I didn't find it to be like that at all, and I'm on my 4th playthrough. Leveling up is fairly basic, skill trees are linear and well outlined, so it's pretty easy to plan a character ahead of time. IMO if you want the easiest playthrough, go mage. A properly planned out mage will wipe the floor with almost any enemy.
If you're going rogue or warrior I'd go with a dual-weapon setup as it affords for the most damage, and if you're a rogue use stealth.
Basically just remember that charging into any battle in this game is generally a bad idea, so yes, battles do take some planning; not menu planning, just proper placement and skill usage; ie: don't put your mages up front, bring them around in flanking positions, and use them to incapacitate enemies (cone of cold/hexes/mass paralysis ect.)
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Jan 5th 2010 4:52PM (Joystiq)If you're going rogue or warrior I'd go with a dual-weapon setup as it affords for the most damage, and if you're a rogue use stealth.
Basically just remember that charging into any battle in this game is generally a bad idea, so yes, battles do take some planning; not menu planning, just proper placement and skill usage; ie: don't put your mages up front, bring them around in flanking positions, and use them to incapacitate enemies (cone of cold/hexes/mass paralysis ect.)
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