post)

If you're a BG veteran, then you shouldn't have any trouble with bards. The BG bard is very different from the PnP version. In BG, bards have unmatched versatility - they have average stats in everyt… (View Post)

If you think this is about playing games with "good" graphics then you're missing the point of the discussion. The point people are arguing is that you don't need "fancy" graphics… (View Post)