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Originally posted by Robin, Thief of Hearts:
Hmm... This question begs the point a little methinks. How can you "roleplay" truly if there are no other human players?
You might try to do difficult deeds like soloing with an assassin that only uses daggers, but that isn't actually roleplaying so much as it is an exercise in tactics.
When I play BG2, it's not really possible to suspend the disbelief. It's just a game, albeit a good one, that focuses on small squad warfare.
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Thats a good point. BG is quite limited in terms of character development and story.You dont get to sit around a camp fire telling stories etc. or take the piss out of your mates or enemies if that is your personality bent for the story, your NPCs dont really have any growth in the game either, or change-just a set pattern of behaviour. Things have been improved somewhat in BG2 , with the romance threads etc.,Jan telling his crazy jokes, but I dont think a lot can be done considering the format. The better role playing experiences are available on line-sadly you have to fork out a certain amount of money for it.
Dont get me wrong, I love the whole BG saga (and its nowhere near as terrible as Diablo 2, thats all just about hach, hack, hack...got very boring, very fast), but in terms of roleplaying your character there are limits.
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That said, I usually role play as much as I can in BG2. No stealing, usually take the chaotic good option, and no killing the good guys-though I was keen on a tangle with Drizt
.Heh I will do that 2nd(complete) time around though, with my evil character.