StoneFist: First congrats! I loved DoS 1 EE but the thing I really enjoyed about 2 was how much bigger the world is and there is so much to do. I also enjoyed the fact that you have more companions to choose from plus their stories are all interesting.
You didn't ask but I'll say one thing I didn't care for much in DoS1 was the crafting system and it is even poorer in 2. This is almost universally the position of players. If they ever do a DoS 3 I really hope they have a serious sit-down and either revamp Crafting or remove it altogether.
If I may I suggest that you take your time in researching builds. It will be well worth it.
Thanks! The pacing of Ft. Joy is much better then Cyseal imo. I just got done with Ft. Joy and the talking/ combat was spread nicely throughout. I was wondering how galaxy is recording achievments when I don't have galaxy on and use the exe in the bin folder. Weird.