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Originally Posted by Brynn I didn't liek those items, after all (except for the trapped genie, that was interesting). Not that they're worthless or sg, they're powerful indeed, it just feels strange to hold the Equalizer... Makes me remind of Nalia and Haer'Dalis... takes my thoughts to another story, another time... |
...you should differ between the official bonus merchant and the inofficial BG2 merchant and mods like weidu adding forgotten items & improved BS
but you're right with the BG2 merchant - it really feels a little strange...
...but IWD2 has from my point of view a problem with the item design:
- quite unbalanced items
- most of the good items are random drops
- Bastard-swords are completly pathetic (should be at least the 2nd best weapon in the game, cause you need an extra feat for them)
- most STR & DEX increasing items are irrelevant due to the spells
- most extra attack items are irrelevant cause the max. amount of attacks is capped at 5
- there aren't any good INT increasing items
- shields are pointless
- heavy armor also
- and so on...
...so I generally don't have problems with mods trying to balance this issue a little bit...
...but it's up to the player what he wants to use - I have most of these mods installed but only use items where *I* have the feeling that it's right to use them...
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I don't use any of the improved "elemental" BS, but the improved "wrath" and "bastards son" are ok from my point of view...
...and I only use very few BG2 items: the drow armor (similar to the "normal" Drakkas chain) and solaufeins moonblade as off-hand weapon are used by my drow...
...flail of ages & the holy avenger aren't that good...
...the equalizer is completely overpowered - and I think it's just wrong to use all NPC personal items...
...disadvantage of the BG2 items are the missing class restrictions...
...so I'm still a little doubtfull if I will use the harper pin - but will only give it tomy druid if I decide to do so (there should be more then only jaheira's harper pin be available, as there are many other harpers)
...off topic: I tested the druid shapeshifting: white half-dragon (weidu mod) for the 1st time yesterday - cool animation and the druid shapeshifting rocks now !
...maybe it rocks even a little bit to much!
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Whoa... wanna see that 
Not that I'm very fond of druids, I'm just cuirous to see the animation 
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