I would have to disagree about the combat difficulty being too difficult if they removed some cheese like barrels and effect arrows. I have played through 4 times now, on my 5th and going through all classes. I have never used barrels, I have used effect arrows maybe once. I never use scrolls or grenades and the combat isn't really that difficult. Maybe a little challenging here and there, but not overly difficult. Now that of course does not include not using the free advantages like elevation and such, but nothing I can do about that.
Personally, I don't see them removing the cheesy barrels etc, but if they did, I do not think it would make it overly difficult.
I agree with Pandemonica regarding difficulty, and I also don't cheese shoving, barrelmancy, grenades, etc. My only exception is the
minotaur fight in the Underdark
because the AI seems WAY too smart for that encounter specifically.
