Baldur's Gate If I could change one thing about Baldur's Gate 2 (that long, linear main quest)

[Stella Brando]

If I could change one thing about Baldur's Gate 2, it would be breaking up that god-damn main quest. As it is, the game is divided into two parts like Full Metal Jacket: A classic first half (where you fuck around and do side quests) and a disappointing second (where you go through the story map-by-map).

If that main quest could just be broken up into some mini quests - rescue Smee Imoen/Escape Bodhi's Maze/Captured by Fish People/The Drow City/Walk through the forest - it would be much more enjoyable. Each main-quest quest would feel like it's own side quest.

It would keep the free-roaming aspect throughout the game and avoid main-quest fatigue.

What do you guys think? Do you agree with this?

 

[Bester]

Side with Irenicus, give him Imoen's soul, destroy elves together.

 

[Yosharian]

Disagree, I enjoy the adventure of heading into the Underdark and so on.

I will admit it is fucking annoying when you can't access the main map, though.

 

[Reinhardt]

Side with Irenicus, give him Imoen's soul, destroy elves together.

He's elf.

 

[Zer0wing]

Add turn-based mode.

 

[Yosharian]

Side with Irenicus, give him Imoen's soul, destroy elves together.

He's elf.

So? It's perfectly in-character for Irenicus to want to destroy Elven civilization, because of what they did to him.

 

[Reinhardt]

So? He's elf. Why would mc side with elf?

 

[Yosharian]

So? He's elf. Why would mc side with elf?

...

What?

 

[Fedora Master]

Side with Irenicus, give him Imoen's soul, destroy elves together.

He's elf.

The entire reason for his asshurt is that he isn't anymore.

 

[Reinhardt]

Side with Irenicus, give him Imoen's soul, destroy elves together.

He's elf.

The entire reason for his asshurt is that he isn't anymore.

Which means he's still elf mentally.

 

[Lhynn]

Side with Irenicus, give him Imoen's soul, destroy elves together.

At what point would that option even be on the table?
You character clearly does not mean shit to him, only your soul does. And after he takes it siding with him would only mean losing yourself to the beast and dying anyway. Either way itd be retarded to want to side with him

 

[Bester]

And after he takes it siding with him would only mean losing yourself to the beast and dying anyway

Idk why, though. Sarevok can do just fine with a fraction of your soul, but you can't? Even if Irenicus refuses to cooperate, give him a fraction of your soul after defeating him. And then suck that god-tree dry.

 

[a Goat]

If it was up to me after the disaster that was bg1 i wouldn't make it at all.

 

[Lhynn]

And after he takes it siding with him would only mean losing yourself to the beast and dying anyway

Idk why, though. Sarevok can do just fine with a fraction of your soul, but you can't? Even if Irenicus refuses to cooperate, give him a fraction of your soul after defeating him. And then suck that god-tree dry.

This is a good point. Not the sarevok thing, that can easily be explained away.
If i remember correctly you are left with an empty void, not a fraction of your divine soul. That you and imoen are alive is a miracle. Both of you are husks. I think its explained, but cant recall.

But the irenicus thing, you could have been given the option of saving him. Wouldnt be smart, but it should be there.

 

[Apostle Hand]

yeah chapter two is great but when you side with bodhi and head to brynlaw it becomes snorefest

 

[Chippy]

Whole game is pretty much about saving Imoen. Considering that they wanted to kill her off, and then you look at which thieves remain as options within your party - I kinda wonder what they were smoking at the time.

Then of course Beamdog has to double down in SOD and take Imoen out of your party again...

 

[Bester]

Whole game is pretty much about saving Imoen. Considering that they wanted to kill her off, and then you look at which thieves remain as options within your party - I kinda wonder what they were smoking at the time.

Then of course Beamdog has to double down in SOD and take Imoen out of your party again...

The game doesn't have to accommodate all your needs at all times. They did right by giving you a few challenges.

 

[Falksi]

Turn based mode

Sober Characters who can walk in a straight line to where I click them too

Far fewer quests thrown at you from the off

 

[Cael]

Sober Characters who can walk in a straight line to where I click them too

Arcanum has got to be the worst in that regard. Click on a spot to the right and the next thing you know, your toon walks in from the north...

 

[Chippy]

Whole game is pretty much about saving Imoen. Considering that they wanted to kill her off, and then you look at which thieves remain as options within your party - I kinda wonder what they were smoking at the time.

Then of course Beamdog has to double down in SOD and take Imoen out of your party again...

The game doesn't have to accommodate all your needs at all times. They did right by giving you a few challenges.

They gave you Yoshimo, Jan and Nalia. Yoshimo was great

Spoiler

And you could more-or-less get some XP back after he left your party

Jan was aimed at giddy morons, and Nalia was the foetus of todays's version of a libtard played straight. I just made Viconia a multi-class thief/cleric and never looked back.

 

[Projas]

I'd make Saerileth canon.

 

[Tavernking]

I would rename it to Baldo's gate

 

[oldmanpaco]

BG2 is great until you get out of the underdark. Then its just a slog.

 

[Darth Canoli]

What do you guys think? Do you agree with this?

Add turn-based mode.

Well, BG2 in ToEE (with Temple+) engine with a "skip Irenicus shenanigans" mod (and the asylum but i believe there's already a mod for that) would be really great.

 

[JarlFrank]

What do you guys think? Do you agree with this?

Add turn-based mode.

Well, BG2 in ToEE (with Temple+) engine with a "skip Irenicus shenanigans" mod (and the asylum but i believe there's already a mod for that) would be really great.

Everything would be great if converted to the ToEE engine