Do any of you have a preferred group comp that you prefer to run with? Or group members that you MUST have on EVERY playthrough? Have you ever felt guilty for removing one of them from the group and going with another team build instead?
Because I sure as hell am....
The one group that typically run through on SoA usually goes like this...
1. Me of course. Usually a fighter type, ranger, paladin, fighter or fighter/mage, I sometimes roll a cleric or pure mage or a sorcerer, but only rarely.
2. Minsc(and Boo!). No group is complete without Minsc and Boo, because Minsc is the ultimate bro.
3. Jaheira. Capable front liner as well as part time healer and buffer? Hell yes.
4. Yoshimo. Despite what he does later in the game I feel an intense amount of loyalty towards him, he is an interesting character as well as a damn good thief.(Once he is done I tend to let Imoen stay with me, because I like Imoen, because after what she went through I want to protect, console and give her an opportunity to shove a stake into Bodhi and shove some lightning bolts up Irenicus' ass.)
5. Aerie. Because Aerie is just so god damned adorable and I usually romance either her or Jaheira since their non-romance endings are just so sad and depressing. That and I love how pumped Minsc gets when she agrees to become his new witch.
6. Anomen. Again capable front liner and an all around awesome cleric, heals, dispels, storms of vengeance and blesses for days. Granted he is kinda stuck up at first, but he becomes more endearing as the game goes on.
There are others I like as well and will sometimes temporarily remove someone from the group, usually jaheira, for a short while so I can have them along to at least finish their personal quests. Like Keldorn, whom I have for awhile because of his general paladin badassitude, until his personal quest comes up and I tell him to patch things up with his wife and spend time with his kids with my blessing. Jan I pickup sometimes to annoy Anomen, which is HILARIOUS, and Edwin so that I can turn him into Edwina so I can see that dialogue that Minsc gives which makes me laugh my ass off.
Now to my dilemma, i've wanted to have some of the newer characters, namely Neera who seems really fun to have, because of her being a wild mage and funny dialogue. I tried out Hexxat for a bit but I just don't particularly care for her, granted what she really is piqued my interest for a bit but I tend to find her really boring, that and I prefer to run a good party(I REALLY hate being evil even in games, makes me feel like a prick and I just don't like it...).
Well my problems aside, what about you guys? What party/party members do you always have to have?
Because I sure as hell am....
The one group that typically run through on SoA usually goes like this...
1. Me of course. Usually a fighter type, ranger, paladin, fighter or fighter/mage, I sometimes roll a cleric or pure mage or a sorcerer, but only rarely.
2. Minsc(and Boo!). No group is complete without Minsc and Boo, because Minsc is the ultimate bro.
3. Jaheira. Capable front liner as well as part time healer and buffer? Hell yes.
4. Yoshimo. Despite what he does later in the game I feel an intense amount of loyalty towards him, he is an interesting character as well as a damn good thief.(Once he is done I tend to let Imoen stay with me, because I like Imoen, because after what she went through I want to protect, console and give her an opportunity to shove a stake into Bodhi and shove some lightning bolts up Irenicus' ass.)
5. Aerie. Because Aerie is just so god damned adorable and I usually romance either her or Jaheira since their non-romance endings are just so sad and depressing. That and I love how pumped Minsc gets when she agrees to become his new witch.
6. Anomen. Again capable front liner and an all around awesome cleric, heals, dispels, storms of vengeance and blesses for days. Granted he is kinda stuck up at first, but he becomes more endearing as the game goes on.
There are others I like as well and will sometimes temporarily remove someone from the group, usually jaheira, for a short while so I can have them along to at least finish their personal quests. Like Keldorn, whom I have for awhile because of his general paladin badassitude, until his personal quest comes up and I tell him to patch things up with his wife and spend time with his kids with my blessing. Jan I pickup sometimes to annoy Anomen, which is HILARIOUS, and Edwin so that I can turn him into Edwina so I can see that dialogue that Minsc gives which makes me laugh my ass off.
Now to my dilemma, i've wanted to have some of the newer characters, namely Neera who seems really fun to have, because of her being a wild mage and funny dialogue. I tried out Hexxat for a bit but I just don't particularly care for her, granted what she really is piqued my interest for a bit but I tend to find her really boring, that and I prefer to run a good party(I REALLY hate being evil even in games, makes me feel like a prick and I just don't like it...).
Well my problems aside, what about you guys? What party/party members do you always have to have?