| A bit late, but for anyone else who's curious, I have never had any problem with completing the game full Light, and without using any DS Force Powers either.
It is true that you miss out on a lot of XP and most of the good items, not to mention the Trandoshan quests (I'm relieved that they corrected the imbalance for KOTOR2). But the fact that you have less XP shouldn't matter, as the opposition is scaled to your level. You could probably complete the whole game as level 3 if you wanted.
When I play LS, no DS Powers, I find it helpful to be something of a tank
1) Start as a Soldier, and go up to level 5 before you become a Jedi. The reason for this is that a Soldier gets a Feat every level, and you're going to need Feats like Flurry and Double Wield
2) Start with a CON and STR of at least 14; I tend to use 16. I don't bother with WIS or CHA at all when I play LS, and DEX most definitely stays at 8; as a melee weapon user, you have no use for it, and a slight increase in DEF isn't going to be worth much. INT isn't nearly as important in KOTOR as it is in KOTOR2; it seems not to affect how many skills points you get at level up, only at the start. Put your in-game increases into STR.
3) Use speed; it makes a huge different. Dual wielding, flurrying, and with speed you can make 5 saber attacks per round!
4) Make strength enhancement your priority for equipment, followed by CON enhancement.  |