I'm not sure how far along I am; but currently at level 8/9 and I found the king fight very diffcult. I'm finding a lot of easy fights but quite a few hard ones mixed in the batch so it might be i'm a weak player; or I didn't maximize my characters or my classes aren't built to be over-powered but at this point I'm not going to declare the game too easy or too hard.
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One thing I will note is that I only skimmed the beta; AND in many other games I've played (like DD, BG2, Wizardry 8, ...) the first time I play them they are not overly easy (with respect to combat) but for the most part by the nth play through (n some number > 1 but not always 2) they are ridiciously easy even on max difficulty (wiz 8 is an example where the game is very easy with a party of 3 or 4 on max difficulty).
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What is my point (I do have a point): if the game is challenging on first play through then it is ok. If you've played a few times (this is directed at those who spent many hours with the beta); then yes it will be eas(ier) as you've learned how to shape your party and utilize the mechanics.
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I might not yet be in a position to fully comment and my opinion might change once I progress further into the game but right now I think it is fine.
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Btw I don't think the game requires level scaling but I do think it is touch and go depending on where you go and when. For example I never left the city during the beta; when I played the released game I totally missed the area with black-cove because I went out the other gate. I only knew to search for it because after a while I realized i hadn't seen it and I was already level 7. Clearly the areas i've covered are not in the expected order (if there is an expected order). As I mentioned above I just killed the king at level 8/9. No clue if I am high level or low level for such a fight; had no clue he was there I just stumbled upon him quite by accident (was mostly trying to figure out what to do with the ghost the cat commplained about and find that last bloody key). I'm currently in an area I have no clue what it is called or how it relates to the main story (lots of fire) and I have no clue if it is appropriate for my level other than I'm moving forward with slowly and the fights are not overly hard but I still have to think about them.
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(I mentioned the king twice in this post because the fight was about as hard as a fight can be and still achieve victory - er for myself and my current party).
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Any ways taht's my 2ct and a nickel on top.

Last edited by meme; 08/07/14 12:23 PM.