TBH I think whenever the AI gets fixed/better this would not be a problem so much anymore. When you are bored by what happens to the battleground you are currently in as long as you cannot do anything this game may just not be for you. Also I would recommend never to try the tabletop, as that takes way more time. Sometimes even an encounter vs just one powerful enemy can take an hour.
I agree. When the ridiculous amount of time the AI plans its next move and sometimes does literally nothing is fixed, big battles will be as good as small encounters.
