Hi
I just just completed the game with my paladin and focused primarily on the main quest.
I just started another char - a chaotic neutral dwarven fighter (with 18/00 STR) and decided to solo for awhile, leaving all of the potential companions at the Friendly Arm Inn. I sold all of the unnecessary items, bought myself some decent items and headed north - a farm surrounded by ankhegs. After killing a few ankhegs, I quickly gained a few levels and realized how much more effective it is, rather than splitting the XP with the teammates that not necessarily contribute as much to the killing.
I decided to keep farming ankhegs and thus gaining some xp, while stockpiling their heads for a profit. Later I drank a potion to increase my strenght, so I could carry all the heads to the shop in Beregost and sell for 500g each. I then used my fortune to upgrade my gear (I also bought a +1 axe from Feldpost Inn) and healing potions + antidotes. Then I went to the Pirate's Cave (the coast area west of Beregost) and acquired the Tome of Constitution. Now I have 20 CON and can regenerate health.
So far it's going pretty well playing alone, but I realize that this game is designed to be played with other characters, hence the dialogue options as "we" and "us". I'm wondering how many people out there tried soloing and have some interesting stories to tell. I was considering to get some party members and have their levels automatically increased due to my own level, but so far it seems unnecessesary, especially when the party members in BG1 don't have so much to say or do. They don't seem to react alot to my actions (other than my reputation status or the area that we're in), nor are they romanceable.
Can someone explain a little about this aspect of game mechanics?
I just just completed the game with my paladin and focused primarily on the main quest.
I just started another char - a chaotic neutral dwarven fighter (with 18/00 STR) and decided to solo for awhile, leaving all of the potential companions at the Friendly Arm Inn. I sold all of the unnecessary items, bought myself some decent items and headed north - a farm surrounded by ankhegs. After killing a few ankhegs, I quickly gained a few levels and realized how much more effective it is, rather than splitting the XP with the teammates that not necessarily contribute as much to the killing.
I decided to keep farming ankhegs and thus gaining some xp, while stockpiling their heads for a profit. Later I drank a potion to increase my strenght, so I could carry all the heads to the shop in Beregost and sell for 500g each. I then used my fortune to upgrade my gear (I also bought a +1 axe from Feldpost Inn) and healing potions + antidotes. Then I went to the Pirate's Cave (the coast area west of Beregost) and acquired the Tome of Constitution. Now I have 20 CON and can regenerate health.
So far it's going pretty well playing alone, but I realize that this game is designed to be played with other characters, hence the dialogue options as "we" and "us". I'm wondering how many people out there tried soloing and have some interesting stories to tell. I was considering to get some party members and have their levels automatically increased due to my own level, but so far it seems unnecessesary, especially when the party members in BG1 don't have so much to say or do. They don't seem to react alot to my actions (other than my reputation status or the area that we're in), nor are they romanceable.
Can someone explain a little about this aspect of game mechanics?