Ice Wind Dale will not let you import from Baldur's gate. It feels more like the expansion TOTSC, especially Durlag's Tower. The main difference is you create a party of 6 and no NPCs can join. I enjoyed it, but BG2 is much better. I missed the side quests and NPCs plus it is very linear. However, you can play multiplayer without feeling you are missing out on some storylines. Heart of Winter, the IWD expansion pack, is out soon and uses a lot of AD&D 3rd edition rules and ads lots of BG2 features. Looks promising.
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