Post IDEAL PARTIES !!!
Post IDEAL PARTIES !!!
Post here only the parties ... this topic is for those who completed BG2 on hardest difficulty. Post your chars and their profiences...
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multiplayer:
Ranger
Fighter/Cleric
Monk
Cleric
Skald
Thief/Mage
This group absolutely rolled through the game
2nd multiplayer
Kensai (9)/ Mage (me)
Archer (me)
Sir Anomen
Keldorn
Aerie
Yoshimo/Imoen
3rd (still in progress)
swashbuckler (me)
korgan
edwin
viconia
not sure what you mean by profiences but these are the parties I have used in the game on insane difficulty. Insane is the only way to play.
Ranger
Fighter/Cleric
Monk
Cleric
Skald
Thief/Mage
This group absolutely rolled through the game
2nd multiplayer
Kensai (9)/ Mage (me)
Archer (me)
Sir Anomen
Keldorn
Aerie
Yoshimo/Imoen
3rd (still in progress)
swashbuckler (me)
korgan
edwin
viconia
not sure what you mean by profiences but these are the parties I have used in the game on insane difficulty. Insane is the only way to play.
Crush enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the women.
first party:
me Fighter
Minsc
Jaheira
Imoen
Aerie
Edwin
second time:
Me Assassin
Valygar
Keldorn
Aerie
Edwin
Mazzy
(third time Solo Sorceror)
now fourth time:
Me Ranger/Cleric
Korgan
Hear'Dalis
Jan
Viconia
Edwin.
i must say this party plays the best also my second party was great.I have to finish the game this time and then i know who i do in my party for ToB.
me Fighter
Minsc
Jaheira
Imoen
Aerie
Edwin
second time:
Me Assassin
Valygar
Keldorn
Aerie
Edwin
Mazzy
(third time Solo Sorceror)
now fourth time:
Me Ranger/Cleric
Korgan
Hear'Dalis
Jan
Viconia
Edwin.
i must say this party plays the best also my second party was great.I have to finish the game this time and then i know who i do in my party for ToB.
Hello. Long time lurker, first time poster....
Well, as for my ideal party, after i completed the game in single player, I decided that I needed to give my major RPG addiction format a try in BG2.
Thats right, I did a typical Everquest Uber party.
For those of you who have played, this may seem familiar. For those haven't, stay tuned for my explanation.
First off, I wanted a challenge, but I also wanted to keep it simple, to see if it worked. So, you might be surprised at this VERY successful format.
Lead: Half-Orc fighter. AC 8 (11 if equiped with shield). Mostly used the Silver sword, or, later, the Warblade +4. But also had 2 slots in axes (for use in throwing the azure edge, explained later)
Second: Human Fighter(7)/Cleric dual. Basically an Anomen clone without the annoying banter. With the amulet of power, Jace's Mace (? the Demon killer), and a Mace of Disruption +2, he was the ultimate vampire killer. Get him up to fighter7/cleric 21 and this guy kicks a$$.
Third: Human Ranger (stalker) with slots for Halberd, Longword, and bows (manabow +4 is a damn good bow)
4th: Halfling Swashbuckler. Mostly used as another ranged fighter.
5th : Elf Enchanter. Crowd control baby. Using the ranger for single pulls (pulling one or two mobs at a time if you have the talent. It CAN be done.), the enchanter handled mezzing (er, hold, chaos, charm) add's while the party focused on killing one, maybe two mobs at a time.
6th: Half-Elf conjurer. In retrospect, I should have made him an evoker. He mostly did alot of damage spells, with some debuffs, mostly on opposing spell casters. Invaluable against lich's and such.
One key to this group was the Half-Orc fighter (surprise). By the time I maxed him at lvl 19, the bastard had close to 130hp's (!). Made the ultimate meat wall while the others did their stuff.
The other key was using the stalker as a pull artist. Often, I'd set the group back, and threw the Boots of Speed on my ranger. He'd go stealth, scout out the mobs, find an angle where only 1, maybe two mobs were exposed, and agro them with the mana bow. Where there were six, only 1 or two would come to the group. Both the Cleric (with the Amor of Balduran and shield, his AC was at 11) and the Half Orc tank would become the wall, while the Stalker and swashbuckler would go at it from range (the Swash had the gesen bow). The enchanter would de-buff, and handle add's, while the conjurer would blast like mad.
BG 2 melted like butter under this group. I wound up finishing the game in only 45 days with these guys. BTW, each was started at base level 7.
All in all, the Everquest style group did extremely well.
An interesting experiment.
Well, as for my ideal party, after i completed the game in single player, I decided that I needed to give my major RPG addiction format a try in BG2.
Thats right, I did a typical Everquest Uber party.
For those of you who have played, this may seem familiar. For those haven't, stay tuned for my explanation.
First off, I wanted a challenge, but I also wanted to keep it simple, to see if it worked. So, you might be surprised at this VERY successful format.
Lead: Half-Orc fighter. AC 8 (11 if equiped with shield). Mostly used the Silver sword, or, later, the Warblade +4. But also had 2 slots in axes (for use in throwing the azure edge, explained later)
Second: Human Fighter(7)/Cleric dual. Basically an Anomen clone without the annoying banter. With the amulet of power, Jace's Mace (? the Demon killer), and a Mace of Disruption +2, he was the ultimate vampire killer. Get him up to fighter7/cleric 21 and this guy kicks a$$.
Third: Human Ranger (stalker) with slots for Halberd, Longword, and bows (manabow +4 is a damn good bow)
4th: Halfling Swashbuckler. Mostly used as another ranged fighter.
5th : Elf Enchanter. Crowd control baby. Using the ranger for single pulls (pulling one or two mobs at a time if you have the talent. It CAN be done.), the enchanter handled mezzing (er, hold, chaos, charm) add's while the party focused on killing one, maybe two mobs at a time.
6th: Half-Elf conjurer. In retrospect, I should have made him an evoker. He mostly did alot of damage spells, with some debuffs, mostly on opposing spell casters. Invaluable against lich's and such.
One key to this group was the Half-Orc fighter (surprise). By the time I maxed him at lvl 19, the bastard had close to 130hp's (!). Made the ultimate meat wall while the others did their stuff.
The other key was using the stalker as a pull artist. Often, I'd set the group back, and threw the Boots of Speed on my ranger. He'd go stealth, scout out the mobs, find an angle where only 1, maybe two mobs were exposed, and agro them with the mana bow. Where there were six, only 1 or two would come to the group. Both the Cleric (with the Amor of Balduran and shield, his AC was at 11) and the Half Orc tank would become the wall, while the Stalker and swashbuckler would go at it from range (the Swash had the gesen bow). The enchanter would de-buff, and handle add's, while the conjurer would blast like mad.
BG 2 melted like butter under this group. I wound up finishing the game in only 45 days with these guys. BTW, each was started at base level 7.
All in all, the Everquest style group did extremely well.
An interesting experiment.
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The Dual Weilding, Magic throwing, arse kickin, Jahera seducing, necro spell casting wicked Tank mage with an attitude..
The Dual Weilding, Magic throwing, arse kickin, Jahera seducing, necro spell casting wicked Tank mage with an attitude..
Heres my all made party , it rocked and all are single class for maximum effect in ToB
Half orc Bezerker , points in 2 weapon , katana and warhammer
Human Monk put a point into whatever , really doesnt matter, 1 in sling is good.
Human ranger(8)/cleric , i took ranger to 8th since thats their first druid spell , allowing them access to the full druid line as well as cleric spells. Mace/Flail/club , duel weild.
Kensai(9)/mage i went with 2handed weapon skill and two handed sword, he used the vorpal blade.
Fighter(7)/theif got the big hps and ability to specialize , then immediatly switched to theif at start of game. I went with 1 weapon styly since you can crit on 19 or 20 , this makes for bigger backstab potential. I took Longsword and shortbow
I left last spot open for the occasional NPC needed. I found this group extremely powerful and only a few battles needed to be tried more than once.
I chose monk and bezerker for my main tanks for their immunities to charm/confusion and those annoying spells, i was very happy with both as front line tanks, however i did regret not being able to use the +5 holy avenger, many times i thought an inquisitor might have worked well too.
-lykwid
Half orc Bezerker , points in 2 weapon , katana and warhammer
Human Monk put a point into whatever , really doesnt matter, 1 in sling is good.
Human ranger(8)/cleric , i took ranger to 8th since thats their first druid spell , allowing them access to the full druid line as well as cleric spells. Mace/Flail/club , duel weild.
Kensai(9)/mage i went with 2handed weapon skill and two handed sword, he used the vorpal blade.
Fighter(7)/theif got the big hps and ability to specialize , then immediatly switched to theif at start of game. I went with 1 weapon styly since you can crit on 19 or 20 , this makes for bigger backstab potential. I took Longsword and shortbow
I left last spot open for the occasional NPC needed. I found this group extremely powerful and only a few battles needed to be tried more than once.
I chose monk and bezerker for my main tanks for their immunities to charm/confusion and those annoying spells, i was very happy with both as front line tanks, however i did regret not being able to use the +5 holy avenger, many times i thought an inquisitor might have worked well too.
-lykwid
im sure you can come up with a better 6 player group, but i prefer groups of 4
heres my multiplayer group
half-orc barbarian
+++ dual weilding
++ long swords
++ maces
Mace of Disruption, Skullcrusher, BlackRazor, Daystar, the Equalizer
berserker/cleric (9/20)
+++ dual weilding
++ flail
+++ warhammer
Flail of Ages and Crom Faeyr
swashbuckler/mage (10/17)
+++ dual weilding
++ katanas
Dakkons Zerth Blade and Celestial Fury
sorceror
+ quarterstaff
Staff of the Magi
this is a very strong group, 2 tanks, 1 cleric, 1 thief, and 2 mages
heres my multiplayer group
half-orc barbarian
+++ dual weilding
++ long swords
++ maces
Mace of Disruption, Skullcrusher, BlackRazor, Daystar, the Equalizer
berserker/cleric (9/20)
+++ dual weilding
++ flail
+++ warhammer
Flail of Ages and Crom Faeyr
swashbuckler/mage (10/17)
+++ dual weilding
++ katanas
Dakkons Zerth Blade and Celestial Fury
sorceror
+ quarterstaff
Staff of the Magi
this is a very strong group, 2 tanks, 1 cleric, 1 thief, and 2 mages
TIAX RULES ALL
I used
Half-Orc barbarian ++ 2 hand sword ++halberd ++two handed attack
Undead hunter
++ long sword( Daystar )
++ Mace ( Disruption mace)
+++ dual
Half Elf conjurer
( got glasses of id)
Good all round divination no great loss
(except identification)
Swashbuckler (elf)
++ katana
+++ dual
(later) ++wakishasi/scimitar
Dwarf cleric/fighter
++ hammers ( thrower and Crom )
++ flails ( age )
++ Mace ( skull crush)
Otional
empty or inquisitor or Totemic druid
to make the game a LOT easier, use the inquistor+ carsomyr, kills mages and liches cold.
-or-
Totemic druids- like a second conjurer, Druid spells Fire and Earth Elemental + totemic animals(those things rock !!!) makes for easy battles
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Ill be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows im dead
Half-Orc barbarian ++ 2 hand sword ++halberd ++two handed attack
Undead hunter
++ long sword( Daystar )
++ Mace ( Disruption mace)
+++ dual
Half Elf conjurer
( got glasses of id)
Good all round divination no great loss
(except identification)
Swashbuckler (elf)
++ katana
+++ dual
(later) ++wakishasi/scimitar
Dwarf cleric/fighter
++ hammers ( thrower and Crom )
++ flails ( age )
++ Mace ( skull crush)
Otional
empty or inquisitor or Totemic druid
to make the game a LOT easier, use the inquistor+ carsomyr, kills mages and liches cold.
-or-
Totemic druids- like a second conjurer, Druid spells Fire and Earth Elemental + totemic animals(those things rock !!!) makes for easy battles
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Ill be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows im dead
My first party:
me (kensai/mage)
korgan
viconia
valygar
keldorn
imoen
then i finished the game with various parties...some i liked:
me (assassin)
viconia
edwin
Then: solo sorcerer
Now: Assassin/mage (dual at lvl 12)
me (kensai/mage)
korgan
viconia
valygar
keldorn
imoen
then i finished the game with various parties...some i liked:
me (assassin)
viconia
edwin
Then: solo sorcerer
Now: Assassin/mage (dual at lvl 12)
Edwin, mighty founder of the Council of Mages; Co-founder of the Shadow Mages
Sorcery and Shadow together as one, the arcane and the dark united. Through our knowledge and skill none can stand against us. We are as one, infallible and invincible. The Shadow Mages.
Sorcery and Shadow together as one, the arcane and the dark united. Through our knowledge and skill none can stand against us. We are as one, infallible and invincible. The Shadow Mages.