Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - cheating or not--whats your oppinion?

rhapsody407 · 01-10-2003, 09:53 AM

I hate the first two chapters. I use the cheats to set xp to 900k then jump ahead to chapter 3, when the game gets good...
jumping's great, item imports are nice when you realize you screwed up your character, then go to multi and replace him, and need to get his stuff back. If you went to a location where you could legitimately buy an item that you wanted, but you find that you cannot go back- i don't think it's cheating to import the item. When you're running a solo archer and they are saved in a dungeon without any ammo, i dont think its cheating to import some straight normal arrows that you could find on any goblin. Though the dispel arrows make any wizard or dragon fight disgustingly easy. i can honestly say that i've never made it through the game without cheating, simply because the pace is slow without it. Then again, all of my experiences with parties have been failures, i made it almost through the underdark with my solo sorcerer (first time i played)...then there were the uber mindflayers, with all the spell immune sludges, and drow...and it was bad, because i had somehow managed to find myself there at level 12.

My current endeavor is to find a 3 PC party that is versitile, and as easy to control as a solo character. I'm thinking a 3-theif combo...

01-10-2003, 09:53 AM	#14
rhapsody407 Manshoon Join Date: December 22, 2002 Location: massachusettes Age: 38 Posts: 186	I hate the first two chapters. I use the cheats to set xp to 900k then jump ahead to chapter 3, when the game gets good... jumping's great, item imports are nice when you realize you screwed up your character, then go to multi and replace him, and need to get his stuff back. If you went to a location where you could legitimately buy an item that you wanted, but you find that you cannot go back- i don't think it's cheating to import the item. When you're running a solo archer and they are saved in a dungeon without any ammo, i dont think its cheating to import some straight normal arrows that you could find on any goblin. Though the dispel arrows make any wizard or dragon fight disgustingly easy. i can honestly say that i've never made it through the game without cheating, simply because the pace is slow without it. Then again, all of my experiences with parties have been failures, i made it almost through the underdark with my solo sorcerer (first time i played)...then there were the uber mindflayers, with all the spell immune sludges, and drow...and it was bad, because i had somehow managed to find myself there at level 12. My current endeavor is to find a 3 PC party that is versitile, and as easy to control as a solo character. I'm thinking a 3-theif combo...