It's true, I haven't played BG2:EE yet. It's not because I don't have it, I pre-ordered it. I've had it installed since it came out.
The reason is, I decided that the right way to play BG2, was with a character that has already finished BG1, and I don't have any saved games from BG1. I bought a new laptop a little while ago, and for some reason, I decided to delete my saved games.
The solution to this is pretty simple, I just have to play through BG1 first, and then I can play BG2.
The problem with that is that I'm a carrier of the re-rollers disease. I'm on my fourth attempt to finish, and it's looking good. I'm past the spots where I normally re-roll.
My first attempt was a dwarven defender, and he's still sitting in Cloakwood. He's not alone though, because my second attempt was a human fighter->mage, who's also sitting in Cloakwood. Long before I ever get to Cloakwood, I'm already dreaming up the next character. The linear feeling of Cloakwood often makes me go roll that character.
My third attempt was a Cavalier who made it to Baldurs Gate before I re-rolled. This is the second spot that I usually abandon characters. There is so much to do, and so much to see, and so much time spent traversing the maps of Baldurs Gate, I find it hard to progress the main story sometimes.
I've got an elven archer in the Candlekeep Catacombs right now. Soon, I should be able to actually try out BG2!
The reason is, I decided that the right way to play BG2, was with a character that has already finished BG1, and I don't have any saved games from BG1. I bought a new laptop a little while ago, and for some reason, I decided to delete my saved games.
The solution to this is pretty simple, I just have to play through BG1 first, and then I can play BG2.
The problem with that is that I'm a carrier of the re-rollers disease. I'm on my fourth attempt to finish, and it's looking good. I'm past the spots where I normally re-roll.
My first attempt was a dwarven defender, and he's still sitting in Cloakwood. He's not alone though, because my second attempt was a human fighter->mage, who's also sitting in Cloakwood. Long before I ever get to Cloakwood, I'm already dreaming up the next character. The linear feeling of Cloakwood often makes me go roll that character.
My third attempt was a Cavalier who made it to Baldurs Gate before I re-rolled. This is the second spot that I usually abandon characters. There is so much to do, and so much to see, and so much time spent traversing the maps of Baldurs Gate, I find it hard to progress the main story sometimes.
I've got an elven archer in the Candlekeep Catacombs right now. Soon, I should be able to actually try out BG2!
[/spoiler] [spoiler=Drizzt's death, massacred Tarnesh, Amnish soldier sending Greywolk to hell] 
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