I think the party level up so slowly because BG2 was in mind and developers wanted to introduce epic classes in the second game. This is the only reason I came up with.
DProject: It seems neither of you are understanding what I'm saying or reading my original post with thought.
Yes, I'm liking the game. There's nothing wrong with the world scale either.
What I am not liking, is how slowly the characters level up. Mind you, my main char is still level 1. I've done every side quest I could find in Candlekeep, and a couple while on my way to Nashkel. Not all though, since I wanted to finish Nashkel first, while Jaheira, Khalid, Montaron and Xzar were in my party, so that after Nashkel I could give them the boot since I didn't like any of those characters or their abilities. Now I'm off to Gnoll Stronghold with Imoen and Minsc, and after that I'm returning to Beregost to do more sidequests with the current party so that xp isn't "wasted" so much. I mean, on party members I have no intention of keeping.
But again, and for the final time, I think it's a little bit silly
how slowly characters level up in this game. Again, I'm already on Chapter 3. I've beaten foes much stronger than me, and groups with much larger numbers than mine. Also cleared the Nashkel mines and found out what was wrong there. And that's a major quest, yet I'm still a
Level 1 Character. In every other cRPG I've played I'd be at least a lvl2, maybe even 3 at this point. Again, nothing wrong with the game itself, I just wish there were more level ups to show my character gaining actual progress. This is an RPG after all, and not just an adventure game. Are you yet to see my point? My character is not a toddler anymore, she has seen a bit of the world and the dangers within, which she has succesfully overcome. Yet the game still considers her a noob and as strong as when she first started.