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Assassin · 07-15-2004, 06:21 PM

*sigh* Please note that not everyone here plays on Insane. In fact, if the poll is accurate (only 9 votes so far), Normal and Core users outnumber Insane users 2:1. In Insane, yes, Mages are the class to have. They're a powergamers wet dream. But in Core and Normal, it's far different. There, you don't need to have Ironskins and Stoneskin to survive. There, you don't need to be prebuffed to the max just to survive a battle. There, mistakes are allowed. Just buff up a bit, manage the battle well, and you'll win. Heck, Insane doesn't really do anything to make the enemies tougher. I daresay that I wouldn't know the difference in the game if I played with 6 Sorcerers, right?

Why don't I play Insane? Becuase like you said, only Sorcerers, Mages, and other select classes can compete. I like to play BG2 as a game, not as a bloody competition to see how many times I have to reload to avoid the a OHKO from someone. I like diversity in my parties. Maybe a Mage, Minsc, Haer, Yoshimo, Valygar, and Imoen. Maybe Anomen, Mazzy, Keldorn, Aerie, Cernd and an Archer. They're possible to play on Core. I don't want to have to play the exact same party with maybe two different NPCs.

Now, onto the discussion at hand. Haer can compete very, very well with the right equipment. Slap on a couple of ApR enhancing items, Off Spin him, and Imp Haste him. He'll waste. Korgan can plow through as well, though you don't need to babysit him as much. However, I have to give the edge to Haer here, just because I love the combo of PfMW and a series of Sunfires while they're crowding around him.

[ 07-15-2004, 07:26 PM: Message edited by: Assassin ]

07-15-2004, 06:21 PM	#61
Assassin Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 23, 2003 Location: Canada Age: 37 Posts: 1,134	sigh Please note that not everyone here plays on Insane. In fact, if the poll is accurate (only 9 votes so far), Normal and Core users outnumber Insane users 2:1. In Insane, yes, Mages are the class to have. They're a powergamers wet dream. But in Core and Normal, it's far different. There, you don't need to have Ironskins and Stoneskin to survive. There, you don't need to be prebuffed to the max just to survive a battle. There, mistakes are allowed. Just buff up a bit, manage the battle well, and you'll win. Heck, Insane doesn't really do anything to make the enemies tougher. I daresay that I wouldn't know the difference in the game if I played with 6 Sorcerers, right? Why don't I play Insane? Becuase like you said, only Sorcerers, Mages, and other select classes can compete. I like to play BG2 as a game, not as a bloody competition to see how many times I have to reload to avoid the a OHKO from someone. I like diversity in my parties. Maybe a Mage, Minsc, Haer, Yoshimo, Valygar, and Imoen. Maybe Anomen, Mazzy, Keldorn, Aerie, Cernd and an Archer. They're possible to play on Core. I don't want to have to play the exact same party with maybe two different NPCs. Now, onto the discussion at hand. Haer can compete very, very well with the right equipment. Slap on a couple of ApR enhancing items, Off Spin him, and Imp Haste him. He'll waste. Korgan can plow through as well, though you don't need to babysit him as much. However, I have to give the edge to Haer here, just because I love the combo of PfMW and a series of Sunfires while they're crowding around him. [ 07-15-2004, 07:26 PM: Message edited by: Assassin ] __________________ In The Terminator, Sarah Connor is told a speech by John Connor\'s father that John has given in the future. When John is born, Sarah tells John this speech, and John grows up to tell it in the future. So who wrote the speech?!