Nice to see another fellow hardcore player of the Baldur's Gate games. Funny, while playing DOS2, the thought of returning to BG2 later for another playthrough would come to my mind from time to time. I just love the BG games to death.
It's just like you said, in the BG games, pretty much anything goes. The vanilla games are way too easy and there are too many exploits, but if you install the core mods that overhaul skill/spell/item systems and balance everything throughout, it's still "anything goes", if you're decent at the games. 4 casters, 1 assassin, 1 archer, no tank? No problem. Full bruiser team? Not a big deal. You always have the tools to handle any kind of situation, and never feel like, these fights are particularly tough if you go with this particular team comp. You simply have to handle the situation differently. This is but one of the things I love about these games.
As far as D:OS2 is concerned, personally, I suppose it was fortunate that I didn't decide to go with any hybrid kind of build from the get-go. In fact, I tried to imitate to some extent a Baldur's Gate-style party, if I can have only four members. A dedicated glass cannon assassin, a dual-wielding bruiser, and two dedicated casters. Then as I progressed I just automatically adjusted to the game's combat system, I guess. Just finished the game earlier, and my team comp turned out to work pretty well overall, I'd say.
I totally see your point, but like I said, it was fortunate for me that I was never really bugged by this particular issue. Maybe I'll try a hybrid build and see what it's like on my second playthrough of this game. Or maybe I should go back to BG2 first...
Last edited by Try2Handing; 09/10/17 11:49 AM.
