Howdy. I just finished reading through the first thread and decided to reply.
Now personally, I cant stand Anomen! He's got one of the most annoying voices in the game(second *ONLY* to Jan), and his 'romance' is...well, laughable is the kindest thing I can think of. However...on a pure performance level...I'd rather have him than any other cleric. Jaheria is nice and all, but being a split class makes her weak in the long run(and really, she's a druid, not a cleric). Viconia is powerful at high levels...and that voice...mmmmmmm. But she lacks 'tank-ness'. She simply cant hang in the later fights. Ano is definitely the way to go. Especially after he gets Knighted. And if I have to put up with a bit of annoyance to accomplish winihbg the game...I'm up for it. [img]smile.gif[/img]
On the Imoen issue...Well, I couldn't stand her in BGII. Her voice was third on my list of *STOP SPEAKING TO ME...YOU'RE MELTING MY EAR DRUMS*. I mean, in BGI she rocked. Started out as a theif and continued to kick butt through the whole game. I got her up pretty high level and she was great at backstabbing bosses! [img]smile.gif[/img] Unfortunately, when they revamped her for BGII they made her a Dual Classed mage...HUH?!? What the hell were they thinking? The writers took a really good(although still incredibly annoying...She was first on my list of annoying characters in BGI) character, and made her worthless. She's a mediocre theif and cant earn enough levels as a mage to make her useful. Add that in to her annoying voice and manner...Well, it was a no brainer. The only reason I even had her in my party was because I had no choice at the beginning, and had to rescue her sorry ass later. I dropped her like a hot potato as soon as possible.
Anyway...that's my [img]graemlins/twocents.gif[/img]
Enjoy...or not
Nacht