Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
zerofk@lemm.ee 1 week agoThanks for the info! I am indeed playing the EE. I quite liked Neera in BG1, but we’ll see how it goes. And yeah Nalia is a bit grating already.
As for Yoshimo, I kind of messed him up by putting all points in traps, which meant he sucked at opening locks. After Imoen was taken I had no-one to open harder locks. Although with the amount of mages I could go for Knock… Jan’s burping is annoying me already.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 week ago
Jan is definitely a divisive character, people tend to either love him or hate him. I think he has some really funny dialogues but I can see why some people find him annoying. He gets bonus points if you use him alongside Anomen as he constantly mocks him. A lot of people hate Anomen for being a pompous ass, but the trick is to use him in a chaotic and/or evil party where he is constantly the butt of everyone’s jokes.
How many points did you sink into it? Traps are actually super powerful in BG 1&2 and should not be underestimated. You still don’t need more than a score of 100 in it, though. The Special Traps you get as Bounty Hunter are also super strong. Not only are they AoE, but they can be thrown instead of placed at your feet. This means you can scout ahead in stealth, then back off until the enemy is just inside the fog of war and then throw the trap right at them. This makes Bounty Hunter a very potent kit.
Thieves level up fast so you should get more points soon, and there are some potions and items that buff thievery skills for locks and traps. You can also use both Jan and Yoshimo if you like and dump Nalia.