somebody said that BG1 was not the game for multiclass

Dangerous10K · Post by **Dangerous10K** » Mon Jun 25, 2001 7:41 am

well i dont see why not

when i cap im gonna be a

level 7 mage/level 7 cleric

if your a normal person you would be
fighter level 9
paladin/ranger level 9
thief/bard level 11
wizard level 10
cleric level 9
druid level 11

i really dont think this is that huge of a difference and im not suffereing at all w/my party

besides that w/the insane amount of experience in baldurs gate 2 i should be pretty forumable foe by the end of that especially w/the just downright insane cap of throne of baul

RA · Post by RA » Mon Jun 25, 2001 8:51 am

I tought the rogues would only make it to level 10?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Mon Jun 25, 2001 8:57 am

Originally posted by Dangerous10K:
<STRONG>well i dont see why not

when i cap im gonna be a

level 7 mage/level 7 cleric

if your a normal person you would be
fighter level 9
paladin/ranger level 9
thief/bard level 11
wizard level 10
cleric level 9
druid level 11

i really dont think this is that huge of a difference and im not suffereing at all w/my party

besides that w/the insane amount of experience in baldurs gate 2 i should be pretty forumable foe by the end of that especially w/the just downright insane cap of throne of baul</STRONG>

Your lvl. is wrong
a pure class can reach:
fighter/paladin/ranger level 8
thief/bard level 10
wizard level 9
cleric level 8
druid level 10

IMO the game is okay for multiclasses, but not for dual-class.
This is my oppinion because the gaining of XP are very slow.
If you dual you'll play a great part of the game with a relative weak character and will only be able to use it's potential for a small part of the game.

BG2 is better on multi and dual-class' due to the high XP.cap and the ease of gaining of XP wich is practically thrown at you

[ 06-25-2001: Message edited by: Xandax ]

Dangerous10K · Post by **Dangerous10K** » Mon Jun 25, 2001 9:31 am

woops n/m
but if thats the case then its even less of a disadvantage then i thought

Bylandt · Post by **Bylandt** » Mon Jun 25, 2001 10:35 am

Xandax, quite true that dual-classing can make for a week character for some time. That's why I alwaus dual-class a.s.a.p., that is at level 2. I think, if you want your own character to be a mage, you should always start out as a fighter (2 points in bows and two in long swords). Dual-class at level 2 and when the mage reaches level 3 you have mage that can wear helmets, wield a sword and shoot a longbow (at specialised level), without impairing his magic abilities. You can even wear armour if you're not planning to use magic. This makes for a great mage that's only 2000 XP behind a mage that started out as one. So: never ever start out as a mage. Same thing with thief or cleric. Just make sure you have the right stats to dual-class!

That's why Imoen is the best NPC-mage in the game: she can use a bow and wear light armour.

That's why I think dual-classing is better in BGI or IWD. If you're dual-classing at level 8 you have to wait till level 9 in the second class before you can use the first class. That's a long time!

Dangerous10K · Post by **Dangerous10K** » Mon Jun 25, 2001 12:19 pm

i like being my cleric/mage multiclass better myself huge selection of spells
and i can wear a helmet and armor but i never do wear armor i prefer the robe of the evil archmage

[ 06-25-2001: Message edited by: Dangerous10K ]

Xyx · Post by **Xyx** » Mon Jun 25, 2001 1:27 pm

The amount of experience needed to gain the next level increases exponentially for the first 6 or so levels. For that reason, I would say BG1 is quite the game for dual/multiclassing. Your buddy may go from level 5 to level 7 while you go from level 5 in one class to level 6 in another

If you dual you'll play a great part of the game with a relative weak character and will only be able to use it's potential for a small part of the game.

Since anyone that likes to do most of the quests is capped waaay before the end of the game, I don't think the part in which you regain your inactive abilities to be that "small".

Imoen is the best NPC-mage in the game: she can use a bow and wear light armour.

Not to mention a great AC (for a Mage), loads of Thief skills and extra Hit Points. She can even dual to Specialist Mage and totally out-classes all the other NPC Mages.

If you're dual-classing at level 8 you have to wait till level 9 in the second class before you can use the first class. That's a long time!

Not that long at all... Remember: your buddies are relatively high level and will rake in the XP for you. Killing one really big monster can gain you several levels.

Dangerous10K · Post by **Dangerous10K** » Mon Jun 25, 2001 3:38 pm

or you could jus play the game all the way through and beat the game then start a new game import your charecter and do the game so that way ya have a dominate beast charecter

i was gonna start as a cleric then dual to a mage but i decided not to