I've been playing a bit and I don't really like the ECL classes, my drow wizard/rouge was only on level 2 when everybody else was at 4. It's annoying to go such long distances without level ups.
Good point about having 1 char having an ECL level to lower average party level. I think I'll have an Aasimar Ranger, since he's only a support char so I don't care how fast he levels. Too bad this game is not Based on 2E rules, feats are just not as good as specialized kits. A BGII Archer kit is alot more powerfull and specialized than any possible pseudo-Archer built from scratch on feats.
Anyway, I just got out of Targos and am in Shaengarn ford where this annoying orc keeps popping up saying I'd better leave cause he'll kill me ect, after which he runs away like a whipped dog and leaves some minor enemies behind.
Up till now I've found the game enjoyable, but I'm going to switch my Aasimaar sorc to a human. As a human I'd need only 12 INT and not 14 to get diplomacy, spellcraft, and and combat casting- really awesome skill they can hit me but I still cast
. The diffrence in stats is only 2, after taking that into account.
Any general thoughts on only 1 ECL char ?? In the Long run, (HoF mode) do ECL chars normally level up all the way to 30 ?? if they do would those couple of stat points make a difference ?? If they don't level to 30 then it's a comparison of 28 vs 30 or 26 vs 28 ect with the higher chars having slightly lower stats.