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by alexjh
Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:58 am
Forum: Icewind Dale II
Topic: Soloing Lost Followers... HELP! :(
Replies: 2
Views: 1033

I'd say the Lost Followers are potentially one of the three hardest fights in the game, and an optional one at that so it's bound to be hard.

Firstly they are all undead, so I wouldn't have thought that Death spells like Wail of the Banshee would work on them anyway. What you probably need to do is ...
by alexjh
Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:22 am
Forum: Speak Your Mind
Topic: Ads Quietly Added to Deus Ex
Replies: 4
Views: 2010

You mean like the NVidea logos that have played at the start of games for around a decade now?

I draw the line at the point it doesn't make sense within a particular game - they can put all the ads they want in Deus ex as its a near future game with tons of fictional advertising in it anyway ...
by alexjh
Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:35 pm
Forum: Speak Your Mind
Topic: Ads Quietly Added to Deus Ex
Replies: 4
Views: 2010

I understand it's vaguely annoying, but does it really matter? It's not as if you are obliged to look at them or buy the product advertised. In a sci-fi game where advertising isn't out of place, I really don't mind whatsoever if it means that developers get a little extra money to help make a good ...
by alexjh
Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:12 am
Forum: Icewind Dale II
Topic: Z'hinda Citadel
Replies: 6
Views: 2457

According to the walkthrough my thief should be able to disarm the lightning generators in the Z'Hinda Citadel. My thief is level 13 with a Thieving skill of 12. When he tries to disarm a lightning generator the system says he can't pickpocket a hostile. I don't know how else to disarm a device ...
by alexjh
Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:31 am
Forum: General RPG Discussion
Topic: Baldur's Gate - like game ?
Replies: 25
Views: 10261

I disagree about druids. They are better in IWD2 in some respects, but there is no reason to even take a druid along unless you use a mod such the weidu mod including druids. The reason is that druids don't get domains and their spells are poor compared to sorcerors. They are cool with the weidu ...
by alexjh
Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: General RPG Discussion
Topic: Baldur's Gate - like game ?
Replies: 25
Views: 10261

But if it is pretty much a set chain of counters then surely it becomes a (admittedly energy intensive) automatic tactic rather than actually granting any more choices? Besides, when I was doing my co-op runthrough of BG2 it effectively ended up as cloudkill spamming a lot of the time.

In my mind ...
by alexjh
Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:24 pm
Forum: General RPG Discussion
Topic: Baldur's Gate - like game ?
Replies: 25
Views: 10261

3rd edition does give you far more tactical options, indeed.
But Icewind Dale II doesn't have any spells with any potential. Magic system was completely and utterly dumbed down from BG2.

One can not even compare the two games combat-wise.

I'm intrigued, what exactly do you define as potential ...
by alexjh
Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:56 pm
Forum: General RPG Discussion
Topic: Baldur's Gate - like game ?
Replies: 25
Views: 10261

Icewind Dale II has simplified combat and terrible story - avoid!

IWDII has simplified combat? How on earth did you reach that conclusion - 3rd edition gives you far more tactical options than pretty much all the 2ed Infinity games. As for the story, it's no Shakepeare, but its perfectly ...
by alexjh
Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:51 pm
Forum: Icewind Dale II
Topic: Malavon's Items...
Replies: 7
Views: 2201

I completed the Eight Chambers. According to the Walkthrough map there is a door (10) behind the guy in charge of the Chambers. I can't find it even using the ALT key. There are some stairs which I went down. When I went down the stairs the map said I was in the Underdark Passage. I never saw ...
by alexjh
Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:19 pm
Forum: Dungeons & Dragons
Topic: barbarian
Replies: 2
Views: 745

i'm considering rolling a barbarian for the next campaign i'm joining but i'm stuck on race, i really want to be a halfling but i'm concerned id just be gimping myself

does teh bonus dex, +1 to hit and +1 AC offset the lsot +1 to hit +1 damage from the lost strength

should i jsut go human or ...
by alexjh
Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:21 am
Forum: Dungeons & Dragons
Topic: home made d&d
Replies: 2
Views: 1102

Do you mean in terms of rules or setting?

I ran a mini campaign last year using the general rules but quite loosely, the setting and story were original as were a selection of the monsters - I find the trick is to use the existing material to aid in creation of the new stuff and make it quicker ...
by alexjh
Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:42 am
Forum: General RPG Discussion
Topic: A quest for the ultimate dps class
Replies: 10
Views: 2411

I'd also highly recommend The Witcher. A mix of magic use and swordwork is essentially built right into the character.

You play an already-created protagonist (though at level up you can decide where to focus his skills), but his personality is so well developed and the story so deep and well told ...
by alexjh
Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:57 am
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: Keldorn's alignment - Lawful Hypocrit
Replies: 38
Views: 6515

No they wouldn't that would be more Neutral Good than Lawful.

There seems to be some confusion about what defines good in terms of alignment, there is only one truly good alignment, and that is Neutral Good, which puts goodness above anything else. As has you point out, Lawful Good people are ...
by alexjh
Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:26 pm
Forum: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Topic: Keldorn's alignment - Lawful Hypocrit
Replies: 38
Views: 6515

I think the thing you have to realise is that within one religion, people do not hold precisely the same views. The abortionist killing catholics someone mentioned earlier believe they belong to the same religion as a little old lady who takes everything in the bible very seriously but doesn't try ...