Originally Posted by blatantninja 
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Seriously, get some new arguments. It's already been established why BG:EE is worth it:
1) Not having to deal with mods to get it to run on modern hardware
2) Not having to deal with mods to get the benefits of the BG2 engine upgrades
3) New content
4) Improvements to the code base to run better on modern OS
5) Multiplayer that works (ever try to get multiplayer to work in the last few years?)
They put a lot of work into bringing a refined and expanded version of BG to the masses, not just people that are comfortable with using mods (many fo which are subpar anyway).
I'm proud to support them. If you don't want to, fine, but spew your hate somewhere else.
You forgot:
6) Upgraded the journal to made it usable and not have to use a piece of paper to remember quests you found and what to do.
7) Upgraded the paperdoll to display more information about armor and bonuses.