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Oh well, sounds like you've got the mechanics down well enough. That is one of the hardest fights in the game you're describing, at the end of the Mage Circle scenario. The Mage Circle also has that tedious Sloth Demon sequence where you have to keep shape-shifting and solve puzzles by matching...

Hmm, well, I'm sorry that you're hitting that frustration. I remember getting the tactics to work well for me, after I started to think like a computer programmer. Each character's tactics screen is a series of if-then commands, and the order matters a lot, because the program is executing...

Morrigan and Dog can also be quite funny together, although you'll see some of that in camp whether you take them out in the field together or not, iirc. Also, I've always loved the character of Flemeth and wished they did even more with her. I don't want to go into spoiler territory with...

I glad you found one of the origin stories that connected for you. There should be good story opportunities later. I'm not sure how far you've been as far as areas of the map, but all the racial territories past Lothering have stories that I remember as connecting racially. At least I used to...

This post almost makes me want to play again sometime soon, so I can refresh my memory. I don't remember having nearly as much trouble with the combat as you're describing, although I do remember that ogre in the tower being a very, very hard fight at that level, and that I did a lot of kiting...

Sorry you're having that trouble. I had a feeling the tariffs were going to have a bad impact on gaming, especially on the hardware end of things.

I missed getting to know Jan Jansen on my first ever BG2 play because I was rp'ing lawful good, and I wouldn't lie for him to the "police" when I first met him. "Yes, officer, he did try to sell me a Flasher." That was the last I ever saw of Jan Jansen in that run. My loss. Now I rp with my...

So this is interesting. I wonder if there are internet algorithms in play that are connected to this forum, or if it's pure coincidence based on things I've watched on YouTube recently. Right after I posted here in this thread, I went to YouTube, and this video was in my suggested videos feed...

For me, it's several things combining into a whole greater than the sum of its parts. I have a list of RPG's I've played over and over since 1998, and I rarely add a new game to the list. These include classic RPG's like Might and Magic and Baldur's Gate, ARPG's like Diablo, Sacred, and...

Yes, I wish the Heroes Orchestra would branch out into arranging and performing Might and Magic tracks. Maybe they will someday, since they're still actively arranging and performing. They've done the BG tavern music before, as well as Aerie's and Jaheira's romance themes, using chamber...

The Heroes Orchestra finally performed the warlock town theme from HoMM2 Price of Loyalty. I've been wishing for a long time that they would do this one, as it's always been my favorite HoMM track. Paul Romero himself performs the piano part. Feel free to share your own favorite HoMM music...

Well, I'd call Ao or any "overgod" in a polytheistic setting just another god that's more powerful than the others. Zeus in Greek myth was supposed to be more powerful than all the other gods combined. Ao enforces certain principles and restrictions that are necessary to keep the other Forgotten...

It depends on which version of Batman, doesn't it? I seem to remember seeing one of those meme charts where somebody put different versions of him into all nine alignments. :)

I like to analyze what D&D alignments fictional and historical characters might be as much as any D&D fan, because it's fun, but I think all this trying to shoehorn Christian theology and cosmology into D&D cosmology is in error and misguided. Christianity is an extremely dualistic religion -...

Congratulations on level 55. Looks like you may make it to the 60 milestone without losing your hardcore status. (Hopefully my saying that doesn't jinx it.) You seem to be quite an expert on every aspect of the classic game, but I suppose that's a prerequisite for any kind of hardcore run of a...

So, I'm not a fan of the Witcher. I've not read the books, and I've not played the games, and I probably won't ever, the reason for me being that games with pre-determined protagonists don't fit my taste. I've never played and probably won't play the Mass Effect series for the same reason...

Man, losing a hardcore run to a technical glitch would be so frustrating and heartbreaking! I'm really happy for you that your luck held through a DC.

I watched a video of a hardcore group running Ragefire Chasm the other day. Based on the voice chat instructions the one experienced player in the group was giving to their tank, I thought it was extremely risky. First, there are several extremely large mobs blocking some places in the path...

This is a cool idea. I've never seen a WoW run written up as a documented "no-reload" run. It would have to be classic-WotLK, because starting with Cata, they nerfed the questing combat so bad a hardcore run would be fairly meaningless, plus the Deathwing event causes constant unavoidable dying...

Charisma represents force of personality and ability to lead, which is why it's also important for paladins and impacts their abilities from 3rd edition onward. (2nd edition just used a flat minimum charisma score for the class). For sorcerers and bards from 3rd edition onward, I think the idea...