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[berelinde]

Don't kill me for this, but I can see the rationale behind "forgetting how to fight." I cannot see the rationale behind losing lore. I could understand if the character loses fighting ability because immersion in the new class has forced him/her to think in a new way and act in a new way, and it isn't until equivalent levels are obtained that the character is comfortable enough in the new class to be able to switch back and forth at will.

If we're going for maximum annoyance value, from the technical end, it would also make sense that once the character has attained sufficient xp in the new level to regain the previous classes abilities, the character would then progress as a multi-classed character as opposed to a dual-classed one. If they're using skills from both pools, they should progress in both classes. I could see getting a little rusty in the first class, so being forced to resume that one at 1 level less than previously attained.

Just an opinion, folks.

Edited by berelinde, 01 August 2006 - 03:43 AM.

[berelinde]

Fighting is also something you need to *practice* a lot. I know fencers and re-enactment people whose form suffers from a few weeks without going to practices.

This is my opinion. I do not expect anyone else to share it and won't be offended if you don't.

[Tarayani]

And the fact that you disagree on this means it perfectly embodies the definition of a 'tweak', as opposed to a 'fix' - some people will think it's neccesary to have, and some people will not.

Personally, I have no opinion because I never dual-class anyone.

[berelinde]

Don't get me wrong. I have no deep-seated objections to such a tweak on moral grounds The beauty of tweaks is that you can pick and chose those elements which you feel will improve the game for you.

[berelinde]

Nope. I will not install it. I still disagree. But I will defend your right to install whatever you please.

By the way, you might not get a confirmation email. I never did. Just try entering your selected name and password and see what happens.

Edited by berelinde, 01 August 2006 - 05:45 PM.

[Himself]

Gee.. dont you hate when the woman is right.

Tnks for the tip, and sorry if you're not a woman at all, I take the impression by your nick, my English never ceases to deceive me.

[NiGHTMARE]

I'm fairly certain such a tweak isn't actually possible to implement, so this debate is pretty pointless .

[Himself]

I feared as much since there aren't script commands related to dual-classing or proficiencies.

shadowkeeper has some other very good uses, I personally love to edit the color palette (that clothing/armor/metal) on my chars

[Gorilym]

A couple of tweak ideas:

1: Similar to the make Jaheira Neutral Good component, I'd very much like to see an option to make Korgan Neutral Evil, as Chaotic Evil doesn't really fit his personality at all. I get the feeling the only reason he was set to CE is that the developers wanted to have at least one NPC for each of the nine alignments, and Korgan was the "closest" to being CE.

2: It's always annoyed me that two BG1 NPCs have 'illegal' stats - Kagain's 20 CON and Coran's 20 DEX. One could argue that they might've come across some of these lovely tomes, but Kagain doesn't exactly seem the scholarly type, and what are the odds of Coran getting a hold of two tomes of dexterity? A tweak to give Kagain 19 CON and Coran 18 DEX would be ideal.

Edited by Gorilym, 06 September 2006 - 04:38 AM.