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great thread...the role-play is where these games are exciting for me. i admit it is a little difficult to not get sucked into the 'optimized' approach to playing. i know my character would be more powerful if she, for instance, started as a kensai, dualed to mage at level 9, maxed swords, got daystar early, etc. but where is the imagination in that? i have to fight to resist the optimized approach sometimes...too much ultima online, where if you don't optimize you get your a$$ kicked, has bred that into me. but adopting a role and playing by your self-imposed restrictions i think makes the game more flavorful and challenging (and yes, without the restrictions, the game is too easy anyway). so i applaud all the elven stalkers, dwarven bards, and the drunken rogues of the game. the children of bhaal come in many flavors after all...
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