soloing

robo donkey · 01-20-2002, 07:14 AM

How on earth can someone solo through the game? I am a sorceror and am constantly using all the attributes of every charecter in my 6 strong party.

Also if you install TOB whilst still playing SOA can your paty reach experience of over 2950000 EXP before reaching the pocket plane.

Darkman · 01-20-2002, 07:20 AM

I often wonder about that myself. Sounds like an awful lot of resting to me, especially if you're a mage...

Not sure about that second part as I don't have ToB, yet [img]smile.gif[/img]

Glorfindel · 01-20-2002, 07:22 AM

Its easy since u gain all the EXp into that 1 char u go upREALLY quickly but its very ard if u dont have ToB installed... and yes.. u can go over the SoA Xpcap b4 the pocketplane.

Glorfindel · 01-20-2002, 07:26 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Darkman:
I often wonder about that myself. Sounds like an awful lot of resting to me, especially if you're a mage...

Not sure about that second part as I don't have ToB, yet [img]smile.gif[/img]

Ever heard of Project Image????

F. Gottwald · 01-20-2002, 03:52 PM

soloing isn´t really much harder, it just works differently from playing with a party. different parts become difficult... a few examples:

greater wolfweres are horrible when you´re on your own... very very very hard to kill them.
a single hold/stun might end the game, a single charm/domination/maze WILL end the game. maze is especially annoying, shield of harmony and similar items help very well against the others.
you might lack thief skills... traps can become a problem, locks usually aren´t (you automatically force all game-critical locks, and which truly great item is locked away anyway? i can´t think of any)
a lack of massed mage attacks makes it more difficult to disrupt enemy spellcasters

certain battles become easier since you have to look only after yourself... so in spell battles you can turn yourself into a mustard jelly and laugh at those silly mages.
you can´t accidentally hurt your party members with area effects
it´s easier to run away or sneak past something you don´t quite like how the battle is going
your game will run smoother if you have a sucky graphics card like i do
you will amass experience much more quickly... in some instances one high-level char might be stronger than 6 medium level chars (epsecially if the solo char is a wizard or sorcerer)
you only have 1 char to equip - money is less of a problem

about the resting bit... there are tons of regeneration items available in the game, after you obtain the first you never need rest for hp, and spells last fairly long if you don´t use them unneccessarily (my sorcerer only really rested when he was fatigued anyway... a wizard might wish to rest a little more often though)
on the whole, it´s far easier to solo than most people who haven´t tried would think... especially if you consider that you don´t have to butcher everything in your path. and if you have to fight, summoned creatures are yoru best friends (for non-casters, there are several useful items for this)

Darkman · 01-20-2002, 05:46 PM

Thanks for the info, F. Gottwald. Soloing doesn't seem so harsh now. Maybe I'll try it sometime, although I still have yet to finish playing through BG2 for my first time.

01-20-2002, 07:20 AM	#2
Darkman Avatar Join Date: July 11, 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 44 Posts: 525	I often wonder about that myself. Sounds like an awful lot of resting to me, especially if you're a mage... Not sure about that second part as I don't have ToB, yet [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ There more of it there is,<br />The less you see.

01-20-2002, 07:26 AM	#4
Glorfindel Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 9, 2002 Location: Mt. Gambier, Australia Age: 37 Posts: 3,337	quote: Originally posted by Darkman: I often wonder about that myself. Sounds like an awful lot of resting to me, especially if you're a mage... Not sure about that second part as I don't have ToB, yet [img]smile.gif[/img] Ever heard of Project Image????

01-20-2002, 03:52 PM	#5
F. Gottwald Manshoon Join Date: January 9, 2002 Location: Göttingen, Germany Posts: 153	soloing isn´t really much harder, it just works differently from playing with a party. different parts become difficult... a few examples: greater wolfweres are horrible when you´re on your own... very very very hard to kill them. a single hold/stun might end the game, a single charm/domination/maze WILL end the game. maze is especially annoying, shield of harmony and similar items help very well against the others. you might lack thief skills... traps can become a problem, locks usually aren´t (you automatically force all game-critical locks, and which truly great item is locked away anyway? i can´t think of any) a lack of massed mage attacks makes it more difficult to disrupt enemy spellcasters certain battles become easier since you have to look only after yourself... so in spell battles you can turn yourself into a mustard jelly and laugh at those silly mages. you can´t accidentally hurt your party members with area effects it´s easier to run away or sneak past something you don´t quite like how the battle is going your game will run smoother if you have a sucky graphics card like i do you will amass experience much more quickly... in some instances one high-level char might be stronger than 6 medium level chars (epsecially if the solo char is a wizard or sorcerer) you only have 1 char to equip - money is less of a problem about the resting bit... there are tons of regeneration items available in the game, after you obtain the first you never need rest for hp, and spells last fairly long if you don´t use them unneccessarily (my sorcerer only really rested when he was fatigued anyway... a wizard might wish to rest a little more often though) on the whole, it´s far easier to solo than most people who haven´t tried would think... especially if you consider that you don´t have to butcher everything in your path. and if you have to fight, summoned creatures are yoru best friends (for non-casters, there are several useful items for this) __________________ The objective of persecution is persecution. The objective of torture is torture. The objective of power is power.

01-20-2002, 05:46 PM	#6
Darkman Avatar Join Date: July 11, 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 44 Posts: 525	Thanks for the info, F. Gottwald. Soloing doesn't seem so harsh now. Maybe I'll try it sometime, although I still have yet to finish playing through BG2 for my first time. __________________ There more of it there is,<br />The less you see.

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01-20-2002, 07:14 AM	#1
robo donkey Manshoon Join Date: January 18, 2002 Location: North Yorkshire, England Age: 38 Posts: 180	How on earth can someone solo through the game? I am a sorceror and am constantly using all the attributes of every charecter in my 6 strong party. Also if you install TOB whilst still playing SOA can your paty reach experience of over 2950000 EXP before reaching the pocket plane.

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Glorfindel Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 9, 2002 Location: Mt. Gambier, Australia Age: 37 Posts: 3,337	Its easy since u gain all the EXp into that 1 char u go upREALLY quickly but its very ard if u dont have ToB installed... and yes.. u can go over the SoA Xpcap b4 the pocketplane.

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