I am playing it on hardcore.. not having any major problems at all.. i did restart though.. was a hero-wiz dk-warrior and went back and did hero-war dk-war and having a much easier time (dk war is using a bow, and will have magic as i progress).. im having no problems at all.. fergus was kinda tuff but i used all my potions and opened the door to the shrine of the damned one and used the healup i nthere..

the ghosts on the ifrst level were kidna tough too, so i left them, be, got the battlefield key and did the first dungeon, ghosts were easy after that..