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Originally posted by Alson:
Actully, and i'm aware that i'm a minority here, i consider soloing to be even eaiser than party play. That is because BG2 is, unfortunately, so equipment-centric.
It is very hard - if nay impossible - for the computer to defeat a single character with the Staff, the Robe, the Ring, the Cloak, the Helm, etc... The trick, is, of course, to get these items. 
Take Kuriosan for example - even with their superior tactical skills (and the veteran player always has superior tactical skills than the computer, no matter how good the AI is), many players still find him extremely challenging. Why, you ask? Not because he is smarter than the player or higher in level - but because Kuroisan wields Sanchuudoku and DZB, and wears Vecna, Gaxx, RoP+2, Amulet of Power and the Belt of Inertial Barrier.
Just imagine how hard it is for the computer to beat such a character.
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There is a flaw in the thinking here.
Sir Exxon is correct when he says soloing is harder, because for a first-timer, that person will not know of the Staff, the Ring, the value of the Robe, the Cloak, the Ioun Stone, etc... ...
You assume that a first-timer will know where and when to get these items, but that is not the case. For a first-timer, the game will be all about self-discovery, unless he/she was spoiled to the high Heavens.
Ergo, Sir Exxon's statement still stands. Soloing is only advisable to those who have completed the game before and know it quite well. To tell a newbie to solo is suicidal and will ruin that newbie's game experience.
Soloing is only easier when one is a veteran.