Most useless character

[Lopov]

If you posion the grove, Cernd leaves the party and attacks immediately.

[jouke1988]

Enough about Cernd, what about the fighters, wich one of the following characters is the worst/weakest?

Minsc
Valygar
Keldorn
Korgan
Anomen
Mazzy

Wich one would and wouldn't you take with you in a party?

[Jordoo]

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Originally Posted by jouke1988 Enough about Cernd, what about the fighters, wich one of the following characters is the worst/weakest? Minsc Valygar Keldorn Korgan Anomen Wich one would and wouldn't you take with you in a party?

I would say every one of those characters is extrememly effective when used correctly, none of them are weak. I would add Mazzy to that list and say the same thing about her, plus Hear'Dilas is a great tank.

[jouke1988]

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Originally Posted by Jordoo I would say every one of those characters is extrememly effective when used correctly, none of them are weak. I would add Mazzy to that list and say the same thing about her, plus Hear'Dilas is a great tank.

You are correct, I forgot to mention Mazzy, but I still think there are distinct differences between all five fighters, the do have there good and bad skills, I think Minsc is a better tank but would take Valygar if I used the ranger as an archer type person, what do you think about that?

[kmonster]

4 of them add very powerful options to the game.
Valgyar can do up to quadruple damage with backstabs.
Keldorn can turn protected enemy mages into helpless victims with his dispel magic.
Korgan can go berserk and get immunities which turn some of the hardest monsters into pieces of cake.
Anomen has both a lot of attack and spellcasting power.
Minsc on the other hand gets an useless berserk which doesn't grant the important immunities but makes him attack his own party members.

[Pellinore]

Minsc can be great in the fight vs. Bhodi with the Mace of Disruption and another decent weapon to complement it. Minsc's species enemy is vampires... I think Minsc also has the best personality of the bunch although I personally think he should have been a Barbarian...

[kmonster]

Minsc doesn't have a personality, he's just an one-dimensional joke, therefore he's so popular. All others have more depth and even a sidequest.

[Pellinore]

Thank god for opinions

[Aqua-chan]

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Originally Posted by Pellinore Thank god for opinions

One that I happen to agree with. I personally found the mentally incapacitated hulking man with a teeny weeny hamster joke got very old quickly.

[jouke1988]

All right, the worst fighter is Minsc, what is the worst THief?

Nalia
Yoshimo
Imoen
Jan

Again I ask to explain why you have this opinion

[kmonster]

Nalia. She's only an Imoen clone with less thieving skills. Yoshimo works best as temporary Imoen replacement when another caster is in the party since the party gets more XP from a higher level thief picking locks and finding traps. Ian is the best thief, he improves until the end and gets both thief and mage HLAs.

[galraen]

Can only be one answer to this IMO, Yoshimo, for reasons that would be obvious to anyone who's had him in the party when going to Spellhold. Best thief skills maybe, but they aren't a lot of use to you in the Underdark are they?

[Jordoo]

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Originally Posted by Pellinore Minsc can be great in the fight vs. Bhodi with the Mace of Disruption and another decent weapon to complement it. Minsc's species enemy is vampires... I think Minsc also has the best personality of the bunch although I personally think he should have been a Barbarian...

Personally I edit Minsc to a barbarian or a berzerker if I am going to use him for any length of time. He can't be a ranger with that wisdom score anyways. The only problem is that as a barbarian or berzerker either is a much better fit for his back story IMO. Remember though if you edit Minsc he should have 2 less proficiency points because Rangers get the 2 free ones in two weapon style.

[Jordoo]

As far as theif's go, Jan has to be the best because he is also an illusionist. I still remember how mad I was the first time through the game, all that time and effort spent on Yoshimo .............. I have to agree with Galraen and have Yoshimo as the least usefull. I probably have Imoen in my party the most for roll playing reasons and she is a very good mage.

[Aqua-chan]

Nalia is probably the worst thief in my opinion. There are too many thief/mage combos in this game and she really doesn't stack in comparison to Jan in that department, or Imoen even.

Yoshimo was my favorite character though, so I'm a bit biased.