I'll be starting this this weekend and I will be obsessing about min-maxing and paying very little attention to story.
I've heard with the balancing though that min- maxing isn't really possible, true?
I felt the same way when I originally played the game right on release, all the classes felt samey and the stats were lackluster (at least I felt that way). Now though...I started replaying it last week and damn, it's a different game. Everything feels much more polished, the classes are fun, the character building is great. Combat feels more fluid, and the writing...I don't remember it was this good?! I thought the game was perfectly alright when I played it upon release, but now it's way past alright.
Actually the best gaming experience I've had in years.