Things you hate & like about BG2 (Spoilers???)

[Galadria]

Hey, maybe we could found a branch of the "Anti-Anomen (AKA Annoy-man}
Society" over on the Black Isle Boards. Tarox will really think we are crazy. And, thanks, Kaz, I don't believe that we've met, but I like you already. I forgot to put on my list about Khalid dying. Wow, the first time that I went through the game, I was in shock for hours. I remember driving back from the supermarket, thinking, "I can't believe they killed him," meaning Bioware. I was chatting with a bioware designer once and I came out and asked him, why for practical purposes, they had done it. He answered that it was to free Jahiera up for a romance, and because they were afraid that gamers would just get their old parties back. Wow, a game without Kivan!

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[Kaz]

I was completely in shock, Khalid was one of my favorite NPCs in BG1. And... you have one for the Anti-Anomen club. He is so ANNOYING. He's gone off to get himself killed now, I'm considering not letting him into the party when he comes back... except... he can cast level 7 cleric spells... *sigh*

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[Jorath Calar]

Things I like:
The way it feels like an epic
Those Battles that leave you breathless
Demons
Drows
The way the characters evolve.
Aerie, so sweet.
Keldorn... His End story in TOB gave me serious goosebumps
Minsc and Boo
The Music

Things I don't like so much, I don't hate anything about this game:
The way you always start in Irenicus dungeon. can be very boring to start there everytime you start a new game
Level drains
Cheats (I use them way to much)
Anomen (although his revenge for his sister is fun to play, after that I use him as tank and cut of his healpotion supply...he he)
It ends.

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[Galadria]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kaz:
[QB]I was completely in shock, Khalid was one of my favorite NPCs in BG1. And... you have one for the Anti-Anomen club. He is so ANNOYING. He's gone off to get himself killed now, I'm considering not letting him into the party when he comes back... except... he can cast level 7 cleric spells
"Kaz", (sits down with a serious look on her face) "I'm here from the Anti-Anomen League, for an intervention. Stop this self-destructive, obsessive behavior. Remember, you are a Goddess. You can be free of this stifling dependancy. Just tell yourself, I have value as a person and as a woman. You do not ever need to hear "What is it this time?" or "I am pleased with the progress of this ill-considered group" again. Just walk away from it. If necessary, stay in a shelter for a few nights. Then, go get Viconia or Jahiera. Theyy are goddesses, too, though one of them is WAY more annoying than the other. {Subliminal man: "Jahiera"}Now GO and never fall into this trap, again." OOC>>See, we could do things like that.

[Kaz]

Well, I already have Jaheira, and I'm playing a party with rep 20... wait a minute... I have Jaheira, I have Aerie, WHAT THE HECK DO I NEED ANOTHER CLERIC FOR?? I'M FREE! FREE!!!!!! *hugs Galadria* thankyouthankyouthankyou... now I'll go get Mazzy as new tank

[fable]

Best parts:

All the unrequired quests.
Ability to take sides in at least one major required quest.
Depth of party NPC characterization and interaction.
Game balance.
Good AI (in general, and no, I don't mean dragons).

Worst parts:

Leveling overkill. Too many higher items, spells, abilities.
The damn thing ends! It should never end! NEVER!

[Cayone]

I speak on my own behalf...
Spoilers ahead....BEWARE.


What I like...

The depth of npc storylines
A quest for each npc!
The way each npc can 'talk' with each other,using praise or witty insults as well!
Aerie's innocence...ever meet someone like that? (YOu can romance with Viconia? Let me try...)
The huge range of magical items...Ring of Gaxx for example.


What I hate...

Korgan's greediness...just because he is good...he shouldn't charge for his aid.
Jaheira's meaness towards Aerie
The tone of voice which "You must gather your party before venturing forth" is said in...ARRRGH!

[Galadria]

Hi, Cayone,:welcome: to Ironworks. Yes, you can romance Vickey, provided that you are human or half-elf. No evil alignment required. As I said above, my very own personal favorie part of the game. I put Imoen at #1, because, well, she's my li'l sis. Take that , Tarox [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Magness]

quote:

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Originall posted by Cayone:

What I hate...
Korgan's greediness...just because he is good...he shouldn't charge for his aid.

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Ahhh... Just a heads up ... Korgan's alignment is Chaotic Evil!!! He is most definitely NOT a nice dwarf.

[Katherine]

The things I like the most are:

-The very interactive NPCs
-Imoen's talk of blood and horror
-The dream sequences
-The indepth story
-And, the fact that you can go off on tangents

My dislikes are:
-The "paper dolls" are not as pretty as in BG/TOSC
-The female voice sets are not very good and most the ones you can find on the web are for male characters
-The fact that the only male NPC you can romance is Anomen and he compares you to his sister over and over! Gross!!! I wonder if the writer of that romance thought this was good material, or if he or she was just making the only available male NPC romance option disgusting on purpose?
-Adding up the Ability rolls while making a new character over and over and over until you get a good roll. I wish they had a box with the total roll score at the bottom. I hate rolling a new character because of this.-The fact that Xzar cannot join your party. When I met him, I was so happy, but then I found out that he doesn't join you- what a let-down! I was really hoping he could romance you in this game when I first heard about romance options.

I am with you on the Anomen-Hating Society, even though I am currently romancing him in my game (it's my first time through and I want to see what happens).