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by masteralef
Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:08 pm
Forum: Dragon Age Series
Topic: Does anyone else think Dragon Age is a huge disappointment?
Replies: 176
Views: 57614

Just bought a PS3 WITH of course DA:O, and I'm really enyoing it.
I don't get your problem...

Pretty much what Scottg says above me: you generally end up with a fixed party:

Warriors (tank or DPS) will generally have Wynne and either Leliana or Zevran, with the 3rd spot left open for tank or dps ...
by masteralef
Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:28 pm
Forum: Dragon Age Series
Topic: Does anyone else think Dragon Age is a huge disappointment?
Replies: 176
Views: 57614

Honestly, there's exactly one issue with DAO that I've had with pretty much all the Bioware/Obsidian non-IE RPGs, which would easily add replay value for me if they fixed it:

Number of party members. I'd really like to play with 5 or 6 in the party at once, instead of 4. Especially when there are ...
by masteralef
Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:28 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: Experiencing an Error
Replies: 7
Views: 889

Did you install the latest patch?
By cleaning your cache he means cleaning your temp folders, registry, etc.
I recommend TuneUp Utilities 2008 for that stuff. Works great in keeping your computer tidy.
For a quick fix, trx Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Cleanup

be sure to ...
by masteralef
Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:34 am
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: Planar Sphere
Replies: 4
Views: 765



If so, there are TWO doors here. One leads to an ice chamber, the other to a fire chamber. One of the doors is disguised as a glacier. Any way, kill all of the monsters in both rooms. Or at least open both doors. Each of these rooms has another door leading to the Power Center.

You don't ...
by masteralef
Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:28 am
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: What's the point of the underdark?
Replies: 19
Views: 2206

The Anti-Magic Ray goes through any kind of spell protection, removing all combat buffs and deflection like spells like spell turning,
I have a suspicion that one of the Protection from Magic scrolls from Ribald might actually beat it, but that's a special case.
by masteralef
Wed May 02, 2007 5:49 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: The Staff if the Magi
Replies: 10
Views: 4214

How do you mean, they were killed by the undead protection scroll? That's a defensive tactic, a spell you apply to your own folks. As I recall in my games, the undead continued whailing away on my team--they just didn't make a dent.


They shouldn't; they should completely ignore that character ...
by masteralef
Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:31 am
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: NPC mod mini review
Replies: 21
Views: 8579

Do note, incidentally, that G3's crossmod banter pack has dialogues for Saerelith/Yasraena, so if you play with both, you should install crossmod.
by masteralef
Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:29 am
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Topic: demagorgon...more strategies please
Replies: 3
Views: 1110

Again, as was mentioned...who's in your party?

I typically play pretty tank-heavy parties, with 3-4 characters who have multiple GWWs available. I find that using those over and over with breaches from my wizard take it down pretty easily.
by masteralef
Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:30 am
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: Is IMOEN necessary for the plot ..?
Replies: 25
Views: 2859

Hi again,
I am now, in a red cave where there are 4 or 5 big eyes on the wall behind my party, and there are staircases leading down, each to another location.

If this is the end-game, then it sure did end faster that what I had in mind :-(. However I do have TOB installed. How do I play TOB with ...
by masteralef
Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:49 pm
Forum: Neverwinter Nights 2
Topic: Your thoughts on the game
Replies: 76
Views: 14162

I agree with most of the posts above, though I still miss the nested button menus (a la BG2).

The only real disappointment that I'm having is that many compared it to BG2, and I don't find it to be anything of the sort...in that NPCs don't banter randomly. Most everything they say relates to the ...
by masteralef
Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:17 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Topic: Valygar: Ever give him the Staff of the Ram?
Replies: 8
Views: 1830

Thoqqu wrote:i don't think you can backstab whit staves... atleast you can't whit carsomyr (UAI) ^^
You can't with Carsomyr because it's not a thief weapon normally. But IIRC quarterstaff is a standard thief weapon.
by masteralef
Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:03 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: rpg dumbo...........
Replies: 6
Views: 811

[QUOTE=markabaddon]
I am playing the game with the Darkest Day mod installed and have had a great deal of frustration. While it does add a lot of extra features to the game, there are also a ton of bugs, so I am not sure I would recommend it.
Good luck[/QUOTE]


PLEASE tell me you're using the ...
by masteralef
Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:50 am
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Topic: Timestop - spoiler (?)
Replies: 17
Views: 4773

To add to Spineles' list-

For level 9/abilities, I usually run with Improved Alacrity. With Robe of Vecna and the Amulet of Power (both in SoA), you can cast spells significantly faster than any enemy mages. With Timestop/Improved Alacrity/various Spell Trigger and Chain Contingencies, you can ...
by masteralef
Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:42 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: (Spoiler) Underdark Illitid(mindflayer) lair - how to use the circlets on mindflayers
Replies: 10
Views: 1846

[QUOTE=Nimiety]
I often send one person to charm the flayer, and then march the flayer by himself (himself, herself, or itself??) to the first room (near the exit) - by the time the flayer is released, my characters can be hidden away, or could have dropped a skull trap, or ready a back stab, etc ...
by masteralef
Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:36 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: (spoiler) underdark - drow city final - everybody is enemy now
Replies: 12
Views: 1483

[QUOTE=Pellinore]I said something one time that made the whole Drow city come down on me heavy. It was a blast killing all those stupid dark elves, I cackled with glee the whole time! I hate drow... My half orc went berserk, Minsc went berserk and the slaughter was on :D ... I love berserk killing ...
by masteralef
Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:36 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: Attacks per round
Replies: 6
Views: 1552

[QUOTE=Nimiety]I was sure that the game limited the maximum number of attacks per round at 10.
N.[/QUOTE]

Kind of.

The game is hardcoded to 5, but can halve the round lengths for particular characters. That's what happens when certain high level abilities in TOB or improved haste- the rounds for ...
by masteralef
Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:45 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Topic: Stat bonuses and negatives through the entire trilogy(SPOILERS).
Replies: 24
Views: 6033

Incidentally, you can resurrect on the Selfishness test if your difficulty slider is below Core.
by masteralef
Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:41 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: Darkest Day or Shadows over Soubar?
Replies: 7
Views: 7651

There's no need for a choice. Spellhold Studios (linked in the previous post) has Weidu versions of both, and they are compatible.
by masteralef
Mon May 08, 2006 3:09 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: My first time through BG2 (possible spoilers)
Replies: 28
Views: 2295

[QUOTE=Sparrow]Well, I take on the gang at the Inn in the Promenade when I'm a little higher level than you were, DaemonJ. I stand outside the room and cast up a bunch of animals first. When I enter the fight, the animals distract some of the gang, and I can concentrate my attack on one guy. Pooky ...
by masteralef
Wed May 03, 2006 1:57 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: Anyone tested with Vista betas?
Replies: 1
Views: 542

Anyone tested with Vista betas?

I am, like many of you, a BG2 junkie. With that said, has anyone seen if BG2 is compatible with Windows Vista?