We didn't really have any problems there, my GF stole everything that wasn't nailed down. I just had to make sure my characters were well away from the thieving.I couldn't ever do local co-op. After playing through the main game with keyboard and mouse, I couldn't handle playing with a controller. It was just too awkward when maneuvering around towns and trying to steal things.
Did they actually make crafting useful this time? I remember the first game had a fairly extensive crafting feature that was completely useless considering the weapons and armor you'd find out exploring was vastly superior to anything you could craft.
I kickstarted this so should be getting a key, should I play the first game first? Hadn't gotten around to it yet. Hm steam or GOG... first is on Steam so maybe there if you import chars from 1 to 2?
Is this the EE or the classic? I never played the EE and I read that they buffed some of the crafted items, but the general consensus (when I asked on the Steam discussions) was that crafted items were still years behind anything you could find.I just finished another playthrough, and that is not completely true. There is not a bow in the game that even comes close to a crafted bow (you can get literally 3x damage from a crafted bow!), same goes for crafted 2h weapons (about double damage of any 2h weapon in game). Crafting armor is not really worth it with a few exceptions, but you definitely want to use crafting to upgrade the armor find or buy. Staves and wands are useless to craft or upgrade. By midgame you should be crafting large resist potions and upgrading all your healing potions to large ones.
You don't have to, but it's incredibly fun.
I remember the first game, and how you really had to follow the quests in a fairly strict order in the first 6-8 levels, or it was lots of pain, so I went with Classic mode to start. It does appear, even in Classic mode, the game is pretty punishing if you fight at a lower level than the AI. They either have better gear, or more numbers, either way, it can be rough.Well that didn't take long, I'm a few hours in... and I'm completely stuck. I'm getting wrecked in fights with enemies my level (only level 3, no less!). Heh, Tactician mode seems a little harder this time around... you can't just charm, knockdown, or light everyone on fire on your first turn to win like you could in DOS1. Interesting.
I said you don't have to, but if you want specifics, this game is set 1,000 years after the events of the first game. I've heard from people that there's mention of the first game in books, but you don't need to know what happened to enjoy the second. They are two separate games set in the same world.I think you're missing my question - I'm asking in terms of things like plot whether it matters.
For example, seems to me with The Elder Scrolls RPGs, there's not a need to play an earlier one before a later game. Just jump in to the later one. Same for the Dragon Age series.
But other series, it's better to play in sequence.
That was definitely not our experience, we mostly used crafted & improved weapons and armor.Is this the EE or the classic? I never played the EE and I read that they buffed some of the crafted items, but the general consensus (when I asked on the Steam discussions) was that crafted items were still years behind anything you could find.