What would've made MotB truely awesome...
Ok, no game is perfect and it’s easy to criticize, but here let’s discuss specific things ("MOAR X" doesn't really help anyone out) would’ve elevated MotB from a good expansion to an awesome one. Let’s try to keep it positive, feel free to add suggestions or comment.
1) More of a personal opinion, but I would’ve loved to see Kaylan as a sacred fist for no other reason than to show off the new prestige class. (Illmatar’s favored weapon is unarmed, switch her might domain for war and you’re in business) It would’ve been fun to romance her, for no other reason than the plethora of cheesy pick-up lines available to fit the situation.
2) I doubt anyone would disagree that we’d love to see some of the old faces with the new. I don’t know how well this would’ve meshed with copyrights and whatnot, but having a red wizardess travel alone through Rashamen would be too risky for the Founder (especially with such an important mission), so it would stand to reason she’d hire a guard… someone strong… loyal… someone who knows Rashamen like the back of his hand… and most importantly someone with an already significant fan base. Someone like… Minsc! (Would make for some interesting interactions when he learns that Safria’s a Red Wizard) At some point, he could ask about your previous companions so you can let the game know who turned against you and who stayed as well as who you romanced and who you shunned, etc. Then think of a few places for them to pop up, for example Kelgar and Neeshka (if she stayed with you) maybe got locked in the storage portal in the shadow theatre while trying to save you.
3) As for the Academy, spice it up a bit. The puzzles are great, but I mean, they’ve just had a bloody coup. Even if it IS Thay, it’s kind of dull to just have business as usual. Have some of Arman’s forces wandering around the halls with giant golems (gnolls just don’t cut the mustard in Epic land)
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6) As for the ol spirity meter, I might’ve made it a bit more like Soul Reaver. Defeating enemies yield little wisps who quickly try to pass on. You can still use the current spirit draining beam, but it’s more of a weapon than a means of gathering energy. The longer you wait between killing their corporeal body and eating their spirit the less spirit energy they yield. Eating these spirits gives you considerable benefits/powers (I was a little confused when those jerks you meet when you sleep at the dream rock kept calling the Hunger a blessing, I didn’t think we were taking about the same thing), but shifts you into the inhuman monster that everybody considers you to be already. Good guys, however have to try and maintain the status quo via with their own willpower and suppress, but you receive much more lovin’ from NPCs.