That's It For Minsc

[danconnors]

The dim witted ♥♥♥♥♥♥ has killed my last party member. I have gotten so sick and tired of him attacking and killing my party members in the middle of fights that the last time he died in a fight, after offing one of my party members, I stripped his items, then removed him from the party.

There is no excuse for such pathetic stupidity, and he will no longer get away with it. Must make a note for future games to never let him out of the cage in the first place. The last party member he whacked was Aerie, who happened to have the only raise dead spell in the party

[Vvv]

If you have Keldorn in your party he calms him when the battle is over.

[Vladislak]

I can't say I've really had much of that issue in all my years of playing this game. I don't generally use his berserker ability and he rarely goes nuts otherwise. Even when he does I find it managable.

[danconnors]

I can't see getting one useless paladin to manage one useless ranger. Have you noticed Keldorn's dexterity skill? I believe it's 10, meaning he needs to up that or his AC will be practically useless, even if he has -1plate, +4 shield, and a ring of protection.

Plus, I tire of Minsc blubbering like a baby as he gets stuck constantly by enemy weapons. The evil dwarven berserker is a MUCH better fighter, but lapses into senile trips down memory lane as his time with the party increases. The ranger trying to get into the sphere of the planes is decent--at least as decent as you can be as an off brand fighter. I really can't say much for the usefulness of fighters who sacrifice of 3 of their 5 possible points of ability in any weapon.

Minsc NEEDS to use his berserker ability, or he gets cuts to pieces in any tough fight. He is a hopelessly bad fighter, and requires more management than the rest of the party put together.

[red255]

danny, are you using Boo? Minsc is pretty worthless if you don't use Boo.

[Vvv]

Well for Keldorn give him gloves that raise his dex to 18. But for real I kinda agree with you overall, Korgan is the best fighter you can recruit untill Sarevok, Valygar can backstab and I usually give him a bow If I have him. Either way if stats bother you that much, get EE keeper, so you can modify them, and modify their classes...like you could make Minsc an archer (legit ranger class) with dex number of your choice and who is able to master ranged weapons.

[red255]

You are a spawn of the lord of murder, not the lord of character editing. though I do admit Valgar does feel like more of an archer than a stalker.

against what enemies does minsc need more AC, really? He can hardiness, defender of easthaven and Armor of faith for 80% redux.

he's for clubbing undead with the IMOD+5

[barak.harel]

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Minsc is a fine damage dealer. He could also be a fair tankon high levels if he dual wield Defender of Eastheaven, cast Armor of Faith on himself and use the Hardiness high level ability. on lower levels he should probably not be the main tank (though Jahira is great for that). I think I've used his rage only once and then just stopped using the rage at all. It usually does more harm than good. But minsk if fine if you don't use rage.

[Vladislak]

Misc does fine if you equip him right. He definitely doesn't need the berserk ability to survive the games tough fights. I usually take him all the way from BG1 to Throne of Bhaal and he more than pulls his weight for me.

As for Keldorn, slap some dex boosting gloves on him and he can be broken as hell due to his inquisitor dispel ability. Seriously, almost nothing can resist his dispel ability, it's far better than a spellcaster casting dispel and is a real lifesaver.

He's also one of the only ones that can weild Carsomyr (a paladin charname and thieves/bards with "use any item" are the only others), which is by far one of the best weapons in the game.

As a side note, the evil characters do tend to have a slight edge mechanically IMO, of course the trade-off there is that you have to worry about your reputation getting too high and having them leave. It's easier to raise your reputation than to lower it (at least until later in the game) since many quests boost it.

[Godsarm]

I've used Minsc through ToB and never had him use his beserker ability even once. I forget he's a Ranger and just put him in Full Plate and give him the Big Fisted Belt in BG 1 and SoD. He's a great tank. I've replaced him in SoA and ToB with Keldorn simply because Keldorn becomes more powerful with higher levels and Misnc really doesn't. With Keldorn you give him the Gauntlets of Dexterity and have him start taking Axe so he can use the Axe of the Unyielding in ToB. I don't see what the problem is with these two guys in a good party.

[✪ Wuhan Warrior 🍉🍉]

Valygar is a better replacement for Minsc if you absolutely need a ranger for whatever reason.

Also in terms of the fighting/tanking department, many other companions outshines him hands down.

I only used Minsc once in my first SOA playthrough. After experimenting on other party members for subsequent playthroughs, I ALWAYS ditch him after escaping the dungeon.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Minsc is wise thanks to Boo.

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[Vladislak]

Originally posted by The Terminator!!:

Valygar is a better replacement for Minsc if you absolutely need a ranger for whatever reason.

Also in terms of the fighting/tanking department, many other companions outshines him hands down.

I only used Minsc once in my first SOA playthrough. After experimenting on other party members for subsequent playthroughs, I ALWAYS ditch him after escaping the dungeon.

I don't think anyone was arguing that Minsc is the absolute best tank. There are others who can do better at fighting and tanking.

But Minsc can totally pull his weight and he's by no means a bad character. He can certainly get through the games most difficult fights without getting "cut to pieces" if you give him the right equipment and are the right level for the encounter.

[danconnors]

Minsc is okay if.................

[Vladislak]

Well I mean that's the same for every character. Don't give them the right equipment and don't level up enough and you'll get trashed. Minsc is no different in that regard.

[✪ Wuhan Warrior 🍉🍉]

Originally posted by Vladislak:

Well I mean that's the same for every character. Don't give them the right equipment and don't level up enough and you'll get trashed. Minsc is no different in that regard.

I like to pair characters with their "suitable" equipment to determine their effectiveness. It's silly if we were to compare say Keldorn vs Neera because both of them are in different classes.

Of all the characters available (ranger/fighter) and their specialization,stats and equipment, Minsc is probably the worst simply because he doesn't have any specialization, (gear) which is suitable to equip him with which makes him "reliable". Example, Keldorn and Casyomr. Edwin and Robe of Vecna or Aerie.

Boo is too young to avenge me are the words I always hear from him. Honestly, just ditch him.