I'm starting to think I have been somewhat hasty in selecting my warrior's proficiencies. I got around to thinking to myself:
"Self, there is a different set of weapons available in BG2." "Ya. So what, self?" "Well, self, I am getting a little worried we may have made some mistakes in not thinking long term here." "What ya gittin at, self?" "Well, that was never a problem before, self, but..." "Wait! Self! Are you suggesting that they may force you to keep the weapon proficiencies you selected for your character in BG1:EE when you import them to BG2:EE?" "Exactly, self! Before you had the benefit of selecting completely different proficiencies before starting BG2. But that was because the weapon systems were completely different! You had to for compatibility! That issue doesn't exist anymore! Now you are probably stuck with what you pick."
Needless to say my newly formed split personality is quite worried that it will be stuck with proficiency in weapons that are good in BG1 but will give me a hard time starting out in BG2. I currently have a fighter/thief with 2 pips in scimitar and 3 pips in 2-weapon fighting. Knowing the rarity of scimitars in BG2, I am quite worried that I will be stuck with some relatively weak weapons (probably Blem and Rashad's Talon, both only +2) for a while until I can pick up more pips in something else more common. I don't really post this because I want something from the developers (not necessarily anyway), but rather to find out if my fears are well founded and as a PSA for other players. I would also like some discussion started on this subject.
Also: Sorry about the crazy dialog up top. If it annoys people I will change it. (Sometimes I start things on a whim and get stuck...)
"Self, there is a different set of weapons available in BG2." "Ya. So what, self?" "Well, self, I am getting a little worried we may have made some mistakes in not thinking long term here." "What ya gittin at, self?" "Well, that was never a problem before, self, but..." "Wait! Self! Are you suggesting that they may force you to keep the weapon proficiencies you selected for your character in BG1:EE when you import them to BG2:EE?" "Exactly, self! Before you had the benefit of selecting completely different proficiencies before starting BG2. But that was because the weapon systems were completely different! You had to for compatibility! That issue doesn't exist anymore! Now you are probably stuck with what you pick."
Needless to say my newly formed split personality is quite worried that it will be stuck with proficiency in weapons that are good in BG1 but will give me a hard time starting out in BG2. I currently have a fighter/thief with 2 pips in scimitar and 3 pips in 2-weapon fighting. Knowing the rarity of scimitars in BG2, I am quite worried that I will be stuck with some relatively weak weapons (probably Blem and Rashad's Talon, both only +2) for a while until I can pick up more pips in something else more common. I don't really post this because I want something from the developers (not necessarily anyway), but rather to find out if my fears are well founded and as a PSA for other players. I would also like some discussion started on this subject.
Also: Sorry about the crazy dialog up top. If it annoys people I will change it. (Sometimes I start things on a whim and get stuck...)
