I know there is already a discuss your first character type of thread, however since this is my first Infinity engine game i want to know what goes into planning/building a character. From what i have read and gathered its all about Name, Race, Class, Attributes, and anything specific for the class of your choosing.
However when min/maxing come into play what else is there i can do to plan a character?
Do certain races gain anything from being a specific class? How many attributes can one focus on?(from what i saw it is 3)
What are some other ways that we are able to min/max a character in this game?
At first i was aiming for a paladin(i was hoping for something like a auradin/zealot from D2), or maybe a paladin that has great party buffs yet still does good damage. then i was reading somethings about them not being as good of a melee class. But i just started looking into Barbs(can barbs effectively use 2h weapons?) and Rogues. If im trying to min/max what would be a good choice of race attribute points ect for each class.
Also through out the game how many talent points do we get to choose from?
Another thing, how many skills can i choose from to focus on?