agent101g: And while MM2 quickly degraded into a cuisinart-bashing stat boosting exploit-fest,
PetrusOctavianus: The higher your party's level the more monsters you'll face in each random or semi-random encounter. Exploit the Cuisinarts enough and you'll be so high level that you'll constantly face 255 enemies. So don't do it.
My experience with MM2 was not so much about getting my characters to really high level, it was about getting their stats pumped insanely high.
PetrusOctavianus: Why not just use the pregenerated parties? That's what I did. The pregens are all good characters (you need to do a lot of rerolling to match them), the parties are balanced and they start with basic weapons, armour and some money.
This is true, but I always like making my own characters in RPGs, as it makes me feel more invested in them. Also, even if you create your own characters, you can still take the starting party's equipment but taking them out of the inn, stripping them, and then putting them back in the inn.
