To be honest, I'm getting tired of the fights. The first playthrough is okay, but when I replay it over and over, I get really anxious thinking that I will have to get stuck in those mandatory, lengthy battles again, which can drag on for a whole hour each.
Skipping the fight would be too simplistic and feel like cheating. But if I, as a player, were forced to perform a certain sequence of actions, even if it's not easy, but is part of the gameplay, in order to avoid the fight, I would definitely choose that path over fighting against a whole horde of enemies, waiting for each one to make their move.
I like the fights, but on the first playthrough, they are fine, but on the 2nd, 3rd, and beyond, they become very tiring, and I would be happy if there was a completely pacifist way to play. There's plenty of that in BG3, which is much better than in DOS, where there are literally fights every 5 minutes, but still, there are so many of them, and they often come one after another, which becomes very depressing.
I have already written about the "coward" path, where you are a pushover and a doormat; that's the ideal option. I'm ready to kiss the feet of bandits just so they let me go and don't force me to fight them. What's wrong with that?
