[I wish my name was Baggins]

I wonder sometimes why I find it important to play mage heavy partys...meaning two mages as opposed to the regular single mage...the answer comes to me when I hear te magic words...fireball, fireball, fireball...Some people can stack a party with archers to the point that it is difficult for the bad guys to get within sword range....this is a great tactic if you can keep up the supply of arrows and still carry your plunder and booty...but how many enemies in the game can withstand two fireballs in quick succession followed closely by a third or even a fourth??? I have heard that BGII tames the fireball spellbut in BGI it is the great equalizer.