it's almost as if Larian is trying to make the only viable tactic in the games to be using the DOS features they've thrown in with AOE/surface spam, along with mega-jump and 'push FTW'.
I wouldn't say the "DoS" tactics but I understand what you mean... And I agree.
The difficulty of this game is only based on their OP rules.
Players that don't know them find the game very hard... Players that know them find it very easy... That's definitely not what should be a normal difficulty level.
That's something we have said in many threads... I really hope they'll fix this because such a "learning curve" is not interresting at all in a strategy game
P1 : The game is too hard
P2 : Use highground and push ennemies...
P1 : Thx, now the game is very easy, I'll try with a solo character
P2 : So use dipping and backstab
P1 : This game is easy even without companions !