I think DKS is much improved over ED, also the faster leveling is much welcome, I struggled alot in the beginning in ED but Im having a much better time with better gear and the re adjusting leveling. Some people may not like that, and Im not sure if it changes on higher difficulties but it does improve the game alot, I think most people who complained about Ego will definatly enjoy DKS now.
Graphics wise it runs nicely, but I have a modern gaming PC, and I've not noticed problems or had to turn anything down.
I really dont understand people who think RPGs should have crazy difficult combat and that good equipment should be rare, RPGs are about storyline and immersion, if you strip that out and focus on combat all you have is a pseudo action RPG like Resident Evil or Gears of War or something, and I really dont understand stripping an RPG down to that, Im glad Larian listened to the reviews about this.
Im really enjoying DKS, in Ego I ended up burning out by the battle tower because it was just so boring banging my head against enemies with so much HP, it just dragged on and severely hampered my ability to enjoy and follow the really good storyline.