I will try to explain what I expect from <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> II...
1. Great 3D graphics like Dungeon Siege's.
2. A good story which is related (sequel) to DD1. (i.e. I would like to find the fourth holy item.)
3. More speech options. (And maybe the ability to WRITE our own answers? So hard, I don't think so, not yet.)
4. Better monster AI and more monsters. Respawning monsters like in Diablo II?. More challenge.
5. More clever NPC's. (Don't want those guards and folk which ignored that I killed every orc in Rivertown and tell me about the war between humans and orcs. I said myself "Orc? What orc? Ggrrr...")
6. More charm types which adds damage, attack speed and such.
7. More character types and more skills absolutely. (I think you should check the skills. Why would someone use "Ranger Sight" when there is "Elven Sight"?)
8. Keep ability to multiclass. But it can be changed a bit. (i.e. It can cost you two skill points to get another class' skill. That makes harder to choose class. The difference between classes becomes clearer.)
9. A bigger and longer game with many more items, monsters, locations and NPCs. (I don't say that DD1 is short <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />)
I can wait an extra year and pay three times more to get these, IMHO.
Just my two cents.
DD1 is one of the best games (not only RPG) I ever played. I hope DDII can keep this game great. Simply, I think that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> II can be the best game ever made if Larian listens to folk on this forum because you all know the difference between a good game and an excellent one.