My one issue with videogames is when they confront me with an obstacle that challenges me and requires me to carefully consider my options. Especially when these things are purely optional and has absolutely no bearing on the progression or the story of the game. Baldur's Gate did that with the demi-lich. They actually put it in the game knowing full well not everyone would want or be able to defeat him, which is ridiculous. +4 to hit and 90% physical resistance? Nonsense, I say.
I sense some sarcasm there, but I'm saying that encounters like Kangaxx and Alice Alisceon aren't just a
little bit more challenging, they're infuriating and absolutely require advance knowledge.
"Quaff fire resistance potions or read a Scroll of Protection from Undead and 'x' monster will barely touch you, if not you're dead in one hit no matter how good your armour is."You're right, it's entirely sarcasm. If you find them infuriating you don't have to do them, and so what if something requires foreknowledge? The only condition under which you wouldn't reasonably be able to gain foreknowledge is if you played Honour mode, and if you're playing Honour mode the first time you're playing the game you're playing it wrong; this is not a game that lends itself to permadeath and it only exists to be a challenge for people who think they can already make it through the game without a single failstate.
My issue with AA is that she's the only character in the game you can't stomp when at the same level. There is no other enemy who is as threatening pound for pound and she's still a whimp. The only danger she really poses is her ability to one-shot you, after that her damage is "meh". If you don't like her don't fight her, she occupies a miniscule amount of the map, she has no bearing on the story or the game, she barely has any flavour text, and is entirely avoidable. It's like complaining that killing everyone in Driftwood at the same time is too hard. I've never seen anyone come with a legitimate reason why she should be nerfed or removed beyond "I could not beat her the first time I fought her." which is something that is true of
many enemies.
