Baldur's gate trilogy better than EE ?

[Ac Cadaver]

Hello people,
I finaly buy Bg:ee (to be honest i buy the Infinity engine pack) and, i don't know but i fell disapointed about the update compare to the BgT mod.

I even thind the graphique of the original (+widscreen mod) was better then EE...
Some things was good, like the blackpitt add, zoom in/out, better multiplayers.


But that's all, i know infity engine wasn't easy to work on, but for 20E (X2) it's a bit poor,
so that my point of view and i want to know your's.

[fauxpas]

I love the autoloot function, and like the convenence of the EEs; but giving cash to the bottomfeeders at bd would give me serious pause after they revealed their true colors.

[Ac Cadaver]

What you mean ?

[fauxpas]

Mostly the blanent disrepect to the both the lore and the spirit of the Original Saga with SoD, although the fact that they've started changing stuff "just because they can" with the 2.x patches is right up there too.

[Ac Cadaver]

I don't follow the previous step of the EE.

[fauxpas]

Originally posted by RedRum:

I don't follow the previous step of the EE.

Could you elaberate some? I'm not sure I understood this post.

[Ac Cadaver]

I'm just asking the feeling of the elder players from Bgt and Tutu, i'm a newcomer in Ee and i don't know what you mean when you talk about the "changing" of 2.x...

[fauxpas]

Well, if you'd like to find out for yourself first hand, rollback your game to to the 1.3 "beta" and then note the differences for yourself.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

fauxpas is the resident rambler, who takes every opportunity to point out how much he dislikes everything - or almost everything - Beamdog does with the games in its updates and expansions. Always the same ramblings - it's getting old and boring.

There are various reasons why the enhanced editions are a blessing for both oldtimers and newbies who want to play or replay the games. If you still have an installable copy of the original and the patience to hunt for mods and other fixes, the original may be good enough, but the enhanced editions include hundreds of fixes that make it much more convenient to install the game and start with something that's ready to be played.

Here's a large document summing up the changes of the v2 series of updates:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/beamdog.com/release_notes/ReleaseNotes080616.pdf
( http://blog.beamdog.com/2016/06/release-notes.html )

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Originally posted by RedRum:

I even thind the graphique of the original (+widscreen mod) was better then EE...

Tell more details. There are too many changes, not limited to the user interface, and various can be toggled in the ingame settings.

[guttahtrash]

I've been playing this series since 2,000 or so, and I like the EEs. It's a slightly different experience, but there's a few ease of use things that I like.

The zoom does make a huge difference. I can go way in, and way out.

I like the inventory icons for spells glow green if the character hasn't learned it yet, and if you pick it up from the inventory every character who can learn it but hasn't yet gets a yellow glow to thier portrait until you put it down again. That alone saves a ton of time when looting and buying new spells.

I like easy steam uninstall/reinstall when I want to play with a different mod loadout. They've included a few mods/fixpacks to make things more streamlined.

And, none of the new content is any more lore breaking than having Larry, Darryl, and Darryl, in the original game. http://baldursgate.wikia.com/wiki/Larry,_Darryl_%26_Darryl

Also, Beamdog updated IWD, Planescape Torment, and they're working on Neverwinter Nights. Supporting them means getting modern system support for all these games, plus whatever the next project is.

I say if you have the money, do it. If you're struggling finantially, don't.

[fauxpas]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

fauxpas is the resident rambler, who takes every opportunity to point out how much he dislikes everything - or almost everything - Beamdog does with the games in its updates and expansions. Always the same ramblings - it's getting old and boring.

Yeah, yeah Little D, we all know you are nothing more than a bd bootlicker.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by fauxpas:

Yeah, yeah Little D, we all know you are nothing more than a bd bootlicker.

We? How presumptuous of you to use plural in another pathetic attempt of an insult. Boring. A "bd bootlicker"? OMG, grow up.

[fauxpas]

If the shoe fits D.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by fauxpas:

If the shoe fits D.

Unimaginative and boring. Keep posting things that tell a tale about you.

[fauxpas]

Suuuuuure, because it's normal to yelp if a nerve wasn't hit.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Repeat after me: Boooooring!