/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6545743
BGs combat is imo by far the best one in the gaming history. The amount of spells and classes you can use provide endless combinations of tackling any problem you may come across. You definitely shouldn't stop because of the combat. Once you understand it, it's the best part of the game.

Don't worry about not understanding everything on your first playthrough. The game's balance is more than great and you can beat it using even the simpliest party composition (fighters, mages and a thief + probably a cleric). Those are the starters. Once you get the basics, you can go from there.

Tips:
-Rest by using the button on the bottom left side of the UI. Resting heals your party members and reloads their skills. Do it after each battle.
-Reload if a party member dies. There's no fun in spending money and time on trying to ressurect him/her. Unless you have a ressurection spell and are after a hard battle
-Use the basic classes I mentioned to understand the basics. Go from there.
-The castle quest is kind of hard, even though it is intended as a first big sidequest
- Use the thief to find and disarm the traps and open locked chests. One thief is enough for a beginner's party
- Once you get it, use the Speed/Haste or whatever it's called ability all of the time. It makes your party members attack and move much faster.

- A tip for much later, when you're better at the game. The elemental resistance isn't suppose to protect yoy from the ennemy spells. It suppose to protect you from your own AoE spells.


Once you get the fun basics, learn more about the mechanics. The game gets better and better the more you know about it. I'm on my fourth playthrough and the game still feels fresh + I still haven't tried all of the abilities

If you need more help, create a seperate thread. There's way too many tips to mention them here.