Difficulty Options

[rbeverjr]

I played BG2 when it first came out - before IA, before mods, back in the time when people were awed by the red dragon. I quickly developed my own self-imposed restrictions to make the game harder. I believe with the latest edition of IA, that anyone who has never played IA before will probably be unsuccessful without coaching. I also see that those in the club can win on insane! Congrats! So, some suggestions to make your personal games harder follow; choose one or more for the challenge:
• Sequencer-type spells are once per battle (except chain contingency in IA is already limited to once per day).
• Try winning on insane with 5 characters and then 4 (or fewer).
• No IA-forged stuff, except what is in the game already (like ring of protection +2, cloak of protection +2, etc.).
• No IA kits.

[lroumen]

My own challenge is to do it noreload. I have gotten up to level 13ish party but that is where the tougher disable battles start to kill off my party until finally the protagonist cannot handle the pressure anymore.

I am continuously tweaking my party as well as quest order, but it is not easy to progress on a quick pace with such a challenge. It comes down to being safer now but less powerful later to having a breeze later and suffering now. Problems, problems.

I am sticking to core though. There is naught in insane than extra damage, which I feel is not adding to a tactical challenge per se, and that is why I play the game.