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SixOfSpades · 09-24-2003, 01:42 AM

My definition of cheese is "any tactic that takes advantage of the game's limitations or poor AI," such as A) Abusing the fact that your party members are the only people on the planet who can open and close doors, or B) Realizing that enemies are always scripted to attack the enemies nearest to them, meaning they're dumb enough to attack the critters, instead of killing the spellcaster who's summoning the critters.

Cheese is also "any tactic that does not give enemies a fighting chance." In BG2, your Thieves (and high-level Bards) can set their own Traps on the floor, which will harm any enemy that gets too close. If you know where a particularly dangerous enemy is going to appear, you can simply set a big stack of Traps near that spot, so when the bad guy appears, BAM, dead. Where's the challenge?

"Munchkin" is slightly different. Being munchkin is not settling for the very best of the best of the best--why should you be satisfied killing Ogres with anything less than a Hackmaster +12? Weaker swords are for wimps, right?

09-24-2003, 01:42 AM	#7
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	My definition of cheese is "any tactic that takes advantage of the game's limitations or poor AI," such as A) Abusing the fact that your party members are the only people on the planet who can open and close doors, or B) Realizing that enemies are always scripted to attack the enemies nearest to them, meaning they're dumb enough to attack the critters, instead of killing the spellcaster who's summoning the critters. Cheese is also "any tactic that does not give enemies a fighting chance." In BG2, your Thieves (and high-level Bards) can set their own Traps on the floor, which will harm any enemy that gets too close. If you know where a particularly dangerous enemy is going to appear, you can simply set a big stack of Traps near that spot, so when the bad guy appears, BAM, dead. Where's the challenge? "Munchkin" is slightly different. Being munchkin is not settling for the very best of the best of the best--why should you be satisfied killing Ogres with anything less than a Hackmaster +12? Weaker swords are for wimps, right? __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.