Originally Posted by Torque
Originally Posted by anjovis bonus
Originally Posted by Torque
Quality vs Quantity

I prefer quantity if I had to chose when it comes to companions. I also think a highly fleshed out super-in-depth origin story for every single avaible companion in the game is a mistake because we'll get less of them. Edwin and Minsc are fine, I know who they are and they're extremly likeable. I dont need the Chronicles of Minsc and Dynaheir.

You can apparently choose not to use the origin characters at all and go with a custom PC and use mercenaries who should be more like the BG companions or even make the whole party at character creation yourself.


Well, it may seem contradictory but I want real companions, not zombies/robots that I've min/maxed from the start. My post was generally about the balance with having lots of possible companions, but with low depth vs fewer but with more backstory.

Well you’re in luck because the game will apparently have both. Take four origin characters if you want some soap opera in your Baldur’s gate or mercenary companions if you want a more classic Baldur’s gate experience of quantity over quality ( well, when I say quality I mean depth. I’m sure the quality will be as bad as any other computer game). And I’m honestly with you on this, origin characters or campsite heart to heart does not interest me in the slightest and I will likely play the game with the mercenaries and maybe the hot cleric on my team.