Personally, I could wish <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> had more thought-oriented quests strung together so that the battlefields might function as a "getaway," letting you go brutalize a few poor, whimpering monsters in the midst of less action-oriented activities. That said, I look at battlefields as a bonus--not a particularly well-done bonus, but something which isn't essential to playing the game, and a welcome addition.
