[Looking for help to choose main character]

^{So, just to tell you my party is really ok now  thanks to your advice.}

 

^{I got my barb as main, doing lot of aoe dmg, and usually not having issues}

 

^{Eder, as main tank, pretty straightforward}

^{Aloth built on magic weapons spec (blast etc), so that he can be useful without spells}

^{Durance with Scion of fire, he is the only one a bit squishy, was wondering if I should give him some heavy armor instead of his robe}

^{Sagani, with a heavy pet build, very fun to see this fox deal a ton of dmg when going out of stealth}

 

^{I intend to stay at 5 ppl to level faster.}

 

^{Thanks again all !}

[Looking for help to choose main character]

I don't know if you fell into the same trap I did when I played my first game. I came with traditional D&D style character thinking—from Baldur's Gate and NWN, type characters. A wizard here can actually be a fairly good weapon wielder. Not sure why but my wizards usually are my default choice for the Gyrd scepter. But the thing I couldn't shale through most of my first play through is there are no weapon restrictions. And the attribute preferences for class are a bit more non-specific. So you can equip wiz with any weapon that makes sense to you and wiz can do respectable damage. So low level wizards aren't as completely useless at combat as they are in other games. But then, even if you want to keep the focus on spells, it is easy enough to craft some scrolls to sling.

 

That said, there are a LOT of nuances to this game that I am still trying to figure out (the whole weapon speed vs recovery speed thing, and, I think, the whole unnecessary hit (pun intended) to accuracy issue using a shield can create. Not sure why this game has it in for one-handed weapons, used singly or dual-wielding). And only being able to use food to prebuff is an odd wrinkle.

 

If you are game, I would suggest a druid as your next character, if you like spell slingers. Druids here are actually pretty darn decent—a good selection of useful spells and can actually do damage with either weapons or shape-shifted.

 

But I did enjoy my barbarian, too, even though I didn't have a clue how to best use her. I used her as a tank, but it seems heavy armor starts to affect some of the barbarian specific talents. Others here can probably help with that unless I am just plain wrong.

 

Joe

 

Yeah druid maybe next time, seems a lot of fun ! To come back on your point that anyone can use any weapon, would you rather then for a wizard use a good bow instead of the basic bourdon / wand / scepter ? The magic weapons are fast but low damage it seems. Thank you.

[Looking for help to choose main character]

Thank you all ! Very efficient ideas ! I'll get veteran's recovery since I have high Intel. I like the dual wielding style better than 2h, now I just need to get decent 1h weapons at my low level (4) . I'll try to level up a bit with Eder Aloth and Durance only.

[Looking for help to choose main character]

Thank you all, great insights, advice noted

 

 

I think I'll try a dual wield frontline dps guy !

 

Also (slightly off topic) are you in favor of rolling your own party members ? Or do you keep the people you meet ? They do not seem very good, but of course they bring in their quests etc.

I was thinking to try a 4 members party so that my xp goes up fast.

[Looking for help to choose main character]

Hi guys,

 

I have recently bought the game (late comer yes !) and really like it.

 

My first try (normal difficulty) as main character was a wizard but I feel that my current team is not well balanced, and I would like to try something else. I did not like that my main character was too quickly useless at low lvl (lvl 5 currently) because without spells else he can't do much, so you have to rest a lot.

 

As a 2nd try I would like a character which can decently take down enemies ("trash mobs") and has good survivability.

 

So I thought of  playing a barbarian but I really need help on the build. Please consider non solo, normal difficulty level mode.

I know it "should be" a breeze but still it has been a long time since I played Baldur's Gate 2 !

 

Which abilities are good ones for an aoe build ? Should I use 2h weapon or dual wield ? heavy armor or light  ?

 

Thank you for your help.

And if you have other class suggestion it's welcome.

 

A.