If you had the chance to gain 2000 levels instantly, would you take it?
As for the characters themselves, well, it becomes quite interesting the farther you go along. The main meanie, Gig, well he is an overpowering, evil, self-serving jerk, but I love him. Each one is quite well done, and it gets more interesting the more you learn about each one.
In this game, you can do things you could not in the other games, like attack towns, beat on shopkeepers for high level items, steal from anyone, kidnap enemies, turn the entire town into an angry mob, and the list goes on. Still, this is not for everyone, but if you like strategy, or just being a meanie, that's what this game is all about.