I'm the exact opposite. The quests are (IMO, mind) so very, very dull. The dialogue is so very, very unengaging. Hence, I'm killing everything that walks outside Hommlet and Nulb. (Actually, I've already killed Otis the blacksmith. He has interesting loot. Someone told me that he's got a CR of 10, but he sure doesn't look it. Oh, he had lots of HP, but he died rather quickly, and none of my characters was even remotely hurt. Disappointing.)
I'm playing LG - even one little fib turns my paladin into a fallen one (I thought I could lie about converting <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> )- so I can't kill or wipe out Hommlet etc. I've never liked butchering, therefore I can't play your alignment. But I believe for those enjoying the evil side this game gives more options to have fun, hm?
Oh, there were dialogues where I had to laugh (where I made the miller donate to both fractions, because of the "balance and all that" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" /> ). Winterfox, I originally come from the adventure game side, therefore I don't mind this running from A ->B ->C ->A to solve a quest by talking. So TOEE serves both sides then IMO, the quest chatters or the fight fans. What I enjoy most is all that crafting and scribing, suits my hoarding heart <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> - and I like the 2D graphics there, I'm oldfashioned probably <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" />.
No, don't want to kill Otis, I've got his brother in my group, feel bad about having to kill little Elmo then. And I need him for masterwork items.
As you play with 5 and not with 8 = this explains your higher levels. I'm level 4 now, though I guess I'll reload. I've got Fruella in my group now and she's annoying. Not because of the loot, I rob her off her money then, but because of her attitude: I wish a devote yes and obeying orders instead of a bickering spinster <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" /> - the problem is, with my LG group I don't have enough options to recruit NPC, most are evil and my paladin is somewhat picky in that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> - as long as she doesn't bully my dwarven fighter (her husband) I might tolerate her, don't know about further random speech options in that direction so far.
As I'm not in the temple yet, I enjoy the game, though I just had a fight again, where the laggy mouse made me hit my own comrades, grr. Let's see if I can kill that froggy now (holding animal?) - if not? I hope he grapples Fruella <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" /> - I was able to kill the hill giant and the bear just by entangling and missile weapons at lvl 3, so maybe I'm lucky this time.
Kiya, off to kill/reloading again and hoping for that official patch
Forgot: The only "crash" I had so far was a registration question after a boss fight - I nearly got a heart attack because I hadn't saved and stared at the black screen, but all went well, I could return after that. (I believe, this method is unfair!)
