Yeah, Alice is one of those enemies that pretty much require you to already know of a way to beat her, in order to beat her.
The only problem here is her first turn, not what comes after.
I have no problem in failing at an encounter, then learning it in order to overcome it. Apart from cRPGs I am a big fan of the Soulsborne series. Alice Alisson is D:OS 2 Bed of Chaos. It´s not hard, but fair, it´s cheap.
Getting one shoted in her first turn isn´t a fun challenge to overcome. Resorting to cheese (like abusing the dialog) in order to solve it isn´t rewarding. The issue here isn´t that she cannot be defeated, but the means how to resolve the puzzle.
Learning a hard boss in Darksouls and then overcoming the challenge gives me the feeling of an acomplishment, overcoming bosses like Alisson just leaves a sore taste in my mouth.
