Just landed on the shore... I went left instead of right. Always left! That's what real adventurers always do!
But alone in the world then not having met the cleric yet... I faced three HP20+ creatures right away... getting myself killed. Cool... I actually liked it... bring on some tough adventuring. I don't mind and find that really challenging... but... I would have loved an autosave after the intro was done... as I had to load a game before the final act of the intro - taking me some 10-15 minutes back.
Later on I think it's ok not to autosave that often, but hey... I was just starting my adventuring career and found it a bit soon to be taken out like this... autosave after intro... please!