tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post3616930251890968436..comments2024-03-18T19:38:53.390-04:00Comments on Parallel Context: Full Plate and Packing SteelRedbeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-75975606906382295562018-01-18T08:50:07.007-05:002018-01-18T08:50:07.007-05:00Great stuff! I wanted to say also your post has m...Great stuff! I wanted to say also your post has me itching to return to the original Neverwinter game, which I have on an old laptop with every dlc/ expansion ever made for it. Atherenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773969634802702992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-72210411381993040232018-01-15T10:09:33.067-05:002018-01-15T10:09:33.067-05:00One last thing, the "Raise Dead" feature...One last thing, the "Raise Dead" feature at the temples is invaluable to keeping your party whole.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-6915676965311035002018-01-15T10:07:30.550-05:002018-01-15T10:07:30.550-05:00Oh, and one thing that you suspected is correct: t...Oh, and one thing that you suspected is correct: the party makeup does matter. Some party members work better than with others, and some of them I either refuse to work with or use them to fill spots until I can get a replacement (usually the evil ones). In my current game, I had three evil characters who met untimely ends while out fighting, right about the time when I was able to pick up a replacement party member. But some of those party members, when you decide to replace them, are really pissed off at you for doing so. It may be just a game, but those felt like little knives stabbing into me.<br /><br />And let's see... Evil and non-evil party members do not get along. That kind of goes without saying, but there's at least one evil character that I'd really have liked to have around, as he's good in a fight.<br /><br />Some characters will leave or go berserk if you take too long to complete a quest associated with them. That kind of forced my hand into attempting an assault on a particular stronghold earlier than I expected to. And I paid for it by struggling and saving (and reloading a LOT). I also realized that I had to drop a character due to that questline, and I had to deal with that drama as well.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-26300916560002515392018-01-15T09:49:14.502-05:002018-01-15T09:49:14.502-05:00I only started to feel a bit more comfortable in m...I only started to feel a bit more comfortable in my party once I got them to between 2nd and 3rd level. I can't tell you the number of times that I had to reload after a defeat in Chapter One and Chapter Two, particularly the initial flight to the Inn and travelling to Beregost.<br /><br />You can't have enough healing potions, and I skipped the spider quest early as well because I didn't have enough gold and I knew that I'd need poison antidote to complete that quest (because spiders = spider bites = poison).<br /><br />Compared to modern MMOs, for example, BG and BG2 are much more lethal, so I took my character (a Cleric, naturally) and stuck him in the middle row rather than the front line where the fighters/tanks should be.<br /><br />One other thing about BG and BG2 is that you can have it set to pause after each "fight round", so you can switch attacks or prep spells more easily. Me, I keep an itchy finger on the space bar.<br /><br />One final note: you can survive taking a rest in the wild or in a dungeon, but this is one of those games where you have to be smart about it. Like if you're in the wild and you stumble on a cave, go rest in the cave (if you've cleaned out the nasties) first. Or in a dungeon, rest in the upper levels where there may be friendly guards (like in the Nashkel Mines).<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-32156358094817637132018-01-15T09:31:30.506-05:002018-01-15T09:31:30.506-05:00I got stuck pretty early on playing this on my iPa...I got stuck pretty early on playing this on my iPad. I’m pretty sure I have it on Steam too and you make me want to try again. I loved the world and story. The fights were crazy, I think I didn’t have a good party makeup, or use them effectively. Must try again!Atherenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773969634802702992noreply@blogger.com