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SixOfSpades · 04-17-2003, 03:38 PM

Where I stand on the BoH issue: I have *never* cheated myself a premature Bag. But, if I were Soloing, I definitely would. Let's face it, BG's system of Inventory handling is irreparably flawed, and I will not bend over backwards to try to adhere to it. Take, for example, a purist-roleplayer in a Solo game. If you were in the Windspear Hills, and you happened across a chest that contained 17 different types of highly valuable Potions, you would have to make two trips to sell them all. Or, you could abuse your powergaming knowledge and make an early trip to WK, for the Potion Case you know is there.

Me, I would cheat in a Bag, because I'm not going to cater to a philosophy that says two Diamonds and a Pearl take up more room than a suit of Full Plate. The Bag does not change the odds of any fight in any way--sure, I can just toss everything I find in my Bag and bring it out again when I think I'm gonna need, say, Fire Resistance, but the only thing that saves me is a trip back to my Stronghold. And that trip equals: 40 hours of game time (So What?) plus five minutes of *my* time (Annoyance). I do not play BG to be annoyed. I'm not saying you're wrong, of course, Dundee, CLUAing in a Bag is still cheating. But it seems perfectly fair to me, at least for Solo games.

Watcher's Keep does indeed contain two very nice Containers, but neither of them is a Bag of Holding.

04-17-2003, 03:38 PM	#25
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Where I stand on the BoH issue: I have never cheated myself a premature Bag. But, if I were Soloing, I definitely would. Let's face it, BG's system of Inventory handling is irreparably flawed, and I will not bend over backwards to try to adhere to it. Take, for example, a purist-roleplayer in a Solo game. If you were in the Windspear Hills, and you happened across a chest that contained 17 different types of highly valuable Potions, you would have to make two trips to sell them all. Or, you could abuse your powergaming knowledge and make an early trip to WK, for the Potion Case you know is there. Me, I would cheat in a Bag, because I'm not going to cater to a philosophy that says two Diamonds and a Pearl take up more room than a suit of Full Plate. The Bag does not change the odds of any fight in any way--sure, I can just toss everything I find in my Bag and bring it out again when I think I'm gonna need, say, Fire Resistance, but the only thing that saves me is a trip back to my Stronghold. And that trip equals: 40 hours of game time (So What?) plus five minutes of my time (Annoyance). I do not play BG to be annoyed. I'm not saying you're wrong, of course, Dundee, CLUAing in a Bag is still cheating. But it seems perfectly fair to me, at least for Solo games. Watcher's Keep does indeed contain two very nice Containers, but neither of them is a Bag of Holding. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.