Actually, getting to Ygerna reminds be that there's one part of DKS I don't like, and that's the bloody Zeppelin escort mission! I know some people walked it, but I found it incredibly difficult and it took loads of attempts. It was even harder than keeping the hordes of spooks, gremlins and creepy-crawlies away from Zandalor during his interminable spellcasting!
I also love stuff like trading, as well as exploring and meeting people. I miss it in games where I can't just randomly wander off somewhere of my own volition. It's much nicer to be a part of a living world rather than a "the world is your shooting gallery" type of game! Especially as Larian's worlds always have randomly interesting or amusing stuff to discover.
As far as the difficulty goes, the original Ego Draconis even on easy was pretty much anyone else's nightmare setting! I don't think I've ever died so often. :o
