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You aren't getting TuTu or BGT, then? And, I guess it's a matter of tastes, but Jaheira is vastly superior to Cernd overall, unless you install the Shapeshifter rebalance component of the BG2 Tweak Pack. She can be more annoying too, to compensate...

Indeed. However, when you counter an argument in that shape with "my opinion is fact because, unlike you, I have taste and perspective", you are just taking the silliness one step further. And the posters in this board as a whole are a representative sample because...? See Bandwagon Effect and selection bias. The problem is that people here are arguing on what's "better". Better has not been defined thus far, because it's not an objective concept like, for instance, "up" and "black".

Ah, yes. The hard life of the intellectual elite.

24. And I'd rather not count how many of those have actually been productive.

Yeah, same thing happens to me. I have BG2 perma-installed, and go back to other old games regularly. Nostalgia, I'd say... you can find folks crying about how no game has ever been able to capture the sense of freedom of Elite, as well. Maybe in fifteen years time, people will be like that with ME, for instance. edit: foiled again!

Actually her being "zeltron" or whatever isn't what I liked most about her, albeit her empathic abilities could have added some spice to her character, had she actually been a joinable NPC. More like, the backstabbing, manipulating, ruthless attitude. She *is* an Exchange thug, and she's obviously very good at it. A twist on the usual out-of-the-mill gamorrean or trando muscle. I liked her VO too. Her outfit kinda threw me off too... I'm not impressed how most alien females are dressed in some variation of a bathing suit, while males of the species wear perfectly normal clothes. But that seems to be a common trend in fantasy, what with all the "bikini" chain mails and stuff...

Krav Maga. That's the stuff I'd expect a secret agent type to be trained in. Premises: "You're not going to care how much damage you're going to cause." "Cause as much damage as possible and run." Gotta love it.

Navy, specifically... hence kirottu's comment.

Dark Angel? Never watched that. The next-door guy I posted plays SGM Jonas "snake doctor" Blane, leader of a spec ops outfit in "The Unit". Good stuff.

Well. Dubya was apparently liked well enough by the Third Reich, so I guess all's well.

I don't see the problem with an undercover agent having a plain, unremarkable appearance. After all, plain looks are hard to remember looks. Right. Nobody would believe that somebody looking like this could be a kick ass operative, right? He's more like the friendly neighbor type you always see mowing the lawn and stuff. Bourne is ok, but Bond is kinda over-doing it.

Well, that would explain it. It's still retarded since the scope of the game (ToB) is potentially way more disrupting on FR canon than just killing Mr. Stu. What's the point of allowing you to kill Drizzt, only to have him 100% unaffected by the encounter a few game days later? Let's not forget that in the SoA portion of the game, you can kill FAR more impressive spellcasters than this Harpell person, in the shape of Kangaxx the freaking demi-lich, and the Twisted Rune. Casters don't get any more powerful than that. Unless I'm mistaken, the latter are part of the FR lore too, but there seems to be no problem with killing them. I could have lived with Elminster or even this Harpell dude dropping in and tele'ing Drizzt and his pals out at the last minute. But really, standing there with a blank stare in my face while the man walks up to me merrily, takes away my loot, and proceeds to imprison me is stupid design in the scale of Malak of KotOR fame. And all to appease the raving tides of fanboys. Meh. Thanks, I wasn't sure about this, since my latest BG1 playthroughs have been with BGT.

ASVABs? What would be the point of that, bragging rights notwithstanding?

In BG1 I don't know. In BG2 it's "Malchor Harpell", whoever that is. Refuse to give up Drizzie's loot and he cutscene-imprisons you. He does have an Imoen's Belt so you can't chop him to bits before he can say a word, either. Great design, right there.

He can only be hit on a natural 20 as his AC is -17 or some equally ridiculous value. He also has 98% (gotta love AD&D rules) magic res, which makes targeting him with spells kinda pointless. He can be killed, but it's stupidly tedious and it's a fight that can't be won without cheese. You are NOT meant to be able to overpower him by that point, though. But the way they did it is probably the worst I can think of, short of giving him an "Imoen's Belt" type item... It's fun to cheat in a Sarevok and have them go at it, tho.

Ah, I think I see where you're coming from. But I always had the impression that the disciple is too... soft to be creepy that way. I admit, I haven't played female that much, but his attitude always struck me as more of childish admiration (what with the PC being his teacher and all) than romantic obsession. I found Atton WAY more creepy. And, let me get this straight. You don't want to hurt his feelings by telling him to GTFO, but a bit of telekinetic throat massaging is a-ok? Umm... :ninja10:

I've been wanting to get this one for a few days now, but apparently I've been unable to lug my lazy ass over to the store to actually pick it up. So, will this enhanced version be a downloadable patch, a SE kind of thing, or what?

How is the disciple creepy? Boring, a sissy, OK. But creepy? Really, explain this to me.

Luxa would've been an awesome party member. Awesome I say!

Since TSLRP is incompatible with mostly everything that is not especially designed to be compatible with it, my guess would be, not at release.

Hope you did it because the military life attracts you, rather than out of some sense of duty. Otherwise you may not be able to cope with the unbelievable amount of BS you'll have to deal with. Being in the military can be an extremely rewarding experience... or the absolute opposite. At any rate, good luck man.

Topic title and caption are like, win. Carry on.

I might get banned for posting a link to that... but I think it would be just plain wrong to keep this one for myself! linky! "Shudders" isn't exactly what this pic causes to me!

I prefer BGT myself over TuTu, but I reckon it leads more towards "mod" than true conversion since it adds some new bits (especially in the transition from BG1 to BG2), but all for the sake of continuity. And yeah, get the BG2 fix pack. It's a must, really. The BG2 tweak pack has some interesting components as well, but that may not be your cup of tea if you are going purist. The shapeshifter rebalance alone makes it worth downloading and makes Cernd actually useful. NPCs I went for efficiency in BG1 since they are mostly lacking in the personality department (BG1NPC somewhat fixes this, *hint* *hint*). In BG2 it depends on what mods I have installed and the alignment of <CHARNAME>.

You are obviously not educated enough to appreciate the finer pleasures of life. Or something.